The Political Graveyard: Hamilton County, Ill.

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Hamilton County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hamilton County

Index to Locations

City Cemetery
McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

John Henry Stelle (1891-1962) — also known as John Stelle — of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill. Born in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill., August 10, 1891. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1940, 1944 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Illinois state treasurer, 1935-37; Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1937-40; Governor of Illinois, 1940-41. English, Irish, German, and French ancestry. Member, American Legion. Died July 5, 1962 (age 70 years, 329 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

Odd Fellows Cemetery
McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Scott Marshall (1821-1890) — also known as Samuel S. Marshall — of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill. Born near Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., March 12, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1847; circuit judge in Illinois, 1851, 1861-64; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1855-59, 1865-75 (9th District 1855-59, 11th District 1865-73, 19th District 1873-75); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1860, 1880. Died in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill., 1890 (age about 69 years). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Roy Clippinger (1886-1962) — of Carmi, White County, Ill. Born in Fairfield, Wayne County, Ill., January 13, 1886. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; U.S. Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1946-49. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Union League. Died in Carmi, White County, Ill., December 24, 1962 (age 76 years, 345 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Anthony Clinton Clippinger and Eliza Belle (Donahey) Clippinger; married, May 31, 1917, to Verna Essery; third cousin once removed of Henry Clay Clippinger and Charles Hamsher Clippinger.
		Political family: Clippinger family of Pennsylvania.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

James Romulus Campbell (1853-1924) — also known as James R. Campbell — of McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill. Born in Crook Township, Hamilton County, Ill., May 4, 1853. School teacher; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1884-88; member of Illinois state senate, 1888-96; newspaper publisher; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from Illinois 20th District, 1897-99; defeated (Democratic), 1918. Died in McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Ill., August 12, 1924 (age 71 years, 100 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, December 18, 1889, to Kittie B. Benson.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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