The Political Graveyard: Livingston County, Ill.

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Livingston County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Livingston County

Index to Locations

Oak Lawn Cemetery
Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

Frank Leslie Smith (1867-1950) — also known as Frank L. Smith — of Dwight, Livingston County, Ill. Born in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., November 24, 1867. Republican. Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 8th Illinois District, 1909; member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1910-25; U.S. Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1919-21; defeated, 1930; Illinois Republican state chair, 1919-25; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1926-28; defeated, 1920; member of Republican National Committee from Illinois, 1932. Not seated as a U.S. Senator in 1927 due to charges of 'fraud and corruption' in his campaign. Died in Dwight, Livingston County, Ill., August 30, 1950 (age 82 years, 279 days). Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

James H. Oughton — of Dwight, Livingston County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1932. Interment at Oak Lawn Cemetery.

South Side Cemetery
Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

William A. Newhauser (1867-1934) — of Normal, McLean County, Ill. Born in Campbell County, Ky., January 26, 1867. Mayor of Normal, Ill., 1929-31, 1933-34; died in office 1934. Died in Normal, McLean County, Ill., August 25, 1934 (age 67 years, 211 days). Interment at South Side Cemetery.

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