Index to Locations ElwoodAbraham Lincoln NationalCemeteryJolietElmhurst CemeteryJolietMt. Olivet CemeteryJolietOakwood CemeteryJolietSt. Joseph's CemeteryLockportResurrection CemeteryPlainfieldPlainfield Cemetery
Abraham LincolnNational Cemetery
Elwood, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  George Edward Sangmeister (1931-2007) — also known asGeorge E. Sangmeister — of Mokena,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Frankfort,WillCounty, Ill.,February16, 1931.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;WillCounty State's Attorney, 1964-68; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1973-77; member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1977-87; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Illinois, 1986;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1989-95 (4th District 1989-93, 11thDistrict 1993-95).Congregationalist.Member,AmericanLegion;Lions.Died, ofleukemia,in Silver CrossHospital,Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,October7, 2007 (age76 years, 233days).Interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
ElmhurstCemetery
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Howard Malcolm Snapp (1855-1938) — also known asHoward M. Snapp — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,September27, 1855.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1896,1908;U.S.Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1903-11; RepublicanPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924.Died in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,August14, 1938 (age82 years, 321days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Philip Cornelius Hayes (1833-1916) — of Morris,GrundyCounty, Ill.Born in Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.,February3, 1833.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1877-81.DiedJuly 13,1916 (age83 years, 161days).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery. | | Everett Jerome Murphy (1852-1922) — also known asEverett J. Murphy — of East St. Louis,St. ClairCounty, Ill.Born in Illinois,1852.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1890;U.S.Representative from Illinois 21st District, 1895-97.Died in1922(ageabout70 years).Interment at Elmhurst Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Joseph Feely (1875-1905) — also known asJohn J. Feely — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Wilmington,WillCounty, Ill.,August1, 1875.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Illinois 2nd District, 1901-03.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,February15, 1905 (age29 years, 198days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
OakwoodCemetery
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden (1827-1905) — also known asCharles C. P. Holden — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Groton,GraftonCounty, N.H.,August9, 1827.Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; land agent forIllinois CentralRailroad;helped to organize and build the Chicago and Illinois RiverRailroad;Republican candidate formayorof Chicago, Ill., 1862, 1871; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1872;CookCounty Commissioner, 1874.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Matteson,CookCounty, Ill.,February5, 1905 (age77 years, 180days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Phineas Hemmenway Holden and Elizabeth 'Betsey' (Parker) Holden;married,September17, 1855, to Sarah Jane Reynolds; married,April28, 1875, to Louise R. Jones; married,July 11,1888, to Thelena M. McCoy; first cousin ofEbenezerGregg Danforth Holden; first cousin once removed ofCharlesWayne Holden; first cousin twice removed ofCharlotteH. McMorran; third cousin ofWinfieldScott Holden; third cousin twice removed ofLutherLawrence,JohnDavis andAbbottLawrence; fourth cousin once removed ofIsaacDavis,AlonzoM. Garcelon,AmosAdams Lawrence,JohnChandler Bancroft Davis,SamuelAbbott Green,HoraceDavis andGordonWoodbury. | | | | Political family:Holdenfamily of Michigan (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoOurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Joel Aldrich Matteson (1808-1873) — also known asJoel A. Matteson — ofWillCounty, Ill.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August2, 1808.Member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1842-43, 1849-50 (Will County 1842-43, 21stDistrict 1849-50);Governor ofIllinois, 1853-57.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,January31, 1873 (age64 years, 182days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Jesse Olds Norton (1812-1875) — also known asJesse O. Norton — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Vermont,1812.Republican.Delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention Iroquois and Willcounties, 1847; member of Illinois state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1853-57, 1863-65 (3rd District1853-57, 6th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Illinois,1856.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Died in1875(ageabout63 years).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | William Alexander Steel (1836-1879) — also known asW. A. Steel — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Blairsville,IndianaCounty, Pa.,October11, 1836.Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;stone quarryproprietor;mayor ofJoliet, Ill., 1869-71, 1872-73, 1875-76.Died, reportedly as the result of ahorsedrawnsleigh accident, in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March28, 1879 (age42 years, 168days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Henry Snapp (1822-1895) — of Illinois. Born in Livonia,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1822.Republican. Member of Illinois state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1871-73.Died in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,November26, 1895 (age73 years, 149days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Charles Augustus Hill (1833-1902) — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Truxton,CortlandCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1833.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;U.S.Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1889-91.Died in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,May 29,1902 (age68 years, 279days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Albert W. Bowen (1803-1881) — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born inBerkshireCounty, Mass.,February6, 1803.Democrat.Physician;postmaster atJoliet,Ill., 1845-49.Died in Wilmington,WillCounty, Ill.,November24, 1881 (age78 years, 291days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. | | Lorenzo P. Sanger (1809-1875) — of Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.Born in Littleton,GraftonCounty, N.H.,March 2,1809.Contractor;builtcanalsandrailroads;member ofIllinoisstate senate, 1840; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar;stonequarry proprietor.Died in Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,March23, 1875 (age66 years, 21days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof David Sanger, Jr. and Mary 'Polly' (Palmer) Sanger; married,February3, 1830, to Rachel Mary Denniston; father of Frances LouiseSanger (who marriedWilliamAlexander Steel). |
St. Joseph'sCemetery
Joliet, Will County, Illinois
ResurrectionCemetery
Lockport, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Miller O'Brien (1917-1986) — also known asGeorge M. O'Brien — of Illinois. Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 17,1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; memberofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1970-71;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1973-86 (17th District 1973-83, 4thDistrict 1983-86); died in office 1986.Died, fromprostatecancer, at the National CancerInstitute,Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 18,1986 (age69 years, 31days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
PlainfieldCemetery
Plainfield, Will County, Illinois
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Noah Morgan Mason (1882-1965) — also known asNoah M. Mason — of Oglesby,La SalleCounty, Ill.Born inWales,July19, 1882.Republican.School teacherand principal;superintendentof schools; member ofIllinoisstate senate 39th District, 1931-36;U.S.Representative from Illinois, 1937-63 (12th District 1937-49,15th District 1949-63); member, Commission on IntergovernmentalRelations, 1953-54; resigned 1954.Died in Joliet,WillCounty, Ill.,March29, 1965 (age82 years, 253days).Interment at Plainfield Cemetery. | | Ulysses S. G. Blakely (1868-1948) — of Plainfield,WillCounty, Ill.Born in1868.Republican. Postmaster atPlainfield,Ill., 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIllinois,1916.Died in1948(ageabout80 years).Interment at Plainfield Cemetery.
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