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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Knox County

Index to Locations Mt. Vernon Mound View Cemetery Mound View Cemetery Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio Politicians buried here:   Columbus Delano (1809-1896) — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., June 4, 1809. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1845-47, 1865-67, 1868-69 (10th District 1845-47, 13th District 1865-67, 1868-69); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1863; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1870-75. Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, October 23, 1896 (age 87 years, 141 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   The city of Delano, California, is named for him.  — Delano Peak, in Beaver and Piute counties, Utah, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777-1853) — also known as Jesse B. Thomas — of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, Ind.; Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Ill.; St. Clair County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison County, Ill.; Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now W.Va.), 1777. Member of Indiana territorial House of Representatives, 1805-08; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1808-09; federal judge, 1809-18; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention from St. Clair County, 1818; U.S. Senator from Illinois, 1818-29. Slaveowner. Died by suicide, in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, May 3, 1853 (age about 75 years). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1830 to Adeline Clarissa Smith (daughter of Theophilus Washington Smith); uncle of Jesse Burgess Thomas Jr..   Political family: Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howard family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   George Washington Morgan (1820-1893) — also known as George W. Morgan — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., September 20, 1820. Democrat. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S. Consul in Marseille, 1855-58; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1858-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864, 1876; candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1865; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1867-68, 1869-73. Died in Fort Monroe, Elizabeth City County (now part of Hampton), Va., July 26, 1893 (age 72 years, 309 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Presumably named for: George Washington   Relatives: Father of Harriet Duane Morgan (who married Henry Darling Coffinberry).   Political family: Coffinberry-Morgan family of Cleveland, Ohio.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — U.S. State Dept career summary — OurCampaigns candidate detail   Frank Hunt Hurd (1840-1896) — also known as Frank H. Hurd — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, December 25, 1840. Democrat. Lawyer; Knox County Prosecuting Attorney, 1863; member of Ohio state senate, 1866; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-85 (6th District 1875-77, 7th District 1879-81, 10th District 1883-85); defeated, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1886. Died July 10, 1896 (age 55 years, 198 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio; Omaha, Douglas County, Neb.; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. Born in Danville, Knox County, Ohio, November 20, 1824. Republican. Lawyer; Knox County Prosecuting Attorney, 1855-58; member Nebraska territorial council, 1861; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1865; U.S. Attorney for Iowa, 1869-73; U.S. Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1877-81. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, November 22, 1890 (age 66 years, 2 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Relatives: Nephew of William Robinson Sapp.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Craig Cooper (1832-1902) — also known as William C. Cooper — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, December 18, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; Knox County Prosecuting Attorney, 1859-63; mayor of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1862-64; member of Ohio state house of representatives from Knox County, 1872-74; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1885-91; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896. Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, August 29, 1902 (age 69 years, 254 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Eliza Russell.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Krepps Miller (1819-1863) — also known as John K. Miller — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, May 25, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1847-51; U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1857. Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, August 11, 1863 (age 44 years, 78 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Eli Miller and Eleanor G. (Krepps) Miller; brother of Thomas Ewing Miller; married, May 6, 1845, to Elizabeth Christmas Larwill.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Robinson Sapp (1804-1875) — also known as William R. Sapp — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Ohio, March 4, 1804. Whig Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1853-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856. Died January 3, 1875 (age 70 years, 305 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle of William Fletcher Sapp.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles Franklin West (1895-1955) — also known as Charles West — of Granville, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio, January 12, 1895. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1931-35; candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1934. Died in Bradenton, Manatee County, Fla., December 27, 1955 (age 60 years, 349 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Frank V. Owen (1857-1914) — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born February 17, 1857. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908; candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1908. Died in Knox County, Ohio, April 3, 1914 (age 57 years, 45 days). Interment at Mound View Cemetery.   L. A. Culbertson — of Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Interment at Mound View Cemetery.

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