The Political Graveyard: Montgomery County, Md.

Montgomery County
Maryland

Montgomery County information:

Population: 873,341 (2000); 757,027 (1990)
Land area 495 square miles.
County seat: Rockville
Montgomery County official web site.
Capital Impact: Montgomery County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Montgomery County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Montgomery County MDGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Montgomery County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Carroll County; Howard County
Southeast: Prince George's County; Washington city, D.C.; Arlington County, Va.
South: Fairfax County, Va.
West: Loudoun County, Va.
Northwest: Frederick County

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

J. Forest Walker (County Treasurer, 1927) Douglas M. Duncan (County Executive, 1995-) Doug Gansler (State's Attorney, 1999-2007)

Private or family graveyard
Montgomery County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Jeremiah Crabb (1760-1800) — of Maryland. Born in Frederick County, Md., 1760. Democrat. Member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1788-93; state court judge in Maryland, 1791-92; U.S. Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1795-96. Died in Montgomery County, Md., February 19, 1800. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. John's Catholic Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Daniel Carroll (1730-1796) — of Maryland. Born in Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Md., July 22, 1730. Cousin of Charles Carroll, Barrister and Charles Carroll of Carrollton; uncle of Richard Brent; great-grandfather of Charles Holker Carroll. Member of Maryland state senate, 1781-90; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1781-83; signer, Articles of Confederation, 1781; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1789-91. Catholic. Member, Freemasons. Died in Rock Creek, Montgomery County, Md., May 7, 1796. Interment at St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.

St. John's Cemetery
Forest Glen, Montgomery County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Nicholas Zihlman (1879-1935) — also known as Frederick N. Zihlman — of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md. Born in Carnegie, Allegheny County, Pa., October 2, 1879. Republican. Member of Maryland state senate, 1910-17; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1917-31; defeated, 1914, 1930. Methodist. Died in Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., April 22, 1935. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Parklawn Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Arthur Lewis Miller (1892-1967) — also known as Arthur L. Miller; A. L. Miller — of Kimball, Kimball County, Neb. Born near Plainview, Pierce County, Neb., May 24, 1892. Republican. Member of Nebraska unicameral legislature, 1937-41; candidate for Governor of Nebraska, 1940; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 4th District, 1943-59. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., March 16, 1967. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harold Orrin Lovre (1904-1972) — also known as Harold O. Lovre — of Hayti, Hamlin County, S.Dak.; Watertown, Codington County, S.Dak. Born in Toronto, Deuel County, S.Dak., January 30, 1904. Married 1928 to Viola Florell. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1941; U.S. Representative from South Dakota 1st District, 1949-57; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 17, 1972. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frank W. Kuehl (1894-1991) — of Fountain City, Buffalo County, Wis. Born September 14, 1894. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924. Died November 19, 1991. Interment at Parklawn Cemetery.

Rockville Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland

Politicians buried here:

Elijah Barrett Prettyman (1891-1971) — of District of Columbia. Born in Lexington, Va., August 23, 1891. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1945-62. Member, American Bar Association. Died August 4, 1971. Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
Richard Johns Bowie (1807-1881) — of Maryland. Born in Washington, D.C., June 23, 1807. Member of Maryland state senate, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1849-53; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1853; state court judge in Maryland, 1861-81. Died near Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., March 12, 1881. Interment at Rockville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John G. England — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Mayor of Rockville, Md., 1894-96. Interment at Rockville Cemetery.

Union Cemetery
Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John McDonald (1837-1917) — of Rockville, Montgomery County, Md. Born in Ireland, May 24, 1837. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1882; U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1897-99. Episcopalian. Died in Rockville, Montgomery County, Md., January 30, 1917. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Perry Johnson (1887-1946) — also known as Walter P. Johnson — of Germantown, Montgomery County, Md. Born near Humboldt, Allen County, Kan., November 6, 1887. Son-in-law of Edwin Ewing Roberts. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1940. Professional baseball pitcher with Washington Senators, 1907-27; won 417 games, second only to Cy Young; held major league record in career strikeouts (3508) from 1921 until 1983; holds record for career shutouts (110) and other records; was pitcher at the 1910 baseball game at which William H. Taft became the first President to attend Opening Day; also was manager of the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Indians; elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936. Died, of a brain tumor in Georgetown Hospital, Washington, D.C., December 10, 1946. Interment at Union Cemetery.

Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Bonifas Bennett (1904-1964) — also known as John B. Bennett — of Ontonagon, Ontonagon County, Mich. Born in Garden, Delta County, Mich., January 10, 1904. Son of James G. Bennett and Mary (Bonifas) Bennett; married, May 4, 1929, to Corinne Waldhuetter. Republican. Lawyer; Ontonagon County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-30, 1933-36; U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1943-45, 1947-64; defeated, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1944; died in office 1964. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Rotary; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md., August 9, 1964. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Joseph O'Connor (1885-1960) — also known as John J. O'Connor — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 1885. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1921-23; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1923-39; defeated (Andrew Jackson), 1938; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Died in 1960. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Francis McLaughlin (1887-1976) — also known as Charles F. McLaughlin — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb., June 19, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1919-20; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1935-43; defeated, 1942; Judge of U.S. District Court, 1949-64. Died in Washington, D.C., February 5, 1976. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Miller Baer (1886-1970) — of North Dakota. Born in Black Creek, Outagamie County, Wis., March 29, 1886. Civil engineer; farmer; cartoonist; postmaster; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 1st District, 1917-21; defeated (Non-Partisan League), 1920. Congregationalist. Died in Washington, D.C., February 18, 1970. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Leo Joseph Callanan (1900-1982) — also known as Leo J. Callanan — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass.; Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md. Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 18, 1900. Son of Edward John Callanan (c.1867-1948) and Helena Clare (Murphy) Callanan (c.1868-1951); married, February 20, 1935, to Helene English Bradley (1904-1996). Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Melbourne, 1926-27; Adelaide, 1929; U.S. Consul in Port Said, 1931; Madras, 1932; Malaga, 1938; Pernambuco, 1943; Victoria, 1947; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1949. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from chronic emphysema, in Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Md., January 5, 1982. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
John Joseph Sirica (1904-1992) — also known as John J. Sirica — of Washington, D.C. Born March 19, 1904. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from District of Columbia, 1956; federal judge, 1975. Italian ancestry. Died August 14, 1992. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Montgomery County

Politicians who were born in Montgomery County

Politicians who lived in Montgomery County

Politicians who died in Montgomery County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Montgomery County