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Atchison County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Atchison County

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  • Atchison Mt. Vernon Cemetery


    Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    Rawlins Road
    Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas
    Founded 1864
    Politicians buried here:
      Albert Howell Horton (1837-1902) — also known as Albert H. Horton — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., March 12, 1837. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1869-73; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1873; member of Kansas state senate; elected 1876; chief justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1877-95; resigned 1895. Died, from heart disease and liver cancer, in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., September 2, 1902 (age 65 years, 174 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      The city of Horton, Kansas, is named for him.
      See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
    John J. Ingalls John James Ingalls (1833-1900) — also known as John J. Ingalls — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Middleton, Essex County, Mass., December 29, 1833. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kansas state senate, 1862; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1862, 1864; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1873-91. Died in Las Vegas, San Miguel County, N.M., August 16, 1900 (age 66 years, 230 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      The former town of Ingalls, Oklahoma, was named for him.  — The World War II Liberty ship SS John J. Ingalls (built 1943 at Terminal Island, California; scrapped 1961) was named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
      John Alexander Martin (1839-1889) — also known as John A. Martin — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., March 10, 1839. Republican. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Kansas state constitutional convention, 1859; member of Kansas state senate, 1859; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860, 1868 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1880; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Atchison, Kan., 1861-74; mayor of Atchison, Kan., 1865; member of Republican National Committee from Kansas, 1868-70, 1872-; Governor of Kansas, 1885-89. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died of pleuro-pneumonia, in Atchison, Atchison County, Kan., October 2, 1889 (age 50 years, 206 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of James Martin and Jane Montgomery (Crawford) Martin; married, June 7, 1871, to Ida Challiss.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Washington Glick (1827-1911) — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Greencastle, Fairfield County, Ohio, July 4, 1827. Democrat. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1864; member of Kansas state senate, 1873; state court judge in Kansas, 1877; Governor of Kansas, 1883-85; defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1884. Died in Atchison, Atchison County, Kan., April 13, 1911 (age 83 years, 283 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: George Washington
      Relatives: Son of Mary Vickers (Sanders) Glick and Isaac Glick; married to Elizabeth R. Ryder; father-in-law of James Washington Orr.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
    Willis J. Bailey Willis Joshua Bailey (1854-1932) — also known as Willis J. Bailey — of Baileyville, Nemaha County, Kan.; Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Mt. Carroll, Carroll County, Ill., October 12, 1854. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1888; U.S. Representative from Kansas at-large, 1899-1901; Governor of Kansas, 1903-05; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1912, 1920; governor, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1922-32. Died in Mission Hills, Johnson County, Kan., May 19, 1932 (age 77 years, 220 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, June 9, 1903, to Mrs. Ida B. Weed.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Federal Reserve History
      Image source: Federal Reserve History
      Charles Fremont Cochran (1846-1906) — also known as Charles F. Cochran — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan.; St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo. Born in Kirksville, Adair County, Mo., September 27, 1846. Democrat. Printer; newspaper editor; lawyer; Atchison County Prosecuting Attorney, 1880-84; member of Missouri state senate 2nd District, 1891-94; U.S. Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1897-1905. Died in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., December 19, 1906 (age 60 years, 83 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of W. A. Cochran and Laetitia (Smith) Cochran; married, April 27, 1868, to Louise M. Webber.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Joseph Taggart (1867-1938) — of Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kan. Born near Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, June 15, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; Wyandotte County Prosecuting Attorney, 1907-11; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court judge in Kansas, 1924. Died in Wadsworth, Leavenworth County, Kan., December 3, 1938 (age 71 years, 171 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John Taggart and Bridget Mary (Devitt) Taggart; married, December 30, 1908, to Elsie Dorothy Mills.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Chester Louis Mize Jr. (1917-1994) — also known as Chester L. Mize — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Atchison, Atchison County, Kan., December 25, 1917. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1965-71. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau; Elks. Died January 11, 1994 (age 76 years, 17 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George Walter Allaman (1862-1937) — also known as George W. Allaman — of Atchison, Atchison County, Kan. Born in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, September 28, 1862. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920. Member, Odd Fellows. Died September 24, 1937 (age 74 years, 361 days). Interment at Mt. Vernon Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of John T. Allaman and Adeline (Bedell) Allaman; married, October 2, 1884, to Ida Campbell McGill; married to Olive Simpson; father of Walter Rex Allaman.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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