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Lewis County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lewis County

Index to Locations Canton Forest Grove Cemetery Canton Old Cemetery La Grange Riverview Cemetery Maywood Maywood Cemetery Forest Grove Cemetery Canton, Lewis County, Missouri Politicians buried here: James Tilghman Lloyd (1857-1944) — also known as James T. Lloyd — of Monticello, Lewis County, Mo.; Shelbyville, Shelby County, Mo.; Washington, D.C.; Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born in Canton, Lewis County, Mo., August 28, 1857. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; lawyer; Shelby County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-93; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1897-1917; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1908. Injured in an automobile accident, and subsequently died as a result, in a nursing home at Quincy, Adams County, Ill., April 3, 1944 (age 86 years, 219 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Mary Bruce Graves (1855-1939).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)   Jesse W. Barrett (1884-1953) — of St. Louis, Mo. Born in Canton, Lewis County, Mo., March 17, 1884. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; secretary of Missouri Republican Party, 1919; Missouri state attorney general, 1921-25; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1922; candidate for Governor of Missouri, 1936. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Newcomen Society; American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Legion; Forty and Eight; Phi Sigma Kappa. Suffered a heart attack, and was dead on arrival at St. Louis City Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 1953 (age 69 years, 240 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Harry Hooven Barrett and Jeanette Amelia (Bushman) Barrett; married, June 19, 1912, to Ethelyn Louthan (died 1913); married, February 21, 1925, to Mary Louise Church.   James Gorrall Blair (1825-1904) — also known as James G. Blair — of Monticello, Lewis County, Mo.; Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born near Blairville (unknown county), Ky., January 1, 1825. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1871-73. Slaveowner. Died in Monticello, Lewis County, Mo., March 1, 1904 (age 79 years, 60 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank Crenshaw Millspaugh (1872-1947) — also known as Frank C. Millspaugh — of Canton, Lewis County, Mo.; Jasper County, Mo. Born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Ill., January 14, 1872. Republican. Banker; mayor of Canton, Mo., 1915-19; U.S. Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1921-23; defeated, 1918, 1922, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1924; county judge in Missouri, 1942-47. Died in Joplin, Jasper County, Mo., July 8, 1947 (age 75 years, 175 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Arch V. McRoberts (1877-1972) — of Monticello, Lewis County, Mo.; Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born in Lewis County, Mo., June 16, 1877. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1943-54. Died in 1972 (age about 95 years). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, December 20, 1905, to Ethel L. Flint (1885-1966).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Oliver Carroll Clay (1849-1929) — also known as Oliver C. Clay — of Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born in St. Louis, Mo., May 27, 1849. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1919-22. Died, from pneumonia, in Canton, Lewis County, Mo., March 5, 1929 (age 79 years, 282 days). Interment at Forest Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Littleberry B. Clay (1820-1890) and Barbara (Davidson) Clay; married, June 25, 1877, to Charlotte Biggs (1856-1935); first cousin four times removed of Matthew Clay and Green Clay; second cousin thrice removed of Henry Clay (1777-1852), Porter Clay and Cassius Marcellus Clay; third cousin of Bainbridge Colby; third cousin once removed of Archer Woodford; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Hart Clay, Henry Clay Jr. (1811-1847) and James Brown Clay; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Clay (1849-1884).   Political family: Clay family of Kentucky (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Old Cemetery Canton, Lewis County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   James Stephen Green (1817-1870) — also known as James S. Green — of Canton, Lewis County, Mo. Born near Rectortown, Fauquier County, Va., February 28, 1817. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 4th District, 1845-46; U.S. Representative from Missouri 3rd District, 1847-51; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1853-54; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1857-61. Slaveowner. Died in St. Louis, Mo., January 19, 1870 (age 52 years, 325 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary Riverview Cemetery La Grange, Lewis County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   Frederick Barney Conrath (1900-1965) — also known as F. B. Conrath; "Fritz" — of Ewing, Lewis County, Mo. Born in La Grange, Lewis County, Mo., October 3, 1900. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; mayor of Ewing, Mo.; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1939-42. Baptist. Died in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., July 21, 1965 (age 64 years, 291 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of B. F. Conrath and Belle (Day) Conrath; married, February 21, 1924, to Jayme Cason (1898-1990).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Maywood Cemetery Maywood, Lewis County, Missouri Politicians buried here:   William Merrill Quinn (1886-1958) — also known as William M. Quinn — of Maywood, Lewis County, Mo. Born near Maywood, Lewis County, Mo., July 14, 1886. Democrat. Farmer; lawyer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Lewis County, 1933-34; member of Missouri state senate, 1935-58 (12th District 1935-46, 18th District 1947-58); died in office 1958; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1952. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Odd Fellows. Died in Maywood, Lewis County, Mo., December 24, 1958 (age 72 years, 163 days). Interment at Maywood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Abner Quinn (1854-1925) and Sarah Julia (Shackleford) Quinn (1859-1921); married, November 14, 1917, to Mary E. Schaller (1893-1978).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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