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Kenton County
Kentucky

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Kenton County

William Wright Southgate (1800-1849) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Newport,CampbellCounty, Ky.,November27, 1800.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1827;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1835-36;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 13th District, 1837-39.Slaveowner. Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December26, 1849 (age49 years, 29days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • CovingtonLinden Grove Cemetery
  • ErlangerForest Lawn Cemetery
  • Fort MitchellHighland Cemetery
  • Fort MitchellSt. John's Cemetery
  • Fort MitchellSt. Mary's Cemetery


    Linden GroveCemetery
    1421 Holman Ave.
    Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Founded 1842; approximate acreage: 23
    John Griffin Carlisle (1835-1910) — also known asJohn G. Carlisle — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Campbell County (part now inKentonCounty), Ky.,September5, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer; lawpartner ofCharlesD. Foote; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1859-61; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1866-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Kentucky,1868;LieutenantGovernor of Kentucky, 1871-75;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1877-90; resigned1890;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1883-89; candidate for Democratic nomination forPresident,1884;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1890-93;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1893-97.Died, reportedly fromintestinaltrouble andheartdisease, in theHotelWolcott, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 31,1910 (age74 years, 329days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    John G. Carlisle
     Relatives:Son-in-law ofJohnA. Goodson; son of Lilborn Hardin Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds)Carlisle; brother ofNapoleonH. Carlisle; married,January15, 1857, to Mary Jane Goodson.
     Political family:Carlisle-Goodsonfamily of Covington, Kentucky.
     Carlisle County,Ky. is named for him.
     The World War IILibertyshipSS John G. Carlisle (built 1942-43 atRichmond,California; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about John G. Carlisle: James A.Barnes,JohnCarlisle : Financial Statesman
     Image source: The Parties and The Men(1896)
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     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Evans Arthur (1825-1897) — of Kentucky. Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March 3,1825.Democrat. Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1860;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1866-68, 1886-93;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1871-75.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,May 18,1897 (age72 years, 76days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John William Menzies (1819-1897) — also known asJohn W. Menzies — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Bryants Station,BourbonCounty, Ky.,April12, 1819.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1848, 1855;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1861-63; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1864;chancery judge in Kentucky, 1873-93.Slaveowner. Died in Falmouth,PendletonCounty, Ky.,October3, 1897 (age78 years, 174days).Interment at Linden Grove Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
    Politicians formerlyburied here: Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment at Linden Grove Cemetery; reinterment in 1917 atHighland Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Napoleon H. Carlisle (b. 1840) — of Independence,KentonCounty, Ky.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born inKentonCounty, Ky.,1840.Democrat.Minister;postmaster atCovington,Ky., 1893-97.Baptist.Mysteriouslydisappeared in Covington, Ky., December 24, 1928, after sending aChristmas package at the Sixth Street bus terminal; hisfate isunknown.Cenotaph at Linden Grove Cemetery.

     Relatives: Sonof Lilborn Hardin Carlisle and Mary A. (Reynolds) Carlisle; brotherofJohnGriffin Carlisle; married,December14, 1865, to Florence Alice Fiske.
     Political family:Carlisle-Goodsonfamily of Covington, Kentucky.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record


    Forest LawnCemetery
    3227 Dixie Highway
    Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Founded 1935
    Judson Lincoln Newhall (1870-1952) — also known asJ. Lincoln Newhall — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Hunterstown (now Louise),Quebec,March26, 1870.Republican.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1929-31; defeated,1930, 1934.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,July 23,1952 (age82 years, 119days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    HighlandCemetery
    2167 Dixie Hwy.
    Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Founded 1869
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1989
    Richard Pretlow Ernst (1858-1934) — also known asRichard P. Ernst — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,February28, 1858.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1896(alternate),1900,1904,1908,1916,1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business); candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1896;U.S.Senator from Kentucky, 1921-27; defeated, 1926; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kentucky, 1924.Died, in Johns HopkinsHospital,Baltimore,Md.,April13, 1934 (age76 years, 44days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof William Ernst and Sarah (Butler) Ernst; brother-in-law of StellaFrances Powell (sister ofNathanPowell); married1886 to SusanBrent.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Joseph Lafayette Rhinock (1863-1926) — also known asJoseph L. Rhinock — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.; New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Owenton,OwenCounty, Ky.,January4, 1863.Democrat.Oilrefiner;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1894-99;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1905-11; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1908;theaterbusiness.Died, fromheartdisease, in New Rochelle,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,September20, 1926 (age63 years, 259days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Rhinock and Eliza A. (Short) Rhinock; married,November1, 1883, to Emma McKain.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Thomas Sandford (1762-1808) — of Kentucky. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va.,1762.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate senate, 1800; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1802;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 4th District, 1803-07.Slaveowner.Drownedin the Ohio River near Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,December10, 1808 (ageabout 46years).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Eli Metcalfe Bruce (1828-1866) — ofNicholasCounty, Ky.Born near Flemingsburg,FlemingCounty, Ky.,February22, 1828.Delegateto Kentucky secession convention, 1861;Representativefrom Kentucky in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Died suddenly, ofheartdisease, at the SouthernHotel,New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December15, 1866 (age38 years, 296days).Original interment atLinden Grove Cemetery,Covington, Ky.; reinterment in 1917 at Highland Cemetery. George T. Beach (1843-1915) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Tredegar,Wales,February2, 1843.Painter;banker;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1904-07.Welshancestry.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,May 19,1915 (age72 years, 106days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Beach and Charlotte Beach.
     Orie Solomon Ware (1882-1974) — also known asOrie S. Ware — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Peach Grove,PendletonCounty, Ky.,May 11,1882.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atCovington,Ky., 1914-21;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1927-29.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Fort Mitchell,KentonCounty, Ky.,December16, 1974 (age92 years, 219days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) — also known asMortimer M. Benton — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1807.Lawyer;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March 5,1885 (age78 years, 43days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. Harvey Myers (1828-1874) — of Kentucky. BornFebruary10, 1828.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1872.Shotandkilled byCol. William G. Terrell, whose wife he had represented in a divorcecase, in the Stevenson & Myerslawoffice, Greer Building, Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March28, 1874 (age46 years, 46days).Interment at Highland Cemetery. Charles Doolittle Foote (1812-1888) — also known asCharles D. Foote — of Jamestown,ChautauquaCounty, N.Y.; Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born inChautauquaCounty, N.Y.,December25, 1812.Lawyer;law partner ofJohnG. Carlisle; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1860; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1870.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,April28, 1888 (age75 years, 125days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Foote and Sybil (Doolittle) Foote; brother ofElialTodd Foote; married,September18, 1849, to Mary Daulton Arnold.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Alfred M. Caldwell (1872-1948) — of Bellevue,CampbellCounty, Ky.Born in Lesage,CabellCounty, W.Va.,May 16,1872.Republican.Lawyer;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1936,1940,1944,1948.Died, following acerebralhemorrhage, in SpeersHospital,Dayton,CampbellCounty, Ky.,August7, 1948 (age76 years, 83days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Robert Caldwell and Elizabeth (Schlaegel) Caldwell; married1897 to BeulahRich.
     Gordon W. Jennings (1901-1983) — of Bromley,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in1901.Democrat.KentonCounty Sheriff, 1942-46; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Kentucky,1956.Member,Freemasons.Died, in St. Elizabeth SouthHospital,Edgewood,KentonCounty, Ky.,March27, 1983 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Dorothy Traylor.


    St. John'sCemetery
    Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Heinrich Andreas Knollmann (1876-1968) — also known asHenry A. Knollmann;"Doc" —of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,September23, 1876.Meatmerchant;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1936-39; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1940.Died in Vandalia,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October15, 1968 (age92 years, 22days).Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    St. Mary'sCemetery
    Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky
    Maurice L. Galvin (1872-1940) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,July 9,1872.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Covington, Kentucky, 1909-11;delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1912,1916,1920(member,CredentialsCommittee),1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928,1932,1936.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,August25, 1940 (age68 years, 47days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Maurice Galvin and Ellen Galvin; married,October17, 1900, to Grace Wilson.


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