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Bourbon County
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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Bourbon County

Index to Locations BronsonBronson Cemetery Fort ScottEvergreen Cemetery Fort ScottLath Branch Cemetery Near Fort ScottMaple GroveCemetery MapletonStevenson Cemetery BronsonCemetery Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas Jonathan McMillan Davis (1871-1943) — also known asJonathan M. Davis — of Bronson,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born in Bronson,BourbonCounty, Kan.,April27, 1871.Democrat.Farmer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1905-13; member ofKansasstate senate, 1913-17;Governor ofKansas, 1923-25; defeated, 1920, 1924, 1926, 1936 (primary), 1938(Independent); delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1924;candidate forU.S.Senator from Kansas, 1930.Methodist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles;Moose;Elks;Kiwanis.Arrestedthe day after his gubernatorial term expired;indictedtwice forbribery;triedand acquitted both times.DiedJune 27,1943 (age72 years, 61days).Interment at Bronson Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Jonathan McMillan Davis and Eve (Holeman) Davis; married,September26, 1894, to Mollie Purdom; married,December16, 1931, to Mary E. (Winston) Raymond.   See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography

David Perley Lowe (1823-1882) — also known asDavid P. Lowe — of Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born near Utica,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,August22, 1823.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate senate, 1863-64; district judge in Kansas, 1867-71,1879-82;U.S.Representative from Kansas at-large, 1871-75;chiefjustice of Utah territorial supreme court, 1875.Died in Fort Scott,BourbonCounty, Kan.,April10, 1882 (age58 years, 231days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Jesse Jackson Herrell (1884-1955) — also known asJesse J. Herrell;JessHerrell —of Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho.Born in Butler,BatesCounty, Mo.,December24, 1884.Railroadswitchman; candidate formayor ofNampa, Idaho, 1945, 1947.Died, fromcoronaryocclusion, in Nampa,CanyonCounty, Idaho,June 21,1955 (age70 years, 179days).Interment at Lath Branch Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George W. Herrell and Catherine Priscilla (Mast) Herrell; married,December19, 1909, to Jessie A. Hayes.
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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) — of Barnsville,BourbonCounty, Kan.Born in Grant,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1833.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas statelegislature, 1866-67.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died in1912(ageabout79 years).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Charles Welch Libby (1819-1885) — also known asCharles W. Libby — of Roscoe,GoodhueCounty, Minn.Born in Gray,CumberlandCounty, Maine,February8, 1819.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 6, 1857-58.Died in Xenia,BourbonCounty, Kan.,August5, 1885 (age66 years, 178days).Interment at Stevenson Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Moses Libby and Sarah 'Sally' (Lawrence) Libby; married,July 8,1847, to Mary Jane Mayberry; third cousin once removed ofFredMelville Libby; fourth cousin ofArtemasLibbey,IsaacLibbey andEugeneHarvey Libby; fourth cousin once removed ofAugustineB. Libby,EdwardEverett Libby andArthurLeroy Nason.
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