Index to Locations
Tyler Oakwood Cemetery
Tyler Rose Hill Cemetery
Oakwood
Cemetery
Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Politicians buried
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Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (1832-1901) —
also known as Richard B. Hubbard, Jr. —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Walton
County, Ga., November
1, 1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1856,
1880;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member of Texas
state senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during the
Civil War; Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, 1873-76; Governor of
Texas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1885.
Died July 12,
1901 (age 68 years, 253
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Horace George Chilton (1853-1932) —
also known as Horace Chilton —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born near Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., December
29, 1853.
Democrat. Printer;
newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901.
Accidentally fell over
a chair, broke his upper leg, never recovered from the injury, and
died three months later, from heart and
kidney
disease and senility,
in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., June 12,
1932 (age 78 years, 166
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964) —
also known as Earle B. Mayfield —
of Meridian, Bosque
County, Tex.
Born in Overton, Rusk
County, Tex., April
12, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Texas
state senate, 1907-13; Texas
railroad commissioner, 1913-22; U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Ku
Klux Klan; Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., June 23,
1964 (age 83 years, 72
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Gordon James Russell (1859-1919) —
also known as Gordon J. Russell —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., December
22, 1859.
Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890-92; district judge in Texas,
1896-1902; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1902-10; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1910.
Died in Kerrville, Kerr
County, Tex., September
14, 1919 (age 59 years, 266
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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William Smith Herndon (1835-1903) —
also known as William S. Herndon —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Rome, Floyd
County, Ga., November
27, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; attorney,
advisor, and solicitor for several railroad
companies; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1871-75; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1876,
1880.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., October
11, 1903 (age 67 years, 318
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Stockton P. Donley (1831-1871) —
of Texas.
Born in Missouri, May 27,
1831.
Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1866.
Died February
17, 1871 (age 39 years, 266
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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George Washington Whitmore (1824-1876) —
of Texas.
Born in McMinn
County, Tenn., August
26, 1824.
Republican. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1852-53, 1858; U.S.
Representative from Texas 1st District, 1870-71.
Slaveowner.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., October
14, 1876 (age 52 years, 49
days).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Rose Hill
Cemetery
Tyler, Smith County, Texas
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Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (1913-1984) —
also known as Lindley Beckworth; Gary
Beckworth —
of Gilmer, Upshur
County, Tex.; Gladewater, Gregg
County, Tex.
Born in South Bouie, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 30,
1913.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1937-38; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1939-53, 1957-67;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Texas, 1952; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964;
Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1967-68; member of Texas
state senate, 1971-72.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., March 9,
1984 (age 70 years, 253
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Brady Preston Gentry (1896-1966) —
also known as Brady Gentry —
of Texas.
Born in Colfax, Van Zandt
County, Tex., March
25, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state court
judge in Texas, 1931-39; U.S.
Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1953-57.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., November
9, 1966 (age 70 years, 229
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Glenn Hugh Flinn (1906-1988) —
also known as Glenn H. Flinn —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.
Born in Cameron, Milam
County, Tex., September
22, 1906.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1960,
1964.
Died in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., March 6,
1988 (age 81 years, 166
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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