The Political Graveyard: Milwaukee County, Wis.

Milwaukee County
Wisconsin

Milwaukee County information:

Population: 940,164 (2000); 959,275 (1990)
Land area 242 square miles.
County seat: Milwaukee
Milwaukee County official web site.
Capital Impact: Milwaukee County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Milwaukee County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Milwaukee County
Politicians who were born in Milwaukee County
Politicians who lived in Milwaukee County
Politicians who died in Milwaukee County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Milwaukee County

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Selected officials of Milwaukee County

(not intended to be complete)

John J. Kempf (Register of Deeds) John C. Kleczka (Circuit Court Commissioner, 1914-18) Edmund T. Melms (Sheriff, 1915-17)

Unknown Locations
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

Fred R. Zimmerman (1880-1954) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., November 30, 1880. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1909; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1940, 1944, 1948 (alternate); secretary of state of Wisconsin, 1923-27, 1939-54; died in office 1954; Governor of Wisconsin, 1927-29. Died December 14, 1954. Interment somewhere.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Julius Peter Heil (1876-1949) — also known as Julius P. Heil — of Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Duesmond an der Mosel, Germany, July 24, 1876. Republican. Business executive; Governor of Wisconsin, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1940. Member, Freemasons. Died November 30, 1949. Interment somewhere.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

Arlington Park
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

John Charles Schafer (1893-1962) — also known as John C. Schafer — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., May 7, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1921; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1923-33, 1939-41; defeated, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1932; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1957. Died in Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wis., June 9, 1962. Interment at Arlington Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

Calvary Cemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Joseph Cary (1865-1934) — also known as William J. Cary — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 22, 1865. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1907-19. Died in 1934. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Peter Victor Deuster (1831-1904) — also known as Peter V. Deuster — of Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born near Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia (now Aachen, Germany), February 13, 1831. Democrat. Newspaper editor; postmaster; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1870-71; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1879-85; U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1896-97. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 31, 1904. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Laurent Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known as Solomon Juneau — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in L'Asumption, Quebec, August 9, 1793. Grandfather of Paul Oscar Husting. Democrat. Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47. Catholic. French ancestry. Died, reportedly of appendicitis, in Keshena, Menominee County, Wis., November 14, 1856. Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Calvary Cemetery; cenotaph at Juneau Park.
Joseph Phillips (1825-1906) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in 1825. Father of Charles H. Phillips. Democrat. Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1870-71. Died September 13, 1906. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Charles H. Phillips (c.1859-1938) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Son of Joseph Phillips. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1936. Died May 28, 1938. Interment at Calvary Cemetery.

Forest Home Cemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Founded 1850
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1980
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born September 20, 1912. Brother of Carl Frederick Zeidler. Socialist. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate for President of the United States, 1976. Lutheran. German ancestry. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., July 7, 2006. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) — also known as Decatur Merritt Hammond Carpenter — of Wisconsin. Born in Moretown, Washington County, Vt., December 22, 1824. Republican. U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881. Died in Washington, D.C., February 24, 1881. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William E. Smith (1824-1883) — of Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, June 18, 1824. Republican. Wisconsin state treasurer, 1866-70; Governor of Wisconsin, 1878-82. Died February 13, 1883. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916) — also known as George W. Peck — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 28, 1840. Son of David B. Peck and Alzina Peck; married 1860 to Francena Rowley. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper publisher; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1890; Governor of Wisconsin, 1891-95; defeated, 1894, 1904. Died April 16, 1916. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) — also known as Emanuel L. Philipp — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sauk County, Wis., March 25, 1861. Son of Luzi Philipp and Sabine (Ludwig) Philipp. Republican. Governor of Wisconsin, 1915-21. Swiss ancestry. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 15, 1925. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Francis Edward McGovern (1866-1946) — also known as Francis E. McGovern — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis., January 21, 1866. Republican. Governor of Wisconsin, 1911-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1914. Died May 16, 1946. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born near Wheeling, Ohio County, Va. (now W.Va.), November 2, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1840; member of Wisconsin territorial legislature, 1847-48; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., March 29, 1872. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harrison Ludington (1812-1891) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ludingtonville, Putnam County, N.Y., July 30, 1812. Republican. Mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1871-72, 1873-74, 1875; Governor of Wisconsin, 1876-78. Died June 17, 1891. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Lendrum Mitchell (1842-1904) — also known as John L. Mitchell — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 19, 1842. Son of Alexander Mitchell; father of Gen. Billy Mitchell (1879-1936; father of the U.S. Air Force). Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1872-73, 1876-77; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1891-93; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1893-99. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., June 29, 1904. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) — also known as Gerhard A. Bading — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 31, 1870. Son of John Bading and Dorothea (Ehlers) Bading; married, December 15, 1895, to Carol Royal Clemmer. Physician; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1922-29. Lutheran. Member, American Medical Association; American Public Health Association; American Legion. Died in Milwaukee Hospital, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 11, 1946. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885) — also known as William P. Lynde — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sherburne, Chenango County, N.Y., December 16, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; Wisconsin territory attorney general, 1844; U.S. Attorney for Wisconsin, 1845-48; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1875-79 (1st District 1848-49, 4th District 1875-79); candidate for justice of Wisconsin state supreme court, 1849; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1860-61; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1866; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1869-70. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 18, 1885. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Henry Stafford (1869-1957) — also known as William H. Stafford — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., October 12, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1903-11, 1913-19, 1921-23, 1929-33; defeated, 1922; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1938. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 22, 1957. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) — also known as Victor L. Berger — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Nieder-Rehbach, Austria, February 28, 1860. Son of Ignatz Berger and Julia Berger; married, December 4, 1897, to Meta Schlicting. Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878; school teacher; newspaper editor; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919, 1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29. Jewish. He and Eugene V. Debs founded the Socialist Party. He opposed U.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he was tried and convicted under the Espionage Act, and sentenced to twenty years in prison; elected to Congress anyway, he was denied a seat in 1919-21 to to alleged disloyalty. In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the cases against him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923. Injured in a streetcar accident, and subsequently died, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., August 7, 1929. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Voigt (1873-1934) — of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis. Born in Bremen, Germany, December 1, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; Sheboygan County District Attorney, 1905-11; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1917-27; circuit judge in Wisconsin 4th Circuit, 1929-34; died in office 1934. Died near Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis., August 26, 1934. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Sproat Brown (1824-1878) — also known as James S. Brown — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, February 1, 1824. Democrat. Wisconsin state attorney general, 1848-50; mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1861-62; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1863-65. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 15, 1878. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829-1920) — of Wisconsin. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., February 24, 1829. Nephew of Clark Betton Cochrane; brother of George Cochrane Hazelton. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1860; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1871-75; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1876-85. Died September 29, 1920. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also Hazelton family of New Hampshire
- See also: congressional biography.
Theobald Otjen (1851-1924) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in West China, St. Clair County, Mich., October 27, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1895-1907; defeated, 1892, 1893, 1906. Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., April 11, 1924. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) — also known as Henry S. Reuss — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 22, 1912. Son of Gustav A. Reuss and Paula Schoellkopf Reuss; married 1942 to Margaret Magrath. Democrat. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for mayor of Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83. The Reuss Federal Plaza in Milwaukee was named for him. Died, of congestive heart failure, in a hospital at San Rafael, Marin County, Calif., January 12, 2002. Cremated; ashes interred at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
- Books by Henry S. Reuss: When Government Was Good: Memories of a Life in Politics
Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, October 17, 1817. Father of John Lendrum Mitchell. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4th District 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1876. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 19, 1887. Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Albert Smith (1805-1870) — of Batavia, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1805. Republican. Member of New York state legislatu

Selected officials of Milwaukee County

Politicians who were born in Milwaukee County

Politicians who lived in Milwaukee County

Politicians who died in Milwaukee County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Milwaukee County