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Sheridan County
Wyoming

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sheridan County

Index to Locations Sheridan Sheridan Elks Cemetery Sheridan Sheridan Municipal Cemetery Sheridan Elks Cemetery Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Earl Whedon (1872-1958) — also known as Edwin Earl Whedon — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio, April 29, 1872. Democrat. Physician; eye, ear, nose and throat specialist; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1948 (member, Credentials Committee). Died September 10, 1958 (age 86 years, 134 days). Interment at Sheridan Elks Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Edwin Frederick Whedon and Martha Annette (Richardson) Whedon; married, March 25, 1896, to Nellie Eva Woods; married to Bessie Whedon; third cousin twice removed of Charles Page; fourth cousin of Webster Davis Whedon; fourth cousin once removed of Ira Barnes Hyde.   Political families: Hyde family of Princeton, Missouri; Blodgett-Whedon family of Killingworth, Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Sheridan Municipal Cemetery Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyoming See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   John Benjamin Kendrick (1857-1933) — also known as John B. Kendrick — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born near Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Tex., September 6, 1857. Democrat. Rancher; member of Wyoming state senate, 1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1916, 1924; Honorary Vice-President, 1912; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1916, 1924; Governor of Wyoming, 1915-17; U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1917-33; died in office 1933. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo., November 3, 1933 (age 76 years, 58 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Harvey Kendrick and Anna (Maye) Kendrick; married, January 20, 1891, to Eula Wulfjen.   The World War II Liberty ship SS John B. Kendrick (built 1943 at Portland, Oregon; sold 1947, scrapped 1967) was named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial   William Henry Harrison (1896-1990) — also known as William H. Harrison — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind., August 10, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1927-29; member of Wyoming state house of representatives, 1945-50; member of Wyoming Republican State Committee, 1946-48; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1951-55, 1961-65, 1967-69; defeated, 1964, 1968; candidate for U.S. Senator from Wyoming, 1954. Member, Jaycees; American Legion; Sigma Chi; Sigma Delta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., October 8, 1990 (age 94 years, 59 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Presumably named for: William Henry Harrison   Relatives: Son of Russell Benjamin Harrison and Mary (Saunders) Harrison; married, October 19, 1920, to Mary E. Newton; grandson of Alvin Saunders, Caroline Harrison and Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901); great-grandson of John Scott Harrison; second great-grandson of William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) and Anna Harrison; second great-grandnephew of Carter Bassett Harrison; third great-grandson of Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) and John Cleves Symmes; first cousin four times removed of Burwell Bassett; first cousin five times removed of Robert Carter Nicholas (1729-1780); second cousin four times removed of George Nicholas, Wilson Cary Nicholas and John Nicholas; third cousin twice removed of Carter Henry Harrison; third cousin thrice removed of Peyton Randolph and Robert Carter Nicholas (1787-1857); fourth cousin once removed of Carter Henry Harrison II.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Frederick Raper Jr. (1913-1993) — also known as John F. Raper, Jr. — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo.; Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, June 13, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; U.S. Attorney for Wyoming, 1953-61; Wyoming state attorney general, 1963-66; district judge in Wyoming, 1966-67. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners. Died in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo., June 10, 1993 (age 79 years, 362 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Frederick Raper and Anna Selma (Peterson) Raper; married, August 4, 1939, to Nell Marie Chesler.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Henry Asa Coffeen (1841-1912) — also known as Henry A. Coffeen — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo.; Big Horn, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born near Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, February 14, 1841. Democrat. Mayor of Sheridan, Wyo., 1888; U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1893-95. Died in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo., December 9, 1912 (age 71 years, 299 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Harry Adam Loucks (1877-1955) — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born in Grundy County, Iowa, June 1, 1877. Mayor of Sheridan, Wyo., 1928-29, 1932-35; defeated, 1935. Died in Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo., November 15, 1955 (age 78 years, 167 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Adam Clark Loucks and Ann Isabella (Lowe) Loucks; married to Kathryn A. Egan; nephew of John D. Loucks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John D. Loucks (1845-1927) — of Sheridan, Sheridan County, Wyo. Born in Howard, Steuben County, N.Y., November 1, 1845. Mayor of Sheridan, Wyo., 1884-86. Died in South Gate, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 23, 1927 (age 81 years, 173 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jane Moore (Collier) Loucks and Adam Loucks; married to Christianna Clark; uncle of Harry Adam Loucks.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Charles Clyde Chabo (1866-1945) — also known as C. C. Chabo — of Gillette, Campbell County, Wyo. Born in Powellsville, Scioto County, Ohio, October 8, 1866. Locomotive engineer; mayor of Gillette, Wyo., 1898-99. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Midwest, Natrona County, Wyo., January 3, 1945 (age 78 years, 87 days). Interment at Sheridan Municipal Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Lafayette Chabot and Nancy Ann (Wyatt) Chabot.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: City of Gillette

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