Johnson County
Iowa
PoliticalGraveyard.com
Johnson County
Iowa
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Johnson County
Index to Locations MunicipalCemetery Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
OaklandCemetery 1000 Brown Street Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa
|  Robert Lucas (1781-1853) — of Piketon,PikeCounty, Ohio; Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Shepherdstown,JeffersonCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),April 1,1781.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1808-09, 1831-32; served in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofOhiostate senate, 1814-22, 1824-30; Presidential Elector for Ohio,1820(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins); Presidential Elector for Ohio,1828(voted forAndrewJackson andJohnC. Calhoun);Governor ofOhio, 1832-36; defeated, 1830;Governorof Iowa Territory, 1838-41; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio, 1842;delegateto Iowa state constitutional convention from Johnson County, 1844.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary7, 1853 (age71 years, 312days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
| Emlin McClain (1851-1915) — of Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa; Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Salem,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,November25, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;private secretary to U.S. Sen.GeorgeG. Wright, 1875-77;lawprofessor;justice ofIowa state supreme court, 1901-12;chiefjustice of Iowa state supreme court, 1906-12.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;BetaTheta Pi;PhiDelta Phi;American BarAssociation.Died suddenly, ofapoplexy,in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,May 25,1915 (age63 years, 181days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
| Rush Clark (1834-1879) — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Schellsburg,BedfordCounty, Pa.,October1, 1834.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1860-64, 1876;Speaker ofthe Iowa State House of Representatives, 1862-63;U.S.Representative from Iowa 5th District, 1877-79; died in office1879.Died inWashington,D.C.,April29, 1879 (age44 years, 210days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
| Clifton Clark Coldren (1869-1949) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; Glencoe,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa,August22, 1869.Vice-president in charge of export, QuakerOatsCompany;HonoraryConsul for Estonia inChicago,Ill., 1935.Died in Glencoe,CookCounty, Ill.,August12, 1949 (age79 years, 355days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
| George Nagle (1900-1996) — of Iowa City,JohnsonCounty, Iowa.Born in Milton,Van BurenCounty, Iowa,September26, 1900.Republican.Lumberbusiness;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1956;IowaRepublican state chair, 1961-63; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1961-63.Methodist.Member,BetaGamma Sigma;Rotary;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in December,1996(age96years, 0 days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
St. Joseph'sCemetery 1122 North Dodge Street Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa Founded 1854
Lone TreeCemetery Lone Tree, Johnson County, Iowa
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