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Christian County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Christian County

Index to Locations Bells Clardy's County Cemetery Bennettstown La Fayette Cemetery Hopkinsville Pioneer Cemetery Hopkinsville Riverside Cemetery Clardy's County Cemetery Bells, Christian County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   John Daniel Clardy (1828-1918) — also known as John D. Clardy — of Newstead, Christian County, Ky. Born in Smith County, Tenn., August 30, 1828. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1895-99. Slaveowner. Died near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 20, 1918 (age 89 years, 355 days). Interment at Clardy's County Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page La Fayette Cemetery Bennettstown, Christian County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   John McKenzie Moss (1868-1929) — also known as J. McKenzie Moss — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Born in Bennettstown, Christian County, Ky., January 3, 1868. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1902-03; circuit judge in Kentucky 8th Circuit, 1909-21; general counsel and deputy commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Internal Revenue; Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, under Andrew W. Mellon, 1923-26; Judge of U.S. Court of Claims, 1926-29; died in office 1929. Died in Washington, D.C., June 11, 1929 (age 61 years, 159 days). Interment at La Fayette Cemetery.   Relatives: Nephew of James Andrew McKenzie.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges Pioneer Cemetery Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   Robert Pryor Henry (1788-1826) — also known as Robert P. Henry — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Scott County, Ky., November 24, 1788. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 12th District, 1823-26; died in office 1826. Slaveowner. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 25, 1826 (age 37 years, 274 days). Interment at Pioneer Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   Relatives: Son of William Henry and Elizabeth Julia (Flournoy) Henry; brother of John Flournoy Henry and Gustavus Adolphus Henry; married, March 19, 1812, to Gabriella Frances Pitts; second cousin of Thomas Stanhope Flournoy; second cousin once removed of James Speed; third cousin once removed of Richard Aylett Buckner, Luke Pryor Blackburn and Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn; third cousin twice removed of James Madison and William Taylor Madison; third cousin thrice removed of Smith Alford Blackburn; fourth cousin of Aylette Buckner; fourth cousin once removed of Aylett Hawes Buckner and James Francis Buckner Jr..   Political families: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg family of Virginia; Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Riverside Cemetery Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky Politicians buried here:   George Post Wheeler (1869-1956) — also known as Post Wheeler — Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., August 6, 1869. Newspaper editor; mining business; author; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1930-33; Albania, 1933-34; poet. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died in 1956 (age about 86 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also U.S. State Dept career summary   Edward Thompson Breathitt Jr. (1924-2003) — also known as Edward T. Breathitt; Ned Breathitt — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., November 26, 1924. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1952-57; Governor of Kentucky, 1963-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964, 1972, 1980; counsel and vice-president, Southern Railway System. Methodist. Member, Jaycees; Kiwanis; Elks; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Collapsed while making a speech at Lexington Community College, and died a few days later, from heart disease, in the University of Kentucky Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., October 14, 2003 (age 78 years, 322 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward Thompson Breathitt and Mary Josephine (Wallace) Breathitt; nephew of James Breathitt Jr.; grandson of James Breathitt; second great-grandnephew of John Breathitt; second cousin twice removed of John Sappington Marmaduke; second cousin thrice removed of Isaac Breathed Snodgrass; third cousin once removed of Erasmus L. Pearson.   Political family: Henshaw-Breathitt-Snodgrass-Sappington family of West Virginia (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Benjamin Edwards Grey (1809-1875) — also known as Benjamin E. Grey — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born near Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky., July 31, 1809. Whig. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1838-39; member of Kentucky state senate, 1847-51; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1851-55. Died in Selma, Dallas County, Ala., March 7, 1875 (age 65 years, 219 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Grandson of Benjamin Edwards.   Political family: Edwards-Cook family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Burwell Clark Ritter (1810-1880) — also known as Burwell C. Ritter — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1810. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1865-67. Slaveowner. Died in 1880 (age about 70 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle of Walter Evans.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Pierce Campbell Jr. (1820-1888) — of Kentucky. Born near Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., December 8, 1820. Member of Kentucky state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1855-57. Slaveowner. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., October 29, 1888 (age 67 years, 326 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   James Streshly Jackson (1823-1862) — of Kentucky. Born in Fayette County, Ky., September 27, 1823. U.S. Representative from Kentucky 2nd District, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Killed by rifle shot in the Battle of Perryville, Boyle County, Ky., October 8, 1862 (age 39 years, 11 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank Houston Bassett (1873-1950) — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Stephensport, Breckinridge County, Ky., November 1, 1873. Democrat. Played and umpired professional baseball in the Cotton and Southern leagues; dry goods merchant; hardware business; physician; mayor of Hopkinsville, Ky., 1918-21; Christian County Court Clerk, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Presbyterian. Welsh ancestry. Member, American Medical Association; Elks. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., August 5, 1950 (age 76 years, 277 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Hervey Bassett and Georgia (Houston) Bassett; married, February 23, 1898, to Mamie Elizabeth Thompson; father of Frank Houston Bassett Jr..   Political family: Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Frank Houston Bassett Jr. (1906-1986) — also known as Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Pembroke, Christian County, Ky., August 15, 1906. Democrat. Accountant; member of Kentucky state house of representatives 9th District, 1944-47; member of Kentucky state senate 6th District, 1958-61. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 15, 1986 (age 79 years, 212 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Mamie Elizabeth (Thompson) Bassett and Frank Houston Bassett; married, December 2, 1928, to Sara Belle McPherson.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Sara Belle Bassett (1906-2001) — also known as Sara Belle McPherson; Mrs. Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama); Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., July 4, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1940. Female. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 24, 2001 (age 94 years, 263 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery.   Relatives: Daughter of Herbert L. McPherson; married, December 2, 1928, to Frank Houston Bassett Jr..   Political family: Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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