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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Essex County
Index to Locations PublicSquare Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts UnionCemetery Haverhill Road Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
South ChurchCemetery 41 Central Street Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1709 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Spring GroveCemetery Abbot Street Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Beverly CentralCemetery Hale Street Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Robert Rantoul Jr. (1805-1852) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts,August13, 1805.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1840;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1845-50;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1851;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1851-52; died inoffice 1852.DiedAugust7, 1852 (age46 years, 360days).Interment at Beverly Central Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
| Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) — also known asEllis L. Dresel — Born in1865.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGermany, 1921-22.Gay. Died ofcancer,September19, 1925 (ageabout 60years).Interment at Beverly Central Cemetery.
Byfield ParishCemetery Elm Street Byfield, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HoltenCemetery Holten Street Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
EssexCemetery Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts
OldGraveyard 28 Main Street Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
ByfieldCemetery Warren Street Georgetown, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
CalvaryCemetery 151 Eastern Avenue Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1890 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Oak GroveCemetery 177 Washington Street Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1855 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HamiltonCemetery Hamilton, Essex County, Massachusetts
LinwoodCemetery 41 John Ward Avenue Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
PentucketCemetery Water Street Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Leonard White (1767-1849) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 3,1767.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1809-11;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1811-13;banker.Died in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,October10, 1849 (age82 years, 160days).Interment at Pentucket Cemetery.
St. JamesCatholic Cemetery 360 Primrose Street Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| George Francis McNamara (1883-1937) — also known asGeorge F. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,September22, 1883.Democrat.Shoebusiness; postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1920-22, 1936-37 (acting, 1920-22).Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,December4, 1937 (age54 years, 73days).Interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery.
| Raymond Vincent McNamara (1889-1974) — also known asRaymond V. McNamara — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,April 6,1889.Democrat.Shoemanufacturer; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928;Massachusetts Associate Commissioner of Labor and Arbitration;postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1939-59;newspaperpublisher.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, in HaleHospital,Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,September21, 1974 (age85 years, 168days).Interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery.
| Lot Francis McNamara Jr. (1897-1952) — also known asLot F. McNamara, Jr. — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,January10, 1897.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928,1932.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,August30, 1952 (age55 years, 233days).Interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery.
| John W. Coddaire Jr. — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1940,1952.Interment at St. James Catholic Cemetery.St. Patrick'sCemetery Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts
HighlandCemetery 29 Town Farm Road Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
BellevueCemetery Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| William Augustus Russell (1831-1899) — also known asWilliam A. Russell — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Vermont,1831.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1868;member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1879-85 (7th District 1879-83,8th District 1883-85).Died in1899(ageabout68 years).Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.
| John Kemble Tarbox (1838-1887) — also known asJohn K. Tarbox — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Methuen,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 6,1838.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1864,1880(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1868, 1870-71; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1872;mayorof Lawrence, Mass., 1873-74;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1875-77.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 28,1887 (age49 years, 22days).Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.
| Edgar J. Sherman — of Lawrence,EssexCounty, Mass.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1883-87; resigned 1887; superior courtjudge in Massachusetts, 1905.Interment at Bellevue Cemetery.ImmaculateConception Cemetery 29 Barker Street Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
UnknownLocation Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Pine GroveCemetery 145 Boston Street Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts Approximate acreage: 250 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| John Bassett Alley (1817-1896) — also known asJohn B. Alley — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,January7, 1817.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1852;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1856;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1859-67 (6th District 1859-63,5th District 1863-67).Died in West Newton, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January19, 1896 (age79 years, 12days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| Roland Greene Usher (1823-1895) — also known asRoland G. Usher — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January6, 1823.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1866-69; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1868;member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1870.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Medford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March 3,1895 (age72 years, 56days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
 Frank Dewey Allen (1850-1910) — also known asFrank D. Allen — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August16, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1881-82; member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1885-87; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1886-88;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1890-93; receiver, Central NationalBank,Boston, 1902-05; director, LynnGas &Electric Co.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in January,1910(age59years, 0 days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| Ezra Warren Mudge (1811-1878) — also known asEzra W. Mudge — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.BornDecember5, 1811.Democrat.Mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1856-58.Universalist.DiedSeptember20, 1878 (age66 years, 289days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| George H. Newhall (1850-1923) — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,October24, 1850.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;shoemanufacturer; president, LynnStreetRailway Company; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1894-95, 1906-08, 1923(Seventeenth Essex District 1894-95, Twelfth Essex District 1906-08,Fourteenth Essex District 1923); died in office 1923;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1913-17.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen;Knightsof Pythias;RoyalArcanum;AncientOrder of United Workmen.Died in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,November4, 1923 (age73 years, 11days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| William L. Baird (1843-1916) — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 29,1843.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1883-85.Died in1916(ageabout72 years).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| Stuart A. Tarr (1908-1997) — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,March24, 1908.Mayorof Lynn, Mass., 1948-51.Died in Medway,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,March29, 1997 (age89 years, 5days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
| Lewis Henry Bartlett (1854-1931) — also known asLewis H. Bartlett — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Wareham,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,April 2,1854.Realestate business; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 5th District, 1906.Died in November,1931(age77years, 0 days).Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
St. JosephCemetery 134 Broadway Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
St. Mary'sCemetery 190 Lynnfield Street Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Michael Francis Phelan (1875-1941) — also known asMichael F. Phelan — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,October22, 1875.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Twelfth Essex District, 1905-06;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1913-21;defeated, 1920.Died in1941(ageabout65 years).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
| Lawrence Joseph Connery (1895-1941) — also known asLawrence J. Connery — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,October17, 1895.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1937-41; died inoffice 1941.Died in Arlington,ArlingtonCounty, Va.,October19, 1941 (age46 years, 2days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
| Michael Henry Wall (1899-1970) — also known asM. Henry Wall — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,January26, 1899.Machinist;treasurerandassistantbusiness manager, Local 201, IUE-CIO;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1961-65.Died in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,December25, 1970 (age71 years, 333days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
Old Burial HillCemetery Orne Street Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1638 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
UnitarianCemetery 28 Mugford Street Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1729 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
ElmwoodCemetery North Lowell Street Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
GreenlawnCemetery Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts
BellevilleCemetery Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
HighlandCemetery Hill Street Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Stephen Cross (1731-1809) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass., October,1731.Shipbuilder;U.S.Collector of Customs at Newburyport, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-92; postmaster atNewburyport,Mass., 1807-09.Died in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,March30, 1809 (age77 years, 0days).Interment at Highland Cemetery.
Oak HillCemetery State Street Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Jeremiah Nelson (1769-1838) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.; Essex,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Rowley,EssexCounty, Mass.,September14, 1769.Merchant;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1803-04;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1805-07, 1815-25, 1831-33 (3rdDistrict 1805-07, 1815-17, 4th District 1817-19, 3rd District1819-25, 1831-33).Died in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,October2, 1838 (age69 years, 18days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Eben Francis Stone (1822-1895) — also known asEben F. Stone — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,August3, 1822.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1857; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1860,1868;mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1867; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1867;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1881-87 (6th District 1881-83,7th District 1883-87).DiedJanuary22, 1895 (age72 years, 172days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Moses Davenport (1806-1861) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.BornFebruary14, 1806.Mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1854-55, 1861; died in office 1861.DiedFebruary18, 1861 (age55 years, 4days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| William Cushing (1823-1875) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.BornAugust10, 1823.Mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1856-58.DiedOctober15, 1875 (age52 years, 66days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Robert Couch (1817-1896) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.BornJune 28,1817.Seacaptain;mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1870, 1881.DiedMay 17,1896 (age78 years, 324days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| William Wheelwright (1798-1873) — Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,March18, 1798.Shipcaptain; U.S. Consul inGuayaquil, 1825-28; builtrailroadsin South America; organized the PacificSteamshipNavigation Company; created the firsttelegraphlines in South America.Died in London,England,September26, 1873 (age75 years, 192days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Isaac H. Boardman (1810-1887) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.BornOctober31, 1810.Merchant;mayorof Newburyport, Mass., 1863.DiedJuly 10,1887 (age76 years, 252days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. | George Frederick Stone (1836-1912) — also known asGeorge F. Stone — of Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,April24, 1836.Flourdealer; president, Boston Corn Exchange, 1872; secretary, ChicagoBoard of Trade, 1884-1912;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inChicago,Ill., 1897-1904;Consul-Generalfor Central America inChicago,Ill., 1897-98;Consul-Generalfor Honduras inChicago,Ill., 1899-1904;Consul-Generalfor Nicaragua inChicago,Ill., 1899-1904.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage, was partially paralyzed, and died two months later,in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,June 21,1912 (age76 years, 58days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
| Willard Jaques Hale (1854-1938) — also known asWillard J. Hale — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,August19, 1854.Republican. Postmaster atNewburyport,Mass., 1890-94; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1896(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).DiedDecember3, 1938 (age84 years, 106days).Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Old Hill BuryingGround Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1729 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| William Stedman (1765-1831) — of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.Born in Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January21, 1765.State court judge in Massachusetts, 1790; member of Massachusettsstate legislature, 1802;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-10 (at-large 1803-05,11th District 1805-10).DiedAugust31, 1831 (age66 years, 222days).Interment at Old Hill Burying Ground.
St. Mary'sCemetery Storey Avenue Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
St. Paul'sEpiscopal Churchyard 166 High Street Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Holy SepulchreCemetery North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Old North ParishBurying Ground Academy Road North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1660 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
RidgewoodCemetery 177 Salem Street North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts Founded 1850 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Cedar GroveCemetery Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts
KingCemetery Lowell Street Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Broad StreetCemetery 5 Broad Street Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Benjamin Goodhue (1748-1814) — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,September20, 1748.Merchant;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80; memberofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1780-82; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1783, 1786-88;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1789-96 (2nd District 1789-93,1st District 1793-95, 11th District 1795-96);U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1796-1800.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 28,1814 (age65 years, 311days).Interment at Broad Street Cemetery.
| Benjamin Pickman Jr. (1763-1843) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,September30, 1763.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1797-1802, 1812-13; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1803;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1809-11.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August16, 1843 (age79 years, 320days).Interment at Broad Street Cemetery.
Harmony GroveCemetery 30 Grove Street Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Leverett Saltonstall (1892-1979) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Dover,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September1, 1892.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Fourth Middlesex District,1923-36;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-36;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1932(alternate),1940,1944,1948,1952(speaker),1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1960,1972;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1936;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1939-45;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67.Unitarian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;Kiwanis;Grange.Died in Dover,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,June 17,1979 (age86 years, 289days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Nathaniel Silsbee (1773-1850) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,January14, 1773.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1810;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1817-21;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1826-35.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 14,1850 (age77 years, 181days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| George Bailey Loring (1817-1891) — also known asGeorge B. Loring — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,November8, 1817.Republican.Physician;surgeon;postmaster atSalem,Mass., 1853-58; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1866-67; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee),1872,1876(speaker);MassachusettsRepublican state chair, 1869-76; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1873-76;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1877-81; U.S.Commissioner of Agriculture, 1881-85; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1889-90.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,September14, 1891 (age73 years, 310days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| William Cogswell (1838-1895) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Bradford, Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,August23, 1838.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1868-69, 1873-74; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1870-71, 1881-83; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1885-86;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1887-95 (7th District 1887-93,6th District 1893-95); died in office 1895; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1888,1892.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 22,1895 (age56 years, 272days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March31, 1770.Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1800;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-08 (at-large 1803-05, 2ndDistrict 1805-08); died in office 1808.Died inWashington,D.C.,April15, 1808 (age38 years, 15days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.
| Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 13,1783.Whig.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1813-14, 1816, 1822, 1829, 1834,1844; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1817-19;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1836-38;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1838-43.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,May 8,1845 (age61 years, 329days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Charles Wentworth Upham (1802-1875) — also known asCharles W. Upham — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Saint John,NewBrunswick,May 4,1802.Whig.Ordainedminister; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1840-49, 1859-60;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1852-53;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1853-55;defeated, 1850; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1857-58.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 15,1875 (age73 years, 42days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Leverett Saltonstall (1825-1895) — of Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March16, 1825.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1860 (Constitutional Union,3rd District), 1866 (Democratic, 7th District), 1868 (Democratic, 7thDistrict), 1869 (Democratic, 7th District); delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1880;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1885-89.Died in Chestnut Hill, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April15, 1895 (age70 years, 30days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Joseph Sebastian Cabot (1796-1874) — also known asJoseph S. Cabot — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,October8, 1796.Whig.Banker;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1845-49.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 29,1874 (age77 years, 264days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Samuel Calley (1821-1883) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,April13, 1821.Housepainter; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1870-71;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1872, 1881-82.Killedhimself byhanging,in the back stairway of his home, Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,January1, 1883 (age61 years, 263days).Entombed at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Walter Howard Creamer (1860-1937) — also known asWalter H. Creamer — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,October18, 1860.Democrat.Clothingmanufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1908;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1910; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Massachusetts,1913;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19;mayor ofLynn, Mass., 1918-21.Died in Nahant,EssexCounty, Mass.,February2, 1937 (age76 years, 107days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| David Pingree (1795-1863) — also known as"Merchant Prince ofSalem" —of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Georgetown,EssexCounty, Mass.,December31, 1795.Shipowner;merchant;cotton millpresident;lumberbusiness;banker;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1851-52.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March31, 1863 (age67 years, 90days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Stephen Henry Phillips — of Massachusetts.Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1858-61.Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery. | George Russell Jewett (1852-1937) — also known asGeorge R. Jewett — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,August20, 1852.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1896,1900(alternate); member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council 5th District; elected 1904.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,February10, 1937 (age84 years, 174days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Dudley Leavitt Pickman (1779-1846) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,1779.Shipowner;importerand exporter; investor and stockholder incotton andwoolenmills andrailroads;financier;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1820.DiedNovember4, 1846 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
 Schuyler Merritt Meyer (1885-1970) — also known asSchuyler M. Meyer — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October27, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1914, 1917-18 (New York County 27th District1914, 1917, New York County 15th District 1918); member ofNew Yorkstate senate 17th District, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.EnglishandDanishancestry.Died, fromarteriosclerosisandgangreneof both legs, in anursinghome at Dover,StraffordCounty, N.H.,June 21,1970 (age84 years, 237days).Cremated;ashes interred at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| George Choate (1796-1880) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,November7, 1796.Physician;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1840.DiedJune 4,1880 (age83 years, 210days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
| Theodore Frelinghuysen Dwight (1846-1917) — also known asTheodore F. Dwight — ofWashington,D.C.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1846.Librarian;director, Boston Public Library, 1892-94; U.S. Consular Agent inVevey, 1904-14.Bisexual.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February3, 1917 (age70 years, 237days).Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | Stephen Clarendon Phillips (1801-1857) — also known asStephen C. Phillips — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,November4, 1801.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1824-29; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1830;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1834-38;mayor ofSalem, Mass., 1838-42; Free Soil candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1848, 1849.He was among 253 passengers and crew who perished in theburning ofthesteamshipMontreal, on the St. Lawrence River, near Quebec City,Quebec,June26, 1857 (age55 years, 234days). His remains wereneverrecovered.Cenotaph at Harmony Grove Cemetery.
HawthorneBoulevard Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
St. Mary'sCemetery 226 North Street Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| William Henry Bates (1917-1969) — also known asWilliam H. Bates — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,April26, 1917.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1950-69; died inoffice 1969.Died, fromstomachcancer, inBethesdaNaval Hospital, Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 22,1969 (age52 years, 57days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
| James Kinsella (1889-1966) — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.BornDecember6, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1928.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,March22, 1966 (age76 years, 106days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
| Morgan J. McSweeney — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1912.Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.SwampscottCemetery Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts
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