The Political Graveyard: Belmont County, Ohio

Belmont County
Ohio

Belmont County information:

Population: 70,226 (2000); 71,074 (1990)
Land area 537 square miles.
County seat: St. Clairsville
Belmont County official web site.
Capital Impact: Belmont County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Belmont County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Belmont County OHGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Belmont County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

Northeast: Jefferson County; Ohio County, W.Va.
Southeast: Marshall County, W.Va.
South: Monroe County
Southwest: Noble County
West: Guernsey County
Northwest: Harrison County

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Belmont County

(not intended to be complete)

Rudolph W. Archer (County Treasurer, 1906-11)

Green Mount Cemetery
Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

John Davenport (1788-1855) — of Ohio. Born in Winchester, Va., January 9, 1788. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1824, 1827, 1830; member of Ohio state senate, 1825-26; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1827-29; circuit judge in Ohio. Died in Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio, July 18, 1855. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Shannon (1786-1843) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, November 15, 1786. Brother of George F. Shannon, James Shannon and Wilson Shannon; granduncle of Isaac Charles Parker. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1826-27. Irish ancestry. Died March 16, 1843. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery.
- See also Shannon family
- See also: congressional biography.

Greenwood Cemetery
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Rush Cowen (1831-1908) — also known as Benjamin R. Cowen — of Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Moorefield, Harrison County, Ohio, August 15, 1831. Republican. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1862; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1866-; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 19, 1908. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Union Cemetery
Bellaire, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Christian L. Poorman (d. 1907) — of Ohio. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1891-93. Died in 1907. Interment at Union Cemetery.

Weeks Cemetery
Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Clarke Theaker (1812-1883) — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, February 4, 1812. Republican. Machinist; wheelwright; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1859-61; defeated, 1860; Commissioner, U.S. Patent Office, 1865-68. Died July 16, 1883. Interment at Weeks Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Martins Ferry Pioneer Cemetery
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Elijah Woods (d. 1820) — of Bridgeport, Belmont County, Ohio. Married 1803 to Hester Ann Zane. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County, 1802. Died in 1820. Interment at Martins Ferry Pioneer Cemetery.

Riverview Cemetery
Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Thomas W. Shreve (1858-1924) — of Martins Ferry, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Roscoe, Coshocton County, Ohio, March 31, 1858. Son of Martha B. (Bradshaw) Shreve (1824-1902) and Charles Ridgway Shreve (1829-1890); married, July 3, 1883, to Jennie L. Gray. Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1902. Died in St. Albans, Kanawha County, W.Va., December 9, 1924. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

Episcopal Cemetery
St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James Caldwell (1770-1838) — of Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Baltimore, Md., November 30, 1770. Democrat. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County, 1802; member of Ohio state senate, 1809-12; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1813-17. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.), 1838. Interment at Episcopal Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Methodist Cemetery
St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Kennon, Sr. (1793-1881) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., May 14, 1793. Cousin of William Kennon, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1829-33, 1835-37 (10th District 1829-33, 11th District 1835-37); common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1840-47; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Belmont County, 1850-51; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1854-56. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, November 2, 1881. Interment at Methodist Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Lorenzo Danford (1829-1899) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio, October 18, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1873-79, 1895-99; died in office 1899. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, June 19, 1899. Interment at Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Union Cemetery
St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Ruggles (1783-1857) — also known as "Wheel-Horse of the Senate" — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Abington, Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., February 21, 1783. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1815-33; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1836. Died September 2, 1857. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Capell Lane Weems (1860-1913) — also known as Capell L. Weems — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1860. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1903-09. Died in 1913. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Earl Ramage Lewis (1887-1956) — also known as Earl R. Lewis — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Lamira, Belmont County, Ohio, February 22, 1887. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1927-28, 1931-34; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1939-41, 1943-49; defeated, 1940. Died in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., February 1, 1956. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Wayne Levere Hays (1911-1989) — also known as Wayne L. Hays — of Flushing, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Bannock, Belmont County, Ohio, May 13, 1911. Democrat. Member of Ohio state senate, 1941-42; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1949-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1979. Died February 13, 1989. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
John Patterson (1771-1848) — of St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio. Born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa., February 10, 1771. Half-brother of Thomas Patterson. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1807-08; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1810-15; member of Ohio state senate, 1815-18; U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1823-25. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, February 7, 1848. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Kennon, Jr. (1802-1867) — of Ohio. Born in Carrickfergus, Ireland, June 12, 1802. Cousin of William Kennon, Sr.. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1847-49; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1865-67. Died in St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, October 19, 1867. Interment at Union Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Scotch Ridge Cemetery
Near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James Alexander, Jr. (1789-1846) — of Belmont County, Ohio. Born near Delta, York County, Pa., October 17, 1789. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives from Belmont County, 1830, 1833-34; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1831; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1837-39; defeated, 1838. Died in McNabb, Putnam County, Ill., September 5, 1846. Interment at Scotch Ridge Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Belmont County

Politicians who were born in Belmont County

Politicians who lived in Belmont County

Politicians who died in Belmont County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Belmont County