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Switzerland County
Indiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Switzerland County

Index to Locations Jefferson Township Cotton Family Cemetery Vevay Vevay Cemetery Cotton Family Cemetery Jefferson Township, Switzerland County, Indiana Politicians buried here:   William Cotton (1776-1839) — of Switzerland County, Ind. Born in Loudoun County, Va., March 13, 1776. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state senate, 1819-22, 1825-28; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1831-32. Died in Mt. Sterling, Switzerland County, Ind., July 2, 1839 (age 63 years, 111 days). Interment at Cotton Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Ralph Cotton.   Ralph Cotton (1786-1828) — of Switzerland County, Ind. Born in Virginia, January 17, 1786. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1817-19, 1823-24. Died in Switzerland County, Ind., 1828 (age about 42 years). Interment at Cotton Family Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of William Cotton. Vevay Cemetery Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana Politicians buried here: Francis Marion Griffith (1849-1927) — also known as Francis M. Griffith — of Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind. Born in Moorefield, Switzerland County, Ind., August 21, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; Switzerland County School Superintendent, 1873; lawyer; Switzerland County Treasurer, 1875-77; member of Indiana state senate, 1887-94; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1891-94; candidate for Indiana state attorney general, 1894; U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1897-1905; circuit judge in Indiana 5th District, 1916-22. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Vevay, Switzerland County, Ind., February 8, 1927 (age 77 years, 171 days). Interment at Vevay Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Francis Marion   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

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