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Lee County
Iowa

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Lee County

Samuel Freeman Miller (1816-1890) — Born in Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.,April 5,1816.Republican.Lawyer;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1862-90; died in office 1890.Unitarian.Died inWashington,D.C.,October13, 1890 (age74 years, 191days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Index to Locations

KeokukOakland Cemetery

KeokukSt. Peter's Cemetery

MontroseMontrose Cemetery

SanduskySandusky Cemetery

OaklandCemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

George Washington McCrary (1835-1890) — also known asGeorge W. McCrary — of Iowa. Born near Evansville,VanderburghCounty, Ind.,August29, 1835.Republican. Member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1857; member ofIowastate senate, 1861-65;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1869-77; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1870-72;U.S.Secretary of War, 1877-79; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for the8th Circuit, 1879-84; resigned 1884.Died in St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.,June 23,1890 (age54 years, 298days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		The World War IILibertyshipSS George W. McCrary (built 1942 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1967) wasnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —Wikipedia article —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

	Relatives: Sonof Frederick Miller and Patsy (Freeman) Miller; married to LucyBallinger; married1857 toElizabeth Winter.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —NNDBdossier —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges
		Books about Samuel Freeman Miller:Michael A. Ross,Justiceof Shattered Dreams: Samuel Freeman Miller and the Supreme CourtDuring the Civil War Era

John Nichol Irwin (1847-1905) — also known asJohn N. Irwin — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born inButlerCounty, Ohio,December25, 1847.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1875;mayor ofKeokuk, Iowa, 1876, 1887;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1883; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Iowa,1888;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1891-92; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1899-1900.Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,December22, 1905 (age57 years, 362days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

James Bruen Howell (1816-1880) — also known asJames B. Howell — of Keosauqua,Van BurenCounty, Iowa; Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born near Morristown,MorrisCounty, N.J.,July 4,1816.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa,1856(member,PlatformCommittee); postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1861-66;U.S.Senator from Iowa, 1870-71.Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,June 17,1880 (age63 years, 349days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Harriet (Bruen) Howell andEliasHowell; married1842 toIsabell Howell; married1850 to MaryAnna Bowen.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Bruce (1832-1901) — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa; Prairie Bluff,WilcoxCounty, Ala.Born in Stirlingshire,Scotland,February16, 1832.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1872-74;U.S.District Judge for Alabama, 1875-1901; died in office 1901.Scottishancestry.Died in Walters Park,BerksCounty, Pa.,October1, 1901 (age69 years, 227days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Johnathan McCarty (1795-1852) — of Connersville,FayetteCounty, Ind.; Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,August3, 1795.Member ofIndianastate house of representatives, 1818-19; Presidential Elector forIndiana,1824;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1831-37 (3rd District 1831-33, 5thDistrict 1833-37); defeated, 1836; Presidential Elector for Indiana,1840.Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,March30, 1852 (age56 years, 240days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother ofEnochMcCarty,BenjaminMcCarty andAbnerMcCarty; uncle ofWilliamMonroe McCarty.
		Political family:McCartyfamily of Indiana.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805-1866) — also known asSamuel R. Curtis — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born near Champlain,ClintonCounty, N.Y.,February3, 1805.Republican.U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1857-61.Died in Council Bluffs,PottawattamieCounty, Iowa,December25, 1866 (age61 years, 325days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Samuel Mercer Clark (1842-1900) — also known asSamuel M. Clark — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born near Keosauqua,Van BurenCounty, Iowa,October11, 1842.Republican. Postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1879-85; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1880;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1895-99.Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,August11, 1900 (age57 years, 304days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

Edward William McManus (1887-1954) — also known asEdward W. McManus — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January1, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;acting postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1918; candidate forU.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1920; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Iowa,1936.Catholic.Died, fromcoronarythrombosis, in St. JosephHospital,Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,June 1,1954 (age67 years, 151days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofEdwardPatrick McManus and Isabella Sarah (Downey) McManus; brother ofThomasJames McManus; married1909 toKathleen O'Connor.
		Political family:McManus #2family of Keokuk, Iowa.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Edward Patrick McManus (1857-1918) — also known asEdward P. McManus — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January26, 1857.Democrat. Member ofIowastate senate, 1890; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Iowa,1904;postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1914-18.Died, fromheartfailure, in hisofficeat the KeokukPostOffice, Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,January8, 1918 (age60 years, 347days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married1884 to SarahIsabella Downey; father ofEdwardWilliam McManus andThomasJames McManus.
		Political family:McManus #2family of Keokuk, Iowa.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

William Carey Howell (1861-1928) — also known asWilliam C. Howell — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,May 15,1861.Republican. Postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1923-28.Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,May 21,1928 (age67 years, 6days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Harrison Scott Howell and Anna Elizabeth (Redman) Howell; marriedtoVirginiaLee Howell.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Virginia Lee Howell (1870-1944) — also known asVirginia L. Howell;Virginia LeeCarpenter —of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.BornNovember12, 1870.Republican. Acting postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1928-29.Female.DiedJune 22,1944 (age73 years, 223days).Interment at Oakland Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Abram Miller Carpenter and Adeline M. (Carver) Carpenter;married toWilliamCarey Howell.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

St. Peter'sCemetery
Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa

Daniel Fry Miller (1814-1895) — also known asDaniel F. Miller;"Nestor of the IowaBar" —of Fort Madison,LeeCounty, Iowa; Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Cumberland,AlleganyCounty, Md.,October4, 1814.Lawyer;member ofIowaterritorial House of Representatives, 1840;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1850-51; defeated (Whig),1848; Republican Presidential Elector for Iowa,1856;mayorof Fort Madison, Iowa, 1858-59; Independent candidate forjustice ofIowa state supreme court, 1860;mayor ofKeokuk, Iowa, 1873; member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1894.Died in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,December9, 1895 (age81 years, 66days).Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

MontroseCemetery
Montrose, Lee County, Iowa

Charles Augustus Kennedy (1869-1951) — also known asCharles A. Kennedy — of Montrose,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Montrose,LeeCounty, Iowa,March24, 1869.Republican. Member ofIowastate house of representatives, 1903;U.S.Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1907-21.DiedJanuary10, 1951 (age81 years, 292days).Interment at Montrose Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

SanduskyCemetery
Sandusky, Lee County, Iowa

Thomas James McManus (1893-1956) — also known asThomas J. McManus — of Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,September12, 1893.Democrat. Postmaster atKeokuk,Iowa, 1933-56 (acting, 1933-34).Died in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,December8, 1956 (age63 years, 87days).Interment at Sandusky Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: SonofEdwardPatrick McManus and Isabella Sarah (Downey) McManus; brother ofEdwardWilliam McManus; married1914 to EulaC. Sundbye.
		Political family:McManus #2family of Keokuk, Iowa.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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