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Cyrus Edwards (1793-1877) — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born inHowardCounty, Md.,June 17,1793.Whig. Candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1838; postmaster atAlton,Ill., 1841-43;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Madison County,1847.Baptist.Died in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,August31, 1877 (age84 years, 75days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofBenjaminEdwards and Margaret (Beall) Edwards; brother ofNinianEdwards; married1818 to NancyHarriet Reed; married1837 to SophiaLoomis; uncle of Julia Catherine Edwards (who marriedDanielPope Cook),NinianWirt Edwards and Lucy Amanda Gray (who marriedFinisEwing McLean); grandfather ofRichardLee Metcalfe; granduncle ofJohnPope Cook; great-grandfather ofTheodoreW. Metcalfe.
		Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Reuben Hopkins (d. 1822) — ofOrangeCounty, N.Y.; Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County, 1792-93; member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1793-97; member ofNew Yorkcouncil of appointment, 1794; general in the U.S. Army during theWar of 1812.DiedAugust16, 1822.Interment at Lusk Park.

Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) — of Kaskaskia,RandolphCounty, Ill.; Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Md.,March17, 1775.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1796-97; state court judge inKentucky, 1803;justice ofKentucky state supreme court, 1808;Governorof Illinois Territory, 1809-18;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1818-24;Governor ofIllinois, 1826-30; candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois, 1832.Baptist.Slaveowner. Died ofcholera,in Belleville,St. ClairCounty, Ill.,July 20,1833 (age58 years, 125days).Original intermentsomewherein Belleville, Ill.; reinterment in 1855 atOakRidge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.; statue at Ninian Edwards Plaza.

	Relatives: Sonof Margaret (Beall) Edwards andBenjaminEdwards; brother ofCyrusEdwards; married,February20, 1803, to Elvira Lane; father of Julia Catherine Edwards (whomarriedDanielPope Cook) andNinianWirt Edwards; uncle of Lucy Amanda Gray (who marriedFinisEwing McLean); grandfather ofJohnPope Cook; granduncle ofRichardLee Metcalfe; great-granduncle ofTheodoreW. Metcalfe.
		Political family:Walker-Edwardsfamily of North Carolina and Georgia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		Edwards County,Ill. is named for him.
		ThecityofEdwardsville,Illinois, isnamed forhim.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle

Ralph Tyler Smith (1915-1972) — also known asRalph T. Smith — of Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in Granite City,MadisonCounty, Ill.,October6, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1955-69;Speaker ofthe Illinois State House of Representatives, 1967-69; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Illinois,1968;U.S.Senator from Illinois, 1969-70; defeated, 1970.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;Elks;Eagles;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners;OptimistClub.Died in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,August13, 1972 (age56 years, 312days).Entombed in mausoleum at Sunset Hill Cemetery.

Charles Boeschenstein (1862-1952) — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born in Highland,MadisonCounty, Ill.,October27, 1862.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;banker;mayorof Edwardsville, Ill., 1887-89; organized EdwardsvilleWaterCo., 1897; member ofIllinoisDemocratic State Central Committee, 1900-12;IllinoisDemocratic state chair, 1904-12; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Illinois, 1912-24; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Illinois,1920,1928,1932,1936,1940.Died in Alton,MadisonCounty, Ill.,July 3,1952 (age89 years, 250days).Interment at Valley View Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Charles Boeschenstein (1829-1883) and Louisa (Leder)Boeschenstein; married,November11, 1892, to Bertha Whitbread.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Edward Coles (1786-1868) — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born inAlbemarleCounty, Va.,December15, 1786.Private secretary to PresidentJamesMadison, 1809-15;registerof U.S. Land Office at Edwardsville, Illinois, 1819-22;Governor ofIllinois, 1822-26.Slaveowner. Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 7,1868 (age81 years, 205days).Cenotaph at Valley View Cemetery.

	Relatives:Brother-in-law ofJohnRutherford.
		Coles County,Ill. is named for him.
		See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Books about Edward Coles: David Ress,GovernorEdward Coles and the Vote to Forbid Slavery in Illinois,1823-1824 — Suzanne Cooper Guasco,ConfrontingSlavery: Edward Coles and the Rise of Antislavery Politics inNineteenth-Century America

William Flavius Lester Hadley (1847-1901) — also known asWilliam F. L. Hadley — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Born near Collinsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.,June 15,1847.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1886; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1888;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1895-97; defeated,1896.Died in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,April25, 1901 (age53 years, 314days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

J. F. Gillham (d. 1958) — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.Republican. Circuit judge in Illinois 3rd Circuit, 1919-25; delegateto Republican National Convention from Illinois,1928.Died in1958.Interment at Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery.

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