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Sarasota County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sarasota County

Index to Locations Sarasota Manasota Memorial Park Sarasota Palms Memorial Park Sarasota Pioneer Whitaker Cemetery Sarasota Rosemary Cemetery Sarasota St. Boniface Episcopal Church Sarasota Sarasota Memorial Park Venice Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden Manasota Memorial Park Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Lathrop Brown (1883-1959) — of St. James, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Montauk, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Monterey County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 1883. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1913-15; defeated, 1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., November 28, 1959 (age 76 years, 275 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Manasota Memorial Park.   Relatives: Son of Charles S. Brown and Lucy Nevins (Barnes) Brown; married, April 5, 1911, to Helen Hooper.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Palms Memorial Park Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Daniel J. Riesner (1902-1973) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., 1902. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1934; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 (alternate), 1968 (alternate). Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., March 7, 1973 (age about 70 years). Interment at Palms Memorial Park.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Pioneer Whitaker Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Charlotte Rundle Abbe (1838-1909) — also known as Charlotte R. Abbe; Charlotte Rundle Scofield — of Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota County), Fla. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., February 10, 1838. Postmaster at Sarasota, Fla., 1885-87. Female. Died in Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota County), Fla., March 5, 1909 (age 71 years, 23 days). Interment at Pioneer Whitaker Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of David C. Scofield and Sally (King) Scofield; married, November 27, 1857, to Charles Elliott Abbe; mother of Nellie Louise Abbe (who married Furman Chairs Whitaker).   Political family: Abbe-Whitaker family of Sarasota, Florida.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Furman Chairs Whitaker (1856-1945) — also known as Furman C. Whitaker — of Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota County), Fla.; Bradenton, Manatee County, Fla. Born in Manatee County (part now in Sarasota County), Fla., March 4, 1856. Physician; postmaster at Sarasota, Fla., 1888-89. Died, in a hospital at Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., March 8, 1945 (age 89 years, 4 days). Interment at Pioneer Whitaker Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Whitaker and Mary Jane (Wyatt) Whitaker; brother of Charles Clarence Whitaker; married to Nellie Louise Abbe (daughter of Charles Elliott Abbe and Charlotte Rundle Abbe).   Political family: Abbe-Whitaker family of Sarasota, Florida.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Charles Clarence Whitaker (1866-1953) — also known as Charles C. Whitaker — of Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota County), Fla. Born May 25, 1866. Postmaster at Sarasota, Fla., 1887-88. Died December 8, 1953 (age 87 years, 197 days). Interment at Pioneer Whitaker Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Henry Whitaker and Mary Jane (Wyatt) Whitaker; brother of Furman Chairs Whitaker; married to Sue Frances Whitcomb.   Political family: Abbe-Whitaker family of Sarasota, Florida.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Rosemary Cemetery 851 Central Avenue Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Carrie S. Abbe (1856-1940) — also known as Caroline Lucinda Spencer — of Sarasota, Manatee County (now Sarasota County), Fla. Born in Bolton, Tolland County, Conn., December 23, 1856. Postmaster at Sarasota, Fla., 1891-1922. Female. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., November 19, 1940 (age 83 years, 332 days). Interment at Rosemary Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Henry H. Spencer and Isadore (Spencer) Spencer; married to Myron R. Abbe (first cousin once removed of Charles Elliott Abbe).   Political family: Abbe-Whitaker family of Sarasota, Florida.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. Boniface Episcopal Church Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Politicians buried here:   John Levi Cable (1884-1971) — also known as John L. Cable — of Lima, Allen County, Ohio. Born in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, April 15, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; director and counsel, Lima Telephone and Telegraph Co., Napoleon Telephone Co., Lima Toledo Railroad, Lima City Street Railway Co.; Allen County Prosecuting Attorney; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1921-25, 1929-33; defeated, 1912; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1924; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1936. Episcopalian or Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Grange; Junior Order; Kiwanis. Died in Lima, Allen County, Ohio, September 15, 1971 (age 87 years, 153 days). Entombed at St. Boniface Episcopal Church.   Relatives: Son of Davis J. Cable and Mary (Harnley) Cable; married to Rhea Watson; great-grandson of Joseph Cable.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Dwight (1903-1996) — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., August 10, 1903. Republican. Hampden County Commissioner, 1946-48; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948, 1964. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., June 4, 1996 (age 92 years, 299 days). Cremated; ashes interred at St. Boniface Episcopal Church.   Relatives: Son of Minnie Ryan Dwight; father of Donald R. Dwight.   Political family: Dwight family of Holyoke, Massachusetts. Sarasota Memorial Park Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Politicians buried here:   Wallace G. Wilkinson (1941-2002) — also known as "The Weasel" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Casey County, Ky., December 12, 1941. Democrat. Governor of Kentucky, 1987-91. During bankruptcy proceedings in 2001, it was revealed that Wilkinson had been operating a Ponzi scheme, and that his liabilities exceeded his assets by $300 million; he repeatedly refused to answer questions under oath, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. However, he died before any prosecution could take place. Died, of lymphatic cancer and a stroke, in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., July 5, 2002 (age 60 years, 205 days). Entombed at Sarasota Memorial Park.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden 350 Tampa AVenue Venice, Sarasota County, Florida See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Russell H. Strange II (1934-2001) — of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Mich., September 18, 1934. Republican. Tree farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1957-70 (Isabella District 1957-64, 100th District 1965-70); defeated in primary, 1970; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1968. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi; American Political Science Association; Rotary; Grange; Elks. Died in North Port, Sarasota County, Fla., December 6, 2001 (age 67 years, 79 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Epiphany Cathedral Memorial Garden.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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