The Political Graveyard: Norfolk County, Mass.

Norfolk County
Massachusetts

Norfolk County information:

Population: 650,308 (2000); 616,087 (1990)
Land area 400 square miles.
County seat: Dedham
Capital Impact: Norfolk County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Norfolk County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Suffolk County; North Atlantic Ocean
Southeast: Plymouth County
South: Bristol County
Southwest: Providence County, R.I.
Northwest: Worcester County; Middlesex County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

William D. Delahunt (District Attorney, 1975-96)

Private or family graveyard
Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Blue Hills Cemetery
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

John Joseph Moakley (1927-2001) — also known as Joe Moakley — of South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 27, 1927. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1953-63; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1964-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1968; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1973-2001; defeated in primary, 1970; died in office 2001. Catholic. Died, of leukemia, at Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery County, Md., May 28, 2001. Interment at Blue Hills Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; NNDB dossier.

Holyhood Cemetery
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Founded 1857
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Maurice Joseph Tobin (1901-1953) — also known as Maurice J. Tobin — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., May 22, 1901. Son of James Tobin and Margaret (Daly) Tobin; married, November 19, 1932, to Helen Noonan. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1927-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1928; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1938-44; Governor of Massachusetts, 1945-47; defeated, 1946; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1948-53. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Moose; Foresters. Died, of a heart attack, in Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass., July 19, 1953. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Maurice J. Tobin: Vincent A. Lapomarda, The Boston Mayor Who Became Truman's Secretary of Labor : Maurice J. Tobin and the Democratic Party
Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995) (daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also Kennedy family of Massachusetts
- See also: Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
- Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded; Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) — also known as Patrick A. Collins — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, March 12, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1868-69; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876, 1880, 1888, 1892; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S. Consul General in London, 1893-97; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1902-05. Catholic. Died in Hot Springs, Bath County, Va., September 13, 1905. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick William Mansfield (1877-1958) — also known as Frederick W. Mansfield — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 1877. Son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough) Mansfield; married, June 29, 1904, to Helena Elizabeth Roe; father of Walter Roe Mansfield. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; pharmacist; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1910, 1916, 1917; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1941; defeated, 1914; mayor of Boston, Mass., 1934-37; defeated, 1929. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association; Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus; Foresters; United Spanish War Veterans. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 6, 1958. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
John Foster Furcolo (1911-1995) — also known as Foster Furcolo — of Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., July 29, 1911. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1949-52; defeated, 1946; resigned 1952; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1953-54; Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1954, 1960 (primary); Governor of Massachusetts, 1957-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Americans for Democratic Action. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., July 5, 1995. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Lawrence F. O'Brien
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Hugh O'Brien (1827-1895) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in 1827. Mayor of Boston, Mass., 1885-88. Catholic. Irish ancestry. First Irish Catholic mayor of Boston. Died in 1895. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
James Ambrose Gallivan (1866-1928) — also known as James A. Gallivan — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 22, 1866. Son of James S. Gallivan and Mary (Flynn) Gallivan; married to Louise A. Burke. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; member of Massachusetts state senate; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1914-28; died in office 1928; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1917. Staunch opponent of alcohol prohibition. Died, from heart disease, in Ring Hospital, Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass., April 3, 1928. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Henry O'Neil (1853-1935) — also known as Joseph H. O'Neil — of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., March 23, 1853. Son of Patrick Henry O'Neil and Mary (Harrington) O'Neil; married, July 1, 1884, to Mary Anastasia Ingoldsby. Democrat. Banker; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1878-82, 1884; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-95 (2nd District 1889-91, 4th District 1891-93, 9th District 1893-95); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1918; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1925. Died in 1935. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Francis Murray (1881-1918) — also known as William F. Murray — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 7, 1881. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907-08; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1910; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14 (9th District 1911-13, 10th District 1913-14); resigned 1914. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 21, 1918. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John I. Fitzgerald (d. 1966) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1948. Died in 1966. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.
Daniel H. Coakley — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940; candidate for mayor of Boston, Mass., 1925, 1929. Interment at Holyhood Cemetery.

Walnut Street Cemetery
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) — also known as Francis C. Barlow — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 19, 1834. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of state of New York, 1866-67; New York state attorney general, 1872-73. Member, American Bar Association. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1896. Interment at Walnut Street Cemetery.

Canton Cemetery
Canton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Politicians buried here:

Elijah Adams Morse (1841-1898) — also known as Elijah A. Morse — of Canton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., May 25, 1841. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1876; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1886-87; member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1888; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1889-97 (2nd District 1889-93, 12th District 1893-97). Died in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass., June 5, 1898. Interment at Canton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Village Cemetery
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

George Fred Williams (1852-1932) — also known as George F. Williams — of Massachusetts. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., July 10, 1852. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1890; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1895, 1896, 1897; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1913-14; Montenegro, 1913-14. Died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1932. Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Fisher Ames (1758-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., April 9, 1758. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1788; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-97 (1st District 1789-95, 6th District 1795-97); member of Massachusetts Governor's Council, 1798-1800. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1808. Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Dowse (1756-1828) — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Mass., October 22, 1756. Democrat. Shipmaster; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1819-20; resigned 1820. Died in Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass., September 3, 1828. Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick David Ely (1838-1921) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, 1838. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1885-87. Died in 1921. Interment at Old Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Highland Cemetery
Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Francis Williams Sargent (1915-1998) — also known as Francis W. Sargent — of Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born July 29, 1915. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1967-69; Governor of Massachusetts, 1969-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 (delegation chair). Died October 21, 1998. Interment at Highland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Mark John Dalton (c.1915-2004) — also known as Mark Dalton — Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Married 1949 to Barbara Higgins. Democrat. Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Judge John C. Mahoney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; his intelligence report from Utah Beach, Normandy, paved the way for the D-Day invasion; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1954; aide to President John F. Kennedy. Died, of colon cancer, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., May 2, 2004. Interment at Highland Cemetery.

Rock Hill Cemetery
Foxboro, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Politicians buried here:

Bruce Barton (1886-1967) — also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising King"; "The Great Repealer" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Robbins, Scott County, Tenn., August 5, 1886. Son of Rev. William E. Barton and Esther Treat (Bushnell) Barton; married, October 2, 1913, to Esther M. Randall (died 1951). Republican. Author; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by Franklin Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising agency. Congregationalist. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 5, 1967. Interment at Rock Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Millis, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Politicians buried here:

Christian Archibald Herter (1895-1966) — also known as Christian A. Herter — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Millis, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Paris, France of American parents, March 28, 1895. Son of Adele (McGinnis) Herter and Albert Herter (1871-1950; artist); married, August 25, 1917, to Mary Caroline Pratt (1895-1980); father of Christian Archibald Herter, Jr.. Republican. Personal assistant to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, 1921-24; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1931-43; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1939-43; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1952, 1956; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1943-53; Governor of Massachusetts, 1953-57; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1956; U.S. Secretary of State, 1959-61. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1961. Died December 30, 1966. Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

Milton Cemetery
Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

James Anthony Burke (1910-1983) — also known as James A. Burke — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 30, 1910. Married to Margaret Ethel Grant (c.1910-1964). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-79 (13th District 1959-63, 11th District 1963-79); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Died October 13, 1983. Interment at Milton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William P. Homans, Jr. (c.1922-1997) — of Massachusetts. Born in Canton, Norfolk County, Mass. Nephew of Henry Parkman, Jr.; cousin of Endicott Peabody. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1963-65. Persuaded Massachusetts' high court to strike down the death penalty. Died at a nursing home in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz., February 7, 1997. Interment at Milton Cemetery.
- See also Peabody-Parkman-Homans family of Massachusetts

Needham Cemetery
Needham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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Politicians buried here:

William Henry Carter (1864-1955) — also known as William H. Carter — of Needham Heights, Needham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Needham Heights, Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., June 15, 1864. Son of William Carter and Martha (Lee) Carter; married, June 1, 1892, to Miss Taylor. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1906; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1907-08; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 13th District, 1915-19. Died in Needham, Norfolk County, Mass., April 23, 1955. Interment at Needham Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Highland Cemetery
Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Frank Gilman Allen (1874-1950) — also known as Frank G. Allen — of Norwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Lynn, Essex County, Mass., October 6, 1874. Son of Frank Mitchell Allen and Abbie L. (Gilman) Allen; married, December 2, 1897, to Clara H. Winslow (died 1924); married, November 26, 1927, to Eleanor H. Wallace. Republican. Chairman of Winslow Brothers & Smith, leather and wool manufacturers; director of banks and insurance firms; trustee of Norwood Hospital; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1918-19; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1921-24; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1925-29; Governor of Massachusetts, 1929-31; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Union League. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 9, 1950. Interment at Highland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.

Hancock Cemetery
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians formerly buried here:

John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818) (aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; great-great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-great-great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826. Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church. Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life; Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams; David McCullough, John Adams; Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson; John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800; James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) (niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848. Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: John Smith; Thurlow Weed
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life; Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams; Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams

Mt. Wollaston Cemetery
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) — also known as "C.F.A."; "A Whig of the Old School" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 18, 1807. Grandson of John Adams; nephew of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (who married William Stephens Smith); son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams; brother of George Washington Adams; married, September 5, 1829, to Abigail Brown Brooks (sister-in-law of Edward Everett); father of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1831; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1835-40; Free Soil candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856 (Honorary Vice-President; Speaker); U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1859-61; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1861-68; Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1876. French Huguenot ancestry. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 21, 1886. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954) — also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle Charlie" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866. Great-great-grandson of John Adams; great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield; great-grandnephew of Jacob Crowninshield; grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams; nephew of Brooks Adams; married, April 3, 1899, to Frances Lovering (daughter of William Croad Lovering); first cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams. Republican. Lawyer; banker; mayor of Quincy, Mass., 1896-97; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Unitarian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Brooks Adams (1848-1927) — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., June 24, 1848. Great-grandson of John Adams; grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); nephew of George Washington Adams; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); brother of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894); married, September 7, 1889, to Evelyn Davis (daughter of Admiral Charles Henry Davis; sister-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge); uncle of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); granduncle of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; author; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; candidate for Massachusetts legislative seat. Died February 13, 1927. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
Daniel O'Sullivan (c.1921-2000) — also known as Danno O'Sullivan — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1953-60. Died, in Quincy Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., October 6, 2000. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery.

United First Parish Church
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

John Adams (1735-1826) — also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of Independence"; "Father of the American Navy" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., October 30, 1735. Son of John Adams and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; third cousin of Samuel Adams; married, October 25, 1764, to Abigail Smith (1744-1818) (aunt of William Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (who married William Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams (1767-1848); grandfather of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; ancestor of William Rush Merriam, Vinson Martlow Whitley and Eugene H. Nickerson; great-great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-great-great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; Delegate to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice President of the United States, 1789-97; President of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., July 4, 1826. Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church. Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about John Adams: John Ferling, John Adams: A Life; Joseph J. Ellis, The Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John Adams; David McCullough, John Adams; Gore Vidal, Inventing A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson; John Ferling, Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800; James Grant, John Adams : Party of One
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) — also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts Madman" — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk County, Mass., July 11, 1767. Son of John Adams and Abigail (Smith) Adams (1744-1818); brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (who married William Stephens Smith); married, July 26, 1797, to Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) (niece of Thomas Johnson; daughter of Joshua Johnson; sister-in-law of John Pope); first cousin of William Cranch; father of George Washington Adams and Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; great-grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1802; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S. Secretary of State, 1817-25; President of the United States, 1825-29; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District 1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office 1848; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1834. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Suffered a stroke while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in the Speaker's office, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., February 23, 1848. Original interment at Hancock Cemetery; reinterment at United First Parish Church; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: John Smith; Thurlow Weed
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C. Nagel, John Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life; Lynn Hudson Parsons, John Quincy Adams; Robert V. Remini, John Quincy Adams

Unknown Locations
East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Francis William Bird — also known as Francis W. Bird — of East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass. Father of Charles Sumner Bird (who married Anna J. Child); grandfather of Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856, 1868; Liberal Republican candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1872; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1876. Interment somewhere.
- See also Bird family of Massachusetts
Anna Child Bird (b. 1855) — also known as Anna J. Child; Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird — of East Walpole, Walpole, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., January 12, 1855. Daughter of Elisha Norwin Child and Elizabeth Humphrey (Martin) Child; married, October 19, 1880, to Charles Sumner Bird (son of Francis William Bird) and Charles Sumner Bird (1855-1927) (son of Francis William Bird); mother of Charles Sumner Bird, Jr.. Republican. Chair, Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association, 1917-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Interment somewhere.
- See also Bird family of Massachusetts

Woodlawn Cemetery
Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Wendell Arthur Garrity, Jr. (1920-1999) — also known as W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. — of Massachusetts. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., June 20, 1920. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, 1961-66; U.S. District Judge for Massachusetts, 1966-85. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Ordered the desegregation of Boston schools in 1974. Died, of cancer, in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Mass., September 16, 1999. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
William Russell Langdon (1891-1963) — also known as William R. Langdon — of Dedham, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, of American parents, July 31, 1891. U.S. Vice Consul in Yokohama, 1916-17; U.S. Consul in Antung, 1924; Tsinan, 1926; Mukden, 1927, 1938; Dairen, 1929-32; U.S. Consul General in Seoul, 1947. Died in 1963. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

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