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Montgomery County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Montgomery County

Jesse J. Phillips (1837-1901) — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born inMontgomeryCounty, Ill.,1837.Democrat.Lawyer;general in the Union Army during the Civil War; circuit judge inIllinois 5th Circuit, 1879-93; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Illinois,1884;justiceof Illinois state supreme court, 1893-1901.Died in1901(ageabout64 years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations

HillsboroOak Grove Cemetery

LitchfieldElmwood Cemetery

Oak GroveCemetery
Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
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James Earl Major (1887-1972) — also known asJ. Earl Major — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born in Donnellson,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January5, 1887.Democrat.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty State's Attorney, 1912-20;U.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1923-25, 1927-29,1931-33; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1928;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1933-37;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1937-56; tooksenior status 1956.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Elks;Moose.Died in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January4, 1972 (age84 years, 364days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Charles R. Major and Emma (Jones) Major; married,August13, 1913, to Ruth Wafer.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —federaljudicial profile —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

Edward Lane (1842-1912) — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,March27, 1842.Democrat.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty Judge, 1869-73;U.S.Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1887-95.Died in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,October30, 1912 (age70 years, 217days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Thomas Marion Jett (1862-1939) — also known asThomas M. Jett — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born near Greenville,BondCounty, Ill.,May 1,1862.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;MontgomeryCounty State's Attorney, 1889-96;U.S.Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1897-1903; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1908;circuit judge in Illinois 4th Circuit, 1909-39; died in office 1939;Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1922-36.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks.Died in Litchfield,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,January10, 1939 (age76 years, 254days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Stephen J. Jett and Nancy (Booher) Jett; married,December24, 1889, to Mollie Clotfelter.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Autobiographies andPortraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)

Frank Marion Ramey (1881-1942) — also known asFrank M. Ramey — of Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.Born in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,September23, 1881.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1929-31; defeated,1934, 1936, 1938.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Moose.Died in Hillsboro,MontgomeryCounty, Ill.,March27, 1942 (age60 years, 185days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Edward Young Rice (1820-1883) — also known asEdward Y. Rice — of Illinois. Born near Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,February8, 1820.Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1849; state court judge inIllinois, 1851; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIllinois,1868;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 19th District,1869-70;U.S.Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1871-73.DiedApril16, 1883 (age63 years, 67days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.

ElmwoodCemetery
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois

John Earl Hushing — also known asJohn E. Hushing — of Ancon, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,1932,1956;member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business,1928.Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives:Brother ofWilliamC. Hushing.

William C. Hushing — also known asBill Hushing — of Balboa, Canal Zone (nowPanama).Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee).Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.

Relatives:Brother ofJohnEarl Hushing.

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