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Hancock County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Hancock County

Index to Locations Findlay Bright Cemetery Findlay Maple Grove Cemetery Bright Cemetery Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Raymond Clinton Cole (1870-1957) — also known as R. Clint Cole — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Biglick Township, Hancock County, Ohio, August 21, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1919-25; defeated, 1924. Died in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, February 8, 1957 (age 86 years, 171 days). Interment at Bright Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Ralph Dayton Cole.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Maple Grove Cemetery Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Ralph Dayton Cole (1873-1932) — also known as Ralph D. Cole — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Vanlue, Hancock County, Ohio, November 30, 1873. Republican. Hancock County Clerk, 1897-99; lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1900; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1905-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916, 1924, 1928 (speaker); colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1920. Member, American Legion. Injured in an automobile accident near Parkman, Ohio, and died in the hospital at Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, October 15, 1932 (age 58 years, 320 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Raymond Clinton Cole.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Jackson Edward Betts (1904-1993) — also known as Jackson E. Betts — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, May 26, 1904. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1937-47; Speaker of the Ohio State House of Representatives, 1945-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1951-73. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, August 13, 1993 (age 89 years, 79 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Mungen (1821-1887) — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Maryland, 1821. Democrat. Member of Ohio state senate 33rd District, 1852-53; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1860; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1867-71. Died in 1887 (age about 66 years). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Tennyson Guyer (1913-1981) — of Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, November 29, 1913. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1959-72; U.S. Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1973-81; died in office 1981. Died in Alexandria, Va., April 12, 1981 (age 67 years, 134 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Albert Zugschwert (1849-1932) — of Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio; Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio, May 30, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1892 (member, Credentials Committee). German ancestry. Died in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, October 12, 1932 (age 83 years, 135 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lazarus Zugschwert and Magdalena 'Lena' (Ries) Zugschwert; married to Augusta Cass.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Herbert Vinton Beardsley (1859-1937) — also known as Herbert V. Beardsley — of San Antonio, Bexar County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, August 30, 1859. Republican. Physician; insurance executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1924. Died in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., August 30, 1937 (age 78 years, 0 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jane (Hoisington) Beardsley and Daniel Bailey Beardsley; second cousin five times removed of Benjamin Huntington.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Otto Dewey Donnell (1883-1961) — also known as Otto D. Donnell — of Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio. Born in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio, September 26, 1883. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1932, 1944. Died April 9, 1961 (age 77 years, 195 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James C. Donnell and Sarah (Flinn) Donnell; married, June 23, 1909, to Myrtie Glenn McClelland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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