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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Grant County

Index to Locations Boscobel Boscobel Cemetery Lancaster Dewey Cemetery Lancaster Grant County Courthouse Grounds Lancaster Hillside Cemetery Mt. Hope Township Hermitage Cemetery Platteville Calvary Catholic Cemetery Platteville Greenwood Cemetery Boscobel Cemetery Boscobel, Grant County, Wisconsin See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John James Blaine (1875-1934) — also known as John J. Blaine — of Boscobel, Grant County, Wis. Born in Wingville town, Grant County, Wis., May 4, 1875. Republican. Lawyer; vice-president, Boscobel Telephone Company; mayor of Boscobel, Wis., 1901-04, 1906-07; member of Wisconsin state senate 16th District, 1909-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1912 (alternate), 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928 (speaker), 1932; Wisconsin state attorney general, 1919-21; Governor of Wisconsin, 1921-27; defeated (Independent), 1914; U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, 1927-33; defeated in primary, 1932. Died in Boscobel, Grant County, Wis., April 16, 1934 (age 58 years, 347 days). Interment at Boscobel Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James Ferguson Blaine and Elizabeth (Johnson) Blaine; married, August 23, 1904, to Anna C. McSpaden.   Cross-reference: Harry Sauthoff   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Mathias B. Pittman (1837-1909) — also known as Matt B. Pittman — of Boscobel, Grant County, Wis. Born in Chazy, Clinton County, N.Y., July, 1837. Republican. Banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1900. Died in 1909 (age about 71 years). Interment at Boscobel Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Anne Hinckley.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Dewey Cemetery (formerly Episcopal Church Cemetery) 300 South Jefferson Street Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Nelson Dewey (1813-1889) — of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., December 19, 1813. Democrat. Governor of Wisconsin, 1848-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1872. Died in Cassville, Grant County, Wis., July 21, 1889 (age 75 years, 214 days). Interment at Dewey Cemetery; statue at Grant County Courthouse Grounds.   See also National Governors Association biography Grant County Courthouse Grounds Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians who have (or had) monuments here:   Nelson Dewey (1813-1889) — of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Lebanon, New London County, Conn., December 19, 1813. Democrat. Governor of Wisconsin, 1848-52; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1872. Died in Cassville, Grant County, Wis., July 21, 1889 (age 75 years, 214 days). Interment at Dewey Cemetery; statue at Grant County Courthouse Grounds.   See also National Governors Association biography Hillside Cemetery Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here: Joel Allen Barber (1809-1881) — also known as J. Allen Barber — of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Georgia, Franklin County, Vt., January 17, 1809. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1852-53, 1863-64; Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, 1863; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1856-57; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1860; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1871-75. Died in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., June 17, 1881 (age 72 years, 151 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book 1874   Allen Ralph Bushnell (1833-1909) — also known as Allen R. Bushnell — of Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Hartford, Trumbull County, Ohio, July 18, 1833. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1872; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1886-90; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1891-93. Died in Madison, Dane County, Wis., March 29, 1909 (age 75 years, 254 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   John Benton Callis (1828-1898) — also known as John B. Callis — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; Lancaster, Grant County, Wis. Born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., January 3, 1828. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1867-69; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1874. Died in Lancaster, Grant County, Wis., September 24, 1898 (age 70 years, 264 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Hermitage Cemetery Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Thomas P. Burnett (1800-1845) — of Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va., September 3, 1800. Lawyer; walked with a limp due to a leg injury during a fire; present for the surrender of Black Hawk (Indian chief), August 2, 1832; member Wisconsin territorial council, 1836. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died, of typhoid, in Mt. Hope Township, Grant County, Wis., November 7, 1845 (age 45 years, 65 days). Interment at Hermitage Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Burnett and Judith Burnett; married, December 29, 1836, to Lucia Maria Brunson.   Burnett County, Wis. is named for him. Calvary Catholic Cemetery Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   James William Murphy (1858-1927) — of Platteville, Grant County, Wis. Born in Platteville, Grant County, Wis., April 17, 1858. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1907-09; defeated, 1920. Died in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minn., July 11, 1927 (age 69 years, 85 days). Interment at Calvary Catholic Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Greenwood Cemetery Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin Politicians buried here:   Arthur William Kopp (1874-1967) — also known as Arthur W. Kopp — of Platteville, Grant County, Wis. Born in Big Patch, Grant County, Wis., February 28, 1874. Republican. U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1909-13; state court judge in Wisconsin, 1942. Died June 2, 1967 (age 93 years, 94 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Robert S. Travis (1909-1980) — of Platteville, Grant County, Wis. Born in Platteville, Grant County, Wis., May 2, 1909. Republican. Farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Wisconsin state assembly from Grant County 1st District; elected unopposed 1948; elected 1950, 1952; member of Wisconsin state senate 17th District; elected unopposed 1954; elected 1958; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1960. Died August 15, 1980 (age 71 years, 105 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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