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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jefferson County


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  • Private or family graveyards
  • Louisville Unknown location
  • Louisville Calvary Cemetery
  • Louisville Cave Hill Cemetery
  • Louisville City Cemetery
  • Louisville Eastern Cemetery
  • Louisville Oxmoor Family Cemetery
  • Louisville Resthaven Memorial Park
  • Louisville St. John's Cemetery
  • Louisville St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
  • Louisville St. Michael's Cemetery
  • Louisville University of Louisville Law School
  • Louisville West Main Street
  • Louisville Zachary Taylor National Cemetery


    Private or family graveyards
    Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Richard Clough Anderson, Jr. (1788-1826) — also known as Richard C. Anderson, Jr. — of Kentucky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 4, 1788. Son of Richard Anderson and Elizabeth (Clark) Anderson. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1814-15, 1821-22; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1822; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1817-21; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia, 1823-26, died in office 1826. Died, of yellow fever, near Cartagena, Colombia, July 24, 1826 (age 37 years, 354 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.
      Anderson County, Ky. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Stephen Ormsby (1759-1844) — of Kentucky. Born in County Sligo, Ireland, 1759. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1811-13, 1813-17 (3rd District 1811-13, at-large 1813-15, 8th District 1815-17). Died near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1844 (age about 85 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Breckinridge (1754-1833) — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, 1754. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1792-95. Died in 1833 (age about 79 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.
      Relatives: Half-brother of John Breckinridge and James Breckinridge. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.


    Unknown Location
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Needham Hazelip (1877-1950) — also known as Thomas N. Hazelip — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Born in Munfordville, Hart County, Ky., April 6, 1877. Lawyer; mayor of Paducah, Ky., 1912-15; defeated, 1919. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 12, 1950 (age 73 years, 220 days). Interment somewhere.


    Calvary Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      William Brown Stansbury (1923-1985) — also known as William B. Stansbury — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Corydon, Harrison County, Ind., March 18, 1923. Son of James Bernard Stansbury and Alliene (Brown) Stansbury. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1968-76; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81; in 1978, during a firemen's strike, he left the city, saying that he was going to a conference in Atlanta; instead, he went to New Orleans for a tryst with his administrative assistant; the scandal led to an effort to impeach him; soon after, a city official pleaded guilty to extorting $16,000 from local businessmen; when questioned by a federal grand jury as to whether this money came to his campaign or to him personally, Stansbury refused to answer, claiming the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. Member, Delta Upsilon; American Bar Association. William B. Stansbury Park, along South Third Street in Louisville, Ky., is named for him. While crossing Bardstown Road to enter St. Francis of Assisi Church, he was hit by a car, and died soon after in Humana Hospital-University, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 4, 1985 (age 62 years, 17 days); His mother was killed in the same accident, and his wife was injured. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1983 to Mary Ellen Farmer.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Donald Dean Noble (1936-2005) — also known as Donald D. Noble — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 3, 1936. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1968; member, Louisville Board of Alderman, 1968-70. Catholic. Died, of cancer, April 29, 2005 (age 69 years, 57 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.


    Cave Hill Cemetery
    701 Baxter Avenue
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Founded 1848
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1979
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      James Guthrie (1792-1869) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., December 5, 1792. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1827-29; member of Kentucky state senate, 1831-40; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1853-57; president, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, 1860-68; president, University of Louisville; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1864; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1865-68. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 13, 1869 (age 76 years, 98 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Speed (1812-1887) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., March 11, 1812. Republican. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1847; candidate for delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky state senate, 1861-63; U.S. Attorney General, 1864-66; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1872. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 25, 1887 (age 75 years, 106 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      James Biddle Eustis (1834-1899) — also known as James B. Eustis — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 27, 1834. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives; member of Louisiana state senate, 1874; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1876-79, 1885-91; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1893-97. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., September 9, 1899 (age 65 years, 13 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of George Eustis, Jr.; granduncle of Anne Livingston Eustis (daughter-in-law of Grenville Temple Emmet); grandfather of Charles Eustis Bohlen. See Emmet-Eustis-Slidell-Bohlen family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 17, 1868. Son of Frederic Moseley Sackett (1840-1913) and Emma Louisa (Paine) Sackett (1842-1922). Republican. Lawyer; president, Louisville Gas Co. and Louisville Lighting Co., 1907-12; president, Pioneer Coal Co. and Black Star Coal Co.;; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1925-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1930-33. Unitarian. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 18, 1941 (age 72 years, 152 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, April 12, 1898, to Olive Speed (1869-1948).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Books about Frederick Sackett: Bernard V. Burke, Ambassador Frederick Sackett and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic, 1930-1933
      Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Orange County, N.C., November 8, 1871. Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham. Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham; married, May 20, 1896, to Eleanor E. Miller (died 1913); married, November 15, 1916, to Mary Lily (Kenan) Flagler; married, August 20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John McKinley (1780-1852) — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Florence, Lauderdale County, Ala. Born in Culpeper County, Va., May 1, 1780. Member of Alabama state legislature, 1820; U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1826-31, 1837; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1833-35; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1837-52. Died July 19, 1852 (age 72 years, 79 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Whiteside Godfrey Hunter (1841-1917) — also known as W. Godfrey Hunter — of Burkesville, Cumberland County, Ky. Born near Belfast, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 25, 1841. Republican. Physician; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1880, 1892, 1896; U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1887-89, 1895-97, 1903-05 (3rd District 1887-89, 1895-97, 11th District 1903-05); defeated, 1892, 1896; U.S. Minister to Guatamala, 1897-1903; Honduras, 1897. Died November 2, 1917 (age 75 years, 312 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Albert Shelby Willis (1843-1897) — also known as Albert S. Willis — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., January 22, 1843. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1877-87; U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1893-97, died in office 1897. Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, January 6, 1897 (age 53 years, 350 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      David Meriwether (1800-1893) — Born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800. Son of William Meriwether (1760-1842) and Elizabeth (Winslow) Meriwether (1768-1820). Democrat. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1832; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1847, 1851; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; secretary of state of Kentucky, 1851-52; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1852; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1853-57; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1858-85; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1859. Died near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 4, 1893 (age 92 years, 156 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: First cousin once removed of James Meriwether (1755-1817); nephew of David Meriwether (1755-1822); son of William Meriwether (1760-1842) and Elizabeth (Winslow) Meriwether (1768-1820); first cousin of James Meriwether (1788-1852); married, February 22, 1822, to Sarah Hoar Leonard (1800-1859); cousin by marriage of Franklin Pierce; second cousin of James Archibald Meriwether; second cousin once removed of Reuben Handy Meriwether and Frances Meriwether (1848-1940; who married Anson Rainey). See Meriwether family of Georgia and New Hampshire.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Elliott Bramlette (1817-1875) — also known as Thomas E. Bramlette — of Kentucky. Born in Cumberland County, Ky., January 3, 1817. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1841; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1853; state court judge in Kentucky, 1856; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for Kentucky, 1863; Governor of Kentucky, 1863-67; received 3 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1872. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 12, 1875 (age 58 years, 9 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Thruston Ballard Morton (1907-1982) — also known as Thruston B. Morton — of Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 19, 1907. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1947-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948, 1952, 1956; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1957-69; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1959-61. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 14, 1982 (age 74 years, 360 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Rogers Clark Ballard Morton.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Preston (1816-1887) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 16, 1816. Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839 (speaker); colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1850, 1868-69; member of Kentucky state senate, 1851-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1852-55; defeated, 1855; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1856; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1859-61; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 21, 1887 (age 70 years, 340 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Francis Preston; grandfather of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Boyd Winchester (1836-1923) — of Kentucky. Born in Ascension Parish, La., September 23, 1836. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1867-68; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1869-73; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1885-89. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 18, 1923 (age 86 years, 237 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Augustus Everett Willson (1846-1931) — also known as Augustus E. Willson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., October 13, 1846. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884, 1888, 1904, 1908, 1916; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1892; Governor of Kentucky, 1907-11; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1914. Presbyterian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 24, 1931 (age 84 years, 315 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Cross-reference: Caleb Powers — William S. Taylor
      See also National Governors Association biography
      Henry Luesing Brooks (1905-1971) — also known as Henry L. Brooks — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 9, 1905. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1946-48; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1948; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1954-69; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1969-71; died in office 1971. Member, Sigma Chi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died December 30, 1971 (age 66 years, 21 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also federal judicial profile
      Charles William Buck (1849-1930) — also known as Charles W. Buck — of Woodford County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Vicksburg, Warren County, Miss., March 17, 1849. Son of John W. Buck and Mary (Bell) Buck. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1885-89. Died in Jefferson County, Ky., November 30, 1930 (age 81 years, 258 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John W. Buck and Mary (Bell) Buck; married, March 17, 1875, to Elizabeth Crow Bullitt; father of Charles Neville Buck (1879-1930; novelist).
      Charles Donald Jacob (1838-1898) — also known as Charles D. Jacob — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born June 1, 1838. Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1873-79, 1882-84, 1888-90; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1885-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1888. Died in 1898 (age about 60 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother-in-law of James Brown Clay; brother of Richard Taylor Jacob. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Epitaph: "He kept the whiteness of his soul and thus men o'er him weep."
      See also Wikipedia article
      Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 14, 1887. Son of Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O'Neal and Joseph Thomas O'Neal (1865?-?). Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1935-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1947-48. Baptist. Died in Washington, D.C., July 18, 1967 (age 80 years, 95 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O'Neal and Joseph Thomas O'Neal (1865?-?); brother of Joseph Thomas O'Neal (1881-1944); married, July 29, 1921, to Glessie Morris. See O'Neal family of Kentucky.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Shackelford Miller, Jr. (1892-1965) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1892. Son of Shackelford Miller. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1939-45; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1945. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 24, 1965 (age about 73 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Neville Miller. See Miller family of Kentucky.
      Walter Evans (1842-1923) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., September 18, 1842. Son of Joseph Warder Evans and Matilda (Ritter) Evans. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1868, 1872, 1880, 1884; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1871; member of Kentucky state senate, 1873; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1879; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1883-85; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1895-99; defeated, 1876, 1898; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1899-1923; died in office 1923. Died December 30, 1923 (age 81 years, 103 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Burwell Clark Ritter.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Judson Claudius Clements (1846-1917) — also known as Judson C. Clements — of Walker County, Ga.; Rome, Floyd County, Ga.; Washington, D.C. Born near Villanow, Walker County, Ga., February 12, 1846. Son of Adam C. Clements. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Georgia state house of representatives, 1872-76; member of Georgia state senate, 1877; U.S. Representative from Georgia 7th District, 1881-91; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1892-1917. Died in Washington, D.C., June 18, 1917 (age 71 years, 126 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 2, 1886, to Lizzie E. Dulaney.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Henry Minett (1857-1952) — Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1857. U.S. Navy commander; Governor of American Samoa. Died, in Veterans Administration Hospital, Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., December 20, 1952 (age about 95 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Bland Ballard (1819-1879) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Shelby County, Ky., September 4, 1819. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1861-79; died in office 1879. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 29, 1879 (age 59 years, 328 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also federal judicial profile
      John Watson Barr (1826-1907) — also known as John W. Barr — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Versailles, Woodford County, Ky., December 17, 1826. Son of William Barr and Ann (Watson) Barr. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. District Judge for Kentucky, 1880-99; retired 1899. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 31, 1907 (age 81 years, 14 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also federal judicial profile
      Frederick A. Kaye (1796-1866) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 21, 1796. Whig. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1837-41, 1844-47. Died in Breckinridge County, Ky., April 29, 1866 (age 70 years, 8 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Asher Graham Caruth (1844-1907) — also known as Asher G. Caruth — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Scottsville, Allen County, Ky., February 7, 1844. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1887-95. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 25, 1907 (age 63 years, 291 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John George Baxter, Jr. (1826-1885) — also known as John G. Baxter — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., December 12, 1826. Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1870-73, 1879-81; defeated, 1875. Scottish ancestry. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., March 30, 1885 (age 58 years, 108 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Harvey Magee Watterson (1811-1891) — also known as Harvey M. Watterson — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, 1811. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1839-43; member of Tennessee state senate, 1845-47; Speaker of the Tennessee State Senate, 1845-47. Died in 1891 (age about 80 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Henry Watterson. See Gray-Matthews-Watterson family of Massachusetts.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Owen Cowger (1922-1971) — also known as William O. Cowger — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., January 1, 1922. Son of Dr. R. H. Cowger and Catherine (Combs) Cowger. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; banker; candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives, 1948; member of Kentucky Republican State Central Committee, 1956-71; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1961-65; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1967-71; defeated, 1970. Presbyterian. Member, Jaycees; Urban League; American Legion. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 2, 1971 (age 49 years, 274 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John C. Bucklin (1773-1844) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., 1773. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1828-34. Unitarian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 5, 1844 (age about 70 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Alfred Caldwell (1814-1866) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Columbia, Adair County, Ky., October 18, 1814. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1843-45, 1849-51; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1860. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 17, 1866 (age 51 years, 334 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Millbank Delph (1805-1891) — also known as John M. Delph — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Madison County, Va., August 18, 1805. Carpenter; real estate business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1850-52, 1861-63; member of Kentucky state house of representatives. Baptist. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 16, 1891 (age 86 years, 120 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      George Gilmore Gilbert (1849-1909) — also known as George G. Gilbert — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Born in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Ky., December 24, 1849. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1885; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1899-1907. Died November 9, 1909 (age 59 years, 320 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Joseph Swagar Sherley (1871-1941) — also known as J. Swagar Sherley — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 28, 1871. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1903-19. Died in 1941 (age about 69 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie Farnsley — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 28, 1907. Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Society of Colonial Wars; Delta Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 19, 1990 (age 83 years, 83 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery; statue at West Main Street.
      Relatives: Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley; married, February 27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter; father of Burrel Charles Farnsley.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
      Oscar Turner (1825-1896) — of Oscar, Ballard County, Ky. Born in Louisiana, 1825. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1879-85; defeated, 1874, 1876. Died in 1896 (age about 71 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Oscar Turner (1867-1902).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry S. Tyler (1851-1896) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 20, 1851. Democrat. Insurance business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1891-96; died in office 1896. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 14, 1896 (age 44 years, 116 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Samuel McKee (1833-1898) — of Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky. Born near Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Ky., November 5, 1833. Republican. U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1865-69 (9th District 1865-67, 2nd District 1867-69). Died December 11, 1898 (age 65 years, 36 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912) — also known as Robert C. Wickliffe — of St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, La. Born in Kentucky, 1874. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1909-12; died in office 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912. Died June 11, 1912 (age about 37 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of Charles Anderson Wickliffe; cousin of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham. See Wickliffe family of Kentucky and Louisiana.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Theodore Legrand Burnett (1829-1917) — of Kentucky. Born in Spencer County, Ky., November 14, 1829. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 30, 1917 (age 87 years, 350 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Benjamin Harrison (1889-1948) — also known as William B. Harrison — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 28, 1889. Son of William Harrison and Virginia L. (Trezevant) Harrison. Republican. Insurance adjuster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary-treasurer, Foundry Products Co.; president, Kentucky Refrigerating Co.; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1927-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928, 1932, 1936 (alternate); candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1931. Presbyterian. Member, Zeta Psi. Died, from lung cancer, in Wequetonsing, Emmet County, Mich., July 13, 1948 (age 58 years, 351 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 4, 1912, to Margaret W. Allis.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William Stanton Pilcher (1803-1858) — also known as William S. Pilcher — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Stafford County, Va., January 5, 1803. Candidate for Kentucky state attorney general, 1844; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1857-58; died in office 1858. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 14, 1858 (age 55 years, 221 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Oscar Turner (1867-1902) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1867. Son of Oscar Turner (1825-1896). Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1899-1901. Died in 1902 (age about 35 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Smith Lithgow (1812-1902) — also known as James S. Lithgow — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 29, 1812. Democrat. Coppersmith; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1865-67; resigned 1867. Methodist. Died February 21, 1902 (age 89 years, 84 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Hannah Cragg.
      See also Wikipedia article
      John Marshall Robsion, Jr. (1904-1990) — also known as John M. Robsion, Jr. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., August 28, 1904. Son of John Marshall Robsion. Republican. State court judge in Kentucky, 1946; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1953-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1956, 1960; candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1959. Died in 1990 (age about 85 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: John Marshall
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Austin Ballantine, Jr. (1926-1992) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 22, 1926. Son of Thomas A. Ballantine (died 1975) and Marie (Peiffer) Ballantine. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1964-77; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky, 1977-91; took senior status 1991. Catholic. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Urban League; American Bar Association. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 18, 1992 (age 65 years, 149 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 10, 1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong.
      See also federal judicial profile
      Edward Young Parsons (1842-1876) — of Kentucky. Born in Middletown, Jefferson County, Ky., December 12, 1842. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1875-76; died in office 1876. Died in Washington, D.C., July 8, 1876 (age 33 years, 209 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      David L. Beatty (1798-1881) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Bourbon County, Ky., December 3, 1798. Machinist; iron foundry foreman; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1841-44. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 21, 1881 (age 82 years, 80 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William Poindexter Thomasson (1797-1882) — also known as William P. Thomasson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1797. Member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1843-47. Died in 1882 (age about 85 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Richard Hickman Menefee (1809-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, 1809. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1837-39. Died in 1841 (age about 32 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Fayette County, Ky.; reinterment in 1893 at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Menifee County, Ky. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Patrick Hamilton Pope (1806-1841) — of Kentucky. Born in Kentucky, 1806. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1833-35; member of Kentucky state legislature. Died in 1841 (age about 35 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Alexander Harris (1826-1895) — of Missouri. Born in 1826. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1861-64. Died in Pewee Valley, Oldham County, Ky., April 9, 1895 (age about 68 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Richard Barret (1825-1903) — also known as John R. Barret — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Greensburg, Green County, Ky., August 21, 1825. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1852; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1859-60, 1860-61. Died, in the Buckingham Hotel, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 2, 1903 (age 78 years, 73 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Horatio Washington Bruce (1830-1903) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Vanceburg, Lewis County, Ky., February 22, 1830. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1855; delegate to Kentucky secession convention, 1861; Representative from Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 22, 1903 (age 72 years, 334 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Bruce Hoblitzell (1887-1970) — also known as "Mr. Hobby" — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 25, 1887. Democrat. Real estate agent; Jefferson County Sheriff; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1957-61. Died August 11, 1970 (age 83 years, 47 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Kenneth Albert Schmied (1911-1973) — also known as Kenneth A. Schmied — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born July 11, 1911. Republican. Furniture business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1965-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Swiss ancestry. Died April 5, 1973 (age 61 years, 268 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Thomas Howell Crawford (1803-1871) — also known as Thomas H. Crawford — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Rockbridge County, Va., March 1, 1803. Real estate agent; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1859-61; defeated (Union), 1863; banker. Died as a result of a gas explosion at his home, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 17, 1871 (age 68 years, 108 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William Garnett Duncan (1800-1875) — also known as Garnett Duncan — of Kentucky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 2, 1800. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 7th District, 1847-49. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 25, 1875 (age 75 years, 84 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Joyes (1799-1877) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 8, 1799. Son of Patrick Joyes. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1827; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1834-36. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 31, 1877 (age 78 years, 143 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Thomas Joyes.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William Thomas Ward (1808-1878) — also known as William T. Ward — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, August 9, 1808. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Kentucky state legislature; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1851-53; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died October 12, 1878 (age 70 years, 64 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry Watterson (1840-1921) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840. Son of Harvey Magee Watterson. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876 (Temporary Chair), 1884, 1888 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., December 22, 1921 (age 81 years, 309 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Stanley Matthews. See Gray-Matthews-Watterson family of Massachusetts.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      Charles F. Grainger (1854-1923) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 23, 1854. Democrat. Iron foundry business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1901-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1904. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 13, 1923 (age 69 years, 80 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William O. Head (1859-1931) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Providence, Webster County, Ky., July 29, 1859. Son of John Wilson Head and Mary (Headly) Head. Democrat. Tobacco warehouser; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1894; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912, 1916. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., April 19, 1931 (age 71 years, 264 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      George Weissinger Smith (1864-1931) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 10, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1898; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1917-21. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 28, 1931 (age 66 years, 110 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Charles P. Weaver (1851-1932) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 14, 1851. Democrat. Postmaster; member of Kentucky Democratic State Central Committee, 1894-96; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1897-1901. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 21, 1932 (age 81 years, 252 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Wilson W. Wyatt (1905-1996) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 21, 1905. Son of Richard H. Wyatt and Mary (Watkins) Wyatt. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1941-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1960; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1959-63; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1962; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1963. Presbyterian. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; American Bar Association; Rotary. The law school building at the University of Louisville is named for him. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 11, 1996 (age 90 years, 203 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 14, 1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Elisha David Standiford (1831-1887) — of Kentucky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 28, 1831. Democrat. Physician; farmer; member of Kentucky state senate, 1868, 1871; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1873-75; president, Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1875-79. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 26, 1887 (age 55 years, 210 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Barbee (1815-1888) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Pewee Valley, Oldham County, Ky., September 16, 1815. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1855-57. Died December 22, 1888 (age 73 years, 97 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William Kaye (1813-1890) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Yorkshire, England, February 13, 1813. Machinist; founder and owner of the Kaye & Company brass works; bell manufacturer; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1863-65. Died November 19, 1890 (age 77 years, 279 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Edward Leland Taylor (1885-1948) — also known as E. Leland Taylor — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Knoxville, Knox County, Tenn., April 10, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1945-48. Died February 16, 1948 (age 62 years, 312 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Paul Booker Reed (1842-1913) — also known as P. Booker Reed — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., October 7, 1842. Son of William Decatur Reed. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1885-87. Died in Fort Macleod, Alberta, November 9, 1913 (age 71 years, 33 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Harvey Samuel Irwin (1844-1916) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Ohio, 1844. Republican. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1901-03. Died in 1916 (age about 72 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Fontleroy Grinstead (1845-1921) — also known as James F. Grinstead; "Honest Jim" — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., November 15, 1845. Republican. Wholesale grocer; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907-09; Jefferson County Commissioner, 1917-21. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 13, 1921 (age 75 years, 363 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Cross-reference: J. Matt Chilton
      See also Wikipedia article
      Andrew Broaddus (1900-1972) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 15, 1900. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; laundry business; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1953-57. A Coast Guard life-saving station is named for him. Died, from a heart attack, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 7, 1972 (age 72 years, 115 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Arthur A. Will (1871-1940) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 22, 1871. Republican. Builder; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1925-27. Died, from pneumonia, in Pewee Valley, Oldham County, Ky., October 8, 1940 (age 69 years, 139 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Joseph D. Scholtz (1890-1972) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 16, 1890. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 25, 1972 (age 82 years, 253 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Neville Miller (1894-1977) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 17, 1894. Son of Shackelford Miller. Democrat. Lawyer; first dean, University of Louisville School of Law, 1930-33; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936; president of the National Association of Broadcasters, 1938-44. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., March 27, 1977 (age 83 years, 38 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Shackelford Miller, Jr.. See Miller family of Kentucky.
      See also Wikipedia article
      William L. Lyons (1857-1911) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 3, 1857. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1890. Died in Kenosha, Kenosha County, Wis., June 2, 1911 (age 53 years, 364 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Belle Clay (1861-1943).
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Robert Emmet King (1848-1921) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in 1848. Republican. Undertaker; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1896. Died November 11, 1921 (age about 73 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Joseph Thomas O'Neal (1881-1944) — also known as Joseph T. O'Neal — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 13, 1881. Son of Lydia Elizabeth (Wright) O'Neal and Joseph Thomas O'Neal (1865?-?). Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1927; defeated, 1927; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1928. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 4, 1944 (age 63 years, 22 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Emmet O'Neal. See O'Neal family of Kentucky.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Sallie A. Hert (1863-1948) — also known as Sallie Aley; Mrs. Alvin T. Hert — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born January 10, 1863. Republican. Member of Republican National Committee from Kentucky, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1924, 1928, 1932; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1932. Female. Died June 8, 1948 (age 85 years, 150 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 20, 1893, to Alvin Tobias Hert.
      Ben L. Bruner — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Secretary of state of Kentucky, 1908-12; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1918; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1920. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Samuel Thruston Ballard (1855-1926) — also known as S. Thruston Ballard — of Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 11, 1855. Founder and president of Ballard & Ballard, flour millers; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1919-23. Episcopalian. Died January 18, 1926 (age 70 years, 341 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Ellsworth Regenstein (c.1878-1957) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Mason County, Ky., about 1878. Republican. Lawyer; Kentucky superintendent of public instruction, 1910-12; director, Central Savings Bank, Newport; member of Kentucky state senate, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1932; organizer and president of the Kentucky Home Life Insurance Co. in the 1930s. Episcopalian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 23, 1957 (age about 79 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      William Birch Haldeman (1846-1924) — also known as William B. Haldeman — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 27, 1846. Son of Walter Newman Haldeman (1821-1902). Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; newspaper editor; member of Kentucky Democratic State Central Committee, 1884-90; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1896, 1908, 1912; Adjutant General of Kentucky, 1911-12; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1918-20. Presbyterian. Member, United Confederate Veterans. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 27, 1924 (age 78 years, 92 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Burke Belknap (1885-1965) — also known as William B. Belknap — of Goshen, Oldham County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 18, 1885. Son of Alice Trumbull (Silliman) Belknap (1846-1890) and William Richardson Belknap (1849-1914). Democrat. Stock breeder; economist; college teacher; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 59th District, 1924-28, 1934-35; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1933. Member, American Economic Association; Zeta Psi; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons. Died September 7, 1965 (age 80 years, 142 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, September 14, 1922, to Helen Clark Strong.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William R. Attkisson (d. 1941) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state senate 38th District, 1938-41; died in office 1941. Died June 20, 1941. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Lafon Allen (1871-1952) — of Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 2, 1871. Son of Charles James Fox Allen and Caroline (Belknap) Allen. Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1922-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in 1952 (age about 80 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, September 21, 1911, to Emma Hunter Powell.
      Nathaniel Wolfe (1810-1865) — of Kentucky. Born in Richmond, Va., October 20, 1810. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1853; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 3, 1865 (age 54 years, 256 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Great-grandfather of Millicent Hammond Fenwick. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Wolfe County, Ky. is named for him.
      Frank B. Russell — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1912, 1928; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky at-large, 1932. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Thomas Joyes (1787-1866) — Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., December 9, 1787. Son of Patrick Joyes. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1834-35. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 4, 1866 (age 78 years, 146 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of John Joyes.
      Fortunatus Cosby, Jr. (1801-1871) — Born in 1801. Superintendent of schools. Died in 1871 (age about 70 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Alvin Tobias Hert (1865-1921) — also known as Alvin T. Hert — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born April 8, 1865. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916, 1920. Died June 7, 1921 (age 56 years, 60 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 20, 1893, to Sallie Aley.
      Charles Alexander Eggleton (1879-1936) — also known as Charles A. Eggleton — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 15, 1879. U.S. Vice Consul in Dakar, 1917-24. Died, of liver cancer, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 8, 1936 (age 56 years, 269 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Peter Lee Atherton (1862-1939) — of Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born October 7, 1862. Democrat. Real estate business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916. Died January 10, 1939 (age 76 years, 95 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Eugene Rufus Attkisson (1873-1939) — also known as Eugene Attkisson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Lavinia, Carroll County, Tenn., October 31, 1873. Son of Dr. John Rufus Attkisson and Elizabeth Moss (Lanier) Attkisson. Democrat. College teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association; Elks; Lions. Died in 1939 (age about 65 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 6, 1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney.
      Alfred Thruston Burgevin (c.1871-1946) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Spiro, Le Flore County, Okla., about 1871. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1908; criminal court judge in Kentucky, 1930. Died, from uremia, in the Norton Infirmary, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 10, 1946 (age about 75 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Harris Gilbert Whittenberg, Sr. (1904-1971) — also known as H. G. Whittenberg — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 28, 1904. Son of Jesse Isa Whittenberg and May (Smith) Whittenberg. Democrat. President, Whittenberg Construction Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Methodist. Died January 11, 1971 (age 66 years, 348 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, January 18, 1927, to Kathleen E. Irion.
      May Preston Davie (1895-1975) — also known as Eugénie Mary Ladenburg; Mrs. Preston Davie — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1895. Daughter of Adolph Stevens Ladenburg (died at sea, 1896) and Emily (Stevens) Ladenburg. Republican. Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936, 1960 (alternate). Female. Died, of heart failure, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 19, 1975 (age 80 years, 231 days). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Second great-granddaughter of Abraham Albert Alphonse Gallatin; daughter of Adolph Stevens Ladenburg (died at sea, 1896) and Emily (Stevens) Ladenburg; married, May 31, 1930, to Preston Davie (1881-1967; descendant of William Richardson Davie; grandson of William Preston). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Henry Rueter Heyburn (1920-1991) — Born in 1920. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives. Died in 1991 (age about 71 years). Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Henry E. Dosker (d. 1999) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate in primary for Kentucky state senate 35th District, 1975. Died November 8, 1999. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      William Beard Hoke — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      Edward Hilpp — of Lebanon, Marion County, Ky. Born in Lebanon, Marion County, Ky. Son of George Huttel. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1884. Jewish. German ancestry. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
      John Blakey Helm — also known as J. Blakey Helm — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery.


    City Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Frederick William S. Grayson — also known as Frederick W. S. Grayson — of Kentucky. Kentucky state attorney general, 1825. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Peter William Grayson.


    Eastern Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Philip Tomppert (1808-1873) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, June 21, 1808. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1865, 1867-69. Member, Freemasons. Died, from typhoid fever, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 29, 1873 (age 65 years, 130 days). Interment at Eastern Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Frederick William S. Grayson — also known as Frederick W. S. Grayson — of Kentucky. Kentucky state attorney general, 1825. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Peter William Grayson.
      Charles W. Anderson, Jr. (1907-1960) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 26, 1907. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 58th District, 1936-47; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1940. Methodist. African ancestry. First African-American to be elected to a Southern state legislature in the 20th century. Killed in a car-train accident, in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., June 14, 1960 (age 53 years, 19 days). Interment at Eastern Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 25, 1948, to Victoria McCall.
      Epitaph: "Champion of Rights and Justice. Lawyer and Civic Leader."
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Oxmoor Family Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      William Marshall Bullitt (1873-1957) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 4, 1873. Son of Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1908, 1916; U.S. Solicitor General, 1912-13; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1914; director of banks and insurance companies. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died, from a heart attack, October 3, 1957 (age 84 years, 213 days). Interment at Oxmoor Family Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, May 31, 1913, to Nora Iasigi.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) — of Kentucky. Born near Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., 1761. Son of Cuthbert Bullitt. Delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1792, 1799; member of Kentucky state senate, 1792-99; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1800-04. Died in Jefferson County, Ky., April 13, 1816 (age about 54 years). Interment at Oxmoor Family Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Cuthbert Bullitt; married 1786 to Priscilla Christian (niece of Patrick Henry). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Bullitt County, Ky. is named for him.


    Resthaven Memorial Park
    4400 Bardstown Road
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Founded 1926
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Franklin Ogden (d. 1933) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Charlestown, Clark County, Ind. Republican. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1898-99; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for Kentucky state senate, 1902; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1919-23. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 10, 1933. Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Huston Quin (1876-1938) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Anchorage, Jefferson County, Ky., August 4, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1919-21; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1921-25. Died, from heart disease, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 14, 1938 (age 62 years, 10 days). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Thelma L. Stovall (1919-1994) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Hart County, Ky., 1919. Democrat. Secretary of state of Kentucky; elected 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956, 1964, 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1975-79; candidate in primary for Governor of Kentucky, 1979. Female. Died in 1994 (age about 75 years). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.
      Charles E. Baumgardner, Sr. (1889-1964) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born March 24, 1889. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 41st District, 1948-51, 1954-61. Died February 12, 1964 (age 74 years, 325 days). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Thomas Baker (1882-1946) — also known as William T. Baker — of Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky. Born in Eagle Station, Carroll County, Ky., December 27, 1882. Son of Alexander Marshall Baker and Mary Ann (Griffith) Baker. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 50th District, 1936-39. Methodist. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 13, 1946 (age 63 years, 168 days). Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.
      Relatives: Married, April 15, 1902, to Mary Elizabeth Wright (1878-1987).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    St. John's Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      James Douglas Breckinridge (c.1781-1849) — of Kentucky. Born in Woodville, Jefferson County, Ky., about 1781. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1821-23; defeated, 1822. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 6, 1849 (age about 68 years). Original interment at St. John's Cemetery; reinterment in 1867 at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      James Douglas Breckinridge (c.1781-1849) — of Kentucky. Born in Woodville, Jefferson County, Ky., about 1781. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1809-11; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1821-23; defeated, 1822. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., May 6, 1849 (age about 68 years). Original interment at St. John's Cemetery; reinterment in 1867 at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Henry Buschemeyer (1869-1935) — also known as John H. Buschemeyer — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 24, 1869. Son of Henry Buschemeyer and Helen (Bollinger) Buschemeyer. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1913-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee). German ancestry. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 7, 1935 (age 66 years, 225 days). Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 30, 1903, to Florence Byrne.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Paul C. Barth (1858-1907) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1858. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1905-07. Removed from office over alleged vote fraud in 1907. Committed suicide by gunshot, in the lavatory of his office, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 21, 1907 (age about 49 years). Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      John H. Whallen — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912. Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
      James P. Whallen — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1916. Interment at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.


    St. Michael's Cemetery
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Samuel Leighton Robertson (1882-1960) — also known as S. L. Robertson — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Scottsburg, Scott County, Ind., May 14, 1882. Son of Albert S. Robertson and Emma (Leighton) Robertson. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1910-13; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1912; member of Kentucky state senate, 1914-15. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 12, 1960 (age 77 years, 243 days). Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1902 to Theresa Stark.


    University of Louisville Law School
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Politicians buried here:
      Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) — also known as Louis D. Brandeis — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 13, 1856. Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis (1829-1901). Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace Gray, 1879-80; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939. Jewish. Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., and the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, in Louisville, Ky., are named for him. Died in Washington, D.C., October 5, 1941 (age 84 years, 326 days). Cremated; ashes interred at University of Louisville Law School.
      Relatives: Son of Adolph Brandeis (1822-1906) and Fredericka (Dembitz) Brandeis (1829-1901); brother of Fannie Brandeis (1850-1890; who married Charles Nagel) and Alfred Brandeis (1854-1928; brother-in-law of Walter M. Taussig); married, March 23, 1891, to Alice Goldmark (1866-1945). See Taussig-Nagel-Brandeis family of Missouri.
      Cross-reference: Dean Acheson — James M. Landis
      See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about Louis D. Brandeis: Lewis J. Paper, Brandeis: An Intimate Biography of One of America's Truly Great Supreme Court Justices — Stephen W. Baskerville, Of Laws and Limitations : An Intellectual Portrait of Louis Dembitz Brandeis — Philippa Strum, Louis D. Brandeis: Justice for the People — Robert A. Burt, Two Jewish Justices: Outcasts in the Promised Land


    West Main Street
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie Farnsley — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 28, 1907. Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Society of Colonial Wars; Delta Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, from Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 19, 1990 (age 83 years, 83 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery; statue at West Main Street.
      Relatives: Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley; married, February 27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter; father of Burrel Charles Farnsley.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail


    Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
    4701 Brownsboro Rd.
    Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1983
    Politicians buried here:
      Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) — also known as "Old Rough and Ready" — Born in Orange County, Va., November 24, 1784. Whig. Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; President of the United States, 1849-50; died in office 1850. Episcopalian. Died, probably of gastroenteritis, in the White House, Washington, D.C., July 9, 1850 (age 65 years, 227 days). Based on the theory that he was poisoned, his remains were tested for arsenic in 1991; the results tended to disconfirm the theory. Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1926 at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
      Relatives: Second cousin once removed of Richard Henry Lee; second cousin of James Madison; third cousin of Henry Lee, Charles Lee and Richard Bland Lee; married, June 21, 1810, to Margaret Mackall 'Peggy' Smith (1778-1852; niece of Benjamin Mackall IV and Thomas Mackall); father of Sarah Knox Taylor (who married Jefferson Finis Davis); granduncle of Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Fitzhugh Lee; first cousin thrice removed of Elliot Woolfolk Major; second cousin thrice removed of Edgar Bailey Woolfolk; ancestor of Victor D. Crist. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Cross-reference: David R. Atchison — Thomas Ewing
      Taylor counties in Fla., Ga., Iowa and Ky. are named for him.
      Campaign slogan (1848): "General Taylor never surrenders."
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about Zachary Taylor: K. Jack Bauer, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
      Zachary Taylor (1849-1921) — of Tennessee. Born near Brownsville, Haywood County, Tenn., May 9, 1849. Republican. Lawyer; insurance business; member of Tennessee state senate, 1881-83; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 10th District, 1885-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1896. Died in Ellendale, Shelby County, Tenn., February 19, 1921 (age 71 years, 286 days). Interment at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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