The Political Graveyard: Ramsey County, Minn.

Ramsey County
Minnesota

Named for Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903)

Ramsey County information:

Population: 511,035 (2000); 485,765 (1990)
Land area 156 square miles.
County seat: St. Paul
Ramsey County official web site.
Capital Impact: Ramsey County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Ramsey County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Ramsey County MNGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Ramsey County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Pierce Butler (County Attorney, 1893-96)

Unknown Location
Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Arthur McQuillan (1895-1954) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 29, 1895. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1944. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 5, 1954. Interment somewhere.

Forest Lawn Cemetery
Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Bruce Frank Vento (1940-2000) — also known as Bruce F. Vento — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 7, 1940. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1971-76; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1977-2000; died in office 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1984, 2000. Catholic. German and Italian ancestry. An elementary school in St. Paul, Minn., is named for him. Died, of mesothelioma (lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos), St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 10, 2000. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.

Roselawn Cemetery
Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Winn Powers (1861-1939) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Williams County, Ohio, April 26, 1861. Mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1914-16. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 8, 1939. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.
Mike Holm (1876-1952) — of Roseau, Roseau County, Minn. Born in Ringvattnet, Alanas Socken Jamtland, Sweden, June 17, 1876. Married to Virginia Holm. Republican. Probate judge in Minnesota; secretary of state of Minnesota, 1921-52; died in office 1952. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 6, 1952. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.
James A. Larson (b. 1860) — of Walnut Grove, Redwood County, Minn. Born in Illinois, 1860. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1899-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916. Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.

Unknown Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Carl W. Cummins — of Minnesota. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1920. Interment somewhere.

Calvary Cemetery
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Ignatius Donnelly (1831-1901) — of Nininger, Dakota County, Minn.; Hastings, Dakota County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 3, 1831. Married, September 10, 1855, to Katharine McCaffrey (died 1894); married, February 22, 1898, to Marian Hanson. Lawyer; Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1863-69; defeated, 1868, 1870; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1874-78; People's candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1892; People's candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1900. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., January 1, 1901. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Pierce Butler (1866-1939) — of Ramsey County, Minn.; Washington, D.C. Born in Northfield, Rice County, Minn., March 17, 1866. Son of Patrick Butler and Mary A. Butler; married, August 25, 1891, to Annie M. Cronin. Lawyer; Ramsey County Attorney, 1893-96; general counsel, Chicago & St. Paul Railroad, 1899-1905; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-39; died in office 1939. Catholic. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Washington, D.C., November 16, 1939. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
Frank Thomas Starkey (1892-1968) — also known as Frank T. Starkey — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 18, 1892. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1922-33; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1945-47; defeated (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1952. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 14, 1968. Cremated; ashes interred at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Manahan (1866-1932) — of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Neb.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born near Chatfield, Fillmore County, Minn., March 12, 1866. Son of Joseph Manahan and Catherine (McCarthy) Manahan; married 1893 to Mary Z. Kelly. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1913-15. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 8, 1932. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Mitsch (1825-1895) — of Ramsey County, Minn. Born in 1825. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1859-60. Died in 1895. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
William Davern — of Ramsey County, Minn. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1857-58. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Elmhurst Cemetery
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Oscar Edward Keller (1878-1927) — also known as Oscar E. Keller — of Minnesota. Born in Helenville, Jefferson County, Wis., July 30, 1878. Republican. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1919-27. Died November 21, 1927. Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Forest Cemetery
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Carl Chester Van Dyke (1881-1919) — also known as Carl C. Van Dyke — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Minnesota, 1881. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1915-19; died in office 1919. Died in 1919. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oakland Cemetery
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Ramsey (1815-1903) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa., September 8, 1815. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1843-47; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1855-56; Governor of Minnesota, 1860-63; defeated, 1857; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1863-75; U.S. Secretary of War, 1879-81. Methodist or Presbyterian. Scottish and German ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 22, 1903. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Ramsey counties in Minn. and N.Dak. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Samuel James Renwick McMillan (1826-1897) — also known as Samuel J. R. McMillan — of Stillwater, Washington County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Pennsylvania, 1826. Republican. District judge in Minnesota 1st District, 1850; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1864-74; chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1874-75; resigned 1875; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1875-87. Died in 1897. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Rainey Marshall (1825-1896) — also known as William R. Marshall — of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis.; St. Anthony, Hennepin County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Columbia, Boone County, Mo., October 17, 1825. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1848; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 5th District, 1849-50; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Minnesota, 1866-70; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1874, 1876; appointed 1874, 1876. Swedenborgian. Succeeded in removing the word "white" (race) from the Minnesota state constitution. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 8, 1896. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Marshall counties in Minn. and S.Dak. are named for him.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Horace Austin (1831-1905) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn.; Mound, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Canterbury, Windham County, Conn., October 15, 1831. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Minnesota 6th District, 1865-69; Governor of Minnesota, 1870-74; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1887; appointed 1887. Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 2, 1905. Cremated; ashes interred at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Henry Hastings Sibley (1811-1891) — also known as Henry H. Sibley — of Mendota, Dakota County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., February 20, 1811. Son of Solomon Sibley; son-in-law of James Steele. Democrat. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1848-49; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1849-53; member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1855; Governor of Minnesota, 1858-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., February 18, 1891. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also Sibley-Johnson family
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
- Books about Henry Hastings Sibley: Rhoda R. Gilman, Henry Hastings Sibley: Divided Heart
Willis Arnold Gorman (1816-1876) — also known as Willis A. Gorman — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Flemingsburg, Fleming County, Ky., January 12, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1841-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1849-53; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Catholic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 20, 1876. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Andrew Ryan McGill (1840-1905) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in Saegertown, Crawford County, Pa., February 19, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Governor of Minnesota, 1887-89; member of Minnesota state senate 37th District, 1899-1905; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 31, 1905. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Christopher Columbus Andrews (1829-1923) — of St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Hillsborough, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 27, 1829. Son of Luther Andrews and Nabby (Beard) Andrews; married 1868 to Mary Baxter (died 1893). Lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1859-60; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1868; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1869-77; U.S. Consul General in Rio de Janeiro, 1882-85; Minnesota Forestry Commissioner, 1895-1911. Died September 21, 1923. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) — also known as Henry M. Rice — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., November 29, 1816. Son of Edmund Rice (1784-1829); married, March 28, 1849, to Matilda Whital; brother of Edmund Rice (1819-1889). Democrat. Fur trader; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Minnesota Territory, 1853-57; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1858-63; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1865. Died in San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex., January 15, 1894. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Rice County, Minn. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Arthur Emanuel Nelson (1892-1955) — also known as Arthur E. Nelson — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Browns Valley, Traverse County, Minn., May 10, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1922-26; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 1936; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1942-43; defeated, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 11, 1955. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Henry Sanborn (1845-1928) — Born in Epsom, Merrimack County, N.H., October 19, 1845. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1892. Died May 10, 1928. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Jefferson Parish Kidder (1815-1883) — of Snowsville, Braintree, Orange County, Vt.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange County, Vt.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Vermillion, Clay County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.). Born in Braintree, Orange County, Vt., June 4, 1815. Son of Lyman Kidder and Ruth (Nichols) Kidder (1776-1842); first cousin of Alvan Kidder; second cousin of Francis Kidder; brother of Ira Kidder; fourth cousin of Arba Kidder and Joseph Souther Kidder; married, February 26, 1838, to Mary Ann Stockwell (1819-1880); father of Silas Wright Kidder; second cousin twice removed of Harley Walter Kidder. Delegate to Vermont state constitutional convention, 1841; Orange County State's Attorney, 1843-47; member of Vermont state senate, 1847-48; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1853-54; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1856; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 1st District, 1863-64; justice of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1865-75, 1879-83; died in office 1883; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Dakota Territory, 1875-79. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 2, 1883. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Kidder County, N.Dak. is named for him.
- See also Kidder family of Vermont
- See also: congressional biography.
Jacob Henry Stewart (1829-1884) — also known as Jacob H. Stewart — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Clermont, Columbia County, N.Y., January 15, 1829. Republican. Physician; Minnesota surgeon general, 1857-63; member of Minnesota state senate 2nd District, 1859-60; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1864-65, 1868-69, 1872-75; postmaster; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1877-79; Minnesota surveyor general, 1879-82. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., August 25, 1884. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Edmund Rice (1819-1889) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., February 14, 1819. Son of Edmund Rice (1784-1829); brother of Henry Mower Rice; married, November 28, 1848, to Anna Maria Acker. Democrat. Member of Minnesota territorial House of Representatives 3rd District, 1851; president of several railroads; member of Minnesota state senate, 1864-65, 1873-74 (1st District 1864-65, 23rd District 1873-74); member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1867, 1872 (1st District 1867, 24th District 1872); candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1879; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1881-83, 1885-87; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1887-89. Died in White Bear Lake, Ramsey County, Minn., July 11, 1889. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Charles Eugene Flandrau (1828-1903) — also known as Charles E. Flandrau — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 15, 1828. Democrat. Lawyer; member Minnesota territorial council 10th District, 1856; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1858-64; resigned 1864; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1867. Died September 9, 1903. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Andrew Robert Kiefer (1832-1904) — also known as Andrew R. Kiefer — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Marienborn, Germany, May 25, 1832. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 21st District, 1864; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1893-97; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1898-1900; defeated, 1890. German ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., May 1, 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Frederick Clement Stevens (1861-1923) — also known as Frederick C. Stevens — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 1, 1861. Republican. Member of Minnesota state house of representatives, 1888-91; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 4th District, 1897-1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1916. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., July 1, 1923. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Thomas Averill (1825-1889) — also known as John T. Averill — of Wabasha County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Alna, Lincoln County, Maine, March 1, 1825. Father of Anna May Averill (who married Edwin Ames Jaggard) and Emma Clara Averill (who married William Henry Harrison Stowell). Republican. Member of Minnesota state senate 12th District, 1859-60; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Republican National Committee from Minnesota, 1868-80; U.S. Representative from Minnesota, 1871-75 (2nd District 1871-73, 3rd District 1873-75). Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 3, 1889. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also Averill family of Minnesota
- See also: congressional biography.
George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) — also known as George L. Becker — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 4, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1860; member of Minnesota state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885. Dutch ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., January 6, 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Becker County, Minn. is named for him.
George Lorenzo Otis (1829-1882) — also known as George L. Otis — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Homer, Cortland County, N.Y., October 7, 1829. Second cousin thrice removed of Samuel Alleyne Otis; third cousin twice removed of Harrison Gray Otis; son of Isaac Otis (1798-1853) and Caroline Abigail (Curtiss) Otis; third cousin once removed of John Otis; first cousin once removed of Harris F. Otis; married 1858 to Mary Virginia (Mix) Morrison; second cousin of John Grant Otis; brother of Charles Eugene Otis. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 2nd District, 1857-58; member of Minnesota state senate 21st District, 1866; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1867-68; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1869. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 29, 1882. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also Otis family
Moses G. Sherburne (1808-1868) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Orono, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec County, Maine, January 25, 1808. Justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57. Died March 29, 1868. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 10, 1827. Democrat. Member Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 21st District, 1863. French ancestry. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 22, 1898. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Samuel Mayall (1816-1892) — of Gray, Cumberland County, Maine; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in North Gray, Cumberland County, Maine, June 21, 1816. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1845-47, 1848; member of Maine state senate, 1847-48; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1853-55; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Prohibition candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1871, 1873. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 17, 1892. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Lee (1822-1906) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Milford, Hunterdon County, N.J., April 14, 1822. Democrat. Mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1870-72; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., October 21, 1906. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Frederick P. Wright (1854-1916) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., January 25, 1854. Republican. Newspaper work; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1892-94. Presbyterian. Died in Florida Keys, Monroe County, Fla., February 18, 1916. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Richard W. Johnson (1827-1897) — also known as R. W. Johnson — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born near Smithland, Livingston County, Ky., February 7, 1827. Son-in-law of James Steele; half-brother of James Leeper Johnson. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1881. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 21, 1897. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- See also Sibley-Johnson family
Norman Wolfred Kittson (1814-1888) — also known as Norman W. Kittson; "Commodore Kittson" — of Pembina, Minnesota Territory (now Pembina County, N.Dak.); St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Sorel, Lower Canada (now Quebec), March 5, 1814. Democrat. Fur trader; helped end the Hudson Bay Company's fur trading monopoly in 1849; member Minnesota territorial council 7th District, 1852-55; mayor of St. Paul, Minn., 1858-59; operated steamboats on the Red River from Minnesota north into Winnipeg in the 1870s; worked with James J. Hill to build the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway in 1879-81. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died in the dining car of a train en route from Chicago to St. Paul, near Roberts, St. Croix County, Wis., May 10, 1888. Interment at Oakland Cemetery. Kittson County, Minn. and Norman County, Minn. are named for him.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
Robert Kennedy (1801-1889) — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Virginia, 1801. Town president of St. Paul, Minnesota, 1851-52. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., June 21, 1889. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Rensselaer Russell Nelson (1826-1904) — also known as R. R. Nelson; R. R Nelson — of Superior, Douglas County, Wis.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., May 12, 1826. Lawyer; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1857-58. Died October 15, 1904. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Cushman Kellogg Davis (1838-1900) — also known as Cushman K. Davis — of St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn. Born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., June 18, 1838. Son of Horatio N. Davis. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 1st District, 1867; U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, 1868-73; Governor of Minnesota, 1874-76; U.S. Senator from Minnesota, 1887-1900; died in office 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900. Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American War, and gave Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., November 27, 1900. Originally entombed at Oakland Cemetery; later interred in 1901 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
- Cross-reference: Frank B. Kellogg
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

State Capitol Grounds
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota

Politicians who have monuments here:

John Albert Johnson (1861-1909) — of St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn. Born in a log cabin, near St. Peter, Nicollet County, Minn., July 28, 1861. Democrat. Candidate for Minnesota state house of representatives 17th District, 1888; member of Minnesota state senate 20th District, 1899-1902; Governor of Minnesota, 1905-09; died in office 1909; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1908. Presbyterian. Swedish ancestry. Member, Elks; Woodmen. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., September 20, 1909. Interment at Greenhill Cemetery, St. Peter, Minn.; statue at State Capitol Grounds; statue at Nicollet County Courthouse Grounds, St. Peter, Minn.

Selected officials of Ramsey County

Politicians who were born in Ramsey County

Politicians who lived in Ramsey County

Politicians who died in Ramsey County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ramsey County