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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Jackson County


Index to Locations

  • Blue Springs Blue Springs Cemetery
  • Independence Independence Square
  • Independence Mt. Washington Cemetery
  • Independence Truman Presidential Library and Museum
  • Independence Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Kansas City Calvary Cemetery
  • Kansas City Elmwood Cemetery
  • Kansas City Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Kansas City Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Kansas City Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Kansas City St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Kansas City Union Cemetery
  • Kansas City Westport Cemetery
  • Lee's Summit Lee's Summit Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Raytown Brooking Cemetery


    Blue Springs Cemetery
    Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Jasper Bell (1885-1978) — also known as C. Jasper Bell — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo.; Blue Springs, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lake City, Hinsdale County, Colo., January 16, 1885. Son of Thaddeus P. Bell and America Virginia (Palmer) Bell. Democrat. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 16th Circuit, 1931-34; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1935-49. Disciples of Christ. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons; Optimist Club. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 21, 1978 (age 93 years, 5 days). Interment at Blue Springs Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 15, 1915, to Grace G. Smith.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Independence Square
    Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo., May 8, 1884. Son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852-1947). Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1960; Vice President of the United States, 1945; President of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House, temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and convicted of murder. Died at Research Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232 days). Interment at Truman Presidential Library and Museum; statue at Independence Square.
      Relatives: Grandnephew of James Chiles; son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852-1947); married, June 28, 1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace.
      Cross-reference: Andrew J. May — Milton Lipson — Samuel I. Rosenman — Stephen J. Spingarn — James M. Curley — George E. Allen — George E. Allen
      Other politicians named for him: H. Truman ChafinHarry Truman Moore
      Personal motto: "The Buck Stops Here."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books by Harry S. Truman: The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman
      Books about Harry S. Truman: David McCullough, Truman — Alonzo L. Hamby, Man of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J. Savage, Truman and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House Years — Alan Axelrod, When the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman


    Mt. Washington Cemetery
    614 South Brookside Avenue
    Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      James Alexander Reed (1861-1944) — also known as James A. Reed — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, November 9, 1861. Son of John A. Reed and Nancy Reed. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908, 1912 (speaker), 1916; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1911-29; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1928, 1932. Died in Fairview, Oscoda County, Mich., September 8, 1944 (age 82 years, 304 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John A. Reed and Nancy Reed; married, August 1, 1887, to Lura M. Olmsted (died 1932); married, December 13, 1933, to Nell Q. Donnelly.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Maxwell Blake (1877-1959) — of Oklahoma. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 15, 1877. Son of John Thorn Blake and Annie (Maxwell) Blake. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Funchal, 1906-07; Dunfermline, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General in Bogotá, 1910; Tangier, 1910-21, 1925-38; Melbourne, 1924-25; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Morocco, 1917-21, 1925-38. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Loyal Legion. Died January 22, 1959 (age 81 years, 68 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1906 to Ruth Maxwell.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John Finis Philips (1834-1919) — also known as John F. Philips — of Georgetown, Pettis County, Mo.; Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Thralls Prairie, Boone County, Mo., December 31, 1834. Son of John G. Philips. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1868; mayor of Sedalia, Mo.; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1875-77, 1880-81; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1885-88; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, 1888-1910. Died in Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark., March 13, 1919 (age 84 years, 72 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Thompson Van Horn (1824-1916) — also known as Robert T. Van Horn — of Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in East Mahoning, Indiana County, Pa., May 19, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; postmaster; newspaper editor; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1861; member of Missouri state senate, 1862-64; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1865-71, 1881-83, 1896-97 (6th District 1865-71, 8th District 1881-83, 5th District 1896-97); member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1872-74, 1884; Missouri Republican state chair, 1874-76; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Missouri District, 1879. Died in Evanston Station, Clay County, Mo., January 3, 1916 (age 91 years, 229 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Joseph Wayne Mercer (1845-1906) — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Platte County, Mo., February 25, 1845. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Missouri state treasurer, 1875-77; mayor of Independence, Mo., 1891. Wounded during the Civil War, and lost his right arm. Died in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., March 13, 1906 (age 61 years, 16 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      William Allen Coy (1835-1912) — also known as William A. Coy — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in Portage County, Ohio, November 30, 1835. Son of Allen Coy and Sarah Coy. Republican. Mayor of Kansas City, Kan., 1889-91. Died, of heart disease and nephritis, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., March 27, 1912 (age 76 years, 118 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      Alfred J. Lane (1932-2009) — also known as Al Lane — of Mission Hills, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, July 7, 1932. Son of Daniel Lane and Mary Ann (Nardone) Lane. Airplane pilot; member of Kansas state house of representatives 25th District, 1989-2003. Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 3, 2009 (age 77 years, 88 days). Interment at Mt. Washington Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Peggy Wright.


    Truman Presidential Library and Museum
    Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) — also known as "Give 'Em Hell Harry" — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Lamar, Barton County, Mo., May 8, 1884. Son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852-1947). Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Missouri, 1922-24, 1926-34; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1935-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940, 1944, 1952, 1960; Vice President of the United States, 1945; President of the United States, 1945-53; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; American Legion; Eagles; Elks; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist group, Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo, tried to shoot their way into Blair House, temporary residence of the President, as part of an attempted assassination, November 1, 1950. Torresola and a guard, Leslie Coffelt, were killed. Collazo, wounded, was arrested, tried, and convicted of murder. Died at Research Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 26, 1972 (age 88 years, 232 days). Interment at Truman Presidential Library and Museum; statue at Independence Square.
      Relatives: Grandnephew of James Chiles; son of John Anderson Truman (1851-1914) and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman (1852-1947); married, June 28, 1919, to Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace.
      Cross-reference: Andrew J. May — Milton Lipson — Samuel I. Rosenman — Stephen J. Spingarn — James M. Curley — George E. Allen — George E. Allen
      Other politicians named for him: H. Truman ChafinHarry Truman Moore
      Personal motto: "The Buck Stops Here."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books by Harry S. Truman: The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman
      Books about Harry S. Truman: David McCullough, Truman — Alonzo L. Hamby, Man of the People : A Life of Harry S. Truman — Sean J. Savage, Truman and the Democratic Party — Ken Hechler, Working With Truman : A Personal Memoir of the White House Years — Alan Axelrod, When the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on Leadership — Ralph Keyes, The Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman


    Woodlawn Cemetery
    Independence, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      William Joseph Randall (1909-2000) — also known as William J. Randall; Bill Randall — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 16, 1909. Son of William R. Randall and Lillie (Bridges) Randall. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; county judge in Missouri, 1946-59; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1956; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1959-77. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Optimist Club; Elks; Eagles; Moose; Phi Kappa Psi. Died, at Independence Regional Health Center, Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 7, 2000 (age 90 years, 357 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 17, 1939, to Margaret F. Layden.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815-1881) — also known as Samuel H. Woodson — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Jessamine County, Ky., 1815. Son of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1779-1827) and Anna (Randolph) Woodson. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 25th District, 1845-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1857-61; circuit judge in Missouri. Died in 1881 (age about 66 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Samuel Hughes Woodson (1779-1827) and Anna (Randolph) Woodson; brother of Tucker Woodson and David Meade Woodson; married 1839 to Margaret J. Ashby (died 1912); first cousin once removed of Silas Woodson; uncle of John McDowell Woodson. See Woodson family of Kentucky.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Samuel Locke Sawyer (1813-1890) — of Missouri. Born in New Hampshire, November 27, 1813. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1879-81. Died March 29, 1890 (age 76 years, 122 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Chiles (1802-1883) — of Missouri. Born in Clark County, Ky., August 14, 1802. Member of Missouri state senate. Died in Grayson (unknown county), Tex., March 23, 1883 (age 80 years, 221 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Granduncle of Harry S. Truman.
      John Taylor Hughes (1817-1862) — of Missouri. Born in Woodford County, Ky., July 25, 1817. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1854; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. While leading his troops, was killed in battle at Independence, Jackson County, Mo., August 11, 1862 (age 45 years, 17 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.


    Calvary Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) — Born in Troy, Doniphan County, Kan., February 22, 1901. Judge of U.S. District Court, 1954-56; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1956-57; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1957-62. Methodist. Member, Tau Kappa Epsilon. Died November 26, 1973 (age 72 years, 277 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      See also NNDB dossier
      Books about Charles Evans Whittaker: Richard Lawrence Miller, Whittaker : Struggles of a Supreme Court Justice — Craig Alan Smith, Failing Justice: Charles Evans Whittaker On The Supreme Court
      Joseph Bernard Shannon (1867-1943) — also known as Joseph B. Shannon — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., March 17, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908, 1912 (member, Credentials Committee), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1940; Missouri Democratic state chair, 1910; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1931-43 (5th District 1931-33, at-large 1933-35, 5th District 1935-43). Died March 28, 1943 (age 76 years, 11 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Elmwood Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      William Warner (1840-1916) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wis., June 11, 1840. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1871; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1882-85, 1898-1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1884, 1888, 1908; speaker, 1896; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1885-89; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1892; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1905-11. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 4, 1916 (age 76 years, 115 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Patterson Borland (1867-1919) — also known as William P. Borland — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., October 14, 1867. Son of William Patterson Borland and Elizabeth (Hassan) Borland. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1909-19; died in office 1919. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, in U.S. Army Field Hospital No. 31, near Coblenz (Koblenz), Germany, February 20, 1919 (age 51 years, 129 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, April 27, 1904, to Ona Winants.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Abram Comingo (1820-1889) — of Missouri. Born near Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Ky., January 9, 1820. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1871-75 (6th District 1871-73, 8th District 1873-75). Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 10, 1889 (age 69 years, 305 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Cowgill (1848-1922) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Indiana, April 2, 1848. Son of William Cowgill. Democrat. Missouri state treasurer, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1916; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1918-22; died in office 1922. Died suddenly, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in his office at City Hall, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 20, 1922 (age 73 years, 293 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Ella Myers.
      James Johnson Lindley (1822-1891) — of Missouri. Born in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, January 1, 1822. U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1853-57; state court judge in Missouri, 1871. Died in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., April 18, 1891 (age 69 years, 107 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry Christian Kumpf (1830-1904) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Germany, 1830. Republican. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1886-88. German ancestry. Died in 1904 (age about 74 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Thomas Hackney (1861-1946) — of Carthage, Jasper County, Mo. Born near Campbellsville, Giles County, Tenn., December 11, 1861. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1901; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1907-09; defeated, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., December 24, 1946 (age 85 years, 13 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      E. M. McGee (1819-1873) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1819. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1870. Died in 1873 (age about 54 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      John William Reid (1821-1881) — of Missouri. Born in Virginia, 1821. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1861. Died in 1881 (age about 60 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas B. Bullene (1828-1894) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., 1828. Merchant; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1882. Died in 1894 (age about 66 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Edward H. Allen (1830-1895) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1830. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1867. Died in 1895 (age about 65 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      E. L. Martin (1842-1912) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1842. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1873. Died in 1912 (age about 70 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Turner Anderson Gill (1841-1920) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1841. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1875-76. Died in 1920 (age about 79 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      Webster Davis (1861-1923) — also known as Web Davis — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pa., June 1, 1861. Shoemaker; lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas, 1892; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1894-95. Died in 1923 (age about 62 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
      George H. Edwards (1860-1941) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1860. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1916-17. Died in 1941 (age about 81 years). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.


    Forest Hill Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Theodore Crittenden (1832-1909) — also known as Tom Crittenden — of Warrensburg, Johnson County, Mo. Born near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., January 1, 1832. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Missouri state attorney general, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1873-75, 1877-79; Governor of Missouri, 1881-85. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 29, 1909 (age 77 years, 148 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of John Crittenden; nephew of John Jordan Crittenden and Robert Crittenden; father of Thomas Theodore Crittenden, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      Waldo Porter Johnson (1817-1885) — also known as Waldo P. Johnson — of Missouri. Born in Bridgeport, Harrison County, Va. (now W.Va.), September 16, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1847; state court judge in Missouri, 1851; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1861-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1863-65; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 15th District, 1875. Expelled from the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support for secession. Died in Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo., August 14, 1885 (age 67 years, 332 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Joseph Johnson.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Albert Isaac Beach (1883-1939) — also known as Albert I. Beach — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., July 30, 1883. Son of George Henry Beach and Eva F. (Hull) Beach. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1924-30; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Freemasons; Lions. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., January 21, 1939 (age 55 years, 175 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 21, 1907, to Marjorie Marshall.
      Harold Roe Bennett Sturdevant Bartle (1901-1974) — also known as H. Roe Bartle; "Chief" — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in 1901. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1955-63. Executive with the Boy Scouts of America. Died in 1974 (age about 73 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      Mason Summers Peters (1844-1914) — also known as Mason S. Peters — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Kearney, Clay County, Mo., September 3, 1844. U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1897-99. Died February 14, 1914 (age 69 years, 164 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Walter Halben Butler (1852-1931) — also known as Walter H. Butler — of Iowa. Born in Springboro, Crawford County, Pa., February 13, 1852. Son of Hiram Butler and Mary (Temple) Butler. Democrat. Banker; U.S. Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1891-93. Died, from myocarditis and heart dilatation, in Roosevelt Hotel, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., April 24, 1931 (age 79 years, 70 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Theodore Crittenden, Jr. (1863-1938) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., December 23, 1863. Son of Thomas Theodore Crittenden and Carrie Wheeler (Jackson) Crittenden. Jackson County Clerk, 1894-1900; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1908-10. Died, of bronchopneumonia, in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 31, 1938 (age 74 years, 220 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Great-grandson of John Crittenden; grandnephew of John Jordan Crittenden and Robert Crittenden; son of Thomas Theodore Crittenden and Carrie Wheeler (Jackson) Crittenden. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.


    Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Henry Lee Jost (1873-1950) — also known as Henry L. Jost — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1873. Son of Simeon Jost and Lena (Bahr) Jost. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1912-16; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1923-25. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died July 13, 1950 (age 76 years, 219 days). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1911 to Alice Hanks.
      Cross-reference: Roger C. Slaughter
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Theodore Leonard Irving (1898-1962) — also known as Leonard Irving — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., March 24, 1898. Democrat. Railroad work; theater manager; hotel manager; construction worker; president and business agent, Local 264, Construction and General Laborers Union; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1949-53. Congregationalist. Member, Eagles. Died in 1962 (age about 64 years). Interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1918 to Effie A. Bjornstad.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      John Charles Tarsney (1845-1920) — also known as John C. Tarsney — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Medina, Lenawee County, Mich., November 7, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1888; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1889-96; justice of Oklahoma territorial supreme court, 1896-99. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 4, 1920 (age 74 years, 302 days). Interment at Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Mary E. Tarsney (who married Thomas Addis Emmet Weadock), Anna Elizabeth Tarsney (who married George William Weadock) and Timothy Edward Tarsney; uncle of George Leo Weadock; granduncle of George William Weadock II. See Weadock-Tarsney family of Michigan.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. Mary's Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      John Lewis MacDonald (1838-1903) — also known as John L. MacDonald — of Shakopee, Scott County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, February 22, 1838. Lawyer; probate judge in Minnesota, 1860-61; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 18th District, 1869-70; member of Minnesota state senate, 1871, 1873-76 (18th District 1871, 21st District 1873-76); candidate for Minnesota state attorney general, 1872 (Democratic), 1892 (People's); district judge in Minnesota, 1877-87; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1887-89; defeated, 1888. Died from injuries received in a streetcar accident in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 13, 1903 (age 65 years, 141 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Union Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      James S. Calhoun (1802-1852) — of Columbus, Muscogee County, Ga. Born in 1802. Member of Georgia state legislature, 1830; mayor of Columbus, Ga., 1838-39; member of Georgia state senate, 1838-40, 1845; U.S. Consul in Havana, 1841-42; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1851-52; died in office 1852. Died near Independence, Jackson County, Mo., July 2, 1852 (age about 50 years). Interment at Union Cemetery.
      Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1835-39. Died June 17, 1851 (age 68 years, 147 days). Original interment at Westport Cemetery; reinterment at Union Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Pryor Lea; great-grandfather of Luke Lea (1879-1945). See Lea family of Tennessee.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Manor (1829-1888) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born May 25, 1829. Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1861-63. Died January 29, 1888 (age 58 years, 249 days). Interment at Union Cemetery.
      George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) — of Jackson County, Mo. Born in Augusta County, Va., March 20, 1811. Member of Missouri state legislature, 1848; Missouri state treasurer, 1862-65. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., July 7, 1879 (age 68 years, 109 days). Interment at Union Cemetery.
      John T. Crisp (1848-1903) — of Missouri. Born near Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C., 1848. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state house of representatives. Died in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., April 21, 1903 (age about 54 years). Interment at Union Cemetery.


    Westport Cemetery
    Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Luke Lea (1783-1851) — of Tennessee. Born in Surry County, N.C., January 21, 1783. U.S. Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1833-37; secretary of state of Tennessee, 1835-39. Died June 17, 1851 (age 68 years, 147 days). Original interment at Westport Cemetery; reinterment at Union Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Pryor Lea; great-grandfather of Luke Lea (1879-1945). See Lea family of Tennessee.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Lee's Summit Cemetery
    Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      William Strother Cowherd (1860-1915) — also known as William S. Cowherd — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born near Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo., September 1, 1860. Democrat. Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., 1892; U.S. Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1897-1905; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1908. Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 20, 1915 (age 54 years, 292 days). Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Oliver Houx Lewis (1847-1916) — of Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., March 16, 1847. Mayor of Lee's Summit, Mo.. Died September 7, 1916 (age 69 years, 175 days). Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery.
      Todd Menzies George (1879-1979) — of Missouri. Born in Woodford County, Ky., February 26, 1879. Mayor of Lee's Summit, Mo., 1916, 1928, 1930-31. Died November 22, 1979 (age 100 years, 269 days). Interment at Lee's Summit Cemetery.


    Oak Grove Cemetery
    Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles D. Capelle (1882-1939) — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo. Born August 5, 1882. Son of John O. Capelle and Bettie (Duncan) Capelle. Mayor of Independence, Mo., 1922-24; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1933-34. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Independence Sanitarium, Independence, Jackson County, Mo., May 14, 1939 (age 56 years, 282 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.


    Brooking Cemetery
    Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri
    Politicians buried here:
      Alvan Brooking (1796-1857) — of Missouri. Born March 7, 1796. County judge in Missouri, 1842-48; member of Missouri state senate, 1850-54. Died November 30, 1857 (age 61 years, 268 days). Interment at Brooking Cemetery.


     

     


     
       
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