The Political Graveyard: Defiance County, Ohio

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Defiance County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Defiance County

Index to Locations

Riverside Cemetery
Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Charles James Thompson (1862-1932) — also known as Charles J. Thompson — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, January 24, 1862. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio Republican State Central Committee, 1893-94; candidate for mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1915; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1919-31. Died in 1932 (age about 70 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William David Hill (1833-1906) — of Ohio. Born in Nelson County, Va., October 1, 1833. Democrat. Mayor of Springfield, Ohio, 1861; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1866; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1879-81, 1883-87. Died December 26, 1906 (age 73 years, 86 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Frederick Leslie Hay (1856-1940) — also known as Frederick L. Hay — of Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio. Born in Girard, Erie County, Pa., December 22, 1856. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Defiance, Ohio, 1888-92, 1932-34; Defiance County Probate Judge, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1900; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1912-18. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died, of pneumonia, in Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio, February, 1940 (age 83 years, 0 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

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