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Polk County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Polk County

Index to Locations Bartow Wildwood Cemetery Lakeland Lakeland Memorial Gardens Lakeland Lakeview Cemetery Lakeland Roselawn Cemetery Winter Haven Old Cemetery Wildwood Cemetery Bartow, Polk County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Spessard Lindsey Holland (1892-1971) — also known as Spessard L. Holland — of Bartow, Polk County, Fla. Born in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., July 10, 1892. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; county judge in Florida, 1921-29; member of Florida state senate, 1932-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1940 (alternate), 1948 (alternate), 1952 (alternate; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1968; Governor of Florida, 1941-45; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1946-71. Methodist. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis; Elks; Alpha Tau Omega; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association. Sponsor of 24th Amendment outlawing the poll tax. Died in Bartow, Polk County, Fla., November 6, 1971 (age 79 years, 119 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Benjamin Franklin Holland and Fannie V. (Spessard) Holland; married, February 8, 1919, to Mary Agnes Groover.   The Spessard Holland state office building (opened 1949), in Tallahassee, Florida, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Frank Clark (1860-1936) — of Polk County, Fla.; Duval County, Fla.; Lake City, Columbia County, Fla.; Gainesville, Alachua County, Fla.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Eufaula, Barbour County, Ala., March 28, 1860. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1889-91, 1899; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1894-97; U.S. Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1905-25; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1920, 1924 (alternate). Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1936 (age 76 years, 17 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Wise Clark and Mary Emeline (Keits) Clark; married to Mary Ellen Mays.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Lakeland Memorial Gardens 2125 Bartow Road Lakeland, Polk County, Florida See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Joseph Edward Hendricks (1903-1974) — also known as Joe Hendricks — of DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.; Plant City, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Lake Butler, Union County, Fla., September 24, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Florida 5th District, 1937-49. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., October 20, 1974 (age 71 years, 26 days). Interment at Lakeland Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Joseph Edward Hendricks (1865-1903) and Mary Ellinor (Andrews) Hendricks.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial Lakeview Cemetery Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) — also known as Lowell Wadmond — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., March 16, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Baptist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons. Died September 25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond; married, July 27, 1938, to Mary Elita Cason.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Roselawn Cemetery Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Park Trammell (1876-1936) — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Macon County, Ala., April 9, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; mayor of Lakeland, Fla., 1900-02; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1903-04; member of Florida state senate 7th District, 1905-09; Florida state attorney general, 1909-13; Governor of Florida, 1913-17; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1917-36; died in office 1936. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Died May 8, 1936 (age 60 years, 29 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John W. Trammell and Ida E. (Park) Trammell; married, November 21, 1900, to Virginia Darby.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Herbert Jackson Drane (1863-1947) — also known as Herbert J. Drane — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Franklin, Simpson County, Ky., June 20, 1863. Democrat. Railroad builder; insurance and real estate business; orange grower; mayor of Lakeland, Fla., 1888-92; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1903-05; member of Florida state senate, 1913-17; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1917-33; defeated, 1932; member, Federal Power Commission, 1933-37. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Woodmen; Sigma Nu Phi. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., August 11, 1947 (age 84 years, 52 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Ossian A. Drane and Josephine F. (Dickey) Drane; married, December 31, 1885, to Mary Wright; father of Ossian Wright Drane.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Hardin Peterson (1894-1978) — also known as J. Hardin Peterson — of Lakeland, Polk County, Fla. Born in Batesburg (now part of Batesburg-Leesville), Lexington County, S.C., February 11, 1894. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; citrus grower; Polk County Prosecuting Attorney, 1921-32; U.S. Representative from Florida 1st District, 1933-51; chairman, First State Bank of Lakeland. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Kappa Phi; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Knights of Khorassan; Odd Fellows; Kiwanis; American Legion. Died in Lakeland, Polk County, Fla., March 28, 1978 (age 84 years, 45 days). Interment at Roselawn Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Newton Fay Peterson and Willa E. (Geiger) Peterson; married, May 29, 1917, to Christine Farrar.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Old Cemetery Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Robert Joseph Wells (1856-1941) — of Breckenridge, Wilkin County, Minn. Born in Mazomanie, Dane County, Wis., October 4, 1856. Newspaper editor; lawyer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 60, 1901-10. Baptist. Died in Winter Haven, Polk County, Fla., February 12, 1941 (age 84 years, 131 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.

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