The Political Graveyard: St. Croix County, Wis.

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St. Croix County
Wisconsin

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Croix County

Index to Locations

Willow River Cemetery
Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

Herman Leon Humphrey (1830-1902) — of Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Candor, Tioga County, N.Y., March 14, 1830. Republican. County judge in Wisconsin, 1860-62; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1862-63; circuit judge in Wisconsin 8th Circuit, 1866-77; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1877-83; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1887. Died in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., June 10, 1902 (age 72 years, 88 days). Interment at Willow River Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James B. Hughes (1805-1873) — of Meigs County, Ohio; St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn.; Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis. Born in Prince Edward County, Va., October 12, 1805. Son of Simon Hughes (1778-1858) and Betsy Coleman (Bigger) Hughes (1780-1851). Lawyer; newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state legislature, 1838-39; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Presbyterian. Died in Hudson, St. Croix County, Wis., August 11, 1873 (age 67 years, 303 days). Interment at Willow River Cemetery.

Relatives: Married, September 4, 1838, to Elizabeth Mather (1816-1893).

Greenwood Cemetery
River Falls, St. Croix County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

Frank Mellen Nye (1852-1935) — also known as Frank M. Nye — of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wis.; Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn. Born in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine, March 7, 1852. Son of Franklin Nye and Eliza Mitchell (Loring) Nye. Republican. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1885; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1907-13; district judge in Minnesota, 1920-32. Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., November 29, 1935 (age 83 years, 267 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Great-grandson of Bartlett Nye; third cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah Nye and Thomas Nye; son of Franklin Nye and Eliza Mitchell (Loring) Nye; married, March 27, 1876, to Carrie Maria Wilson. See Nye family of Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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