Washington city
District of Columbia
Washington city information:
- Population: 572,059 (2000); 606,900 (1990)
- Land area 61 square miles.
- Washington city official
web site.
- Capital
Impact: Washington city -- officials, addresses, and political,
economic, education data
- Fedstats/Mapstats:
Washington city -- data on agriculture, population, immigration,
business, crime, environment
- District of
Columbia DCGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information
and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through
the USGenWeb national site).
- Washington
city page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records
Online).
Neighboring areas:
The Political Graveyard:
Unknown Locations
Washington, District of Columbia
Politicians buried here:
- Walter Maximillian Bastian (1891-1975) — of Washington,
D.C. Born in Washington,
D.C., November
16, 1891. Son of Charles Sandal Bastian and Katherine (Draeger)
Bastian; married, July 3,
1914, to Eva E. Alger. Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1950-54; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1954-65; took senior
status 1965. Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Died March 12,
1975. Interment somewhere.
- Joseph Henry Adams (c.1859-1924) — also known as
Joseph H. Adams — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Washington,
D.C. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1904. Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the
Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1924. Interment somewhere.
- Thomas Patrick Dillon (d. 1985) — also known as
Thomas P. Dillon — U.S. Vice Consul in Moscow, 1943. Died in 1985.
Interment somewhere.
Capitol Grounds
Washington, District of Columbia
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known as
Robert A. Taft; "Mr. Republican";
"Mr. Integrity"; "Our Illustrious
Dunderhead" — of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
8, 1889. Great-grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso
Taft; grandson-in-law of Thomas
Wilson; nephew of Charles
Phelps Taft and Henry
Waters Taft; son of William
Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft; first cousin of Walbridge
S. Taft; married, October
17, 1914, to Martha Wheaton Bowers; brother of Charles
Phelps Taft II; distant relative of Ezra
Taft Benson; father of William
Howard Taft III and Robert
Taft, Jr.; uncle of Seth
Chase Taft; grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft II. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928,
1944;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1931-32; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon. Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died in New York
City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 31,
1953. Interment at Indian
Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery, Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio;
memorial monument at Capitol Grounds.
Chevy Chase Circle
Washington, District of Columbia
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Francis Griffith Newlands (1848-1917) — also known
as Francis G. Newlands — of San
Francisco, Calif.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev. Born near Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., August
28, 1848. Son of James Birney Newlands and Jessie (Barland)
Newlands; married 1874 to Clara
Adelaide Sharon (daughter of William
Sharon); married 1888 to Edith
McAllister. Democrat. Lawyer;
trustee of the estate of U.S. Senator William
Sharon, 1886; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1893-1903; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1903-17; died in office 1917; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1916.
Died December
24, 1917. Interment at Oak Hill
Cemetery; memorial monument at Chevy Chase Circle.
Congressional Cemetery
Washington, District of Columbia
Founded 1807
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1969
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814) — of Massachusetts. Born
in Marblehead, Essex
County, Mass., July 17,
1744. Grandfather of Elbridge
Gerry (1813-1886); great-grandfather of Peter
Goelet Gerry. Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1776-80, 1782-85; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1789-93; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1810-12; defeated, 1801, 1812; Vice
President of the United States, 1813-14; died in office 1814. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
The word gerrymander ("Gerry" plus "salamander") was coined to
describe an oddly shaped Massachusetts senate district his party
created in 1811, and later came to mean any unfair districting. Died
in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1814. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Wirt (1772-1834) — of Virginia. Born near
Bladensburg, Prince
George's County, Md., November
8, 1772. U.S.
Attorney for Virginia, 1816-17; U.S.
Attorney General, 1817-29; Anti-Masonic candidate for President
of the United States, 1832. Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
18, 1834. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Wirt County,
W.Va. is named for him.
- William Pinkney (1764-1822) — of Annapolis, Anne
Arundel County, Md. Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 17,
1764. Son of Jonathan Pinkney and Ann (Rind) Pinkney; married to
Anna Maria Rodgers; grandfather of William
Pinkney Whyte. Delegate to
Maryland state constitutional convention, 1788; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1788-92, 1795; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1791, 1815-16 (at-large 1791, 5th
District 1815-16); member of Maryland
state executive council, 1792-95; mayor
of Annapolis, Md., 1795-1800; Maryland
state attorney general, 1805-06; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1808-11; Russia, 1816-18; member of Maryland
state senate, 1811; U.S.
Attorney General, 1811-14; major in the U.S. Army during the War
of 1812; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1819-22; died in office 1822. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1822. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Forsyth (1780-1841) — of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga. Born in Fredericksburg,
Va., October
22, 1780. Father of John
Forsyth (1812-1877). Democrat. Lawyer; Georgia
state attorney general, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 1813-18, 1823-27 (at-large 1813-18,
1823-25, 2nd District 1825-27, at-large 1827); resigned 1827; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1818-19, 1829-34; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1819-23; Governor of
Georgia, 1827-29; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1834-41. Died in Washington,
D.C., October
21, 1841. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Forsyth County,
Ga. is named for him.
- Philip Pendleton Barbour (1783-1841) — of Virginia.
Born near Gordonsville, Orange
County, Va., May 25,
1783. Son of Col. Thomas Barbour and Mary (Thomas) Barbour;
brother of James
Barbour; married 1804 to Frances
Johnson; cousin of John
Strode Barbour. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-14; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1814-25, 1827-30 (10th District
1814-15, 11th District 1815-25, 1827-30); Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1821-23; state court judge in Virginia, 1825-27;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1830-36; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1836-41; died in office 1841. Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1841. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Barbour County,
W.Va. is named for him.
- Samuel Lewis Southard (1787-1842) — also known as
Samuel L. Southard — of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset
County, N.J., June 9,
1787. Son of Henry
Southard; brother of Isaac
Southard. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1815; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1815-20; Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1820;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1821-23, 1833-42; died in office 1842;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1823-29; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1829-33; Governor of
New Jersey, 1832-33. Died in Fredericksburg,
Va., June 26,
1842. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Buckner Thruston (1763-1845) — of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky. Born in Gloucester
County, Va., February
9, 1763. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1789;
district judge in Kentucky, 1791; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1802-03;
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1805-09; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1810-45; died in
office 1845. Died in Washington,
D.C., August
30, 1845. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Jackson (1757-1806) — of Georgia. Born in England,
September
21, 1757. Father of Jabez
Young Jackson; grandfather of James
Jackson (1819-1887). Delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1789-91; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1793-95, 1801-06; died in office 1806; Governor of
Georgia, 1798-1801. Killed George
Wells in a duel
in 1780; injured in both knees. Died March 19,
1806. Original interment at Rock Creek
Cemetery; reinterment in 1832 at Congressional Cemetery. Jackson County,
Ga. is named for him.
- Horatio King (1811-1897) — Born June 21,
1811. Married to Anne Collins; father of Horatio
Collins King. U.S.
Postmaster General, 1861. Died May 20,
1897. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Gaillard (1765-1826) — of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, September
5, 1765. Uncle of Theodore
Gaillard Hunt. Democrat. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1794-96; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1796-1804; U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 1804-26; died in office 1826. Died
in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1826. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Noble (1785-1831) — of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind. Born near Berryville, Clarke
County, Va., December
16, 1785. Brother of Noah
Noble and Benjamin
Sedgwick Noble (1809?-1869); father of Benjamin
Sedgwick Noble (1805-1837). Lawyer;
member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1813-14; member
Indiana territorial council, 1815; circuit judge in Indiana,
1815; delegate
to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1816; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1816-31; died in office 1831. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
26, 1831. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Noble County,
Ind. is named for him.
- Uriah Tracy (1755-1807) — of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1755.
Member of Connecticut state legislature, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1793-96; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1796-1807; died in office 1807. Died July 19,
1807. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Joseph Anderson (1757-1837) — of Tennessee. Born in
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
5, 1757. Son of William Anderson and Elizabeth (Inslee) Anderson;
married 1797
to Only Patience Outlaw; father of Alexander
Outlaw Anderson. Major in Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; justice of
Southwest Territory supreme court, 1791; U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1797-1815. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati. Died in Washington,
D.C., April 17,
1837. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Anderson County,
Tenn. is named for him.
- William Upham (1792-1853) — of Vermont. Born in
Massachusetts, 1792.
Member of Vermont state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1843-53; died in office 1853. Died in 1853.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Burrill, Jr. (1772-1820) — of Providence, Providence
County, R.I. Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 25,
1772. Great-grandfather of Theodore
Francis Green. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1814-16; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1817-20; died in office 1820. Died in
Washington,
D.C., December
25, 1820. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Pope Duval (1784-1854) — also known as
William P. Duval — Born in Virginia, 1784.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1813-15; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Florida, 1821-22; Governor of
Florida Territory, 1822-34; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from Calhoun County,
1838-39; member of Florida
state senate, 1839-42. Was the model for Washington Irving's
character "Ralph Ringwood" and James K. Paulding's character "Nimrod
Wildfire". Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1854. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Duval County,
Fla. is named for him.
- Theodorick Bland (1742-1790) — of Virginia. Born in
Cawsons, Prince
George County, Va., March 21,
1742. Nephew of Richard
Bland; son of Theodorick Bland and Frances (Bolling) Bland;
first cousin once removed of Peyton
Randolph; married to Martha Dangerfield; uncle of John
Randolph of Roanoke. Served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1780-83; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Virginia at-large, 1789-90; died in office
1790. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1790. Original interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1828 at Congressional
Cemetery.
- William Allen Trimble (1786-1821) — of Ohio. Born in
Kentucky, 1786.
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1819-21; died in office 1821. Died in 1821.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Cranch (1769-1855) — of District of
Columbia. Born in Weymouth, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 17,
1769. Nephew of Abigail Smith (1744-1818) (who married John
Adams); first cousin of John
Quincy Adams. Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1801, 1806. Died September
1, 1855. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Francis Malbone (1759-1809) — of Rhode Island. Born
in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., March 20,
1759. U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1793-97; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1807; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1809; died in office 1809. Died on the
steps of the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., June 4,
1809. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Richard Montgomery Young (1798-1861) — also known as
Richard M. Young — of Jonesboro, Union
County, Ill. Born in Fayette
County, Ky., February
20, 1798. Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1820-22; circuit judge in
Illinois, 1825-37; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1828;
U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1837-43; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1843-47. Died in Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1861. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Dawson (1762-1814) — of Virginia. Born in
Virginia, 1762.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1786-89; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1788; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1797-1814 (at-large 1797-1807, 10th
District 1807-14); died in office 1814. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 31,
1814. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Lemuel Jackson Bowden (1815-1864) — of Virginia.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., January
16, 1815. Uncle of George
Edwin Bowden. Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature;
U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1863-64; died in office 1864. Died in Washington,
D.C., January
2, 1864. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Nathaniel Roach (1840-1902) — also known as
William N. Roach — of Larimore, Grand Forks
County, N.Dak. Born in District of Columbia, 1840.
Democrat. Member of North Dakota state legislature; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1893-99. Died in 1902.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Mellen Thurston (1847-1916) — also known as
John M. Thurston — of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb. Born in Vermont, 1847.
Republican. Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1875; U.S.
Senator from Nebraska, 1895-1901. Died August 9,
1916. Cremated; ashes
interred at Congressional Cemetery. Thurston County,
Neb. is named for him.
- Samuel Alleyne Otis (1740-1814) — of Massachusetts.
Born in Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., November
24, 1740. Son of James Otis (1702-1778) and Mary (Alleyne) Otis;
married, December
31, 1764, to Elizabeth Gray (died 1779); married, March 28,
1782, to Mary (Smith) Gray; father of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848); second cousin twice removed of Oran
Gray Otis, Asa H.
Otis, John
Otis, William
Shaw Chandler Otis, David
Perry Otis, Harris
F. Otis, James
Otis (1826-1875) and Harrison
Gray Otis (1837-1917); second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Augustus Otis, Sr., George
Lorenzo Otis, John
Grant Otis, Norton
Prentiss Otis, Lauren
Ford Otis and Charles
Eugene Otis; great-grandfather of James
Otis (1836-1898); second cousin four times removed of Ralph
Chester Otis; great-great-great-grandfather of Robert
Helyer Thayer. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1776; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1787. Died April 22,
1814. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Richard Stanford (1767-1816) — of Hawfields (unknown
county), N.C. Born near Vienna, Dorchester
County, Md., March 2,
1767. Grandfather of William
Robert Webb. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1797-1816 (4th District
1797-99, at-large 1799-1803, 8th District 1803-05, at-large 1805-07,
8th District 1807-09, at-large 1809-11, 8th District 1811-13,
at-large 1813-15, 8th District 1815-16); died in office 1816. Died in
Georgetown, Washington,
D.C., April 9,
1816. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Henry Gaither Worthington (1828-1909) — also known
as Henry G. Worthington — of San
Francisco, Calif.; Austin, Lander
County, Nev. Born in Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., February
9, 1828. Republican. Member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1864-65; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1868-69; Uruguay, 1868-69. Died in Washington,
D.C., July 29,
1909. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Thomas Tudor Tucker (1745-1828) — of South Carolina.
Born in Port Royal, Bermuda,
June
25, 1745. Uncle of Henry
St. George Tucker. Physician;
member of South Carolina state legislature, 1776, 1782-83, 1785,
1787-88; Delegate
to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1787-88; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina at-large, 1789-93; treasurer
of the United States, 1801-28. Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1828. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Alexander Cameron Hunt (1825-1894) — of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.; Denver,
Colo. Born in Hammondsport, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
25, 1825. Candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1866; Governor of
Colorado Territory, 1867-69. Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1894. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Thomas Blount (1759-1812) — of Tarboro, Edgecombe
County, N.C. Born in Craven County (part now in Pitt
County), N.C., May 10,
1759. Son of Jacob Blount and Barbara (Gray) Blount; brother of
William
Blount; married to Jacky Sullivan Sumner; uncle of William
Grainger Blount. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during
the Revolutionary War; member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1805-09, 1811-12
(at-large 1793-97, 9th District 1797-99, at-large 1805-07, 3rd
District 1807-09, 1811-12); died in office 1812. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
7, 1812. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Smilie (1741-1812) — of Fayette City, Fayette
County, Pa. Born in Ireland,
1741.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1784-86; delegate to
Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1790; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1790-93; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1793-95, 1799-1812 (8th
District 1793-95, 11th District 1799-1803, 9th District 1803-12);
died in office 1812. Died in Washington,
D.C., December
30, 1812. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Armisted Burwell (1780-1821) — also known as
William A. Burwell — of Rocky Mount, Franklin
County, Va. Born near Boydton, Mecklenburg
County, Va., March 15,
1780. Democrat. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1804-06; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1806-21 (at-large 1806-07, 13th
District 1807-15, 14th District 1815-21); died in office 1821. Died
February
16, 1821. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864-1937) — also
known as Rowland B. Mahany — of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C. Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1864. Son of Kean Mahany and Catherine (Reynolds) Mahany. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Ecuador, 1892-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1895-99; defeated,
1892, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon. Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1937. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Gillespie (c.1742-1805) — of North Carolina.
Born in Kenansville, Duplin
County, N.C. Delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; member of
North Carolina state legislature, 1779; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1784; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1793-99, 1803-05 (at-large
1793-97, 6th District 1797-99, 5th District 1803-05); died in office
1805. Died in Washington,
D.C., January
11, 1805. Original interment at Georgetown
Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Alexander Smyth (1765-1830) — of Virginia. Born in
Ireland,
1765.
Member of Virginia state legislature, 1792; member of Virginia
state senate, 1808; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1817-25, 1827-30 (6th District
1817-21, 22nd District 1821-25, 1827-30); died in office 1830. Died
in Washington,
D.C., April 17,
1830. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- George Edward Mitchell (1781-1832) — also known as
George E. Mitchell — of Elkton, Cecil
County, Md. Born in Head of Elk (now Elkton), Cecil
County, Md., March 3,
1781. Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1806-09; member of Maryland
state executive council, 1809-12; colonel in the U.S. Army during
the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1823-27, 1829-32; died
in office 1832; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1829. Died in Washington,
D.C., June 28,
1832. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Elijah Brigham (1751-1816) — of Massachusetts. Born
in Westborough (part now in Northborough), Worcester
County, Mass., July 7,
1751. Merchant;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1791-93; common pleas court judge
in Massachusetts, 1795-1811; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1796, 1798, 1801-05, 1807-10; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1799-1800, 1806; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1811-16 (10th District
1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 12th District 1815-16); died in office
1816. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1816. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- George Holcombe (1786-1828) — of Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1786.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1821-28 (at-large 1821-23, 2nd
District 1823-25, at-large 1825-28); died in office 1828. Died January
14, 1828. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Daniel Azro Ashley Buck (1789-1841) — also known as
D. Azro A. Buck — of Vermont. Born in Norwich, Windsor
County, Vt., April 19,
1789. Son of Daniel
Buck. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1816-26, 1828-30, 1833-35; Speaker of
the Vermont State House of Representatives, 1820-22, 1825-26,
1829; Orange
County State's Attorney, 1819-22, 1830-34; Presidential Elector
for Vermont, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Vermont, 1823-25, 1827-29 (4th District
1823-25, 5th District 1827-29). Died in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1841. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Thomas Peter Lantos (1928-2008) — also known as
Tom Lantos; Tamas Peter Lantos — of Millbrae, San Mateo
County, Calif.; Hillsborough, San Mateo
County, Calif.; San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif. Born in Budapest, Hungary,
February
1, 1928. Married 1950 to Annette
Tillemann; father of Katrina
Lantos (who married Richard
Nelson Swett). Democrat. University
professor; television
news commentator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1976,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1981-2008 (11th District 1981-93,
12th District 1993-2008); died in office 2008. Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Alpha Mu. Arrested
for disorderly conduct in April 2006, while taking part civil
disobedience action to protest
genocide in Darfur, in front of the Sudanese embassy
in Washington, D.C. Died, of cancer of the
esophagus, in Bethesda
Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., February
11, 2008. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Lee Ball (1781-1824) — of Virginia. Born in
Lancaster
County, Va., January
2, 1781. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1817-24 (9th District 1817-21, 13th
District 1821-24); died in office 1824. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
28, 1824. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Blair (c.1790-1834) — of South Carolina. Born
in The Waxhaws, Lancaster
County, S.C. Democrat. Planter;
sheriff; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1821-22, 1829-34 (9th
District 1821-22, 8th District 1829-34); resigned 1822; died in
office 1834. Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1834. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Tilman Bacon Parks (1872-1950) — also known as
Tilman B. Parks — of Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark.; Camden, Ouachita
County, Ark. Born near Lewisville, Lafayette
County, Ark., May 14,
1872. Son of William P. Parks and Mattie (Douglass) Parks;
married, March 4,
1897, to Fay Newton. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1901-04, 1909-10; Presidential
Elector for Arkansas, 1904;
prosecuting attorney; U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 7th District, 1921-37. Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Lions; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
12, 1950. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Nathaniel Hazard (1776-1820) — of Newport, Newport
County, R.I.; Middletown, Newport
County, R.I. Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., 1776.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1810-19; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1810, 1818-19;
U.S.
Representative from Rhode Island at-large, 1819-20; died in
office 1820. Died in Washington,
D.C., December
17, 1820. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Joseph Lawrence (1786-1842) — of Pennsylvania. Born
near Hunterstown, Adams
County, Pa., 1786.
Father of George
Van Eman Lawrence. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1818; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1825-29, 1841-42 (15th District
1825-29, 21st District 1841-42); died in office 1842; Pennsylvania
state treasurer, 1835-36. Died April 17,
1842. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Ezra Darby (1768-1808) — of Scotch Plains, Union
County, N.J. Born in Scotch Plains, Union
County, N.J., June 7,
1768. Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1802-04; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1805-08 (1st District 1805-07,
at-large 1807-08); died in office 1808. Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1808. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Christopher Rankin (1788-1826) — of Mississippi.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1788.
Democrat. Member of Mississippi state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1819-26; died in office
1826. Died in 1826.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Warren Ransom Davis (1793-1835) — also known as
Warren R. Davis — of Pendleton, Anderson
County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., May 8,
1793. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1827-35; died in
office 1835. Died in Washington,
D.C., January
29, 1835. His funeral service at the U.S. Capitol was disrupted
when Richard Lawrence, a house painter, fired two guns at President
Andrew
Jackson. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Bennett Hunt (1799-1857) — also known as
James B. Hunt — of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich. Born in Demerara, British Guiana (now Guyana),
August
13, 1799. Democrat. State court judge in Michigan, 1836; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1843-47. Died in Washington,
D.C., August
15, 1857. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Levi Casey (c.1752-1807) — of South Carolina. Born
in South Carolina. General in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1781-82, 1800-02; state court judge in
South Carolina, 1785; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1786-88, 1792-95,
1798-99; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 6th District, 1803-07; died in
office 1807. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
3, 1807. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Jesse Slocumb (1780-1820) — of North Carolina. Born
in Spring Bank, Wayne
County, N.C., 1780.
U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 4th District, 1817-20; died in
office 1820. Died December
20, 1820. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- David Walker (c.1760-1820) — of Kentucky. Born in
Virginia. Brother of George
Walker; grandfather of James
David Walker. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1817-20; died in
office 1820. Died in 1820.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Philip Doddridge (1773-1832) — of Virginia. Born in
Bedford
County, Va., May 17,
1773. Member of Virginia state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 18th District, 1829-32; died in
office 1832. Died in Washington,
D.C., November
19, 1832. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Doddridge County,
W.Va. is named for him.
- William Taylor (1788-1846) — of Virginia. Born in Alexandria,
Va., April 5,
1788. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1821; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1843-46 (2nd District 1843-45, 11th
District 1845-46); died in office 1846. Died January
17, 1846. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Benjamin Thompson (1798-1852) — of Charlestown (now
part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass. Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., August 5,
1798. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1830-31, 1833-36; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1841; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1845-47, 1851-52 (4th District
1845-47, 9th District 1851-52); died in office 1852. Died in
Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass., September
24, 1852. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- James Jones (d. 1801) — of Georgia. Born in
Maryland. Republican. Member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1796-98; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1798; U.S.
Representative from Georgia at-large, 1799-1801; died in office
1801. Died January
11, 1801. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Jones County,
Ga. is named for him.
- Joab Lawler (1796-1838) — of Alabama. Born in Union
County, N.C., June 12,
1796. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1826; member of Alabama
state senate, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 3rd District, 1835-38; died in office
1838. Died May 8,
1838. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Felix Grundy McConnell (1809-1846) — also known as
Felix G. McConnell — of Talladega, Talladega
County, Ala. Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., April 1,
1809. Democrat. Member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1838; member of Alabama
state senate, 1839; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1843-46; died in office
1846. Died September
10, 1846. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Edward Bradley (1808-1847) — of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich. Born in East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., 1808.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in New York, 1836; Calhoun
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1842; member of Michigan
state senate 4th District, 1843; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1847; died in office
1847. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 5,
1847. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Philip Stuart (1761-1830) — also known as Philip
Stewart — of Port Tobacco, Charles
County, Md. Born in Stafford County (part now in King George
County), Va., February
22, 1761. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1800-06, 1808-09; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1811-19; general in
the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Died in Washington,
D.C., August
14, 1830. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Jeremiah McLene (1767-1837) — of Ohio. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1767.
Democrat. Secretary of
state of Ohio, 1808-31; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1833-37. Died in 1837.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Stephen Morgan (1801-1878) — of Virginia.
Born in Virginia, 1801.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1835-39 (16th District 1835-37,
14th District 1837-39); member of Virginia state legislature. Died in
1878.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- George Mumford (d. 1818) — of North Carolina. Born
in Rowan
County, N.C. Democrat. Member of North
Carolina house of commons, 1810-11; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 10th District, 1817-18; died
in office 1818. Died in 1818.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Charles Clement Johnston (1795-1832) — of Virginia.
Born in Longwood, Prince
Edward County, Va., April 30,
1795. Brother of Joseph
Eggleston Johnston; uncle of John
Warfield Johnston. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 22nd District, 1831-32; died in
office 1832. Drowned
near one of the docks in Alexandria,
Va., June 17,
1832. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Thomas Day Singleton (d. 1833) — of South Carolina.
Born near Kingstree, Williamsburg
County, S.C. Member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1826-33; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 3rd District, 1833; died in
office 1833. Died in Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C., November
25, 1833. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Littleton Purnell Dennis (1786-1834) — of Maryland.
Born in Worcester
County, Md., July 21,
1786. Nephew of John
Dennis. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1810, 1815-16, 1819-21; member of Maryland
state senate, 1826-33; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1833-34; died in
office 1834. Died in Washington,
D.C., April 14,
1834. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Francis Jacob Harper (1800-1837) — of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1800. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1832; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1834-35; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1837; died in
office 1837. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 18,
1837. Original interment at Frankford
Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.; reinterment in 1848 at
Congressional Cemetery.
- Timothy Jarvis Carter (1800-1838) — of Maine. Born
in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, August
18, 1800. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1837-38; died in office
1838. Died March 14,
1838. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Albert Galliton Harrison (1800-1839) — of Missouri.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery
County, Ky., June 26,
1800. U.S.
Representative from Missouri at-large, 1835-39. Died in Fulton,
Callaway
County, Mo., September
7, 1839. Interment at Congressional Cemetery. Harrison County,
Mo. is named for him.
- Henry Frick (1795-1844) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1795.
Member of Pennsylvania state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1843-44; died in
office 1844. Died in 1844.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Frank Morey (1840-1889) — of Louisiana. Born in
Massachusetts, 1840.
Republican. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1869-76. Died in 1889.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Thomas Hartley Crawford (1786-1863) — also known as
Thomas H. Crawford — of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa. Born in Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., November
14, 1786. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1829-33; member
of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1833; judge in District of
Columbia, 1845. Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1863. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Philip Bond Fouke (1818-1876) — also known as
Philip B. Fouke — of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1818.
Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1859-63. Died in 1876.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Charles Case (1817-1883) — of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind. Born in Austinburg, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, December
21, 1817. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1857-61. Died June 30,
1883. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Daniel Hiester (1774-1834) — of Pennsylvania. Born
in Chester
County, Pa., 1774.
Son of John
Hiester; nephew of Daniel
Hiester (1747-1804). U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 3rd District, 1809-11. Died March 8,
1834. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Selah Reeve Hobbie (1797-1854) — of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1797.
Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1827-29. Died in Washington,
D.C., 1854.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- John Edward Bouligny (1824-1864) — also known as
John E. Bouligny — of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., February
5, 1824. Nephew of Charles
Joseph Dominique Bouligny. U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 1st District, 1859-61. Died in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1864. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Jacob Broom (1808-1864) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Baltimore,
Md., July 25,
1808. Grandson of Jacob
Broom (1752-1810); son of James
Madison Broom. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1855-57. Died in
Washington,
D.C., November
28, 1864. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Lemuel Dale Evans (1810-1877) — of Texas. Born in
Tennessee, 1810.
U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1855-57. Died in 1877.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Charles West Kendall (1828-1914) — of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Hamilton (unknown
county), Nev.; Denver,
Colo. Born in Searsmont, Waldo
County, Maine, April 22,
1828. Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 12th District, 1862-63; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1871-75. Died in Mt.
Rainier, Prince
George's County, Md., June 25,
1914. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- William Helmick (1817-1888) — of Ohio. Born near
Canton, Stark
County, Ohio, September
6, 1817. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1859-61. Died March 31,
1888. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Clyde Howard Tavenner (1882-1942) — also known as
Clyde H. Tavenner — of Cordova, Rock Island
County, Ill. Born in Cordova, Rock Island
County, Ill., February
4, 1882. Son of John E. Tavenner and Lucinda (Vanderburgh)
Tavenner. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1913-17. Died February
6, 1942. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Samuel N. Smallwood — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1819-22, 1824. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- William Winston Seaton — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1840-50. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Charles Horace Upton (1812-1877) — of Virginia. Born
in Massachusetts, 1812.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 7th District, 1861-62. Died in 1877.
Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Roger C. Weightman — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1824-27. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Joseph Gales, Jr. — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1827-30. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- James G. Berret — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1858-61. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Benjamin G. Orr — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1817-19. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- John W. Maury — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1852-54. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- John Thomas Towers — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1854-56. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Sayles J. Bowen — of Washington,
D.C. Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1866-72; delegate
to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1868,
1880
(alternate); mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1868-70. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Daniel Rapine — of Washington,
D.C. Mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1812-13. Interment at Congressional
Cemetery.
- Narsworthy Hunter (d. 1802) — of Mississippi. Born
in Virginia. Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1801-02; died in
office 1802. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 11,
1802. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
- Augustus W. Scharit — of Missouri. U.S. Consul in Falmouth, 1854-63. Interment at Congressional Cemetery.
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) — also known as
"Old Rough and Ready" — Born in Orange
County, Va., November
24, 1784. Second cousin once removed of Richard
Henry Lee; second cousin of James
Madison; third cousin of Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee and Richard
Bland Lee; married, June 21,
1810, to Margaret Mackall 'Peggy' Smith (1778-1852) (niece of Benjamin
Mackall IV and Thomas
Mackall); father of Sarah Knox Taylor (who married Jefferson
Finis Davis); granduncle of Edmund
Haynes Taylor, Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Fitzhugh
Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Elliot
Woolfolk Major; second cousin thrice removed of Edgar
Bailey Woolfolk; ancestor of Victor
D. Crist. Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; general in the
U.S. Army during the Mexican War; President
of the United States, 1849-50; died in office 1850. Episcopalian.
Died, probably of gastroenteritis,
in the White
House, Washington,
D.C., July 9,
1850. Based on the theory that he was poisoned, his remains were
tested for arsenic in 1991; the results tended to disconfirm the
theory. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery; reinterment in
private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1926 at Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. Taylor counties in Fla., Ga., Iowa and Ky. are named
for him.
- George Clinton (1739-1812) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., July 26,
1739. Brother of James
Clinton; uncle of De
Witt Clinton and James
Graham Clinton; father of George
Clinton, Jr.. Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of
New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice
President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812. Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 20,
1812. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery; reinterment
in 1908 at First
Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y. Clinton counties
in N.Y.
and Ohio
are named for him.
- Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) — of Virginia. Born
in Northampton
County, Va., June 17,
1790. Son of Littleton
Upshur. Member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1812-13, 1824-27; state court judge in
Virginia, 1826-41; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829-30; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1841-43; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Episcopalian.
Among those killed in the explosion
when a cannon
burst on board
the U.S.S. Princeton, on the Potomac River near Fort
Washington, Prince
George's County, Md., February
28, 1844. Originally entombed at Congressional Cemetery; later
interred in 1874 at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Upshur counties in Tex. and W.Va. are
named for him.
- John Aaron Rawlins (1831-1869) — Born in Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill., February
13, 1831. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869; died in office 1869. Died, of consumption
(tuberculosis),
in Washington,
D.C., September
6, 1869. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery;
reinterment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.; statue erected 1874 at Rawlins Park.
- Thomas Walker Gilmer (1802-1844) — of Virginia. Born
in Gilmerton, Albemarle
County, Va., April 6,
1802. Lawyer;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1829-36, 1838-39; Speaker of
the Virginia State House of Delegates, 1838-39;
