The Political Graveyard: Kennebec County, Maine

Kennebec County
Maine

Kennebec County information:

Population: 117,114 (2000); 115,904 (1990)
Land area 867 square miles.
County seat: Augusta
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The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Kennebec County

(not intended to be complete)

William T. Haines (County Attorney, 1883-87)

Unknown Locations
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

John Leavitt Stevens (1820-1895) — also known as John L. Stevens — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, August 1, 1820. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1860; U.S. Minister to Uruguay, 1870-73; Paraguay, 1870-73; Sweden, 1877-83; Hawaiian Islands, 1889-93. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 8, 1895. Interment somewhere.
Joshua Gage (1763-1831) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass., August 7, 1763. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-07; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1813-15; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1817-19; member of Maine Governor's Council, 1822-23. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 24, 1831. Interment somewhere.
- See also: congressional biography.

Blaine Memorial Park
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893) — also known as James G. Blaine; "The Plumed Knight"; "Belshazzar Blaine"; "Magnetic Man" — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in West Brownsville, Washington County, Pa., January 31, 1830. Son of Ephraim Blaine and Maria (Gillespie) Blaine; nephew of Ellen Blaine (who married John Hoge Ewing); married, June 30, 1850, to Harriet Stonwood; father of Harriet Blaine (who married Truxtun Beale). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1859-62; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1863-76; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1869-75; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876, 1880; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1876-81; U.S. Secretary of State, 1881, 1889-92; candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died in Washington, D.C., January 27, 1893. Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1920 at Blaine Memorial Park. Blaine counties in Idaho, Mont., Neb. and Okla. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Robert G. Ingersoll
- See also Beale-Blaine family of Pennsylvania
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about James G. Blaine: Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884; Edward P. Crapol, James G. Blaine : Architect of Empire; Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History

Forest Grove Cemetery
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Lot Myrick Morrill (1813-1883) — also known as Lot M. Morrill — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine, May 3, 1813. Brother of Anson Peaslee Morrill. Republican. Member of Maine state senate, 1854-56; Governor of Maine, 1858-61; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1861-69, 1869-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1864; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1876-77. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 10, 1883. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
Edwin Chick Burleigh (1843-1916) — also known as Edwin C. Burleigh — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Linneus, Aroostook County, Maine, November 27, 1843. Son of Parker Prescott Burleigh and Caroline Peabody (Chick) Burleigh; married, June 28, 1863, to Mary J. Bither; father of Lucy E. Burleigh (who married Robert Byron Boyd). Republican. Newspaper publisher; Maine state treasurer, 1885-88; Governor of Maine, 1889-93; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1896; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1897-1911; defeated, 1910; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1913-16; died in office 1916. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, June 16, 1916. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Robert A. Cony
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
William Robinson Pattangall (1865-1942) — also known as William R. Pattangall — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Pembroke, Washington County, Maine, June 29, 1865. Son of Ezra Lincoln Pattangall and Arethusa B. (Longfellow) Pattangall; married, June 6, 1884, to Jean M. Johnson (died 1888); married, September 27, 1892, to Gertrude McKenzie. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1897, 1901, 1909-11; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Maine, 1904 (4th District), 1913 (3rd District), 1914 (3rd District); member of Maine Democratic State Committee, 1905-07; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1911-13; Maine state attorney general, 1911-12, 1915-16; Maine Democratic state chair, 1916, 1919; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1920, 1924; Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine, 1922, 1924; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1926-30; appointed 1926; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1930-35; appointed 1930; resigned 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1936; president, Depositors Trust Co.. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died October 21, 1942. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
John Noble Goodwin (1824-1887) — also known as John N. Goodwin — of Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz. Born in South Berwick, York County, Maine, October 18, 1824. Republican. Member of Maine state senate, 1854; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1861-63; justice of Arizona territorial supreme court, 1863; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1863-66; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1865-67. Died in Paraiso Springs, Monterey County, Calif., April 29, 1887. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Ware Bradbury (1802-1901) — of Maine. Born in Parsonfield, York County, Maine, June 10, 1802. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Maine, 1847-53. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 6, 1901. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Seldon Connor (1839-1917) — of Maine. Born January 25, 1839. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Maine, 1876-79. Died July 9, 1917. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Anson Peaslee Morrill (1803-1887) — also known as Anson P. Morrill — of Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Maine, June 10, 1803. Brother of Lot Myrick Morrill. Republican. Governor of Maine, 1855-56; defeated, 1853, 1855; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856; U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1861-63; member of Maine state legislature. Died July 4, 1887. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Burton Melvin Cross (1902-1998) — also known as Burton M. Cross — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, November 15, 1902. Son of Burton M. Cross and Harriett (Thompson) Cross; married, November 1, 1927, to Olena R. Moulton. Republican. Florist; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1941-44; member of Maine state senate 7th District, 1945-52; Governor of Maine, 1952-55. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in a hospital at Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, October 22, 1998. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Luther Severance (1797-1855) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Montague, Franklin County, Mass., October 26, 1797. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1829; member of Maine state senate, 1835; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1843-47; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Hawaiian Islands, 1850-53. Died January 25, 1855. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Robert Byron Boyd (1864-1941) — also known as Byron Boyd — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Wakefield, New Brunswick, August 31, 1864. Son of Robert Boyd and Eliza J. (Savage) Boyd; married, January 9, 1895, to Lucy E. Burleigh (daughter of Edwin Chick Burleigh). Republican. Secretary of state of Maine, 1897-1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1904 (alternate), 1908, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate); Maine Republican state chair, 1908. Died in 1941. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.
Gertrude M. Pattangall (1874-1950) — also known as Gertrude McKenzie; Mrs. W. R. Pattangall — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born August 13, 1874. Married, September 27, 1892, to William Robinson Pattangall. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Maine, 1920; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1924. Female. Died March 7, 1950. Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

John Chandler (1762-1841) — of Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., February 1, 1762. Brother of Thomas Chandler; uncle of Zachariah Chandler. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state senate, 1803; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 17th District, 1805-09; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1820-29. Died September 25, 1841. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- See also Chandler-Hale family
- See also: congressional biography.

Riverside Cemetery
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

John A. Pettingill — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Whig. Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1852-53. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

State Capitol Grounds
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Joshua Cushman (1761-1834) — Born in Halifax, Plymouth County, Mass., April 11, 1761. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; pastor; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1810; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1811-12; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1819-21; U.S. Representative from Maine at-large, 1821-25; member of Maine state senate, 1828; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1834. Congregationalist. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, January 27, 1834. Entombed at State Capitol Grounds.
- See also: congressional biography.

State Park
Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Enoch Lincoln (1788-1829) — of Paris, Oxford County, Maine. Born in Worcester, Worcester County, Mass., December 28, 1788. Son of Levi Lincoln; brother of Levi Lincoln, Jr.; granduncle of Frederick Robie. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1818-21; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1821-26 (at-large 1821-25, 5th District 1825-26); Governor of Maine, 1827-29; died in office 1829. Died October 8, 1829. Entombed in mausoleum at State Park.
- See also Lincoln family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

Village Cemetery
China, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Alfred Marshall (c.1797-1868) — of Maine. Born in New Hampshire. Democrat. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1841-43. Died in 1868. Interment at Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Christ Church Cemetery
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

William Tudor Gardiner (1892-1953) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., June 12, 1892. Great-great-grandson of Robert H. Gardiner; son of Robert Hallowell Gardiner (died 1924) and Alice (Bangs) Gardiner; married, September 16, 1916, to Margaret Thomas. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Maine State House of Representatives, 1925-26; Governor of Maine, 1929-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1932; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; he and Gen. Maxwell Taylor landed in Italy in 1943, before the American invasion, traveled to Rome undetected, and held a conference with the Italian High Command, obtaining information helpful to the Allies. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; American Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of Union Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows. Killed when his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane exploded in midair, and crashed in Schnecksville, Lehigh County, Pa., August 2, 1953. Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Edward E. Chase
- See also Gardiner family of Maine
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Oak Grove Cemetery
Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine
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Politicians buried here:

George Evans (1797-1867) — of Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, January 12, 1797. Member of Maine state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Maine, 1829-41 (4th District 1829-35, 2nd District 1835-37, 8th District 1837-39, 4th District 1839-41); U.S. Senator from Maine, 1841-47; Maine state attorney general, 1853-54, 1856. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, April 6, 1867. Entombed at Oak Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Parker (1768-1837) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1768. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1813-15, 1819-21 (at-large 1813-15, 5th District 1819-21). Died in Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine, November 9, 1837. Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Hallowell Cemetery
Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Robinson Bodwell (1818-1887) — of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Methuen (part now in Lawrence), Essex County, Mass., June 19, 1818. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1880, 1884; Governor of Maine, 1887; died in office 1887. Died in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine, December 15, 1887. Interment at Hallowell Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Amos Nourse (1794-1877) — of Maine. Born in Massachusetts, 1794. U.S. Senator from Maine, 1857. Died in 1877. Interment at Hallowell Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Otis (1801-1857) — of Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1801. Second cousin twice removed of Samuel Alleyne Otis; third cousin once removed of Harrison Gray Otis (1765-1848), Charles Augustus Otis, Sr., George Lorenzo Otis, John Grant Otis and Charles Eugene Otis; son of Oliver Otis (born 1768; parents were both Otis) and Elizabeth (Stanchfield) Otis; fourth cousin of Oran Gray Otis, Asa H. Otis, David Perry Otis and Harrison Gray Otis (1837-1917); married 1831 to Harriet Frances Vaughn; married, August 21, 1848, to Ellen Grant; third cousin of William Shaw Chandler Otis, Harris F. Otis and James Otis. Lawyer; member of Maine state legislature; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1849-51. Died August 17, 1857. Interment at Hallowell Cemetery.
- See also Otis family
- See also: congressional biography.

Readfield Cemetery
Readfield, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Jonathan Glidden Hunton (1781-1851) — of Maine. Born March 14, 1781. Governor of Maine, 1830-31; defeated, 1830. Died October 12, 1851. Interment at Readfield Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Rest Haven Cemetery
South Windsor, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Ferdinand Wingate (b. 1786) — also known as Joseph F. Wingate — of Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1786. Democrat. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1827-31. Interment at Rest Haven Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Charles Fletcher Johnson (1859-1930) — also known as Charles F. Johnson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, February 14, 1859. Son of William F. Johnson and Ruth S. (Boulter) Johnson; married, December 21, 1881, to Abbie W. Britton. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1892, 1894; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1893; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1904, 1916; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1905-07; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1917-29. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons; Psi Upsilon. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 15, 1930. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor (1811-1869) — also known as Wyman B. S. Moor — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Maine, 1811. Democrat. Maine state attorney general, 1844-47; U.S. Senator from Maine, 1848; U.S. Consul General in Toronto, 1857-61. Died in 1869. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Clinton Amos Clauson (1895-1959) — also known as Clinton A. Clauson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Mitchell, Mitchell County, Iowa, March 28, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chiropractor; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1956-57; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1956; Governor of Maine, 1959; died in office 1959. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Newcomen Society; Odd Fellows. Died December 30, 1959. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Edward Nelson (1874-1955) — also known as John E. Nelson — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine; Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in China, Kennebec County, Maine, July 12, 1874. Son of Edward White Nelson and Cassandra Marden (Worthing) Nelson; married, July 14, 1900, to Margaret Heath Crosby; father of Charles Pembroke Nelson. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine 3rd District, 1922-33; defeated, 1932. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa; Zeta Psi. Died in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, April 11, 1955. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Rice (1768-1854) — of Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, Lincoln County, Maine, March 30, 1768. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1815-19 (18th District 1815-17, 5th District 1817-19). Died in 1854. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
L. Eugene Thayer (b. 1883) — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, March 8, 1883. Son of Frank L. Thayer and Nora (Pulsifer) Thayer; married, January 9, 1907, to Florence Merrill. Democrat. Insurance business; director, People's National Bank; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1933-34. Unitarian. Member, Freemasons. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Waterville Cemetery
Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Herbert Carlyle Libby (b. 1878) — also known as Herbert C. Libby — of Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine. Born in Burnham, Waldo County, Maine, December 28, 1878. Son of Isaac C. Libby and Helen M. (Green) Libby; married, December 21, 1912, to Mabel E. Dunn. Republican. Editor; superintendent of schools; mayor of Waterville, Maine, 1926-27. Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Pi Kappa Delta; Zeta Psi. Interment at Waterville Cemetery.

Maple Cemetery
Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Page Benson (1804-1876) — of Maine. Born in Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, November 28, 1804. U.S. Representative from Maine 4th District, 1853-57. Died in Yarmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, August 12, 1876. Interment at Maple Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Kennebec County

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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Kennebec County