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Mercer County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Mercer County

Index to Locations Aledo Aledo Cemetery Alexis Alexis Cemetery New Windsor New Windsor Cemetery Aledo Cemetery Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   William Johnson Graham (1872-1937) — also known as William J. Graham — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill. Born near New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa., February 7, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney, 1901-09; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1912; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1917-24; resigned 1924; Associate Judge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1924-37; died in office 1937. Died in Washington, D.C., November 10, 1937 (age 65 years, 276 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Aledo Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Oscar Emonval Carlstrom (1878-1946) — also known as Oscar E. Carlstrom — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill. Born near New Boston, Mercer County, Ill., July 16, 1878. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; Mercer County State's Attorney, 1916-20; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 33rd District, 1920-22; Illinois state attorney general, 1925-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932; candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1932, 1944. Presbyterian. Swedish ancestry. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Moose; Woodmen; Kiwanis; American Bar Association. Died in Aledo, Mercer County, Ill., March 6, 1946 (age 67 years, 233 days). Interment at Aledo Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Clara (Pihel) Carlstrom and Charles Aug Carlstrom; married, December 30, 1903, to Alma C. Nissen.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Guy C. Scott (d. 1909) — of Illinois. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1892; law partner of George A. Cooke, 1896-1900; justice of Illinois state supreme court, 1903-09; died in office 1909. Died in 1909. Interment at Aledo Cemetery.   James McKinney (1852-1934) — of Aledo, Mercer County, Ill. Born in Oquawka, Henderson County, Ill., April 14, 1852. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1905-13. Member, Phi Kappa Psi. Died September 29, 1934 (age 82 years, 168 days). Interment at Aledo Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Alexis Cemetery Alexis, Mercer County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Perry Anderson — of Illinois. Member of Illinois state senate 27th District, 1891-95. Interment at Alexis Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial New Windsor Cemetery New Windsor, Mercer County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Alson J. Streeter (d. 1901) — of New Windsor, Mercer County, Ill. Union Labor candidate for President of the United States, 1888. Died November 24, 1901. Interment at New Windsor Cemetery.

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