The Political Graveyard: Newton County, Ind.

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Newton County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Newton County

Index to Locations

Riverside Cemetery
Brook, Newton County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:
	Henry Hermansen — of Brook, Newton County, Ind. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964; candidate for Indiana state auditor, 1968. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

Fairlawn Cemetery
Kentland, Newton County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:

Warren Terry McCray (1865-1938) — also known as Warren T. McCray — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Newton County, Ind., February 4, 1865. Son of Greenberry Ward McCray and Martha Jane (Galey) McCray. Republican. Farmer; grain shipper; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1900; Governor of Indiana, 1921-24. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died December 19, 1938 (age 73 years, 318 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Greenberry Ward McCray and Martha Jane (Galey) McCray; married, June 15, 1892, to Ella M. Ade; brother-in-law of George Ade.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial

Jethro Ayers Hatch (1837-1912) — also known as Jethro A. Hatch — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born in Pitcher, Chenango County, N.Y., June 18, 1837. Republican. Physician; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1872; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1895-97. Died in Victoria, Victoria County, Tex., August 3, 1912 (age 75 years, 46 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.

George Ade (1866-1944) — of Kentland, Newton County, Ind. Born September 9, 1866. Republican. Author; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1908. Died May 16, 1944 (age 77 years, 250 days). Interment at Fairlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Brother-in-law of Warren Terry McCray.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Kentland Cemetery
Kentland, Newton County, Indiana

Politicians buried here:
	Edward C. Dowling (1900-1974) — of Hammond, Lake County, Ind. Born in Morocco, Newton County, Ind., November 5, 1900. Democrat. Machinist; mayor of Hammond, Ind., 1956-68; defeated in primary, 1951; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1956, 1960. Died February 20, 1974 (age 73 years, 107 days). Interment at Kentland Cemetery.

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