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Wilson County
Kansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wilson County

Index to Locations Fredonia Fredonia Cemetery Fredonia Cemetery Fredonia, Wilson County, Kansas Politicians buried here:   Benjamin Sanford Paulen (1869-1961) — also known as Ben S. Paulen; "The Coolidge of Kansas" — of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kan. Born near Clinton, DeWitt County, Ill., July 14, 1869. Republican. Banker; member of Kansas state senate, 1913; Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1923-25; Governor of Kansas, 1925-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1928 (speaker); candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1932. Died July 11, 1961 (age 91 years, 362 days). Interment at Fredonia Cemetery.   See also National Governors Association biography   Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick (1848-1909) — also known as Snyder S. Kirkpatrick — of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kan. Born near Mulkey, Franklin County, Ill., February 21, 1848. Republican. Member of Kansas state senate, 1889; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1895-97; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1903. Died April 5, 1909 (age 61 years, 43 days). Interment at Fredonia Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Jefferson Hudson (1839-1923) — also known as Thomas J. Hudson — of Fredonia, Wilson County, Kan. Born near Jamestown, Boone County, Ind., October 30, 1839. Democrat. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1870; mayor of Fredonia, Kan., 1871; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1884, 1896; U.S. Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1893-95. Died in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kan., January 4, 1923 (age 83 years, 66 days). Interment at Fredonia Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Thomas Jefferson   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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