The Political Graveyard: Lorain County, Ohio

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Lorain County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lorain County

Index to Locations

Avon Protestant Cemetery

Avon St. Mary Catholic Cemetery

Elyria Brookdale Cemetery

Elyria Ridgelawn Cemetery

Grafton Grafton Cemetery

Lorain Elmwood Cemetery

Oberlin Unknown location

Oberlin Westwood Cemetery

Wellington Greenwood Cemetery

Protestant Cemetery
Avon, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Norton Strange Townshend (1815-1895) — also known as Norton S. Townshend — of Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Northamptonshire, England, December 25, 1815. Democrat. Delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention from Lorain County, 1850-51; member of Ohio state legislature, 1850; U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1851-53. Died in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, July 13, 1895 (age 79 years, 200 days). Interment at Protestant Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
Avon, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:
	John Lenzen (1831-1912) — of Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in 1831. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster at Avon, Ohio, 1885-89. Died in 1912 (age about 81 years). Interment at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery.

Brookdale Cemetery
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Henry W. Ault (1903-1991) — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio, September 16, 1903. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Elyria, Ohio, 1949-53. Methodist. Member, Rotary; Elks. Died in 1991 (age about 87 years). Interment at Brookdale Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Sterling Delbert Ault and Ethel M. (Coen) Ault; married to Ruth H. Harding.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Ridgelawn Cemetery
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

William Graves Sharp (1859-1922) — also known as William G. Sharp — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, March 14, 1859. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1909-14; defeated, 1900; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1914-19. Died in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, November 17, 1922 (age 63 years, 248 days). Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.

Amos Richard Webber (1852-1948) — also known as Amos R. Webber — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Hinckley, Medina County, Ohio, January 21, 1852. Republican. Common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1901-04, 1922-35; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1904-07. Church of Christ. Died in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, February 25, 1948 (age 96 years, 35 days). Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Bird Beers Chapman (1821-1871) — also known as Bird B. Chapman — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., August 24, 1821. Delegate to U.S. Congress from Nebraska Territory, 1855-57. Died in Put-in-Bay, Ottawa County, Ohio, September 21, 1871 (age 50 years, 28 days). Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Arthur Lovett Garford (1858-1933) — also known as Arthur L. Garford — of Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, August 4, 1858. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business); Progressive candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1912; Progressive candidate for U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1914. Died in Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio, January 23, 1933 (age 74 years, 172 days). Interment at Ridgelawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of George Henry Garford and Hannah (Lovett) Garford; married 1881 to Mary Nelson.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Grafton Cemetery
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

James Monroe Ritchie (1829-1918) — also known as James M. Ritchie — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, July 28, 1829. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1880; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1881-83. Died in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, August 17, 1918 (age 89 years, 20 days). Interment at Grafton Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: James Monroe
		Relatives: Father of Byron Foster Ritchie.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Elmwood Cemetery
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) — also known as Seward H. Williams — of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., November 7, 1870. Republican. Lawyer; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S. Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Died in Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, September 2, 1922 (age 51 years, 299 days). Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Henry Everard Peck (1821-1867) — also known as H. E. Peck — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 20, 1821. Republican. College professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856; U.S. Diplomatic Commissioner to Haiti, 1865-66; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1866-67, died in office 1867. Abolitionist; involved in rescue of an escaping slave in Wellington, near Oberlin, Ohio, in September 1858; among the 20 men who were arrested and charged with "infringement of the Fugitive Slave Law"; the trial ended when the slave catchers (who had pressed the charges) were indicted for kidnapping. Died, of yellow fever, in Haiti, June 9, 1867 (age 45 years, 324 days). Interment somewhere.

Westwood Cemetery
Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Wesley Frost (1884-1968) — of Berea, Madison County, Ky.; Winter Park, Orange County, Fla. Born in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, June 17, 1884. Secretary to U.S. Senator Theodore E. Burton, 1907-08; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul in Charlottetown, 1912-14; Cork, 1914-17; Marseille, 1921-24; U.S. Consul General in Marseille, 1924-28; Montreal, 1928-35; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1941-42; U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, 1942-44. Died in Winter Park, Orange County, Fla., January 9, 1968 (age 83 years, 206 days). Interment at Westwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of William Goodell Frost and Louise (Raney) Frost; married 1909 to Mary Priscilla Clapp.
		See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Image source: U.S. passport application (1921)

James Monroe (1821-1898) — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Plainfield, Windham County, Conn., July 18, 1821. Republican. College professor; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1856-59; member of Ohio state senate, 1860-62; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860; U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1862-70; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1871-81 (14th District 1871-73, 18th District 1873-79, 17th District 1879-81). Died in Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio, July 6, 1898 (age 76 years, 353 days). Interment at Westwood Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: James Monroe
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Adams Mosher (1906-1984) — also known as Charles A. Mosher — of Oberlin, Lorain County, Ohio. Born in Sandwich, DeKalb County, Ill., May 7, 1906. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948; member of Ohio state senate, 1951-60; U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1961-77. Died November 16, 1984 (age 78 years, 193 days). Interment at Westwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Greenwood Cemetery
Wellington, Lorain County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Roswell Gilbert Horr (1830-1896) — also known as Roswell G. Horr — of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw County, Mich. Born in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vt., November 26, 1830. Republican. U.S. Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1879-85; defeated, 1884, 1886; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1884, 1888. Died in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., December 19, 1896 (age 66 years, 23 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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