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Suffolk County
Massachusetts

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Suffolk County

Charles Sumner (1811-1874) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January6, 1811.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1848;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1851-74; died in office 1874.In May, 1856, he suffered severe injuries in an assault by SouthCarolina Rep.PrestonS. Brooks, who was furious over an anti-slavery speech.Died inWashington,D.C.,March11, 1874 (age63 years, 64days).Interment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; statue erected 1879 at BostonPublic Garden.

Index to Locations

  • BostonBoston Public Garden
  • BostonCentral Burying Ground
  • BostonCommonwealth Avenue Mall
  • BostonCopps Hill Cemetery
  • BostonDorchester North BuryingGround
  • BostonFriends Burial Grounds
  • BostonKing's Chapel BuryingGround
  • BostonLogan International AirportGrounds
  • BostonMt. Hope Cemetery
  • BostonOak Grove Cemetery
  • BostonOld City Hall Grounds
  • BostonOld Granary Burying Ground
  • BostonPhipps Street BuryingGround
  • BostonState House Grounds
  • BostonTrinity Church
  • Brighton, BostonEvergreenCemetery
  • Dorchester, BostonCedar GroveCemetery
  • East Boston, BostonTemple OhabeiShalom Cemetery
  • Hyde Park, BostonFairviewCemetery
  • Jamaica Plain, BostonForest HillsCemetery
  • Mattapan, BostonNew CalvaryCemetery
  • Roslindale, BostonMt. CalvaryCemetery
  • West Roxbury, BostonMishkan TefilaCemetery
  • West Roxbury, BostonSt. Joseph'sCemetery
  • West Roxbury, BostonThe GardensCemetery
  • ChelseaWoodlawn Cemetery


    Boston PublicGarden
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    George Washington (1732-1799) — also known as"Father of His Country";"TheAmerican Fabius" —of Virginia. Born inWestmorelandCounty, Va., February 11, 1731/32 o.s. (February22, 1732).Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1774-75; general in theContinental Army during the Revolutionary War;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;Presidentof the United States, 1789-97.Episcopalian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.As the leader of the Revolution, he could have been King; instead, heserved as thefirstPresident and voluntarily stepped down after two terms. Elected totheHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Slaveowner. Died, probably fromacute bacterialepiglottitis, atFairfaxCounty, Va.,December14, 1799 (age67 years, 295days).Entombed atMt.Vernon, Fairfax County, Va.; memorial monument atNationalMall, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1860 atWashingtonCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue erected 1869 at Boston PublicGarden.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
    George Washington
     Relatives: Sonof Augustine Washington and Mary (Ball) Washington; married,January6, 1759, toMarthaDandridge Custis (aunt ofBurwellBassett); step-father ofJohnParke Custis; uncle ofBushrodWashington; granduncle by marriage ofCharlesMagill Conrad; granduncle ofJohnThornton Augustine Washington andGeorgeCorbin Washington; great-granduncle of Jane Washington AugustaThornton (who marriedJamesBurnie Beck); second great-granduncle ofGeorgeWashington Thornton Beck; first cousin six times removed ofArcherWoodford; second cousin ofHowellLewis; second cousin once removed ofMeriwetherLewis; second cousin twice removed ofHowellCobb (1772-1818),SulifandSutherland Ross andDavidShelby Walker; second cousin thrice removed ofWalkerPeyton Conway,HowellCobb (1815-1868),ThomasReade Rootes Cobb,JamesDavid Walker andDavidShelby Walker Jr.; second cousin four times removed ofAndrewJackson Cobb; second cousin five times removed ofThomasHenry Ball Jr.,Williamde Bruyn=Kops,HoraceLee Washington,EdwinMcPherson Holden,ClaudeC. Ball,ArthurWesley Holden andFranklinDelano Roosevelt; third cousin twice removed ofHenryRootes Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelBullitt Churchill andThomasLeonidas Crittenden.
     Political family:Washingtonfamily of Virginia (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:HenryLee —JoshuaFry —AlexanderDimitry —TobiasLear —DavidMathews —RufusPutnam
     Washington counties inAla.,Ark.,Colo.,Fla.,Ga.,Idaho,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Md.,Minn.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Okla.,Ore.,Pa.,R.I.,Tenn.,Tex.,Utah,Vt.,Va. andWis. arenamed for him.
     ThecityofWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim.  — Thestateof Washington isnamed forhim.  —MountWashington (highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanet886 Washingtonia (discovered 1917), isnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:GeneralWashington JohnstonGeorgeWashington Lent MarrGeorgeWashington HeardGeorgeWashington BarnettGeorgeWashington DavisGeorgeW. OwenGeorgeW. TolandGeorgeW. LayGeorgeW. PattersonGeorgeW. B. TownsGeorgeWashington AdamsGeorgeWashington HockleyGeorgeW. SmythG.W. IngersollGeorgeW. HopkinsGeorgeWashington MontgomeryJosephGeorge Washington DuncanGeorgeW. KittredgeGeorgeWashington Juden, Sr.GeorgeW. JonesGeorgeWashington LaneGeorgeW. HarrisonGeorgeWashington EwingGeorgeWashington SeabrookGeorgeW. MorrisonGeorgeW. WoodwardGeorgeWashington WrightGeorgeWashington TriplettGeorgeWashington GlasscockGeorgeW. SchuylerGeorgeWashington HolmanGeorgeW. GreeneGeorgeW. JohnsonGeorgeW. WolcottGeorgeW. PaschalGeorgeWashington DunlapGeorgeWashington WarrenGeorgeWashington HillGeorgeWashington LoganGeorgeW. GetchellGeorgeW. WrightGeorgeW. JulianGeorgeWashington DyalGeorgeW. LaddGeorgeW. PeckGeorgeWashington NesmithGeorgeW. MorganGeorgeWashington BrooksGeorgeWashington CowlesGeorgeW. GeddesGeorgeWashington WhitmoreGeorgeWashington BridgesGeorgeW. CateGeorgeW. HoukGeorgeW. WebberGeorgeW. BemisGeorgeW. BatchelderGeorgeWashington FairbrotherGeorgeW. GlickGeorgeW. RylandGeorgeW. JonesGeorgeW. BakerGeorgeW. ShellGeorgeW. AndersonGeorgeW. CrouseGeorgeW. HulickGeorgeW. AllenGeorgeW. F. HarperGeorgeWashington ClarkGeorgeW. McCraryGeorgeW. GordonGeorgeW. KingsburyGeorgeW. CovingtonGeorgeWashington FleegerGeorgeW. SteeleGeorgeW. WilsonGeorgeW. MartinGeorgeW. E. DorseyGeorgeW. PlunkittGeorgeW. FurbushGeorgeW. SuttonGeorgeW. CurtinGeorgeW. RayGeorgeW. RooseveltGeorgeW. SmithGeorgeW. KippGeorgeW. CampbellGeorgeW. TaylorGeorgeW. StoneGeorgeW. BartchGeorgeW. ShonkGeorgeW. PaulGeorgeW. CookGeorgeW. ClarkeGeorgeW. MurrayGeorgeW. FarisGeorgeW. FithianGeorgeW. PrinceGeorgeW. BucknerGeorgeW. CromerGeorgeW. DonagheyGeorgeT. BeckGeorgeW. AldridgeGeorgeWashington WagonerGeorgeWashington GoethalsGeorgeW. ArmstrongGeorgeW. LovejoyGeorgeW. OakesGeorgeW. HaysGeorgeW. EdmondsGeorgeW. LindsayGeorgeWashington JonesT.G. W. TarverGeorgeW. DardenGeorgeW. McCaskrinGeorgeWashington EnglishGeorgeWashington JonesGeorgeW. MeadGeorgeW. CollinsGeorgeW. GibbonsGeorgeW. ListGeorgeW. CalkinGeorgeWashington SullivanGeorgeW. RauchGeorgeW. MichellGeorgeWashington JacksonGeorgeW. BlanchardGeorgeWashington HerzGeorgeW. BristowGeorgeWashington HardyGeorgeW. BallardGeorgeW. McKownGeorgeW. Collins
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. quarter (25 cent coin), and on the $1 bill. Hisportraitalso appeared on various other denominations of U.S. currency,and on the Confederate States $50 note during the Civil War.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about George Washington: RichardBrookhiser,FoundingFather: Rediscovering George Washington — James ThomasFlexner,Washington:The Indispensable Man — Willard Sterne Randall,GeorgeWashington : A Life — Richard Norton Smith,Patriarch: George Washington and the New American Nation —Henry Wiencek,AnImperfect God : George Washington, His Slaves, and the Creation ofAmerica — James MacGregor Burns,GeorgeWashington — Joseph J. Ellis,HisExcellency, George Washington — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — David Barton,TheBulletproof George Washington: An Account of God's ProvidentialCare — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Wendie C. Old,GeorgeWashington (for young readers)
     Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891)
  • Charles Sumner
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Pinckney Sumner and Relief (Jacob) Sumner; married1866 to AliceMason Hooper; fourth cousin ofIsraelWashburn andReuelWashburn; fourth cousin once removed ofIsraelWashburn Jr.,ElihuBenjamin Washburne,CadwalladerColden Washburn,CharlesAmes Washburn andWilliamDrew Washburn.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Cross-reference:L.M. Keitt
     Charles SumnerSchool(built 1872 for African-American students; now serves as anarchivesand museum), inWashington,D.C., isnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:CharlesS. CairnsCharlesSumner BirdCharlesS. ChaseCharlesS. AshleyCharlesS. HamlinCharlesS. WinansCharlesS. DanaCharlesS. EastmanCharlesS. PendletonCharlesSumner Bird, Jr.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Library ofCongress
    Wendell PhillipsWendell Phillips (1811-1884) — Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1811.Lawyer;abolitionist;orator;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1870 (Labor Reform), 1877 (Greenback).Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAnti-Slavery Society.Died, fromheartdisease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February2, 1884 (age72 years, 65days).Interment atMiltonCemetery, Milton, Mass.; statue erected 1915 at Boston PublicGarden.
     Relatives: SonofJohnPhillips and Sarah (Walley) Phillips.
     Wendell PhillipsHighSchool (opened 1904), inChicago,Illinois, isnamed forhim.  — Wendell PhillipsSchool(opened 1890, closed 1950) inWashington,D.C., wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884)


    Central BuryingGround
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Stephen Higginson (1743-1828) — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,November28, 1743.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1783.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September22, 1828 (age84 years, 299days).Interment at Central Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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    Politicians formerlyburied here: John Lowell (1743-1802) — also known as"The Old Judge" — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 17,1743.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1778, 1780-82;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1780;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1784-85; Judge, Massachusetts Court of Appeals,1784-89;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1789-1801;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals, 1801-02.Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,May 6,1802 (age58 years, 323days).Original interment at Central Burying Ground; reinterment in 1895 atForest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Lowell and Sarah (Champney) Lowell; married,January8, 1767, to Sarah Higginson; married,May 31,1774, to Susanna Cabot; married,December25, 1778, to Rebecca (Graves) Tyng; second great-grandfather ofJohnGardner Coolidge andAugustusPeabody Gardner; fourth great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial


    CommonwealthAvenue Mall
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) — also known as"Alexander theCoppersmith" —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Charles Town,Nevis,January11, 1757.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from New York, 1782-83; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County, 1786-87;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New YorkCounty, 1788;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-95.Episcopalian.ScottishandFrenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;Societyof the Cincinnati.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1915.Shotandmortallywounded in aduel withAaronBurr, on July 11, 1804, and died the next day in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,July 12,1804 (age47 years, 183days).Interment atTrinityChurchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue atTreasuryBuilding Grounds, Washington, D.C.; statue at Commonwealth AvenueMall.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
    Alexander Hamilton
     Relatives: Sonof James Hamilton and Rachel (Faucette) Hamilton; married,December14, 1780, to Elizabeth Schuyler (daughter ofPhilipJohn Schuyler; sister ofPhilipJeremiah Schuyler); father ofAlexanderHamilton Jr.,JamesAlexander Hamilton andWilliamStephen Hamilton; great-grandfather ofRobertRay Hamilton; second great-grandfather ofLaurensM. Hamilton; ancestor *** ofRobertHamilton Woodruff.
     Political family:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:NathanielPendleton —RobertTroup —JohnTayler —WilliamP. Van Ness
     Hamilton counties inFla.,Ill.,Ind.,Kan.,Neb.,N.Y.,Ohio andTenn. arenamed for him.
     ThecityofHamilton,Ohio, isnamed forhim.  — Hamilton Hall (dormitory, built 1926), atHarvardUniversityBusiness School,Boston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:AlexanderH. BuellAlexanderH. HolleyHamiltonFishAlexanderH. StephensAlexanderH. BullockAlexanderH. BaileyAlexanderH. RiceAlexanderH. WallisAlexanderHamilton JonesAlexanderH. WatermanAlexanderH. CoffrothAlexanderH. DudleyAlexanderH. RevellAlexanderHamilton HargisAlexanderHamilton PhillipsAlexWoodle
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $10 bill; from the 1860s to the 1920s, hisportrait also appeared on U.S. notes and certificates of variousdenominations from $2 to $1,000.
     Personal motto: "Do it betteryet."
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —HistoricalSociety of the New York Courts
     Books about Alexander Hamilton: RichardBrookhiser,AlexanderHamilton, American — Forrest McDonald,AlexanderHamilton: A Biography — Gertrude Atherton,Conqueror: Dramatized Biography of Alexander Hamilton — RonChernow,AlexanderHamilton — Thomas Fleming,Duel:Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future ofAmerica — Arnold A. Rogow,AFatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —Willard Sterne Randall,AlexanderHamilton: A Life — John Harper,AmericanMachiavelli : Alexander Hamilton and the Origins of U.S. ForeignPolicy — Stephen F. Knott,AlexanderHamilton and the Persistence of Myth — Charles Cerami,YoungPatriots: The Remarkable Story of Two Men. Their Impossible Plan andThe Revolution That Created The Constitution — DonaldBarr Chidsey,Mr.Hamilton and Mr. Jefferson
     Critical books about AlexanderHamilton: Thomas DiLorenzo,Hamilton'sCurse : How Jefferson's Arch Enemy Betrayed the American Revolution-- and What It means for Americans Today
     Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1957)
     Patrick Andrew Collins (1844-1905) — also known asPatrick A. Collins — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Fermoy, County Cork,Ireland,March12, 1844.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1868-69; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1870-71; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1876,1880,1888,1892,1904;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1883-89; U.S.Consul General inLondon, 1893-97;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1902-05; defeated, 1899; died in office 1905.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Hot Springs,BathCounty, Va.,September13, 1905 (age61 years, 185days).Interment atHolyhoodCemetery, Brookline, Mass.; memorial monument at CommonwealthAvenue Mall.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article


    Copps HillCemetery
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Isaac Parker (1768-1830) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 17,1768.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1797-99;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1806-30;chiefjustice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1814-30.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 25,1830 (age62 years, 38days).Interment at Copps Hill Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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    Dorchester NorthBurying Ground
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1633
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Henry Lillie Pierce (1825-1896) — also known asHenry L. Pierce — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Stoughton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August23, 1825.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1860; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1868;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1873, 1878-79;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1873-77.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December17, 1896 (age71 years, 116days).Interment at Dorchester North Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Elizabeth Smith (Lillie) Pierce and Jesse Pierce.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Nichols Blake (1838-1933) — also known asHenry N. Blake — of Virginia City,MadisonCounty, Mont.Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,June 5,1838.Republican.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor;justice ofMontana territorial supreme court, 1875-80;chiefjustice of Montana territorial supreme court, 1889; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Montana Territory,1880;member ofMontanaterritorial House of Representatives, 1881-87;chiefjustice of Montana state supreme court, 1889-92.Died in ahospitalat Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November29, 1933 (age95 years, 177days).Interment at Dorchester North Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof James Howe Blake and Mary Beal (Nichols) Blake; married,January27, 1870, to Clara Jane Clark; second cousin twice removed ofJohnMilton Fessenden; third cousin twice removed ofSamuelClement Fessenden (1784-1869),BenjaminFessenden andCharlesBackus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin thrice removed ofDanielWebster; fourth cousin once removed ofWilliamPitt Fessenden,WalterFessenden,SamuelClement Fessenden (1815-1882),ThomasAmory Deblois Fessenden,WilliamFessenden Allen,JosephPalmer Fessenden andSamuelFessenden.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books by Henry Nichols Blake:ThreeYears in the Army of the Potomac (1865)


    Friends BurialGrounds
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Peleg Coffin Jr. (1756-1805) — of Massachusetts. Born in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,November3, 1756.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1780;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1793-95;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1797-1801.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 6,1805 (age48 years, 123days).Original interment at Friends Burial Grounds; reinterment in 1833 atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
    Politicians formerlyburied here:
     
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    King's ChapelBurying Ground
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Fitz-John Winthrop (1638-1707) — of New London,New LondonCounty, Conn.Born in Ipswich,EssexCounty, Mass.,March14,1638.ColonialGovernor of Connecticut, 1698-1707; died in office 1707.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November27, 1707 (age69 years, 258days).Interment at King's Chapel Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofJohnWinthrop (1606-1676) and Elizabeth (Reade) Winthrop; married toElizabeth Tongue; father of Mary Winthrop (who marriedJohnLivingston); grandson ofJohnWinthrop (1588-1649); great-granduncle ofThomasLindall Winthrop; second great-granduncle ofDavidSears andRobertCharles Winthrop; fifth great-granduncle ofAugustusPeabody Gardner,CharlesFrancis Adams,CharlesArchibald Nichols,JamesCoats Auchincloss,GordonAuchincloss andHughDudley Auchincloss; sixth great-granduncle ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot,HughDudley Auchincloss III,GeorgeCabot Lodge andJohnForbes Kerry; first cousin four times removed ofMartinChittenden; first cousin five times removed ofChittendenLyon andAlvahNash; first cousin six times removed ofIsraelCoe; first cousin seven times removed ofLymanWetmore Coe,RobertCleveland Usher,ArthurNewton Holden andAllenClarence Wilcox.
     Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Winthrop#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Winthrop#2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James Lloyd (1769-1831) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1769.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1800; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1804;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1808-13, 1822-26.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 5,1831 (ageabout 61years).Interment at King's Chapel Burying Ground.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Winthrop (1588-1649) — Born in Edwardstone, Suffolk,England,1588.ColonialGovernor of Massachusetts, 1629-34, 1637-40, 1642-44, 1646-49;died in office 1649.Puritan.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26,1649 (ageabout 60years).Interment at King's Chapel Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof Adam Winthrop and Anne (Browne) Winthrop; father ofJohnWinthrop (1606-1676); grandfather ofFitz-JohnWinthrop; third great-grandfather ofThomasLindall Winthrop; fourth great-grandfather ofMartinChittenden,DavidSears andRobertCharles Winthrop; fifth great-grandfather ofChittendenLyon andAlvahNash; sixth great-grandfather ofIsraelCoe; seventh great-grandfather ofLymanWetmore Coe,RobertCleveland Usher,ArthurNewton Holden,AllenClarence Wilcox,AugustusPeabody Gardner,CharlesFrancis Adams,CharlesArchibald Nichols,JamesCoats Auchincloss,GordonAuchincloss andHughDudley Auchincloss; eighth great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot,HughDudley Auchincloss III,GeorgeCabot Lodge andJohnForbes Kerry.
     Political families:Winthrop#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Winthrop#2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoWikipediaarticle


    LoganInternational Airport Grounds
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    Edward Lawrence Logan (1875-1939) — also known asEdward L. Logan — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January20, 1875.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-02; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1906; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 6,1939 (age64 years, 167days).Interment atMt. Calvary Cemetery; statue atLogan International Airport Grounds.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Lawrence J. Logan and Catherine M. (O'Connor)Logan.
     LoganInternationalAirport, inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Mt. HopeCemetery
    335 Walk Hill Stret
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1852
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Anne Burlak Timpson (1911-2002) — also known asAnne Burlak;"The RedFlame" —of Rhode Island. Born in Slatington,LehighCounty, Pa.,May 24,1911.Communist.Labororganizer; candidate forsecretaryof state of Rhode Island, 1938.Female.Ukrainianancestry.Died in East Longmeadow,HampdenCounty, Mass.,July 9,2002 (age91 years, 46days).Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Daughter of Barry Burlak and Anastasia 'Nellie' (Smigel) Burlak;married1939 to ArthurE. Timpson.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Oak GroveCemetery
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    John Bailey (1786-1835) — of Canton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Milton,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Stoughton (part now in Canton),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,1786.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1814-17;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1823-31 (13th District1823-25, 10th District 1825-31); member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1831, 1834; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1834.Died in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,June 26,1835 (ageabout 48years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
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     Timothy Davis (1821-1888) — of Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.,April12, 1821.Republican.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1855-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1860;member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1860.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October23, 1888 (age67 years, 194days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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    Old City HallGrounds
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) — also known as"Silence Dogood";"AnthonyAfterwit";"Poor Richard";"AliceAddertongue";"Polly Baker";"HarryMeanwell";"Timothy Turnstone";"Martha Careful";"Benevolus";"Caelia Shortface" —of Pennsylvania. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January17, 1706.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1775;U.S.Postmaster General, 1775-76;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; U.S.Minister toFrance, 1778-85;Sweden, 1782-83;Presidentof Pennsylvania, 1785-88;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Deist. Member,Freemasons;AmericanPhilosophical Society;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Famed for his experiments with electricity;inventedbifocal glasses and the harmonica. Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,April17, 1790 (age84 years, 90days).Interment atChristChurch Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.; statue erected 1856 atOld City Hall Grounds; statue atLaArcata Court, Santa Barbara, Calif.; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
    Benjamin Franklin
     Relatives: Sonof Josiah Franklin and Abiah Lee (Folger) Franklin; married,September1, 1730, to Deborah Read; father of Sarah 'Sally' Franklin (whomarriedRichardBache); uncle ofFranklinDavenport; grandfather ofRichardBache Jr. and Deborah Franklin Bache (who marriedWilliamJohn Duane); great-grandfather of Alexander Dallas Bache, MaryBlechenden Bache (who marriedRobertJohn Walker) and Sophia Arabella Bache (who marriedWilliamWallace Irwin); second great-grandfather ofRobertWalker Irwin; fifth great-grandfather ofDanielBaugh Brewster andElisedu Pont; first cousin thrice removed ofWalterFolger Jr.; first cousin four times removed ofCharlesJames Folger,BenjaminDexter Sprague andWhartonBarker; first cousin five times removed ofAlonzoMendonhall Folger andAlfredRobert Newton Folger; first cousin six times removed ofThomasMott Osborne,JohnHamlin Folger,AlonzoDillard Folger andWorthBarnard Folger; first cousin seven times removed ofCharlesDevens Osborne,LithgowOsborne andFredFolger; second cousin five times removed ofGeorgeHammond Parshall.
     Political family:Bache-Dallas-Chew-Howardfamily of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     Cross-reference:JonathanWilliams
     Franklin counties inAla.,Ark.,Fla.,Ga.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Kan.,Ky.,La.,Maine,Mass.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb.,N.Y.,N.C.,Ohio,Pa.,Tenn.,Vt.,Va. andWash. arenamed for him.
     MountFranklin, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — Theminorplanet5102 Benfranklin (discovered 1986), isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Benjamin Franklin (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1958) wasnamed forhim.
     Other politicians named for him:BenjaminF. DemingBenjaminF. ButlerBenjaminF. H. WitherellBenjaminF. HallettBenjaminF. WadeBenjaminFranklin WallaceBenjaminCromwell FranklinBenjaminFranklin PerryBenjaminFranklin RobinsonBenjaminF. RandolphBenjaminFranklin MasseyBenjaminF. RawlsBenjaminFranklin LeiterBenjaminFranklin ThomasBenjaminF. HallBenjaminF. AngelBenjaminFranklin RossBenjaminF. FlandersBenjaminF. BomarBenjaminFranklin HellenBenjaminF. MudgeBenjaminFranklin WallaceBenjaminF. ButlerBenjaminF. LoanBenjaminF. SimpsonBenjaminFranklin TerryBenjaminFranklin JunkinBenjaminF. PartridgeB.F. LangworthyBenjaminF. HardingBenjaminMebaneB.F. WhittemoreBenjaminFranklin BradleyBenjaminFranklin ClaypoolBenjaminFranklin ArthurBenjaminFranklin SaffoldBenjaminF. CoatesB.Franklin MartinBenjaminF. HoweyBenjaminF. MartinBenjaminFranklin RiceBenjaminF. RandolphBenjaminFranklin JacksonBenjaminF. HopkinsBenjaminF. TracyBenjaminFranklin BriggsBenjaminF. GradyBenjaminF. FarnhamBenjaminF. MeyersBenjaminFranklin WhiteBenjaminFranklin PrescottBenjaminF. JonasB.Franklin FisherBenjaminFranklin PottsBenjaminF. FunkB.F. BrimberryBenjaminF. MarshFrankB. ArnoldBenjaminF. HeckertBenjaminF. BradleyBenjaminF. HowellBenjaminFranklin MillerBenjaminF. MahanBenFranklin CaldwellBenjaminFranklin TilleyBenjaminF. HackneyB.F. McMillanBenjaminF. ShivelyBenjaminFranklin KellerB.Frank HiresB.Frank MebaneBenF. StuartB.Frank MurphyBenjaminF. StarrBenjaminFranklin Jones, Jr.BenjaminF. WeltyBenjaminF. JonesBenjaminFranklin BoleyBenFranklin LooneyBenjaminF. BledsoeBenjaminFranklin WilliamsB.Frank KelleyBenjaminFranklin ButlerBenjaminF. JamesFrankB. HeintzlemanBenjaminF. FeinbergB.Franklin BunnB.Franklin BlotzBenF. CameronBenF. BlackmonB.Frank WhelchelB.F. Merritt, Jr.BenF. HornsbyBenDillingham IIBenFranklin Biddle, Jr.
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappears on the U.S. $100 bill, and formerly on the U.S. halfdollar coin (1948-63).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record
     Books by Benjamin Franklin:TheAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin —AnAccount of the Newly Invented Pennsylvanian Fire-Place(1744)
     Books about Benjamin Franklin: H. W.Brands,TheFirst American: The Life and Times of BenjaminFranklin — Edmund S. Morgan,BenjaminFranklin — Stacy Schiff,AGreat Improvisation : Franklin, France, and the Birth ofAmerica — Gordon S. Wood,TheAmericanization of Benjamin Franklin — WalterIsaacson,BenjaminFranklin : An American Life — Carl Van Doren,BenjaminFranklin — Philip Dray,StealingGod's Thunder : Benjamin Franklin's Lightning Rod and the Inventionof America — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
     Image source: Library ofCongress


    Old GranaryBurying Ground
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1660
    John Hancock (1737-1793) — of Massachusetts. Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,January23, 1737.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1775-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1780-85, 1787-93; died in office 1793; received 4electoral votes,1789.Congregationalist.Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons;AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October8, 1793 (age56 years, 258days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Hancock and Mary (Hawke) Hancock; married,August28, 1775, to Dorothy 'Dolly'(Quincy) Scott.
     Hancock counties inGa.,Ill.,Ind.,Iowa,Ky.,Maine,Miss.,Ohio,Tenn. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
     ThetownofHancock,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  —MountHancock, in the White Mountains,GraftonCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Hancock (built 1941 atPortland,Oregon; torpedoed and lost in theCaribbeanSea, 1942) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —National GovernorsAssociation biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about John Hancock: Harlow GilesUnger,JohnHancock : Merchant King and American Patriot — HarlowGiles Unger,JohnHancock: Merchant King & American Patriot
     Samuel Adams (1722-1803) — also known as"The Tribune of the People";"The Cromwell of New England";"Determinatus";"The Psalm Singer";"Amendment Monger";"AmericanCato";"Samuel the Publican" —of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass., September 16, 1722 o.s. (September27, 1722).Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1781; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1788;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1789-94;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes,1796.Congregationalist.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1803 (age81 years, 5days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
     Relatives: Sonof Samuel Adams and Mary (Fifield) Adams; married1749 toElizabeth Checkley; married1764 toElizabeth Wells; uncle ofJosephAllen; granduncle ofCharlesAllen; great-grandfather of Elizabeth Wells Randall (who marriedAlfredCumming) andWilliamVincent Wells; second cousin ofJohnAdams; second cousin once removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeWashington Adams,CharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886) andJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin,JohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; second cousin four times removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurChapin,ArthurLaban Bates,CharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954) andAlmurStiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,LymanMetcalfe Bass,EmersonRichard Boyles andThomasBoylston Adams; third cousin ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington andCalebCushing; third cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,ErastusFairbanks,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,CharlesAdams Jr.,JamesBrooks andBaileyFrye Adams; third cousin thrice removed ofAlphonsoTaft,BenjaminW. Waite,GeorgeOtis Fairbanks,AustinWells Holden,HoraceFairbanks,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor,FranklinFairbanks,CollinsDwight Huntington,JonahFitz Randolph Leonard,GeorgeMilo Huntington,EdgarWeeks andArthurNewton Holden; third cousin four times removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1848-1911).
     Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     ThetownofAdams,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.  —MountSam Adams, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Adams (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about Samuel Adams: Donald BarrChidsey,TheWorld of Samuel Adams
     Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) — of Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March11, 1731.Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1777;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1777-90;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1790-1804.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 12,1814 (age83 years, 62days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground; statue atChurchGreen, Taunton, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Paine and Eunice (Treat) Paine; married to Sarah Cobb;great-grandson ofRobertTreat; second great-grandfather ofRobertTreat Paine Jr.; second cousin ofGeorgeThacher (1754-1824); second cousin once removed ofGeorgeThacher (1790-1857); second cousin twice removed ofJohnCondit,EliThacher Hoyt,AureliusBuckingham,ChaunceyFitch Cleveland andHenryCharles Thacher; second cousin thrice removed ofSilasCondit,IraChandler Backus,JoshuaPerkins,EdwardGreen Bradford,PhiloBeecher Buckingham,BaileyFrye Adams,HenrySabin,LeeRandall Sanborn,AlansonB. Treat,CharlesM. Hotchkiss,ThomasChandler Thacher andDavidLeroy Treat; second cousin four times removed ofAlbertPierson Condit,EdwardGreen Bradford II,JamesL. Sanborn andWarrenWalter Rich; second cousin five times removed ofClarenceSidney Merrill,SimeonHarrison Rollinson,EdwardGreen Bradford Jr.,ElizabethBradford du Pont Bayard andJosephClark Baldwin III; third cousin twice removed ofGershomBirdsey,BenjaminHard andAlonzoSidney Upham; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLeavitt Ellsworth,WilliamWolcott Ellsworth,EliCoe Birdsey,LorenzoBurrows,NathanBelcher,RussellSage,GilbertCarlton Walker,JohnRansom Buck andBenjaminBaker Merrill; fourth cousin ofLutherWaterman; fourth cousin once removed ofDavidWaterman andJonathanBrace.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John Phillips (1770-1823) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November26, 1770.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1803; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1804;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1822-23.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;AmericanAntiquarian Society.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 29,1823 (age52 years, 184days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives:Married to Sally Walley; father ofWendellPhillips.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Turell Armstrong (1784-1850) — also known asSamuel T. Armstrong — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,April29, 1784.Printingbusiness;bookseller;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1822-23, 1828-29;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1833-36;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1835-36;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1836-37; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1839.Among leaders of the effort to save Plymouth Rock, 1835. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March26, 1850 (age65 years, 331days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof John Armstrong and Elizabeth (Williams) Armstrong; married1812 toAbigail Walker.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James Sullivan (1744-1808) — of Massachusetts. Born in Berwick,YorkCounty, Maine,April22, 1744.State court judge in Massachusetts, 1776;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1790-1807;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1807-08; died in office 1808.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December10, 1808 (age64 years, 232days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof John Owen Sullivan and Margary (Browne) Sullivan; brother ofJohnSullivan; uncle ofGeorgeSullivan; second great-grandfather ofFrancisHenry Appleton; fourth great-grandfather ofLeverettSaltonstall andRichardSaltonstall; fifth great-grandfather ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall.
     Political family:Sullivan#3 family of Durham, New Hampshire (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     The World War IILibertyshipSS James Sullivan (built 1944 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1965) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Increase Sumner (1746-1799) — of Massachusetts. BornNovember27, 1746.Justiceof Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-97;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1797-99; died in office 1799.DiedJune 7,1799 (age52 years, 192days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Christopher Gore (1758-1827) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September21, 1758.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1788; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1788-89, 1808;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1789-96; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1806-07;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1809-10;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1813-16.Died in Waltham,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,March 1,1827 (age68 years, 161days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Thomas Cushing (1725-1788) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March24, 1725.Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-76;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1780-88; died in office 1788;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1785.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February28, 1788 (age62 years, 341days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     ThetownofCushing,Maine, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     James Bowdoin (1726-1790) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August7, 1726.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1785-87;delegateto Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788.Frenchancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died, ofconsumption(tuberculosis),in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1790 (age64 years, 91days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof James Bowdoin (1676-1747) and Hannah (Portage) Bowdoin; married toElizabeth Erving; father ofJamesBowdoin III; great-grandfather ofRobertCharles Winthrop; fifth great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andJohnForbes Kerry; second cousin thrice removed ofGeorgeGriswold Sill.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     BowdoinCollege,inBrunswick,Maine, isnamed forhim.  — ThetownsofBowdoin &Bowdoinham, Maine, arenamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS James Bowdoin (built 1943 atSouthPortland, Maine; scrapped 1972) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Jonathan Jackson (1743-1810) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 4,1743.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1789;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1802-06.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 5,1810 (age66 years, 274days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Edward St. Loe Livermore (1762-1832) — of Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,April 5,1762.U.S.Attorney for New Hampshire, 1794-97, 1801;justice ofNew Hampshire state supreme court, 1797-99;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1807-11.Died in Tewksbury,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September15, 1832 (age70 years, 163days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: SonofSamuelLivermore; brother ofArthurLivermore; father of Caroline Livermore (who marriedJosiahGardner Abbott).
     Political family:Livermorefamily of Boston, Massachusetts.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     James Bowdoin III (1752-1811) — also known asJemmy Bowdoin — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September22, 1752.Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1776-77;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Died in Naushon Island,DukesCounty, Mass.,October11, 1811 (age59 years, 19days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: SonofJamesBowdoin.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Epes Sargent IV (1748-1822) — of Gloucester,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inEssexCounty, Mass.,November2, 1748.U.S.Collector of Customs at Gloucester, Mass., Massachusetts,1789-95; president, SuffolkInsuranceCompany.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April18, 1822 (age73 years, 167days).Interment at Old Granary Burying Ground.
     Relatives: Sonof Epes Sargent and Catherine (Osborne) Sargent; married,February6, 1772, to Dorcas Babson.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
    Politicians formerlyburied here: George Cabot (1752-1823) — of Massachusetts. Born in Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.,December3, 1752.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1777;delegateto Massachusetts convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1787;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1791-96.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April18, 1823 (age70 years, 136days).Original interment at Old Granary Burying Ground; reinterment atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cabot and Elizabeth (Higginson) Cabot; married to ElizabethHigginson; great-grandfather ofHenryCabot Lodge; second great-granduncle ofJohnLee Saltonstall; third great-grandfather ofHenryCabot Lodge Jr. andJohnDavis Lodge; third great-granduncle ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall,WilliamGurdon Saltonstall andJohnLee Saltonstall Jr.; fourth great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot andGeorgeCabot Lodge; fourth great-granduncle ofMariettaPeabody Tree,EndicottPeabody,WilliamLawrence Saltonstall andJohnForbes Kerry.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Phipps StreetBurying Ground
    Phipps Street
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1630
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) — of Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,May 27,1738.Delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779-80, 1788;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1780-81; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1781-87;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1782-83,1785-86;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782-83, 1785-87;state court judge in Massachusetts, 1785-96;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.Congregationalist.Died in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,June 11,1796 (age58 years, 15days).Interment at Phipps Street Burying Ground.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Nathaniel Gorham (1709-1761) and Mary (Soley) Gorham; married,September6, 1763, to Rebecca Call; father ofBenjaminGorham; grandfather of Charlotte Gray Brooks (who marriedEdwardEverett) and Abigail Brown Brooks (who marriedCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886)); great-grandfather ofJohnQuincy Adams,WilliamEverett andBrooksAdams; second great-grandfather ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall andThomasBoylston Adams; fourth great-grandfather ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall.
     Political family:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Gorham (1775-1855) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,February13, 1775.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1814-18, 1841; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1819-21, 1823; resigned 1821;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1820-23, 1827-31,1833-35.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September27, 1855 (age80 years, 226days).Interment at Phipps Street Burying Ground.
     Relatives: SonofNathanielGorham and Rebecca (Call) Gorham; uncle of Charlotte Gray Brooks(who marriedEdwardEverett) and Abigail Brown Brooks (who marriedCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886)); granduncle ofJohnQuincy Adams,WilliamEverett andBrooksAdams; great-granduncle ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); second great-granduncle ofLeverettSaltonstall,RichardSaltonstall andThomasBoylston Adams; third great-granduncle ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall.
     Political family:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial


    State HouseGrounds
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    Daniel Webster (1782-1852) — also known as"Black Dan";"Defender of theConstitution";"Great Expounder of theConstitution" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Marshfield,PlymouthCounty, Mass.Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin),MerrimackCounty, N.H.,January18, 1782.Whig.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820;Presidential Elector for New Hampshire,1820;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned1827;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1836;U.S.Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852.Presbyterian.Englishancestry.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Marshfield,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,October24, 1852 (age70 years, 280days).Interment atWinslowCemetery, Marshfield, Mass.; statue erected 1900 atScottCircle, Washington, D.C.; statue at State House Grounds.
    Politicians who have(or had) monuments here:
    Daniel Webster
     Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Webster and Abigail (Eastman) Webster; married,May 29,1808, to Grace Fletcher; second cousin once removed ofHiramAugustus Huse; second cousin twice removed ofEdwinGeorge Eastman; third cousin twice removed ofAlonzoMark Leffingwell; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryNichols Blake andJohnLeffingwell Randolph; fourth cousin once removed ofJedediahSabin,CharlesRowell andAmosTuck.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     Webster counties inGa.,Iowa,Ky.,La.,Miss.,Mo.,Neb. andW.Va. arenamed for him.
     Other politicians named for him:DanielWebster WilderDanielW. MillsDanielW. JonesDanielWebster ComstockDanielW. WaughDanielW. TallmadgeDanielWebster HeagyDanielW. WhitmoreDanielW. HamiltonDanielW. AllamanWebsterTurnerDanielW. SheppersonDanW. TurnerDanielW. HoanDanielW. Ambrose, Jr.
     Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $10 U.S. note from the 1860s until the early 20thcentury.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Books about Daniel Webster: RobertVincent Remini,DanielWebster : The Man and His Time — Maurice G. Baxter,Oneand Inseparable : Daniel Webster and the Union —Robert A. Allen,DanielWebster, Defender of the Union — Richard N. Current,DanielWebster and the Rise of National Conservatism —Merrill D. Peterson,TheGreat Triumvirate: Webster, Clay, and Calhoun — JohnF. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology]
     Image source: Life and Work of James G.Blaine (1893)
    Horace MannHorace Mann (1796-1859) — also known as"The Father of American PublicEducation" —of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Franklin,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 4,1796.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1827-33; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1833-37; secretary, Massachusetts Board ofEducation, 1837-48; founder and editor ofThe Common SchoolJournal; became a national leader in improving and reformingpublic schools;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1848-53; FreeSoil candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1852;presidentandprofessorat Antioch College, 1852-59.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Yellow Springs,GreeneCounty, Ohio,August2, 1859 (age63 years, 90days).Original intermentsomewherein Yellow Springs, Ohio; reinterment atNorthBurial Ground, Providence, R.I.; statue at State House Grounds.
     Relatives:Married1830 toCharlotte Messer; married,May 1,1843, to Mary Tyler Peabody (sister-in-law ofNathanielHawthorne).
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     The World War IILibertyshipSS Horace Mann (built 1942 atTerminalIsland, California; scrapped 1970) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: U.S. postage stamp(1940)


    TrinityChurch
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts


    EvergreenCemetery
    2060 Commonwealth Avenue
    Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1892
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.William Wirt Warren (1834-1880) — also known asWilliam W. Warren — of Massachusetts. Born in Brighton, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,February27, 1834.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1868;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1870;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1875-77.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 2,1880 (age46 years, 65days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Presumably namedfor:WilliamWirt
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    Cedar GroveCemetery
    Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    John Conness (1821-1909) — ofElDorado County, Calif.; Sacramento,SacramentoCounty, Calif.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Abbey, County Galway,Ireland,September22, 1821.Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen;wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 1853-55, 1860-62 (12th District 1853-54, 18thDistrict 1854-55, 1860-62); Union Democratic candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 1861;U.S.Senator from California, 1863-69.Died in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January10, 1909 (age87 years, 110days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) — also known as"Oliver Optic" — of Dorchester, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.Born in Bellingham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 30,1822.Schoolteacher;author;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1869.Died in Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March27, 1897 (age74 years, 240days).Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Capt. Laban Adams and Catherine (Johnson) Adams; married1846 to SarahJenkins.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial


    Temple OhabeiShalom Cemetery
    East Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Samuel Kalesky (1877-1957) — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January13, 1877.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1932.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;OrderBrith Abraham.DiedOctober28, 1957 (age80 years, 288days).Interment at Temple Ohabei Shalom Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Louis Kalesky and Amelia Kalesky.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    FairviewCemetery
    45 Fairview Avenue
    Hyde Park, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1892
    Thomas Michael Menino (1942-2014) — also known asThomas M. Menino;"MayorMumbles" —of Hyde Park, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Readville, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December27, 1942.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1993-2014; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Catholic.Italianancestry.Died, fromcancer,in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October30, 2014 (age71 years, 307days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier


    Forest HillsCemetery
    Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) — of Massachusetts. Born in North Hampton,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,February23, 1751.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1793-97 (4th District 1793-95,1st District 1795-97);U.S.Secretary of War, 1801-09; U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1822-24.Member,Freemasons.Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,June 6,1829 (age78 years, 103days).Original interment in unknown location; subsequent interment in 1834atMt.Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.; reinterment in 1848 at ForestHills Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives:Father ofHenryAlexander Scammell Dearborn.
     Dearborn County,Ind. is named for him.
     ThecityofDearborn,Michigan, isnamed forhim.  — The DearbornRiver,inLewis &Clark andCascadecounties, Montana, isnamed forhim.  — Mount Dearborn, a formermilitaryarsenal on an island in the Catawba River,ChesterCounty, South Carolina, isnamed forhim.  — The World War IILibertyshipSS Henry Dearborn (built 1942 atPortland,Oregon; scrapped 1959) wasnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S. State Dept career summary
     Thomas Norton Hart (1829-1927) — also known asThomas N. Hart — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in North Reading,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,January20, 1829.Republican.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1889-90, 1900-02; defeated, 1886, 1893, 1901;postmaster atBoston,Mass., 1891-93.DiedOctober4, 1927 (age98 years, 257days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. Alexander Hamilton Rice (1818-1895) — also known asAlexander H. Rice — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newton Lower Falls, Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,August30, 1818.Republican.Papermanufacturer;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1856-58;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1859-67 (4th District 1859-63,3rd District 1863-67);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1876-79.Member,LoyalLegion.Died, in LangwoodHotel,Melrose,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,July 22,1895 (age76 years, 326days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:AlexanderHamilton
     Relatives: Son of Thomas Rice and Lydia(Smith) Rice; married1845 toAugusta Elizabeth McKim; married to Angie EricksonPowell.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
    Andrew J. PetersAndrew James Peters (1872-1938) — also known asAndrew J. Peters — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 3,1872.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Eighth Suffolk District, 1904-05;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1907-14;resigned 1914; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1914-18;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1918-22; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928.Episcopalian.Died, ofpneumonia,June26, 1938 (age66 years, 84days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Andrew James Peters and Mary Richards (Whitney) Peters; married,June23, 1910, to Martha R. Phillips.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     Malcolm Edwin Nichols (1876-1951) — also known asMalcolm E. Nichols — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,May 8,1876.Republican.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1907-09; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1914, 1917-19;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Boston, Massachusetts, 1921-25;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1926-30; defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941.Swedenborgian.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks.Died, of aheartattack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February7, 1951 (age74 years, 275days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Edwin T. Nichols and Helen Jane Guthrage (Pingree) Nichols;married,December16, 1915, to Edith M. Williams.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Crocker Cobb (1826-1891) — also known asSamuel C. Cobb — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Taunton,BristolCounty, Mass.,May 22,1826.Mayorof Boston, Mass., 1874-77.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February18, 1891 (age64 years, 272days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Aurelia Ladd.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Seaver (1795-1856) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,April12, 1795.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1846-48; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1850-51;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1852-54.Congregationalist.DiedFebruary14, 1856 (age60 years, 308days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Benjamin Seaver (1766-1815) and Debby (Loud) Seaver; married,August13, 1818, to Sarah Johnson; third cousin twice removed ofEbenezerSeaver; fourth cousin once removed ofJamesWarren Sever.
     Political family:Seaverfamily of Boston, Massachusetts.
     William Gaston (1820-1894) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.,October3, 1820.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1853-56; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1868;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1871-73;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1875-76; defeated, 1873, 1875, 1877.DiedJanuary19, 1894 (age73 years, 108days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Father ofWilliamAlexander Gaston.
     Political family:Gastonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     Curtis Guild Jr. (1860-1915) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February2, 1860.Republican.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1884; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1896(ConventionVice-President); colonel in the U.S. Army during theSpanish-American War;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1903-06;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1906-09; candidate for Republican nomination forVice President,1908;U.S. Ambassador toRussia, 1911-13.Member,Freemasons;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;AmericanForestry Association.In 1907, John A. Steele came to the State House with a revolver, andattemptedto kill Gov. Guild; he was subdued and arrested after shootingtwo people.Died, ofpneumonia,in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 6,1915 (age55 years, 63days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Curtis Guild and Sarah C. Guild; married,June 1,1892, to Charlotte H. Johnson.
     See alsoNational GovernorsAssociation biography —U.S. State Dept career summary
    Eugene N. FossEugene Noble Foss (1858-1939) — also known asEugene N. Foss — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in West Berkshire, Berkshire,FranklinCounty, Vt.,September24, 1858.Democrat. Owner ofcottonmills andiron and steelworks; active inbankingandrailroads;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1910-11;defeated, 1902 (Republican, 11th District), 1904 (Republican, 11thDistrict); resigned 1911; defeated, 1925 (5th District);Governor ofMassachusetts, 1911-14; defeated (Independent), 1913; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1912.Baptist.Member,SigmaPhi.DiedSeptember13, 1939 (age80 years, 354days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Edmund Foss and Marcia Cordelia (Noble) Foss; brother ofGeorgeEdmund Foss (1863-1936); married,June 12,1884, to Lilla Sturtevant.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography
     Image source: Library ofCongress
     John Lowell (1743-1802) — also known as"The Old Judge" — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Newburyport,EssexCounty, Mass.,June 17,1743.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1778, 1780-82;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1780;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1782; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1784-85; Judge, Massachusetts Court of Appeals,1784-89;U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1789-1801;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals, 1801-02.Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,May 6,1802 (age58 years, 323days).Original interment atCentral Burying Ground;reinterment in 1895 at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. John Lowell and Sarah (Champney) Lowell; married,January8, 1767, to Sarah Higginson; married,May 31,1774, to Susanna Cabot; married,December25, 1778, to Rebecca (Graves) Tyng; second great-grandfather ofJohnGardner Coolidge andAugustusPeabody Gardner; fourth great-grandfather ofWilliamAmory Gardner Minot.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Samuel Clarke Pomeroy (1816-1891) — also known asSamuel C. Pomeroy;"SubsidyPom" —of Lawrence,DouglasCounty, Kan.; Atchison,AtchisonCounty, Kan.Born in Southampton,HampshireCounty, Mass.,January3, 1816.Republican. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1852-53; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Kansas,1856(ConventionVice-President);mayorof Atchison, Kan., 1858-59;U.S.Senator from Kansas, 1861-73; candidate for Republican nominationfor Vice President,1868;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Kansas, 1870-72.Died, fromBright'sdisease, in Whitinsville, Northbridge,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,August27, 1891 (age75 years, 236days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article
     Walbridge Abner Field (1833-1899) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Springfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.,April26, 1833.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1877-81;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1881-99;chiefjustice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1890-99.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 15,1899 (age66 years, 80days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: UncleofFredTarbell Field.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Lowell (1824-1897) — of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October18, 1824.U.S.District Judge for Massachusetts, 1865;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1878-84.DiedMay 14,1897 (age72 years, 208days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. Channing Harris Cox (1879-1968) — also known asChanning H. Cox — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,February28, 1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1910-18;Speaker ofthe Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1915-18;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1919-21;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1921-25; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1924,1928(speaker);HonoraryConsul for Japan inBoston,Mass., 1929; president, Old ColonyTrustCompany; director, UnitedFruitCo., RevereSugar Co.,First NationalBank ofBoston, Boston Herald Traveler (newspaper);board member, DeaconessHospital.Episcopalian.Member,HumaneSociety;Society for thePrevention of Cruelty to Animals.DiedAugust20, 1968 (age89 years, 174days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Charles Edson Cox and Evelyn Mary (Randall) Cox; married,February18, 1915, to Mary Emery Young.
     Cross-reference:HermanA. MacDonald
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography
     William Morgan Butler (1861-1937) — also known asWilliam M. Butler — of New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.; Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard,DukesCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,January29, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;president ofcottonmills; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890-91; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1892-95; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1896(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1908,1924,1928(speaker),1932;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1924-25;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1924-28;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1924-26; defeated, 1926, 1930.Member,Freemasons.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March29, 1937 (age76 years, 59days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Rev. James D. Butler and Eliza B. (Place) Butler; married,July 15,1886, to Minnie F. Norton; married,January1, 1907, to Mary Lothrop Webster.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     George Holden Tinkham (1870-1956) — also known asGeorge H. Tinkham — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October29, 1870.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1910-12;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1915-43 (11th District1915-33, 10th District 1933-43).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;American BarAssociation.Died in Cramerton,GastonCounty, N.C.,August28, 1956 (age85 years, 304days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof George Henry Tinkham and Frances Ann (Holden)Tinkham.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Charles B. Hall (1815-1883) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Orford,GraftonCounty, N.H.,June 28,1815.Postmaster atHaverhill,Mass., 1841-49;banker;Massachusettsstate treasurer, 1851-53; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1857.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Strickenwith paralysis, and while still incapacitated, died about a yearlater, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 8,1883 (age67 years, 314days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. Jonathan Preston (1801-1888) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Beverly,EssexCounty, Mass.,July 24,1801.Architect;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1845; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1849-50;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853;Know-Nothing candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1856.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 3,1888 (age86 years, 345days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married1834 to BetseyMorse Brigham; married1838 to EmilyWebb.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851) — also known asHenry A. S. Dearborn — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.Born in Exeter,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,March 3,1783.General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Collector of Customs at Boston, Mass., Massachusetts, 1812-29;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1829; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1830;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1831-33;defeated, 1832;mayorof Roxbury, Mass., 1847-51.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Portland,CumberlandCounty, Maine,July 29,1851 (age68 years, 148days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofHenryDearborn.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Theron Metcalf (1784-1875) — of Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Franklin,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,October16, 1784.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1833-34; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1835; official reporter, Massachusetts SupremeJudicial Court, 1840-47;justice ofMassachusetts state supreme court, 1848-65.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November13, 1875 (age91 years, 28days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Hanan Metcalf and Mary (Allen) Metcalf; married1809 to JuliaTracy (daughter ofUriahTracy).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Franklin Thomas (1813-1878) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts,1813.Justiceof Massachusetts state supreme court, 1853-59;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1861-63.Died in1878(ageabout65 years).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:BenjaminFranklin
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
    William A. GastonWilliam Alexander Gaston (1859-1927) — also known asWilliam A. Gaston — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 1,1859.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1902, 1903, 1926; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1904,1924(alternate); candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1922.Episcopalian.Died in Barre,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,July 17,1927 (age68 years, 77days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofWilliamGaston (1820-1894) and Louisa Augusta (Beecher) Gaston; married1892 to MayDavidson Lockwood; father ofWilliamGaston (born 1899).
     Political family:Gastonfamily of Boston, Massachusetts.
     Image source: American Monthly Reviewof Reviews, November 1902
     Linus Bacon Comins (1817-1892) — also known asLinus B. Comins — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Charlton,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November29, 1817.Republican.Mayorof Roxbury, Mass., 1854;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1855-59; delegateto Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1860.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 1892 (age74 years, 320days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Ambrose Arnold Ranney (1821-1899) — also known asAmbrose A. Ranney — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Vermont,April 7,1821.Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1881-87.DiedMarch 5,1899 (age77 years, 332days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Shapleigh Damrell (1809-1860) — of Massachusetts. Born in Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,November29, 1809.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1855-59.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,May 17,1860 (age50 years, 170days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Frank Welch (1835-1878) — of Nebraska. Born in Massachusetts,1835.Republican. Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1866;U.S.Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1877-78; died in office1878.Died in1878(ageabout43 years).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Peleg Tallman (1764-1840) — of Massachusetts. Born in Tiverton,NewportCounty, R.I.,July 24,1764.Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 16th District, 1811-13; memberofMassachusettsstate senate, 1821-22.Lostan arm during Revolutionary War service.Died in Bath,SagadahocCounty, Maine,March12, 1840 (age75 years, 232days).Original interment atMapleGrove Cemetery, Bath, Maine; reinterment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Harrison Henry Atwood (1863-1954) — also known asHarrison H. Atwood — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Wellesley Hills, Wellesley,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in North Londonderry, Londonderry,WindhamCounty, Vt.,August26, 1863.Republican.Architect;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Nineteenth Suffolk District,1887-89, 1915, 1917-18, 1923-24, 1927-28; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Massachusetts,1888(alternate),1892,1904,1908(alternate); member ofMassachusettsRepublican State Committee, 1888-89;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1895-97;defeated, 1892 (10th District), 1918 (12th District), 1920 (12thDistrict).Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October22, 1954 (age91 years, 57days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Peter Clark Atwood and Helen Marion (Aldrich) Atwood; married,September11, 1889, to Clara Stein.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     George Washington Kittredge (1805-1881) — also known asGeorge W. Kittredge — of Newmarket,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born in Epping,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,January31, 1805.Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1835;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1853-55.DiedMarch 6,1881 (age76 years, 34days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Bushrod Morse (1832-1911) — Born in Sharon,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August24, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;justice of the peace; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1870, 1883-84; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1880;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1884;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1886, 1890;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1888.Died in Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,February5, 1911 (age78 years, 165days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Willard Morse and Eliza (Glover) Morse.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Benjamin Cutler Clark Jr. (1833-1909) — also known asBenjamin C. Clark — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October10, 1833.Consulfor Haiti inBoston,Mass., 1870-77, 1880-1909.Episcopalian.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 20,1909 (age75 years, 222days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofBenjaminCutler Clark and Mary (Preston) Clark; father ofBenjaminPreston Clark.
     Political family:Clark #2family of Boston, Massachusetts.
     Benjamin Preston Clark (1860-1939) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in West Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,October8, 1860.President, PlymouthCordageCo.; dirctor, U.S.Smelting,Refining, andMining Co.;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inBoston,Mass., 1897-1908;Consulfor Haiti inBoston,Mass., 1909-39.Episcopalian.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Bequeathed his private collection of 30,000 butterfly and mothspecimens to the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January10, 1939 (age78 years, 94days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Adeline Kennicutt (Weld) Clark andBenjaminCutler Clark Jr.; married,January21, 1890, to Josephine Francis Allen; grandson ofBenjaminCutler Clark.
     Political family:Clark #2family of Boston, Massachusetts.
     Gjert Lootz (1837-1919) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Bergen,Norway,July10, 1837.Naturalized U.S. citizen;shipowner;commissionmerchant;Consulfor Netherlands inBoston,Mass., 1868-77, 1888-92;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inBoston,Mass., 1868-1904;Consulfor Austria-Hungary inBoston,Mass., 1877;Vice-Consulfor Denmark inBoston,Mass., 1884-99.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,March 7,1919 (age81 years, 240days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married,January26, 1865, to Selma Wesenberg.
     William Heath (1737-1814) — Born in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,March 7,1737.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofMassachusettsstate senate, 1791-92; probate judge in Massachusetts, 1793-1810.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Roxbury, Norfolk County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,January24, 1814 (age76 years, 323days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery. Charles Sumner Hamlin (1861-1938) — also known asCharles S. Hamlin — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.;Washington,D.C.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August30, 1861.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMassachusettsstate senate, 1887; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1892(alternate),1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee); candidate forsecretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1892; assistant secretary of U.S.Treasury, 1893-97; various assignments as diplomatic commissioner,1897; delegate to three peace conferences in 1907-11; member, FederalReserve Board, 1914-36.Died inWashington,D.C.,April25, 1938 (age76 years, 238days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Presumably namedfor:CharlesSumner
     Relatives: Son of Edward Sumner Hamlinand Anna Gertrude (Conroy) Hamlin; married,June 4,1898, to Huybertie Lansing Pruyn; first cousin twice removed ofElijahLivermore Hamlin andHannibalHamlin; second cousin once removed ofCharlesHamlin andHannibalEmery Hamlin; third cousin ofIsaiahKidder Stetson; third cousin once removed ofClarenceCutting Stetson; third cousin thrice removed ofDavidSears.
     Political family:Kidderfamily of Bangor, Maine (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Wellington Wells (1868-1955) — also known asBill Wells — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Arlington,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,April18, 1868.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Fifth Suffolk District, 1923-24.Baptist;laterEpiscopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died, in Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 23,1955 (age87 years, 35days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.
     Relatives:Son-in-law ofDavidJosiah Brewer.
     Political family:Whitney-Field-Brewer-Wellsfamily of California.
     Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin (1815-1869) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.BornNovember25, 1815.Whig. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1847-49.DiedAugust26, 1869 (age53 years, 274days).Interment at Forest Hills Cemetery.

    New CalvaryCemetery
    800 Harvard Street
    Mattapan, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    John E. Kerrigan (1906-1973) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in1906.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1945-46; defeated, 1945; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1952,1964(alternate).Died in1973(ageabout67 years).Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.John Austin Keliher (1866-1938) — also known asJohn A. Keliher — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November6, 1866.Realestate dealer; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1896-97; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1903-11; defeated(Independent), 1910;SuffolkCounty Sheriff, 1917-38; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1925.DiedSeptember20, 1938 (age71 years, 318days).Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     
     Relatives: Sonof John Keliher and Joanna (Shea) Keliher.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     James E. Sullivan (1897-1969) — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inSuffolkCounty, Mass.,1897.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1945-46; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1948.Died in1969(ageabout72 years).Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofThomasC. Sullivan Sr.; half-nephew ofJeremiahMahoney; nephew ofLewisR. Sullivan andBenjaminSullivan; uncle ofThomasC. Sullivan Jr.; granduncle ofJimSullivan; first cousin ofLewisR. Sullivan II.
     Political family:Sullivan #1family of Massachusetts.
     Thomas C. Sullivan Sr. — Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1940.Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
     Relatives:Brother ofJamesE. Sullivan; father ofThomasC. Sullivan Jr.; grandfather ofJimSullivan.
     Political family:Sullivan #1family of Massachusetts.
     Thomas C. Sullivan Jr. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofThomasC. Sullivan Sr.; father ofJimSullivan; nephew ofJamesE. Sullivan.
     Political family:Sullivan #1family of Massachusetts.


    Mt. CalvaryCemetery
    366 Cummins Highway
    Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1859
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.James Michael Curley (1874-1958) — also known asJames M. Curley;"The RascalKing" —of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November20, 1874.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; president, Hibernia SavingsBank;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1902-03;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1911-14, 1943-47 (10thDistrict 1911-13, 12th District 1913-14, 11th District 1943-47);resigned 1914;mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1914-18, 1922-26, 1930-34, 1946-50; defeated,1917, 1937, 1941, 1949, 1951, 1955; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1928,1936,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956;Governorof Massachusetts, 1935-37; defeated, 1924, 1938; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1936; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54;indictedin federal court in 1943, withDonaldW. Smith and others, over his participation in Engineers Group,Inc., whichfraudulentlyobtained war contracts;re-indictedin 1944;tried in1945-46 andconvicted;sentencedto six to eighteen months inprisonandfined$1,000; released in November 1947 when his sentence was commuted byPresidentHarryTruman.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Eagles;Moose;Elks;Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November12, 1958 (age83 years, 357days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: Sonof Michael Curley and Sarah (Clancy) Curley; brother ofJohnJ. Curley; married,June 27,1906, to Mary Emelda Herlihy; married,January7, 1937, to Gertrude Marion (Casey) Dennis.
     Cross-reference:JosephSantosuosso
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Books about James M. Curley: JackBeatty,TheRascal King: The Life and Times of James MichaelCurley — Gerald Leinwand,Mackerelsin the Moonlight : Four Corrupt American Mayors —William M. Bulger & Robert J. Allison,JamesMichael Curley
     Henry Francis Naphen (1852-1905) — also known asHenry F. Naphen — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born inIreland,August14, 1852.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1885-86;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1899-1903.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 8,1905 (age52 years, 298days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
     Relatives:Married to Margaret Drummey.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial
     Lewis R. Sullivan (1873-1928) — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August29, 1873.Democrat.Boxer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1912;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1913-15, 1925-28; died in office1928; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1916-21.Died, in the Peter Bent BrighamHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February8, 1928 (age54 years, 163days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
     Relatives:Half-brother ofJeremiahMahoney; brother ofBenjaminSullivan; father ofLewisR. Sullivan II; uncle ofJamesE. Sullivan.
     Political family:Sullivan #1family of Massachusetts.
     Edward Lawrence Logan (1875-1939) — also known asEdward L. Logan — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January20, 1875.Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1901-02; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Sixth Suffolk District, 1906; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War I.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 6,1939 (age64 years, 167days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery; statue atLogan International Airport Grounds.
     Relatives: Sonof Lawrence J. Logan and Catherine M. (O'Connor)Logan.
     LoganInternationalAirport, inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial
     William Griffin O'Hare (1889-1957) — also known asWilliam G. O'Hare — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Massachusetts,December3, 1889.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMassachusetts,1936.Died inSuffolkCounty, Mass.,May 3,1957 (age67 years, 151days).Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    Mishkan TefilaCemetery
    West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Theodore D. Mann (c.1923-1994) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born about 1923. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1960;mayor ofNewton, Mass., 1972-94.Jewish.Died ofleukemia,April9, 1994 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Mishkan Tefila Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: SonofHymanMann.


    St. Joseph'sCemetery
    LaGrange Street
    West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Founded 1888
    John William McCormack (1891-1980) — also known asJohn W. McCormack — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December21, 1891.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-18; servedin the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1920-22; member ofMassachusettsstate senate Third Suffolk District, 1923-26;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1928-71 (12th District1928-63, 9th District 1963-71);Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1963-71; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932,1940,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964;chair, Platform and Resolutions Committee, chair,1944,chair,1952;speaker,1944;Permanent Chair,1964;Honorary Chair,1968;Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts,1972(voted forGeorgeMcGovern andR.Sargent Shriver, Jr.).Catholic.Member,Knightsof Columbus;Orderof Alhambra;CatholicOrder of Foresters;Elks;Moose;RoyalArcanum;AmericanLegion.Died in Dedham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,November22, 1980 (age88 years, 337days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     Relatives: UncleofEdwardJoseph McCormack Jr..
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier
    Kevin H. WhiteKevin Hagan White (1919-2012) — also known asKevin H. White — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September25, 1919.Democrat.Secretaryof state of Massachusetts, 1961-67; resigned 1967; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1964;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1968-84; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1970.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died, from complications ofAlzheimer'sdisease, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January27, 2012 (age92 years, 124days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Campaign slogan(1967): "When landlords raise rents, Kevin White raiseshell."
     See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Image source: Public Officers ofMassachusetts, 1965-66
     John Francis Fitzgerald (1863-1950) — also known asJohn F. Fitzgerald;"HoneyFitz" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February11, 1863.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1893-94;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1895-1901, 1919 (9th District1895-1901, 10th District 1919);mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1906-08, 1910-14; defeated, 1907; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1912(speaker),1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1916; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1922; Democratic Presidential Elector forMassachusetts,1933.Catholic.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1950 (age87 years, 233days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Thomas Fitzgerald and Rosanna (Cox) Fitzgerald; married,September18, 1889, to Josephine Mary Hannon; father of Rose ElizabethFitzgerald (who marriedJosephPatrick Kennedy, Sr.); grandfather ofJosephPatrick Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy (who marriedJaquelineLee Bouvier),PatriciaKennedy Lawford,RobertFrancis Kennedy,JeanKennedy Smith andEdwardMoore Kennedy; great-grandfather ofKathleenKennedy Townsend,JosephPatrick Kennedy II,RobertFrancis Kennedy Jr.,JohnFitzgerald Kennedy Jr.,MarkKennedy Shriver andPatrickJoseph Kennedy.
     Political family:Kennedyfamily of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
     The John F. FitzgeraldExpressway(also known as the Central Artery, Interstate 93, U.S. Highway 1, andRoute 3), inBoston,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial
     John B. Hynes (1897-1970) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in1897.Democrat.Mayor ofBoston, Mass., 1950-60; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1952,1956,1964.Died in1970(ageabout73 years).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.John F. CollinsJohn F. Collins (1919-1995) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1950; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1952,1960,1964;mayorof Boston, Mass., 1960-68.Catholic.Hislegs wereparalyzed due to polio.Died at VencorHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,November23, 1995 (ageabout 76years).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     See alsoNNDBdossier
     Image source: Time Magazine, March 23,1962
     Daniel A. Whelton — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Mayorof Boston, Mass., 1905-06.Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.Paul A. DeverPaul Andrew Dever (1903-1958) — also known asPaul A. Dever — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,January15, 1903.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-34;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1935-41; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1940,1952,1956;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1949-53; defeated, 1940, 1952; candidate forDemocratic nomination for President,1952.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiDelta Phi;Knightsof Columbus.DiedApril11, 1958 (age55 years, 86days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Patrick Dever and Anna Amelia (McAlevy) Dever; cousin ***ofWilliamEmmett Dever.
     See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier
     Image source: Who's Who in UnitedStates Politics (1950)
    Louise Day HicksLouise Day Hicks (1916-2003) — also known asAnn Louise Day — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October16, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMassachusettsstate treasurer, 1964; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967, 1971;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1971-73;defeated, 1972.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,NationalOrganization for Women.Died in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October21, 2003 (age87 years, 5days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of William Hicks and Anna (McCarron) Hicks; married1942 to JohnHicks.
     Campaign slogan (1961): "The onlymother on the ballot."
     Campaign slogan (1967): "You know whereI stand."
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —OurCampaignscandidate detail
     Image source: Boston PublicLibrary
     John Joseph Douglass (1873-1939) — also known asJohn J. Douglass — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in East Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February9, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1910;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1925-35 (10th District1925-33, 11th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1932.Catholic.Died in West Roxbury, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April 5,1939 (age66 years, 55days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Joseph Francis O'Connell (1872-1942) — also known asJoseph F. O'Connell — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December7, 1872.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1907-11;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1912(alternate),1920;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1918-20;candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1930; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1933.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December10, 1942 (age70 years, 3days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     William Sarsfield McNary (1863-1930) — also known asWilliam S. McNary — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Abington,PlymouthCounty, Mass.,March29, 1863.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1890; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1890; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Massachusetts,1892(alternate),1900,1904,1928;secretaryof Massachusetts Democratic Party, 1898-1900;MassachusettsDemocratic state chair, 1901-03;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1903-07;defeated, 1892, 1894.Died in1930(ageabout67 years).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     John Patrick Higgins (1893-1955) — also known asJohn P. Higgins — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February19, 1893.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;chemist;lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1929-34;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1935-37;superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1937-55; died in office 1955.Catholic.Member,AmericanLegion;AncientOrder of Hibernians;CatholicOrder of Foresters.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August2, 1955 (age62 years, 164days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Patrick Higgins and Winifred (Gilligan) Higgins; married,November19, 1927, to Eleanor G. McNamara.
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage
     Arthur Jean Baptiste Cartier (b. 1886) — also known asArthur J. B. Cartier — of Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine; Fall River,BristolCounty, Mass.Born in Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine,December29, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts 15th District, 1916, 1918,1920, 1922, 1924; candidate forMassachusettsstate auditor, 1919; alternate delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Massachusetts,1924.Catholic.Frenchancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Foresters;Knightsof Columbus.Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Joseph Cartier and Philomene (Loiselle) Cartier; married,March25, 1912, to Mathilde Lefebure.
    Charles C. DaseyCharles Curran Dasey (1883-1966) — also known asCharles C. Dasey — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,April19, 1883.Steamshipagent;Consulfor Netherlands inBoston,Mass., 1912-13.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Shrewsbury,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,June 6,1966 (age83 years, 48days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: SonofCharlesV. Dasey and Kathleen (O'Leary) Dasey; married to Edith A.Cross.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Boston Globe, November17, 1912
     Edward Henry Willey (1883-1958) — also known asEdward H. Willey — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December7, 1883.Republican.Druggist;delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts,1928;bankdirector.Catholic.Died in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,August11, 1958 (age74 years, 247days).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives: Sonof Elias Cornelius Willey and Mary Ann (Dodwell) Willey; married,December31, 1912, toAgnesK. Harrington; third cousin thrice removed ofCalvinWilley.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Agnes K. Willey (1890-1966) — also known asAgnes K. Harrington — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 14,1890.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1924.Female.Died in1966(ageabout76 years).Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
     Relatives:Daughter of Michael D. Harrington and Katherine A. (Foley)Harrington; married,December31, 1912, toEdwardHenry Willey.
     Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians..
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial


    The GardensCemetery
    670 Baker Street
    West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
    Politicians buriedhere:
    Nicholas AbrahamNicholas Abraham (1917-1991) — of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September20, 1917.Bowlingalley business;real estateinvestor; candidate in primary formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967.EasternOrthodox.Lebaneseancestry.Died, following aheartattack, in FaulknerHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,June 5,1991 (age73 years, 258days).Interment at The Gardens Cemetery.
     See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
     Image source: Boston Globe, February19, 1967


    WoodlawnCemetery
    Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
    Rufus Smith Frost (1826-1894) — also known asRufus S. Frost — of Chelsea,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Marlborough,CheshireCounty, N.H.,July 18,1826.Republican.Mayorof Chelsea, Mass., 1867-68; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1871-72; member ofMassachusettsGovernor's Council, 1873-74;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1875-76;defeated, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1892.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March 6,1894 (age67 years, 231days).Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
    Politicians buriedhere:
     
     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage


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