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Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Reilly Atkinson Sr. (b. 1880) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,August7, 1880.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1944;IdahoRepublican state chair, 1945; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1948.Catholic.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Rotary.Interment somewhere.
CloverdaleMemorial Park
1200 North Cloverdale Road
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Franklin Ailshie (1868-1947) — also known asJames F. Ailshie — of Coeur d'Alene,KootenaiCounty, Idaho.Born inGreeneCounty, Tenn.,June 19,1868.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1900,1916,1932;justiceof Idaho state supreme court, 1903-14, 1935-47; resigned 1914;died in office 1947;chiefjustice of Idaho state supreme court, 1907-09, 1913-15, 1939-41,1945-46;U.S.Attorney for Idaho, 1925.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;OddFellows;Elks.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,May 27,1947 (age78 years, 342days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Leonard Beck Jordan (1899-1983) — also known asLen B. Jordan — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Mt. Pleasant,SanpeteCounty, Utah,May 15,1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofIdaho state legislature, 1947;Governor ofIdaho, 1951-55; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIdaho,1952,1968;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1962-73.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Rotary;PhiBeta Kappa;AlphaTau Omega.DiedJune 30,1983 (age84 years, 46days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Alfred Budge (1868-1951) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Providence,CacheCounty, Utah,February24, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;District Attorney, 5th District, 1894-98;BearLake County Attorney, 1898-1902; district judge in Idaho 5thDistrict, 1902-14;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1914-48; appointed 1914;chiefjustice of Idaho state supreme court, 1917, 1923, 1929-30.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January21, 1951 (age82 years, 331days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | David William Davis (1873-1959) — also known asD. W. Davis — of American Falls,PowerCounty, Idaho; Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Born inWales,April23, 1873.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho,1912;member ofIdahostate senate, 1912-14;Governor ofIdaho, 1919-23; defeated, 1916; Commissioner of Reclamation andDirector of Finance, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1924-32.Methodist.Welshancestry. Member,Freemasons.DiedAugust5, 1959 (age86 years, 104days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Hamer Harold Budge (1910-2003) — also known asHamer Budge — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Pocatello,BannockCounty, Idaho,November21, 1910.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1939-42, 1949; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1951-61; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Idaho,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee); district judge in Idaho 3rd District, 1961-64;member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1964-71; chair, U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission, 1969-71.Mormon. Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Eagles;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died in Scottsdale,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,July 22,2003 (age92 years, 243days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Bertram Stetson Varian (1872-1963) — also known asBertram S. Varian — Born in Unionville,PershingCounty, Nev.,May 12,1872.Justiceof Idaho state supreme court, 1929-33; appointed 1929.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,June 8,1963 (age91 years, 27days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | George Alexander Meffan (1887-1940) — also known asGeorge A. Meffan — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inOntario,February9, 1887.Democrat.Mayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1925-27; defeated, 1923; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1936; U.S. Marshal for Idaho.Scotch-Irishancestry.An attempt to arrest Pearl Royal Hendrickson at his isolated cabinturned into a shootout with law enforcement; one deputy marshal waskilled at the cabin door; Meffan wasshot andkilledat the scene, while stillin hiscar, inBoiseCounty, Idaho,July 31,1940 (age53 years, 173days). Hendrickson was also killed.Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.| |  Relatives: Sonof George Small Meffan and Elizabeth (Darah) Meffan; married to EdnaMarie Rogers. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George I. Van Name (1876-1937) — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in New York,January4, 1876.Accountant;mayorof Nampa, Idaho, 1935-37; defeated, 1933, 1937.Died, from aheartattack, in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,September4, 1937 (age61 years, 243days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Benjamin Harrison Waigand (1900-1998) — also known asBen H. Waigand — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 8,1900.Democrat.Electricalengineer;inventor;refrigerationequipment dealer;mayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1939-43; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Idaho,1944(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,May 6,1998 (age97 years, 302days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park. | | Jessie L. Waigand (1908-1986) — also known asJessie L. Marshall;Jessie L.Harker —of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Utah,November8, 1908.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1944.Female.Died in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho, February,1986(age77years, 0 days).Interment at Cloverdale Memorial Park.
Dry CreekCemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Coverton Kelly Ryerse (1899-1982) — also known asCoverton K. Ryerse — of Las Vegas,ClarkCounty, Nev.Born in St. Ignace,MackinacCounty, Mich.,February23, 1899.Republican. Postmaster atLasVegas, Nev., 1930-33, 1953-60 (acting, 1930, 1953-54).DiedApril23, 1982 (age83 years, 59days).Interment at Dry Creek Cemetery. | | Evan Culver Siggelkow (1909-1997) — also known asEvan C. Siggelkow;BarneySiggelkow —of Garden City,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Puyallup,PierceCounty, Wash.,October29, 1909.Candidate formayorof Garden City, Idaho, 1967, 1975, 1979.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January6, 1997 (age87 years, 69days).Interment at Dry Creek Cemetery.  | Margaret Anne Mockwitz (1930-2007) — also known asMargaret Mockwitz;Margaret AnneSwank —of Garden City,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,July 8,1930.Used cardealer;mayorof Garden City, Idaho, 1980-85; defeated, 1967, 1975, 1985, 1989.Female.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,April30, 2007 (age76 years, 296days).Interment at Dry Creek Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of William Clay Swank and Margaret Olive (Wetherell) Swank;married,August4, 1945, to Bob Linde Mockwitz. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Idaho Statesman, January16, 1981 |
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Morris HillCemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Edgar Borah (1865-1940) — also known asWilliam E. Borah;"The Lion ofIdaho" —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Fairfield,WayneCounty, Ill.,June 29,1865.Republican.Lawyer; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1896; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1904,1916,1920(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1907-40; died in office 1940; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1908-12; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1936.Protestant.Member,OddFellows.Died inWashington,D.C.,January19, 1940 (age74 years, 204days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Frank Forrester Church (1924-1984) — also known asFrank Church;"Senator SundaySchool";"Frank Cathedral" —of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,July 25,1924.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1957-81; defeated, 1980; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Idaho,1960;candidate for Democratic nomination for President,1976.Member,AmericanLegion;UnitedWorld Federalists.Died, ofpancreaticcancer, in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,April 7,1984 (age59 years, 257days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | Moses Alexander (1853-1932) — of Chillicothe,LivingstonCounty, Mo.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Obrigheim, Bavaria,Germany,November13, 1853.Democrat.Clothingmerchant;mayorof Chillicothe, Mo., 1887-88;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1897-99, 1901-03; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916,1924,1928;Governorof Idaho, 1915-19; defeated, 1908, 1922.Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;B'naiB'rith.Died, of aheartattack, in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January4, 1932 (age78 years, 52days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Bert Henry Miller (1879-1949) — also known asBert H. Miller — of St. Anthony,FremontCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in St. George,WashingtonCounty, Utah,December15, 1879.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho,1912(speaker);FremontCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1912-14; candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho, 1914, 1938;Idahostate attorney general, 1933-37, 1941-45; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1936;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1945-48; resigned 1948;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1949; died in office 1949.Died, from aheartattack, inWashington,D.C.,October8, 1949 (age69 years, 297days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | John Michiner Haines (1863-1917) — also known asJohn M. Haines — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inJasperCounty, Iowa,January1, 1863.Republican.Mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1907-09; defeated, 1909;Governor ofIdaho, 1913-15; defeated, 1914.Quaker.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,June 4,1917 (age54 years, 154days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) — also known asJames H. Hawley — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,January17, 1847.Democrat.Miner;lawyer;member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member ofIdahoterritorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District,1879-83;U.S.Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1892,1912(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924,1928;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1903-05;Governor ofIdaho, 1911-13; defeated, 1912; candidate forU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination forVice President,1920.Catholic.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles;Elks;Rotary.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,August3, 1929 (age82 years, 198days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | John Tracy Morrison (1860-1915) — also known asJohn T. Morrison — ofCanyonCounty, Idaho.Born inJeffersonCounty, Pa.,December25, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;Governor ofIdaho, 1903-05.DiedDecember20, 1915 (age54 years, 360days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | Samuel Hubbard Hays (1864-1934) — also known asSamuel H. Hays — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Juneau,DodgeCounty, Wis.,May 18,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;Idahostate attorney general, 1899-1901;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1916-19.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November17, 1934 (age70 years, 183days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Buchanan Hays and Permelia Elizabeth (Hubbard) Hays;married,March 1,1888, to Gertrude Lindey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
 | Ernest George Eagleson (1864-1956) — also known asErn G. Eagleson — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,January13, 1864.Railroadandminingengineer;CityEngineer of Boise, 1893-97, 1899-1901, 1911-12; U.S.Surveyor-General for Idaho, 1902-08;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1919-21, 1925-27; defeated, 1921, 1927, 1929.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;Woodmenof the World.Died, in anursinghome at Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,August17, 1956 (age92 years, 217days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Andrew Hervey Eagleson and Martha A. (Kerr) Eagleson; married,May 6,1907, to Viola Scully. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
 | Russell Elmer Edlefsen (1906-1986) — also known asRussell E. Edlefsen — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Preston,FranklinCounty, Idaho,September30, 1906.Engineer;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1951-59; defeated, 1959.Danishancestry.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,December13, 1986 (age80 years, 74days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Austin A. Walker (1883-1945) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in1883.Mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1942-45; died in office 1945.DiedOctober31, 1945 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Edgar Wilson (1861-1915) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inArmstrongCounty, Pa.,February25, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;farmer;banker;delegateto Idaho state constitutional convention, 1890;IdahoRepublican state chair, 1892;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901; candidate forjustice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1896.Died, frompneumonia,in ahotelroom in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,January3, 1915 (age53 years, 312days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | James Lauritz Edlefsen (1874-1948) — also known asJames L. Edlefsen — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Ovid,Bear LakeCounty, Idaho,July 19,1874.Mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1936-39; defeated, 1939.Danishancestry.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,May 11,1948 (age73 years, 297days).Entombed at Morris Hill Cemetery.  | John J. McCue (1873-1935) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in1873.Mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1933-35; defeated, 1935.Died in1935(ageabout62 years).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Dow Dunning (1858-1936) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Ovid,ClintonCounty, Mich.,October8, 1858.Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1909-11; member ofIdahostate senate, 1913; Progressive candidate forU.S.Representative from Idaho 2nd District, 1922; candidate formayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1935.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,March 6,1936 (age77 years, 150days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Arthur Gayton Postlethwaite (1915-1993) — also known asArthur G. Postlethwaite — of Meridian,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,January5, 1915.Mayorof Meridian, Idaho, 1950-53; defeated, 1953.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,March21, 1993 (age78 years, 75days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery. | | Walter Smith Bruce (1865-1935) — also known asWalter S. Bruce — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March28, 1865.Banker;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inBoise,Idaho, 1891-1907.Methodist.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November15, 1935 (age70 years, 232days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Henderson Bruce and Sarah Louise (Cookingham)Bruce. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) — also known asTimothy Regan — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.,November14, 1843.Democrat.Miningbusiness;lumberman;hotelproprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1904(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee),1908.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,October7, 1919 (age75 years, 327days).Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married1878 to RoseCharlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: History of Idaho(1920) |
| | Charles F. Koelsch — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIdaho,1916.Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery.
PioneerCemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cecil Dale Andrus (1931-2017) — also known asCecil D. Andrus — of Idaho. Born in Hood River,Hood RiverCounty, Ore.,August25, 1931.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate senate, 1961-67, 1969-71;Governor ofIdaho, 1971-77, 1987-95; defeated, 1966;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1977-81.Lutheran.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,August24, 2017 (age85 years, 364days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | George Laird Shoup (1836-1904) — also known asGeorge L. Shoup — of Colorado;LemhiCounty, Idaho; Salmon,LemhiCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Kittanning,ArmstrongCounty, Pa.,June 15,1836.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;merchant;delegateto Colorado state constitutional convention, 1864;LemhiCounty Treasurer; member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1874;memberIdaho territorial council, 1878; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho Territory,1880;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho Territory, 1880-84, 1888-90;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1889-90; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Idaho, 1890-92, 1896;Governor ofIdaho, 1890;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1890-1901.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,December21, 1904 (age68 years, 189days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Edward Augustus Stevenson (1831-1895) — also known asEdward A. Stevenson — ofElDorado County, Calif.;TehamaCounty, Calif.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Lowville,LewisCounty, N.Y.,June 15,1831.Democrat.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1854-56, 1860-61 (18th District 1854-56, 13thDistrict 1860-61);Speaker ofthe California State Assembly, 1860;memberIdaho territorial council, 1866-68, 1876-78;Governorof Idaho Territory, 1885-89; appointed 1885; candidate forGovernor ofIdaho, 1894.Died bysuicide,fromlaudanum,at Paraiso Springs,MontereyCounty, Calif.,July 6,1895 (age64 years, 21days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Frank Williams Hunt (1861-1906) — also known asFrank W. Hunt — ofLemhiCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,December16, 1861.Democrat. Member ofIdahostate house of representatives, 1892; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Spanish-American War;Governor ofIdaho, 1901-03; defeated, 1902; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1904(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died, ofpneumonia,in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,November25, 1906 (age44 years, 344days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | Robert Eben Smylie (1914-2004) — also known asRobert E. Smylie — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Marcus,CherokeeCounty, Iowa,October31, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;Idahostate attorney general, 1947-55; appointed 1947;Governor ofIdaho, 1955-67; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIdaho,1956(delegation chair;speaker),1960(speaker).Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,July 17,2004 (age89 years, 260days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.  | Joseph Waldo Huston (1833-1905) — also known asJoseph W. Huston — of Paw Paw,Van BurenCounty, Mich.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inLakeCounty, Ohio,April10, 1833.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Attorney for Idaho, 1869;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1885-87;justice ofIdaho state supreme court, 1890-1900.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,April 2,1905 (age71 years, 357days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Caleb Coffin Huston and Pamela Andreas (Hall) Huston; married1855 to LuciaWilder; married1864 toFrances Colleston. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
| | Milton Kelly (1818-1892) — of Idaho. Born inOnondagaCounty, N.Y.,September9, 1818.Member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1863-64;justice ofIdaho territorial supreme court, 1865-70;newspapereditor and publisher.DiedApril 9,1892 (age73 years, 213days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.  | Solomon Hasbrouck (1833-1906) — also known asSol Hasbrouck — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in New Paltz,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,May 28,1833.Mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1885; resigned 1885.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,September7, 1906 (age73 years, 102days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. | | John Robert French (1819-1890) — also known asJohn R. French — of Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.; Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine;LakeCounty, Ohio; Edenton,ChowanCounty, N.C.;Washington,D.C.; Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Gilmanton,BelknapCounty, N.H.,May 28,1819.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1858-59;delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1867;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1867-69;Sergeant-at-Arms, U.S. Senate, 1869-79.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,October2, 1890 (age71 years, 127days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.  | Peter J. Pefley (1830-1906) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born near Roanoke,RoanokeCounty, Va.,1830.Hotelier;harnessand saddle business; member ofIdahoterritorial House of Representatives, 1882;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1887-89;delegateto Idaho state constitutional convention, 1889.Died in1906(ageabout76 years).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Relatives:Father ofW.W. Pefley. | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
 | John Hailey (1835-1921) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inSmithCounty, Tenn.,August29, 1835.Electedmayor ofBoise, Idaho 1871, but never took office;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Idaho Territory, 1873-75, 1885-87;defeated, 1886;memberIdaho territorial council, 1880.Died in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,April10, 1921 (age85 years, 224days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery. |  | Henry E. Prickett (1829-1885) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born inEngland,1829.Lawyer;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1867-68.DiedJune 16,1885 (ageabout 55years).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Image source:City of Boise |
 | Cyrus Y. Jacobs (1831-1900) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Lancaster,LancasterCounty, Pa.,December22, 1831.Flour millbusiness;distiller;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1879-80.Died in1900(ageabout68 years).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Image source:City of Boise |
 | John Lemp (1838-1912) — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in Nieder-Weisel,Germany,April21, 1838.Republican.Brewer;mayorof Boise, Idaho, 1875-76.Lutheran.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.DiedJuly 18,1912 (age74 years, 88days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Jacob Lemp and Anna Elizabeth (Jung) Lemp; married,May 7,1865, to Catherine Kohlhepp. | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
|  | Charles Polk Bilderback (1846-1917) — also known asCharles P. Bilderback — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho; Emmett,GemCounty, Idaho.Born inLewisCounty, Ky.,January20, 1846.Democrat.AdaCounty Treasurer, 1874-77;mayor ofBoise, Idaho, 1880-81; postmaster atBoise,Idaho, 1888-89;banker;mayor ofEmmett, Idaho, 1900; defeated, 1911.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Knightsof Pythias.Died in Emmett,GemCounty, Idaho,August10, 1917 (age71 years, 202days).Interment at Pioneer Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof James Bilderback; married1875 to HattieBayhouse. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: City ofBoise |
St. John'sCemetery
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | James Gunn (1843-1911) — of Georgetown,ClearCreek County, Colo.; Hailey,BlaineCounty, Idaho; Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in County Fermanagh, Ireland (nowNorthernIreland),March 6,1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor ofGeorgetown, Colo., 1872-75; member ofIdahostate senate, 1890; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Idaho,1892;U.S.Representative from Idaho at-large, 1897-99; defeated, 1892,1894, 1898.DiedNovember5, 1911 (age68 years, 244days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery. |
State CapitolGrounds
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Frank Steunenberg (1861-1905) — of Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Keokuk,LeeCounty, Iowa,August8, 1861.Democrat.Printer;newspaperpublisher;Governor ofIdaho, 1897-1901.Murderedby abomb wiredto his front yard gate, in Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho,December30, 1905 (age44 years, 144days).Interment atCanyonHill Cemetery, Caldwell, Idaho; statue at State Capitol Grounds.
MeridianCemetery
Meridian, Ada County, Idaho
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gracie Bowers Pfost (1906-1965) — also known asGracie Pfost;Gracie Bowers — of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Harrison,BooneCounty, Ark.,March12, 1906.Democrat.Real estatebroker;CanyonCounty Treasurer, 1941-50; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Idaho,1944(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1948,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);U.S.Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1953-63; defeated, 1950;candidate forU.S.Senator from Idaho, 1962.Female.Member,Soroptimists.Died in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,August11, 1965 (age59 years, 152days).Interment at Meridian Cemetery.  | John W. Smeed (1881-1949) — of Caldwell,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born inPhillipsCounty, Kan.,October14, 1881.Liverystable owner;stockyardbusiness;mayorof Caldwell, Idaho, 1923-25.Englishancestry. Member,Elks;Kiwanis.DiedSeptember18, 1949 (age67 years, 339days).Interment at Meridian Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry Smeed and Harriett Jane (Watson) Smeed; married,May 26,1909, to Florence Beckman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Idaho Statesman, May 6,1923 |
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