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Benton County
Arkansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Benton County

Index to Locations BentonvilleUnknown location BentonvilleBentonville Cemetery BentonvilleKnights of PythiasCemetery BentonvilleOdd Fellows Cemetery GravetteHillcrest Cemetery UnknownLocation Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas Gus A. Koerner — of Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1876;delegate to Gold Democrat National Convention from Illinois, 1896.Interment somewhere. Politicians buriedhere:   BentonvilleCemetery Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas Samuel West Peel (1831-1924) — also known asSamuel W. Peel — of Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.Born near Batesville,IndependenceCounty, Ark.,September13, 1831.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1883-93 (4th District 1883-85, 5thDistrict 1885-93); defeated (Independent Democratic), 1880.Died in Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.,December18, 1924 (age93 years, 96days).Interment at Bentonville Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

James Henderson Berry (1841-1913) — also known asJames H. Berry — of Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.Born inJacksonCounty, Ala.,May 15,1841.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;wounded at the battle of Corinth, Miss., October 4, 1862, andlost aleg;lawyer;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1866, 1872-74;Speaker ofthe Arkansas State House of Representatives, 1874; circuit judgein Arkansas, 1879-83;Governor ofArkansas, 1883-85;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1885-1907; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Arkansas,1900,1904.Died in Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.,January30, 1913 (age71 years, 260days).Interment at Knights of Pythias Cemetery.

	Relatives:Cousin *** ofCampbellPolson Berry.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle

Alfred Burton Greenwood (1811-1889) — also known asAlfred B. Greenwood — of Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.Born inFranklinCounty, Ga.,July 11,1811.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1842-45; circuit judge inArkansas, 1851-53;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1853-59.Incorrectly credited in some sources as having been a member of theConfederate Congress.Slaveowner. Died in Bentonville,BentonCounty, Ark.,October4, 1889 (age78 years, 85days).Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.

	GreenwoodCounty, Kan. is named for him.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Max Waldo Schmidt Bishop (1908-1994) — also known asMax Waldo Bishop — of Bettendorf,ScottCounty, Iowa.Born in Gravette,BentonCounty, Ark.,October30, 1908.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inColombo, 1945; U.S. Ambassador toThailand, 1955-58.Member,Rotary.Died in Ailey,MontgomeryCounty, Ga.,November18, 1994 (age86 years, 19days).Interment atPetersonCemetery, Ailey, Ga.; cenotaph at Hillcrest Cemetery.

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