The Political Graveyard: Walworth County, Wis.

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Walworth County
Wisconsin

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Walworth County

Index to Locations

Delavan Spring Grove Cemetery

East Troy Oak Ridge Cemetery

Elkhorn Hazel Ridge Cemetery

Lake Geneva Oak Hill Cemetery

Whitewater Hillside Cemetery

Spring Grove Cemetery
Delavan, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

Alfred Delavan Thomas (1837-1896) — of Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born near Delavan, Walworth County, Wis., August 11, 1837. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for North Dakota, 1890-96; died in office 1896. Died in Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., August 8, 1896 (age 58 years, 363 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Evan S. Tyler (1843-1923) — of Owatonna, Steele County, Minn.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak. Born in Damascus, Wayne County, Pa., March 22, 1843. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; civil engineer; merchant; banker; mayor of Fargo, N.Dak., 1876-77; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1889, 1895-96. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, in the Metropole Hotel, Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak., August 24, 1923 (age 80 years, 155 days). Interment at Spring Grove Cemetery.

Relatives: Married to Clara Estella Barnes.

Oak Ridge Cemetery
East Troy, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:

John Fox Potter (1817-1899) — also known as John F. Potter — of East Troy, Walworth County, Wis. Born in Maine, 1817. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1856 (member, Platform Committee); U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1857-63. Died in 1899 (age about 82 years). Interment at Oak Ridge Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Hazel Ridge Cemetery
Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:
	George Larkin Harrington (1864-1939) — also known as George L. Harrington — of Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis. Born in New York, January 13, 1864. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916 (alternate), 1936. Died in Elkhorn, Walworth County, Wis., June 12, 1939 (age 75 years, 150 days). Interment at Hazel Ridge Cemetery.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wisconsin
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

William F. Trinke (1897-1982) — of Lake Geneva, Walworth County, Wis. Born in Wisconsin, January 25, 1897. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Wisconsin state senate 22nd District; elected 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, American Legion. Died September 25, 1982 (age 85 years, 243 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Hillside Cemetery
Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Politicians buried here:
	Thomspon Dimock Weeks (d. 1901) — also known as T. D. Weeks — of Wisconsin. Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1876. Died in Whitewater, Walworth County, Wis., February 12, 1901. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.

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