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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ouachita Parish

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Monroe Monroe Cemetery Monroe Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe Riverview Cemetery West Monroe Hasley Cemetery Private or family graveyards Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Robert Williams (1766-1836) — Born in North Carolina, October 30, 1766. Governor of Mississippi Territory, 1805-06, 1807-09; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Mississippi Territory, 1811. Died near Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., January 25, 1836 (age 69 years, 87 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Williams Jr. and Mary Ann (Williamson) Williams; brother of Marmaduke Williams; married 1790 to Minerva Elizabeth Winston; nephew of John Williams (1740-1804), Robert Williams (1744-1790) and Joseph Williams of Shallow Ford; first cousin of Robert Overton Williams, John Williams (1778-1837), Thomas Lanier Williams and Lewis Williams; first cousin once removed of Joseph Lanier Williams.   Political family: Williams #1 family of North Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial Politicians formerly buried here:   Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known as Solomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tenn., 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1853. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in a duel, and subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln County, Ky., August 14, 1854 (age about 53 years). Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery, Monroe, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Monroe Cemetery Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Charles Jahleal Boatner (1849-1903) — also known as Charles J. Boatner — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Columbia, Caldwell Parish, La., January 23, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state senate, 1876-78; U.S. Representative from Louisiana, 1889-96, 1896-97 (5th District 1889-93, 4th District 1893-95, 5th District 1895-96, 1896-97). Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., March 21, 1903 (age 54 years, 57 days). Interment at Monroe Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   James Albert Noe (1893-1976) — also known as James A. Noe — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born December 21, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; oil business; Governor of Louisiana, 1936; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940, 1956, 1968; member of Democratic National Committee from Louisiana, 1940. Died April 2, 1976 (age 82 years, 103 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Anna Gray Sweeney.   See also National Governors Association biography   Otto Ernest Passman (1900-1988) — also known as Otto E. Passman — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born near Franklinton, Washington Parish, La., June 27, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture business; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1947-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1948, 1956, 1960. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Charged in 1978 with accepting $200,000 from Korean businessman Tongsun Park, in what became known as the "Koreagate" influence buying scandal; also charged with tax evasion; tried and found not guilty. Died in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., August 13, 1988 (age 88 years, 47 days). Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Ed Passman and Pheriby (Carrier) Passman; married to Willie Bateman.   Cross-reference: Camille F. Gravel, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Jamar William Adcock (1917-1991) — also known as Jamar W. Adcock — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Rayville, Richland Parish, La., August 9, 1917. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956 (alternate), 1960; member of Louisiana state senate, 1960-72. Died in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., December 22, 1991 (age 74 years, 135 days). Interment at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Riverview Cemetery Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   Solomon Weathersbee Downs (1801-1854) — also known as Solomon W. Downs — of Louisiana. Born in Montgomery County, Tenn., 1801. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1845-46; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1847-53; U.S. Collector of Customs at New Orleans, La., Louisiana, 1853. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in a duel, and subsequently died, at Crab Orchard Springs, Lincoln County, Ky., August 14, 1854 (age about 53 years). Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Ouachita Parish, La.; reinterment at Riverview Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Edgar McKenzie (1896-1956) — also known as Charles E. McKenzie — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Pelican, DeSoto Parish, La., October 3, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1940, 1952 (alternate); U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1943-47. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military Order of the World Wars. Died June 7, 1956 (age 59 years, 248 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Allen Sholars (1878-1950) — also known as Lewis Allen Sholars — of Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La. Born in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., June 16, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1912, 1916, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1948. Died in Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La., April 30, 1950 (age 71 years, 318 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, April 7, 1927, to Dorothy Mayfield Kidd. Hasley Cemetery West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Politicians buried here:   William Crosson Feazel (1895-1965) — also known as W. C. Feazel — of West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, La.; Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La. Born near Farmerville, Union Parish, La., June 10, 1895. Democrat. Oil and gas producer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1932-36; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1948; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956. Methodist. Member, Woodmen of the World. Died in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, La., March 16, 1965 (age 69 years, 279 days). Interment at Hasley Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William N. Feazel and Edna (Tubberville) Feazel; married, January 28, 1912, to Cynthia Day.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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