The Political Graveyard: Clinton County, Ohio

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Clinton County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Clinton County

Index to Locations

Odd Fellows Cemetery
Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Clarence J. Brown (1893-1965) — of Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Blanchester, Clinton County, Ohio, July 14, 1893. Republican. Newspaper publisher; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1919-23; secretary of state of Ohio, 1927-33; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1936 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; speaker), 1956, 1960, 1964; U.S. Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1939-65; died in office 1965; member of Republican National Committee from Ohio, 1944-64; Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Junior Order; Rotary; Exchange Club. Died in Washington, D.C., August 23, 1965 (age 72 years, 40 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Owen Brown and Ellen Barrere (McCoppin) Brown; married, July 15, 1916, to Ethel McKinney; father of Clarence J. Brown Jr..
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Sugar Grove Cemetery
Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James William Denver (1817-1892) — also known as James W. Denver — Born near Winchester, Frederick County, Va., October 23, 1817. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of California state senate, 1852-53; killed newspaper editor Edward Gilbert in a duel on August 2, 1852; secretary of state of California, 1853-55; U.S. Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; secretary of Kansas Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1857-58, 1858, 1858; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1866. Died in Washington, D.C., August 9, 1892 (age 74 years, 291 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Matthew Rombach Denver.
		Denver County, Colo. is named for him.
		The city and county of Denver, Colorado, are named for him. — The World War II Liberty ship SS James W. Denver (built 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; torpedoed and lost 1943 in the Atlantic Ocean) was named for him.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-1954) — also known as Matthew R. Denver; M. R. Denver — of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, December 21, 1870. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1908, 1912, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1928, 1932; member of Ohio Democratic State Central Committee, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1907-13; delegate to Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died of coronary thrombosis, in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, May 13, 1954 (age 83 years, 143 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of James William Denver.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Alfred Gaither Allen (1867-1932) — also known as Alfred G. Allen — of Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio. Born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1911-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1920. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; Elks. Died of angina pectoris, in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 9, 1932 (age 65 years, 139 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Isaac B. Allen and Eliza W. (Gaither) Allen; married, December 10, 1901, to Clara B. Forbes.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

Charles Quinn Hildebrant (1864-1953) — also known as Charles Q. Hildebrant — of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. Born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, October 17, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1901-05; defeated, 1906; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908, 1916; secretary of state of Ohio, 1915-17; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1926; mayor of Wilmington, Ohio, 1927-41. Died of pneumonia, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, March 31, 1953 (age 88 years, 165 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Simpson Savage (1841-1884) — of Ohio. Born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 30, 1841. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1875-77. Died November 24, 1884 (age 43 years, 25 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Robert Eachus Doan (1831-1919) — of Ohio. Born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, July 23, 1831. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1891-93. Died, of senility, in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, February 24, 1919 (age 87 years, 216 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

David Haworth Bailey (1830-1896) — also known as David H. Bailey — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan. Born in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, September 27, 1830. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1860-61; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1870-78; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1879-80. Died in Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, January 20, 1896 (age 65 years, 115 days). Interment at Sugar Grove Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Macajah Bailey and Phebe (Haworth) Bailey; married to Clara Esther Harlan.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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