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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Clear Spring Montpelier Hill
Hagerstown Rose Hill Cemetery
Hagerstown South Potomac Street
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hagerstown Zion Reformed Graveyard
Sharpsburg Antietam National
Cemetery
Williamsport Riverview Cemetery
Private or family
graveyards
Washington County, Maryland
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Samuel Ringgold (1770-1829) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Chestertown, Kent
County, Md., January
15, 1770.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1795; member of Maryland
state senate, 1801-05; county judge in Maryland, 1806-10,
1822-26; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 4th District, 1810-15, 1817-21.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., October
18, 1829 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Frisby Tilghman (1773-1847) —
of Washington
County, Mo.
Born in Queen
Anne's County, Md., August
4, 1773.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; colonel in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812.
Died in Washington
County, Md., April
14, 1847 (age 73 years, 253
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Montpelier
Hill
Clear Spring, Washington County, Maryland
Rose Hill
Cemetery
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
| Politicians buried
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William Thomas Hamilton (1820-1888) —
also known as William T. Hamilton —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Boonsboro, Washington
County, Md., September
8, 1820.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1846; U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1849-55 (2nd District 1849-53, 5th
District 1853-55); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Maryland, 1860;
U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1869-75; Governor of
Maryland, 1880-84.
Presbyterian.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., October
26, 1888 (age 68 years, 48
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Louis Emory McComas (1846-1907) —
also known as Louis E. McComas —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.
Born near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., October
28, 1846.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1883-91; defeated,
1876, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,
1892,
1900;
Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1892-99; resigned 1899; U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1899-1905; member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1904; Associate
Justice of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1905-07;
died in office 1907.
Lutheran.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
10, 1907 (age 61 years, 13
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Richard Henry Alvey (1826-1906) —
also known as Richard H. Alvey —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in St. Mary's
County, Md., March 2,
1826.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Maryland; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1867; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; circuit judge
in Maryland, 1867-83; Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, 1883-93; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1893-1905;
resigned 1905.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., September
14, 1906 (age 80 years, 196
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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William Preston Lane Jr. (1892-1967) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., May 12,
1892.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for several railroads;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1928,
1940,
1944,
1948;
Maryland
state attorney general, 1930-34; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Maryland; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maryland, 1940-50; Governor of
Maryland, 1947-51; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Elks; Rotary.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., February
7, 1967 (age 74 years, 271
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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John Thomson Mason Jr. (1815-1873) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., May 9,
1815.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1838-39; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1841-43; Judge,
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1851-57; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857-61; secretary
of state of Maryland, 1872-73.
Catholic.
Slaveowner.
Died in Elkton, Cecil
County, Md., March
28, 1873 (age 57 years, 323
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Alexander Armstrong (1877-1939) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.; Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., June 28,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Washington
County State's Attorney, 1908-12; Maryland
state attorney general, 1919-23; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1923; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee); director, Potomac Edison electric
utility, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co., Blue Ridge Fire
Insurance Co.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Ruxton, Baltimore
County, Md., November
20, 1939 (age 62 years, 145
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Armstrong (1847-1905) and Elizabeth Key (Scott)
Armstrong; married, January
25, 1911, to Mary Rebekah Woods. |
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memorial |
| | | Image source: Baltimore Sun, September
18, 1923 |
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Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) —
of New York.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
2, 1804.
Whig. Farmer; paper
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51.
Died in Pleasant Grove, Washington
County, Md., March
14, 1877 (age 72 years, 163
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Andrew K. Syester (1828-1891) —
of Washington
County, Md.
Born in Berkeley
County, Va. (now W.Va.), March
11, 1828.
Member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1854, 1868; delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; Maryland
state attorney general, 1871-75; circuit judge in Maryland,
1882-89.
Methodist.
Died in Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., March
25, 1891 (age 63 years, 14
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Syester and Sarah (Moudy) Syester; married to Catharine G.
Harry. |
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James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
11, 1809.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Original interment at South Potomac Street
Presbyterian Church Cemetery; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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George Updegraff (1798-1869) —
of Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md.
Born August
12, 1798.
Whig. Postmaster at Hagerstown,
Md., 1849-53.
Died August
10, 1869 (age 70 years, 363
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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South Potomac
Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
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James Dixon Roman (1809-1867) —
of Maryland.
Born in Chester
County, Pa., August
11, 1809.
Member of Maryland
state senate, 1847; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1847-49; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Maryland.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died near Hagerstown, Washington
County, Md., January
19, 1867 (age 57 years, 161
days).
Original interment at South Potomac Street Presbyterian Church
Cemetery; reinterment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Zion Reformed
Graveyard
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
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Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) —
Born in Upper Salford Township, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 25,
1747.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-96 (at-large 1789-93, 4th
District 1793-95, 5th District 1795-96); U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-04; died in office
1804.
Christian
Reformed.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 7,
1804 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Zion Reformed Graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Antietam National
Cemetery
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland
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Goodloe Edgar Byron (1929-1978) —
also known as Goodloe E. Byron —
of Frederick, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., June 22,
1929.
Democrat. Lawyer; Frederick
County Attorney, 1959-62; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1963-66; member of Maryland
state senate District 2, 1967-70; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1971-78; defeated,
1968; died in office 1978.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Optimist
Club; Ruritan;
Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died near Williamsport, Washington
County, Md., October
11, 1978 (age 49 years, 111
days).
Interment at Antietam National Cemetery.
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Riverview
Cemetery
Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland
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William Devereux Byron (1895-1941) —
also known as William D. Byron —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.
Born in Danville,
Va., May 15,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Williamsport, Md., 1926-30; member of Maryland
state senate, 1930-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Maryland, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Episcopalian.
Killed in an airplane
crash at Jonesboro, Clayton
County, Ga., February
27, 1941 (age 45 years, 288
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Katharine Edgar Byron (1903-1976) —
also known as Katharine E. Byron; Katharine
Edgar —
of Williamsport, Washington
County, Md.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., October
25, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1941-43.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
28, 1976 (age 73 years, 64
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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