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(not intended to be complete)
Charles
B. Farwell (County Clerk, 1854-62)
Philip
Knopf (County Clerk, 1894-1902)
Orrin
N. Carter (County Judge, 1894-1905)
Charles
S. Deneen (State's Attorney, 1896-1904)
Thomas
E. Barrett (Sheriff, 1902)
John
J. Healy (State's Attorney, 1905)
Peter
M. Hoffman (Coroner, 1905)
John
W. Rainey (Circuit Court Clerk, 1912-16)
Emmett
Whealan (County Commissioner, 1919-31)
William
Meyering (Sheriff, 1930-34)
John
S. Clark (County Assessor, 1934-54)
John
Toman (Sheriff, 1934-38)
Joseph
L. Gill (County Treasurer)
Thomas
J. O'Brien (Sheriff, 1939-42)
Thomas
J. Bowler (Clerk of Courts)
Peter
B. Carey (Sheriff, 1942-43)
Elmer
Michael Walsh (Sheriff, 1946-50)
Frank
Keenan (County Assessor, 1954-58)
P.
J. Cullerton (County Assessor, 1958-74)
Daniel
P. Ward (State's Attorney, 1960-66)
Andrew
J. Toman (Coroner, 1960-76)
Richard
B. Ogilvie (Sheriff, 1962-68)
Thomas
C. Hynes (County Assessor, 1978-97)
Richard
M. Daley (State's Attorney, 1981-89)
James
M. Houlihan (County Assessor, 1997-)
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Richard Joseph Daley (1902-1976) — also known as
Richard J. Daley; "The Boss" — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 15,
1902. Married, June 17,
1936, to Eleanor 'Sis' Guilfoyle (1907-2003); father of Richard
Michael Daley and William
Michael Daley. Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1936-38; member of
Illinois
state senate 9th District, 1939-47; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1955-76; died in office 1976. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus. Stricken with a heart
attack and died at his doctor's
office, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
20, 1976. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- See also Daley
family of Illinois
- See also: Wikipedia
article; Internet
Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave
page.
- Books about Richard J. Daley: Mike Royko,
Boss
: Richard J. Daley of Chicago; Adam Cohen & Elizabeth Taylor, American
Pharaoh : Mayor Richard J. Daley : His Battle for Chicago and the
Nation; Hugh Brogan, All
Honorable Men : Huey Long, Robert Moses, Estes Kefauver, Richard J.
Daley; Roger Biles, Richard
J. Daley : Politics, Race, and the Governing of Chicago; Eugene
C. Kennedy, Himself!
The Life and Times of Richard J. Daley (out of print); Len
O'Connor, Requiem
: The Decline and Demise of Mayor Daley and His Era (out of
print); F. Richard Ciccone, Daley
: Power and Presidential Politics; Frank Sullivan, Legend:
The Only Inside Story About Mayor Richard J. Daley; Milton
Rakove, Don't
Make No Waves, Don't Back No Losers : An Insider's Analysis of the
Daley Machine
- Frank J. Corr (1877-1934) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
12, 1877. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1933. Died, from complication of diabetes,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1934. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912-1979) — also
known as Lar Daly; "America First" — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born January
22, 1912. Candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1955 (Republican primary), 1959 (Republican
primary), 1959 (Democratic primary), 1963 (Republican primary), 1967
(Republican primary), 1967; candidate in Republican primary for Governor of
Illinois, 1956, 1964; Tax Cut candidate for President
of the United States, 1960; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1962 (Democratic primary), 1966
(Republican primary), 1970 (Republican primary), 1978 (Republican
primary); Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973. Died April 18,
1979. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Richard Bernard Vail (1895-1955) — also known as
Richard B. Vail — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
31, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1947-49, 1951-53;
defeated, 1948, 1952, 1954. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 29,
1955. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- William A. Rowan (1882-1961) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1882.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1943-47; defeated,
1946 (2nd District), 1954 (4th District). Died in 1961.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- William Thomas Murphy (1899-1978) — also known as
William T. Murphy — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August 7,
1899. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1959-71. Member, American
Legion. Died in Oak Lawn, Cook
County, Ill., January
29, 1978. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Ralph Harold Metcalfe (1910-1978) — also known as
Ralph H. Metcalfe — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga., May 29,
1910. Democrat. Won gold,
silver and bronze Olympic medals in 1932 and 1936; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1971-78; died in
office 1978. Black. Catholic.
Member, NAACP; Urban
League; American
Legion; Amvets; Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
10, 1978. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Emmet Francis Byrne (1896-1974) — also known as
Emmet F. Byrne — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
6, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1957-59. Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Phi
Alpha Delta. Died September
25, 1974. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- James Cunningham Murray (1917-1999) — also known as
James C. Murray — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 16,
1917. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1955-57; defeated,
1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1970-84; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court,
1986-94. Died in Oak Lawn, Cook
County, Ill., October
13, 1999. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- A. L. Cronin (1901-1974) — also known as Whitey
Cronin — of Illinois. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 30,
1901. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1948-52; member of Illinois
state senate, 1954-66. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
23, 1974. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Emmett Whealan (1875-1950) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 4,
1875. Son of James Whealan and Johanna (Dewey) Whealan; married,
November
8, 1905, to Catherine McDonald. Democrat. Printing
business; real estate
business; Cook County
Commissioner, 1919-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1928,
1932.
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus. Died in 1950.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- William Alexander Cunnea II (1905-1963) — also known
as William A. Cunnea — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
8, 1905. Son of William
Alexander Cunnea. Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1960.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Died, of colon
cancer, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 22,
1963. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- Lawrence F. King — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
Holy Cross Cemetery
Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Frank J. Migas (b. 1888) — of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
28, 1888. Father-in-law of John
B. Nicosia. Democrat. Owner, Sweet Corn Candy Co.,
1921-31; vice-president, American State Bank of
Gary; deputy
sheriff; mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1939-51; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1940,
1948.
Catholic.
Member, Polish
National Alliance; Moose.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John B. Nicosia (1910-1985) — of East Chicago, Lake
County, Ind. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
10, 1910. Son-in-law of Frank
J. Migas. Mayor
of East Chicago, Ind., 1964-72. Died in 1985.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Frank X. Rydzewski (1867-1928) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Poland,
1867.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1920,
1924.
Died in 1928.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Unknown Location
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Adolph Olson Eberhart (1870-1944) — also known as
Adolph O. Eberhart; A. O. Eberhart — of Mankato,
Blue
Earth County, Minn.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Värmland, Sweden,
June
23, 1870. Married to Adele Marie Hoke. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate, 1903-06; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1907-09; Governor of
Minnesota, 1909-15; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1916;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1916; real estate
broker. Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; United
Commercial Travelers. Died December
6, 1944. Interment somewhere.
Acacia Park Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1922
Politicians buried here:
All Saints Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1893
Politicians buried here:
- John Jerome Gorman (1883-1949) — also known as
John J. Gorman — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., June 2,
1883. Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District,
1920-22; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1921-23, 1925-27;
defeated, 1922, 1926. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
24, 1949. Interment at All Saints Cemetery.
- James Thomas McDermott (1872-1938) — also known as
James T. McDermott — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., February
13, 1872. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1907-14, 1915-17;
defeated, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1912.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
7, 1938. Interment at All Saints Cemetery.
- Thomas Leonard Owens (1897-1948) — also known as
Thomas L. Owens — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
21, 1897. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1947-48; died in
office 1948. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., June 7,
1948. Interment at All Saints Cemetery.
Bohemian National Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1877
Politicians buried here:
- Anton Joseph Cermak (1873-1933) — also known as
Anton J. Cermak; "Pushcart Tony" — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Kladno, Bohemia (now Czech
Republic), May 9,
1873. Father of Helena I. Cermak (who married Otto
Kerner, Jr.). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1931-33; died in office 1933. Shot and
mortally wounded, by Guiseppe Zangara, in what may have been an
assassination attempt against president-elect Franklin
D. Roosevelt, on February 15, 1933, and died, in Miami, Dade
County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 6,
1933. Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Charles Joseph Vopicka (1857-1935) — also known as
Charles J. Vopicka — of Illinois. Born in Bohemia (now
part of Czech
Republic), November
3, 1857. U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1913-19; Romania, 1913-20; Serbia, 1913-19. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
4, 1935. Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery.
- Otto Kerner (1884-1952) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; River Forest, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
22, 1884. Father of Otto
Kerner, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1920;
circuit judge in Illinois, 1927-31; Illinois
state attorney general, 1933-38; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1939. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died December
13, 1952. Interment at Bohemian National Cemetery.
Burr Oak Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1937
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- George Washington Collins (1925-1972) — also known
as George W. Collins — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 5,
1925. Married to Cardiss
Robertson. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964
(alternate), 1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1970-72; died in
office 1972. Black. Baptist.
Died in an airplane
crash during landing approach at Midway Airport,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
8, 1972. Interment at Burr Oak Cemetery.
City Cemetery (now gone)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians formerly buried here:
- James Curtiss (1803-1859) — of Illinois. Born April 7,
1803. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1847-48, 1850-51. Died November
2, 1859. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment to
unknown location.
- John M. S. Causin (1811-1861) — of Maryland. Born in
St.
Mary's County, Md., 1811.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1837-38, 1840-43, 1849; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1843-45; Presidential
Elector for Maryland, 1848.
Died in Cairo, Alexander
County, Ill., January
30, 1861. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment to
unknown location.
Douglas Monument Park
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
Politicians buried here:
- Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813-1861) — also known as
Stephen A. Douglas; "The Little Giant"
— of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Brandon, Rutland
County, Vt., April 23,
1813. Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1837-39; secretary of
state of Illinois, 1840-41; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1843-47; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1847-61; died in office 1861; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1852,
1856;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1860. Died, of typhoid
fever, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 3,
1861. Interment at Douglas Monument Park. Douglas counties in Colo., Ga., Ill., Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., Nev., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and Wis. are
named for him.
First Unitarian Church
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Morton Denison Hull (1867-1937) — also known as
Morton D. Hull — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1867. Married to Katherine Bingham. Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1906-14; member of Illinois
state senate, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1916;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District,
1920-22; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1923-33. Died in
Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., August
20, 1937. Cremated; ashes
interred at First Unitarian Church.
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1860
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Melville Weston Fuller (1833-1910) — also known as
Melville W. Fuller — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Augusta, Kennebec
County, Maine, February
11, 1833. Father of Mildred Fuller (who married Hugh
Campbell Wallace). Democrat. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Cook County, 1862;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1863; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1876;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1888-1910; died in office 1910. Episcopalian.
Died in Sorrento, Hancock
County, Maine, July 4,
1910. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Franklin MacVeagh (1837-1934) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chester
County, Pa., November
22, 1837. Son of Maj. John MacVeagh and Margaret (Lincoln)
MacVeagh; brother of Isaac
Wayne MacVeagh; married to Emily Eames. Lawyer; wholesale
grocer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1909-13. Died July 6,
1934. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Carter Henry Harrison (1825-1893) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born near Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., February
15, 1825. Grandnephew of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin once removed of Carter
Bassett Harrison and William
Henry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin of John
Scott Harrison; second cousin once removed of Benjamin
Harrison (1833-1901); father of Carter
Henry Harrison II; second cousin thrice removed of William
Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1875-79; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1879-87, 1893; died in office 1893; candidate for
Governor
of Illinois, 1884. Shot and
killed at his home, by Patrick Eugene Prendergast, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1893. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) — also known as
Carter H. Harrison — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1860. Great-grandnephew of Benjamin
Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin twice removed of Carter
Bassett Harrison and William
Henry Harrison (1773-1841); second cousin once removed of John
Scott Harrison; son of Carter
Henry Harrison; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Harrison (1833-1901); married, December
14, 1887, to Edith Ogden (author); third cousin twice removed of
William
Henry Harrison (1896-1990). Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936.
Member, American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of the
Revolution; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar. Died December
25, 1953. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Francis Cornwall Sherman (1805-1870) — also known as
Francis C. Sherman — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born September
18, 1805. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1841-42, 1862-65; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Cook County, 1847.
Methodist.
Died November
7, 1870. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Benjamin Wright Raymond (1801-1883) — of Illinois.
Born June 15,
1801. Whig. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1839-40, 1842-43. Presbyterian.
Died April 6,
1883. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Fred A. Busse (1866-1914) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 3,
1866. Married 1908 to
Josephine Lee. Republican. Hardware
business; coal
dealer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1895-98; member of Illinois
state senate, 1899-1900; Illinois
state treasurer, 1903-05; member of Illinois
Republican State Committee, 1905; postmaster; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1907-11; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1908;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1910. German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from valvular heart
disease, in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1914. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Joseph Medill (1823-1899) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born near St. John, New
Brunswick, April 6,
1823. Married, September
2, 1852, to Katherine Patrick (died 1894); father of Katherine
Van Etta Medill (daughter-in-law of Cyrus
Hall McCormick; married Robert
Sanderson McCormick); grandfather of Joseph
Medill McCormick (who married Ruth
Hanna), Robert
Rutherford McCormick and Joseph
Medill Patterson; great-great-grandfather of Joseph Medill
Patterson Albright (who married Madeleine
Korbel). Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribune newspaper;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District,
1869-70; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1871-73. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., March 16,
1899. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Hempstead Washburne (1852-1918) — of Illinois. Born
November
11, 1852. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1891-93. Died April 13,
1918. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- John Putnam Chapin (1810-1864) — of Illinois. Born
April
21, 1810. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1846-47. Died June 27,
1864. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Charles McNeill Gray (1807-1885) — of Illinois. Born
March
7, 1807. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1853-54. Died October
17, 1885. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Julian Sidney Rumsey (1823-1886) — also known as
Julian S. Rumsey; "The Father of Grain
Inspection" — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823. Republican. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1861-62. Episcopalian.
Died April 20,
1886. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) — of Andrew
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Germany,
December
30, 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Andrew
County State's Attorney, 1875; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1886-91; Governor of
Illinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1899. German
ancestry. Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident
in Chicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railway
strikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he never
won another election. Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 12,
1902. Interment at Graceland Cemetery; statue at Lincoln Park.
- Lambert Tree (1832-1910) — of Illinois. Born in 1832.
Circuit judge in Illinois, 1870; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1885-88; Russia, 1888-89. Died in 1910.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Norman Buel Judd (1815-1878) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
10, 1815. Grandfather of Norman
Judd Gould. Republican. Member of Illinois
state senate, 1844, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1856,
1860;
U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1861-65; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1867-71. Died November
11, 1878. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Frank Orren Lowden (1861-1943) — also known as
Frank O. Lowden — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Oregon, Ogle
County, Ill. Born in Sunrise, Chisago
County, Minn., January
26, 1861. Son of Lorenzo Orren Lowden and Nancy Elizabeth (Breg)
Lowden; married, April 29,
1896, to Florence Pullman (daughter of George M. Pullman
(1831-1897; industrialist; inventor of Pullman railroad sleeping
car)). Republican. Lawyer;
director, National Bank of the
Republic; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1900,
1904;
member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1904-08; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1906-11; Governor of
Illinois, 1917-21; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1920,
1928.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died in Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz., March 20,
1943. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Reynold Erland Carlson (1912-1993) — Born in 1912.
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1966. Died in 1993.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- George Edmund Foss (1863-1936) — also known as
George E. Foss — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Berkshire, Franklin
County, Vt., July 2,
1863. Son of George Edmund Foss and Marcia Cordelia (Noble)
Foss; brother of Eugene
Noble Foss; married to Georgia L. Fritze. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1895-1913, 1915-19 (7th District
1895-1903, 10th District 1903-13, 1915-19). Died in 1936.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Oscar Stanton De Priest (1871-1951) — also known as
Oscar De Priest — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Florence, Lauderdale
County, Ala., 1871.
Republican. Real estate
broker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1938. Black. Congregationalist.
Member, Elks. Died
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 12,
1951. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Isaac Newton Arnold (1815-1884) — also known as
Isaac N. Arnold — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
30, 1815. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1842-43, 1855; Presidential
Elector for Illinois, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 1st
District 1863-65). Member, Freemasons.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 24,
1884. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Francis Wayland Palmer (1827-1907) — also known as
Frank Palmer — of Iowa. Born in Manchester, Dearborn
County, Ind., October
11, 1827. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1869-73. Died in Chicago,
Cook
County, Ill., December
3, 1907. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Allan Cathcart Durborow, Jr. (1857-1908) — also
known as Allan C. Durborow, Jr. — of Illinois. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1891-95. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi. Died in 1908.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- William Edgar Church (1841-1917) — Born in Brooklyn,
Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1841. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; justice of
Dakota territorial supreme court, 1883-86. Died April 18,
1917. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- James Simpson, Jr. (1905-1960) — of Wadsworth, Lake
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1905.
Republican. Farmer; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1933-35; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee, 1943. Episcopalian.
Died in 1960.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Lorenzo Brentano (1813-1891) — also known as
Lorenz Brentano — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Germany,
November
4, 1813. Father of Theodore
Brentano. Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 61st District, 1863-65; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1864;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1868;
U.S. Consul in Dresden, 1874; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1877-79. Sentenced
to life imprisonment
for his role in a German revolution
in 1849; escaped
to the United States. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
18, 1891. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Daniel Webster Mills (1838-1904) — also known as
Daniel W. Mills — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Ohio, 1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1897-99. Died in 1904.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Walter Cass Newberry (1835-1912) — of Petersburg,
Va.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Sangerfield, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
23, 1835. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor
of Petersburg, Va., 1869-70; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1891-93. Died in
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 20,
1912. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Julius Goldzier (1854-1925) — of Illinois. Born in
Austria,
January
20, 1854. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1893-95. Jewish.
Died January
20, 1925. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Lynden Evans (1858-1926) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1858.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1911-13. Died in 1926.
Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- William Josiah MacDonald (1873-1946) — also known as
William J. MacDonald — of Calumet, Houghton
County, Mich. Born in Potosi, Grant
County, Wis., November
17, 1873. Democrat. Candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 12th Circuit, 1911; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914, 1916. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 29,
1946. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Usher Ferguson Linder (d. 1876) — also known as
Usher F. Linder — of Illinois. Illinois
state attorney general, 1837-38. Died June 5,
1876. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- Abraham Lincoln Auth (1877-1968) — also known as
A. L. Auth — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
19, 1877. Brother-in-law of James
Frank Hemmons; married 1906 to
Henrietta M. Dusold (died 1920); married 1933 to
Catherine McGrath Ahrens. Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 27th District, 1925-27, 1929-39,
1941-49. Member, Elks. Died
March
27, 1968. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
- William Henry Powell (1825-1904) — of West Virginia.
Born May 10,
1825. Republican. Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1868.
Died December
26, 1904. Interment at Graceland Cemetery.
Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- William Levi Dawson (1886-1970) — also known as
William L. Dawson — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Albany, Dougherty
County, Ga., April 26,
1886. Married to Nellie Brown. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; lawyer;
member of Illinois
Democratic State Central Committee, 1930-32; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1943-70; died in
office 1970. Black.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Alpha
Phi Alpha. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
9, 1970. Cremated; ashes
interred at Griffin Funeral Home Columbarium.
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Harry Peter Beam (1892-1967) — also known as
Harry P. Beam — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., November
23, 1892. Son of Peter J. Beam and Margaret B. Beam; married, June 29,
1921, to Marge Brown. Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1931-42. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1967. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- George Edmund Gorman (1873-1935) — of Illinois. Born
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 13,
1873. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1913-15. Died in
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
13, 1935. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Frank Buchanan (1862-1930) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born near Madison, Jefferson
County, Ind., June 14,
1862. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1911-17. Died in
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 18,
1930. Interment at Irving Park Boulevard Cemetery.
Lincoln Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- George Washington Murray (1853-1926) — also known as
George W. Murray — of Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C. Born in South Carolina, 1853.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1893-97 (7th District
1893-95, 1st District 1895-97). Black. Died
in 1926.
Interment at Lincoln Cemetery.
- Quentin J. Goodwin (c.1918-2000) — of Illinois. Born
in New York, New York
County, N.Y. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1979-80. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
9, 2000. Interment at Lincoln Cemetery.
Lincoln Park
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians who have monuments here:
- John Peter Altgeld (1847-1902) — of Andrew
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Germany,
December
30, 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Andrew
County State's Attorney, 1875; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1884; superior court judge in
Illinois, 1886-91; Governor of
Illinois, 1893-97; Independent candidate for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1899. German
ancestry. Pardoned the surviving protesters of the Haymarket incident
in Chicago, and refused to send troops against the Pullman railway
strikers. These actions were not popular at the time, and he never
won another election. Died in Joliet, Will
County, Ill., March 12,
1902. Interment at Graceland Cemetery;
statue at Lincoln Park.
Montrose Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
Mt. Carmel Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Peter Charles Granata (1898-1973) — also known as
Peter C. Granata — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
28, 1898. Republican. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1930, 1933-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1931-32; defeated,
1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
29, 1973. Interment at Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
- Thomas J. Lynch — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Illinois, 1912
(alternate), 1936,
1944
(alternate); criminal court judge in Illinois. Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery.
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Elliott Wilford Sproul (1856-1935) — also known as
Elliott W. Sproul — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Apohaqui, New
Brunswick, December
28, 1856. Son of Elliott Burgoyne Sproul and Rebecca Jane (Earl)
Sproul; married, June 2,
1881, to Jessie M. Sibbet (died 1920). Republican. Naturalized
U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1921-31; defeated,
1930, 1932. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows. Died in 1935.
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Fred Ernst Busbey (1895-1966) — also known as
Fred E. Busbey — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Tuscola, Douglas
County, Ill., February
8, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1943-45, 1947-49,
1951-55; defeated, 1944, 1948, 1954. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma. Died in Cocoa Beach, Brevard
County, Fla., February
11, 1966. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Ransom Williams Dunham (1838-1896) — also known as
Ransom W. Dunham — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Massachusetts, 1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1883-89. Died in 1896.
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Charles Stuart Wharton (1875-1939) — also known as
Charles S. Wharton — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1875.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1905-07. Died in 1939.
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Ernest Withall — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Married to Edith Withall. Republican. Alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908.
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mt. Mayriv Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Politicians buried here:
- Henry Horner (1879-1940) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
30, 1879. Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Illinois, 1915-31; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
Governor
of Illinois, 1933-40; died in office 1940. Jewish.
Died October
6, 1940. Interment at Mt. Mayriv Cemetery.
- David M. Pfaelzer — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1916.
Interment at Mt. Mayriv Cemetery.
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Thomas James Courtney (1892-1971) — also known as
Thomas J. Courtney — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born December
21, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state senate 11th District, 1927-33; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1944;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1939; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1944 (Democratic), 1948; circuit judge in Illinois,
1949-70. Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus. Died December
3, 1971. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Magne Alfred Michaelson (1878-1949) — also known as
M. Alfred Michaelson; M. A. Michaelson — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Kristiansand, Norway,
September
7, 1878. Republican. Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 25th District,
1920-22; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1921-31; defeated,
1932. Indicted
in 1928 on charges of violating the National
Prohibition Act. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1949. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Thomas Aloysius Doyle (1886-1935) — also known as
Thomas A. Doyle — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
9, 1886. Son of Thomas Doyle and Julia (Egan) Doyle; married, June 26,
1918, to Emile Carstens. Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives 9th District, 1919-23; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1923-31; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928.
Catholic.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
29, 1935. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Lawrence Edward McGann (1852-1928) — also known as
Lawrence E. McGann — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Galway, Ireland,
February
2, 1852. Son of Edward McGann (died 1854) and Bridget (Ford)
McGann; married, May 1,
1883, to Mary White; married, April 21,
1903, to Edith Foster. Democrat. Boot and shoe
business; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1891-97 (2nd District 1891-95, 3rd
District 1895-97). Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Died July 22,
1928. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Patrick Henry Moynihan (1869-1946) — also known as
P. H. Moynihan — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., September
25, 1869. Republican. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1933-35; defeated,
1934, 1936, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1944.
Died May 20,
1946. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Charles Martin (1856-1917) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born near Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., May 20,
1856. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1917; died in office
1917. Died October
28, 1917. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- William J. Lynch (1908-1976) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 6,
1908. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1950-57; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 1966.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died August 9,
1976. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Henry Patrick Bergen (d. 1937) — also known as
Henry P. Bergen — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 3rd District, 1928. Died July 5,
1937. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- Edward J. Carey (d. 1919) — Married to Mary Howley
(died 1890) and Anna Powers. Judge. Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1919. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Oak Woods Cemetery
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Founded 1855
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- William Hale Thompson (1869-1944) — also known as
"Big Bill" — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 14,
1869. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1915-23, 1927-31; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
Union Progressive candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1936. Died March 14,
1944. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.
- Harold Washington (1922-1987) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 15,
1922. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1965; member of Illinois
state senate, 1977; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1981-83; resigned
1983; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1983-87; defeated in primary, 1977; died in office
1987. Black.
Member, National
Bar Association; NAACP. Died
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
25, 1987. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.
- See also: congressional
biography.
- Books about Harold Washington: Paul
Kleppner, Chicago
Divided : The Making of a Black Mayor; Melvin G. Holli, Bashing
Chicago Traditions : Harold Washington's Last Campaign, Chicago,
1987 (out of print); Dempsey J. Travis, Harold,
the People's Mayor : The Authorized Biography of Mayor Harold
Washington; Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, Harold
Washington: A political biography; Alton Miller, Harold
Washington: The Mayor, the Man; Naurice Roberts, Harold
Washington : Mayor With A Vison (for young readers, out of
print)
- Monroe Heath (1827-1894) — of Illinois. Born March 27,
1827. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1876-79. Died October
21, 1894. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.
- Eugene Sawyer (1934-2008) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Greensboro, Hale
County, Ala., September
3, 1934. Son of Eugene Sawyer, Sr. and Bernice Sawyer. Democrat.
Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980;
mayor
of Chicago, Ill., 1987-89; defeated in primary, 1989. Black.
Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha. Died, of heart
failure, in a hospital
at Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
19, 2008. Interment at Oak Woods Cemetery.
- Lyman Trumbull (1813-1896) — of Alton,
