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Burleigh County
North Dakota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Burleigh County

Index to Locations Bismarck Fairview Cemetery Bismarck St. Mary's Cemetery Bismarck State Capitol Grounds Bismarck Sunset Memorial Gardens Fairview Cemetery 2929 East Century Avenue Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Edward Davis (1913-1990) — also known as John E. Davis — of McClusky, Sheridan County, N.Dak. Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minn., April 18, 1913. Republican. Rancher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; banker; mayor of McClusky, N.D., 1946-52; member of North Dakota state senate, 1952-56; Governor of North Dakota, 1957-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1960; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1960, 1964 (primary); national commander, American Legion, 1967-68. Member, American Legion; Elks; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners; Beta Theta Pi. Died in Rancho Mirage, Riverside County, Calif., May 12, 1990 (age 77 years, 24 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Ellsworth Davis and Helen (Wilson) Davis; married 1938 to Pauline Huntley; married 1980 to Marilyn R. Westlie.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Hall (1869-1958) — of Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Mich., June 6, 1869. Republican. Newspaper reporter; rancher; secretary of state of North Dakota, 1913-24, 1943-54; U.S. Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924-33; defeated, 1932. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks. Died in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., December 4, 1958 (age 89 years, 181 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Richard Hall and Ellen (Peters) Hall; married, September 1, 1897, to Anna Marie Grafenstein.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial St. Mary's Cemetery 2287 East Avenue F Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Moses (1885-1945) — of Hazen, Mercer County, N.Dak. Born in Norway, June 12, 1885. Democrat. Lawyer; Mercer County State's Attorney, 1919-23, 1927-33; Governor of North Dakota, 1939-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1945; died in office 1945. Lutheran. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., March 3, 1945 (age 59 years, 264 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Ethel Joslyn.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Burke (1859-1937) — of Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, February 25, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North Dakota state senate, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1896; Governor of North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1924; justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died May 14, 1937 (age 78 years, 78 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds.   Relatives: Son of John Burke and Mary (Ryan) Burke; married, August 22, 1891, to Mary E. Kane.   Cross-reference: Usher L. Burdick   Burke County, N.Dak. is named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Burke (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; bombed by kamikazi and sank in the Sulu Sea, 1944) was named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   George Frederick Shafer (1888-1948) — also known as George F. Shafer — of Watford City, McKenzie County, N.Dak. Born in Mandan, Morton County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.), November 23, 1888. McKenzie County State's Attorney, 1915-19; North Dakota state attorney general, 1923-28; Governor of North Dakota, 1929-32. Died in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., August 13, 1948 (age 59 years, 264 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Frances Edith Kellogg.   Epitaph: "First Native Born Governor of North Dakota."   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter Jeremiah Maddock (1880-1951) — also known as Walter J. Maddock — of Plaza, Mountrail County, N.Dak. Born in Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, N.Dak., September 13, 1880. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1928; Governor of North Dakota, 1928-29. Irish ancestry. Died in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., January 25, 1951 (age 70 years, 134 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Patrick Joseph Maddock and Ellen Francis (Dore) Maddock; married, October 30, 1906, to Marguerite Tierney.   See also National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial State Capitol Grounds Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:   John Burke (1859-1937) — of Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.Dak.; Fargo, Cass County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Sigourney, Keokuk County, Iowa, February 25, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Dakota state house of representatives, 1891; member of North Dakota state senate, 1893-97; candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1896; Governor of North Dakota, 1907-13; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1912; Treasurer of the United States, 1913-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from North Dakota, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Dakota, 1924; justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1925-37; chief justice of North Dakota state supreme court, 1935-36. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died May 14, 1937 (age 78 years, 78 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds.   Relatives: Son of John Burke and Mary (Ryan) Burke; married, August 22, 1891, to Mary E. Kane.   Cross-reference: Usher L. Burdick   Burke County, N.Dak. is named for him.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John Burke (built 1942 at Portland, Oregon; bombed by kamikazi and sank in the Sulu Sea, 1944) was named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Sunset Memorial Gardens Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota Politicians buried here:   Reinhold J. Sailer (1902-1984) — also known as R. J. Sailer — of Hazen, Mercer County, N.Dak.; Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak. Born in Mannhaven, Mercer County, N.Dak., April 26, 1902. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Dakota, 1948. Lutheran. Volga German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star. Died in a hospital at Bismarck, Burleigh County, N.Dak., July 19, 1984 (age 82 years, 84 days). Interment at Sunset Memorial Gardens.   Relatives: Son of Adam Sailer and Jacobina (Benz) Sailer; married 1941 to Alma Rockne; married 1969 to Elsie (Gebert) Haney.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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