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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hamilton County


Index to Locations

  • Cincinnati Unknown location
  • Cincinnati Catherine Street Burying Ground
  • Cincinnati Catholic Cemetery
  • Cincinnati Episcopal Burial Grounds
  • Cincinnati Laurel Cemetery
  • Cincinnati Ludlow Park
  • Cincinnati Presbyterian Burying Ground
  • Cincinnati St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Cincinnati Spring Grove Cemetery
  • Cincinnati United Cemetery
  • Cincinnati United Jewish Cemetery
  • Cincinnati Wesleyan Cemetery
  • Indian Hill, Cincinnati Armstrong Chapel Cemetery
  • Indian Hill, Cincinnati Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery
  • Mt. Healthy, Cincinnati Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Cleves Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Montgomery Gate of Heaven Cemetery
  • North Bend Congress Green Cemetery
  • North Bend Harrison Tomb


    Unknown Location
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Asahel Hooker Lewis (1810-1862) — of Ohio. Born in Farmington, Hartford County, Conn., September 10, 1810. Member of Ohio state senate, 1846-48. Died in St. Louis, Mo., September 25, 1862 (age 52 years, 15 days). Interment somewhere.


    Catherine Street Burying Ground
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      William McLean (1794-1839) — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Mason County, Ky., August 10, 1794. U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1823-29. Died October 12, 1839 (age 45 years, 63 days). Original interment at Catherine Street Burying Ground; reinterment in 1863 at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of John McLean.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Catholic Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio


    Episcopal Burial Grounds
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) — of Ohio. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., 1782. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1823; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1829-30; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1830; state court judge in Ohio, 1833. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 20, 1838 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Episcopal Burial Grounds; reinterment in 1851 at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Laurel Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Alexander Duncan (1788-1853) — of Ohio. Born in Madison, Morris County, N.J., 1788. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1837-41, 1843-45. Died in Madisonville (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, March 23, 1853 (age about 64 years). Interment at Laurel Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Ludlow Park
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) — Born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1742. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1777-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1785-86; justice of Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-1802. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1814 (age 71 years, 220 days). Interment at Congress Green Cemetery, North Bend, Ohio; memorial monument at Ludlow Park.
      Relatives: Married, October 30, 1760, to Anna Tuthill (1741-1776); married 1779 to Susannah Livingston (niece of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston (1716-1778); daughter of William Livingston; first cousin of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Philip Livingston (1740-1810); sister-in-law of John Jay; sister of Henry Brockholst Livingston); father of Anna Symmes (who married William Henry Harrison). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Presbyterian Burying Ground
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      George L. Kinnard (1803-1836) — of Indiana. Born in Pennsylvania, 1803. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1827; U.S. Representative from Indiana 6th District, 1833-36; died in office 1836. Died from injuries received in an explosion on the steamer Flora on the Ohio River, November 26, 1836 (age about 33 years). Interment at Presbyterian Burying Ground; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. Joseph's Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Joseph Andrew Dixon (1879-1942) — also known as Joseph A. Dixon — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 3, 1879. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1937-39; defeated, 1940. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 4, 1942 (age 63 years, 31 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Andrew Jackson Livingston (1871-1946) — also known as Andrew J. Livingston — of Newport, Campbell County, Ky. Born in Newport, Campbell County, Ky., February 6, 1871. Mayor of Newport, Ky., 1916-20, 1924-28. Died in Lakeland, Jefferson County, Ky., December 19, 1946 (age 75 years, 316 days). Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Andrew Jackson


    Spring Grove Cemetery
    4521 Spring Grove Ave.
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Founded 1845; approximate acreage: 733
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873) — also known as Salmon P. Chase; "Old Mr. Greenbacks" — of Ohio. Born in Cornish, Sullivan County, N.H., January 13, 1808. Republican. U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1849-55, 1861; Governor of Ohio, 1856-60; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856, 1860; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1861-64; Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1864-73; died in office 1873. Episcopalian. His portrait appeared on various U.S. currency, including one-dollar and ten-dollar notes in the 1860s, and the $10,000 bill from 1918 to 1946. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1873 (age 65 years, 114 days). Original interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Dudley Chase; cousin of Dudley Chase Denison; father-in-law of William Sprague. See Chase-Sprague family of Rhode Island.
      Chase County, Kan. is named for him.
      Politician named for him: Chase S. Osborn
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about Salmon P. Chase: Frederick J. Blue, Salmon P. Chase : A Life in Politics — John Niven, Salmon P. Chase : A Biography (out of print) — Albert B. Hart, Salmon P. Chase — Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
      Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 5, 1869. Son of Nicholas Longworth (1844-1890) and Susan (Walker) Longworth (1845-1922). Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1900; defeated, 1897; member of Ohio state senate, 1901; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1903-13, 1915-31; defeated, 1912; died in office 1931; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1925-31; died in office 1931. Died, of pneumonia, in Aiken, Aiken County, S.C., April 9, 1931 (age 61 years, 155 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Nicholas Longworth (1844-1890) and Susan (Walker) Longworth (1845-1922); nephew of Bellamy Storer; second cousin of Larz Anderson; married, February 17, 1906, to Alice Lee Roosevelt (daughter of Theodore Roosevelt; half-brother of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about Nicholas Longworth: Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History
      Alphonso Taft (1810-1891) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Townshend, Windham County, Vt., November 5, 1810. Son of Sylvia (Hayward) Taft and Peter Rawson Taft. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856, 1860 (alternate); candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1856; superior court judge in Ohio, 1865-72; candidate for nomination for Governor of Ohio, 1875; U.S. Secretary of War, 1876; U.S. Attorney General, 1876-77; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1882-84; Russia, 1884-85. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., May 21, 1891 (age 80 years, 197 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Sylvia (Hayward) Taft and Peter Rawson Taft; married 1841 to Fannie Phelps (1823-1852); married, December 26, 1853, to Louisa Maria Torrey (1827-1907); father of Charles Phelps Taft, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft; grandfather of Walbridge S. Taft, Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; great-grandfather of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft, Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; second great-grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Henry Stanberry (1803-1881) — of Fairfield County, Ohio; Franklin County, Ohio. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 20, 1803. Whig. Ohio state attorney general, 1846-51; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Franklin County, 1850-51; U.S. Attorney General, 1866-68. Presbyterian. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 26, 1881 (age 78 years, 126 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article
      Judson Harmon (1846-1927) — of Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Newtown, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 3, 1846. Son of Rev. B. F. Harmon and Julia (Bronson) Harmon. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1876-77; superior court judge in Ohio, 1878-87; U.S. Attorney General, 1895-97; receiver of bankrupt railways, 1905-09; Governor of Ohio, 1909-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1912; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924. Baptist. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 22, 1927 (age 81 years, 19 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Harmon County, Okla. is named for him.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
      George Hunt Pendleton (1825-1889) — also known as George H. Pendleton — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 19, 1825. Son of Nathanael Greene Pendleton and Jane (Hunt) Pendleton. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate 1st District, 1854-55; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1857-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1864; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1868; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1869; president, Kentucky Central Railroad, 1869-79; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1879-85; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1885-89. Died in Brussels, Belgium, November 24, 1889 (age 64 years, 128 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Nathanael Greene Pendleton and Jane (Hunt) Pendleton; married 1846 to Alice Key (daughter of Francis Scott Key; sister of Philip Barton Key). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ohio. Born in Morris County, N.J., March 11, 1785. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; U.S. Postmaster General, 1823-29; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-61; died in office 1861; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856. Methodist. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 4, 1861 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of William McLean.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Edward Follansbee Noyes (1832-1890) — also known as Edward F. Noyes — of Ohio. Born October 3, 1832. Son of Theodore Noyes and Hannah (Stevens) Greeley Noyes. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Ohio, 1872-74; U.S. Minister to France, 1877-81. Died September 4, 1890 (age 57 years, 336 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      Charles W. Sawyer (1887-1979) — also known as "Buzz" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio; Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 10, 1887. Son of Edward Milton Sawyer and Caroline (Butler) Sawyer. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1930; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1933-35; Democratic candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934 (primary), 1938; member of Democratic National Committee from Ohio, 1936-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1944-45; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1944-45; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1948-53; part owner, Cincinnati Reds baseball team. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., April 7, 1979 (age 92 years, 56 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Edward Milton Sawyer and Caroline (Butler) Sawyer; married, July 15, 1918, to Margaret Sterrett Johnston (died 1937); married, June 10, 1942, to Elizabeth L. (Lippelman) de Veyrac.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900) — also known as Jacob D. Cox — of Ohio. Born in Montreal, Quebec, of American parents, October 27, 1828. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1859-60; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Ohio, 1866-68; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1869-70; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1877-79. Died in Magnolia, Gloucester, Essex County, Mass., August 4, 1900 (age 71 years, 281 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1849 to Helen C. Finney.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      Neil Hosler McElroy (1904-1972) — also known as Neil H. McElroy — Born in Berea, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 30, 1904. President, Proctor & Gamble, 1948-57; U.S. Secretary of Defense, 1957-59. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1959. Died, of cancer, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 30, 1972 (age 68 years, 31 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Joseph Benson Foraker (1846-1917) — also known as Joseph B. Foraker; "Fire Alarm Foraker" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Rainsboro, Highland County, Ohio, July 5, 1846. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; superior court judge in Ohio, 1879-82; Governor of Ohio, 1886-90; defeated, 1883, 1889; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1900, 1904; speaker, 1888; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1897-1909; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 10, 1917 (age 70 years, 309 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, October 4, 1870, to Julia Bundy.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton County, Ky. Born in Richmond, Va., May 2, 1812. Son of Andrew Stevenson. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1845-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1880; delegate to Kentucky state constitutional convention, 1849; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1857-61; Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1867; Governor of Kentucky, 1867-71; U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1871-77. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Covington, Kenton County, Ky., August 10, 1886 (age 74 years, 100 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Great-grandson of Carter Braxton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
      James Brown Ray (1794-1848) — of Brookville, Franklin County, Ind. Born in Jefferson County, Ky., February 19, 1794. Lawyer; merchant; tavern owner; newspaper publisher; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22; member of Indiana state senate, 1822-25; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1824, 1831, 1837; Governor of Indiana, 1825-31. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 4, 1848 (age 54 years, 167 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Martin M. Ray (1795-1865); uncle of Martin M. Ray (1823-1872). See Ray family of Indiana.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      George Ellis Pugh (1822-1876) — also known as George E. Pugh — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1822. Democrat. Ohio state attorney general, 1852-54; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1855-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860. Died in 1876 (age about 54 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Jacob Burnet (1770-1853) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 22, 1770. Son of William Burnet. Whig. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1814-15; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1821-28; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1828-31; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839 (Convention Vice-President; member, Balloting Committee; member, Committee to Notify Nominees; speaker). Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 10, 1853 (age 83 years, 77 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of David Gouverneur Burnet. See Burnet family of New Jersey.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Frederick Hassaurek (1832-1885) — also known as Friedrich Hassaurek — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Vienna, Austria, October 8, 1832. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860, 1868; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1861-66. Died in Paris, France, October 3, 1885 (age 52 years, 360 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Half-brother of Leopold Markbreit.
      Stanley Matthews (1824-1889) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 21, 1824. Republican. State court judge in Ohio, 1851; member of Ohio state senate, 1856; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1858-61; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1877-79; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1881-89. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1889 (age 64 years, 244 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of Henry Watterson; father of Jane Matthews (who married Horace Gray). See Gray-Matthews-Watterson family of Massachusetts.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      Leopold Markbreit (1842-1909) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Vienna, Austria, March 13, 1842. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Rutherford B. Hayes, about 1860; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1869-73; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1908-09; died in office 1909. Died July 27, 1909 (age 67 years, 136 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Half-brother of Frederick Hassaurek.
      Myers Young Cooper (1873-1958) — also known as Myers Y. Cooper — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in St. Louisville, Licking County, Ohio, November 25, 1873. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1920, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952; Governor of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1926, 1930; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1956. Disciples of Christ. Member, Exchange Club. Built more than 2,000 homes in the Cincinnati area. Died December 6, 1958 (age 85 years, 11 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier
      Peter John Sullivan (1821-1883) — also known as Peter J. Sullivan — of Ohio. Born in Ireland, 1821. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Colombia, 1867-69. Member, Loyal Legion. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 2, 1883 (age about 61 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Richard Moore Bishop (1812-1893) — also known as Richard M. Bishop; "Papa Richard" — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Fleming County, Ky., November 4, 1812. Democrat. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1859-61; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1873; Governor of Ohio, 1878-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., March 2, 1893 (age 80 years, 118 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      George Hoadly (1826-1902) — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born July 31, 1826. Son of George Hoadley. Democrat. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1873; Governor of Ohio, 1884-86. Died August 27, 1902 (age 76 years, 27 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also National Governors Association biography
      Thomas Lowry Young (1832-1888) — also known as Thomas L. Young — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 14, 1832. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1866-68; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1868; member of Ohio state senate, 1871-73; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1876-77; Governor of Ohio, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1879-83. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 20, 1888 (age 55 years, 219 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
      Lawrence Maxwell, Jr. (1853-1927) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, May 4, 1853. Son of Lawrence Maxwell and Alison (Crawford) Maxwell. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General, 1893-95; law professor. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 18, 1927 (age 73 years, 290 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 27, 1876, to Clara Barry Darrow.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      James Findlay (1770-1835) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pa., October 12, 1770. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1803; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1805-06, 1810-11; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1825-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1834. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 28, 1835 (age 65 years, 77 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of John Findlay and William Findlay. See Findlay-Brown family of Pennsylvania.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) — also known as John C. Wright — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn., August 17, 1783. U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1818-23; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1823-29; defeated, 1828; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1831-35. Died in Washington, D.C., February 13, 1861 (age 77 years, 180 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) — of Denver, Colo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., June 22, 1879. Democrat. Newspaper work; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated, 1930; died in office 1943. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died December 9, 1943 (age 64 years, 170 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Samuel Fenton Cary (1814-1900) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 18, 1814. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1864; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1867-69; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1875; Greenback candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1876. Died in College Hill (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, September 29, 1900 (age 86 years, 223 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Emil Hess (1898-1986) — also known as William E. Hess — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 13, 1898. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1929-37, 1939-49, 1951-61. Died in 1986 (age about 88 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Herman Philip Goebel (1853-1930) — also known as Herman P. Goebel — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 5, 1853. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1875; state court judge in Ohio, 1884; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1903-11; defeated, 1910. Died May 4, 1930 (age 77 years, 29 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Humphrey Howe Leavitt (1796-1873) — also known as Humphrey H. Leavitt — of Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio. Born in Suffield, Hartford County, Conn., June 18, 1796. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1825; member of Ohio state senate, 1827; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1830-34 (11th District 1830-33, 19th District 1833-34); federal judge, 1834. Died March 15, 1873 (age 76 years, 270 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James John Faran (1808-1892) — also known as James J. Faran — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 29, 1808. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1835-39; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1838-39; member of Ohio state senate, 1839-43; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1845-49; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1855-57. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 12, 1892 (age 83 years, 349 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Isaac G. Burnet (1784-1856) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born July 7, 1784. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1819-31. Died March 11, 1856 (age 71 years, 248 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      John Alexander Caldwell (1852-1927) — also known as John A. Caldwell — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Fairhaven, Preble County, Ohio, April 21, 1852. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1889-94; resigned 1894; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1894-97; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1900. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 24, 1927 (age 75 years, 33 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Jacob Henry Bromwell (1848-1924) — also known as Jacob H. Bromwell — of Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 11, 1848. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1894-1903; state court judge in Ohio, 1907. Died in Wyoming, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 4, 1924 (age 76 years, 24 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William McLean (1794-1839) — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio. Born in Mason County, Ky., August 10, 1794. U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1823-29. Died October 12, 1839 (age 45 years, 63 days). Original interment at Catherine Street Burying Ground; reinterment in 1863 at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of John McLean.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Bunn Shattuc (1841-1911) — also known as William B. Shattuc — of Madisonville (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New York, 1841. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1897-1903. Died in 1911 (age about 70 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Carl West Rich (1898-1972) — also known as Carl W. Rich — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 12, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1947, 1951-53, 1954; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1963-65. Member, Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha; Freemasons; Shriners; Moose; Eagles. Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals professional basketball team. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 26, 1972 (age 73 years, 288 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      David Tiernan Disney (1803-1857) — of Ohio. Born in Baltimore, Md., August 25, 1803. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1849-55. Died in Washington, D.C., March 14, 1857 (age 53 years, 201 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Key Bond (1792-1864) — of Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in St. Mary's County, Md., October 2, 1792. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1835-41. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 17, 1864 (age 71 years, 138 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry Blackstone Banning (1836-1881) — also known as Henry B. Banning — of Knox County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Bannings Mills (unknown county), Ohio, November 10, 1836. Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Knox County, 1866-67; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1873-79; defeated, 1878, 1880. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 10, 1881 (age 45 years, 30 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Corry (1779-1833) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Virginia, 1779. Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1815-19. Died December 16, 1833 (age about 54 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) — of Ohio. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., 1782. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1823; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1829-30; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1830; state court judge in Ohio, 1833. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 20, 1838 (age about 56 years). Original interment at Episcopal Burial Grounds; reinterment in 1851 at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert Todd Lytle (1804-1839) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, May 19, 1804. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1833-34, 1834-35. Died December 22, 1839 (age 35 years, 217 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of John Rowan. See Rowan-Lytle family of Kentucky.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry Evans Spencer (1807-1882) — also known as Henry E. Spencer — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Columbia (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, June 13, 1807. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1843-51. Died February 2, 1882 (age 74 years, 234 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Milton Sayler (1831-1892) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, November 4, 1831. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1873-79. Died November 17, 1892 (age 61 years, 13 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Cousin of Henry Benton Sayler.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Fassett Follett (1831-1902) — of Ohio. Born in Enosburg, Franklin County, Vt., February 18, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1866-68; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1868; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1883-85. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 15, 1902 (age 71 years, 56 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Stanley Eyre Bowdle (1868-1919) — also known as Stanley E. Bowdle — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton County, Ohio, September 4, 1868. Son of Daniel D. Bowdle and Ellen E. (Doran) Bowdle. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1916. Episcopalian. Struck by an automobile while getting off a streetcar, and died a few hours later, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 6, 1919 (age 50 years, 214 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Daniel D. Bowdle and Ellen E. (Doran) Bowdle; third cousin of Thomas Lawrence Eyre; married, November 29, 1900, to Lillian Crane Scott; fourth cousin once removed of Joseph Larkin Eyre. See Eyre family of Pennsylvania.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Galvin (1862-1922) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 13, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1909, 1918-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1920. Died March 1, 1922 (age 59 years, 261 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      William McMillan (1764-1804) — of Ohio. Born near Abingdon, Washington County, Va., March 2, 1764. Member of Northwest Territory House of Representatives, 1799-1800; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1800-01; U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1801-03. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1804 (age about 40 years). Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Addison Gurley (1813-1863) — of Ohio. Born in Connecticut, December 9, 1813. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1859-63. Unitarian. Appointed Governor of Arizona Territory, but died before taking office. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 19, 1863 (age 49 years, 253 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Franklin Mitchell (1806-1865) — of Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Bucks County, Pa., February 18, 1806. U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1837-41. Convicted of forgery in 1841 and sentenced to Sing Sing prison in New York; pardoned due to ill health; moved to Ohio. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 27, 1865 (age 59 years, 221 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      George Fries (1799-1866) — of Hanoverton, Columbiana County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1799. Democrat. Physician; U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1845-49; Hamilton County Treasurer, 1860-62; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 13, 1866 (age about 67 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George W. C. Johnston (1828-1879) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 19, 1828. Democrat. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1873-77. Died March 29, 1879 (age 50 years, 161 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Leonard A. Harris (1824-1890) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, October 11, 1824. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1863-66; defeated, 1871. Died July 5, 1890 (age 65 years, 267 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Charles Phelps Taft II (1897-1983) — also known as Charles P. Taft — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 20, 1897. Son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28; member, Cincinnati City Council, 1938-42; Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1952, 1958 (primary); mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1955-57. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Beta Theta Pi; Phi Delta Phi; Skull and Bones; Phi Beta Kappa; American Legion. Died June 24, 1983 (age 85 years, 277 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft; first cousin of Walbridge S. Taft; brother of Robert Alphonso Taft; married, October 6, 1917, to Eleanor K. Chase; uncle of William Howard Taft III and Robert Taft, Jr.; father of Seth Chase Taft; granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Benjamin Eggleston (1816-1888) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Corinth, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 3, 1816. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1865-69. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 9, 1888 (age 72 years, 37 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Isaac M. Jordan (1835-1890) — of Ohio. Born in Mifflinburg, Union County, Pa., May 5, 1835. Democrat. One of the founders of Sigma Chi fraternity in 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1883-85. Member, Sigma Chi. Died from injuries received in an elevator accident in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 3, 1890 (age 55 years, 212 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      Charles Elwood Brown (1834-1904) — also known as Charles E. Brown — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 4, 1834. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1885-89; member of Ohio state senate. Wounded during the Civil War, while fighting in Georgia, 1864, and lost a leg. Died in College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 22, 1904 (age 69 years, 323 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Gustav Tafel (1830-1908) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Munich (München), Germany, October 13, 1830. Democrat. Newspaper editor; lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1866-68; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1897-1900. Died November 12, 1908 (age 78 years, 30 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Russell Wilson (1876-1946) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 10, 1876. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1930-37. Died November 27, 1946 (age 70 years, 17 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Elisha Hotchkiss (1778-1858) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., October 11, 1778. Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763). Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1831-33. Died in Aurora, Dearborn County, Ind., June 10, 1858 (age 79 years, 242 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Silas Hotchkiss (c.1759-1848) and Esther (Gilbert) Hotchkiss (c.1763); married, October 21, 1804, to Phebe Gallup (1781-1847); third cousin once removed of Luther Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Elisha Hotchkiss, Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Henry DeWitt Hotchkiss. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Nathanael Greene Pendleton (1793-1861) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., August 25, 1793. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Ohio state senate, 1825-29; delegate to Whig National Convention from Ohio, 1839 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization); U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1841-43. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 16, 1861 (age 67 years, 295 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of George Hunt Pendleton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Nicholas W. Thomas (1810-1864) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Jenkintown (now part of Philadelphia), Philadelphia County, Pa., May 23, 1810. Whig. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1857-59. Died March 27, 1864 (age 53 years, 309 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      David T. Snelbaker (1804-1867) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 29, 1804. Democrat. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1853-55. Died February 15, 1867 (age 62 years, 170 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Timothy Crane Day (1819-1869) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 8, 1819. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1855-57. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 15, 1869 (age 50 years, 97 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James William Gazlay (1784-1874) — also known as James W. Gazlay — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 23, 1784. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1823-25; newspaper editor. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 8, 1874 (age 89 years, 320 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Bellamy Storer (1796-1875) — of Ohio. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, March 26, 1796. Whig. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1835-37; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844; state court judge in Ohio, 1854. Died June 1, 1875 (age 79 years, 67 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Bellamy Storer (1847-1922). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Alexander Long (1816-1886) — of Ohio. Born in Greenville, Mercer County, Pa., December 24, 1816. Democrat. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1848; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1865. Censured by the House of Representatives during the Civil War, for treasonable utterances. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 28, 1886 (age 69 years, 339 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Amor Smith, Jr. (1840-1915) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, October 22, 1840. Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st Ohio District, 1879; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885-89; U.S. Surveyor of Customs, 1909. Died August 14, 1915 (age 74 years, 296 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Mary Jane Kessler.
      Julius Fleischmann (1871-1925) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 8, 1871. Republican. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916. Jewish. Died February 5, 1925 (age 53 years, 242 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      John Borden Mosby (1845-1928) — also known as John B. Mosby — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 4, 1845. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1889-94. Died November 21, 1928 (age 82 years, 353 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Charles Dustin Coffin (1805-1880) — of Ohio. Born in Newburyport, Essex County, Mass., September 9, 1805. U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1837-39. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 28, 1880 (age 74 years, 172 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Robert M. Moore (1816-1880) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Ireland, October 29, 1816. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1877-79. Died February 23, 1880 (age 63 years, 117 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Peter Wilson Strader (1818-1881) — of Ohio. Born in Shawnee, Warren County, N.J., November 6, 1818. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1869-71. Died February 25, 1881 (age 62 years, 111 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Findlay Torrence (1819-1883) — also known as John F. Torrence — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born May 24, 1819. Member of Ohio state senate, 1861-69; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869-71. Died January 28, 1883 (age 63 years, 249 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Thomas J. Stephens (1823-1892) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in 1823. Democrat. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1883-85; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884. Died June 2, 1892 (age about 68 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      William Slocum Groesbeck (1815-1897) — also known as William S. Groesbeck — of Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in New York, July 24, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1857-59; member of Ohio state senate 1st District, 1862-63; received one electoral vote for Vice-President, 1872. Dutch ancestry. Died July 7, 1897 (age 81 years, 348 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      George Prescott Carrel (1865-1949) — also known as George Carrel — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, September 4, 1865. Son of Hercules Carrel and Eleanora Kerr (Prescott) Carrel. Republican. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-25. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Chi; Freemasons; Shriners. Died May 3, 1949 (age 83 years, 241 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 31, 1896, to Olive Sargent.
      John Baker Hollister (1890-1979) — also known as John B. Hollister — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, 1890. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1931-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Presbyterian. Died in 1979 (age about 89 years). Cremated; ashes interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Martin Baum (1765-1831) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born June 15, 1765. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1812. Died December 14, 1831 (age 66 years, 182 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Charles Jacob, Jr. (1834-1913) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Glan-Munchweiler, Germany, November 24, 1834. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1879-81. Died February 27, 1913 (age 78 years, 95 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Charles Phelps Taft (1843-1929) — also known as Charles P. Taft; Charlie Taft — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 21, 1843. Son of Alphonso Taft and Fannie (Phelps) Taft (1823-1852). Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1871-73; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1895-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1900, 1908, 1912; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1904. Philanthropist; owner, Chicago Cubs baseball team. Died, of pneumonia, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 31, 1929 (age 86 years, 10 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso Taft and Fannie (Phelps) Taft (1823-1852); married, December 4, 1873, to Annie Sinton; half-brother of William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft; uncle of Walbridge S. Taft, Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; granduncle of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft, Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; great-granduncle of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: Library of Congress
      Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000) — also known as Theodore M. Berry; Ted Berry — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Maysville, Mason County, Ky., November 5, 1905. Son of Daniel Berry and Cora (Parks) Berry. Democrat. Lawyer; associate general counsel, Dunbar Life Insurance Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1972-75. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, Freemasons; NAACP; Urban League; Alpha Phi Alpha; Sigma Pi Phi. First black mayor of Cincinnati. Died October 15, 2000 (age 94 years, 345 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1938 to Johnnie Mae Newton (1910-2002).
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Jacob Erastus Davis (1905-2003) — also known as Jacob E. Davis — of Waverly, Pike County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Beaver, Pike County, Ohio, October 31, 1905. Son of George Omer Davis and Katheryne Rose (Leist) Davis. Democrat. Lawyer; Pike County Prosecuting Attorney, 1931-34; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1935-37; resigned 1937; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1937-40; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1941-43; vice-president, Kroger Company (supermarkets), 1945-60; president and CEO, 1961-70. Protestant. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Freemasons; Acacia. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., February 28, 2003 (age 97 years, 120 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, September 18, 1929, to Minnie Eleanor Middleton.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Ozro John Dodds (1840-1882) — of Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, March 22, 1840. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1872-73. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 18, 1882 (age 42 years, 27 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Aaron Fyfe Perry (1815-1893) — of Ohio. Born in Vermont, 1815. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1871-72. Died in 1893 (age about 78 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. (1883-1961) — of Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 19, 1883. Son of Charles F. W. Tatgenhorst and Amelia (Streidelmeyer) Tatgenhorst. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1927-29; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1936. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta; Freemasons. Died January 13, 1961 (age 77 years, 147 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, August 19, 1914, to Clara Strebel.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Louis Schwab (1850-1926) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, November 26, 1850. Republican. Physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904, 1916 (alternate); mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1910-11. Died June 4, 1926 (age 75 years, 190 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Edward J. Dempsey (1858-c.1929) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 26, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1906-07. Died about 1929 (age about 71 years). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      George Puchta (1860-1937) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, April 8, 1860. Republican. Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1916-17; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924, 1928. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Manila, Philippines, April 18, 1937 (age 77 years, 10 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Edwin Stanton McCook (1837-1873) — Born in Carrollton, Carroll County, Ohio, March 26, 1837. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary of Dakota Territory, 1872-73; died in office 1873. Member, Freemasons. Shot and killed by Peter P. Wintermute, a banker and political adversary, at a saloon in Yankton, Yankton County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.), September 11, 1873 (age 36 years, 169 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of George Wythe McCook; first cousin of Edward Moody McCook and Anson George McCook. See McCook family of Ohio.
      McCook County, S.Dak. is named for him.
      Thomas Wrightson II (1822-1897) — of Kentucky. Born July 24, 1822. Member of Kentucky state senate, 1869-73; candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1870. Died August 7, 1897 (age 75 years, 14 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Andrew Hickenlooper — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1880-82. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      John Schiff (1813-1878) — also known as Johann Schiff — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Rohrbach, Germany, February 21, 1813. Member of Ohio state house of representatives from Hamilton County, 1850-51, 1860-61; member of Ohio state senate 1st District, 1854-56, 1872-73. Lutheran. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 9, 1878 (age 64 years, 353 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Peter Rawson Taft (1785-1867) — of Vermont. Born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass., April 14, 1785. Son of Aaron Taft (1743-1808) and Rhoda (Rawson) Taft (1749-1827). Member of Vermont state legislature. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 1, 1867 (age 81 years, 262 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Aaron Taft (1743-1808) and Rhoda (Rawson) Taft (1749-1827); married, December 5, 1810, to Sylvia Howard (c.1792-1866); father of Alphonso Taft; grandfather of Charles Phelps Taft, William Howard Taft and Henry Waters Taft; great-grandfather of Walbridge S. Taft, Robert Alphonso Taft and Charles Phelps Taft II; second great-grandfather of William Howard Taft III, Robert Taft, Jr. and Seth Chase Taft; third great-grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      John J. Burchenal (1861-1926) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Richmond, Wayne County, Ind., January 13, 1861. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1920, 1924. Died in Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, January 22, 1926 (age 65 years, 9 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      William Cooper Procter (1862-1934) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Glendale, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 25, 1862. Son of William Alexander Procter and Charlotte Elizabeth (Jackson) Procter. Republican. President (1907-30) and chairman (1930-34), Proctor & Gamble Company, where he established profit-sharing and pension system; director, New York Central Railroad; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924, 1928. Episcopalian. Member, Union League. Died, from bronchial pneumonia, in Holmes Hospital, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 2, 1934 (age 71 years, 250 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1889 to Jane Eliza Johnston.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    United Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Theodore Albert Peyser (1873-1937) — also known as Theodore A. Peyser — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va., February 18, 1873. Democrat. Insurance business; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937. Jewish. Died in 1937 (age about 64 years). Interment at United Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    United Jewish Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Isaac Jack Martin (1908-1966) — also known as I. Jack Martin — Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, July 18, 1908. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1958. Jewish. Member, Order of the Coif. Died November 5, 1966 (age 58 years, 110 days). Interment at United Jewish Cemetery.


    Wesleyan Cemetery
    Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      David Fisher (1794-1886) — of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Somerset County, Pa., December 3, 1794. Son of Adam Fisher and Susannah (Jones) Fisher. Whig. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1834; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1847-49. Died near Amelia, Clermont County, Ohio, May 7, 1886 (age 91 years, 155 days). Interment at Wesleyan Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Nancy Byrne.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article


    Armstrong Chapel Cemetery
    Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Victor Heintz (1876-1968) — of Ohio. Born in Illinois, 1876. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1917-19. Died in 1968 (age about 92 years). Interment at Armstrong Chapel Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery
    Drake Road
    Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) — also known as Robert A. Taft; "Mr. Republican"; "Mr. Integrity"; "Our Illustrious Dunderhead" — of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, September 8, 1889. Son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1921-26; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1926; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1928, 1944; member of Ohio state senate, 1931-32; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1939-53; died in office 1953; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon. Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act. Died, from malignant tumors, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 31, 1953 (age 63 years, 326 days). Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery; memorial monument at Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.
      Relatives: Great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; son of William Howard Taft and Helen (Herron) Taft; first cousin of Walbridge S. Taft; married, October 17, 1914, to Martha Wheaton Bowers (1889-1958; granddaughter of Thomas Wilson; daughter of Lloyd Wheaton Bowers); brother of Charles Phelps Taft II; distant relative of Ezra Taft Benson; father of William Howard Taft III and Robert Taft, Jr.; uncle of Seth Chase Taft; grandfather of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Books about Robert A. Taft: James T. Patterson, Mr. Republican : A Biography of Robert A. Taft
      Robert Taft, Jr. (1917-1993) — of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1917. Son of Robert Alphonso Taft and Martha (Bowers) Taft. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1955-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1963-65, 1967-71 (at-large 1963-65, 1st District 1967-71); U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1971-76; defeated, 1964, 1976. Member, American Bar Association. Died December 7, 1993 (age 76 years, 284 days). Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery.
      Relatives: Second great-grandson of Peter Rawson Taft; great-grandson of Alphonso Taft; grandnephew of Charles Phelps Taft and Henry Waters Taft; grandson of William Howard Taft; first cousin once removed of Walbridge S. Taft; son of Robert Alphonso Taft and Martha (Bowers) Taft; nephew of Charles Phelps Taft II; distant relative of Ezra Taft Benson; brother of William Howard Taft III; married 1939 to Blanca Noel (died); married 1969 to Katharine W. Perry; first cousin of Seth Chase Taft; father of Robert Alphonso Taft II. See Taft family of Ohio.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    Mt. Healthy, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Jesse Dwight Locker (1891-1955) — Born in 1891. U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1953-55, died in office 1955. African ancestry. Died in Liberia, April 10, 1955 (age about 63 years). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.


    Maple Grove Cemetery
    Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Ambrose Everett Burnside Stephens (1862-1927) — also known as A. E. B. Stephens — of North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, June 3, 1862. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1919-27; died in office 1927. Died in 1927 (age about 65 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Ambrose Everett Burnside
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Gate of Heaven Cemetery
    Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Raymond F. Achten (1903-1987) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born April 17, 1903. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1960. Died June 19, 1987 (age 84 years, 63 days). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Judson Hoy (d. 1993) — of Ohio. Member of Ohio state house of representatives; municipal judge in Ohio. Died April 17, 1993. Cremated; ashes interred at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.


    Congress Green Cemetery
    North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      John Cleves Symmes (1742-1814) — Born in Riverhead, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 21, 1742. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1777-87; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1785-86; justice of Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-1802. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, February 26, 1814 (age 71 years, 220 days). Interment at Congress Green Cemetery; memorial monument at Ludlow Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.
      Relatives: Married, October 30, 1760, to Anna Tuthill (1741-1776); married 1779 to Susannah Livingston (niece of Robert Livingston, Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston (1716-1778); daughter of William Livingston; first cousin of Peter R. Livingston, Walter Livingston and Philip Livingston (1740-1810); sister-in-law of John Jay; sister of Henry Brockholst Livingston); father of Anna Symmes (who married William Henry Harrison). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Harrison Tomb
    North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) — also known as "Tippecanoe"; "Old Tip"; "Farmer of North Bend"; "General Mum" — of Vincennes, Knox County, Ind.; Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born in Berkeley, Charles City County, Va., February 9, 1773. Son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison. Whig. Secretary of Northwest Territory, 1798-99; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Northwest Territory, 1799-1800; Governor of Indiana Territory, 1801-12; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1816-19; member of Ohio state senate, 1819-21; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1820, 1824; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1820; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1825-28; U.S. Minister to Gran Colombia, 1828-29; President of the United States, 1841; defeated, 1836; died in office 1841. Episcopalian. English ancestry. Died of pneumonia, at the White House, Washington, D.C., April 4, 1841 (age 68 years, 54 days). Interment at Harrison Tomb.
      Relatives: Son of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and Elizabeth (Bassett) Harrison; brother of Carter Bassett Harrison; first cousin of Beverley Randolph and Burwell Bassett; fourth cousin once removed of Robert Monroe Harrison; married, November 22, 1795, to Anna Tuthill Symmes (1775-1864; daughter of John Cleves Symmes); father of John Scott Harrison; first cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison; grandfather of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-grandfather of Russell Benjamin Harrison; first cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison II; second great-grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Harrison counties in Ind., Iowa, Miss. and Ohio are named for him.
      Other politicians named for him: William H. H. ClaytonWilliam H. H. AllenWilliam H. H. BeadleWilliam H. H. VarneyWilliam H. H. CowlesWilliam Henry Harrison StowellWilliam Henry Harrison MillerWilliam H. HeardWilliam H. H. LlewellynWilliam H. Harrison
      Campaign slogan (1840): "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about William Henry Harrison: Freeman Cleaves, Old Tippecanoe: William Henry Harrison and His Time — Norma Lois Peterson, Presidencies of William Henry Harrison and John Tyler — David Lillard, William Henry Harrison (for young readers)
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
      John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) — of Ohio. Born in Vincennes, Knox County, Ind., October 4, 1804. Son of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Anna Tuthill (Symmes) Harrison (1775-1864). U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1853-57. Died near North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, May 25, 1878 (age 73 years, 233 days). Interment at Harrison Tomb.
      Relatives: Grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791); first cousin once removed of Beverley Randolph; son of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Anna Tuthill (Symmes) Harrison (1775-1864); married 1824 to Lucretia Knapp (1804-1830); married, August 12, 1831, to Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin (1810-1850); second cousin of Carter Henry Harrison; father of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); grandfather of Russell Benjamin Harrison; second cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison II; great-grandfather of William Henry Harrison (1896-1990). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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