The Political Graveyard: Hampden County, Mass.

Hampden County
Massachusetts

Hampden County information:

Population: 456,228 (2000); 456,310 (1990)
Land area 619 square miles.
County seat: Springfield
Capital Impact: Hampden County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Hampden County MAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Hampden County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Hampden County
Politicians who were born in Hampden County
Politicians who lived in Hampden County
Politicians who died in Hampden County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hampden County

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

Selected officials of Hampden County

(not intended to be complete)

William Dwight (County Commissioner, 1946-48)

Pine Hill Cemetery
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

H. Ward McGraw — of Madison County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Madison County, 1919. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.

Chicopee Cemetery
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Chester William Chapin (1798-1883) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Ludlow, Hampden County, Mass., December 16, 1798. Democrat. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1876. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 10, 1883. Original interment at Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.; reinterment at Chicopee Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fairview Cemetery
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896) — also known as George D. Robinson — of Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, January 20, 1834. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1877-84 (11th District 1877-83, 12th District 1883-84); Governor of Massachusetts, 1884-87. Died February 22, 1896. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

St. Patrick's Cemetery
Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Eugene J. O'Neil, Jr. — of Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass. Son of Eugene J. O'Neil. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Eugene J. O'Neil (b. 1856) — Born February 29, 1856. Father of Eugene J. O'Neil, Jr.. Democrat. Insurance business; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives. Catholic. Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

William Fairfield Whiting (1864-1936) — also known as William F. Whiting — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., July 20, 1864. Son of William Whiting. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1928-29. Congregationalist. Died August 31, 1936. Interment somewhere.

Forestdale Cemetery
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Whiting (1841-1911) — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Dudley, Worcester County, Mass., May 24, 1841. Father of William Fairfield Whiting. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1873; mayor of Holyoke, Mass., 1878; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1883-89. Died in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., January 9, 1911. Interment at Forestdale Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Location
Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Alford W. Cooley — of Westchester, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1900-01. Interment somewhere.

Unknown Location
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

William Ely (1765-1817) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, 1765. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1805-15 (5th District 1805-13, at-large 1813-15). Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., 1817. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography.

Hillcrest Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Henry Leland Bowles (1866-1932) — also known as Henry L. Bowles — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Athens, Windham County, Vt., January 6, 1866. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1924; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1925-29. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 7, 1932. Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known as Vernon E. Bradley; Brad Bradley — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Olympia, Thurston County, Wash., September 27, 1912. Republican. Accountant; realtor; real estate developer; candidate for mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954. United Church of Christ. Member, Civitan. Died, of arteriosclerosis, in a hospital at Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., September 7, 1990. Cremated; ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Longmeadow Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) — also known as Charles R. Clason — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, September 3, 1890. Son of Oliver Barrett Clason and Lizzie Julia (Trott) Clason; married, August 4, 1928, to Emma M. Pattillo. Republican. Rhodes scholar; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49; defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1956, 1960. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., July 7, 1985. Interment at Longmeadow Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oak Grove Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Kirk Kaynor (1884-1929) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Sanborn, O'Brien County, Iowa, November 29, 1884. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1929; died in office 1929. Killed in the crash of a military plane, shortly after takeoff from the Bolling Field air base, Anacostia, Washington, D.C., December 20, 1929; it was his first time in an airplane. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Peabody Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Dwight (1758-1819) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, 1758. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05. Died in 1819. Interment at Peabody Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mark Trafton (1810-1901) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, 1810. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1855-57. Died in 1901. Interment at Peabody Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Knox (1815-1905) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Blandford, Hampden County, Mass., March 21, 1815. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1864-65. Died March 7, 1905. Interment at Peabody Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Michael's Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) — also known as Edward P. Boland — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 1, 1911. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1935-41; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1972; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan "contra" rebels in the 1980s. Died, of cardiovascular complications, following a fractured hip, at Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 4, 2001. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known as William J. Granfield — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass.; Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., December 18, 1889. Son of John Granfield and Ellen (O'Connor) Granfield; married, August 30, 1919, to Jane Campbell (died 1929); married, July 26, 1938, to Elsie I. Bemis; married, July 28, 1950, to Ruth R. Belding. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1917-19; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-19; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; district judge in Massachusetts, 1936-49. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 28, 1959. Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Springfield Cemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Ashmun (1804-1870) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Blandford, Hampden County, Mass., December 25, 1804. Son of Eli Porter Ashmun. Whig. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1833, 1835-36, 1838, 1841; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1841; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1838-39; delegate to Whig National Convention from Massachusetts, 1839; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1845-51. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., July 16, 1870. Interment at Springfield Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Barron Calhoun (1796-1865) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., December 29, 1796. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1825; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1835-43; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1846; secretary of state of Massachusetts, 1848; mayor of Springfield, Mass., 1859. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., November 8, 1865. Interment at Springfield Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Calvin Clifford Chaffee (1811-1896) — also known as Calvin C. Chaffee — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., August 28, 1811. Physician; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1855-59; librarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1860-62. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., August 8, 1896. Interment at Springfield Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Chester William Chapin (1798-1883) — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Ludlow, Hampden County, Mass., December 16, 1798. Democrat. Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1860; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1875-77; defeated, 1876. Died in Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., June 10, 1883. Original interment at Springfield Cemetery; reinterment at Chicopee Cemetery, Chicopee, Mass.
- See also: congressional biography.

Park Street Cemetery
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Lathrop (1772-1846) — of Massachusetts. Born in West Springfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 1, 1772. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1819-27 (5th District 1819-25, 8th District 1825-27); member of Massachusetts state senate, 1829. Died July 11, 1846. Interment at Park Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mechanic Street Cemetery
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

William Shepard (1737-1817) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, 1737. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-1803. Died in 1817. Interment at Mechanic Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Hill Cemetery
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Huntington Gillett (1851-1935) — also known as Frederick H. Gillett — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., October 16, 1851. Son of Edward Bates Gillett and Lucy Douglas (Fowler) Gillett; married, November 25, 1915, to Christine (Rice) Hoar (widow of Rockwood Hoar). Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1890-91; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1893-1925; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1919-25; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920, 1924, 1928; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1925-31. Died July 31, 1935. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
- See also Hoar-Baldwin-Foster-Sherman family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) — also known as Joseph B. Ely — of Westfield, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., February 22, 1881. Son of Henry Wilson Ely and Sarah N. (Buell) Ely; married, May 1, 1906, to Harriet Z. Dyson; cousin of William Harvey Johnson Ely. Democrat. Lawyer; director, Hampton National Bank and Trust Company; director, American Woolen Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944; Governor of Massachusetts, 1931-35. Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis; Phi Delta Theta. Died June 13, 1956. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
- See also Ely family of New Jersey
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

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Selected officials of Hampden County

Politicians who were born in Hampden County

Politicians who lived in Hampden County

Politicians who died in Hampden County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hampden County