The Political Graveyard: Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

including North Atlantic Ocean; South Atlantic Ocean; Cape Cod Bay; Bay of Fundy; Gulf of St. Lawrence; Labrador Sea; Hudson Strait; Davis Strait; Baffin Bay; Denmark Strait; Norwegian Sea; North Sea; Skagerrak; Kattegat; North Channel; Irish Sea; St. George's Channel; Bristol Channel; Celtic Sea; English Channel; Bay of Biscay; Gulf of Guinea; Rio de la Plata

Neighboring areas:

North: Greenland; Greenland Sea; Iceland; Barents Sea
Northeast: Norway; Sweden; Baltic Sea; Denmark; Germany; Netherlands; Belgium; Faroe Islands; Shetland Islands; Orkney Islands; Hebrides; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Ireland; Isle of Man; England; Wales; Guernsey; Jersey
East: France; Spain; Portugal; Mediterranean Sea; Morocco; Madeira; Canary Islands; Western Sahara; Mauritania; Cape Verde; Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia
Southeast: Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Sao Tome and Principe; Gabon; Congo (Brazzaville); Cabinda; Congo (Kinshasa); Angola; Namibia; South Africa; Indian Ocean
South: Southern Ocean
Southwest: South Pacific Ocean; Falkland Islands; Argentina; Uruguay; Brazil; French Guiana; Suriname; Guyana; Venezuela; Trinidad and Tobago; Caribbean Sea; Grenada; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Barbados; St. Lucia; Martinique; Dominica; Guadeloupe; Antigua and Barbuda; Anguilla; British Virgin Islands; Virgin Islands; Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico; Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico; Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico; Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico; Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico; Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico; San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico; Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico; Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico; Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico; Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico; Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico; Manatí Municipio, Puerto Rico; Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico; Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico; Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico; Camuy Municipio, Puerto Rico; Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico; Isabela Municipio, Puerto Rico; Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico; Aguada Municipio, Puerto Rico; Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Cuba; Turks and Caicos Islands; Bahamas
West: Gulf of Mexico; Miami-Dade County, Fla.; Broward County, Fla.; Palm Beach County, Fla.; Martin County, Fla.; St. Lucie County, Fla.; Indian River County, Fla.; Brevard County, Fla.; Volusia County, Fla.; Flagler County, Fla.; St. Johns County, Fla.; Duval County, Fla.; Nassau County, Fla.; Camden County, Ga.; Glynn County, Ga.; McIntosh County, Ga.; Liberty County, Ga.; Bryan County, Ga.; Chatham County, Ga.; Jasper County, S.C.; Beaufort County, S.C.; Colleton County, S.C.; Charleston County, S.C.; Georgetown County, S.C.; Horry County, S.C.; Brunswick County, N.C.; New Hanover County, N.C.; Pender County, N.C.; Onslow County, N.C.
Northwest: Carteret County, N.C.; Hyde County, N.C.; Dare County, N.C.; Currituck County, N.C.; Virginia Beach city, Va.; Chesapeake Bay; Northampton County, Va.; Accomack County, Va.; Worcester County, Md.; Sussex County, Del.; Delaware Bay; Cape May County, N.J.; Atlantic County, N.J.; Ocean County, N.J.; Monmouth County, N.J.; Lower New York Bay; Richmond County, N.Y.; Kings County, N.Y.; Queens County, N.Y.; Nassau County, N.Y.; Suffolk County, N.Y.; Long Island Sound; Block Island Sound; Rhode Island Sound; Buzzards Bay; Vineyard Sound; Dukes County, Mass.; Muskeget Channel; Nantucket County, Mass.; Nantucket Sound; Barnstable County, Mass.; Plymouth County, Mass.; Norfolk County, Mass.; Suffolk County, Mass.; Essex County, Mass.; Rockingham County, N.H.; York County, Maine; Cumberland County, Maine; Sagadahoc County, Maine; Lincoln County, Maine; Knox County, Maine; Hancock County, Maine; Washington County, Maine; New Brunswick, Canada; Nova Scotia, Canada; Prince Edward Island, Canada; Quebec, Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; St. Pierre and Miquelon; Hudson Bay; Nunavut, Canada
Within area: Azores; Bermuda; St. Helena

The Political Graveyard:

U.S. Politicians who were born aboard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Politicians who died in the Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Politicians who were buried at sea in the Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Ocean

Politicians buried here:

William Lowndes (1782-1822) — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, February 11, 1782. Brother of Thomas Lowndes. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1806; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District 1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22). Died aboard a ship in the North Atlantic Ocean while en route to England, October 27, 1822. Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Lowndes counties in Ala., Ga. and Miss. are named for him.
- See also: congressional biography.
Abraham Jones — of Richmond County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1777-78; removed 1778. Expelled from the New York Assembly (his seat was declared vacant) on June 8, 1778, for "being with the enemy.". Died on shipboard in the North Atlantic Ocean, en route back from Canada. Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean

Politicians buried here:

Robert M. Palmer (1820-1862) — of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pa. Born in 1820. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856, 1860; member of Pennsylvania state senate; U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1861-62. Died aboard ship in the Atlantic Ocean while returning from Argentina, April 26, 1862. Buried at sea in Atlantic Ocean.

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U.S. Politicians who were born aboard vessels in the Atlantic Ocean

U.S. Politicians who died in the Atlantic Ocean

U.S. Politicians who were buried at sea in the Atlantic Ocean