| General John Neville (originally spelled Nevill) was a member of St. Lukes church at the time of the Whiskey Rebellion. Prior to his appointment as federal tax collector he was a popular figure in western Pennsylvania, expressing opposition to the Commonwealth's whiskey excise tax, and initially opposing the federal version. But when his childhood friend, George Washington, appointed him collector of federal revenue for the western survey, his neighbors were first stunned, then outraged. When asked if he had no concern for his reputation, it is said that Neville replied that he "had no regard for (his neighbors') opinions," and that he had "an independent salary of 600 (is quoted variously) per year." Like many of the stories of the Whiskey Rebellion this one is hearsay. But Neville was not without his supporters and friends. He was reported to be generous to the poor and a loyal family man. When Neville died in 1803 he was buried at Trinity Church Burial Ground. In 1900 he was exhumed and moved to Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. The following is a ledger from the Craig-Neville plot in Section 11. |
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