Index to Locations BrimfieldBrimfield CemeteryChesterPine Hill CemeteryChicopeeCalvary CemeteryChicopeeChicopee CemeteryChicopeeFairview CemeteryChicopeeSt. Stanislaus CemeteryChicopee Falls, ChicopeeSt. Patrick'sCemeteryHolyokeUnknown locationHolyokeCalvary CemeteryHolyokeForestdale CemeteryLongmeadowUnknown locationPalmerOak Knoll CemeterySpringfieldUnknown locationSpringfieldHillcrest CemeterySpringfieldLongmeadow CemeterySpringfieldOak Grove CemeterySpringfieldPeabody CemeterySpringfieldSt. Benedict'sCemeterySpringfieldSt. Michael's CemeterySpringfieldSpringfield CemeteryWest SpringfieldBeth El CemeteryWest SpringfieldPark StreetCemeteryWestfieldMechanic Street CemeteryWestfieldPine Hill Cemetery
BrimfieldCemetery
Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Eaton (1764-1811) — of Windsor,WindsorCounty, Vt.; Brimfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,February23, 1764.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Clerk,Vermont House of Representatives, 1791-92; U.S. Consul General inTunis, 1797-1803; led multinational military force in NorthAfrica, 1804-05, in an effort to overthrow the Barbary pirates;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1807-08.Died in Brimfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 1,1811 (age47 years, 98days).Interment at Brimfield Cemetery. | | Marsena Baker (1802-1859) — ofCattaraugusCounty, N.Y.Born in1802.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cattaraugus County 1st District, 1859; diedin office 1859.Died in Brimfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March 4,1859 (ageabout 56years).Interment at Brimfield Cemetery.
Pine HillCemetery
Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts
CalvaryCemetery
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Michael Edward Mellen (1848-1906) — also known asWilliam M. E. Mellen — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April 6,1848.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1892;mayorof Chicopee, Mass., 1894-95.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 14,1906 (age58 years, 38days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Daniel Joseph Coakley (1880-1932) — also known asDaniel J. Coakley — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November18, 1880.Democrat.Mayorof Chicopee, Mass., 1916-20; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Tenth Hampden District, 1925-32;died in office 1932.Died in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 2,1932 (age51 years, 166days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
ChicopeeCemetery
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Chester William Chapin (1798-1883) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Ludlow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December16, 1798.Democrat.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1860;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1875-77;defeated, 1876.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 10,1883 (age84 years, 176days).Original interment atSpringfield Cemetery,Springfield, Mass.; reinterment at Chicopee Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Chapin and Mary (Smith) Chapin; married,June 1,1825, to Dorcus Chapin; granduncle ofAlfredClark Chapin; second great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr.; third great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish andAlexaFish Ward; first cousin twice removed ofArthurBeebe Chapin; second cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); third cousin ofJohnPutnam Chapin; third cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,DanielChapin (1791-1878) andGrahamHurd Chapin; third cousin twice removed ofAlbertClark Chapin; fourth cousin ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,ElijahBoardman,JohnAllen,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway andElishaHunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterB. Garnsey,AmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,WillardJ. Chapin,DanielKellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,WilliamWhiting Boardman,JohnWilliam Allen,EdmundGillett Chapin,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,JohnMilton Thayer,WilliamFessenden Allen,ZenasFerry Moody,AndrewBliss Chapin andFrederickHobbes Allen. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
FairviewCemetery
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Dexter Robinson (1834-1896) — also known asGeorge D. Robinson — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Massachusetts,January20, 1834.Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1877-84 (11th District1877-83, 12th District 1883-84);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1884-87.DiedFebruary22, 1896 (age62 years, 33days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
St. StanislausCemetery
800 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Founded 1924
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Jacob Trybulski (1905-1989) — also known asWalter J. Trybulski — of Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Charlestown,SullivanCounty, N.H.,November19, 1905.Republican.Lawyer;mayorof Chicopee, Mass., 1952-56; candidate forMassachusettsstate treasurer, 1960.Polishancestry.Died, fromheartfailure, in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January13, 1989 (age83 years, 55days).Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
St. Patrick'sCemetery
Chicopee Falls, Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts
UnknownLocations
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Fairfield Whiting (1864-1936) — also known asWilliam F. Whiting — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 20,1864.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1920,1924,1928,1932;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1928-29.Congregationalist.DiedAugust31, 1936 (age72 years, 42days).Interment somewhere. | | Adelard Archambault (1860-1923) — of Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Saint-Paul,Quebec,April24, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives, 1900-03;LieutenantGovernor of Rhode Island, 1903-04;mayorof Woonsocket, R.I., 1905-07, 1917-19; Democratic candidate forPresidential Elector for Rhode Island,1916.Catholic.FrenchCanadian ancestry.Died in Woonsocket,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,February19, 1923 (age62 years, 301days).Interment somewhere.| | Relatives: Sonof Francois Xavier Archambault and Delphine (Bouthillier)Archambault. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
CalvaryCemetery
Northampton Street
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Founded 1882
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Raymond Lawrence Merrigan (1919-2000) — also known asRaymond L. Merrigan — of North Adams,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Born in South Deerfield, Deerfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;newspaperreporter;photographer;postmaster atNorthAdams, Mass., 1961-89 (acting, 1961-64).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Elks;Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Chicopee,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 28,2000 (ageabout 80years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Theresa V. (Tucker) Merrigan and Francis Mark Merrigan; married toHelen M. McKillop. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
ForestdaleCemetery
Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Whiting (1841-1911) — of Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Dudley,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,May 24,1841.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1873;mayorof Holyoke, Mass., 1878-79;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1883-89;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1896.Died in Holyoke,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January9, 1911 (age69 years, 230days).Interment at Forestdale Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Longmeadow, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Alford W. Cooley — of Westchester, Westchester County (now part of Bronx,BronxCounty), N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1900-01.Interment somewhere.
Oak KnollCemetery
Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Ellsworth Chamberlin (1872-1952) — also known asGeorge E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.;Lynchburg,Va.Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock,WindhamCounty, Conn.,February17, 1872.Travelingsalesman; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy ConsulGeneral inSingapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul inSwatow, 1910;Queenstown, 1910-14;Georgetown, 1914-19;Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General inGlasgow, as of 1927-30;Halifax, as of 1932.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;AmericanGeographic Society.Died inLynchburg,Va.,December7, 1952 (age80 years, 294days).Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Chandler Chamberlin and Maria Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin;married,September7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: U.S. passport application(1922) |
UnknownLocation
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Ely (1765-1817) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August14, 1765.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1800;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1805-15 (5th District 1805-13,at-large 1813-15).Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October9, 1817 (age52 years, 56days).Interment somewhere.
HillcrestCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry Leland Bowles (1866-1932) — also known asHenry L. Bowles — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Athens,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January6, 1866.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1920,1924;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1925-29.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 7,1932 (age66 years, 122days).Cremated;ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery. | | Vernon Ensign Bradley (1912-1990) — also known asVernon E. Bradley;BradBradley —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,September27, 1912.Republican.Accountant;realtor;realestate developer; candidate formayorof Springfield, Mass., 1949; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1954.UnitedChurch of Christ. Member,Civitan.Died, ofarteriosclerosis,in ahospitalat Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,September7, 1990 (age77 years, 345days).Cremated;ashes interred at Hillcrest Cemetery.
LongmeadowCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Russell Clason (1890-1985) — also known asCharles R. Clason — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Gardiner,KennebecCounty, Maine,September3, 1890.Republican.Rhodesscholar;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1937-49;defeated, 1934, 1948; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1956,1960.Methodist.Member,PhiBeta Kappa;Freemasons;Rotary.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 7,1985 (age94 years, 307days).Interment at Longmeadow Cemetery.
Oak GroveCemetery
426 Bay Street
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elisha Burr Maynard (1842-1906) — also known asElisha B. Maynard — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Wilbraham,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November21, 1842.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1887-88; superior court judge inMassachusetts, 1905.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 28,1906 (age63 years, 188days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Dwight O. Gilmore (1838-1918) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in1838.Republican.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1899.DiedJune 10,1918 (ageabout 79years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | William Kirk Kaynor (1884-1929) — also known asWilliam K. Kaynor — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Sanborn,O'BrienCounty, Iowa,November29, 1884.Republican. Postmaster atSpringfield,Mass., 1923-28;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1929; died inoffice 1929.Killed in thecrash of amilitary plane, shortly after takeoff from the Bolling Fieldairbase, Anacostia,Washington,D.C.,December20, 1929 (age45 years, 21days). It was his first time in an airplane.Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Arthur Atwood Ballantine Jr. (1914-1975) — also known asArt Ballantine — of Durango,La PlataCounty, Colo.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October12, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;bankdirector; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Colorado,1960.Episcopalian.Member,SigmaDelta Chi;Lions;Sons ofthe American Revolution.DiedNovember14, 1975 (age61 years, 33days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
PeabodyCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Dwight (1758-1819) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October29, 1758.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1794-95; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1796-1803;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1808-09.DiedJanuary2, 1819 (age60 years, 65days).Interment at Peabody Cemetery. | | Mark Trafton (1810-1901) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts,1810.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1855-57.Died in1901(ageabout91 years).Interment at Peabody Cemetery. | | Samuel Knox (1815-1905) — ofSt.Louis, Mo.Born in Blandford,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March21, 1815.Republican.U.S.Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1864-65.DiedMarch 7,1905 (age89 years, 351days).Interment at Peabody Cemetery.
St. Benedict'sCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Martin Bourke (1867-1939) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bridgeport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December1, 1867.Republican.Pharmacist;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1915, 1917-18, 1920 (New York County 17thDistrict 1915, 1917, New York County 9th District 1918, 1920);defeated, 1915.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,RoyalArcanum;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 8,1939 (age71 years, 128days).Interment at St. Benedict's Cemetery.
St. Michael'sCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) — also known asLawrence F. O'Brien;LarryO'Brien —of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 17,1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrativeassistant to U.S. Rep.FosterFurcolo, 1948-50;publicrelations business;U.S.Postmaster General, 1965-68;Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his officewas the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner,NationalBasketballAssociation, 1975-84.Irishancestry. Member,Elks;AmericanLegion.Died, ofcancer,inNew YorkHospital-CornellMedical Center, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1990 (age73 years, 73days).Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.  | Edward Patrick Boland (1911-2001) — also known asEdward P. Boland — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October1, 1911.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1935-40;HampdenCounty Register of Deeds, 1941-52; served in the U.S. Army duringWorld War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952,1960,1964,1972;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1953-89.Catholic.Irishancestry.Sponsor of amendments that outlawed U.S. aid to the Nicaraguan"contra" rebels in the 1980s.Died, ofcardiovascularcomplications, following afracturedhip, at MercyMedicalCenter, Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November4, 2001 (age90 years, 34days).Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery. | | | William Joseph Granfield (1889-1959) — also known asWilliam J. Granfield — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December18, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1917-19;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1924,1928,1932,1936;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1930-37; districtjudge in Massachusetts, 1936-49.Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Elks;Eagles.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 28,1959 (age69 years, 161days).Interment at St. Michael's Cemetery.
SpringfieldCemetery
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Founded 1841
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Emerson Wight (1815-1890) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Sturbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,March27, 1815.Republican.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1875-78.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January1, 1890 (age74 years, 280days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Ansel Phelps Jr. (d. 1860) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1856-58.Died in June,1860.Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | William Barron Calhoun (1796-1865) — also known asWilliam B. Calhoun — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December29, 1796.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1825-34, 1861;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1828-34;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1835-43;Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1844;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1846;secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1848-51;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1859.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November8, 1865 (age68 years, 314days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Charles Leonard Long (1851-1930) — also known asCharles L. Long — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.BornSeptember16, 1851.Republican.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1895.DiedApril29, 1930 (age78 years, 225days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Henry Moses Phillips (d. 1911) — also known asHenry M. Phillips — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Republican.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1883-85; postmaster atSpringfield,Mass., 1890-94;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1894-95; resigned 1895; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1900.Died in March,1911.Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Philos B. Tyler (d. 1876) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1854.Died in January,1876.Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | William Henry Haile (1833-1901) — also known asWilliam H. Haile — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Chesterfield,CheshireCounty, N.H.,September23, 1833.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1865, 1871;manufacturer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1881; member ofMassachusettsstate senate First Hampden District, 1882-83;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1890-93; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1892.Died, from akidneyailment, in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,February13, 1901 (age67 years, 143days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Edwin W. Ladd (1830-1887) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Ellington,TollandCounty, Conn.,1830.Democrat.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1882.DiedMarch29, 1887 (ageabout 56years).Interment at Springfield Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Jacob Ladd and Rebecca (Charter) Ladd; married to Mary L.Bailey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Eliphalet Trask (1806-1890) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Monson,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January8, 1806.Whig.Foundrybusiness;banker;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1855; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1856-57, 1862;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1858-61.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December9, 1890 (age84 years, 335days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Lawson Sibley (1836-1898) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in1836.Democrat.Flour andfeedbusiness;HampdenCounty Commissioner, 1873-76;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1892.DiedMarch18, 1898 (ageabout 61years).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Henry S. Dickinson (1863-1912) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.BornSeptember26, 1863.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1898.DiedJune 12,1912 (age48 years, 260days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Lewis J. Powers (1837-1915) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,January15, 1837.Papermanufacturer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1879-80.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,September15, 1915 (age78 years, 243days).Cremated;ashes interred at Springfield Cemetery. | | Ralph Waterbury Ellis (1856-1945) — also known asRalph W. Ellis — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in South Hadley,HampshireCounty, Mass.,November25, 1856.Republican.Lawyer;banker;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1893;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1902.DiedSeptember28, 1945 (age88 years, 307days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Newrie D. Winter (1859-1947) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.BornFebruary12, 1859.Democrat.Mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1896-97.DiedAugust19, 1947 (age88 years, 188days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | George Ashmun (1804-1870) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Blandford,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December25, 1804.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1833, 1835-36, 1838, 1841;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1841; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1838-39; delegate to Whig National Convention fromMassachusetts, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee);U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1845-51.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 16,1870 (age65 years, 203days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Calvin Clifford Chaffee (1811-1896) — also known asCalvin C. Chaffee — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,August28, 1811.Physician;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1855-59;librarian of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1860-62.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August8, 1896 (age84 years, 346days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Owen Appleton (1909-1937) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,November1, 1909.Communist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 12th District, 1933.Lieutenant in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (U.S. volunteers for theRepublican or anti-Fascist side in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39);killed in action at Fuentes de Ebro,Spain,October17, 1937 (age27 years, 350days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Henry Augustus Wolcott (1866-1941) — also known asHenry A. Wolcott — of West Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.,August6, 1866.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from West Hartford; elected 1926.Died in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,July 12,1941 (age74 years, 340days).Interment at Springfield Cemetery. | | Thomas Meinhard Balliet (1852-1942) — also known asThomas M. Balliet — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New Mahoning,CarbonCounty, Pa.,March 1,1852.Republican.Superintendentof schools;universityprofessor; dean, School of Education, New York University,1904-19; Law Preservation candidate forNew Yorkstate senate 19th District, 1932; Dry candidate fordelegateto New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February18, 1942 (age89 years, 354days).Cremated;ashes interred at Springfield Cemetery; cenotaph atLehightonCemetery, Lehighton, Pa. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Chester William Chapin (1798-1883) — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Ludlow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December16, 1798.Democrat.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1860;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1875-77;defeated, 1876.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 10,1883 (age84 years, 176days).Original interment at Springfield Cemetery; reinterment atChicopee Cemetery, Chicopee, Mass.| | Relatives: Sonof Ephraim Chapin and Mary (Smith) Chapin; married,June 1,1825, to Dorcus Chapin; granduncle ofAlfredClark Chapin; second great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish Jr.; third great-granduncle ofHamiltonFish andAlexaFish Ward; first cousin twice removed ofArthurBeebe Chapin; second cousin twice removed ofDanielChapin (1761-1821); third cousin ofJohnPutnam Chapin; third cousin once removed ofSamuelClesson Allen,DanielChapin (1791-1878) andGrahamHurd Chapin; third cousin twice removed ofAlbertClark Chapin; fourth cousin ofJonathanElmer,EbenezerElmer,EliElmer,ElijahBoardman,JohnAllen,WilliamBostwick,DanielWarner Bostwick,MarshallChapin,JohnHall Brockway andElishaHunt Allen; fourth cousin once removed ofPeterB. Garnsey,AmaziahBrainard,LutherWalter Badger,WillardJ. Chapin,DanielKellogg,LuciusQuintius Cincinnatus Elmer,WilliamWhiting Boardman,JohnWilliam Allen,EdmundGillett Chapin,AlbertAsahel Bliss,PhilemonBliss,JohnMilton Thayer,WilliamFessenden Allen,ZenasFerry Moody,AndrewBliss Chapin andFrederickHobbes Allen. | | | | Political family:Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Beth ElCemetery
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank Harlan Freedman (1924-2003) — also known asFrank H. Freedman — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,December15, 1924.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Springfield, Mass., 1968-72; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1972;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1972-92; took senior status1992; senior judge, 1992-2003.Jewish.Died in Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,August21, 2003 (age78 years, 249days).Interment at Beth El Cemetery.
Park StreetCemetery
West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Samuel Lathrop (1772-1846) — of West Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in West Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,May 1,1772.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1819-27 (5th District 1819-25,8th District 1825-27); member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1829.DiedJuly 11,1846 (age74 years, 71days).Interment at Park Street Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Joseph Lathrop and Elizabeth (Dwight) Lathrop; married,November4, 1797, to Mary McCracken; grandfather ofSamuelLathrop Bronson; second cousin thrice removed ofBenjaminHuntington; third cousin ofJabezHuntington,JoshuaCoit,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849) andPeterBuell Porter; third cousin once removed ofJedediahHuntington,HenryScudder,EbenezerHuntington,WilliamAugustus Bird,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),PeterBuell Porter Jr. andPeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864); third cousin twice removed ofSamuelHuntington,HenryHuntington,GurdonHuntington,JabezWilliams Huntington,SamuelGeorge Andrews,JohnHall Brockway,WaitmanThomas Willey,UlyssesSimpson Grant,RobertCoit Jr.,AbialLathrop andPeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925); third cousin thrice removed ofWilliamPatrick Willey,CharlesA. Hungerford,FrederickDent Grant,UlyssesSimpson Grant Jr.,WilliamBarret Ridgely,GeorgeHarrison Hall,ClaytonHyde Lathrop,WilliamBrainard Coit,AustinEugene Lathrop,ArthurEugene Parmelee,HiramBingham andFrancisWatkinson Cole; fourth cousin ofBelaEdgerton; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington,AbelHuntington,WilliamWoodbridge,IsaacBackus,HemanTicknor,EliThacher Hoyt,CalebScudder,HenryTitus Backus,AlfredPeck Edgerton,BenjaminNicoll Huntington,JosephKetchum Edgerton,BaileyFrye Adams,HenryJoel Scudder andAugustusFrank. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage |
Mechanic StreetCemetery
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
Pine HillCemetery
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Frederick Huntington Gillett (1851-1935) — also known asFrederick H. Gillett — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,October16, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890-91;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1893-1925;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1919-25; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1920,1924,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee);U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1925-31.DiedJuly 31,1935 (age83 years, 288days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery. | | Joseph Buell Ely (1881-1956) — also known asJoseph B. Ely — of Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,February22, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;director, Hampton NationalBank andTrust Company; director, AmericanWoolenCompany; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924,1928,1932,1940,1944;Governorof Massachusetts, 1931-35.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Elks;Kiwanis.Died in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,June 13,1956 (age75 years, 112days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Bernhard Dirks (1884-1955) — also known asHenry B. Dirks — of East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 21,1884.Collegeprofessor;mayorof East Lansing, Mich., 1928-29; defeated (Independent), 1924,1925, 1929.Germanancestry.DiedSeptember18, 1955 (age71 years, 89days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Hermann Johannes Dirks and Anna Elizabeth (Meyer) Dirks; married1913 toBlanche Breckenridge. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Harry Bancroft Putnam (1878-1952) — also known asHarry B. Putnam — of Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,September7, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1911-13; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1932;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Berkshire, Hampshire & Hampden District, 1933-35.Member,Freemasons;Grange;Moose.Died in1952(ageabout73 years).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rufus E. Putnam and Ophelia C. (Bancroft) Putnam; married,February23, 1903, to Margaret McLeod; married to Pearl Luther and HelenE. Campbell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Clinton Leo Chapin (1894-1970) — also known asClinton L. Chapin — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Westfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.,March24, 1894.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford, 1930.Died in May,1970(age76years, 0 days).Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward O. Chapin and Mary J. (Scanlon) Chapin; married to EdytheE. Harris. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
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