The Political Graveyard: Franklin County, Ohio

Franklin County
Ohio

Named for Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Franklin County information:

Population: 1,068,978 (2000); 961,437 (1990)
Land area 540 square miles.
County seat: Columbus
Franklin County official web site.
Capital Impact: Franklin County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Franklin County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Franklin County OHGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Franklin County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Delaware County
Northeast: Licking County
Southeast: Fairfield County
South: Pickaway County
West: Madison County
Northwest: Union County

The Political Graveyard:

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

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Franklin County

(not intended to be complete)

George K. Nash (Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-74) Myron B. Gessaman (County Prosecutor, 1928-31)

Glen Rest Memorial Estate
Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Kenneth David McClure (c.1922-2000) — of Bexley, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Bexley, Franklin County, Ohio. Mayor of Bexley, Ohio, 1968. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Delta Upsilon. Died October 3, 2000. Interment at Glen Rest Memorial Estate.

Union Grove Cemetery
Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Charles Speaks (1859-1945) — also known as John C. Speaks — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio, February 11, 1859. Son of Charles W. Speaks and Sarah (Hesser) Speaks; married 1889 to Edna Lawyer. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; milling business; lumber business; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1921-31. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 6, 1945. Interment at Union Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Chaney (1790-1881) — of Courtwright (unknown county), Ohio; Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Washington County, Md., January 12, 1790. Justice of the peace; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1828-30, 1842, 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1833-39; member of Ohio state senate, 1844-45; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County, 1850-51. Died in Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio, April 10, 1881. Interment at Union Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Jarvis W. Pike (c.1794-1854) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1816-18. Died September 12, 1854. Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at Union Grove Cemetery.

Green Lawn Abbey
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

George J. Karb — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1891-94, 1912-19; sheriff. Entombed at Green Lawn Abbey.

Green Lawn Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio
Founded 1848

Politicians buried here:

William Dennison, Jr. (1815-1882) — of Ohio. Born November 23, 1815. Grandfather of Edwin Haldeman Dennison. Republican. Governor of Ohio, 1860-62; U.S. Postmaster General, 1864-66. Died June 15, 1882. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Allen Granberry Thurman (1813-1895) — also known as Allen G. Thurman — of Ohio. Born in Virginia, November 13, 1813. Father-in-law of Richard Cunningham McCormick; uncle of Edwin Dun. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1845-47; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1852-56; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1867; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1869-81; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1884; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1888. Died December 12, 1895. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also McCormick-Thurman-Dun family of Ohio
- See also: congressional biography.
John William Bricker (1893-1986) — also known as John W. Bricker — of Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio; Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near Mt. Sterling, Madison County, Ohio, September 6, 1893. Son of Lemuel Spencer Bricker and Laura (King) Bricker; married, September 4, 1920, to Harriet Day. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Ohio state attorney general, 1933-37; defeated in primary, 1928; Governor of Ohio, 1939-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1948, 1960, 1972; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1944; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1947-59; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Optimist Club; Rotary; Delta Chi; Delta Sigma Rho. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 22, 1986. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Medary (1801-1864) — also known as "The Wheel Horse of Ohio Democracy" — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Montgomery Square, Montgomery County, Pa., February 25, 1801. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; member of Ohio state senate, 1836; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844, 1856, 1864; Governor of Minnesota Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1858-59, 1859-60, 1860, 1860; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1859. Originated the slogan "Fifty-four forty or fight," calling for aggressive action on the Oregon boundary question. Indicted by a federal grand jury in 1864 for conspiracy against the government; arrested; released on bond; never tried. Medary, S.D., is named for him. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, November 7, 1864. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
James Allen Rhodes (1909-2001) — also known as James A. Rhodes; Jim Rhodes — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Coalton, Jackson County, Ohio, September 13, 1909. Republican. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1943-52; Ohio auditor of state, 1953-63; Governor of Ohio, 1963-71, 1975-83; defeated, 1950, 1954, 1986; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964, 1968; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1972. Presbyterian. His decision, in 1970, to send the National Guard to the Kent State University campus to quell a disturbance was blamed for the deaths of four students there. Along with Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace, he was the longest-serving state governor in U.S. history. Died, from infection complications and heart failure, in Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 4, 2001. Entombed in mausoleum at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.
George Kilborn Nash (1842-1904) — also known as George K. Nash — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in York Township, Medina County, Ohio, August 14, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-74; Ohio state attorney general, 1880-83; defeated, 1877; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1883-85; Governor of Ohio, 1900-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1900. Died, of apoplexy (stroke), in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, October 28, 1904. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
William Turner Coggeshall (1824-1867) — also known as William T. Coggeshall — of Ohio. Born in 1824. U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1866-67, died in office 1867. Died in Guapolo, Ecuador, August 3, 1867. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
James Monroe Stewart Comly (1832-1887) — also known as James M. Comly — of Ohio. Born in 1832. Republican. U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands, 1877-82; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884. Close friend and political ally of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, 1887. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
James Edwin Campbell (1843-1924) — also known as James E. Campbell — of Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, July 7, 1843. Nephew of Lewis Davis Campbell. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1884-89 (7th District 1884-85, 3rd District 1885-87, 7th District 1887-89); defeated, 1906; Governor of Ohio, 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1912, 1924. Died, of chronic myocarditis, in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 17, 1924. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Wilson Campbell (1782-1833) — of Ohio. Born in Augusta County, Va., February 23, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1810, 1813, 1815; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1817-27 (2nd District 1817-23, 5th District 1823-27); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1828; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1829-33. Died in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 24, 1833. Original interment at North Graveyard; reinterment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Leroy Converse (1827-1897) — also known as George L. Converse — of Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Georgesville, Franklin County, Ohio, June 4, 1827. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives from Franklin County, 1860-63, 1874-77; member of Ohio state senate 10th District, 1864-65; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1879-85 (9th District 1879-81, 12th District 1881-83, 13th District 1883-85). Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, March 30, 1897. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Hodson Outhwaite (1841-1907) — also known as Joseph H. Outhwaite — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1841. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1885-95 (13th District 1885-91, 9th District 1891-93, 12th District 1893-95). Died in 1907. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Livingston Taylor, Jr. (1869-1938) — also known as Edward L. Taylor, Jr. — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, August 10, 1869. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1905-13; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Died March 10, 1938. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Martin Vorys (1896-1968) — also known as John M. Vorys — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio, June 16, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1923-24; member of Ohio state senate, 1925-26; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1939-59. Died in 1968. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David Kemper Watson (1849-1918) — also known as David K. Watson — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near London, Madison County, Ohio, June 18, 1849. Republican. Ohio state attorney general, 1888-92; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1895-97; defeated, 1896. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, September 28, 1918. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
De Witt Clinton Badger (1858-1926) — also known as De Witt C. Badger — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near London, Madison County, Ohio, August 7, 1858. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1903-05; defeated, 1904; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1906-07. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 20, 1926. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Ridgway (1783-1861) — of Ohio. Born in New York, 1783. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1837-43. Died in 1861. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., February 18, 1805. U.S. Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53. Died in St. Clair, St. Clair County, Mich., April 10, 1876. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Heman Allen Moore (1809-1844) — of Ohio. Born in Plainfield, Washington County, Vt., August 27, 1809. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1843-44; died in office 1844. Died April 3, 1844. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel Galloway (1811-1872) — of Ohio. Born in Gettysburg, Adams County, Pa., March 20, 1811. Republican. Secretary of state of Ohio, 1844-50; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1855-57. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 5, 1872. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles C. Walcutt (1838-1898) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born July 12, 1838. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1883-86. Died May 2, 1898. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Philip H. Bruck (1845-1920) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born January 6, 1845. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1887-90. Died January 6, 1920. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
John Jacob Lentz (1856-1931) — also known as John J. Lentz — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born near St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio, January 27, 1856. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1897-1901; defeated, 1900. Died July 27, 1931. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
W. Ralston Westlake (1907-1978) — also known as Ralston Westlake — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born August 27, 1907. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1960-63. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, December 9, 1978. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Daniel Scofield Earhart (1907-1976) — also known as Daniel S. Earhart — of Ohio. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 28, 1907. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio at-large, 1935-37; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1940. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, January 2, 1976. Cremated; ashes interred at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Anson Bond (1873-1943) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, February 3, 1873. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1908-09. Methodist. Executive of the Bond Clothing Company. Died in the Wyoming Valley Homeopathic Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pa., January 5, 1943. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Robert T. Oestreicher (1897-1955) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio, February 28, 1897. Automobile dealer; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1953. Christian Reformed. Died, of cerebral thrombosis, in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, February 19, 1955. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
George Sidney Marshall (1869-1956) — also known as George S. Marshall — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Corning, Perry County, Ohio, January 29, 1869. Son of George Marshall and Theresa (Maxwell) Marshall; married, October 14, 1903, to Alice Badgley. Lawyer; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1910-11. Church of Christ. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Royal Arcanum; Woodmen. Died in 1956. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Samuel J. Swartz — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1899-1900. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Ebenezer Wilson Poe (1846-1898) — also known as Ebenezer W. Poe — of Ohio. Born in Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio, November 11, 1846. Son of George L. Poe and Jane (Wilson) Poe. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio auditor of state, 1888-96. Died, of apoplexy (stroke), on June 19, 1898. Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
Annie Norton Battelle (1863-1925) — also known as Mrs. John G. Battelle — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born January 26, 1863. Married to John Gordon Battelle (1845-1918). Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1924; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1924. Female. Died March 23, 1925. Entombed in mausoleum at Green Lawn Cemetery.

Politicians formerly buried here:

Alfred Parish Stone (1813-1865) — of Ohio. Born in Worthington, Hampshire County, Mass., June 28, 1813. Son of John Stone and Lora (Parish) Stone; married 1841 to Ann M. Townsend. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1844-45; Ohio treasurer of state, 1857-62. Died, from congestion of the brain, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 2, 1865. Original interment at Green Lawn Cemetery; reinterment in 1888 at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.

North Graveyard
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians formerly buried here:

John Wilson Campbell (1782-1833) — of Ohio. Born in Augusta County, Va., February 23, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1810, 1813, 1815; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1817-27 (2nd District 1817-23, 5th District 1823-27); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1828; U.S. District Judge for Ohio, 1829-33. Died in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, September 24, 1833. Original interment at North Graveyard; reinterment at Green Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Kerr (c.1778-1823) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland). Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1818-20. Died in 1823. Original interment at North Graveyard; reinterment to unknown location.

St. Joseph's Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Chalmers Pangburn Wylie (1920-1998) — also known as Chalmers P. Wylie — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Norwich, Muskingum County, Ohio, November 23, 1920. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate in primary for Ohio state attorney general, 1956; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1961-67; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1967-93. Methodist. Suffered a heart attack and died, while waiting for an eye examination at Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 14, 1998. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
John G. Price — of Franklin County, Ohio. Republican. Ohio state attorney general, 1919-23. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.

Sunset Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Henry William Worley — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1932-35. Interment at Sunset Cemetery.

Union Cemetery
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Myron B. Gessaman (1894-1975) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, October 15, 1894. Lawyer; Franklin County Prosecutor, 1928-31; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1934-35; mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1936-39. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 20, 1975. Interment at Union Cemetery.
Paul M. Herbert (1889-1983) — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in McComb, Hancock County, Ohio, December 2, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1922-26; member of Ohio state senate, 1926-30; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1939-45, 1947-49, 1957-59; justice of Ohio state supreme court. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Dublin, Franklin County, Ohio, July 5, 1983. Interment at Union Cemetery.

St. John's Episcopal Church Burying Ground
Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James Kilbourne (1770-1850) — of Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in New Britain, Hartford County, Conn., October 19, 1770. Democrat. Surveyor; merchant; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1813-17; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1823. Episcopalian. Died April 9, 1850. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Burying Ground.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Franklin County

Politicians who were born in Franklin County

Politicians who lived in Franklin County

Politicians who died in Franklin County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County