The Political Graveyard: Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County
Ohio

Columbiana County information:

Population: 112,075 (2000); 108,276 (1990)
Land area 533 square miles.
County seat: Lisbon
Capital Impact: Columbiana County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Columbiana County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Columbiana County OHGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Columbiana County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Mahoning County
Northeast: Lawrence County, Pa.
Southeast: Beaver County, Pa.; Hancock County, W.Va.
South: Jefferson County
Southwest: Carroll County
West: Stark County

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Columbiana County

(not intended to be complete)

Isaac B. Cameron (County Treasurer, 1894-97) William H. Vodrey (Prosecuting Attorney) Craig Brown (County Recorder, 2004-)

Riverview Cemetery
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

George Pierce Ikirt (1852-1927) — also known as George P. Ikirt — of East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1852. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1893-95. Died in 1927. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Henry Vodrey, Jr. (1873-1954) — also known as William H. Vodrey — of East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, March 4, 1873. Son of Col. William H. Vodrey and Elizabeth Jackman Vodrey; married, May 16, 1902, to Dorothy Kelley. Republican. Lawyer; Columbiana County Prosecuting Attorney; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1944 (alternate), 1948. Christian. English ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1954. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

Grove Hill Cemetery
Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

John Hastings (1778-1854) — of Ohio. Born in Ireland, 1778. U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1839-43. Died December 8, 1854. Interment at Grove Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lisbon Cemetery
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Robert Walker Tayler (1852-1910) — also known as Robert W. Tayler — of Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, November 26, 1852. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1895-1903; federal judge, 1905. Died November 25, 1910. Interment at Lisbon Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945) — also known as John H. Clarke — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, September 18, 1857. Son of John Clarke and Melissa (Hessin) Clarke. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1914-16; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1916-22. Member, Freemasons; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 22, 1945. Interment at Lisbon Cemetery.
Jonathan Hasson Wallace (1824-1892) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1824. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1884-85. Died in 1892. Interment at Lisbon Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

New Lisbon Cemetery
Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

John Thomson (1780-1852) — of New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Ireland, November 20, 1780. Democrat. Member of Ohio state senate, 1814-15, 1818-20; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1816; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1825-27, 1829-37 (6th District 1825-27, 12th District 1829-33, 17th District 1833-37). Died in 1852. Interment at New Lisbon Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Hope Cemetery
Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Jacob A. Ambler (1829-1906) — of Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 18, 1829. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives from Columbiana County, 1858-59; district judge in Ohio, 1859-67; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1869-73. Died in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, September 22, 1906. Interment at Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Elizabeth Cemetery
Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James W. Reilly (1828-1905) — of Columbiana County, Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, April 20, 1828. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1858-60; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Columbiana County, 1873. Died in Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio, November 6, 1905. Interment at St. Elizabeth Cemetery.

Springhill Cemetery
Wellsville, Columbiana County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James Elliott, Jr. (1824-1883) — also known as Jim Elliott — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga County, Pa., December 6, 1824. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Steubenville, Ohio, 1873-75. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 10, 1883. Interment at Springhill Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Columbiana County

Politicians who were born in Columbiana County

Politicians who lived in Columbiana County

Politicians who died in Columbiana County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Columbiana County