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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Portsmouth city

Index to Locations Portsmouth Oak Grove Cemetery Portsmouth Olive Branch Cemetery Oak Grove Cemetery Portsmouth, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Harry Lee Maynard (1861-1922) — also known as Harry L. Maynard — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Virginia, 1861. Democrat. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1900; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1901-11. Died in 1922 (age about 61 years). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Norman Rond Hamilton (1877-1964) — also known as Norman R. Hamilton — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., November 13, 1877. Democrat. Publisher of the Portsmouth Star; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1914-22; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1952; U.S. Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1937-39. Presbyterian. Died at Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, Va., March 26, 1964 (age 86 years, 134 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Richard D. Hamilton and Ella L. (Rond) Hamilton; married, October 10, 1901, to Adelaide Etheredge.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Samuel Tilden Montague (1868-1939) — also known as Samuel T. Montague — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., January 12, 1868. Democrat. Member of Virginia state senate 33rd District, 1912, 1922-23; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1912; postmaster at Portsmouth, Va., 1914-18. Died September 13, 1939 (age 71 years, 244 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Samuel J. Tilden   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Edward Glover (1864-1957) — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Portsmouth, Va., August 29, 1864. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Kecoughtan Veterans Administration Hospital, Hampton, Va., October 22, 1957 (age 93 years, 54 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   Robert Winston Bain (1915-1986) — also known as R. Winston Bain — of Portsmouth, Va. Born in Norfolk, Va., December 18, 1915. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1950-53. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Moose; Jaycees; American Legion; Marine Corps League; Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Alpha Order. Died September 2, 1986 (age 70 years, 258 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Olive Branch Cemetery Portsmouth, Virginia Politicians buried here:   Donald Lapthorp Munro (1859-1934) — also known as Donald L. Munro — of Virginia. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, May 6, 1859. Socialist. Machinist and toolmaker; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1908; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia. Presbyterian. Died in Cradock, Portsmouth, Va., March 8, 1934 (age 74 years, 306 days). Interment at Olive Branch Cemetery.

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