The Political Graveyard: Cameron County, Tex.

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Cameron County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cameron County

Index to Locations

Brownsville Unknown location

Brownsville Buena Vista Cemetery

Brownsville City Cemetery

Unknown Location
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas

Buena Vista Cemetery
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Milton Horace West (1888-1948) — also known as Milton H. West — of Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Born near Gonzales, Gonzales County, Tex., June 30, 1888. Democrat. Member of Texas state legislature, 1929-33; U.S. Representative from Texas 15th District, 1933-48; died in office 1948. Died in Washington, D.C., October 28, 1948 (age 60 years, 120 days). Interment at Buena Vista Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

City Cemetery
Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas

Politicians buried here:

Rice Garland (1798-1863) — of Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, La.; Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Born in Albemarle County, Va., September 30, 1798. Son of Rice Garland (1766-1818) and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland (c.1766-1840). Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 3rd District, 1834-40; justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1840-46; Cameron County Judge, 1853-54. Died in Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex., August 12, 1863 (age 64 years, 316 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Rice Garland (1766-1818) and Elizabeth (Hamner) Garland (c.1766-1840); married, March 28, 1826, to Celeste Lastrapes (1804-1883); father of Henry Lastrapes Garland.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Rentfro Banton Creager (1877-1950) — also known as R. B. Creager — of Brownsville, Cameron County, Tex. Born in Waco, McLennan County, Tex., March 11, 1877. Son of Frank A. W. Creager (1835-1912) and Katharyn (Rentfro) Creager (1850-1928). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1916, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of Republican National Committee from Texas, 1924-40. Member, Freemasons. Died October 28, 1950 (age 73 years, 231 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Alice Terrell (1878-1958).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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