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Summit County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Summit County


Index to Locations

  • Akron Glendale Cemetery
  • Akron Mt. Peace Cemetery
  • Akron Rose Hill Burial Park
  • Hudson Unknown location
  • Hudson Hudson Cemetery
  • Northfield Northfield Macedonia Cemetery
  • Tallmadge Tallmadge Cemetery


    Glendale Cemetery
    Akron, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles William Frederick Dick (1858-1945) — also known as Charles W. F. Dick — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, November 3, 1858. Son of Gottlieb Dick and Magdalena Dick. Republican. Lawyer; Summit County Auditor, 1886-98; chair of Summit County Republican Party, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904; Ohio Republican state chair, 1892-94, 1899-1907; Secretary of Republican National Committee, 1897-1900; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1898-1904; resigned 1904; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1904-11; defeated in primary, 1926, 1928. Died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, March 13, 1945 (age 86 years, 130 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 30, 1881, to Carrie R. Peterson.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Elsworth Raymond Bathrick (1863-1917) — also known as Elsworth R. Bathrick — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born near Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich., January 6, 1863. Son of Sumner Bathrick and Louisa Bathrick. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1911-15, 1917 (19th District 1911-15, 14th District 1917); died in office 1917. Underwent surgery for gallstones, and died ten days later, probably from infection, in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, December 23, 1917 (age 54 years, 351 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1889 to May L. Clark.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Hanford Upson (1823-1910) — also known as William H. Upson — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio, January 11, 1823. Son of Polly (Wright) Upson (1786-1872) and Daniel Upson. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of Sidney Edgerton; member of Ohio state senate, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1864, 1876; U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1869-73; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1883; circuit judge in Ohio, 1885-93 (6th Circuit 1885-88, 8th Circuit 1888-93). Congregationalist. Died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, April 13, 1910 (age 87 years, 92 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Polly (Wright) Upson (1786-1872) and Daniel Upson; third cousin once removed of Charles Upson, Harvey Washington Upson, Gad Ely Upson and Andrew Seth Upson; married, May 20, 1856, to Julia Ann Ford (1835-1926); third cousin twice removed of James Wesley Upson; grandfather of William Hazlett Upson. See Upson family.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      George Washington Crouse (1832-1912) — also known as George W. Crouse — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio, November 23, 1832. Republican. School teacher; Summit County Auditor, 1858-63; Summit County Treasurer, 1863; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Summit County Commissioner, 1874-75; member of Ohio state senate, 1885-87; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1887-89. Died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, January 5, 1912 (age 79 years, 43 days). Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: George Washington
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Mt. Peace Cemetery
    Akron, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Ray Charles Bliss (1907-1981) — also known as Ray C. Bliss — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, December 16, 1907. Son of Emil Bliss and Emilie (Wieland) Bliss. Republican. Insurance business; chair of Summit County Republican Party, 1942-60; member of Ohio Republican State Central Committee, 1944-65; Ohio Republican state chair, 1949-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1952-80; Chairman of Republican National Committee, 1965-69; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1960-64. Episcopalian. German ancestry. Member, Phi Kappa Tau; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Suffered a heart attack at his office, and died soon after at Akron City Hospital, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, August 6, 1981 (age 73 years, 233 days). Interment at Mt. Peace Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1959 to Ellen F. Palmer.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial


    Rose Hill Burial Park
    3653 West Market Street
    Akron, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Landon Knight (1867-1933) — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., June 18, 1867. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1921-23. Died September 26, 1933 (age 66 years, 100 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Francis Seiberling (1870-1945) — of Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Iowa, September 20, 1870. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1929-33. Died February 1, 1945 (age 74 years, 134 days). Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.
      Relatives: Cousin of John Frederick Seiberling.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Walter J. Bankes (d. 1942) — Dry candidate for delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died in 1942. Interment at Rose Hill Burial Park.


    Unknown Location
    Hudson, Summit County,


    Hudson Cemetery
    Hudson, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Van R. Humphrey (1800-1864) — of Summit County, Ohio. Born in Goshen, Litchfield County, Conn., July 28, 1800. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864. Died September 5, 1864 (age 64 years, 39 days). Original interment at Hudson Cemetery; reinterment in 1871 at Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
      Relatives: Married to Stella Beach (1799-1832).


    Northfield Macedonia Cemetery
    Northfield, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Oliver Ocasek (1925-1999) — of Northfield, Summit County, Ohio. Born in Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 2, 1925. Democrat. Candidate for Ohio state house of representatives, 1946; member of Ohio state senate, 1959-87; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1962, 1968, 1986 (primary); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1964, 1972; member of Ohio state board of education, 1993-98. Died, of cancer, at Hospice Care Center, Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio, June 25, 1999 (age 73 years, 235 days). Interment at Northfield Macedonia Cemetery.


    Tallmadge Cemetery
    Tallmadge, Summit County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Sidney Edgerton (1818-1900) — Born in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., August 17, 1818. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1859-63; justice of Idaho territorial supreme court, 1863; Governor of Montana Territory, 1864-65. Agnostic. Died in Akron, Summit County, Ohio, July 19, 1900 (age 81 years, 336 days). Interment at Tallmadge Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of Wilbur Fiske Sanders.
      Cross-reference: William H. Upson
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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