Bucks County PA Archives Biographies.....Tomlinson, Edward A.
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Source: History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; edited by 
J.H. Battle; A. Warner & Co.; 1887
Newtown Township


   EDWARD A. TOMLINSON proprietor of the Whitehall hotel, 
P.O. Newtown, was born in Bensalem township, this county, 
November 3, 1832, and is a son of Charles and Sarah 
(Vandegrift) Tomlinson.  His grandfather, Jesse Tomlinson, 
was born in Bensalem in 1766, and was a descendant of the 
Tomlinsons who settled in Bensalem in the early part of the 
18th century.  He married Sarah, a daughter of Jonathan and 
Sarah Wilson, by whom he had three children:  Jesse, Rhoda 
and Charles.  The last named was born in Bensalem January 
20, 1803, and was a farmer by occupation.  His wife, Sarah 
A., was a daughter of William B. and Christiana Vandegrift, 
of Bensalem, whose paternal ancestors settled in Bensalem in 
1679.  Charles Tomlinson had three children:  Julia A. (Mrs. 
Elwood T. Carver), Eliza (deceased) and Edward A.   Our 
subject was reared in Bensalem and was engaged in farming 
there until 1880, when he removed to Newtown and embarked in 
the hotel business.  His hotel, the "Whitehall," is one of 
the principal hostelries of Newtown.  Mr. Tomlinson was 
married, April 28, 1864, to Rebecca A., daughter of James 
and Mary (Kinsey) Vanzandt, of Bensalem township.  Her 
paternal grandparents were John and Elizabeth Vanzandt, 
natives of Germany and early settlers of Bensalem.  Her 
maternal grandparents, Samuel and Elizabeth Kinsey, were 
natives of England and early settlers of Bristol.  Mr. 
Tomlinson has three children:  Irene, Carrie and Charles.  
In 1878 Mr. Tomlinson was elected commissioner of Bucks 
county for a term of three years.  He is a Mason, an Odd 
Fellow and a member of the Order of Red Men.  In politics he 
is a republican.