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Edwin Henry Fitler
Deceased Person
1825 – 1896
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Who was Edwin Henry Fitler?
Edwin Henry Fitler was a Pennsylvania manufacturer of cordage and a politician. A Republican, he served as Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1876 and Mayor of Philadelphia, 1887–1891.
He was an early member of the Philadelphia Union League, of which he served as president.
Fitler died in 1896 in Philadelphia, where he is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Fitler Square and an elementary school in Philadelphia are named in his honor. He was the grandfather of Happy Rockefeller, second wife of Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.
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- Born
- Dec 2, 1825
Pennsylvania - Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- May 31, 1896
Philadelphia
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on July 23, 2013
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