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Franklin County
Massachusetts

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Franklin County

Index to Locations AshfieldAshfield Plains Cemetery BernardstonCenter Cemetery BernardstonTown Cemetery ColrainChandler Hill Cemetery ConwayHowland Cemetery GreenfieldFederal Street Cemetery GreenfieldFederal Street Cemetery GreenfieldGreen River Cemetery GreenfieldNorth Meadows Cemetery East Leverett, LeverettEast LeverettCemetery Ashfield PlainsCemetery Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948) — also known asEdward M. Bassett — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1903-05.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,October7, 1948 (age85 years, 243days).Interment at Ashfield Plains Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     Relatives: Sonof Charles R. Bassett and Elvira (Rogers) Bassett; married,May 14,1890, to Annie R. Preston.   See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Samuel Clesson Allen (1772-1842) — also known asSamuel C. Allen — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Bernardston,FranklinCounty, Mass.,January5, 1772.Pastor;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1806-10; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1812-15, 1831;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1817-29 (6th District 1817-25,7th District 1825-29); member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1829-30.Congregationalist.Died in Northfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February8, 1842 (age70 years, 34days).Interment at Center Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Zebulon Allen and Freedom (Cooley) Allen; married,September11, 1793, to Sarah Newcomb; married,April10, 1797, to Mary Hunt; father ofElishaHunt Allen; grandfather ofWilliamFessenden Allen andFrederickHobbes Allen; great-grandnephew ofRogerWolcott (1679-1767); first cousin twice removed ofErastusWolcott andOliverWolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed ofOliverWolcott Jr.,RogerGriswold,FrederickWolcott andChesterAshley; second cousin twice removed ofWilliamPitkin,AlbertAsahel Bliss andPhilemonBliss; second cousin thrice removed ofJudsonH. Warner; third cousin ofHenryLeavitt Ellsworth andWilliamWolcott Ellsworth; third cousin once removed ofMatthewGriswold (1714-1799),DanielPitkin,TheodoreDavenport,ChesterWilliam Chapin,JohnWilliam Allen,WilliamAlfred Buckingham,JamesSamuel Wadsworth,HenryTitus Backus,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,ChristopherParsons Wolcott,MatthewGriswold (1833-1919) andRogerWolcott (1847-1900); third cousin twice removed ofCharlesFrederick Wadsworth,JamesWolcott Wadsworth,EdwardOliver Wolcott,EdwinW. Kellogg,AlfredWolcott andSamuelHerbert Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed ofAlfredClark Chapin,AbrahamLincoln Kellogg,HenryAugustus Wolcott,ArthurBeebe Chapin,JamesWolcott Wadsworth Jr. andSeldenChapin; fourth cousin ofJamesHillhouse,JonathanBrace,TimothyPitkin,JamesKilbourne,AmaziahBrainard andGreeneCarrier Bronson; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasKimberly Brace,PhineasLyman Tracy,WalterBooth,AlbertHaller Tracy,MillardFillmore,ByronH. Kilbourn,LeveretBrainard,HenryPurdy Day,EdmundDay andJohnRobert Graham Pitkin.
		Political family:Allenfamily of Northfield, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Minnie Ryan Dwight (1873-1957) — also known asMinnie R. Dwight;MinnieRyan —of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Hadley,HampshireCounty, Mass.,June 22,1873.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1920-34; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1928(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business).Female.Episcopalian.DiedJuly 31,1957 (age84 years, 39days).Interment at Town Cemetery.

	Relatives:Daughter of Patrick Ryan and Catherine (Reilley) Ryan; married,November5, 1896, to William G. Dwight; mother ofWilliamDwight; grandmother ofDonaldR. Dwight.
		Political family:Dwightfamily of Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Samuel Taggart (1754-1825) — of Colrain,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Londonderry,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,March24, 1754.Farmer;minister;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-17 (at-large 1803-05, 6thDistrict 1805-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815-17).Presbyterian.Died in Colrain,FranklinCounty, Mass.,April25, 1825 (age71 years, 32days).Interment at Chandler Hill Cemetery.

Lincoln Clark (1800-1886) — of Iowa. Born in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,August9, 1800.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1851-53; candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1861.Slaveowner. Died in Conway,FranklinCounty, Mass.,September16, 1886 (age86 years, 38days).Interment at Howland Cemetery.

James Church Alvord (1808-1839) — of Massachusetts. Born in Greenwich (now part of Quabbin Reservoir),HampshireCounty, Mass.,April14, 1808.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1837; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1838;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1839; died inoffice 1839.Died in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,September27, 1839 (age31 years, 166days).Interment at Federal Street Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.

Joseph Stebbins Lyman (1785-1821) — of New York. Born in Northfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February14, 1785.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1819-21.Died in Cooperstown,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,March21, 1821 (age36 years, 35days).Interment at Federal Street Cemetery.

William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887) — also known asWilliam B. Washburn — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Winchendon,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,January31, 1820.Republican.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1863-71;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1872-74; resigned 1874;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1874-75.Died suddenly, while seated on the platform at ameetingof the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Affairs, inSpringfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October5, 1887 (age67 years, 247days).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Asa Washburn and Phebe (Whitney) Washburn; married1847 to HannahA. Sweetser.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial

George Grennell Jr. (1786-1877) — also known asGeorge Grinnell Jr. — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,December25, 1786.Whig.Lawyer;FranklinCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1820-28; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1825-27;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1829-39 (7th District 1829-33,6th District 1833-39); probate judge in Massachusetts, 1849-53;FranklinCounty Clerk of Courts, 1853-65; first president, Troy &GreenfieldRailroad.Died in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November19, 1877 (age90 years, 329days).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof George Grennell and Lydia (Stevens) Grennell; married to ElizaSeymour Perkins; father ofWilliamFowler Grinnell.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail

 George Thomas Davis (1810-1877) — of Massachusetts. Born in Sandwich,BarnstableCounty, Mass.,January12, 1810.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1850;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1851-53.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,June 17,1877 (age67 years, 156days).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

 John William Haigis (1881-1960) — also known asJohn W. Haigis — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Turners Falls, Montague,FranklinCounty, Mass.,July 31,1881.Republican. Founder, editor, and publisher of theGreenfieldRecordernewspaper;banker;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1909-12; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1915-16, 1923-26;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1929-30; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1934; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1936; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1940(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business;speaker);trustee of the University of Massachusetts, 1940-56; owner andoperator ofradiostation WHAI.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows;Redmen.Died in1960(ageabout78 years).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

Relatives: Sonof John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis; married,December3, 1913, to Rose Luippold; married,December3, 1942, to Alice G. Whelan.

 William Fowler Grinnell (1831-1912) — also known asWilliam F. Grinnell — of New York. Born in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,June 2,1831.U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) inSt. Etienne, 1877-78; U.S. Consul inBremen, 1878-82;Bradford, 1882-89;Manchester, 1889-99.Died in Paris,France,December11, 1912 (age81 years, 192days).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

	Relatives: SonofGeorgeGrennell Jr. and Eliza Seymour (Perkins)Grinnell.
		Epitaph: "Thou wilt keep him in perfectpeace, whose mind is stayed on Thee."
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

 Daniel Howe Newton (1827-1911) — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.; Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Hubbardston,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 22,1827.Papermill business;FranklinCounty Treasurer, 1862-65; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1869; president, Hoosac Tunnel &WilmingtonRailroadCo., 1887-1905.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 19,1911 (age83 years, 331days).Interment at Green River Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Esther (Hale) Newton and James Newton; married,September24, 1862, to Mary Abby Cogswell.
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North MeadowsCemetery
711 Colrain Road
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Founded 1820
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Frank Gerrett (1857-1933) — of Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.Born in Greenfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,February4, 1857.Republican.Farmer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-03; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Franklin & Hampshire District, 1905-06.DiedJuly 29,1933 (age76 years, 175days).Interment at North Meadows Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Married to Allie M. Smith.
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East LeverettCemetery
East Leverett, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts
James E. McCullough (1888-1961) — of Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.Born in1888.Republican.Delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Keene 2ndWard, 1956; electedNewHampshire state house of representatives from Keene 2nd Ward 1956.Died in thestatecapitol building, Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,1961(ageabout73 years).Interment at East Leverett Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Relatives:Son-in-law ofArthurG. Hill.

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