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Index to Locations
Boise Unknown location
Boise Cloverdale Memorial Park
Boise Dry Creek Cemetery
Boise Morris Hill Cemetery
Boise Pioneer Cemetery
Boise St. John's Cemetery
Boise State Capitol Grounds
Meridian Meridian Cemetery
Unknown
Location
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
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Reilly Atkinson Sr. (b. 1880) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
7, 1880.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1944;
Idaho
Republican state chair, 1945; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Interment somewhere.
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Cloverdale
Memorial Park
1200 North Cloverdale Road
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) —
also known as James F. Ailshie —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Greene
County, Tenn., June 19,
1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1900,
1916,
1932;
justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;
died in office 1947; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,
1945-46; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1925.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, May 27,
1947 (age 78 years, 342
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) —
also known as Len B. Jordan —
of Idaho.
Born in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete
County, Utah, May 15,
1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of
Idaho state legislature, 1947; Governor of
Idaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1952;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962-73.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died June 30,
1983 (age 84 years, 46
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Alfred Budge (1868-1951) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Providence, Cache
County, Utah, February
24, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
District Attorney, 5th District, 1894-98; Bear
Lake County Attorney, 1898-1902; district judge in Idaho 5th
District, 1902-14; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1914-48; appointed 1914; chief
justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1917, 1923, 1929-30.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
21, 1951 (age 82 years, 331
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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David William Davis (1873-1959) —
also known as D. W. Davis —
of American Falls, Power
County, Idaho; Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Wales,
April
23, 1873.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1912;
member of Idaho
state senate, 1912-14; Governor of
Idaho, 1919-23; defeated, 1916; Commissioner of Reclamation and
Director of Finance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1924-32.
Methodist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
5, 1959 (age 86 years, 104
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Hamer Harold Budge (1910-2003) —
also known as Hamer Budge —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Pocatello, Bannock
County, Idaho, November
21, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1939-42, 1949; served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1951-61; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee); district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1961-64;
member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1964-71; chair, U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, 1969-71.
Mormon.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Eagles;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in Scottsdale, Maricopa
County, Ariz., July 22,
2003 (age 92 years, 243
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Bertram Stetson Varian (1872-1963) —
also known as Bertram S. Varian —
Born in Unionville, Pershing
County, Nev., May 12,
1872.
Justice
of Idaho state supreme court, 1929-33; appointed 1929.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 8,
1963 (age 91 years, 27
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) —
also known as Ben H. Waigand —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 8,
1900.
Democrat. Electrical
engineer;
inventor;
refrigeration
equipment dealer; mayor of
Nampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Idaho, 1944
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho, May 6,
1998 (age 97 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Jessie L. Waigand (1908-1986) —
also known as Jessie L. Marshall; Jessie L.
Harker —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Utah, November
8, 1908.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1944.
Female.
Died in Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho, February, 1986
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
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Dry Creek
Cemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
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Coverton Kelly Ryerse (1899-1982) —
also known as Coverton K. Ryerse —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in St. Ignace, Mackinac
County, Mich., February
23, 1899.
Republican. Postmaster at Las
Vegas, Nev., 1930-33, 1953-60 (acting, 1930, 1953-54).
Died April
23, 1982 (age 83 years, 59
days).
Interment at Dry Creek Cemetery.
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Morris Hill
Cemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
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William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) —
also known as William E. Borah; "The Lion of
Idaho" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Fairfield, Wayne
County, Ill., June 29,
1865.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho, 1904,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1936.
Protestant.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
19, 1940 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) —
also known as Frank Church; "Senator Sunday
School"; "Frank Cathedral" —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 25,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1960;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1976.
Member, American
Legion; United
World Federalists.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., April 7,
1984 (age 59 years, 257
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Moses Alexander (1853-1932) —
of Chillicothe, Livingston
County, Mo.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria, Germany,
November
13, 1853.
Democrat. Clothing
merchant; mayor
of Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1912
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1916,
1924,
1928;
Governor
of Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922.
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
B'nai
B'rith.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
4, 1932 (age 78 years, 52
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Bert Henry Miller (1879-1949) —
also known as Bert H. Miller —
of St. Anthony, Fremont
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in St. George, Washington
County, Utah, December
15, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1912
(speaker);
Fremont
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-14; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho, 1914, 1938; Idaho
state attorney general, 1933-37, 1941-45; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1936; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1945-48; resigned 1948; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
8, 1949 (age 69 years, 297
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) —
also known as James H. Hawley —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, January
17, 1847.
Democrat. Miner; lawyer;
member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho
territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District,
1879-83; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1892,
1912
(Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1916
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1924,
1928;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of
Idaho, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for
Vice President, 1920.
Catholic.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 198
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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John Tracy Morrison (1860-1915) —
also known as John T. Morrison —
of Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Jefferson
County, Pa., December
25, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Idaho, 1903-05.
Died December
20, 1915 (age 54 years, 360
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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John Michiner Haines (1863-1917) —
also known as John M. Haines —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Jasper
County, Iowa, January
1, 1863.
Republican. Mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1907-09; Governor of
Idaho, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.
Quaker.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, June 4,
1917 (age 54 years, 154
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Edgar Wilson (1861-1915) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Armstrong
County, Pa., February
25, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; banker; delegate
to Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890; Idaho
Republican state chair, 1892; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901;
candidate for justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1896.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hotel
room in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, January
3, 1915 (age 53 years, 312
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) —
also known as Ern G. Eagleson —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, January
13, 1864.
Railroad
and mining engineer;
City
Engineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.
Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Society of Civil Engineers; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Woodmen
of the World.
Died, in a nursing
home at Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
17, 1956 (age 92 years, 217
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married, May 6,
1907, to Viola Scully. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: City of
Boise |
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Austin A. Walker (1883-1945) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in 1883.
Mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1942-45; died in office 1945.
Died October
31, 1945 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Dow Dunning (1858-1936) —
of Idaho.
Born in Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich., October
8, 1858.
Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Idaho
state senate, 1913; Progressive candidate for U.S.
Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1922.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, March 6,
1936 (age 77 years, 150
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Walter Smith Bruce (1865-1935) —
also known as Walter S. Bruce —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March
28, 1865.
Banker;
Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Boise,
Idaho, 1891-1907.
Methodist.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, November
15, 1935 (age 70 years, 232
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham)
Bruce. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) —
also known as Timothy Regan —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
14, 1843.
Democrat. Mining
business; lumberman;
hotel
proprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
7, 1919 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married 1878 to Rose
Charlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Idaho
(1920) |
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Charles F. Koelsch —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1916.
Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
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Pioneer
Cemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
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Cecil Dale Andrus (1931-2017) —
also known as Cecil D. Andrus —
of Idaho.
Born in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., August
25, 1931.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state senate, 1961-67, 1969-71; Governor of
Idaho, 1971-77, 1987-95; defeated, 1966; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1977-81.
Lutheran.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, August
24, 2017 (age 85 years, 364
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) —
also known as George L. Shoup —
of Colorado; Lemhi
County, Idaho; Salmon, Lemhi
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Kittanning, Armstrong
County, Pa., June 15,
1836.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
delegate
to Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864; Lemhi
County Treasurer; member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1874; member
Idaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Idaho Territory, 1880;
member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member of Republican
National Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896; Governor of
Idaho, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, December
21, 1904 (age 68 years, 189
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Edward Augustus Stevenson (1831-1895) —
also known as Edward A. Stevenson —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.; Tehama
County, Calif.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., June 15,
1831.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member of California
state assembly, 1854-56, 1860-61 (18th District 1854-56, 13th
District 1860-61); Speaker of
the California State Assembly, 1860; member
Idaho territorial council, 1866-68, 1876-78; Governor
of Idaho Territory, 1885-89; appointed 1885; candidate for Governor of
Idaho, 1894.
Died by suicide,
from laudanum,
at Paraiso Springs, Monterey
County, Calif., July 6,
1895 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Frank Williams Hunt (1861-1906) —
also known as Frank W. Hunt —
of Lemhi
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Newport, Campbell
County, Ky., December
16, 1861.
Democrat. Member of Idaho
state house of representatives, 1892; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Idaho, 1901-03; defeated, 1902; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1904
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Died, of pneumonia,
in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, November
25, 1906 (age 44 years, 344
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Robert Eben Smylie (1914-2004) —
also known as Robert E. Smylie —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Marcus, Cherokee
County, Iowa, October
31, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer; Idaho
state attorney general, 1947-55; appointed 1947; Governor of
Idaho, 1955-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Idaho, 1956
(speaker),
1960
(speaker).
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, July 17,
2004 (age 89 years, 260
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Joseph Waldo Huston (1833-1905) —
also known as Joseph W. Huston —
of Paw Paw, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lake
County, Ohio, April
10, 1833.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for Idaho, 1869; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1885-87; justice of
Idaho state supreme court, 1890-1900.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, April 2,
1905 (age 71 years, 357
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Caleb Coffin Huston and Pamela Andreas (Hall) Huston; married 1855 to Lucia
Wilder; married 1864 to
Frances Colleston. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Boise |
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Milton Kelly (1818-1892) —
of Idaho.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
9, 1818.
Member of Idaho
territorial House of Representatives, 1863-64; justice of
Idaho territorial supreme court, 1865-70; newspaper
editor and publisher.
Died April 9,
1892 (age 73 years, 213
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Solomon Hasbrouck (1833-1906) —
also known as Sol Hasbrouck —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 28,
1833.
Mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1885; resigned 1885.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, September
7, 1906 (age 73 years, 102
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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John Robert French (1819-1890) —
also known as John R. French —
of Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Biddeford, York
County, Maine; Lake
County, Ohio; Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.; Washington,
D.C.; Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Gilmanton, Belknap
County, N.H., May 28,
1819.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1858-59; delegate
to North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1867-69;
Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate, 1869-79.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
2, 1890 (age 71 years, 127
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Peter J. Pefley (1830-1906) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Roanoke, Roanoke
County, Va., 1830.
Hotelier;
harness
and saddle business; mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1887-89.
Died in 1906
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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John Hailey (1835-1921) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Smith
County, Tenn., August
29, 1835.
Elected mayor of
Boise, Idaho 1871, but never took office; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1873-75, 1885-87;
defeated, 1886; member
Idaho territorial council, 1880.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, April
10, 1921 (age 85 years, 224
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Henry E. Prickett (1829-1885) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in England,
1829.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1867-68.
Died June 16,
1885 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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Cyrus Y. Jacobs (1831-1900) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., December
22, 1831.
Flour mill
business; distiller;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1879-80.
Died in 1900
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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John Lemp (1838-1912) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in Nieder-Weisel, Germany,
April
21, 1838.
Republican. Brewer;
mayor
of Boise, Idaho, 1875-76.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died July 18,
1912 (age 74 years, 88
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of John Jacob Lemp and Anna Elizabeth (Jung) Lemp; married, May 7,
1865, to Catherine Kohlhepp. |
| | | Image source: City of
Boise |
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Charles P. Bilderback (1846-1917) —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho; Emmett, Gem
County, Idaho.
Born in Kentucky, January
20, 1846.
Democrat. Mayor of
Boise, Idaho, 1880-81; postmaster at Boise,
Idaho, 1888-89.
Died August
10, 1917 (age 71 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.
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Image source:
City of Boise |
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St. John's
Cemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buried
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James Gunn (1843-1911) —
of Georgetown, Clear
Creek County, Colo.; Hailey, Blaine
County, Idaho; Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), March 6,
1843.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Georgetown,
Colo., 1872-75; member of Idaho
state senate, 1890; U.S.
Representative from Idaho at-large, 1897-99; defeated, 1892,
1894, 1898.
Died November
5, 1911 (age 68 years, 244
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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State Capitol
Grounds
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Frank Steunenberg (1861-1905) —
of Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa, August
8, 1861.
Democrat. Governor of
Idaho, 1897-1901.
Murdered
by a bomb wired
to his front yard gate, in Caldwell, Canyon
County, Idaho, December
30, 1905 (age 44 years, 144
days).
Interment at Canyon
Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho; statue at State Capitol Grounds.
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Meridian
Cemetery
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Gracie Bowers Pfost (1906-1965) —
also known as Gracie Pfost; Gracie Bowers —
of Nampa, Canyon
County, Idaho.
Born in Harrison, Boone
County, Ark., March
12, 1906.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; Canyon
County Treasurer, 1941-50; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Idaho, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948,
1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee); U.S.
Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1950;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Idaho, 1962.
Female.
Member, Soroptimists.
Died in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., August
11, 1965 (age 59 years, 152
days).
Interment at Meridian Cemetery.
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