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Huntington County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Huntington County

Index to Locations Huntington Mt. Hope Cemetery Huntington Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Warren Masonic Cemetery Mt. Hope Cemetery Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   Samuel Ellis Cook (1860-1946) — also known as Samuel E. Cook — of Indiana. Born in Huntington County, Ind., September 30, 1860. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924. Died in Huntington, Huntington County, Ind., February 22, 1946 (age 85 years, 145 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Benton Sayler (1836-1900) — of Indiana. Born in Montgomery County, Ohio, March 31, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1873-75; circuit judge in Indiana, 1875-1900. Died in Huntington, Huntington County, Ind., June 18, 1900 (age 64 years, 79 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   Relatives: Cousin *** of Milton Sayler.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Richard Slack (1818-1881) — also known as J. R. Slack — of Huntington, Huntington County, Ind. Born in Bucks County, Pa., September 28, 1818. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1854, 1880; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1868, 1880 (Convention Vice-President); member of Indiana state senate, 1850; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge in Indiana, 1872-78. Died, of a heart attack, in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 28, 1881 (age 62 years, 303 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.   General Slack Park in Huntington, Indiana, is named for him.   See also Wikipedia article Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   John Edward Roush (1920-2004) — also known as J. Edward Roush — of Huntington, Huntington County, Ind. Born in Barnsdall, Osage County, Okla., September 12, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of Indiana state legislature, 1949; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; Huntington County Prosecuting Attorney, 1955-58; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1959-69, 1971-77 (5th District 1959-69, 4th District 1971-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1964, 1968, 1972. Brethren. Died, while suffering from Alzheimer's disease, in The Heritage nursing home, Huntington, Huntington County, Ind., March 26, 2004 (age 83 years, 196 days). Interment at Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Masonic Cemetery Warren, Huntington County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   George Washington Rauch (1876-1940) — also known as George W. Rauch — of Marion, Grant County, Ind. Born near Warren, Huntington County, Ind., February 22, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1907-17. Died in 1940 (age about 64 years). Interment at Masonic Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Son of Philip Rauch and Martha (Jones) Rauch.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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