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Clinton County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Clinton County

Index to Locations CarlyleCarlyle Cemetery CarlyleSt. Mary's CatholicCemetery GermantownSt. Boniface Cemetery CarlyleCemetery Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois Sidney Breese (1800-1878) — of Carlyle,ClintonCounty, Ill.Born in Whitesborough,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,July 15,1800.Democrat.U.S.Attorney for Illinois, 1827-29; circuit judge in Illinois 2ndCircuit, 1835-41, 1855-57;justice ofIllinois state supreme court, 1841-43, 1857-78; died in office1878;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1843-49; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1851-52;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1851.Died in Pinckneyville,PerryCounty, Ill.,June 27,1878 (age77 years, 347days).Interment at Carlyle Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     ThecityofBreese,Illinois, isnamed forhim.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

William Andrew Jackson Sparks (1828-1904) — also known asWilliam A. J. Sparks — of Carlyle,ClintonCounty, Ill.Born near New Albany,FloydCounty, Ind.,November19, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1856;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1868,1884;member of Illinois state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1875-83; Commissionerof the General Land Office, 1885-88.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,May 7,1904 (age75 years, 170days).Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article

Bernard J. Buenemeyer Jr. (1910-1974) — of Germantown,ClintonCounty, Ill.Born in Germantown,ClintonCounty, Ill.,May 7,1910.Republican. Representative for Armour & Co. (meats);landscapingbusiness;chair ofClinton County Republican Party, 1942-50; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972.DiedOctober7, 1974 (age64 years, 153days).Interment at St. Boniface Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Ben Buenemeyer and Mary (Bussmann) Buenemeyer; married to EvelynL. McHugh.
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