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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Virgin Islands

Index to Locations St. Croix King's Hill Cemetery Christiansted, St. Croix Christiansted Public Cemetery Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Altona Jewish Cemetery Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Western Municipal Cemetery King's Hill Cemetery St. Croix, Virgin Islands Politicians buried here:   Cyril Emmanuel King (1921-1978) — also known as Cyril E. King — Born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, April 7, 1921. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; aide and staff member to U.S. Sen. Hubert Humphrey, 1949-61; secretary of the U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1969, 1975-78; died in office 1978; member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1973-74. African ancestry. Died in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, January 2, 1978 (age 56 years, 270 days). Interment at King's Hill Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Martin King and Melvina King; married to Agnes Agatha Schuster.   The Cyril E. King Airport (Harry S. Truman Airport until 1984), in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article Christiansted Public Cemetery Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Melvin Herbert Evans (1917-1984) — also known as Melvin Evans — of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, August 7, 1917. Republican. Physician; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1969-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1972 (delegation chair), 1976; member of Republican National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1976-80; Delegate to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1979-81; defeated, 1980; U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, 1981-84, died in office 1984. African ancestry. Died in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, November 27, 1984 (age 67 years, 112 days). Interment at Christiansted Public Cemetery.   Cross-reference: George Hodge, Jr.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Alexander (1896-1975) — of Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Born in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, 1896. Democrat. Dry goods merchant; Virgin Islands Democratic Party chair, 1926-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1928 (alternate; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee; speaker), 1948 (member, Credentials Committee), 1952 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956, 1960; member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1961-62. Catholic. Died in 1975 (age about 79 years). Interment at Christiansted Public Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Altona Jewish Cemetery Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Politicians buried here:   Ralph Moses Paiewonsky (1907-1991) — also known as Ralph Paiewonsky — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (now Virgin Islands), November 9, 1907. Democrat. Manager or president of distillery, movie theaters, a liquor store and a gift shop; one of the organizers of the West Indies Bank and Trust Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1940, 1944 (member, Credentials Committee; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee; member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1948, 1952 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1956, 1964, 1980; member of Democratic National Committee from Virgin Islands, 1940-60; Governor of U.S. Virgin Islands, 1961-69. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of congestive heart failure, in St. Thomas Hospital, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 9, 1991 (age 84 years, 0 days). Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Paiewonsky and Rebecca (Kushner) Paiewonsky; married to Ethel Heller; uncle of Michael Albert Paiewonsky; granduncle of Sebastiano Paiewonsky Cassinelli.   Political family: Paiewonsky family of New York.   The Ralph M. Paiewonky Library, at the University of the Virgin Islands, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, is named for him.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Isaac Paiewonsky (1884-1963) — of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in Lithuania, 1884. Honorary Consul for Panama in St. Thomas, V.I., 1921-35. Died in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, July 12, 1963 (age about 79 years). Entombed at Altona Jewish Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Rebecca Kushner; father of Ralph Moses Paiewonsky; grandfather of Michael Albert Paiewonsky; great-grandfather of Sebastiano Paiewonsky Cassinelli.   Political family: Paiewonsky family of New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Michael Albert Paiewonsky (1939-2004) — also known as Michael A. Paiewonsky — of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 28, 1939. Member of Virgin Islands legislature, 1979-82; defeated (Independent), 2000; Independent candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from the Virgin Islands, 1994. Jewish ancestry. Died June 16, 2004 (age 64 years, 262 days). Interment at Altona Jewish Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Isidor Paiewonsky and Charlotte J. (Kaufman) Paiewonsky; nephew of Ralph Moses Paiewonsky; uncle of Sebastiano Paiewonsky Cassinelli; grandson of Isaac Paiewonsky.   Political family: Paiewonsky family of New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Western Municipal Cemetery Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Politicians buried here:   William Nelson Greer (1909-1979) — also known as William N. Greer; Bill Greer — of Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Born in Wilber, Saline County, Neb., September 29, 1909. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virgin Islands, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President; member, Credentials Committee; member, Committee on Permanent Organization; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business; member, Resolutions Committee), 1956 (member, Credentials Committee). Built and owned radio station WSTA. Died, of leukemia and a stroke, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, April 7, 1979 (age 69 years, 190 days). Interment at Western Municipal Cemetery.

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