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UnknownLocation
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Haydon Burns (1912-1987) — also known asHaydon Burns — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March17, 1912.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;publicrelations business;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1949-65;Governor ofFlorida, 1965-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1968.Methodist.Member,PhiSigma Kappa;SigmaPhi Epsilon;AlphaKappa Psi;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis.DiedNovember22, 1987 (age75 years, 250days).Interment somewhere.
EvergreenCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (1859-1936) — also known asDuncan U. Fletcher — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born near Americus,SumterCounty, Ga.,January6, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1893;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1893-95, 1901-03;FloridaDemocratic state chair, 1905-08;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1909-36; died in office 1936.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died inWashington,D.C.,June 17,1936 (age77 years, 163days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Edwin Theodore Bowden (1857-1930) — also known asJ. E. T. Bowden — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Spartanburg,SpartanburgCounty, S.C.,1857.Democrat. Promoter of the Corbett-Mitchellboxingmatch in Jacksonville, January 25, 1894;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1899-1901, 1915-17;taxicabowner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1920,1924.Died, of aheartattack, in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,November19, 1930 (ageabout 73years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | John Wellborn Martin (1884-1958) — also known asJohn W. Martin — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Plainfield,MarionCounty, Fla.,June 21,1884.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Jacksonville, Fla., 1917-23;Governor ofFlorida, 1925-29; defeated in primary, 1932; candidate forU.S.Senator from Florida, 1928; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Florida,1948,1952,1956.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;OddFellows;Moose.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February22, 1958 (age73 years, 246days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Nathan Philemon Bryan (1872-1935) — also known asNathan P. Bryan — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born near Fort Mason, Orange County (nowLakeCounty), Fla.,April23, 1872.Democrat.Lawyer;member,Committee on Rules and Order of Business,Democratic National Convention, 1904 ;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1911-17;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1920-35; died inoffice 1935.Died in ahospitalat Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,August8, 1935 (age63 years, 107days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Ossian Bingley Hart (1821-1874) — also known asOssian B. Hart — of Florida. Born in Florida,January17, 1821.Republican.Justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1868-73;Governor ofFlorida, 1873-74; died in office 1874.DiedMarch18, 1874 (age53 years, 60days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | George Franklin Drew (1827-1900) — also known asGeorge F. Drew — of Florida. BornAugust6, 1827.Democrat.Governor ofFlorida, 1877-81.DiedSeptember26, 1900 (age73 years, 51days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James Piper Taliaferro (1847-1934) — also known asJames P. Taliaferro — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Orange,OrangeCounty, Va.,September30, 1847.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1899-1911.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October6, 1934 (age87 years, 6days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William James Bryan (1876-1908) — also known asWilliam J. Bryan — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born near Fort Mason,LakeCounty, Fla.,October10, 1876.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1904;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1907-08; died in office 1908.Died inWashington,D.C.,March22, 1908 (age31 years, 164days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Napoleon Bonaparte Broward (1857-1910) — also known asNapoleon B. Broward — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born inDuvalCounty, Fla.,April19, 1857.Democrat.Steamboatbusiness;phosphatemining business;DuvalCounty Sheriff, 1889-96; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1900;Governor ofFlorida, 1905-09; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1908.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October1, 1910 (age53 years, 165days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Sherman Jennings (1863-1920) — also known asW. S. Jennings — of Brooksville,HernandoCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Walnut Hill,MarionCounty, Ill.,March24, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;HernandoCounty Judge, 1888-93; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1893-96;Speaker ofthe Florida State House of Representatives, 1895; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Florida,1897;Governorof Florida, 1901-05; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Florida,1908.Died in St. Augustine,St. JohnsCounty, Fla.,February27, 1920 (age56 years, 340days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Walter Marion Chandler (1867-1935) — also known asWalter M. Chandler — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inYazooCounty, Miss.,December8, 1867.Cowboy;schoolteacher;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1913-19, 1921-23;defeated (Republican), 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924.Died, from aheartattack andintestinalmalady, in Post-GraduateHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March16, 1935 (age67 years, 98days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | James McNair Baker (1821-1892) — of Florida. Born inRobesonCounty, N.C.,July 20,1821.Candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida, 1856; state court judge in Florida,1859-62, 1881-90;Senatorfrom Florida in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1865-68.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 20,1892 (age70 years, 336days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Noble Andrew Hull (1827-1907) — of Florida. Born in Little York,CamdenCounty, Ga.,March11, 1827.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1860; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War;LieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1877-79;U.S.Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1879-81.DiedJanuary28, 1907 (age79 years, 323days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Annie Isabell Broward (1867-1953) — also known asAnnie I. Broward;Annie IsabellDouglass —Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March13, 1867.Democrat. First Lady of Florida, 1905-09.Female.Scottishancestry.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February7, 1953 (age85 years, 331days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Leonidas William Spratt (1818-1903) — of Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C.Born in Fort Mill, York District (nowYorkCounty), S.C.,August4, 1818.Delegateto South Carolina secession convention from St. Philips' & St.Michael's, 1860-62.DiedOctober4, 1903 (age85 years, 61days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof James Spratt and Margaret Elizabeth (McRee) Spratt; married1862 to MaryAnn Wadsworth. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
GreenlawnCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Emory Hilliard Price (1899-1976) — also known asEmory H. Price — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Bostwick,PutnamCounty, Fla.,December3, 1899.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1943-49; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1952.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,February11, 1976 (age76 years, 70days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
JacksonvilleNational Cemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Willye Dennis (1926-2012) — also known asWillye F. Clayton — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March14, 1926.Democrat.Librarian;civil rights leader; in December, 1989, she was the target ofattemptedmurder when a mail bomb was sent to her office; she did not openthe package, and the bomb was defused; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 15th District, 1993-99; resigned1999; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,1996.Female.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,NAACP;DeltaSigma Theta.DiedMarch 9,2012 (age85 years, 361days).Interment at Jacksonville National Cemetery.
OaklawnCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Scott Marion Loftin (1878-1953) — of Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.,September14, 1878.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1903-04;EscambiaCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1904-17; general counsel anddirector, Florida East CoastHotelCo.; director, GulfLifeInsurance Co.; receiver, Florida East CoastRailway,1931-41; president, American Bar Association, 1934-35;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1936.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AlphaTau Omega;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi;BlueKey;Knightsof Pythias;Kiwanis;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Highlands,MaconCounty, N.C.,September22, 1953 (age75 years, 8days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery. | | Cecil Donald Hardesty (1907-2000) — also known asCecil D. Hardesty — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.; Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born near Kensington,SmithCounty, Kan.,August24, 1907.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;superintendentof schools; candidate forCaliforniasuperintendent of public instruction, 1962.Presbyterian.Died in ahospitalat Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,June 21,2000 (age92 years, 302days).Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Old CityCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Philip Fleming (1841-1908) — also known asFrancis P. Fleming — of Florida. BornSeptember28, 1841.Governorof Florida, 1889-93.DiedDecember20, 1908 (age67 years, 83days).Interment at Old City Cemetery. | | Claude L'Engle (1868-1919) — of Florida. Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,October19, 1868.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Florida at-large, 1913-15.DiedNovember6, 1919 (age51 years, 18days).Interment at Old City Cemetery.
Old St. NicholasCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (1821-1888) — also known asRobert B. Van Valkenburgh — ofSteubenCounty, N.Y.Born in Prattsburg,SteubenCounty, N.Y.,September4, 1821.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1852, 1857-58;U.S.Representative from New York, 1861-65 (28th District 1861-63,27th District 1863-65); colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar; U.S. Minister toJapan, 1866-69;justice ofFlorida state supreme court, 1874-88; died in office 1888.Died in Suwanee Springs,SuwanneeCounty, Fla.,August1, 1888 (age66 years, 332days).Interment at Old St. Nicholas Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Merian Cooper (1856-1923) — also known asCharles M. Cooper — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,January16, 1856.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Florida 2nd District, 1893-97.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,November14, 1923 (age67 years, 302days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Emilio Carles (1877-1954) — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Barcelona,Spain,1877.Importerand exporter;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inJacksonville,Fla., 1931;HonoraryConsul for Honduras inJacksonville,Fla., 1931-54;HonoraryConsul for Panama inJacksonville,Fla., 1935;HonoraryVice-Consul for Spain inJacksonville,Fla., 1935-54;HonoraryVice-Consul for Dominican Republic inJacksonville,Fla., 1950-54.Spanishancestry.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,August4, 1954 (ageabout 77years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Cristina Serra Carles (1880-1958) — also known asCristina S. Carles;CristinaSerra —of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Born in Girona,Spain,1880.Consulfor Honduras inJacksonville,Fla., 1954-58;Vice-Consulfor Spain inJacksonville,Fla., 1954-58.Female.Died, in ahospitalat Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,December10, 1958 (ageabout 78years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
St. NicholasCemetery
Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Harrison Reed (1813-1899) — of Florida. Born in Littleton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August26, 1813.Republican.Newspapereditor;Governor ofFlorida, 1868-73; delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1876;postmaster atTallahassee,Fla., 1890-93.Died in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March25, 1899 (age85 years, 211days).Interment at St. Nicholas Cemetery. | | Rhydon Mays Call (1858-1927) — also known asRhydon M. Call — of Florida. Born in Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach),NassauCounty, Fla.,January13, 1858.U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, 1887-89; circuitjudge in Florida, 1893-1913;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1913.DiedDecember15, 1927 (age69 years, 336days).Interment at St. Nicholas Cemetery.
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