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Berkshire County
Massachusetts

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Berkshire County

Patrick James McAndrews (1890-1973) — also known asPatrick J. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October30, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. ViceConsul inPrescott, 1920-29;insurancebusiness; postmaster atAdams,Mass., 1949-62 (acting, 1949-50).Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AmericanLegion.Died, in North Adams RegionalHospital,North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December21, 1973 (age83 years, 52days).Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.

Index to Locations

  • Private or family graveyards
  • AdamsBellevue Cemetery
  • AdamsMaple Street Cemetery
  • DaltonDalton Cemetery
  • Great BarringtonMahaiwe Cemetery
  • Great BarringtonMuddy BrookCemetery
  • HinsdaleHinsdale Cemetery
  • LanesboroLower Cemetery
  • LeeSt. Mary's Cemetery
  • LenoxChurch on the Hill Cemetery
  • MontereyCorashire Cemetery
  • North AdamsHillside Cemetery
  • North AdamsSouthview Cemetery
  • PittsfieldUnknown location
  • PittsfieldPittsfield Cemetery
  • PittsfieldSt. Joseph's Cemetery
  • StockbridgeSt. Paul's EpiscopalChurch Memorial Garden
  • StockbridgeStockbridge Cemetery
  • WashingtonWashington Cemetery
  • West StockbridgeSt. Patrick'sCemetery
  • WilliamstownUnknown location
  • WilliamstownSouthlawn Cemetery
  • WilliamstownWestlawn Cemetery
  • WilliamstownWilliams CollegeCemetery


    Private or familygraveyard
    Berkshire County, Massachusetts


    BellevueCemetery
    149 Bellevue Avenue
    Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1888
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Walter Dooling (1891-1949) — also known asWilliam W. Dooling — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April 8,1891.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; general managerof anecktiemanufacturing firm; postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1936-49.Catholic.Member,HolyName Society;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died, from aheartattack, in hisoffice,at the North AdamsPostOffice, North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1949 (age58 years, 48days).Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    William W. Dooling
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Dooling and Anna (Ryan) Dooling; married,October12, 1921, to Ellen G. Curran.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: North Adams Transcript,May 27, 1949
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     Relatives: Sonof Michael McAndrews and Mary (Carroll) McAndrews; brother ofJamesPatrick McAndrews; married,September12, 1917, to Ina Grant Carveth.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Maple StreetCemetery
    Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    James Patrick McAndrews (1902-1970) — also known asJames P. McAndrews — of Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August12, 1902.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1938-42; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1942-44; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1944; postmasteratAdams,Mass., 1945-49.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;Kiwanis;Eagles;Elks;Moose.Died in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 24,1970 (age67 years, 285days).Interment at Maple Street Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Michael McAndrews and Mary (Carroll) McAndrews; brother ofPatrickJames McAndrews.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    DaltonCemetery
    Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Winthrop Murray Crane (1853-1920) — also known asW. Murray Crane — of Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April23, 1853.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892,1896,1904,1908,1916,1920;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1892-96, 1904-12;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1897-1900;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1900-03;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1904-13.Died in Dalton,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October2, 1920 (age67 years, 162days).Interment at Dalton Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    W. Murray Crane
     Relatives: Sonof Zenas Marshall Crane and Louise (Laflin) Crane; married1880 to MaryBenner; married1906 toJosephine Porter Boardman.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
     Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, November 1901


    MahaiweCemetery
    Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Guy Ray Pelton (1824-1890) — also known asGuy R. Pelton — of New York. Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August3, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 3rd District, 1855-57; Republicancandidate for Presidential Elector for New York,1884.Member,UnionLeague;Freemasons.Died in Wyoming,July 24,1890 (age65 years, 355days).Interment at Mahaiwe Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Harriet (Ray) Pelton and Joseph Kneeland Pelton; married,February20, 1859, to Mary Childs Franklin; married,January21, 1879, to Angie Scoville; uncle ofGeorgePelton Lawrence; third cousin ofEdwinA. Pelton andFredericWilliam Pelton; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamHayward.
     Political family:Pelton-Haywardfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Parley Asa Russell (1838-1916) — also known asParley A. Russell — of Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 13,1838.Republican.Woollenmanufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1896.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary26, 1916 (age77 years, 258days).Interment at Mahaiwe Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,December13, 1870, to Celeste Stanley Gilbert.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Muddy BrookCemetery
    Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (1895-1971) — also known asAdolf A. Berle;A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January29, 1895.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;economist;lawprofessor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised PresidentFranklinD. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.Ambassador toBrazil, 1945-46.Congregationalist.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;Council onForeign Relations;AmericanPhilosophical Society;PhiBeta Kappa.Died, from astroke,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February17, 1971 (age76 years, 19days).Interment at Muddy Brook Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Adolf Augustus Berle and Augusta (Wright) Berle; married,December17, 1927, to Beatrice Bend Bishop; father ofPeterAdolf Augustus Berle.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books by Adolf A. Berle:LatinAmerica : Diplomacy and Reality (1962) —AmericanEconomic Republic (1963) —PowerWithout Property : A New Development in American PoliticalEconomy (1959) —Navigatingthe Rapids, 1918-1971 (1973) —Power(1969) —Tidesof Crisis : A Primer of Foreign Relations (1957) —TheTwentieth-Century Capitalist Revolution (1954) —TheModern Corporation and Private Property (1933)
     Books about Adolf A. Berle: Jordan A.Schwarz,Liberal: Adolf A. Berle and the Vision of an AmericanEra
     Peter Adolf Augustus Berle (1937-2007) — also known asPeter A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1937.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1969-74 (64th District 1969-72, 68th District1973-74); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, 1976-78;president, National Audubon Society, 1985-95.Member,AudubonSociety.Injured in thecollapseof a barn roof, and died a few weeks later at BerkshireMedicalCenter, Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November1, 2007 (age69 years, 328days).Interment at Muddy Brook Cemetery; cenotaph atSt. Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden,Stockbridge, Mass.
     Relatives: SonofAdolfAugustus Berle Jr. and Beatrice (Bishop) Berle; married,May 30,1960, to Lila Sloane Wilde.
     Epitaph:"Environmentalist."
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    HinsdaleCemetery
    Hinsdale, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Ashley Bascom Wright (1841-1897) — also known asAshley B. Wright — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hinsdale,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 25,1841.Republican.Merchant;BerkshireCounty Commissioner, 1884-87; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1890-91;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1893-97; died inoffice 1897.Died in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August14, 1897 (age56 years, 81days).Interment at Hinsdale Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married,November9, 1865, to Carolyn B. Witt.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial


    LowerCemetery
    Lanesboro, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Henry Shaw (1788-1857) — of Lanesborough,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Vermont,1788.Whig.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1817-21; memberof Massachusetts state legislature, 1820; delegate to Whig NationalConvention from Massachusetts, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee).Died in1857(ageabout69 years).Interment at Lower Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofSamuelShaw.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    St. Mary'sCemetery
    Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Bart Bossidy (1875-1948) — of Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September30, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Sixth Berkshire District, 1906;district judge in Massachusetts, 1910-48.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus.Died in Lee,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February21, 1948 (age72 years, 144days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Edmund Bossidy and Bridget (Collins) Bossidy; married,October19, 1910, to Mary A. Morey.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Church on theHill Cemetery
    Main Street
    Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1771
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Julius Rockwell (1805-1888) — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Colebrook,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,April26, 1805.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1834;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1835-37, 1858;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1843-51;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1854-55; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1855; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1864.Died in Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1888 (age83 years, 23days).Interment at Church on the Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Son-in-law ofWilliamPerrin Walker; father ofFrancisWilliams Rockwell.
     Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Rye,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October28, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; defeated,1900 (12th District), 1910 (13th District); delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1908,1912,1916,1920;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New York, 1916-20; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.PresbyterianorEpiscopalian.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon;UnionLeague.Lost control of amotorbicycle,fell,suffered arupturedkidney, and died as a result, in House of MercyHospital,Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September16, 1925 (age55 years, 323days).Cremated;ashes interred at Church on the Hill Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Edward Parsons and Mary Dumesnil (McIlvaine) Parsons;married,September1, 1900, to Elsie Worthington Clews.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Paterson (1744-1808) — of Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Lisle, Tioga County (nowBroomeCounty), N.Y.Born in New Britain,HartfordCounty, Conn.,1744.Lawyer;member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1775; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1792-93;BroomeCounty Judge, 1798, 1806;U.S.Representative from New York 16th District, 1803-05.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Lisle,BroomeCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1808 (ageabout 64years).Original interment atRiversideCemetery, Whitney Point, N.Y.; reinterment in 1892 at Church onthe Hill Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Alfred Gilmore (1812-1890) — of Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.Born in Butler,ButlerCounty, Pa.,June 9,1812.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1849-53.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 29,1890 (age78 years, 20days).Interment at Church on the Hill Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJohnGilmore.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Andrew Jackson Waterman (1825-1900) — also known asAndrew J. Waterman — of Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 28,1825.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1864;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1887-91; candidate formayorof Pittsfield, Mass., 1891.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October4, 1900 (age75 years, 98days).Interment at Church on the Hill Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AndrewJackson
     Relatives: Son of William Waterman andSarah (Bucklin) Waterman; married,January7, 1858, to Ellen Douglas Cooke.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Perrin Walker (1778-1858) — also known asWilliam P. Walker — of Massachusetts. Born in Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October8, 1778.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1810; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1820; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1820; probate judge in Massachusetts, 1824-48.Congregationalist.Died in Lenox,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November11, 1858 (age80 years, 34days).Interment at Church on the Hill Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Sarah (Woodruff) Walker and William Walker; married,January29, 1807, to Lucy Adam; father-in-law ofJuliusRockwell; father of Sarah Woodruff Walker (who marriedDavidDavis).
     Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

    Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: Anson Jones (1798-1858) — of Texas. Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January20, 1798.Schoolteacher;physician;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1839-41;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1841-44;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1844-45.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died fromself-inflictedgunshot,in the RiceHotel,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January9, 1858 (age59 years, 354days).Interment atGlenwoodCemetery, Houston, Tex.; cenotaph at Church on the Hill Cemetery.

     Relatives: Sonof Solomon Jones and Mary (Strong) Jones; married,May 23,1840, to Mary Smith.
     Jones County,Tex. is named for him.
     ThecityofAnson,Texas, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    CorashireCemetery
    Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Anthony Joseph Genovesi (1936-1998) — also known asAnthony J. Genovesi;"Aya-Tony" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1936.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1984;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly 39th District, 1987-98; died in office 1998.Killed when the car in which he was riding slid across therain-slickedroad andstruck aculvert, on Route 22, Pawling,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,August10, 1998 (age61 years, 245days).Interment at Corashire Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    HillsideCemetery
    North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1798
    Thomas Ward Osborn (1836-1898) — of Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.; Tallahassee,LeonCounty, Fla.; Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.Born in Scotch Plains,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 9,1836.Republican.Lawyer;colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Florida state constitutional convention from Leon County,1868; member ofFloridastate senate, 1860;U.S.Senator from Florida, 1868-73; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Florida, 1870-72.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December18, 1898 (age62 years, 284days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Osborn and Amelia Osborn.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
    George P. LawrenceGeorge Pelton Lawrence (1859-1917) — also known asGeorge P. Lawrence — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1859.Republican.Lawyer;district judge in Massachusetts, 1885-94; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1895-97;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1897-1913.Under stress as head of a World War I draft exemption board, hejumpedfrom an eighth-floor window andfell to hisdeath, at the BelmontHotel,Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,November21, 1917 (age58 years, 186days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Dr. George C. Lawrence and Jane E. (Pelton) Lawrence; married,June 12,1889, to Susannah (Hope) Bracewell; nephew ofGuyRay Pelton; third cousin once removed ofEdwinA. Pelton andFredericWilliam Pelton; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamHayward.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Autobiographies andPortraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
     John H. Waterhouse (1870-1948) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.BornMarch 1,1870.Republican.Mayorof North Adams, Mass., 1909-10; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1920(alternate),1924.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,April29, 1948 (age78 years, 59days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. Louis J. Diamond (1918-1996) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.BornJuly 13,1918.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;schoolteacher;mayorof North Adams, Mass., 1960-61.GreekandIrishancestry.Died in Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,July 13,1996 (age78 years, 0days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. Edward Richmond Tinker (1822-1915) — also known asEdward R. Tinker — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 20,1822.Postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1849-53;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at North Adams, Massachusetts,1867-79.Died inWashington,D.C.,August12, 1915 (age93 years, 23days).Entombed at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Giles Tinker and Zilpha (Knight) Tinker; married1839 to PhebeCelestia Wilmarth.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Charles H. Cutting (1850-1940) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Lower Waterford, Waterford,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,November13, 1850.Republican.Clothingmerchant;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1912.Died in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 7,1940 (age89 years, 237days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,February9, 1875, to Effie Cone.


    SouthviewCemetery
    969 Church Street
    North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Francis Constant Florini (1919-2008) — also known asFrancis C. Florini — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September7, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; actingpostmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1960-61;mayorof North Adams, Mass., 1962-67.Died inEssexCounty, Mass.,October17, 2008 (age89 years, 40days).Interment at Southview Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof John B. Florini and Mary A. (Rosasco) Florini.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     James Tracy Potter (1870-1946) — also known asJames T. Potter — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Weehawken,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.,January26, 1870.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives First Berkshire District,1917-18; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1923-36 (acting, 1923).Died in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,November17, 1946 (age76 years, 295days).Interment at Southview Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Harold V. Gunnason (1896-1960) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hoosick Falls,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.,March23, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1950-60.Died in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 9,1960 (age64 years, 47days).Interment at Southview Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Patrick J. Gunnason and Mary (Reardon) Gunnason.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Frank Austin Bond (1889-1960) — also known asFrank A. Bond — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,March11, 1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;real estatebusiness;banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1940(alternate),1944.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, ofcarcinomaof the sigmoid colon, in North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 19,1960 (age71 years, 69days).Interment at Southview Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Arnold Bond and Anna Belle (Kimball) Bond; married,July 25,1929, to Margaret E. Wheeler.
     Thomas A. Hosty (1898-1982) — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in1898.Democrat. Acting postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1949-50.Died in1982(ageabout84 years).Interment at Southview Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    UnknownLocation
    Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Helen Polonsky (d. 1991) — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1980.Female.Died, of ablood clot inthe brain,November29, 1991.Interment somewhere.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    PittsfieldCemetery
    Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Jerome Van Crowenshield Smith (1800-1879) — also known asJerome V. C. Smith — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Conway,CarrollCounty, N.H.,July 20,1800.Physician;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1854-56.Died in Richmond,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August20, 1879 (age79 years, 31days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Married,December29, 1825, to Eliza Ward Brown.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Laurens Dawes (1816-1903) — also known asHenry L. Dawes — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Cummington,HampshireCounty, Mass.,October30, 1816.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1848-50; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1850-52;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1857-75 (11th District1857-63, 10th District 1863-73, 11th District 1873-75);U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1875-93.Died in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February5, 1903 (age86 years, 98days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Mitchel Dawes; father ofChesterMitchell Dawes.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     George Nixon Briggs (1796-1861) — also known asGeorge N. Briggs — of Lanesborough,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April12, 1796.Lawyer;BerkshireCounty Register of Deeds, 1824-31;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-43 (9th District 1831-33,7th District 1833-43);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1844-51; defeated (American), 1859; common pleascourt judge in Massachusetts, 1851-56;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853.Killed by theaccidentaldischarge of a "fowling piece" (shotgun),in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September11, 1861 (age65 years, 152days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     John Crawford Crosby (1859-1943) — also known asJohn C. Crosby — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 15,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1886-87; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1888-89;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1891-93;defeated, 1892;mayorof Pittsfield, Mass., 1894-95; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1896;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1904; superior court judge inMassachusetts, 1905-13;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1913-37.Died in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October14, 1943 (age84 years, 121days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof John Crosby and Margaret (Crawford) Crosby; married,February4, 1897, to Henrietta Richards.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Thomas Allen (1813-1882) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August29, 1813.Democrat.Lawyer;railroadbuilder; member ofMissouristate senate, 1850-54;U.S.Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1881-82; died inoffice 1882.Member,KappaAlpha Society.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April 8,1882 (age68 years, 222days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Ann Russell.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Francis Williams Rockwell (1844-1929) — also known asFrancis W. Rockwell — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1844.Republican. State court judge in Massachusetts, 1873; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1879; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1881;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1884-91;defeated, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1900.DiedJune 26,1929 (age85 years, 31days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJuliusRockwell.
     Political family:Bushfamily of Texas and Massachusetts.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Simon Larned (1753-1817) — of Massachusetts. Born in Thompson,WindhamCounty, Conn.,August3, 1753.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;BerkshireCounty Sheriff;merchant;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1791;BerkshireCounty Treasurer, 1792-1812;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1804-05; colonel inthe U.S. Army during the War of 1812; president, BerkshireBank.Died in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November16, 1817 (age64 years, 105days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Ensign Hosmer Kellogg (1812-1882) — also known asEnsign H. Kellogg — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 6,1812.Republican.Lawyer;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1850; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1860.Died in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January23, 1882 (age69 years, 201days).Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elisha Kellogg and Jane (Saxton) Kellogg; married1841 toCaroline Lavinia Campbell; first cousin once removed ofCharlesKellogg (1773-1842); second cousin ofAlvanKellogg,DayOtis Kellogg andDwightKellogg; second cousin twice removed ofAaronKellogg; second cousin thrice removed ofMartinWeld Deyo; third cousin once removed ofJasonKellogg,OrsamusCook Merrill,TimothyMerrill,DanielFiske Kellogg,OrlandoKellogg andWilliamDean Kellogg; third cousin twice removed ofThomasChittenden,JonathanHunt,ReturnJonathan Meigs, Sr.,JosiahMeigs,RowlandCase Kellogg,FrankBillings Kellogg andFrankFiske Bostwick; fourth cousin ofLutherWalter Badger,SilasDewey Kellogg,GreeneCarrier Bronson,ChesterAshley,DanielKellogg (1791-1875),AlvahNash,JohnRussell Kellogg,ThomasBelden Butler,GeorgeSmith Catlin,AlbertGallatin Kellogg,FrancisWilliam Kellogg,FarrandFassett Merrill andCharlesKellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed ofMartinChittenden,ReturnJonathan Meigs Jr.,TimothyPitkin,ElijahHunt Mills,HenryMeigs,StephenWright Kellogg,GeorgeBradley Kellogg,WilliamPitt Kellogg,DanielKellogg (1835-1918),ArthurTappan Kellogg,SelahMerrill andFrederickWalker Pitkin.
     Political families:Kellogg#1 family of New York;Kellogg#2 family of New York;Kellogg#3 family of New York;Kellogg#4 family of Vermont and New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Phineas Allen — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Democrat.Newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1840,1864.Interment at Pittsfield Cemetery.

    St. Joseph'sCemetery
    Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Silvio Ottavio Conte (1921-1991) — also known asSilvio O. Conte — of Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November9, 1921.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1951-58;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1959-91; died inoffice 1991; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1972,1988.Catholic.Died, from complications ofcancer,in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,February8, 1991 (age69 years, 91days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
     Books about Silvio O. Conte: Peter E.Lynch,Silvio,Congressman for Everyone : A Biographical Portrait of Silvio O.Conte


    St. Paul'sEpiscopal Church Memorial Garden
    Stockbridge, Berkshire County,

    Peter Adolf Augustus Berle (1937-2007) — also known asPeter A. A. Berle — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December8, 1937.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1969-74 (64th District 1969-72, 68th District1973-74); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972;New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, 1976-78;president, National Audubon Society, 1985-95.Member,AudubonSociety.Injured in thecollapseof a barn roof, and died a few weeks later at BerkshireMedicalCenter, Pittsfield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,November1, 2007 (age69 years, 328days).Interment atMuddy Brook Cemetery, GreatBarrington, Mass.; cenotaph at St. Paul's Episcopal Church MemorialGarden.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
     
     Relatives: SonofAdolfAugustus Berle Jr. and Beatrice (Bishop) Berle; married,May 30,1960, to Lila Sloane Wilde.
     Epitaph:"Environmentalist."
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    StockbridgeCemetery
    Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813) — of Massachusetts. Born in Connecticut,1746.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1788-89;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1780;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-96, 1799-1801 (4thDistrict 1789-93, 2nd District 1793-95, 3rd District 1795-96,at-large 1799-1801);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1799-1801;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1796-99;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1802-13.Slaveowner. Died in1813(ageabout67 years).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,January24, 1832.Lawyer;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S.Ambassador toGreat Britain, 1899-1905.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanPhilosophical Society;American BarAssociation;UnionLeague.Died, of aheartattack, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 14,1917 (age85 years, 110days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofGeorgeChoate (1796-1880) and Margaret Manning (Hodges) Choate; brotherofWilliamGardner Choate; married,October16, 1861, to Caroline Dutcher Sterling; father ofJosephHodges Choate Jr.; grandson ofGeorgeChoate (1761-1826); first cousin once removed ofRufusChoate; third cousin once removed ofSethLow; third cousin twice removed ofAbbotAugustus Low.
     Political family:Choatefamily of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:WilliamPhillips
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Allen Towner Treadway (1867-1947) — also known asAllen T. Treadway — of Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September16, 1867.Republican.Hotelproprietor; director, BerkshireTrust Co.;trustee, StockbridgeSavingsBank; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1904; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1908-11;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1913-45; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1936.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Grange;Elks;RoyalArcanum;AlphaDelta Phi.Died in1947(ageabout79 years).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof William Denton Treadway and Harriet (Heaton) Treadway; married,October25, 1893, to Sylvia Shares.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Henry Williams Dwight (1788-1845) — also known asHenry W. Dwight — of Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,February26, 1788.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1821-31 (7th District 1821-25,9th District 1825-31).Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February21, 1845 (age56 years, 361days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Zacheus Goodrich (1804-1885) — also known asJohn Z. Goodrich — of Glendale, Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,September27, 1804.Lawyer;manufacturer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1848-49;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1851-55 (7th District 1851-53,11th District 1853-55);LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1861;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1861-65.Died in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April19, 1885 (age80 years, 204days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     John Bacon (1738-1820) — of Massachusetts. Born in Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.,April 5,1738.Democrat.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1780, 1783-84, 1786, 1789-91,1793; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1781-82, 1794-96, 1798, 1803-06;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-03.Died in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October25, 1820 (age82 years, 203days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofEzekielBacon; grandfather ofWilliamJohnson Bacon.
     Political family:Bacon #2family of Massachusetts.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     David Dudley Field (1805-1894) — also known asDavid D. Field — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,February13, 1805.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly, 1841;U.S.Representative from New York 7th District, 1877.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April13, 1894 (age89 years, 59days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier
    Reinhold NiebuhrReinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) — also known asKarl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Wright City,WarrenCounty, Mo.,June 21,1892.Pastor;professor,Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1932; Socialistcandidate fordelegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958.Protestant.Germanancestry. Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1964.Died in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,June 1,1971 (age78 years, 345days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr; married1931 to UrsulaMary Keppel-Compton.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Time Magazine, March 8,1948
     Owen McMahon Johnson (1878-1952) — also known asOwen Johnson — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.; Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August27, 1878.Democrat.Author;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1936, 1938.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died in Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.,January27, 1952 (age73 years, 153days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Katharine (McMahon) Johnson andRobertUnderwood Johnson; married,May 23,1901, to Mary Galt Stockly; married,February1, 1912, to Esther Ellen Cobb; married,July 2,1917, to Cecile Denis de la Garde; married,January20, 1921, to Catherine Sayre Burton; married,January31, 1926, to Gertrude (Bovee) Le Boutillier.
     Joseph Hodges Choate Jr. (1876-1968) — also known asJoseph H. Choate, Jr. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1876.Delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Mt. Kisco,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January19, 1968 (age91 years, 351days).Interment at Stockbridge Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJosephHodges Choate; nephew ofWilliamGardner Choate; grandson ofGeorgeChoate (1796-1880); great-grandson ofGeorgeChoate (1761-1826); first cousin twice removed ofRufusChoate; fourth cousin ofSethLow; fourth cousin once removed ofAbbotAugustus Low.
     Political family:Choatefamily of Salem, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    WashingtonCemetery
    Simmons Road
    Washington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1798
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Wendell CoreyWendell Reid Corey (1914-1968) — also known asWendell Corey — of Santa Monica,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Dracut,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March20, 1914.Republican.Actoron Broadway, in movies, and on television; president of the Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1961-63;boardmember, Screen Actors Guild; member, Santa Monica city council,1965-68; speaker, Republican National Convention,1956,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from California, 1966.Died, fromlivercirrhosis, in the Motion Picture and TelevisionHospital,Woodland Hills, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,November8, 1968 (age54 years, 233days).Interment at Washington Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Milton Rothwell Corey and Julia Etta (McKenney) Corey; married toAlice Wiley.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Old Time RadioCatalog


    St. Patrick'sCemetery
    Albany Road
    West Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Michael Edward Troy (1888-1939) — also known asMichael E. Troy;Mike Troy — of West Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in West Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,August26, 1888.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932.DiedFebruary15, 1939 (age50 years, 173days).Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     


    UnknownLocation
    Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts


    SouthlawnCemetery
    Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901-1981) — also known asWilliam H. Vanderbilt — of Portsmouth,NewportCounty, R.I.; South Williamstown, Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,November24, 1901.Republican. Member ofRhodeIsland state senate, 1928-34; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Rhode Island,1928(ConventionVice-President),1936(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee);Governor ofRhode Island, 1939-41; defeated, 1940.Episcopalian.Died in South Williamstown, Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,April14, 1981 (age79 years, 141days).Interment at Southlawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt andEllenFrench Vanderbilt; married,November1, 1923, to Emily Davies; married,November27, 1929, to Anne Gordon Colby (daughter ofEverettColby andEdithHyde Colby); uncle of Wendy Vanderbilt (who marriedOrinLehman); grandnephew by marriage of Alva (Smith) Vanderbilt (whomarriedOliverHazard Perry Belmont); great-grandson ofBenjaminBrown French andAmosTuck; second great-grandson ofHenryCollins Flagg and Cornelius 'Commodore' Vanderbilt; first cousinofCorneliusVanderbilt Whitney; first cousin twice removed ofJohnLeBoutillier; second cousin ofWilliamArmistead Moale Burden; second cousin once removed ofShirleyCarter Burden Jr..
     Political families:Wadsworth-Whitney-Symingtonfamily of New York;Straus-Morgenthau-Lehman-Vanderbiltfamily of New York City, New York (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    WestlawnCemetery
    Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Charles Seymour Whitman (1868-1947) — also known asCharles S. Whitman — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Hanover, Sprague,New LondonCounty, Conn.,September29, 1868.Republican.NewYork County District Attorney;Governor ofNew York, 1915-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New York,1916,1920;delegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,UnionLeague.DiedMarch29, 1947 (age78 years, 181days).Interment at Westlawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Charles S. Whitman
     Relatives:Grandfather of John Russell Whitman (who marriedChristineTodd Whitman).
     Political family:Todd-Whitmanfamily of New Jersey.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     Daniel Dewey (1766-1815) — of Massachusetts. Born in Sheffield,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January29, 1766.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1813-14;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1814-15.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,May 26,1815 (age49 years, 117days).Interment at Westlawn Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


    Williams CollegeCemetery
    Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    Garrett Droppers (1860-1927) — of Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April12, 1860.Democrat.Universityprofessor;president,University of South Dakota, 1898-1906; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); U.S. Minister toGreece, 1914-20;Montenegro, 1914-20.Member,AmericanEconomic Association.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 7,1927 (age67 years, 86days).Interment at Williams College Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Garrett Droppers
     Relatives: Sonof John D. Droppers and Gertrude (Boyink) Droppers; married to CoraA. Rand; married1897 to JeanTewkesbury Rand.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     John Bascom (1827-1911) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Genoa,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,April30, 1827.Collegeprofessor;president,University of Wisconsin, 1874-87; Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1890 (12th District), 1896(1st District), 1902 (1st District); Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1897.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,October2, 1911 (age84 years, 155days).Interment at Williams College Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Bascom and Laura (Woodbridge) Bascom; married1853 to AbbieBurt; married,January8, 1856, to Emma Curtiss.
     BascomHall,on the campus of theUniversityof Wisconsin,Madison,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Bascom (built 1942-43 atPanamaCity, Florida; bombed and sank in the harbor atBari,Italy, 1943) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Harry Augustus Garfield (1863-1942) — also known asHarry A. Garfield;HalGarfield —of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in Hiram,PortageCounty, Ohio,October11, 1863.Republican.Lawyer;universityprofessor; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1904;presidentof Williams College, 1908-34; U.S. Fuel Administrator, 1917-19.Member,AmericanPolitical Science Association;LoyalLegion.Died in Williamstown,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,December12, 1942 (age79 years, 62days).Interment at Williams College Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofJamesAbram Garfield andLucretiaGarfield; brother ofJamesRudolph Garfield; married1888 to BelleHartford Mason; fourth great-grandson ofPelegSanford; first cousin twice removed ofStephenDaniel Tilden; second cousin once removed ofDanielRose Tilden andEdwinCarpenter Pinney; third cousin ofClaudeCarpenter Pinney; third cousin once removed ofHaroldB. Pinney; fourth cousin once removed ofEliThayer.
     Political family:Garfieldfamily of Hiram and Cleveland, Ohio (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Harry A. Garfield (built 1943 atSouthPortland, Maine; transferred to the Belgian government andrenamedBelgian Dynasty; scrapped 1965) was originallynamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about Harry A. Garfield: LucretiaGarfield Comer,HarryGarfield's First Forty Years: Man Of Action In A TroubledWorld


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