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Private or familygraveyard
Chatham County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Joseph Bryan (1773-1812) — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August18, 1773.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1803-06 (at-large 1803-05, 1stDistrict 1805-06).Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington Island,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September12, 1812 (age39 years, 25days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
BonaventureCemetery
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Cecil Dowling (1905-1977) — also known asWalter C. Dowling — of Jesup,WayneCounty, Ga.Born in Atkinson,BrantleyCounty, Ga.,August4, 1905.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inLisbon, as of 1938;Rio de Janeiro, as of 1943; U.S. Ambassador toSouth Korea, 1956-59;Germany, 1959-63;universityprofessor.Died in1977(ageabout71 years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Henry Rootes Jackson (1820-1898) — also known asHenry R. Jackson — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Athens,ClarkeCounty, Ga.,June 24,1820.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1844; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toAustria, 1853-54; U.S. Minister toAustria, 1854-58;Mexico, 1885-86; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1860;Presidential Elector for Georgia,1860;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861; general in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 23,1898 (age77 years, 333days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Henry Jackson and Martha Jacquelina (Rootes) Jackson; married,January31, 1844, to Cornelia Augusta Davenport; married,December29, 1866, to Florence Barclay King (daughter ofThomasButler King; sister ofJohnFloyd King; niece ofHenryKing); great-grandnephew ofJohnSmith; first cousin ofHowellCobb andThomasReade Rootes Cobb; first cousin once removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; first cousin thrice removed ofHowellCobb Jr.; third cousin once removed ofThomasChilton,WilliamParish Chilton andJoshuaChilton; third cousin twice removed ofHowellLewis andGeorgeWashington; third cousin thrice removed ofDracosAlexander Dimitry Jr.; fourth cousin ofCommodorePerry Chilton andShadrachChilton; fourth cousin once removed ofBushrodWashington,MeriwetherLewis,HoraceGeorge Chilton andArthurBounds Chilton. | | | | Political families:Cobb-Lumpkinfamily of Athens, Georgia;King-Cobbfamily of Georgia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S.State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Edward Telfair (1735-1807) — of Georgia. Born inScotland,1735.Signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1778, 1780-82; received oneelectoral vote,1789;Governorof Georgia, 1789-93.DiedSeptember17, 1807 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | John Houstoun (1744-1796) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Waynesboro,BurkeCounty, Ga.,August31, 1744.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775;Governor ofGeorgia, 1778, 1784-85; defeated, 1787;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1790-91; superior court judge in Georgia, 1792.Scottishancestry.Died near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 20,1796 (age51 years, 324days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Richard Dennis Arnold (1808-1876) — also known asRichard D. Arnold — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August19, 1808.Physician;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1839; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1842;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1842-43, 1851-52, 1859-60, 1863-65.Unitarian.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 10,1876 (age67 years, 326days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Josiah Tattnall (1762-1803) — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1762.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1795;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1796-99;Governor ofGeorgia, 1801-02.Died in Nassau,Bahamas,June6, 1803 (ageabout 40years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | George Jones (1766-1838) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February25, 1766.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1800; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1800; state court judge in Georgia, 1804;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1807;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1812-14.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November13, 1838 (age72 years, 261days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery.  | Rufus Ezekiel Lester (1837-1906) — also known asRufus E. Lester — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born near Waynesboro,BurkeCounty, Ga.,December12, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1870-79; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Georgia,1876;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1883-89;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1889-1906; died inoffice 1906.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,June 16,1906 (age68 years, 186days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Noble Wimberly Jones (1723-1805) — of Georgia. Born in Lambeth,England,1723.Physician;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1781;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1795.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January9, 1805 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | William Richard Waring (1787-1843) — also known asWilliam R. Waring — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in1787.Physician;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1830-32.Died in1843(ageabout56 years).Original interment atLaurel Grove NorthCemetery; reinterment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Alexander Robert Lawton (1818-1896) — also known asAlexander R. Lawton — of Georgia. Born in St. Peter's Parish, Beaufort District (now part ofBeaufortCounty), S.C.,November4, 1818.Democrat.Lawyer;president, Augusta and SavannahRailroad,1849-54; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1855-56, 1870-75; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1860; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1876;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1877; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Georgia,1880,1884;U.S. Minister toAustria-Hungary, 1887-89.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Clifton Springs,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,July 2,1896 (age77 years, 241days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | John Young Noel — also known asJohn Y. Noel — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1796-97, 1804-07.Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Charles Gordon Edwards (1878-1931) — also known asCharles G. Edwards — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Daisy, Tattnall County (nowEvansCounty), Ga.,July 2,1878.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1907-17, 1925-31; diedin office 1931.Died in Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.,July 13,1931 (age53 years, 11days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Edward Fenwick Tattnall (1788-1832) — also known asEdward F. Tattnall — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,1788.Member of Georgia state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Georgia, 1821-27 (at-large 1821-25, 1stDistrict 1825-27).Slaveowner. DiedNovember21, 1832 (ageabout 44years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Thomas Telfair (1780-1818) — of Georgia. Born in Georgia,1780.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1813-17.Died in1818(ageabout38 years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Archibald Battle Lovett (1884-1945) — also known asA. B. Lovett — of Sylvania,ScrevenCounty, Ga.; Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Sylvania,ScrevenCounty, Ga.,June 21,1884.Democrat.Lawyer;mayor of Sylvania, Ga., 1914-18; superior court judge in Georgia,1919-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1928(member,CredentialsCommittee),1936;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1941-45;died in office 1945.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December28, 1945 (age61 years, 190days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Duncan Lamont Clinch (1787-1849) — also known asDuncan L. Clinch — of St. Marys,CamdenCounty, Ga.Born inEdgecombeCounty, N.C.,April 6,1787.U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1844-45.Slaveowner. Died in Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.,November27, 1849 (age62 years, 235days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery.  | John Holbrook Estill (1840-1907) — also known asJohn H. Estill — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,October28, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Georgia, 1888; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1902.Member,UnitedConfederate Veterans.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November9, 1907 (age67 years, 12days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married,October10, 1865, to Marion Virginia Thomson; married,June 30,1895, to Ida Holbrook; married,March21, 1897, to Maude Augustin Hill. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, August 1902 |
| | | William Wiseham Paine (1817-1882) — of Georgia. Born inRichmond,Va.,October10, 1817.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1870-71; member ofGeorgia state legislature, 1870.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August5, 1882 (age64 years, 299days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Leopold Charrier (c.1835-1906) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inFrance,about 1835.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; in 1861, he was thefirstman to receive a pension from the U.S. government for wounds receivedin military service during the Civil War;cottonbroker;liquormerchant;Consulfor Belgium inSavannah,Ga., 1878-1905.Frenchancestry. Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died, fromapoplexy,in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January16, 1906 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Jacob Rauers (1837-1904) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Bremen,Germany,December15, 1837.Cottonmerchant;Consulfor Germany inSavannah,Ga., 1871-1904.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 4,1904 (age66 years, 141days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Robert Blair Reppard (1844-1908) — also known asRobert B. Reppard;Roberto B.Reppard —of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Pennsylvania, October,1844.Consulfor Chile inSavannah,Ga., 1880-1907.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,June 1,1908 (age63 years, 0days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Andrés Eubio Moynelo (1845-1912) — also known asAndrés E. Moynelo — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Havana (La Habana),Cuba,December12, 1845.Vice-Consulfor Argentina inSavannah,Ga., 1896-1900, 1902-08;Consulfor Cuba inSavannah,Ga., 1904-11.Cubanancestry.DiedJuly 14,1912 (age66 years, 215days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Emil William Rosenthal (1869-1929) — also known asE. W. Rosenthal — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Washington,BeaufortCounty, N.C.,April18, 1869.Cottonexporter;Consulfor Belgium inSavannah,Ga., 1914-25.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August23, 1929 (age60 years, 127days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | William Goodrich Morrell (1852-1915) — also known asWilliam G. Morrell — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia,May 26,1852.Ricebroker;Consulfor Uruguay inSavannah,Ga., 1900-02;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inSavannah,Ga., 1901-02.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December23, 1915 (age63 years, 211days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Christen Moeller Holst (1826-1897) — also known asChristen M. Holst — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Elmelunde,Denmark,September13, 1826.Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inSavannah,Ga., 1865-97;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inSavannah,Ga., 1865-97.Danishancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December25, 1897 (age71 years, 103days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Joseph John Wilder (1844-1900) — also known asJoseph J. Wilder — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January5, 1844.Cottonexporter;shipbroker;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1873-77;Vice-Consulfor Russia inSavannah,Ga., 1880-1900.Died near Marietta,CobbCounty, Ga.,September10, 1900 (age56 years, 248days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Edward William Karow (1854-1911) — also known asEdward W. Karow — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Stettin, East Prussia (now Szczecin,Poland),February28, 1854.Cottonexporter;Vice-Consulfor Austria-Hungary inSavannah,Ga., 1887-1905.Died in Liverpool,England,January17, 1911 (age56 years, 323days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | William Goodrich Morrell Jr. (1890-1976) — also known asWilliam G. Morrell, Jr. — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December12, 1890.Ricebroker;Vice-Consulfor Argentina inSavannah,Ga., 1913-20, 1923-47.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January21, 1976 (age85 years, 40days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | George Anderson Mercer (1835-1907) — also known asGeorge A. Mercer — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1835.Democrat. Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;member of Georgia state legislature, 1870; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1892.Episcopalian.Died from "congestion of the brain" (probably astroke),in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,October23, 1907 (ageabout 72years).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | John Henry Farrington (1863-1909) — also known asJohn H. Farrington — of Punta Gorda, De Soto County (nowCharlotteCounty), Fla.Born in Waldoboro,LincolnCounty, Maine,November7, 1863.Private secretary to Sherman Conant, general manager, FloridaSouthernRailway;orangegrower;banker;Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inPuntaGorda, Fla., 1896-98;deputycollector of customs.Died in Punta Gorda, De Soto County (nowCharlotteCounty), Fla.,January8, 1909 (age45 years, 62days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Johan Berendt Holst (1842-1919) — also known asJohan B. Holst — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Elmelunde,Denmark,April18, 1842.Vice-Consulfor Denmark inSavannah,Ga., 1899-1907.Danishancestry.Died inBuncombeCounty, N.C.,July 28,1919 (age77 years, 101days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery. | | Lovett Richard Potter (1892-1930) — also known asLovett R. Potter — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga.,February29, 1892.Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1929.Died, frompulmonarytuberculosis, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 9,1930 (age38 years, 70days).Interment at Bonaventure Cemetery.
CatholicCemetery
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Luigi Trapani (c.1851-1907) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inItaly,about 1851.ConsularAgent for Italy inSavannah,Ga., 1889-1904;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inSavannah,Ga., 1890-1904.Italianancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,June 24,1907 (ageabout 56years).Interment at Catholic Cemetery.
Colonial ParkCemetery
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Button Gwinnett (1735-1777) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Down Hatherly, Gloucestershire,England,March3, 1735.Planter;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1777;Governor ofGeorgia, 1777.Mortallywounded in aduel withLachlanMcIntosh, on May 16, 1777, and died three days later, nearSavannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 19,1777 (age42 years, 77days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Joseph Habersham (1751-1815) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 28,1751.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785;delegateto Georgia convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1792-93;U.S.Postmaster General, 1795-1801.Member,Freemasons.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November17, 1815 (age64 years, 112days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | Archibald Bulloch (c.1730-1777) — of Georgia. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (nowCharlestonCounty), S.C., about 1730.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775; served in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;Presidentof Georgia, 1776-77; died in office 1777.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February22, 1777 (ageabout 47years).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | Richard Howly (1740-1784) — also known asRichard Howley — of Georgia. Born inLibertyCounty, Ga.,1740.Planter;lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1779-83;Governor ofGeorgia, 1780;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-81;justice ofGeorgia state supreme court, 1782-83.Catholic.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga., December,1784(ageabout44 years).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | Samuel Elbert (1740-1788) — of Georgia. Born in South Carolina,1740.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1784;Governor ofGeorgia, 1785-86.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November1, 1788 (ageabout 48years).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | Joseph Clay (1741-1804) — of Georgia. Born inEngland,October16, 1741.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1778;Georgiastate treasurer, 1782;federaljudge, 1786.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November15, 1804 (age63 years, 30days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | Lachlan McIntosh (1725-1806) — of Georgia. Born inScotland,March17, 1725.Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1784.KilledButtonGwinnett in aduelin 1777.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,February20, 1806 (age80 years, 340days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | John Joachim Zubly (1724-1781) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in St. Gall,Switzerland,August27, 1724.Ordainedminister;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1775-76;accusedoftreasonagainst the Continental Congress andbanishedin 1777; half of his estate wasconfiscated;returned to Savannah in 1779.Presbyterian.Swissancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 23,1781 (age56 years, 330days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | John Habersham (1754-1799) — of Georgia. Born near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December23, 1754.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1785;U.S.Collector of Customs at Savannah, Ga., Georgia, 1789-99; died inoffice 1799.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died near Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December17, 1799 (age44 years, 359days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | | William Gibbons (1726-1800) — of Georgia. Born in Bear Bluff,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,April 8,1726.County judge in Georgia, 1781-82; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1783, 1785-89, 1791-93;Delegateto Continental Congress from Georgia, 1784;delegateto Georgia state constitutional convention, 1789.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September27, 1800 (age74 years, 172days).Interment at Colonial Park Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton (1779-1835) — also known asThomas U. P. Charlton — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in1779.Mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1815-17, 1819-21; resigned 1821.Died in1835(ageabout56 years).Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery; reinterment atLaurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga.,January17, 1796.Lawyer;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1835; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838; founder and president of the CentralRailroadandBanking Co.Died, frombiliouspleurisy, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March22, 1842 (age46 years, 64days).Original interment at Colonial Park Cemetery; reinterment atLaurel Grove North Cemetery; memorial monumentatWright Square.
GreenwichCemetery
330 Bonaventure Road
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Owen Hendricks Page Jr. (1915-1999) — also known asOwen H. Page, Jr. — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,September11, 1915.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Chatham County, 1949-52;member ofGeorgiastate senate 1st District, 1955-56.Methodist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,PhiGamma Delta;PhiDelta Phi.Died, inHospiceSavannah, Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January8, 1999 (age83 years, 119days).Interment at Greenwich Cemetery.
Laurel GroveNorth Cemetery
802 West Anderson Street
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Founded 1850
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Macpherson Berrien (1781-1856) — also known asJohn M. Berrien — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Rocky Hill,SomersetCounty, N.J.,August23, 1781.Democrat.Lawyer;state court judge in Georgia, 1810; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1822-23;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1825-29, 1841-45, 1845-52;U.S.Attorney General, 1829-31.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January1, 1856 (age74 years, 131days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | James Moore Wayne (1790-1867) — also known asJames M. Wayne — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1790.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1815-16;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1817-19; state court judge in Georgia, 1820-22;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1829-35;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1835-67; died in office 1867.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,July 5,1867 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Richard Wayne (1804-1858) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,April 4,1804.Physician;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1844-45, 1848-51, 1852-53, 1857-58; died inoffice 1858.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,June 27,1858 (age54 years, 84days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Thomas Usher Pulaski Charlton (1779-1835) — also known asThomas U. P. Charlton — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in1779.Mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1815-17, 1819-21; resigned 1821.Died in1835(ageabout56 years).Original interment atColonial Park Cemetery;reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Bellinger Bulloch (1777-1852) — also known asWilliam B. Bulloch — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1777.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1804-13;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1809-11, 1811-12;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1813; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1810; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1810.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,May 6,1852 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofArchibaldBulloch and Mary (de Veaux) Bulloch; married,April27, 1798, to Harriet DeVeaux; married,January29, 1807, to Mary Young; great-granduncle ofTheodoreRoosevelt andCorinneRoosevelt Robinson; second great-granduncle ofTheodoreDouglas Robinson,AliceRoosevelt Longworth,EleanorRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Cole,TheodoreRoosevelt Jr. andWilliamSheffield Cowles; third great-granduncle ofJamesRoosevelt,ElliottRoosevelt,CorinneAlsop Chubb,FranklinDelano Roosevelt Jr. andJohndeKoven Alsop; fourth great-granduncle ofSusanRoosevelt Weld. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Milledge Charlton (1807-1854) — also known asRobert M. Charlton — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January19, 1807.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1835-36, 1839-40;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1839-41;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1852-53.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January18, 1854 (age46 years, 364days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | George Welshman Owens (1786-1856) — also known asGeorge W. Owens — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August29, 1786.Lawyer;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1832-33; resigned 1833;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1835-39.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March 2,1856 (age69 years, 186days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Thomas Manson Norwood (1830-1913) — also known asThomas M. Norwood — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inTalbotCounty, Ga.,April26, 1830.Democrat.Lawyer;member of Georgia state legislature, 1861-62; served in theConfederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Georgia, 1871-77; candidate forGovernor ofGeorgia, 1880;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1885-89.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,June 19,1913 (age83 years, 54days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga.,January17, 1796.Lawyer;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1835; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838; founder and president of the CentralRailroadandBanking Co.Died, frombiliouspleurisy, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March22, 1842 (age46 years, 64days).Original interment atColonial Park Cemetery;reinterment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery; memorial monument atWright Square. | | William Henry Stiles (1808-1865) — also known asWilliam H. Stiles — of Cassville,BartowCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January1, 1808.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1836-38;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843-45; U.S. Charged'Affaires toAustria, 1845-49; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1858; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,December20, 1865 (age57 years, 353days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Julian Hartridge (1829-1879) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Daufuskie Island,BeaufortCounty, S.C.,September9, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1858; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Georgia,1860;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;Representativefrom Georgia in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1875-79; died in office1879.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,January8, 1879 (age49 years, 121days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Francis Stebbins Bartow (1816-1861) — also known asFrancis S. Bartow — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September6, 1816.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1856;delegateto Georgia secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861; diedin office 1861; colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.Slaveowner.Killedbyrifleshot, while rallying his men on the Henry House Hill, during thefirst battle ofManassas,Va.,July 21,1861 (age44 years, 318days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Theodosius Bartow and Frances Louisa (Stebbins) Bartow; married,April18, 1844, to Louisa Green Berrien (daughter ofJohnMacpherson Berrien); first cousin twice removed of TheodosiaBartow (who marriedAaronBurr). | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | Bartow County,Ga. is named for him. | | | | ThecityofBartow,Florida, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofBartow,Georgia, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofBartow,West Virginia, isnamed forhim. — BartowElementarySchool (now Otis J. Brock Elementary School), inSavannah,Georgia, was formerlynamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Francis S. Bartow (built 1944 atSavannah,Georgia; scrapped 1971) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Millen (1804-1843) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,1804.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1828, 1834-35, 1839-40;U.S.Representative from Georgia at-large, 1843; died in office 1843.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,October15, 1843 (ageabout 39years).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Solomon Cohen (1802-1875) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgetown, Georgetown District (nowGeorgetownCounty), S.C.,August15, 1802.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Georgia, 1840-42; postmaster atSavannah,Ga., 1853-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromGeorgia,1860.Jewish.Organized a relief fund to support the family ofJeffersonDavis while he was in prison after the Civil War.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August14, 1875 (age72 years, 364days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Solomon Cohen (1757-1835) and Bell (Moses) Cohen; married toMiriam Gratz Moses. | | | | Epitaph: "The Memory of the Just isBlessed." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Philip Phillips (1807-1884) — of Cheraw, Chesterfield District (nowChesterfieldCounty), S.C.; Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,December13, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1833-34; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1844-51; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Alabama,1852;U.S.Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1853-55.Jewish.Died inWashington,D.C.,January14, 1884 (age76 years, 32days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Bennett Fleming (1803-1886) — also known asWilliam B. Fleming — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born near Flemington,LibertyCounty, Ga.,October29, 1803.Democrat. Superior court judge in Georgia, 1847-49, 1853-68, 1879-81;U.S.Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1879.Slaveowner. Died in Walthourville,LibertyCounty, Ga.,August19, 1886 (age82 years, 294days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Henry Constantine Wayne (1815-1883) — also known asHenry C. Wayne — of Georgia. Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September8, 1815.AdjutantGeneral of Georgia, 1860-65; general in the Confederate Armyduring the Civil War.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March15, 1883 (age67 years, 188days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Cornelius Jan de Bruyn=Kops (1824-1888) — also known asJohn de Bruyn=Kops — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inNetherlands,August29, 1824.Vice-Consulfor Netherlands inSavannah,Ga., 1875-78;Consulfor Netherlands inSavannah,Ga., 1878-88.Dutchancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August13, 1888 (age63 years, 350days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William de Bruyn=Kops (1860-1957) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.,November4, 1860.Cottonexporter;Consulfor Netherlands inSavannah,Ga., 1888-1904.Dutch,English,andScottishancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August8, 1957 (age96 years, 277days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Edward Clemens Wade (1830-1911) — also known asEdward C. Wade — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inWhitfieldCounty, Ga.,August25, 1830.Republican.Merchant;delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,1876,1880;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Savannah, Georgia, 1879.Died inJeffersonParish, La.,April 5,1911 (age80 years, 223days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Barthenia (Middlebrooks) Wade and Jesse Perkins Wade; married toSarah Elizabeth Erwin. | | | | Personal motto: "The Wade who neverseceded." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alexander Galloway Harkness (1849-1919) — also known asAlexander Harkness — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Georgia, June,1849.Vice-Consulfor Great Britain inSavannah,Ga., 1898-1919.Scottishancestry.Died, fromchronicmyocarditis, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,July 13,1919 (age70 years, 0days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Henry Adams (1850-1912) — also known asWilliam H. Adams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,August4, 1850.Bookkeeper;Vice-Consulfor Brazil inSavannah,Ga., 1884-1905.Englishancestry.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,January13, 1912 (age61 years, 162days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | Henry Hall Woodbridge (1843-1878) — also known asHenry H. Woodbridge — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,November14, 1843.Insuranceagent;Vice-Consulfor Portugal inSavannah,Ga., 1870-77.DiedSeptember9, 1878 (age34 years, 299days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | William Wayne Williamson (1854-1931) — also known asWilliam W. Williamson — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September1, 1854.Cottonexporter;president, SavannahCottonExchange, 1895-96;Vice-Consulfor Russia inSavannah,Ga., 1902-04.Episcopalian.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March29, 1931 (age76 years, 209days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery. | | James Lee Rankin (1846-1933) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,April14, 1846.Accountant;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inSavannah,Ga., 1900-04.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September30, 1933 (age87 years, 169days).Interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert C. Rankin and Madeline Julia Rankin; married to SusieSomers Wade. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | William Richard Waring (1787-1843) — also known asWilliam R. Waring — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in1787.Physician;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1830-32.Died in1843(ageabout56 years).Original interment at Laurel Grove North Cemetery; reinterment atBonaventure Cemetery.
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Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | William Washington Gordon (1796-1842) — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born inScrevenCounty, Ga.,January17, 1796.Lawyer;mayorof Savannah, Ga., 1834-36; member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1835; member ofGeorgiastate senate, 1838; founder and president of the CentralRailroadandBanking Co.Died, frombiliouspleurisy, in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March22, 1842 (age46 years, 64days).Original interment atColonial Park Cemetery;reinterment atLaurel Grove North Cemetery;memorial monument at Wright Square.
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