The Political Graveyard: St. Louis city, Mo.

St. Louis city
Missouri

St. Louis city information:

Population: 348,189 (2000); 396,685 (1990)
Land area 62 square miles.
St. Louis city official web site.
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Louis city

St. Louis Unknown location
St. Louis Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis Calvary Cemetery
St. Louis Christ Church Cemetery
St. Louis Concordia Cemetery
St. Louis Father Dickson's Cemetery
St. Louis Iris Columbarium Mausoleum
St. Louis Memorial Park Cemetery
St. Louis Missouri Crematory Columbarium
St. Louis Mt. Sinai Cemetery
St. Louis Old City Cemetery
St. Louis Old Grace Church Cemetery
St. Louis St. Marcus Cemetery
St. Louis Sunset Burial Park
St. Louis Valhalla Cemetery

Unknown Locations
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Nathaniel Pope (1784-1850) — of Illinois. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 5, 1784. Brother of John Pope. Secretary of Illinois Territory, 1809-16; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Illinois Territory, 1816-18; U.S. District Judge for Illinois, 1819-50; died in office 1850. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 22, 1850. Interment somewhere. Pope County, Ill. is named for him.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Hackelton — of Illinois. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1836. Interment somewhere.

Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri
Founded 1849
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Edward Bates (1793-1869) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Belmont, Goochland County, Va., September 4, 1793. Son of Thomas Fleming Bates and Caroline (Woodson) Bates; brother of Frederick Bates and James Woodson Bates; married, May 29, 1823, to Julia Davenport Coalter. Republican. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; Missouri state attorney general, 1820-21; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1822, 1834; U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1824-27; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1827-29; member of Missouri state senate, 1830; state court judge in Missouri, 1853-56; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1860; U.S. Attorney General, 1861-64. Quaker. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 25, 1869. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Bates family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Francis Preston Blair, Jr. (1821-1875) — also known as Francis P. Blair, Jr. — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., February 19, 1821. Grandson of James Blair; son of Francis Preston Blair and Eliza Violet (Gist) Blair (1794-1877); brother of Montgomery Blair; married, September 8, 1847, to Appoline Alexander (1828-1908); father of James Lawrence Blair; uncle of Gist Blair. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, 1846; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1852-56; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1857-59, 1860, 1861-62, 1863-64; resigned 1860; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1868; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1871-73. Died in St. Louis, Mo., July 8, 1875. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Blair family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about Francis P. Blair: William Earl Parrish, Frank Blair: Lincoln's Conservative
John Willock Noble (1831-1912) — also known as John W. Noble — of Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, October 26, 1831. Son of Col. John Noble and Catherine McDill Noble; married 1864 to Lizabeth Halstead (died 1894). Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died March 22, 1912. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Noble County, Okla. is named for him.
Charles Nagel (1849-1940) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Bernardo, Colorado County, Tex., August 9, 1849. Son of Dr. Hermann Nagel and Friederike (Litzmann) Nagel; married, August 4, 1876, to Fannie Brandeis (died 1889) (sister of Louis Dembitz Brandeis); married, May 1, 1895, to Anne Shepley. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1881-83; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1908-12; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1909-13. German ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 5, 1940. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Nagel-Brandeis-Taussig family of Missouri
- See also: NNDB dossier.
David Rowland Francis (1850-1927) — also known as David R. Francis — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., October 1, 1850. Son of John B. Francis and Eliza (Rowland) Francis; married 1876 to Jane Perry. Democrat. Grain merchant; banker; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1885-89; Governor of Missouri, 1889-93; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1896-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1916-17. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 15, 1927. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
- Books about David Rowland Francis: Harper Barnes, Standing on a Volcano : The Life and Times of David Rowland Francis
Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) — also known as "Old Bullion" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Hillsborough, Orange County, N.C., March 14, 1782. Son of Jesse Benton and Ann (Gooch) Benton; married 1821 to Elizabeth McDowell; father of Jessie Benton (who married John Charles Frémont). Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Tennessee state senate, 1809; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1856. Fought a duel with Andrew Jackson, who later became a political ally. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100 gold certificate from the 1880s until the 1920s. Died in Washington, D.C., April 10, 1858. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Benton counties in Ark., Ind., Iowa, Minn., Ore. and Wash. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Henry Stuart Foote
- See also: congressional biography; NNDB dossier.
William Carr Lane (1789-1863) — Born near Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., December 1, 1789. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1823-29, 1837-40; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1826-30; Governor of New Mexico Territory, 1852-53; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1853. Baptist. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 6, 1863. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
George Graham Vest (1830-1904) — also known as George G. Vest — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., December 6, 1830. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1860; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1860; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1865; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1879-1903. Died in Sweet Springs, Saline County, Mo., August 9, 1904. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Selden Palmer Spencer (1862-1925) — also known as Selden P. Spencer — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Erie, Erie County, Pa., September 16, 1862. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1895-96; circuit judge in Missouri, 1897-1903; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1918-25; died in office 1925. Died at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 16, 1925. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Virginia, 1760. Married, February 14, 1811, to Mary Thomson Mason (1791-1813) (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason). Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1807-10; Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1810-12; Governor of Missouri Territory, 1812-13. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1814. Original interment at Old Grace Church Cemetery; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Howard County, Mo. is named for him.
- See also Mason family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
William Clark (1770-1838) — of Missouri. Born in Caroline County, Va., August 1, 1770. Grandfather-in-law of Edgar Parks Rucker. Governor of Missouri Territory, 1813-20; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1820. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Commanded expedition with Meriwether Lewis to Oregon, 1803-04. His portrait (along with Lewis) appeared on the $10 U.S. Note from 1898 to 1927. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 1, 1838. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Clark counties in Ark., Mo. and Wash. are named for him; Lewis and Clark County, Mont. is named partly for him.
- Cross-reference: George F. Shannon
- See also: NNDB dossier.
John Miller (1781-1846) — of Missouri. Born in Virginia, November 25, 1781. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Governor of Missouri, 1826-32; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1837-43. Died March 18, 1846. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Miller County, Mo. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Hamilton Rowan Gamble (1789-1864) — of Missouri. Born November 29, 1789. Secretary of state of Missouri, 1824-26; Governor of Missouri, 1861-64; died in office 1864. Died January 31, 1864. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Trusten Polk (1811-1876) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Delaware, May 29, 1811. Third cousin once removed of Charles Polk; fourth cousin of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; nephew of Peter Foster Causey; fourth cousin by marriage of George Davis; fourth cousin once removed of Marshall Tate Polk; fourth cousin twice removed of Frank L. Polk. Democrat. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 28th District, 1845-46; Governor of Missouri, 1857; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1857-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Expelled from the U.S. Senate on January 10, 1862 over his support for secession. Died April 16, 1876. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Forrest C. Donnell (1884-1980) — of Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Quitman, Nodaway County, Mo., August 20, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; Governor of Missouri, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-51; defeated, 1950; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa; Kappa Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 1980. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; NNDB dossier.
Henry Sheffie Geyer (1790-1859) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., September 9, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Missouri territorial House of Representatives, 1818; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1820-24, 1834-35; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1851-57. Attorney for the defendant slave-owner in the Dred Scott case. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 5, 1859. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Semple (1798-1866) — of Alton, Madison County, Ill. Born in Green County, Ky., January 5, 1798. Father of Eugene Semple. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1828-33; Illinois state attorney general, 1833-34; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1837-42; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1843; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1843-47. Died in Elsah, Jersey County, Ill., December 20, 1866. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Butler Bowlin (1804-1874) — also known as James B. Bowlin — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Va., January 16, 1804. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1836; state court judge in Missouri, 1839; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1843-51 (at-large 1843-47, 1st District 1847-51); U.S. Minister to New Grenada, 1854-57. Died in St. Louis, Mo., July 19, 1874. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John M. Wimer (1810-1863) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Amherst County, Va., May 8, 1810. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1843-44, 1857-58; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Killed in action at Hartville, Wright County, Mo., January 11, 1863. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Sterling Price (1809-1867) — of Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo. Born in Virginia, September 20, 1809. Distant cousin of Frank Lee Houx. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1845-46; resigned 1846; Governor of Missouri, 1853-57; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died September 29, 1867. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
Luther Martin Kennett (1807-1873) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Falmouth, Pendleton County, Ky., March 15, 1807. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1850-53; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1855-57. Died in Paris, France, April 12, 1873. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Daniel Drake (1811-1892) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 11, 1811. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1859-60; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1867-70; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1870. Presbyterian. Died in Washington, D.C., April 1, 1892. Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Clement Fletcher (1827-1899) — of De Soto, Jefferson County, Mo. Born January 21, 1827. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1860, 1868; Governor of Missouri, 1865-69. Died March 25, 1899. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
William Dee Becker (1876-1943) — also known as William D. Becker — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., October 23, 1876. Son of John Philip Becker and Anna A. (Cammann) Becker; married, June 10, 1902, to Margaret Louise McIntosh. Republican. Lawyer; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals, 1916-40; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1941-43; died in office 1943. Member, American Bar Association. Was a passenger in an experimental Army glider, towed by an airplane; the glider's wings suddenly fell off, and it crashed at Lambert-St. Louis Airfield, St. Louis County, Mo., August 1, 1943. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
John Sharpenstein Hager (1818-1890) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born near Morristown, Morris County, N.J., March 12, 1818. Son of Lawrence Hager and Mary (Sharpenstein) Hager; married 1872 to Elizabeth (Lucas) Hicks. Democrat. Lawyer; member of California state senate, 1852-54, 1865-71; district judge in California, 1855-61; U.S. Senator from California, 1873-75; delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1876; delegate to California state constitutional convention, 1879; U.S. Collector of Customs for San Francisco, Calif., 1885-89. Died in San Francisco, Calif., March 19, 1890. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Overton Broadhead (1819-1898) — also known as James O. Broadhead — of Missouri. Born in Charlottesville, Va., May 29, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1845-46; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1846-47; member of Missouri state senate, 1850-53; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1861; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 30th District, 1875; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1883-85; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1893-95. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 7, 1898. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Nathan Cole (1825-1904) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., July 26, 1825. Republican. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1869-71; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1877-79; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 4, 1904. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick Dozier Gardner (1869-1933) — also known as Frederick D. Gardner — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Hickman, Fulton County, Ky., November 6, 1869. Son of William H. Gardner and Mary Ellen (Dozier) Gardner; married, October 10, 1894, to Jeannette Vosburgh. Democrat. Owner, St. Louis Coffin Company; Governor of Missouri, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Methodist. Died December 18, 1933. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
David Hartley Armstrong (1812-1893) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Canada, October 21, 1812. Democrat. U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1877-79. Member, Freemasons. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 18, 1893. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Taylor Blow (1817-1875) — also known as Henry T. Blow — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Southampton County, Va., July 15, 1817. Son of Peter Blow and Elizabeth (Taylor) Blow; third cousin of George Blow, Jr.; married to Minerva Grimsley. Republican. Lead products business; president, Iron Mounatain Railroad; member of Missouri state senate, 1854-58; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1863-67; U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1869-70; member District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1874. Died in Saratoga, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 11, 1875. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Blow family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick William Lehmann (1853-1931) — also known as Frederick W. Lehmann — of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Prussia, February 28, 1853. Son of Friedrich Wilhelm Lehmann and Sophia Lehman; married, December 23, 1879, to Nora Stark. Lawyer; attorney for Wabash Railroad; U.S. Solicitor General, 1910-12. German ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Known for his saying, "The United States wins its point whenever justice is done its citizens in the courts.". Died September 12, 1931. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery; cenotaph at Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
John How — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1853-55, 1856-57. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Rolla Wells (b. 1856) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 1, 1856. Son of Erastus Wells and Isabella Bowman (Henry) Wells; married, October 2, 1878, to Jennie Howard Parker (died 1917). General manager and receiver of street railways; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1901-09; governor, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1914-19. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Daniel Tarbox Jewett (1807-1906) — of Missouri. Born in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine, September 14, 1807. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1866; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1870-71. Died in St. Louis, Mo., October 7, 1906. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Daniel D. Page — of Missouri. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1829-33. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Oliver D. Filley — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1858-61. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
James S. Thomas — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1864-69. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Henry Overstolz — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1876-81. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Cyrus Packard Walbridge (b. 1849) — also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20, 1849. First cousin four times removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge; first cousin twice removed of David Safford Walbridge; son of Orlo Judson Walbridge (1814-1880) and Althea Maria (Packard) Walbridge (born 1815); married, October 9, 1879, to Lizzie Merrell (born 1851); fourth cousin once removed of Henry E. Walbridge. Republican. Carpenter; lawyer; druggist; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Walbridge family of Vermont
Frederick Herman Kreisman — also known as Frederick Kreisman — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1909-13. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Erastus Wells (1823-1893) — of Missouri. Born in New York, 1823. Father of Rolla Wells. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1869-77, 1879-81 (1st District 1869-73, 2nd District 1873-77, 1879-81). Died in 1893. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Carrington Cabell (1816-1896) — also known as Edward C. Cabell — of Jefferson County, Fla.; Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla. Born in Richmond, Va., February 5, 1816. Lawyer; delegate to Florida state constitutional convention from Jefferson County, 1838-39; U.S. Representative from Florida, 1845-46, 1847-53 (at-large 1845-46, 1847-51, 1st District 1851-53); colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member of Missouri state senate, 1878-82. Died in St. Louis, Mo., February 28, 1896. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John D. Daggett — of Missouri. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1841-42. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
George Maguire — of Missouri. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1842-43. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Peter G. Camden — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1846-47. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
John M. Krum — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1848-49. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Chauncey Filley — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1863-64. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Washington King — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1855-56. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Martin Linn Clardy (1844-1914) — also known as Martin L. Clardy — of Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo. Born in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., April 26, 1844. First cousin once removed of Kit Francis Clardy. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1879-89 (1st District 1879-83, 10th District 1883-89). Died in St. Louis, Mo., July 5, 1914. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David Patterson Dyer (1838-1924) — also known as David P. Dyer — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Henry County, Va., February 12, 1838. Nephew of Benjamin Dyer; son of David Dalton Dyer; first cousin of Benjamin F. Dyer, Jr.; uncle of Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer; relative of Otis M. Dyer. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868 (member, Credentials Committee), 1900; U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1869-71; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1902-07; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1907. Died in 1924. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Dyer family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward James Gay (1816-1889) — also known as Edward J. Gay — of Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, La. Born in Virginia, 1816. Grandfather of Edward James Gay (1878-1952). Democrat. U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1885-89; died in office 1889. Died in 1889. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg (1837-1908) — of Missouri. Born in Germany, April 6, 1837. Republican. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1864; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1869-73; federal judge, 1905. Died May 18, 1908. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas W. Freeman (1824-1865) — of Missouri. Born in Anderson County, Ky., 1824. Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64. Died, of a "bilious fever", in the Southwestern Hotel, St. Louis, Mo., October 24, 1865. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Henry Frederick Niedringhaus (1864-1941) — also known as Henry F. Niedringhaus — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., December 15, 1864. Nephew of Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus; first cousin of Thomas Key Niedringhaus. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1927-33. Member, Freemasons. Died August 3, 1941. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Niedringhaus family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography.
George French Strother (1783-1840) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1783. Father of James French Strother. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1806; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1817-20. Died in 1840. Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery; reinterment in 1860 at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Strother family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Frederick Joy (1849-1921) — also known as Charles F. Joy — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., December 11, 1849. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1893-1903. Died April 13, 1921. Cremated; ashes interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Tasker Gantt (1814-1887) — also known as Thomas T. Gantt — of Missouri. Born in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., July 22, 1814. U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1845-50; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Judge, Missouri Court of Appeals. Died in St. Louis, Mo., June 17, 1887. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
William Henry Stone (1828-1901) — of Missouri. Born in Shawangunk, Ulster County, N.Y., November 7, 1828. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1873-77. Died July 9, 1901. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Madison Hughes (1809-1861) — of Missouri. Born in Kentucky, 1809. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1843-45. Died in 1861. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Milton Glover (1852-1929) — also known as John M. Glover — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 23, 1852. Nephew of John Montgomery Glover. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1885-89. Died October 20, 1929. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harry Marcy Coudrey (1867-1930) — also known as Harry M. Coudrey — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Brunswick, Chariton County, Mo., February 28, 1867. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1906-11. Died in Norfolk, Va., July 5, 1930. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Judson Allen (1797-1880) — of Broome County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Litchfield County, Conn., April 3, 1797. Democrat. Broome County Judge; member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1836-37; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1839-41. Died in St. Louis, Mo., August 6, 1880. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Guier Scott (1819-1892) — also known as John G. Scott — of Irondale, Washington County, Mo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 26, 1819. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1863-65. Died in Silver Springs, Roane County, Tenn., May 16, 1892. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Hogan (1805-1892) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Ireland, January 2, 1805. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1836; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1865-67. Died February 5, 1892. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edwin Obed Stanard (1832-1914) — also known as Edwin O. Stanard — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Newport, Sullivan County, N.H., January 5, 1832. Republican. Milling business; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1869-71; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1873-75; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 12, 1914. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick Gottlieb Niedringhaus (1837-1922) — also known as Frederick G. Niedringhaus — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Westphalia, Germany, October 21, 1837. Son of Frederick W. Niedringhaus and Mary N. Niedringhaus; married 1860 to Dena Key; father of Thomas Key Niedringhaus; uncle of Henry Frederick Niedringhaus. Republican. Manufacturer; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1889-91; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896. Methodist. German ancestry. Died in St. Louis, Mo., November 25, 1922. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Niedringhaus family of Missouri
- See also: congressional biography.
Gustavus Sessinghaus (1838-1887) — of Missouri. Born in Germany, November 8, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1883; defeated, 1882. Died in St. Louis, Mo., November 16, 1887. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander Gilmore Cochran (1846-1928) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa., March 20, 1846. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 23rd District, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1876. Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 1, 1928. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Anthony Friday Ittner (1837-1931) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Ohio, 1837. Republican. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1877-79. Died in 1931. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Mitchellson Treloar (1850-1935) — also known as William M. Treloar — of Mexico, Audrain County, Mo. Born in Wisconsin, 1850. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1895-97. Died in 1935. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Francis Asbury Morris (1817-1881) — of Texas. Born in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, September 3, 1817. Attorney General of the Texas Republic, 1841. Methodist. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1881. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
John Henry (1800-1882) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Kentucky, 1800. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1847. Died in 1882. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Henry McLean (1829-1886) — of Missouri. Born in Scotland, August 13, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1882-83. Died in Dansville, Livingston County, N.Y., August 12, 1886. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Lowndes Snead (1828-1890) — of Missouri. Born in Henrico County, Va., January 10, 1828. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 17, 1890. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Samuel Howard Ford (1819-1905) — of Kentucky. Born in London, England, February 19, 1819. Delegate from Kentucky to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62. Baptist. Died in St. Louis, Mo., July 5, 1905. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
George Chester Robinson Wagoner (1863-1946) — also known as George C. R. Wagoner — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Ohio, 1863. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1903. Died in 1946. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Theron Ephron Catlin (1878-1960) — of Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 16, 1878. Republican. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1911-12. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 19, 1960. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Hempstead (1780-1817) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., June 3, 1780. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Missouri Territory, 1812-14. Was thrown from a horse, which resulted in his death six days later, at St. Louis, Mo., August 10, 1817. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Hempstead County, Ark. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
Walter Naylor Davis (1876-1951) — of St. Louis County, Mo. Born November 29, 1876. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1945-49. Died September 16, 1951. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
William Grymes Pettus (b. 1794) — of St. Charles County, Mo. Born December 31, 1794. Secretary of state of Missouri, 1821-24. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
John B. Bowman (1832-1885) — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Born in Germany, 1832. Republican. Civil engineer; lawyer; real estate business; mayor of East St. Louis, Ill., 1865-66, 1868, 1872-74, 1877-78. German ancestry. Shot to death in front of his home, in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill., November 21, 1885. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Joshua Pilcher (1790-1843) — of Missouri. Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 15, 1790. Son of Joshua Pilcher (1749-1810) and Nancy Pilcher. Fur trader; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1825-27; Indian agent; Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Member, Freemasons. Died, of sickness resulting from exposure to the elements, in St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1843. Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
James Lawrence Blair (1854-1904) — also known as James L. Blair — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., April 2, 1854. Son of Francis Preston Blair, Jr.; married 1883 to Apolline Madison Alexander. Lawyer; president, St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners, 1884; general counsel, St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition), 1901-03; indicted in December, 1903, for forgery of two deeds of trust to obtain a loan from an estate he managed. Member, American Bar Association; Loyal Legion; Sons of the Revolution. Died, either from suicide (which he attempted at least twice near the end of his life) or from "congestion of the brain", in Eustis, Lake County, Fla., January 16, 1904. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Blair family
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
Adolph Abeles (1817-1855) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Petchau, Bohemia (now Czech Republic), April 3, 1817. Merchant; member of Missouri state house of representatives; elected 1850. Jewish. On the inaugural run of the Pacific Railroad, from St. Louis to Jefferson City, Mo., he was drowned when the bridge over the Gasconade River collapsed, sending the train into the water, near Hermann, Gasconade County, Mo., November 1, 1855. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
George Poole Dorriss (1807-1882) — also known as George P. Dorriss — of Platte City, Platte County, Mo. Born in Robertson County, Tenn., October 16, 1807. Father-in-law of John Acoming Halderman, Jr.. Democrat. General in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860. Died November 29, 1882. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Samuel Wesley Fordyce (1840-1919) — also known as S. W. Fordyce — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Hot Springs, Garland County, Ark.; St. Louis, Mo. Born in Guernsey County, Ohio, February 7, 1840. Son of John Fordyce and Mary (Houseman) Fordyce; married, May 1, 1866, to Susan E. Chadick; brother of Ruth Fordyce (who married Lewis Baker). Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder, builder, president, receiver, and director of many railroads; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884, 1892; member of Democratic National Committee from Arkansas, 1888. Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., August 3, 1919. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
John S. Cavender — of Missouri. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868. Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Calvary Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri
Founded 1864
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) — Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, February 8, 1820. Son of Charles Robert Sherman; adoptive son of Thomas Ewing; brother of John Sherman; uncle by marriage of Nelson Appleton Miles; uncle of Elizabeth Sherman (who married James Donald Cameron); father of Eleanor M. Sherman (1859-1915) (who married Alexander Montgomery Thackara). Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Secretary of War, 1869. Member, Loyal Legion. In 1864, he led Union troops who attacked and burned Atlanta, Georgia. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1905. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1891. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: NNDB dossier.
- Books about William T. Sherman: Stanley P. Hirshson, The White Tecumseh : A Biography of General William T. Sherman
Robert Emmet Hannegan (1903-1949) — also known as Robert E. Hannegan — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 30, 1903. Son of John Patrick Hannegan and Anna (Holden) Hannegan; married, November 14, 1929, to Irma Protzmann. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1940; U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 1943; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1944-47; U.S. Postmaster General, 1945-47; part owner of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, 1947-49. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Nu Phi. Died suddenly from a heart ailment, in St. Louis, Mo., October 6, 1949. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Lewis Vital Bogy (1813-1877) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Ste. Genevieve, Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., April 9, 1813. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1840; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1873-77; died in office 1877. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 20, 1877. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander McNair (1775-1826) — of Missouri. Born May 5, 1775. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; Governor of Missouri, 1821-24. Died March 18, 1826. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Fletcher Darby (1803-1882) — of Missouri. Born in Person County, N.C., December 10, 1803. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1835-37, 1840-41; member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1851-53. Died near Pendleton Station, Warren County, Mo., May 11, 1882. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Caute Reynolds (1821-1887) — also known as Thomas C. Reynolds — of Missouri. Born in South Carolina, October 11, 1821. U.S. Attorney for Missouri, 1853-57; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1860-61; Governor of Missouri, 1862-65. Killed himself by leaping down an elevator shaft at the Customs House, St. Louis, Mo., March 30, 1887. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
Richard C. Kerens (1842-1916) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Killberry, County Meath, Ireland, 1842. Son of Thomas Kerens and Elizabeth (Gugerty) Kerens; married, June 2, 1867, to Frances Jane Jones. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad builder; member of Republican National Committee from Missouri, 1884-1900; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National Convention, 1896 ; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1910-13. Catholic. Died September 4, 1916. Entombed at Calvary Cemetery.
Raymond R. Tucker — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1953-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1960. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Alfonso Juan Cervantes (1920-1983) — also known as Alfonso J. Cervantes — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 27, 1920. Democrat. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1965-73. Died in 1983. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Joseph Cochran (1880-1947) — also known as John J. Cochran — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Mo., August 11, 1880. Son of James Cochran and Elizabeth (Hamilton) Cochran; married, January 11, 1912, to Jeanette Brown (died). Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Reps. William L. Igoe and Harry B. Hawes, and to U.S. Sen. William J. Stone; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1926-47 (11th District 1926-33, at-large 1933-35, 13th District 1935-47); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1934. Catholic. Member, Elks. Died in St. Louis, Mo., March 6, 1947. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward A. Noonan — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1889-93. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Joseph M. Darst — of St. Louis, Mo. Democrat. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1949-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John W. Johnston — of Missouri. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1833-35. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Bernard Pratte — of St. Louis, Mo. Delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention from St. Louis County, 1820; mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1844-46. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Daniel D. Taylor — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1861-63. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Berchmans Sullivan (1897-1951) — also known as John B. Sullivan — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo., October 10, 1897. Son of Patrick Francis Sullivan and Catherine Margaret (Rochford) Sullivan; married, December 27, 1941, to Leonor A. Kretzer. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1941-43, 1945-47, 1949-51; defeated, 1942, 1946; died in office 1951. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Delta Sigma Phi; Delta Theta Phi; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., January 29, 1951. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Joseph O'Neill (1846-1898) — also known as John J. O'Neill — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Missouri, 1846. Democrat. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1883-89, 1891-95 (8th District 1883-89, 1891-93, 11th District 1893-95). Died in 1898. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Bryan Mullanphy — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1847-48. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
James G. Barry — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1849-50. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Arthur B. Barret — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1875. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
James H. Britton — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1875-76. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
John Baptiste Charles Lucas (1758-1842) — Born in Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France, August 14, 1758. Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1792-98; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1794; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1803-05; justice of Missouri territorial supreme court, 1805. Died August 17, 1842. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Mordecai Cooke (1823-1863) — of Missouri. Born in Portsmouth, Va., December 11, 1823. State court judge in Missouri, 1849; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-63; died in office 1863. Died in Petersburg, Va., April 14, 1863. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery.
Sherrard Clemens (1820-1881) — of Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.). Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 28, 1820. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Virginia, 1852-53, 1857-61 (15th District 1852-53, 10th District 1857-61); delegate to Virginia secession convention, 1861. Died in St. Louis, Mo., June 30, 1881. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Seth Wallace Cobb (1838-1909) — also known as Seth W. Cobb — of St. Louis, Mo. Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., December 5, 1838. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1891-97 (9th District 1891-93, 12th District 1893-97). Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 22, 1909. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) — also known as James J. Butler — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 29, 1862. Democrat. Blacksmith; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904, 1908. Died in St. Louis, Mo., May 31, 1917. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Claude Ignatius Bakewell (1912-1987) — also known as Claude I. Bakewell — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 9, 1912. Son of Paul Bakewell and Mary (Fullerton) Bakewell; married, February 22, 1936, to Helene Brown. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1947-49, 1951-53; defeated, 1948. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Delta Theta Phi. Died in University City, St. Louis County, Mo., March 18, 1987. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Graham Frost (1851-1900) — of Missouri. Born in Missouri, 1851. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1879-83. Died in 1900. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Thomas Hunt (1860-1916) — also known as John T. Hunt — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Missouri, 1860. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1903-07. Died in 1916. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Patrick Francis Gill (1868-1923) — also known as Patrick F. Gill — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., August 16, 1868. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1909-13. Died May 21, 1923. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Leo Igoe (1879-1953) — also known as William L. Igoe — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., October 19, 1879. Son of Michael J. Igoe and Margaret (Heffernan) Igoe. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 11th District, 1913-21. Catholic. Died in 1953. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: John J. Cochran; James E. Carroll
- See also: congressional biography.
James Thomas Rapier (1837-1883) — also known as James T. Rapier — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Alabama, 1837. Republican. U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1873-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1880. Black. Died in 1883. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Bernard Gregory Caulfield (1828-1887) — of Illinois. Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.), October 18, 1828. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 1st District, 1875-77. Died in Deadwood, Lawrence County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), December 19, 1887. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Lowery Donaldson Morrison (1816-1888) — of Illinois. Born in Illinois, 1816. Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S. Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1856-57. Died in 1888. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Michael Joseph Gill (1864-1918) — of Missouri. Born in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., December 5, 1864. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1892; U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1914-15. Died November 1, 1918. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William E. Hilsman (1900-1964) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 22, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; member of Missouri state senate 3rd District, 1949-64. Catholic. Member, American Legion. Died March 28, 1964. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) — also known as "Honest Dan" — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in County Kildare, Ireland, August 13, 1826. Son of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin; married 1854 to Mary E. Knight. Democrat. Blacksmith; manufacturer; proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880; member of Missouri state senate, 1886-90. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo., November 3, 1907. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Christ Church Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians formerly buried here:

George French Strother (1783-1840) — of Virginia. Born in Virginia, 1783. Father of James French Strother. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1806; U.S. Representative from Virginia 10th District, 1817-20. Died in 1840. Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery; reinterment in 1860 at Bellefontaine Cemetery.
- See also Strother family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.
Joshua Pilcher (1790-1843) — of Missouri. Born in Culpeper County, Va., March 15, 1790. Son of Joshua Pilcher (1749-1810) and Nancy Pilcher. Fur trader; U.S. Consul in Chihuahua, 1825-27; Indian agent; Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Member, Freemasons. Died, of sickness resulting from exposure to the elements, in St. Louis, Mo., June 5, 1843. Original interment at Christ Church Cemetery; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery.

Concordia Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri
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Politicians buried here:

Richard Bartholdt (1855-1932) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Schleiz, Germany, November 2, 1855. Son of Gottlob Bartholdt and Caroline (Wagner) Bartholdt. Republican. Newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1893-1915. German ancestry. Died, from broncho-pneumonia, in St. Louis, Mo., March 19, 1932. Cremated; ashes interred at Concordia Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Father Dickson's Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

James Milton Turner (1840-1915) — also known as J. Milton Turner — Born in slavery in St. Louis, Mo., 1840. U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1871-78; stabbed in the chest by George W. Medley, in St. Louis, October 9, 1872. Black. Died, as the result of a railroad tank car explosion, in Ardmore, Carter County, Okla., 1915. Interment at Father Dickson's Cemetery.

Iris Columbarium Mausoleum
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Robert Jacob Lewis (1864-1933) — also known as Robert J. Lewis — of York, York County, Pa. Born in Dover, York County, Pa., December 30, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1901-03. Died in Camden, Ouachita County, Ark., July 24, 1933. Cremated; ashes interred at Iris Columbarium Mausoleum.
- See also: congressional biography.

Memorial Park Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Harold Joseph Patrick Gibbons (1910-1982) — also known as Harold J. Gibbons — of Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Mo. Born in Archibald Patch, Lackawanna County, Pa., April 10, 1910. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Irish ancestry. Member, NAACP; American Civil Liberties Union. The site of the original Sportsman's Park baseball stadium in St. Louis, now a neighborhood playground, was named "Harold J. Gibbons Field" for him. Died, from complications of a ruptured aortic aneurysm, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., November, 1982. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Missouri Crematory Columbarium
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Carman Adam Newcomb (1830-1902) — of Missouri. Born in Pennsylvania, 1830. Republican. Member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1867-69. Died in 1902. Cremated; ashes interred at Missouri Crematory Columbarium.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Charles Kehr (1837-1918) — of Missouri. Born in St. Louis, Mo., November 5, 1837. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1875-77. Died April 20, 1918. Cremated; ashes interred at Missouri Crematory Columbarium.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Sinai Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Nathan Frank (1852-1931) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Illinois, 1852. Republican. U.S. Representative from Missouri 9th District, 1889-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1896 (member, Arrangements Committee; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Jewish. Died in 1931. Interment at Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old City Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Spencer Darwin Pettis (1802-1831) — also known as Spencer D. Pettis — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Culpeper County, Va., 1802. Democrat. Secretary of state of Missouri, 1826-28; U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1829-31; died in office 1831. The fierce campaign of 1830 led to a quarrel and ultimately a duel with Maj. Thomas Biddle, in which both fell mortally wounded; died, in St. Louis, Mo., the next day, August 28, 1831. Interment at Old City Cemetery. Pettis County, Mo. is named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Grace Church Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians formerly buried here:

Benjamin Howard (1760-1814) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Virginia, 1760. Married, February 14, 1811, to Mary Thomson Mason (1791-1813) (sister of Armistead Thomson Mason and John Thomson Mason). Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1801-02; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1807-10; Governor of Louisiana (Missouri) Territory, 1810-12; Governor of Missouri Territory, 1812-13. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 18, 1814. Original interment at Old Grace Church Cemetery; reinterment at Bellefontaine Cemetery. Howard County, Mo. is named for him.
- See also Mason family of Virginia
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Marcus Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Henry Ziegenheim — of St. Louis, Mo. Mayor of St. Louis, Mo., 1897-1901. Interment at St. Marcus Cemetery.

Sunset Burial Park
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Charles Arthur Anderson (1899-1977) — also known as C. Arthur Anderson — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 26, 1899. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1937-41; defeated, 1940. Died in St. Louis, Mo., April 26, 1977. Interment at Sunset Burial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Valhalla Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Cleveland Alexander Newton (1873-1945) — also known as Cleveland A. Newton — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Wright County, Mo., September 3, 1873. Son of John Newton and Rebecca E. Newton; married, June 7, 1907, to Meta Mitchell. Republican. Lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1903-05; resigned 1905; U.S. Representative from Missouri 10th District, 1919-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Member, Sigma Chi. Died September 17, 1945. Entombed in mausoleum at Valhalla Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — Mailing address: P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — The site is currently hosted by Hostmonster, but we remain grateful for a decade-plus with our former web host, Paul Haas, of Ypsilanti, Michigan. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 24, 2009.

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