Washington County
Arkansas
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Washington County
Arkansas
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Washington County
Index to Locations CaveCemetery Washington County, Arkansas
EvergreenCemetery Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Archibald Yell (1797-1847) — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in North Carolina,August9, 1797.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;federaljudge, 1832-35;U.S.Representative from Arkansas at-large, 1836-39, 1845-46; resigned1846;Governor ofArkansas, 1840-44; colonel in the U.S. Army during the MexicanWar.Slaveowner. Killed in theMexicanWar Battle of Buena Vista,Coahuila,February22, 1847 (age49 years, 197days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
| Hugh Anderson Dinsmore (1850-1930) — also known asHugh A. Dinsmore — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in Cave Springs,BentonCounty, Ark.,December24, 1850.Democrat.Lawyer;Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1884;U.S. Minister toKorea, 1887-90;U.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1893-1905 (5th District 1893-1903,3rd District 1903-05); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Arkansas,1904(chair,Committeeon Permanent Organization).Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 2,1930 (age79 years, 129days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
| John Newton Tillman (1859-1929) — also known asJohn N. Tillman — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,December13, 1859.Democrat. Member ofArkansasstate senate, 1888-92; prosecuting attorney, 4th District,1892-98; district judge in Arkansas 4th District, 1900-05;president,University of Arkansas, 1905-12;U.S.Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1915-29.Died in1929(ageabout69 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
| Thomas Montague Gunter (1826-1904) — also known asThomas M. Gunter — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born near McMinnville,WarrenCounty, Tenn.,September18, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; prosecutingattorney, 4th Circuit, 1866-68;U.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1874-83 (3rd District 1874-75, 4thDistrict 1875-83); defeated, 1872.Died in Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,January12, 1904 (age77 years, 116days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
| Jefferson Levi Davis (1861-1933) — of Arkansas. Born in Greenleaf,DeSotoCounty, Miss.,1861.Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1928.Died in Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,1933(ageabout72 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.Fairview MemorialGardens 1728 Mission Boulevard Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas Founded 1922 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Diane Divers Blair (1938-2000) — also known asDiane Blair — of Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.Born inWashington,D.C.,October25, 1938.Democrat.Universityprofessor; Democratic Presidential Elector for Arkansas,1992.Female.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died oflungcancer, at Fayetteville,WashingtonCounty, Ark.,June 26,2000 (age61 years, 245days).Interment at Fairview Memorial Gardens.FayettevilleConfederate Cemetery Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
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