Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsMaysvilleCity CemeteryMaysvilleMaysville Cemetery Private or familygraveyard Mason County, Kentucky
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Chambers (1780-1852) — of Washington,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Bromley Ridge,SomersetCounty, N.J.,October6, 1780.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1812, 1815, 1830-31;Judge,Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1825-27;U.S.Representative from Kentucky, 1828-29, 1835-39 (2nd District1828-29, 12th District 1835-39);Governorof Iowa Territory, 1841-45.Slaveowner. Died near Paris,BourbonCounty, Ky.,September21, 1852 (age71 years, 351days).Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elijah Conner Phister (1822-1887) — also known asElijah Phister — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,October8, 1822.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Maysville, Ky., 1848; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1856-62;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1867-71;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1879-83.Slaveowner. Died in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,May 16,1887 (age64 years, 220days).Interment at City Cemetery.
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| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) — also known asStanley F. Reed — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.;Washington,D.C.Born in Minerva,MasonCounty, Ky.,December31, 1884.Democrat.Lawyer;counsel, BurleyTobaccoGrowers Cooperative Association; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Armyduring World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKentucky,1920,1936;U.S. Solicitor General, 1935-38;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.Protestant.Member,AmericanLegion;Freemasons;American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaPhi.Died in Huntington,SuffolkCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,April 2,1980 (age95 years, 93days).Interment at Maysville Cemetery. | | William Henry Wadsworth (1821-1893) — also known asWilliam H. Wadsworth — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,July 4,1821.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate senate, 1853-56; Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1860;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1861-65, 1885-87.Slaveowner. Died in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,April 2,1893 (age71 years, 272days).Interment at Maysville Cemetery. | | Richard Henry Stanton (1812-1891) — also known asRichard H. Stanton — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Alexandria, D.C. (now Va.),September9, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor;postmaster;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,1844,1852,1868;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1849-55; defeated,1855; Democratic Presidential Elector for Kentucky,1856;circuit judge in Kentucky, 1868-74.Slaveowner. Died in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,March20, 1891 (age78 years, 192days).Interment at Maysville Cemetery. | | James Nicholas Kehoe (1862-1945) — also known asJames N. Kehoe — of Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.Born in Maysville,MasonCounty, Ky.,July 15,1862.Democrat.Printingbusiness;lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 9th District, 1901-05; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Kentucky,1912(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization); president, HayswoodHospital.DiedJune 16,1945 (age82 years, 336days).Interment at Maysville Cemetery. | | William T. Casto (1824-1862) — BornJanuary24, 1824.Lawyer;mayorof Maysville, Ky., 1850;arrestedin 1861 andimprisonedfor allegedlyaidingthe Confederacy; released in 1862.Blamed Col. Leonidas Metcalfe (son of Gov.ThomasMetcalfe) for his imprisonment; challenged him to aduel; theweapons were Colt rifles at 60 yards; Casto wasshot andkilledon the first fire, inBrackenCounty, Ky.,May 8,1862 (age38 years, 104days).Interment at Maysville Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Abijah Casto. | | |  | Epitaph: "A Patriot, his Country's firmunwavering friend, he was willing to die for his Principles and as aman of Honor nobly fell a Veteran of the sacred and invincible rightof personal liberty." | | |  | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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