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Vermilion County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Vermilion County

Index to Locations Danville Home Cemetery Danville Spring Hill Cemetery Georgetown Georgetown Cemetery Potomac Potomac Cemetery Home Cemetery Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   Isaac Clements (1837-1909) — of Illinois. Born near Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., March 31, 1837. Republican. U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1873-75. Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., May 31, 1909 (age 72 years, 61 days). Interment at Home Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Spring Hill Cemetery 301 E. Voorhees St., Danville IL 61832 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Founded 1864; approximate acreage: 100 Politicians buried here: Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836-1926) — also known as Joseph G. Cannon; "Uncle Joe" — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Guilford, Guilford County, N.C., May 7, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; Vermilion County State's Attorney, 1861-68; U.S. Representative from Illinois, 1873-91, 1893-1913, 1915-23 (14th District 1873-83, 15th District 1883-91, 1893-95, 12th District 1895-1903, 18th District 1903-13, 1915-23); Speaker of the U.S. House, 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1892, 1904 (Permanent Chair); candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1908. Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., November 12, 1926 (age 90 years, 189 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Dr. Horace H. Cannon and Gulielma (Hollingsworth) Cannon; married 1862 to Mary P. Reed.   The Cannon House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Books about Joe Cannon: Richard B. Cheney & Lynne V. Cheney, Kings Of The Hill : How Nine Powerful Men Changed The Course of American History   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, October 1902   John Charles Black (1839-1915) — also known as John C. Black — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Lexington, Holmes County, Miss., January 27, 1839. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1872; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1884; U.S. Commissioner of Pensions, 1885-89; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1888; U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1893-95; defeated, 1866, 1880, 1884; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1895-99; delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896; member, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1903-07. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. Received the Medal of Honor in 1893 for action at Prairie Grove, Ark., December 7, 1862. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., August 17, 1915 (age 76 years, 202 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Rev. John Black and Josephine (Culbertson) Black; married, September 28, 1867, to Adaline L. Griggs.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Andrew Meeks (1864-1946) — also known as James A. Meeks — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Washington County, Ohio, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1920, 1924, 1928 (alternate), 1932; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1933-39; defeated, 1938, 1940. Member, American Bar Association; Sigma Pi; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1946 (age about 82 years). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Mervin Campbell (1921-1996) — also known as Chuck Campbell — of Illinois. Born in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., October 11, 1921. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1962-80. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Elks. Professional baseball player, 1946. Died November 11, 1996 (age 75 years, 31 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Spring Hill Cemetery.   John W. Speakman (1900-1942) — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born in Vermilion County, Ill., March 5, 1900. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives; elected 1936, 1938; member of Illinois state senate 22nd District; elected 1940. Member, Freemasons. Drowned when his boat capsized, June 7, 1942 (age 42 years, 94 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   George Tracy Buckingham (1864-1940) — also known as George T. Buckingham — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Delphi, Carroll County, Ind., April 21, 1864. Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1908. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Modern Woodmen; Union League; Freemasons. Died in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill., September 9, 1940 (age 76 years, 141 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Tracy Wilson Buckingham and Helen Asenath (Clark) Buckingham; married 1893 to Victoria Donlon; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; third cousin twice removed of Benjamin Trumbull and Aurelius Buckingham; fourth cousin once removed of Lyman Trumbull and Philo Beecher Buckingham.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter J. Bookwalter (1882-1943) — Born February 8, 1882. Republican. Candidate for Illinois state house of representatives 22nd District, 1934. Died October 12, 1943 (age 61 years, 246 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Owen Edwards (1882-1955) — also known as W. O. Edwards — of Danville, Vermilion County, Ill. Born near Coffeen, Montgomery County, Ill., February 24, 1882. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., June 8, 1955 (age 73 years, 104 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1907 to Margaret Alma Laskey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Georgetown Cemetery Georgetown, Vermilion County, Illinois Politicians buried here:   William Perry Holaday (1882-1946) — also known as William P. Holaday — of Georgetown, Vermilion County, Ill. Born near Ridge Farm, Vermilion County, Ill., December 14, 1882. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1909-23; U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932. Died in Georgetown, Vermilion County, Ill., January 29, 1946 (age 63 years, 46 days). Interment at Georgetown Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Potomac Cemetery Potomac, Vermilion County, Illinois Founded 1800 See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Hugh Magill Luckey (1873-1946) — also known as Hugh M. Luckey — of Potomac, Vermilion County, Ill. Born near Potomac, Vermilion County, Ill., November 2, 1873. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives 22nd District; elected 1934; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1936, 1938 (primary). Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Modern Woodmen of America; Farm Bureau. Died, from a heart ailment, in Lake View Hospital, Danville, Vermilion County, Ill., December 29, 1946 (age 73 years, 57 days). Interment at Potomac Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of George Luckey and Mary (Morehead) Luckey; married, September 5, 1898, to Laura W. Smith.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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