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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of U.S. Politicians in Italy


Index to Locations

  • Florence Allori Cemetery
  • Florence Porta a Pinti or English Cemetery
  • Rome Cimitero Acattolico
  • Trieste Evangelical Cemetery
  • San Michele, Venice Protestant Cemetery
  • Graglia, Vercelli Unknown location


    Allori Cemetery
    Florence, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      Joseph E. Haven (1885-1937) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 19, 1885. U.S. Consul in Crefeld, 1907-08; Roubaix, 1908-14; Catania, 1914-16; Turin, 1916-20; Avlona, 1919; Trieste, 1920-22; Florence, 1923-37; San Marino, 1929-37. Died May 4, 1937 (age 52 years, 105 days). Interment at Allori Cemetery.
      Charles Henry Coster (1898-1977) — also known as Charles H. Coster — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1898. Son of C. H. Coster (partner of J.P. Morgan) and Emily (Pell) Coster. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, 1926. Member, Freemasons. Died in Florence (Firenze), Italy, April 3, 1977 (age about 78 years). Interment at Allori Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of C. H. Coster (partner of J.P. Morgan) and Emily (Pell) Coster; married to Vincenza Giuliani; uncle of Sumner Gerard.


    Porta a Pinti or English Cemetery
    Piazzale Donatello
    Florence, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      James Lorimer Graham (c.1832-1876) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1832. Son of Nathan Burr Graham, Jr. and Marie Antoinette (McCoskry) Graham. Editor, Putnam's magazine; librarian; U.S. Consul in Florence, 1869-76. Died April 30, 1876 (age about 44 years). Interment at Porta a Pinti or English Cemetery.


    Cimitero Acattolico
    (formerly English Cemetery; Protestant Cemetery)
    Rome, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) — also known as George P. Marsh — of Vermont. Born in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vt., March 15, 1801. Son of Charles Marsh. U.S. Representative from Vermont 3rd District, 1843-49; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1849-53; Italy, 1861-82, died in office 1882. Died in Vallombrosa, Italy, July 23, 1882 (age 81 years, 130 days). Interment at Cimitero Acattolico.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier
      George Frederick Reinhardt (1911-1971) — also known as G. Frederick Reinhardt — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif. Born in Berkeley, Alameda County, Calif., October 21, 1911. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Vienna, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam, 1955-57; United Arab Republic, 1960-61; Italy, 1961-68; U.S. Minister to Yemen, 1960-61. Member, Zeta Psi. Died February 22, 1971 (age 59 years, 124 days). Interment at Cimitero Acattolico.
      Alexander Comstock Kirk (1888-1979) — also known as Alexander C. Kirk — of Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 26, 1888. Son of James Alexander Kirk and Clara (Comstock) Kirk. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1938; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1941; Saudi Arabia, 1941-43; U.S. Ambassador to Greece, 1943; Italy, 1944-46. Died in 1979 (age about 90 years). Interment at Cimitero Acattolico.


    Evangelical Cemetery
    Trieste, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1817-1897) — also known as A. W. Thayer — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass.; Trieste, Austria (now Italy). Born in Natick, Middlesex County, Mass., October 22, 1817. Son of Alexander Thayer (1785-1825) and Susanna (Bigelow) Thayer (1790-1845). Writer; U.S. Consul in Trieste, 1864-66. Died in Trieste, Austria (now Italy), July 15, 1897 (age 79 years, 266 days). Interment at Evangelical Cemetery.
      Relatives: Third cousin twice removed of Timothy Bigelow; son of Alexander Thayer (1785-1825) and Susanna (Bigelow) Thayer (1790-1845); fourth cousin once removed of Greene Carrier Bronson, John Prescott Bigelow, Eli Thayer, John Milton Thayer and Arthur Chapin; fourth cousin of Edward M. Chapin; uncle of Alexander Cook Thayer. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Protestant Cemetery
    San Michele, Venice, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      Eugene Schuyler (1840-1890) — of New York. Born in 1840. U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Romania, 1880; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1880-82; Athens, 1882-84; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Romania, 1880-82; U.S. Minister to Romania, 1882-84; Serbia, 1882-84; Greece, 1882-84. Died, of malarial fever, in Venice, Italy, July 16, 1890 (age about 50 years). Interment at Protestant Cemetery.


    Unknown Location
    Graglia, Vercelli, Italy
    Politicians buried here:
      Sylvio C. Leoni (d. 1951) — U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, 1916-20; Milan, 1924; Genoa, 1926. Died in Milan, Italy, 1951. Interment somewhere.


     

     


     
       
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