The Political Graveyard: Caddo Parish, La.

Caddo Parish
Louisiana

Caddo Parish information:

Population: 252,161 (2000); 248,253 (1990)
Land area 882 square miles.
Parish seat: Shreveport
Caddo Parish official web site.
Capital Impact: Caddo Parish -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Caddo Parish -- census data on population, race, economics
Caddo Parish LAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Caddo Parish page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Miller County, Ark.
Northeast: Lafayette County, Ark.; Bossier Parish
Southeast: Red River Parish
South: DeSoto Parish
Southwest: Panola County, Tex.
West: Harrison County, Tex.
Northwest: Marion County, Tex.; Cass County, Tex.

The Political Graveyard:

Politicians who were born in Caddo Parish
Politicians who lived in Caddo Parish
Politicians who died in Caddo Parish
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Caddo Parish

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to parishes is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current parish names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby parishes, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to parish locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Private or family graveyard
Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Jonas Robeson (1800-1871) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Massachusetts, 1800. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1858-59, 1860-62. Episcopalian. Died in Caddo Parish, La., 1871. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

C. C. Antoine (1836-1921) — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1836. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Louisiana state senate, 1870-72; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1872-76. Black. Member, Freemasons. In 1890, he was vice-president of the New Orleans Comite des Citoyens, which mounted an unsuccessful legal challenge to the Louisiana segregation law; the case, Plessy v. Ferguson, went to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1896. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1921. Interment at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery.

Forest Park Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Ruffin Golson Pleasant (1871-1937) — also known as Ruffin G. Pleasant — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Shiloh, Union Parish, La., June 2, 1871. Son of Benjamin Franklin Pleasant and Martha Washington (Duty) Pleasant; married, February 14, 1906, to Anne Ector. Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Louisiana state attorney general, 1912-16; Governor of Louisiana, 1916-20; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1924. Baptist. Died September 12, 1937. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Rose McConnell Long (1892-1970) — also known as Rose M. Long; Rose McConnell — of Louisiana. Born in Greensburg, Decatur County, Ind., April 8, 1892. Married, April 12, 1913, to Huey Pierce Long (brother of George Shannon Long and Earl Kemp Long); mother of Russell Billiu Long. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1936; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1936-37. Female. Died in Boulder, Boulder County, Colo., May 27, 1970. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also Long family of Louisiana
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Overton Brooks (1897-1961) — also known as Overton Brooks — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born near Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., December 21, 1897. Nephew of John Holmes Overton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1937-61; died in office 1961. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., September 16, 1961. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Oscar Lee Gray (1865-1936) — also known as Oscar L. Gray — of Butler, Choctaw County, Ala. Born in Mississippi, July 2, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1912; U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1915-19; circuit judge in Alabama, 1935-36. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., January 2, 1936. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. (1894-1973) — also known as Charlton H. Lyons, Sr. — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La., September 3, 1894. Son of Ernest John Lyons and Joyce Bentley (Havard) Lyons; married, August 28, 1917, to Marjorie Gladys Hall (1895-1971); father of Hall McCord Lyons. Republican. Lawyer; oil business; candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1961; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1964; Louisiana Republican state chair, 1964-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1964 (delegation chair); Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1972. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Died August 8, 1973. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
George Washington Hardy (1900-1967) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex., 1900. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1932-34; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1942-67. Disciples of Christ. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1967. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Clyde Edward Fant (1905-1973) — also known as Clyde E. Fant — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Linden, Cass County, Tex., 1905. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1946-54, 1958-70. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1973. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Lee Emmett Thomas (1866-1935) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Marion, Union Parish, La., 1866. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1912-16; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1922-30. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1935. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
James G. Palmer (1875-1952) — of Vernon Parish, La.; Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Arizona, Claiborne Parish, La., 1875. Democrat. Superintendent of schools; district judge in Louisiana, 1912-14; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1921; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1930-32; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1932-33. Methodist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1952. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Andrew Querbes (1864-1939) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1864. Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1896-1900; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1902-06. Catholic. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1939. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Ernest Ralph Bernstein, Sr. (1868-1932) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., 1868. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1906-08. Jewish. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1932. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Edward B. Herndon (1849-1930) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Meade County, Ky., 1849. Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1876-77; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1890. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1930. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Hall McCord Lyons (1923-1998) — also known as Hall M. Lyons — of Louisiana. Born December 22, 1923. Son of Charlton Havard Lyons, Sr. and Marjorie Gladys (Hall) Lyons (1895-1971); married to Betty Sue Buffington McKeever (1925-1993) and Ann B. Barras (born 1936); married, July 31, 1975, to Rosamond Rosholt (born 1922). Oil business; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1966; American candidate for U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1972. Mormon. Died in Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, La., July 22, 1998. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Robert Hodges Ward (1878-1946) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1878. Son of Samuel J. Ward. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1916. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1946. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
Samuel Bailey Hicks (1860-1925) — also known as Samuel B. Hicks — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in 1860. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1920. Died in 1925. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
John D. Ewing (died c.1952) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.
James Martin Foster, Jr. — also known as James M. Foster — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Son of James Martin Foster (1835-1900). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920 (alternate), 1924. Interment at Forest Park Cemetery.

Greenwood Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Newton Crain Blanchard (1849-1922) — also known as Newton C. Blanchard — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Rapides Parish, La., January 29, 1849. Son of Carey H. Blanchard and Frances Amelia (Crain) Blanchard; married, December 16, 1873, to Emily Barret; married, January 25, 1909, to Charlotte Tracy. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1879, 1913; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1881-94; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1894-97; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1897-1903; appointed 1897; resigned 1903; Governor of Louisiana, 1904-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., June 22, 1922. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Andrew Currie (1843-1918) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Ibricken, County Clare, Ireland, 1843. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1878-90; resigned 1890; member of Louisiana state senate, 1892-96. Catholic. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1918. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Samuel Augustus Dickson (1852-1916) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Bossier Parish, La., 1852. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1908-10, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1916. Died in St. Louis, Mo., 1916. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Samuel Shepherd Caldwell (1892-1953) — also known as Sam S. Caldwell — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Mooringsport, Caddo Parish, La., 1892. Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1932-34; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1934-46. Presbyterian. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1953. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
John H. Eastham (1863-1938) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, La., 1863. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1910-14. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1938. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
John McWilliams Ford (1880-1965) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1880. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1916-22; member of Louisiana state house of representatives; Shreveport commissioner of finance, 1946-65. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1965. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Jerome B. Gilmore (1827-1900) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., 1827. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1869-71. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1900. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (1921-1991) — also known as L. Calhoun Allen, Jr. — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., February 8, 1921. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1956; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1970-78. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., February 23, 1991. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
Mrs. W. K. Henderson (1882-1945) — also known as Josie Carter — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in 1882. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1932. Female. Died in 1945. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Hebrew Rest Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Holzman (1844-1922) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Germany, 1844. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1900-02. Jewish. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1922. Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
William Winter (1849-1917) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1849. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1904-08. Jewish. Died in 1917. Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.
Moyse H. Levy (1865-1953) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born January 10, 1865. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940. Jewish. Died January 29, 1953. Interment at Hebrew Rest Cemetery.

Oakland Cemetery
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1977
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George McWillie Williamson (1829-1882) — also known as George Williamson — of Louisiana. Born in Fairfax, Allendale County, S.C., September 29, 1829. Son of Thomas Taylor Williamson; father of Mary Leigh Williamson (who married Edgar Williamson Sutherlin). Lawyer; delegate to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Costa Rica, 1873-79; Salvador, 1873-79; Guatamala, 1873-79; Honduras, 1873-79; Nicaragua, 1873-79. Died in 1882. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
William Austin Seay (1831-1888) — also known as William A. Seay — of Louisiana. Born in 1831. U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1885-87. Died in 1888. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John Reeves Jones Daniel (1802-1868) — also known as John R. J. Daniel — of Halifax, Halifax County, N.C. Born near Halifax, Halifax County, N.C., January 13, 1802. Democrat. North Carolina state attorney general, 1835-41; U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1841-53 (2nd District 1841-43, 7th District 1843-47, 6th District 1847-53). Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., June 21, 1868. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander John Boarman (1839-1916) — also known as Alexander Boarman; Aleck Boarman — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Miss., December 10, 1839. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1865-67; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1872-73; circuit judge in Louisiana, 1877-81; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1881-1916; died in office 1916. Died in Loon Lake, Franklin County, N.Y., August 30, 1916. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; federal judicial profile.
Lawrence Pike Crain (1818-1859) — also known as Lawrence P. Crain — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Fauquier County, Va., 1818. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1846-47; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1850-53. Episcopalian. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., 1859. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Benjamin Lewis Hodge (1824-1864) — of Louisiana. Born in Tennessee, 1824. Member of Louisiana state legislature; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; candidate for Senator from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1861; Representative from Louisiana in the Confederate Congress, 1864; died in office 1864. Died near Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., August 12, 1864. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Albert Harris Leonard (1839-1917) — also known as Albert H. Leonard — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in 1839. Republican. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1872-77; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1878-85; delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1896. Died in 1917. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John Morgan Landrum (1815-1861) — also known as John M. Landrum — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Edgefield District (now Edgefield County), S.C., July 3, 1815. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1848-49; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1859-61. Presbyterian. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., October 18, 1861. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Roland Jones (1813-1869) — of Louisiana. Born in Salisbury, Rowan County, N.C., November 18, 1813. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1844; state court judge in Louisiana, 1851; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1853-55. Died February 5, 1869. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Smith Young (1834-1916) — of Homer, Claiborne Parish, La. Born in North Carolina, 1834. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1878-79. Sheriff of Caddo Parish, 1892-99. Died in 1916. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Clinton Beall (1813-1867) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Prince George's County, Md., 1813. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1845-46, 1851-54, 1862-64. Presbyterian. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1867. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
William Walton George (1807-1865) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Georgia, 1807. Democrat. Physician; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44. Baptist. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1865. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Richard Tucker Vinson (1842-1904) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Assumption Parish, La., 1842. Democrat. Caddo Parish Police Juror, 1884-90; mayor of Shreveport, La., 1890-96. Episcopalian. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John Wallace Jones (1822-1895) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Moulton, Lawrence County, Ala., 1822. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1854-58. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1895. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Moses Hodge Crowell (1826-1875) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in 1826. Republican. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1871-73. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1875. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Martin Tally (1803-1876) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Tennessee, 1803. Republican. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1867-69. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1876. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Reuben Neil McKellar (1855-1933) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Kickapoo (unknown county), Tex., 1855. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1896-1900; Shreveport street commissioner, 1908-10; Shreveport commissioner of streets and parks, 1922-30. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1933. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
William Rabun Shivers (1819-1871) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Georgia, 1819. Democrat. Elected mayor of Shreveport, La. 1871, but died before taking office. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1871. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John N. Howell (1807-1882) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., 1807. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1844-45. Baptist. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1882. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Samuel Levy (1835-1883) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Niedersbach, Alsace, France, 1835. Republican. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1873. Jewish. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1883. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Samuel J. Ward (1834-1906) — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Wales, 1834. Father of Robert Hodges Ward. Democrat. Mayor of Shreveport, La., 1874-75; Caddo Parish Sheriff, 1900-06. Episcopalian. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1906. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John Conway Moncure (1827-1915) — also known as John C. Moncure — of Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born in Stafford County, Va., 1827. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1876. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., 1915. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

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