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Index to Locations
Marion Harding Memorial Park
Marion Marion Cemetery
Harding Memorial
Park
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery;
reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park; memorial monument (now
gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Florence Harding (1860-1924) —
also known as Florence Mabel Kling; Florence
DeWolfe —
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
15, 1860.
First
Lady of the United States, 1921-23.
Female.
Died in Oak Grove, Washington
County, Ohio, November
21, 1924 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery;
reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park.
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Marion
Cemetery
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
| Politicians buried
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Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) —
also known as Daniel R. Crissinger —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Tully Township, Marion
County, Ohio, December
10, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; Marion
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor,
1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion County Telephone
Company; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906; banker;
U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board of
governors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along with
U.S. Rep. Frederick
N. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company,
which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, were indicted
on federal charges
of using the mails to commit fraud;
most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlman
were never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, July 12,
1942 (age 81 years, 214
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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Frederick Cleveland Smith (1884-1956) —
also known as Frederick C. Smith —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Shanesville, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, July 29,
1884.
Republican. Physician;
surgeon;
mayor
of Marion, Ohio, 1935-39; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1939-51.
Died in 1956
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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Grant Earl Mouser (1868-1949) —
also known as Grant E. Mouser —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Larue, Marion
County, Ohio, September
11, 1868.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1905-09; defeated, 1908;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
state court judge in Ohio, 1916.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, May 6,
1949 (age 80 years, 237
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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John Alexander Key (1871-1954) —
also known as John A. Key —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, December
30, 1871.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1913-19 (13th District 1913-15, 8th
District 1915-19).
Died March 4,
1954 (age 82 years, 64
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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George Henry Busby (1794-1869) —
of Ohio.
Born in Davistown, Greene
County, Pa., June 10,
1794.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1851-53; member of Ohio
state senate, 1853; state court judge in Ohio, 1866.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
22, 1869 (age 75 years, 73
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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Grant Earl Mouser Jr. (1895-1943) —
also known as Grant E. Mouser, Jr. —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, February
20, 1895.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1929-33.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, December
21, 1943 (age 48 years, 304
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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Clinton Altmeier Altmaier (1882-1950) —
also known as C. J. Altmaier —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, December
14, 1882.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Marion County Democratic Party, 1918-36; member of Ohio
Democratic State Committee, 1932-46; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Ohio.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Nu; American
Legion.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, January
10, 1950 (age 67 years, 27
days).
Interment at Marion Cemetery.
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Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) —
also known as Warren G. Harding —
of Marion, Marion
County, Ohio.
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow
County, Ohio, November
2, 1865.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of Ohio
state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916
(Temporary
Chair; Permanent
Chair; speaker);
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1910; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President
of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
Baptist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Alpha Delta.
First
president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,
1922.
Died, probably from a heart
attack, in a room at the Palace Hotel, San
Francisco, Calif., August
2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273
days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted
by historians.
Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park; memorial monument (now
gone) at Woodland Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;
married, July 8,
1891, to Florence
Harding. |
| | | Harding County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Harding High
School, in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding High
School, in Warren,
Ohio, is named for
him. — Warren G. Harding Middle
School, in Frankford,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is named for
him. — The community
of Harding
Township, New Jersey (created 1922) is named for
him. — Warren Street,
G Street,
and Harding Street
(now Boardwalk), in Ketchikan,
Alaska, were all named for
him. — Harding Mountain,
in Chelan
County, Washington, is named for
him. — Mount
Harding, in Skagway,
Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Personal motto: "Remember there are two
sides to every question. Get both." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to
normalcy with Harding." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis
Russell, The
Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His
Times — Robert K. Murray, The
Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His
Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The
Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,
Inside
Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The
Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.
Dean, Warren
G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The
Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts,
Warren
G. Harding (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Florence Harding (1860-1924) —
also known as Florence Mabel Kling; Florence
DeWolfe —
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, August
15, 1860.
First
Lady of the United States, 1921-23.
Female.
Died in Oak Grove, Washington
County, Ohio, November
21, 1924 (age 64 years, 98
days).
Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park.
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