The Political Graveyard: Newton County, Mo.

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Newton County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Newton County

Index to Locations

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Neosho, Newton County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Maecenas Eason Benton (1848-1924) — also known as Maecenas E. Benton — of Neosho, Newton County, Mo. Born near Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tenn., January 29, 1848. Son of Thomas Benton and Mary Ellen Benton. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Newton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1896; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1897-1905; defeated, 1904; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1922-23. Died, from carcinoma of larynx, in Springfield, Greene County, Mo., April 27, 1924 (age 76 years, 89 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Stratton Shartel (1895-1956) — of Missouri. Born in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., 1895. Son of Cassius McLean Shartel. Republican. Lawyer; Missouri state attorney general, 1928-33. Southern Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died February 2, 1956 (age about 60 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Cassius McLean Shartel (1860-1943) — also known as Cassius M. Shartel — of Neosho, Newton County, Mo. Born in Pennsylvania, 1860. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1905-07; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1923. Died in 1943 (age about 83 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Stratton Shartel.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Seneca Cemetery
Seneca, Newton County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

David Archibald Harvey (1845-1916) — Born in Canada, March 20, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; state court judge in Kansas, 1881-89; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Oklahoma Territory, 1890-93. Died in Hope, Eddy County, N.M., May 24, 1916 (age 71 years, 65 days). Interment at Seneca Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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