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Tuscarawas County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Tuscarawas County


Index to Locations

  • New Philadelphia East High Avenue Cemetery
  • New Philadelphia Fair Avenue Cemetery
  • Newcomerstown Newcomerstown Cemetery
  • Port Washington Port Washington Cemetery


    East High Avenue Cemetery
    New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Alvin Victor Donahey (1873-1946) — also known as A. Vic Donahey; "Honest Vic" — of near Huntsville, Logan County, Ohio. Born in Cadwallader, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, July 7, 1873. Son of John Coulter Donahey and Harriet (Chaney) Donahey. Democrat. Gosher Township Clerk, 1900-04; Tuscarawas County Auditor, 1904-09; delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention, 1911-12; Ohio auditor of state, 1913-21; Governor of Ohio, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1935-41. Methodist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen of America; Elks; International Typographical Union. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, April 8, 1946 (age 72 years, 275 days). Interment at East High Avenue Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Coulter Donahey and Harriet (Chaney) Donahey; married 1897 to Edith Stirling-Harvey; father of John William Donahey (who married Gertrude Walton). See Donahey family of Ohio.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier


    Fair Avenue Cemetery
    New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      James Alexander Dudley Richards (1845-1911) — also known as James A. D. Richards — of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in Massachusetts, 1845. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1893-95. Died in 1911 (age about 66 years). Interment at Fair Avenue Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Newcomerstown Cemetery
    Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Robert Hunter Nugen (1809-1872) — of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, 1809. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1861-63. Died in 1872 (age about 63 years). Interment at Newcomerstown Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Port Washington Cemetery
    Port Washington, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Arthur Philip Lamneck (1880-1944) — also known as Arthur P. Lamneck — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Born in Port Washington, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 12, 1880. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1931-39; defeated, 1920, 1940. Died April 23, 1944 (age 64 years, 42 days). Interment at Port Washington Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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