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Johnson County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Johnson County

Index to Locations Olathe Olathe Cemetery Prairie Village Corinth Cemetery Shawnee Old Monticello Cemetery Shawnee St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Spring Hill Spring Hill Cemetery Olathe Cemetery Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas Politicians buried here: John Pierce St. John (1833-1916) — also known as John P. St. John — of Independence, Jackson County, Mo.; Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Brookville, Franklin County, Ind., February 25, 1833. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state senate, 1873; Governor of Kansas, 1879-83; Prohibition candidate for President of the United States, 1884. Congregationalist; later Christian Scientist. Died in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., August 31, 1916 (age 83 years, 188 days). Interment at Olathe Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Sophia (Snell) St. John and Samuel St. John; married, March 28, 1852, to Mary Jane Brewer; married, March 28, 1860, to Susan Jane Parker.   The city of St. John, Kansas, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article   Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)   George Hartshorn Hodges (1866-1947) — also known as George H. Hodges — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Orion, Richland County, Wis., February 6, 1866. Democrat. Lumber business; bank director; mayor of Olathe, Kan., 1900; member of Kansas state senate, 1905-12; Governor of Kansas, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1920; candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1920. Disciples of Christ. Member, Freemasons. Died in a hospital at Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 7, 1947 (age 81 years, 243 days). Interment at Olathe Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William W. Hodges and Lydia Ann (Hartshorn) Hodges; married 1899 to Ora May Murray.   See also National Governors Association biography   Chauncey Bundy Little (1877-1952) — also known as Chauncey B. Little — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., February 10, 1877. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1925-27; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1928. Died September 29, 1952 (age 75 years, 232 days). Interment at Olathe Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Corinth Cemetery Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kansas Politicians buried here:   Robert Frederick Bennett (1927-2000) — also known as Robert F. Bennett; Bob Bennett — of Prairie Village, Johnson County, Kan.; Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., May 23, 1927. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer; mayor of Prairie Village, Kan., 1957-65; member of Kansas state senate, 1965-75; Governor of Kansas, 1975-79; defeated, 1978. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Optimist Club; Freemasons. Died, of lung cancer, at St. Joseph's Health Center, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., October 9, 2000 (age 73 years, 139 days). Interment at Corinth Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Old Monticello Cemetery Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas Politicians buried here:   John Anderson Jr. (1917-2014) — of Olathe, Johnson County, Kan. Born near Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., May 8, 1917. Republican. Lawyer; Johnson County Attorney, 1947-53; member of Kansas state senate, 1953-56; Kansas state attorney general, 1956-61; appointed 1956; Governor of Kansas, 1961-65. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association. Died in Olathe, Johnson County, Kan., September 15, 2014 (age 97 years, 130 days). Interment at Old Monticello Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Anderson and Ora May (Bookout) Anderson; married, May 22, 1943, to Arlene Auchard.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas Politicians buried here:   Thomas A. Soetaert (1936-2016) — also known as Tony Soetaert — of Shawnee, Johnson County, Kan. Born in Shawnee, Johnson County, Kan., October 1, 1936. Insurance agent; mayor of Shawnee, Kan., 1977-89. Catholic. Died December 16, 2016 (age 80 years, 76 days). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Joyce Huff.   The Soetaert Aquatic Center, in Shawnee, Kansas, is named for him.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   James M. Killmer (1845-1930) — of Rosedale (now part of Kansas City), Wyandotte County, Kan. Born in 1845. Democrat. Postmaster at Rosedale, Kan., 1886-87; mayor of Rosedale, Kan., 1890-91, 1898-1900. Died in 1930 (age about 85 years). Interment at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Spring Hill Cemetery Spring Hill, Johnson County, Kansas Politicians buried here:   David Hunter Heflebower (1836-1906) — also known as David H. Heflebower — of Bucyrus, Miami County, Kan. Born in 1836. Kansas state treasurer, 1897-99. Died in 1906 (age about 70 years). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery.

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