Hamilton County
Ohio
Named for Alexander
Hamilton (1757-1804)
Hamilton County information:
- Population: 845,303 (2000); 866,228 (1990)
- Land area 407 square miles.
- County seat: Cincinnati
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Charles
P. Taft (Prosecuting Attorney, 1927-28)
Bob
Taft II (County Commissioner, 1981-90)
Unknown Location
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
Barbee Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
Catherine Street Burying Ground
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians formerly buried here:
Catholic Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
- George Fries (1799-1866) — of Ohio. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1799.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1845-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864.
Died in 1866.
Interment at Catholic Cemetery.
Episcopal Burial Grounds
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians formerly buried here:
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
Laurel Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
Presbyterian Burying Ground
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
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. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Spring Grove Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Founded 1845; approximate acreage: 733
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1976
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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. Nephew of Dudley
Chase; cousin of Dudley
Chase Denison; father-in-law of William
Sprague. 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. Original interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Spring Grove
Cemetery. Chase County,
Kan. is named for him.
- Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, November
5, 1869. Son of Nicholas Longworth and Susan (Walker) Longworth;
nephew of Bellamy
Storer; married, February
17, 1906, to Alice
Lee Roosevelt (daughter of Theodore
Roosevelt; half-brother of Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.). Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1899; 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Alphonso Taft (1810-1891) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Townshend, Windham
County, Vt., November
5, 1810. Son of Peter
Rawson Taft; 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; great-great-grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft II. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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, 1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1924.
Baptist.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
22, 1927. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery. Harmon County,
Okla. is named for him.
- 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; married 1846 to Alice
Key (daughter of Francis
Scott Key; sister of Philip
Barton Key). 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- John McLean (1785-1861) — of Ohio. Born in Morris
County, N.J., March 11,
1785. Brother of William
McLean. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Edward Follansbee Noyes (1832-1890) — of Ohio. Born
October
3, 1832. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900) — also known as
Jacob D. Cox — of Ohio. Born in Montreal, Quebec,
of American parents, October
27, 1828. Married 1849 to Helen
C. Finney. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Joseph Benson Foraker (1846-1917) — also known as
Joseph B. Foraker — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born near Rainsboro, Highland
County, Ohio, July 5,
1846. Married, October
4, 1870, to Julia Bundy. 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; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1897-1909; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1900,
1904;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi. Died May 10,
1917. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- John White Stevenson (1812-1886) — also known as
John W. Stevenson — of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky. Born in Richmond,
Va., May 2,
1812. Great-grandson of Carter
Braxton; 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- James Brown Ray (1794-1848) — of Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind. Born in Jefferson
County, Ky., February
19, 1794. Brother of Martin M.
Ray (1795-1865); uncle of Martin M.
Ray (1823-1872). 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Jacob Burnet (1770-1853) — of Ohio. Born in Newark,
Essex
County, N.J., February
22, 1770. Son of William
Burnet; uncle of David
Gouverneur Burnet. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1814-15; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1821-28; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1828-31. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 10,
1853. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Frederick Hassaurek (1832-1885) — also known as
Friedrich Hassaurek — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Vienna, Austria,
October
8, 1832. Half-brother of Leopold
Markbreit. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1860,
1868;
U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1861-66. Died in Paris, France,
October
3, 1885. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Stanley Matthews (1824-1889) — of Ohio. Born in
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, July 21,
1824. Uncle of Henry
Watterson. 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 March 22,
1889. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Leopold Markbreit (1842-1909) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Vienna, Austria,
March
13, 1842. Half-brother of Frederick
Hassaurek. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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;
Governor
of Ohio, 1929-31; defeated, 1926; 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 2,
1893. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- James Findlay (1770-1835) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., October
12, 1770. Brother of John
Findlay and William
Findlay. 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 December
28, 1835. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- John Crafts Wright (1783-1861) — also known as
John C. Wright — of 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Lawrence Lewis (1879-1943) — of Denver,
Colo. Born in St.
Louis, Mo., June 22,
1879. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1933-43; defeated,
1930; died in office 1943. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
9, 1943. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Samuel Fenton Cary (1814-1900) — of Ohio. Born in
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
18, 1814. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1867-69; Greenback
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1876. Died September
29, 1900. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Isaac G. Burnet (1784-1856) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born July 7,
1784. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1819-31. Died March 11,
1856. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- William McLean (1794-1839) — of Ohio. Born in Mason
County, Ky., August
10, 1794. Brother of John
McLean. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1823-29. Died October
12, 1839. Original interment at Catherine
Street Burying Ground; reinterment in 1863 at Spring Grove
Cemetery.
- 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.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Moose;
Lambda
Chi Alpha; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha. Chairman and president of the Cincinnati Royals
professional basketball
team. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 26,
1972. Entombed in mausoleum at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- William Corry (1779-1833) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Virginia, 1779.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1815-19. Died December
16, 1833. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- John Milton Goodenow (1782-1838) — of Ohio. Born in
Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1782.
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 July 20,
1838. Original interment at Episcopal Burial
Grounds; reinterment in 1851 at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Robert Todd Lytle (1804-1839) — of Ohio. Born in
Ohio, May 19,
1804. Nephew of John
Rowan. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1833-34, 1834-35. Died December
22, 1839. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Milton Sayler (1831-1892) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio,
November
4, 1831. Cousin of Henry
Benton Sayler. Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1873-79. Died November
17, 1892. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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;
third cousin of Thomas
Lawrence Eyre; married, November
29, 1900, to Lillian Crane Scott; fourth cousin once removed of
Joseph
Larkin Eyre. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Ohio state constitutional convention, 1912; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914,
1916. Episcopalian.
Struck
by an automobile while getting off a streetcar,
and died a few hours later, in in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 6,
1919. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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.
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Spring Grove
Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Benjamin Eggleston (1816-1888) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in New York, 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 1888.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Gustav Tafel (1830-1908) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Munich (München), Germany,
October
13, 1830. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1897-1900. Died in 1908.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Elisha Hotchkiss (c.1778-1858) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Lawyer; mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1831-33. Died in Aurora, Dearborn
County, Ind., June 10,
1858. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Nathanael Greene Pendleton (1793-1861) — of Ohio.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., August
25, 1793. Father of George
Hunt Pendleton. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1825-29; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1841-43. Died in
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, June 16,
1861. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- James William Gazlay (1784-1874) — of Ohio. Born in
New York, 1784.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1823-25. Died in 1874.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Bellamy Storer (1796-1875) — of Ohio. Born in
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 26,
1796. Father of Bellamy
Storer (1847-1922). U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1835-37; state court judge
in Ohio, 1854. Died June 1,
1875. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Amor Smith, Jr. (1840-1915) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, October
22, 1840. Republican. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1885-89. Died August
14, 1915. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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,
1916.
Jewish.
Died February
5, 1925. 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- John Fassett Follett (1831-1902) — of Ohio. Born in
Vermont, 1831.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1883-85. Died in 1902.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- George Carrel (1865-1949) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, September
4, 1865. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1922-25. Died May 3,
1949. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1979.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Martin Baum (1765-1831) — of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born June 15,
1765. Mayor
of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1812. Died December
14, 1831. 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. 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. Grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso
Taft; 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. Republican. 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.
Owner, Chicago Cubs baseball
team. Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, December
31, 1929. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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.
Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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; married, August
19, 1914, to Clara Strebel. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1927-29; Judge,
Ohio Court of Appeals, 1936. Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Alpha Delta. Died January
13, 1961. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Edwin Stanton McCook (1837-1873) — Born in
Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ohio, March 26,
1837. Brother of George
Wythe McCook; first cousin of Edward
Moody McCook and Anson
George McCook. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery. 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. 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- Peter Rawson Taft (1785-1867) — of Vermont. Born in
Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., April 1,
1785. Married, December
5, 1810, to Sylvia Howard; 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; great-great-grandfather of William
Howard Taft III, Robert
Taft, Jr. and Seth
Chase Taft; great-great-great-grandfather of Robert
Alphonso Taft II. Member of Vermont state legislature. Died in
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
10, 1867. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.
United Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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United Jewish Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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Wesleyan Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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- David Fisher (1794-1886) — of Ohio. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1794.
Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1847-49. Died in 1886.
Interment at Wesleyan Cemetery.
Armstrong Chapel Cemetery
Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
Indian Hill Episcopal Church
Cemetery
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. Great-grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; grandson of Alphonso
Taft; grandson-in-law of Thomas
Wilson; 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; 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. 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 in New York
City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 31,
1953. Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery;
memorial monument at Capitol
Grounds, Washington, D.C.
- Robert Taft, Jr. (1917-1993) — of Indian Hill,
Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, February
26, 1917. Great-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. 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,
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. Interment at Indian Hill Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mt. Healthy, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Politicians buried here:
Maple Grove Cemetery
Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio
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