The Political Graveyard: Jefferson County, Ky.

Jefferson County
Kentucky

Jefferson County information:

Population: 693,604 (2000); 664,937 (1990)
Land area 385 square miles.
County seat: Louisville
Jefferson County official web site.
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Jefferson County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jefferson County

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. Interment at at a private or family graveyard. Anderson County, Ky. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Breckinridge (1754-1833) — of Kentucky. Born in Virginia, 1754. Half-brother of John Breckinridge and James Breckinridge. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Speaker of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1792-95. Died in 1833. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family

Unknown Location
Louisville, Jefferson County,

Calvary Cemetery
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

William B. Stansbury (d. 1985) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1977-81. Struck by a car, and subsequently died, in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1985. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Cave Hill Cemetery
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1979
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
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. 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. Brother of George Eustis, Jr.. 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 September 9, 1899. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Frederic Mosley Sackett (1868-1941) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., December 17, 1868. Son of Frederic M. Sackett and Emma L. (Paine) Sackett; married, April 12, 1898, to Olive Speed. 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 17, 1941. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
- 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; married, May 20, 1896, to Eleanor E. Miller; married, November 15, 1916, to Mrs. Mary Lily Flagler; married, August 20, 1924, to Mrs. James Byron Hilliard. Lawyer; publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper; mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1907; 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; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Baltimore, Md., December 18, 1937. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David Meriwether (1800-1893) — Born in Louisa County, Va., October 30, 1800. First cousin once removed of James Meriwether (1755-1817); nephew of David Meriwether (1755-1822); first cousin of James Meriwether (1788-1852); cousin by marriage of Franklin Pierce; second cousin of James Archibald Meriwether. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Meriwether-Pierce family of Georgia
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Brother of Rogers Clark Ballard Morton. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Preston (1816-1887) — of Kentucky. Born near Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 16, 1816. Nephew of Francis Preston; grandfather of Preston Davie (who married May Preston Davie). Lawyer; delegate to Whig National Convention from Kentucky, 1839; 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, 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. 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, Freemasons; Shriners; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Chi. Died December 30, 1971. 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; married 1875 to Elizabeth Crow Bullitt; father of Charles Neville Buck (novelist). Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Peru, 1885-89. Died in Jefferson County, Ky., November 30, 1930. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Charles Donald Jacob (1838-1898) — also known as Charles D. Jacob — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born June 1, 1838. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1873-78, 1882-84, 1888-90; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1885-86. Died in 1898. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Emmet O'Neal (1887-1967) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., April 14, 1887. Democrat. 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. Died in Washington, D.C., July 18, 1967. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Shackelford Miller, Jr. (1892-1965) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1892. Son of Shackelford Miller; brother of Neville 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Walter Evans (1842-1923) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born near Glasgow, Barren County, Ky., September 18, 1842. Nephew of Burwell Clark Ritter. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; 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. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. 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. 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. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: federal judicial profile.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave 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; married 1945 to Cynthia Thompson. 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, Urban League; American Legion; Jaycees. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 2, 1971. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Father of Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) — also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie Farnsley — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 28, 1907. Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley; married, February 27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter. 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, 1932, 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Delta Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 19, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemeterystatue at West Main Street.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Oscar Turner (1825-1896) — of Oscar, Ballard County, Ky. Born in Louisiana, 1825. Father of Oscar Turner (1867-1902). U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1st District, 1879-85; defeated, 1874, 1876. Died in 1896. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry S. Tyler (d. 1896) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1891-96; died in office 1896. Died January 14, 1896. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Charles Wickliffe (1874-1912) — also known as Robert C. Wickliffe — of St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, La. Born in Kentucky, 1874. Grandson of Charles Anderson Wickliffe; cousin of John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Died June 11, 1912. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Wickliffe family of Kentucky
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, December 2, 1886, to Lizzie E. Dulaney. 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, U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1892-1912. Died in Washington, D.C., June 18, 1917. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
John C. Bucklin (1773-1844) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in 1773. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1828-33. Died in 1844. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
William Stanton Pilcher (d. 1858) — also known as William S. Pilcher — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1857-58; died in office 1858. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., August 14, 1858. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James S. Lithgow (1812-1902) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., November 29, 1812. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1865-67; resigned 1867. Methodist. Died February 21, 1902. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, June 10, 1953, to Nancy Adair Armstrong. 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, American Bar Association; Urban League; Phi Alpha Delta. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 18, 1992. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. 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.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harvey Magee Watterson (1811-1891) — of Tennessee. Born in Tennessee, 1811. Father of Henry Watterson. Democrat. Member of Tennessee state legislature; U.S. Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1839-43. Died in 1891. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Watterson-Matthews family
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, June 14, 1930, to Anne Kinnaird Duncan. 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, American Bar Association; Americans for Democratic Action; Rotary. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 11, 1996. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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 & Nashiville Railroad, 1875-79. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 26, 1887. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Neville Miller (1894-1977) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., February 17, 1894. Brother of Shackelford Miller, Jr.. Democrat. Mayor of Louisville, Ky., 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Presbyterian. Dean of University of Louisville School of Law; president of the National Association of Broadcasters in 1938, during the controversy over Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" broadcast. Died in Washington, D.C., March 27, 1977. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Henry Watterson (1840-1921) — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Washington, D.C., February 16, 1840. Son of Harvey Magee Watterson; nephew of Stanley Matthews. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1876; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1876-77. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., December 22, 1921. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Watterson-Matthews family
- See also: congressional biography.
Sallie A. Hert (1863-1948) — also known as Sallie Aley; Mrs. Alvin T. Hert — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born January 10, 1863. Married, November 20, 1893, to Alvin Tobias Hert. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Ellsworth Regenstein (c.1878-1957) — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Mason County, Ky. 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. 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, 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
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; married, September 21, 1911, to Emma Hunter Powell. 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
Nathaniel Wolfe (1810-1865) — of Kentucky. Born in Richmond, Va., October 20, 1810. Great-grandfather of Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1853; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1859. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 3, 1865. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery. Wolfe County, Ky. is named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
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.
Fortunatus Cosby, Jr. (1801-1871) — Born in 1801. Superintendent of schools. Died in 1871. 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. Married, November 20, 1893, to Sallie Aley. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1916, 1920. Died June 7, 1921. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. 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. 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; married, June 6, 1900, to Grace Crawford Dorney. Democrat. College teacher; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Lions. Died in 1939. 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; married, January 18, 1927, to Kathleen E. Irion. Democrat. President, Whittenberg Construction Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1956. Methodist. Died January 11, 1971. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
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. Great-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). 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. Interment at Cave Hill Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Henry Rueter Heyburn (1920-1991) — Born in 1920. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives. Died in 1991. 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. Brother of Peter William Grayson. Kentucky state attorney general, 1825. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery.

Eastern Cemetery
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Frederick William S. Grayson — also known as Frederick W. S. Grayson — of Kentucky. Brother of Peter William Grayson. Kentucky state attorney general, 1825. Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment at Eastern Cemetery.
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. Black. Methodist. 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. Interment at Eastern Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

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; married, May 31, 1913, to Nora Iasigi. 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. Interment at Oxmoor Family Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Alexander Scott Bullitt (1761-1816) — of Kentucky. Born near Dumfries, Prince William County, Va., 1761. Son of Cuthbert Bullitt; married 1786 to Priscilla Christian (niece of Patrick Henry). 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. Interment at Oxmoor Family Cemetery. Bullitt County, Ky. is named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family

Resthaven Memorial Park
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.
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, 1972; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1975-79; candidate in primary for Governor of Kentucky, 1979. Female. Died in 1994. Interment at Resthaven Memorial Park.

St. John's Cemetery
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians formerly buried here:

James Douglas Breckinridge (c.1781-1849) — of Kentucky. Born in Woodville, Jefferson County, Ky. 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. Original interment at St. John's Cemetery; reinterment in 1867 at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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. 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. Original interment at St. John's Cemetery; reinterment in 1867 at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married 1902 to Theresa Stark. 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. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.

University of Louisville Law School
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky

Politicians buried here:

Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941) — also known as Louis D. Brandeis — Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., November 13, 1856. 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). Lawyer; law clerk to Justice Horace Gray, 1879-80; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-39; took senior status 1939. Jewish. Brandeis University is named for him. Died in Washington, D.C., October 5, 1941. Cremated; ashes interred at University of Louisville Law School.
- Cross-reference: Dean Acheson
- See also Nagel-Brandeis-Taussig family of Missouri
- See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- 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. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 28, 1907. Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley; married, February 27, 1937, to Nancy Hall Carter. 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, 1932, 1934. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of Confederate Veterans; Freemasons; Delta Upsilon; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died, of Alzheimer's disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing Home, Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., June 19, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Cave Hill Cemetery, statue at West Main Street.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1983
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) — also known as "Old Rough and Ready" — Born in Orange County, Va., November 24, 1784. 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. 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. 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. Taylor counties in Fla., Ga., Iowa and Ky. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: David R. Atchison; Thomas Ewing
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: Wikipedia article.
- 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
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. Interment at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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