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Parker County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Parker County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Springtown Springtown Cemetery Weatherford City Greenwood Cemetery Weatherford East Greenwood Cemetery Weatherford Oakland Cemetery Near Weatherford Turner Cemetery Private or family graveyard Parker County, Texas Politicians formerly buried here:   Edward H. Tarrant (1799-1858) — of Texas. Born in South Carolina, 1799. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1837; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; general in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 1847; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1849-53. Member, Freemasons. Died near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., August 2, 1858 (age about 59 years). Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; subsequent interment in 1859 at a private or family graveyard, Ellis County, Tex.; reinterment in 1928 at Pioneer Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tex.   Tarrant County, Tex. is named for him. Springtown Cemetery Springtown, Parker County, Texas Politicians buried here:   William Henry Prague (1867-1935) — also known as William H. Prague — of Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Tex.; Lewisville, Denton County, Tex. Born in Parker County, Tex., November 18, 1867. Carpenter; hotel manager; mayor of Lewisville, Tex., 1931-32. Died in Aubrey, Denton County, Tex., February 17, 1935 (age 67 years, 91 days). Interment at Springtown Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Grant Prague and Mariah Louisa 'Marie' (Vardy) Prague; married, August 12, 1896, to Ethel Gertrude Ballard; second cousin twice removed of James McDowell.   Political family: Four Thousand Related Politicians..   See also Find-A-Grave memorial City Greenwood Cemetery Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Politicians buried here:   James Claude Wright Jr. (1922-2015) — also known as Jim Wright, Jr. — of Weatherford, Parker County, Tex.; Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., December 22, 1922. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1947-49; mayor of Weatherford, Tex., 1950-54; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1955-89; resigned 1989; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1987-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1980, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; Permanent Chair, 1988; speaker, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from Texas, 1961. Presbyterian. He was subject of an investigation by the House Ethics Committee in 1989; it appeared from the report that he had evaded limits on gifts and speaking fees; resigned under fire in June, 1989. Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex., May 6, 2015 (age 92 years, 135 days). Interment at City Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Claude Wright and Marie Louella (Lyster) Wright; married 1942 to Mary Ethelyn Lemons; married 1972 to Betty Hay.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial East Greenwood Cemetery Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Politicians buried here: Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham (1846-1908) — also known as Samuel W. T. Lanham — of Weatherford, Parker County, Tex. Born near Woodruff, Spartanburg District (now Spartanburg County), S.C., July 4, 1846. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Democratic Presidential Elector for Texas, 1880; U.S. Representative from Texas, 1883-93, 1897-1903 (11th District 1883-93, 8th District 1897-1903); Governor of Texas, 1903-07. Died in Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., July 29, 1908 (age 62 years, 25 days). Interment at East Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Sarah Beona Meng; father of Fritz Garland Lanham.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, December 1902   Fritz Garland Lanham (1880-1965) — also known as Fritz G. Lanham — of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Tex. Born in Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., January 3, 1880. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Texas 12th District, 1919-47. Methodist. Died July 31, 1965 (age 85 years, 209 days). Interment at East Greenwood Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham and Sarah (Meng) Lanham; married, October 27, 1908, to Beulah Rowe.   The Fritz G. Lanham Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas, is named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial Oakland Cemetery Weatherford, Parker County, Texas See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Carroll Gibson Walter (1885-1965) — also known as Carroll G. Walter — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Winchester, Va., April 19, 1885. Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-53. Died in Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., January 4, 1965 (age 79 years, 260 days). Interment at Oakland Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Dorsey Walter and Annie (Rodeffer) Walter; married to Merrie Glass Whitacre and Lena Holland.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Turner Cemetery Near Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Politicians buried here:   Isaac Parker (1793-1883) — of Texas. Born in Elbert County, Ga., April 7, 1793. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; member of Texas Republic House of Representatives, 1838-40, 1842-43; member of Texas Republic Senate, 1843-45; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of Texas state senate, 1846-53; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1855-56. Died near Weatherford, Parker County, Tex., April 14, 1883 (age 90 years, 7 days). Interment at Turner Cemetery.   Parker County, Tex. is named for him.

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