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Howard County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Howard County

Index to Locations Fayette Unknown location Fayette Ashland Cemetery Fayette Fayette City Cemetery Fayette Walnut Ridge Cemetery Glasgow Washington Cemetery Unknown Location Fayette, Howard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Robert Prewitt Williams (1841-1910) — of Howard County, Mo. Born in Howard County, Mo., September 8, 1841. Missouri state treasurer, 1901-05. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 11, 1910 (age 68 years, 306 days). Interment somewhere. Ashland Cemetery Fayette, Howard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   John Walker (1824-1897) — of Missouri. Born in Howard County, Mo., March 11, 1824. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1870; Missouri state auditor, 1881-88. Died August 30, 1897 (age 73 years, 172 days). Interment at Ashland Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother-in-law of Alexander Marshall Robinson, Benjamin Franklin Robinson and Lewis Wilton Robinson; nephew of John Hardeman Walker.   Political family: Robinson-Walker family of Missouri. Fayette City Cemetery Fayette, Howard County, Missouri See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931) — also known as Samuel C. Major; Sam C. Major — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 2, 1869. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Prosecuting Attorney, 1892; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1907-10; U.S. Representative from Missouri 7th District, 1919-21, 1923-29, 1931; defeated, 1916, 1920, 1928; died in office 1931; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1928. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., July 28, 1931 (age 62 years, 26 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894); married, December 17, 1895, to Elizabeth M. Simpson; first cousin once removed of Benjamin Porter Major; third cousin of Pryor J. Foree.   Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Bullock Clark (1802-1885) — also known as John B. Clark — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Madison County, Ky., April 17, 1802. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Court Clerk, 1824-34; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1850-51; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1857-61; expelled 1861; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; expelled from Congress in July 1861 for having taken up arms against the union; Delegate from Missouri to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Senator from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64; Representative from Missouri in the Confederate Congress, 1864-65. Slaveowner. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., October 29, 1885 (age 83 years, 195 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of John Bullock Clark Jr.; nephew of Christopher Henderson Clark and James Clark.   Political family: Clark #1 family.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Samuel Collier Major (1840-1894) — also known as Samuel C. Major — of Howard County, Mo. Born November 24, 1840. Democrat. Member of Missouri state senate, 1877-80, 1889-92 (7th District 1877-80, 9th District 1889-92); member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County; elected 1880. Died April 12, 1894 (age 53 years, 139 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Samuel Collier Major (1869-1931); cousin *** of Benjamin Porter Major; second cousin once removed of Pryor J. Foree.   Political family: Major family of Fayette, Missouri.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   David Bagby Jr. (1886-1924) — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born in Roanoke, Howard County, Mo., October 19, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer; Howard County Prosecuting Attorney, 1913-16; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1921-22; member of Missouri state senate 14th District, 1923-24; died in office 1924. Killed in an automobile accident, when the car in which he was riding, skidded and overturned down an embankment, near Fayette, Howard County, Mo., December 19, 1924 (age 38 years, 61 days). Interment at Fayette City Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Robert M. Bagby and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Viley) Bagby.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Walnut Ridge Cemetery Fayette, Howard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Frank Parks Briggs (1894-1992) — also known as Frank P. Briggs — of Macon, Macon County, Mo. Born in Armstrong, Howard County, Mo., February 25, 1894. Democrat. Newspaper editor; mayor of Macon, Mo., 1930-32; member of Missouri state senate 9th District, 1933-45; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1945-47; appointed 1945; defeated, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1948. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Rotary; Sigma Delta Chi. Died in Macon, Macon County, Mo., September 23, 1992 (age 98 years, 211 days). Interment at Walnut Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Catherine Allen Shull.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Isaac Thomas St. Clair (1876-1950) — also known as I. T. St. Clair — of Fayette, Howard County, Mo. Born near Fayette, Howard County, Mo., March 13, 1876. Democrat. School teacher; banker; chair of Howard County Democratic Party, 1904-08; Howard County Court Clerk, 1915-23; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County, 1923-26. Member, Freemasons. Died in Fayette, Howard County, Mo., April 2, 1950 (age 74 years, 20 days). Interment at Walnut Ridge Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edward S. St. Clair and Nancy (Bailey) St. Clair; married, May 16, 1900, to Lou Ethel Hitt.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Washington Cemetery Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Harry Wirt Cockerill (1855-1893) — also known as Harry W. Cockerill — of Howard County, Mo. Born in Glasgow, Howard County, Mo., March 10, 1855. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County; elected 1882. Died in Washington, D.C., December 21, 1893 (age 38 years, 286 days). Interment at Washington Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Henry Clay Cockerill and Lalla Esther (Almond) Cockerill; uncle of Henry Clay Bentley.   Political family: Cockerill family of Glasgow, Missouri.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Clay Cockerill (1831-1910) — also known as H. Clay Cockerill — of Howard County, Mo. Born in Richmond, Ray County, Mo., December 5, 1831. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Howard County; elected 1866. Died in Nevada, Vernon County, Mo., December 3, 1910 (age 78 years, 363 days). Interment at Washington Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Henry Clay   Relatives: Son of Thomas Nichols Cockerill and Emma Ann (Donohoe) Cockerill; married, May 3, 1855, to Lavinia Esther Almond; married to Martha Almond; father of Harry Wirt Cockerill; grandfather of Henry Clay Bentley.   Political family: Cockerill family of Glasgow, Missouri.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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