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Return Jonathan Meigs, Jr. (1764-1825) —
also known as Return J. Meigs, Jr. —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., November
17, 1764.
Democrat. Justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1803-04, 1808-09; resigned 1804; federal
judge, 1807-08; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1808-10; Governor of
Ohio, 1810-14; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1814-23.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, March 29,
1825 (age 60 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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Samuel Hunt (1765-1807) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in New Hampshire, 1765.
Member of New Hampshire state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1802-05.
Died in 1807
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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William Augustus Whittlesey (1796-1866) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 14,
1796.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1849-51; mayor
of Marietta, Ohio, 1856, 1860, 1862.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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Rufus Putnam —
of Washington
County, Ohio.
U.S. Surveyor-General, appointed by George
Washington; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Washington County,
1802.
Interment at Mound Cemetery.
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George White (1872-1953) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1872.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1905-08; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1911-15, 1917-19;
defeated, 1906, 1908; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1920-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Ohio, 1924,
1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1928, 1938; Governor of
Ohio, 1931-35; candidate for Democratic nomination for President,
1932.
Died December
15, 1953 (age 81 years, 116
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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James Mitchell Varnum (1748-1789) —
Born in Dracut, Middlesex
County, Mass., December
17, 1748.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1780; justice of
Northwest Territory supreme court, 1788-89.
Died January
10, 1789 (age 40 years, 24
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1871 at Oak
Grove Cemetery.
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C. William O'Neill (1916-1978) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, February
14, 1916.
Son of Charles Thompson O'Neill and Jessie (Arnold) O'Neill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1939-50; Speaker of
the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1947-48; served in the
U.S. Army during World War II; Ohio
state attorney general, 1951-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1952,
1956;
Governor
of Ohio, 1957-59; defeated, 1958; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1960.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Kappa Delta; Delta
Upsilon; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died August
20, 1978 (age 62 years, 187
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Adoniram Judson Warner (1834-1910) —
also known as Adoniram J. Warner —
of Ohio.
Born in Wales, Erie
County, N.Y., January
13, 1834.
Democrat. School
principal; superintendent
of schools; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-81, 1883-87 (13th District
1879-81, 15th District 1883-85, 17th District 1885-87); defeated,
1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896;
engaged in street
railway construction in Washington, D.C., and railroad
construction in Ohio.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August
12, 1910 (age 76 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Rufus R. Dawes (1838-1899) —
of Ohio.
Born in Malta, Morgan
County, Ohio, July 4,
1838.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1881-83.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, August 2,
1899 (age 61 years, 29
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Parker Cutler (1812-1889) —
also known as William P. Cutler —
of Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, July 12,
1812.
Republican. Delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Washington County,
1850-51; member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1861-63.
Died in Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio, April 11,
1889 (age 76 years, 273
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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William Pitt Richardson (1824-1886) —
also known as William P. Richardson —
of Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in 1824.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; Ohio
state attorney general, 1865.
Died in 1886
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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