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Walla Walla County
Washington

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Walla Walla County

Index to Locations Walla Walla Unknown location Walla Walla Blue Mountain Cemetery Walla Walla Mountain View Cemetery Unknown Location Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Politicians buried here:   Charles W. Masterson (c.1862-1958) — of Washington. Born about 1862. Democrat. Piano tuner; candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1916. Blind from age eight, due to an overdose of quinine (used to treat cholera). Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., 1958 (age about 96 years). Interment somewhere.   Relatives: Uncle of Salathiel Charles Masterson. Blue Mountain Cemetery Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Politicians buried here:   Thomas Hurley Brents (1840-1916) — also known as Thomas H. Brents — of Canyon City, Grant County, Ore.; Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born near Florence, Pike County, Ill., December 24, 1840. Republican. Member of Washington territorial House of Representatives, 1866; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1879-85; defeated, 1884; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington Territory, 1880; superior court judge in Washington, 1896-1913. Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., October 23, 1916 (age 75 years, 304 days). Interment at Blue Mountain Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Mountain View Cemetery Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Politicians buried here:   Levi Ankeny (1844-1921) — of Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho; Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born near St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Mo., August 1, 1844. Republican. Mayor of Lewiston, Idaho, 1870; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1900 (delegation chair), 1904; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1903-09; member of Republican National Committee from Washington, 1904-08. Died, following a stroke of paralysis, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., March 29, 1921 (age 76 years, 240 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Married, October 2, 1867, to Jennie Nesmith (daughter of James Willis Nesmith).   Political family: Nesmith-McArthur family of Oregon.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Miles Conway Moore (1845-1920) — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Rix Mills, Muskingum County, Ohio, April 17, 1845. Republican. Merchant; banker; mayor of Walla Walla, Wash., 1877; Governor of Washington Territory, 1889. Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., December 18, 1920 (age 75 years, 245 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John William Summers (1870-1937) — also known as John W. Summers — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in Valeene, Orange County, Ind., April 29, 1870. Republican. Physician; farmer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1917; U.S. Representative from Washington 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Christian. Member, American Medical Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1937 (age about 67 years). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Monroe Summers and Sarah (Tower) Summers; married 1897 to Jennie B. Burks.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Francis Arthur Garrecht (1870-1948) — also known as Francis A. Garrecht — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane County, Wash. Born in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., September 11, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1911-13; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, 1914-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1932; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1933. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died August 11, 1948 (age 77 years, 335 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Daniel Garrecht and Caroline T. (Hess) Garrecht; married, November 23, 1898, to Frances T. Lyons.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Joseph Jorgensen (1844-1888) — of Petersburg, Va. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., February 11, 1844. Republican. Member of Virginia state legislature, 1871; U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1877-83. Died January 21, 1888 (age 43 years, 344 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   David Henry Cox (1865-1924) — also known as David H. Cox; D. H. Cox — of Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash. Born in December, 1865. Republican. Farmer; grocer; hardware dealer; grain buyer; insurance business; member of Washington state senate, 1908-11, 1917-24; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1924. Methodist. Died in Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Wash., September 2, 1924 (age 58 years, 0 days). Interment at Mountain View Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elbert Sevier Cox and Mary Louise (Byers) Cox; married, November 19, 1890, to Decima Ellen 'Dessie' Yeend; second great-grandson of John Sevier; second cousin twice removed of Ambrose Hundley Sevier.   Political family: Conway-Norvell-Johnson-Carroll family.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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