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West Feliciana Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in West Feliciana Parish

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards St. FrancisvilleGrace ChurchCemetery St. FrancisvilleGrace EpiscopalChurchyard St. FrancisvilleLocust GroveCemetery St. FrancisvilleStar HillCemetery Private or familygraveyard West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana Thomas Butler (1785-1847) — of Louisiana. Born near Carlisle,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,April14, 1785.Lawyer;planter;district judge in Louisiana, 1813;U.S.Representative from Louisiana at-large, 1818-21.Slaveowner. Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,August7, 1847 (age62 years, 115days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Joseph Parkinson Newsham (1837-1919) — of Edwardsville,MadisonCounty, Ill.; Donaldsonville,AscensionParish, La.; St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.Born in Preston, Lancashire,England,May24, 1837.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1867-68;U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1868-69, 1870-71 (3rd District1868-69, 4th District 1870-71).Died in St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.,October22, 1919 (age82 years, 151days).Interment at Grace Church Cemetery.

John Bennett Dawson (1798-1845) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born near Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,March17, 1798.Planter;candidate forGovernor ofLouisiana, 1834; member ofLouisianastate house of representatives, 1830;U.S.Representative from Louisiana, 1841-45 (2nd District 1841-43, 3rdDistrict 1843-45); died in office 1845; postmaster atNewOrleans, La., 1843.Slaveowner. Died in St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.,June 26,1845 (age47 years, 101days).Interment at Grace Episcopal Churchyard; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.

	Relatives:Father of Anna Ruffin Dawson (who marriedRobertCharles Wickliffe).
		Political family:Wickliffe-Holtfamily of Bardstown, Kentucky.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Eleazar Wheelock Ripley (1782-1839) — also known asEleazar W. Ripley — Born in Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,April15, 1782.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1807-12;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1812; generalin the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1820; member ofLouisianastate senate, 1830;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1835-39; died inoffice 1839.Slaveowner. Died inWestFeliciana Parish, La.,March 2,1839 (age56 years, 321days).Interment at Locust Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Rev. Sylvanus Ripley and Abigail (Wheelock) Ripley; brother ofElizabeth Abigail Ripley (who marriedJudahDana) andJamesWheelock Ripley; married to Aurelia Smith; uncle ofJohnWinchester Dana; granduncle ofRipleyNicholas Baylies.
		Political family:Dana-Ripleyfamily of Fryeburg, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial

John Richard Rarick (1924-2009) — also known asJohn R. Rarick — of Louisiana. Born in Waterford,ElkhartCounty, Ind.,January29, 1924.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;district judge in Louisiana 20th District, 1961-66;U.S.Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1967-75; AmericanIndependent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1980.Member,Freemasons.Died in St. Francisville,WestFeliciana Parish, La.,September14, 2009 (age85 years, 228days).Interment at Star Hill Cemetery.

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