Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to
counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places
according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find
what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned
page, or the Gazetteer.
Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated.
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Frederick Albert Britten (1871-1946) — also known as
Frederick A. Britten; Fred A. Britten — of
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
18, 1871. Son of Michael Britten and Eva (Fey) Britten; married,
March
4, 1907, to Alma Hand. Republican. Builder;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1913-35; defeated,
1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 4,
1946. Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum; reinterment to
unknown location.
Philip Pitt Campbell (1862-1941) — also known as
Philip P. Campbell — of Pittsburg, Crawford
County, Kan. Born in Nova
Scotia, 1862.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1903-23. Died in 1941.
Originally entombed at Abbey Mausoleum; reinterment to unknown
location.
William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) — also known as
William W. Belknap — of Iowa. Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829. Son of William Goldsmith Belknap (Mexican War general)
and Ann (Clark) Belknap; married to Cora LeRoy, Carrie Thompson and
Mrs. John Bower. Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76. Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial was
held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds. Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
Walter John Stoessel, Jr. (1920-1986) — also known
as Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. — of California. Born in
Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan., January
24, 1920. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1968-72; Soviet Union, 1973-76; Germany, 1976-81. Died in 1986.
Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
Vernon Anthony Walters (1917-2002) — also known as
Vernon A. Walters — of Florida. Born in New York City
(unknown
county), N.Y., January
3, 1917. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; deputy
chief of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1972-76; U.S. Ambassador to
, 1981-85; Germany, 1989-91; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1985-89. Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1991. Died, at Good Samaritan Medical
Center, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
10, 2002. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
Alfred Eliab Buck (1832-1902) — of Alabama; Atlanta,
Fulton
County, Ga. Born in Foxcroft (now part of Dover-Foxcroft), Piscataquis
County, Maine, February
7, 1832. Married 1864 to Ellen
B. Boker. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1869-71; U.S. Minister
to Japan, 1897. Died in Japan,
December
4, 1902. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery.
