The Political Graveyard: Renville County, Minn.

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Renville County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Renville County

Index to Locations

Flora Township Zion Cemetery

Zion Cemetery
Flora Township, Renville County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Francis Henry Shoemaker (1889-1958) — also known as Francis H. Shoemaker — of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. Born in Minnesota, 1889. U.S. Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1933-35; defeated (Farmer-Labor), 1930 (3rd District), 1942 (7th District). Died in 1958 (age about 69 years). Interment at Zion Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Olivia Cemetery
Olivia, Renville County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Henry Bordewich (1844-1912) — of Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minn. Born in Vaagan, Norway, January 19, 1844. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; Yellow Medicine County Auditor, 1874-88; candidate for Minnesota state treasurer, 1884; postmaster; U.S. Consul in Christiania, 1897-1900; U.S. Consul General in Christiania, 1900-12, died in office 1912. Norwegian ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, March 19, 1912 (age 68 years, 60 days). Interment at Olivia Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of John P. Bordewich and Leonharde (Linkhausen) Bordewich; married 1869 to Bergithe Severinson.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Darwin Scott Hall (1844-1919) — of Buffalo Lake, Renville County, Minn. Born in Mound Prairie, Kenosha County, Wis., January 23, 1844. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 34, 1876; member of Minnesota state senate, 1887-89, 1907-10 (47th District 1887-89, 22nd District 1907-10); U.S. Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1889-91; defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1892. Died in Olivia, Renville County, Minn., February 23, 1919 (age 75 years, 31 days). Interment at Olivia Cemetery.

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