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Fulton County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Fulton County

Burnett Mitchell Chiperfield (1870-1940) — also known asBurnett M. Chiperfield — of Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.Born in Dover,BureauCounty, Ill.,June 14,1870.Republican.Lawyer;FultonCounty State's Attorney, 1896-1900; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1903-13;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1915-17, 1929-33 (at-large 1915-17,15th District 1929-33); defeated, 1912 (at-large), 1932 (15thDistrict), 1934 (15th District); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1920,1936.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.,June 24,1940 (age70 years, 10days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Index to Locations

CantonGreenwood Cemetery

LewistownOak Hill Cemetery

Near RapateeLyons Cemetery

VermontVermont Cemetery

GreenwoodCemetery
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois

Robert Bruce Chiperfield (1899-1971) — also known asRobert B. Chiperfield — of Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.Born in Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.,November20, 1899.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1939-63 (15th District 1939-49,19th District 1949-63); alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1964.Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;PhiDelta Theta;PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose.Died in Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.,April 9,1971 (age71 years, 140days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Clara Louise (Ross) Chiperfield andBurnettMitchell Chiperfield; brother ofClaudeBurnett Chiperfield; married to CatherineNewbern.
		Political family:Chiperfieldfamily of Canton, Illinois.
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	Relatives: Sonof Hannah Maria (Reynolds) Chiperfield and Rev. Thomas Chiperfield;married,November12, 1895, to Clara Louise Ross; father ofRobertBruce Chiperfield andClaudeBurnett Chiperfield.
		Political family:Chiperfieldfamily of Canton, Illinois.
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Granville Barrere (1829-1889) — of Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.Born in New Market,HighlandCounty, Ohio,July 11,1829.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1873-75.Died in Canton,FultonCounty, Ill.,January13, 1889 (age59 years, 186days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofJohnMills Barrere and Margaret (MOrrow) Barrere; married,April21, 1856, to Ellen R. Kennedy; nephew ofNelsonBarrere; uncle ofGranvilleBarrere (1878-1954).
		Political family:Barrerefamily of Hillsboro and New Market, Ohio.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Oak HillCemetery
Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois

William Edgar Hull (1866-1942) — also known asWilliam E. Hull — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Born in Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.,January13, 1866.Republican. Postmaster atPeoria,Ill., 1898-1906;chemicalcompany executive; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1916,1920,1932,1936,1940(alternate);U.S.Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1923-33.Died, in ahospitalat Toronto,Ontario,May30, 1942 (age76 years, 137days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married,February27, 1889, to Ella Harris.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Wesley Ross (1841-1902) — also known asJohn W. Ross — ofWashington,D.C.BornJune 23,1841.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1869; postmaster atWashington,D.C., 1888-90;memberDistrict of Columbia board of commissioners, 1890-1902; died inoffice 1902;Presidentof the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners, 1893-98.DiedJuly 29,1902 (age61 years, 36days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:JohnWesley
		Relatives: Son ofLewisWinans Ross and Mildred (Simms) Ross; married to Emma BrownTenney; married1888 toIsabella McCullough.
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Lewis Winans Ross (1812-1895) — also known asLewis W. Ross — of Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.Born in Seneca Falls,SenecaCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1840-41, 1844-45; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Illinois,1848(did not serve);delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Fulton County,1862;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1863-69;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 35th District,1869-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1880.Died in Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.,October20, 1895 (age82 years, 316days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Frances Mildred Simms; father ofJohnWesley Ross.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

Thomas Alexander Boyd (1830-1897) — of Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,June 25,1830.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofIllinoisstate senate 15th District, 1867-73;U.S.Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1877-81.Died in Lewistown,FultonCounty, Ill.,May 28,1897 (age66 years, 337days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

LyonsCemetery
Near Rapatee, Fulton County, Illinois

Stephen Arnold Hoxworth (1860-1930) — of Illinois. Born near Maquon,KnoxCounty, Ill.,May 1,1860.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1913-15.Died in1930(ageabout70 years).Interment at Lyons Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

VermontCemetery
Vermont, Fulton County, Illinois

John Clayton Allen (1860-1939) — also known asJohn C. Allen — of McCook,Red WillowCounty, Neb.; Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.Born in Hinesburg,ChittendenCounty, Vt.,February14, 1860.Republican.Merchant;banker;secretaryof state of Nebraska, 1891-95;U.S.Representative from Illinois 14th District, 1925-33; defeated,1932, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1936.Presbyterian.Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Woodmen.Died in Monmouth,WarrenCounty, Ill.,January12, 1939 (age78 years, 332days).Interment at Vermont Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof John H. Allen and Elizabeth (Burns) Allen; married,August2, 1881, to Abbie Stapleford; married,January30, 1902, to Eudora Durrell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

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