The Political Graveyard: Monona County, Iowa

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Monona County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monona County

Index to Locations

Onawa Cemetery
Onawa, Monona County, Iowa

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Addison Oliver (1833-1912) — also known as S. Addison Oliver — of Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. Born near Washington, Washington County, Pa., July 21, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1863-64; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1864; member of Iowa state senate, 1865-67; circuit judge in Iowa 4th District, 1869-74; U.S. Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1875-79. Died in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, July 7, 1912 (age 78 years, 352 days). Interment at Onawa Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Cyrus Goldsmith Oliver (1864-1929) — of Onawa, Monona County, Iowa. Born in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, August 7, 1864. Son of Samuel Addison Oliver. Engineer; farmer; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1923-29. Died in Onawa, Monona County, Iowa, February 15, 1929 (age 64 years, 192 days). Interment at Onawa Cemetery.

Whiting Cemetery
Whiting, Monona County, Iowa

Politicians buried here:

Charles Edwin Whiting (1821-1887) — of Iowa. Born in Sodus, Wayne County, N.Y., January 17, 1821. Democrat. County judge in Iowa, 1857-59; candidate for U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1874; member of Iowa state senate, 1883-87; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1885. Died in Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, December 1, 1887 (age 66 years, 318 days). Interment at Whiting Cemetery.

Relatives: Uncle of Willard B. Whiting.

Willard B. Whiting (1874-1942) — of Whiting, Monona County, Iowa. Born in 1874. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1924. Died in 1942 (age about 68 years). Interment at Whiting Cemetery.

Relatives: Nephew of Charles Edwin Whiting.

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