The Political Graveyard: Pinellas County, Fla.

Pinellas County
Florida

Pinellas County information:

Population: 921,482 (2000); 851,659 (1990)
Land area 280 square miles.
County seat: Clearwater
Pinellas County official web site.
Capital Impact: Pinellas County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Pinellas County -- census data on population, race, economics
Pinellas County FLGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Pinellas County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Pinellas County
Politicians who lived in Pinellas County
Politicians who died in Pinellas County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Pinellas County

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Unknown Location
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Abby Crawford Milton (1881-1991) — also known as Mrs. George Fort Milton, Sr. — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Born in 1881. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924, 1936 (alternate). Female. Advocate for women's voting rights; as a lobbyist helped persuade the Tennessee legislature to ratify the 19th Amendment. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., 1991. Interment somewhere.

Clearwater Cemetery
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) — also known as Steven B. Ayres — of New York. Born in Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, October 27, 1861. Son of Stephen Ayres and Artemisia (Dunlap) Ayres. Real estate business; advertising business; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated, 1912. Member, Psi Upsilon. Died, in Park West Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1929. Interment at Clearwater Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Roselawn Cemetery
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Holly Eugene Hubbell (1893-1969) — also known as Holly E. Hubbell — of Saginaw, Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Hemlock, Saginaw County, Mich., March 31, 1893. Married, May 29, 1918, to Christine McNabb. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1951-60; candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Saginaw County 2nd District, 1961. Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., December 27, 1969. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.

Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) — also known as Dante B. Fascell — of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9, 1917. Son of Charles A. Fascell and Mary (Gullotti) Fascell; married, September 19, 1941, to Jean-Marie Pelot. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93). Italian ancestry. Member, American Legion; Lions; American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Military Order of the World Wars; Jaycees; Kappa Sigma. Received Presidential Medal of Freedom, 1998. Died, of colon cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., November 28, 1998. Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.
Chester Bartow McMullen (1902-1953) — also known as Chester B. McMullen — of Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Florida, 1902. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1951-53; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952. Died in 1953. Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.
Courtney Warren Campbell (1895-1971) — also known as Courtney W. Campbell — of Florida. Born in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Mo., April 29, 1895. Son of Thomas C. Campbell and Ellen (Minor) Campbell; married 1933 to Henrietta Hisgen. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; business executive; citrus grower; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1953-55; defeated, 1954. Christian. Member, Rotary; Freemasons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died December 22, 1971. Interment at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Bay Pines National Cemetery
North Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

James N. Callahan (1932-2007) — of Mt. Morris, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., January 9, 1932. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; mayor of Mt. Morris, Mich.; member of Michigan state house of representatives 83rd District, 1967-70; defeated in primary, 1964; candidate for Michigan state senate 25th District, 1970. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus. Died, in Northside Hospital, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., October 6, 2007. Cremated; ashes interred at Bay Pines National Cemetery.

Royal Palm South Cemetery
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Founded 1921

Politicians buried here:

Paul Arnold (1893-1973) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in Neckerwestheim, Wurttemberg, Germany, June 29, 1893. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; building contractor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1932, 1936; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1947-48; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1950, 1952. German ancestry. Died in 1973. Interment at Royal Palm South Cemetery.

Cycadia Cemetery
Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Florida

Politicians buried here:

Anson Peacely Killen Safford (1830-1891) — also known as A. P. K. Safford — Born near Hyde Park, Lamoille County, Vt., February 14, 1830. Republican. Member of California state assembly 17th District, 1857-59; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1869-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona Territory, 1880. Died in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, Fla., December 15, 1891. Interment at Cycadia Cemetery.
William Wallace Kingsbury (1828-1892) — also known as W. W. Kingsbury — of Minnesota. Born in Towanda, Bradford County, Pa., June 4, 1828. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1857; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1857-58. Died April 17, 1892. Interment at Cycadia Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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