Cecil County
Maryland
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Cecil County
Maryland
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Cecil County
Index to Locations UnknownLocation Cecil County,
Private or familygraveyards Cecil County, Maryland
Politicians formerlyburied here: | |  James Asheton Bayard Sr. (1767-1815) — also known as"The Chevalier";"The Goliathof His Party";"High Priest of theConstitution" —of Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 28,1767.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1797-1803;U.S.Senator from Delaware, 1804-13.Slaveowner. Died in Wilmington,New CastleCounty, Del.,August6, 1815 (age48 years, 9days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1842 atWilmingtonand Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
St. Stephen'sCemetery Cecilton, Cecil County, Maryland
BethelCemetery Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland
| Benjamin Thomas Biggs (1821-1893) — also known asBenjamin T. Biggs — of Middletown,New CastleCounty, Del.Born near Summit Bridge,New CastleCounty, Del.,October1, 1821.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;farmer;delegateto Delaware state constitutional convention, 1852;U.S.Representative from Delaware at-large, 1869-73; defeated, 1860;president, Queen Anne and KentRailroad,1874;Governor ofDelaware, 1887-91.Methodist.Slaveowner. Died in Middletown,New CastleCounty, Del.,December25, 1893 (age72 years, 85days).Interment at Bethel Cemetery.
NottinghamCemetery Colora, Cecil County, Maryland ElktonCemetery Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland ElktonPresbyterian Cemetery Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
| James Black Groome (1838-1893) — also known asJames B. Groome — of Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.Born in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,April 4,1838.Democrat.Delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1872-74;Governor ofMaryland, 1874-76;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1879-85.Presbyterian.Died inBaltimore,Md.,October5, 1893 (age55 years, 184days).Interment at Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
| Alexander Evans (1818-1888) — of Maryland. Born in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,September13, 1818.U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1847-53; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1867.Died in Elkton,CecilCounty, Md.,December5, 1888 (age70 years, 83days).Interment at Elkton Presbyterian Cemetery.
PresbyterianCemetery Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland
St. Mary Anne'sProtestant Episcopal Churchyard 317 South Main Street North East, Cecil County, Maryland
St. Mark'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery Perryville, Cecil County, Maryland
HopewellCemetery Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland
 Ralph Abernethy Gamble (1885-1959) — also known asRalph A. Gamble — of Larchmont,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.; St. Michaels,TalbotCounty, Md.Born in Yankton,YanktonCounty, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.),May 6,1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1931-37;U.S.Representative from New York, 1937-57 (25th District 1937-45,28th District 1945-53, 26th District 1953-57).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;PhiDelta Phi;Lions.Died in St. Michaels,TalbotCounty, Md.,March 4,1959 (age73 years, 302days).Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
| Jacob Tome (1810-1898) — of Port Deposit,CecilCounty, Md.Born inYorkCounty, Pa.,August13, 1810.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate senate, 1864; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1871.DiedMarch16, 1898 (age87 years, 215days).Interment at Hopewell Cemetery.
Old BohemiaCemetery Warwick, Cecil County, Maryland
West NottinghamMeeting House Cemetery 1195 Firetower Road West Nottingham, Cecil County, Maryland See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Hugh Steel Hersman (1872-1954) — also known asHugh S. Hersman — of Gilroy,SantaClara County, Calif.Born in Port Deposit,CecilCounty, Md.,July 8,1872.Democrat.U.S.Representative from California 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,1920.Presbyterian.Died inSanFrancisco, Calif.,March 7,1954 (age81 years, 242days).Interment at West Nottingham Meeting House Cemetery.
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