Jefferson County
Illinois
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Jefferson County
Illinois
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Jefferson County
Index to Locations OakwoodCemetery Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
|  William Black Anderson (1830-1901) — also known asWilliam B. Anderson — of Illinois. Born in Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,April 2,1830.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1856-58; general in the UnionArmy during the Civil War;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 5th District,1869-70; member ofIllinoisstate senate 3rd District, 1871-73;U.S.Representative from Illinois 19th District, 1875-77.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,August28, 1901 (age71 years, 148days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
| Paul Broyles (1896-1974) — of Illinois. BornFebruary3, 1896.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 48th District, 1943-45; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1945-71 (46th District 1945-67, 55th District1967-71).Died in February,1974(ageabout77 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | Hardy Maxey Swift (1870-1942) — of Illinois. Born inJeffersonCounty, Ill.,August29, 1870.Mayorof Mt. Vernon, Ill., 1911, 1927-29; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1934.Methodist.Member,Redmen;Elks;Woodmen;Lions.Died, of injuries sustained in anautomobileaccident, in ThompsonHospital,Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,February15, 1942 (age71 years, 170days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | Willis Duff Piercy (1874-1918) — also known asW. Duff Piercy — of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.Born in1874.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1900; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1916.Died, ofinfluenza,November11, 1918 (ageabout 44years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
| W. B. Phillips (1860-1929) — of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.Born inFranklinCounty, Ill.,February5, 1860.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 56th District, 1919-29; died inoffice 1929.Member,ModernWoodmen;Knightsof Pythias.Died of aheartattack, Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.,April19, 1929 (age69 years, 73days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | Willis Duff Green (1831-1904) — of Mt. Vernon,JeffersonCounty, Ill.BornJanuary20, 1831.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1876.DiedSeptember5, 1904 (age73 years, 229days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.Old UnionCemetery Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
| Stinson H. Anderson (1800-1857) — ofJeffersonCounty, Ill.Born inSumnerCounty, Tenn.,April11, 1800.Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1832; served in the U.S. Armyduring the Black Hawk War;LieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1838-42; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1840.Died in1857(ageabout57 years).Interment at Old Union Cemetery. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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