The Political Graveyard: Hamilton County, Fla.

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Hamilton County
Florida

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hamilton County

Index to Locations

Swift Creek Church Cemetery

White Springs White Springs Cemetery

Near White Springs Prospect Primitive Baptist Cemetery

Swift Creek Church Cemetery
Hamilton County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

John Bozeman (1793-1848) — of Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Ga. Born in Greene County, Ga., April 27, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; county judge in Georgia, 1829-35; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1830. Methodist. Died in White Springs, Hamilton County, Fla., November 10, 1848 (age 55 years, 197 days). Interment at Swift Creek Church Cemetery.

Relatives: Father of Cornelius Murphy Bozeman; third great-grandfather of Randall Norton Christmas. See Bozeman family of Georgia.

White Springs Cemetery
White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Frank Park (1864-1925) — of Sylvester, Worth County, Ga. Born in Tuskegee, Macon County, Ala., March 3, 1864. Son of James F. Park and Emma A. (Bailey) Park. Democrat. School teacher; civil engineer; lawyer; circuit judge in Georgia, 1909-13; U.S. Representative from Georgia 2nd District, 1913-25. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Woodmen. Died in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla., November 20, 1925 (age 61 years, 262 days). Interment at White Springs Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1893 to Emma A. Bridges.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Prospect Primitive Baptist Cemetery
off County Road 135
Near White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Preston Cone (1871-1948) — also known as Fred P. Cone — of Lake City, Columbia County, Fla. Born in Benton, Columbia County, Fla., September 28, 1871. Son of William Henry Cone and Sarah Emily (Branch) Cone. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state senate, 1907-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1928, 1948; Governor of Florida, 1937-41. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Died July 28, 1948 (age 76 years, 304 days). Interment at Prospect Primitive Baptist Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1930 to Mildred Thompson.
		See also National Governors Association biography

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