Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsAdelphiGeorge Washington CemeteryBeltsvilleSt. John's Episcopal ChurchCemeteryBrentwoodFort Lincoln CemeteryClintonResurrection CemeteryCroomBowie Family CemeteryCroomSt. Thomas Church CemeteryGlenn DaleDuvall Memorial Garden,Marietta HouseLandoverNational Harmony MemorialParkLaurelIvy Hill CemeteryLaurelMaryland National MemorialParkRiverdaleCalvert CemeterySeat PleasantAddison's Chapel of St.Matthew's Episcopal ChurchSuitlandCedar Hill CemeterySuitlandLincoln Memorial CemeteryUpper MarlboroMt. Carmel RomanCatholic CemeteryUpper MarlboroSt. Barnabas ChurchCemeteryUpper MarlboroTrinity EpiscopalChurch Cemetery
Private or familygraveyards
Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  William Henry Daingerfield (1808-1878) — also known asWilliam H. Daingerfield — of San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.Born inAlexandria,Va.,1808.Mayorof San Antonio, Tex., 1838; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Bexar, 1840-42;TexasRepublic Secretary of the Treasury, 1842-43; Texas RepublicCharge d'Affaires to the Netherlands, 1844-46.Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md., September,1878(ageabout70 years).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Joseph Kent (1779-1837) — of Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inCalvertCounty, Md.,January14, 1779.U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1811-15, 1819-26;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1815; Democratic-Republican Presidential Electorfor Maryland,1816(voted forJamesMonroe andDanielD. Tompkins);Governor ofMaryland, 1826-29; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1832;U.S.Senator from Maryland, 1833-37; died in office 1837.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died near Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November24, 1837 (age58 years, 314days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | John Hanson (1721-1783) — of Maryland. Born near Port Tobacco,CharlesCounty, Md.,April14, 1721.Planter;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1757-73;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1779-82;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1781.Swedishancestry.Died in Oxon Hill,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November22, 1783 (age62 years, 222days).Interment in a private or family graveyard; statue atFrederickCounty Courthouse Grounds, Frederick, Md. | | John Strode Barbour Jr. (1820-1892) — also known asJohn S. Barbour, Jr. — ofAlexandria,Va.Born inCulpeperCounty, Va.,December29, 1820.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1847-51; president, Orange & AlexandriaRailroad,1852;U.S.Representative from Virginia 8th District, 1881-87; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Virginia, 1884-92; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Virginia,1888;U.S.Senator from Virginia, 1889-92; died in office 1892.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,May 14,1892 (age71 years, 137days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Oden Bowie (1826-1894) — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November10, 1826.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1849; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1864;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1867;Governor ofMaryland, 1869-72.Episcopalian.Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December4, 1894 (age68 years, 24days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Thomas Fielder Bowie (1808-1869) — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,April 7,1808.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1837-38, 1845; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1843;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850; Whig candidatefor Presidential Elector for Maryland,1852;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1855-59.Slaveowner. Died in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,October31, 1869 (age61 years, 207days).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | | Walter Bowie (1748-1810) — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,1748.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1777-97; state court judge in Maryland,1791-92; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1801-02;U.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1802-05.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November9, 1810 (ageabout 62years).Interment in a private or family graveyard. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) — of Maryland. Born near Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,October29, 1745.Governorof Maryland, 1779-82, 1792-94;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1782-83;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;Presidential Elector for Maryland,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1794.Anglican;laterCatholic.Died in Middleton Valley,FrederickCounty, Md.,November9, 1819 (age74 years, 11days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1888 atMt. Carmel Roman CatholicCemetery, Upper Marlboro, Md.| |  Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lee and Christiana (Sim) Lee; married to Mary Digges;father ofJohnLee; grandfather of Mary Digges Lee (who marriedSamuelLaurence Gouverneur); great-grandfather ofJohnLee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who marriedCharlesOliver O'Donnell); third great-grandfather ofOuterbridgeHorsey; first cousin ofRichardPotts; first cousin once removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; second cousin ofAlexanderContee Hanson,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee andAlexanderContee Magruder; second cousin once removed ofDanielCarroll andCharlesCarroll of Carrollton; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRead Magruder,FitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee andFrancisPreston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee; second cousin four times removed ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofLeeMarvin; third cousin ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin once removed ofThomasLeonidas Crittenden; third cousin twice removed ofHancockLee Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofAbrahamLincoln,JamesSansome Lakin,ElliotWoolfolk Major,JohnHowell Carroll andEdgarBailey Woolfolk. | | | | Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland;Bowie-Taylor-Mackall-Johnsonfamily of Maryland;Carroll#2 family of Baltimore, Maryland;Monroefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Carlyle Herbert (1775-1846) — also known asJohn C. Herbert — of Vansville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inAlexandria,Va.,August16, 1775.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates, 1798-99; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1808-13;Speaker ofthe Maryland State House of Delegates, 1812-13; served in theU.S. Army during the War of 1812;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1815-19; PresidentialElector for Maryland,1824;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1826-30.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died in Buchanan,BotetourtCounty, Va.,September1, 1846 (age71 years, 16days).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentatGreenMount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
George WashingtonCemetery
Adelphi, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Carlton Ralph Sickles (1921-2004) — also known asCarlton R. Sickles — of Lanham,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Hamden,New HavenCounty, Conn.,June 15,1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1955-62;U.S.Representative from Maryland at-large, 1963-67; defeated inprimary, 1968; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMaryland,1964,1968;candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1966;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967.Catholic.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,January17, 2004 (age82 years, 216days).Interment at George Washington Cemetery.
St. John'sEpiscopal Church Cemetery
Beltsville, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Edward Coffin (1841-1912) — also known asCharles E. Coffin — of Muirkirk,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,July 18,1841.Republican. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1884; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1890-92;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1894-97.Died in Muirkirk,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 24,1912 (age70 years, 311days).Interment at St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Fort LincolnCemetery
3401 Bladensburg Road
Brentwood, Prince George's County, Maryland
Founded 1912
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) — also known asLoring M. Black, Jr.;"The KidSenator" —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 17,1886.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6thDistrict 1919-20); defeated, 1920;U.S.Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1933.One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposedProhibition.Died from aheartattack, in adrugstoreatWashington,D.C.,May 21,1956 (age70 years, 4days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Gerald Prentice Nye (1892-1971) — also known asGerald P. Nye — of Cooperstown,GriggsCounty, N.Dak.Born in Hortonville,OutagamieCounty, Wis.,December19, 1892.Newspapereditor; candidate forU.S.Representative from North Dakota 2nd District, 1924;U.S.Senator from North Dakota, 1925-45; appointed 1925; defeated,1944, 1946; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNorth Dakota,1936.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 17,1971 (age78 years, 210days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Moses Edwin Clapp (1851-1929) — also known asMoses E. Clapp — of Hudson,St. CroixCounty, Wis.; Fergus Falls,Otter TailCounty, Minn.; St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Born in Delphi,CarrollCounty, Ind.,May 21,1851.Republican.Lawyer;St.Croix County Attorney, 1878-80;Minnesotastate attorney general, 1887-93;U.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1901-17; defeated in primary, 1916;delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota,1904,1912.Died near Accotink,FairfaxCounty, Va.,March 6,1929 (age77 years, 289days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Edward Raymond Burke (1880-1968) — also known asEdward R. Burke — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Born in Runningwater,Bon HommeCounty, S.Dak.,November28, 1880.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Nebraska 2nd District, 1933-35;U.S.Senator from Nebraska, 1935-41.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Kensington,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November4, 1968 (age87 years, 342days).Entombed in mausoleum at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Hannis Taylor (1851-1922) — of Alabama. Born in New Bern,CravenCounty, N.C.,September21, 1851.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toSpain, 1893-97.Authorof a biography of Cicero and numerous other books.Died inWashington,D.C.,December26, 1922 (age71 years, 96days).Originally entombed atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment at Fort LincolnCemetery. | | Gordon Evans Dean (1905-1958) — also known asGordon E. Dean — Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December28, 1905.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;lawprofessor; member, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1949-53; chair,U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-53.One of 22 killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing inheavyfog,crashedandburned,about 300 yards short of theairportrunway, in Nantucket,NantucketCounty, Mass.,August15, 1958 (age52 years, 230days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Oscar Edward Bland (1877-1951) — also known asOscar E. Bland — of Indiana. Born inGreeneCounty, Ind.,November21, 1877.Republican.Lawyer;member ofIndianastate senate, 1907-10;U.S.Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1917-23; defeated,1910, 1912, 1922;AssociateJudge of U.S. Court of Customs Appeals, 1923-47.Member,Elks;FriendlySons of St. Patrick;SigmaNu.Died inWashington,D.C.,August3, 1951 (age73 years, 255days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Benjamin Horsley Littleton (1889-1966) — also known asBenjamin H. Littleton — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.;Washington,D.C.Born in Weatherford,ParkerCounty, Tex.,August27, 1889.Lawyer;Judgeof U.S. Court of Claims, 1929-58.DiedJuly 6,1966 (age76 years, 313days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Anna (McNutt)Littleton. |
| | William Benson Bryant (1911-2005) — also known asWilliam B. Bryant — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Wetumpka,ElmoreCounty, Ala.,September18, 1911.Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1965-82; took seniorstatus 1982.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,November14, 2005 (age94 years, 57days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Joseph Hendrix Himes (1885-1960) — of Ohio. Born in New Oxford,AdamsCounty, Pa.,August15, 1885.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922.Died inWashington,D.C.,September9, 1960 (age75 years, 25days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | William Darius Jamieson (1873-1949) — also known asWilliam D. Jamieson — of Shenandoah,PageCounty, Iowa.Born near Wapello,LouisaCounty, Iowa,November9, 1873.Democrat.Newspapereditor; member ofIowastate senate, 1907-08; resigned 1908;U.S.Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1909-11; postmaster atShenandoah,Iowa, 1915-16; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIowa,1920;lawyer.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Knightsof Pythias.Died inWashington,D.C.,November18, 1949 (age76 years, 9days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Harold Gerard Mosier (1889-1971) — also known asHarold G. Mosier — of Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,July 24,1889.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1932-34;delegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1935-37;U.S.Representative from Ohio at-large, 1937-39; defeated in primary,1938.Died inWashington,D.C.,August7, 1971 (age82 years, 14days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery. | | Leslie L. Biffle (1880-1966) — of Arkansas. Born in Boydsville,ClayCounty, Ark.,October9, 1880.Democrat. Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1945-46 and 1948-52;Sergeant-at-Arms, Democratic National Convention,1948,1952,1956.Died inWashington,D.C.,April 6,1966 (age85 years, 179days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof William Biffle and Minnie M. (Turner) Biffle; married1921 to MaryGlade Strickling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Richbell Allaband (1847-1926) — also known asWilliam R. Allaband — ofKentCounty, Del.Born in1847.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Kent County, 1887-88.Died in1926(ageabout79 years).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery; cenotaph atOddFellows Cemetery, Camden, Del. | | Maxime Rainguet (1897-1945) — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Paris,France,February8, 1897.ConsularAgent for France inDetroit,Mich., 1935.DiedDecember8, 1945 (age48 years, 303days).Interment at Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
ResurrectionCemetery
8000 Woodyard Road
Clinton, Prince George's County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Francis Herbert Small Jr. (1896-1973) — also known asFrank Small — of Clinton,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Temple Hills,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,July 15,1896.Republican.Automobiledealer; member ofMarylandRepublican State Central Committee, 1934-42;MarylandRepublican state chair, 1938, 1942; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Maryland,1940(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1948,1956;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1953-55; defeated,1954; candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1962.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,October24, 1973 (age77 years, 101days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | Carlton Granville Beall (1918-1987) — also known asCarlton Beall — of Seat Pleasant,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.BornMay 4,1918.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1952;candidate forGovernor ofMaryland, 1978.DiedJuly 20,1987 (age69 years, 77days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
Bowie FamilyCemetery
11000 Mattaponi Road
Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert William Bowie (1750-1818) — also known asRobert Bowie — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md., March,1750.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1785-90, 1801-03; justice of the peace;Governorof Maryland, 1803-06, 1811-12; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1808;member ofMarylandstate senate, 1809-10.Episcopalian.Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,January8, 1818 (age67 years, 0days).Interment at Bowie Family Cemetery. | | Robert William Bowie (1787-1848) — also known asRobert W. Bowie — of Nottingham,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Croom,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,March 3,1787.Whig. Presidential Elector for Maryland,1820;Whig Presidential Elector for Maryland,1836(voted forWilliamHenry Harrison andJohnTyler); delegate to Whig National Convention from Maryland, 1839(member, Balloting Committee).Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,January3, 1848 (age60 years, 306days).Interment at Bowie Family Cemetery.
St. Thomas ChurchCemetery
Croom, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Fitts Ryan (1922-1972) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Albion,OrleansCounty, N.Y.,June 28,1922.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 20th District, 1961-72; died inoffice 1972; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1965; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New York,1968.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action.Firstmember of the U.S. House to speak out against the Vietnam War.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September17, 1972 (age50 years, 81days).Interment at St. Thomas Church Cemetery.
Duvall MemorialGarden, Marietta House
Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gabriel Duvall (1752-1844) — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December6, 1752.Member of Maryland state legislature, 1787;U.S.Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 1794-96; state courtjudge in Maryland, 1796-1802; Presidential Elector for Maryland,1796;Democratic-Republican Presidential Elector for Maryland,1800(voted forThomasJefferson andAaronBurr);AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1811-35.Episcopalian.Slaveowner. Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,March 6,1844 (age91 years, 91days).Interment at Duvall Memorial Garden, Marietta House.
National HarmonyMemorial Park
7101 Sheriff Road
Landover, Prince George's County, Maryland
Founded 1959
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Adams Hyman (1840-1891) — of North Carolina. Born in Warrenton,WarrenCounty, N.C.,July 23,1840.Republican.Delegateto North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868; memberofNorthCarolina state senate, 1869-75;U.S.Representative from North Carolina 2nd District, 1875-77.Africanancestry.Died inWashington,D.C.,September14, 1891 (age51 years, 53days).Original interment atColumbianHarmony Cemetery (which no longer exists), Washington, D.C.;reinterment in 1959 at National Harmony Memorial Park.
Ivy HillCemetery
Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Gustavus Bansmer Timanus (1865-1941) — also known asGustavus B. Timanus — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Maryland,March 4,1865.Republican.Mayor ofLaurel, Md., 1894-95, 1902-05; postmaster atLaurel,Md., 1905-14, 1923-28; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Maryland,1908.Died in Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February3, 1941 (age75 years, 336days).Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Thomas Timanus and Frances Amelia 'Fanny' (Carroll) Timanus;married1887 to LucyOwings Disney. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | George W. Waters Jr. (1869-1933) — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,June 30,1869.Democrat.Banker;mayor ofLaurel, Md., 1912-18;PrinceGeorge's County Treasurer, 1924-26.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanBankers Association;Freemasons.DiedMarch26, 1933 (age63 years, 269days).Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery. | | DeWilton H. Donaldson (1877-1952) — of Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in1877.Mayorof Laurel, Md., 1925-28.Died in1952(ageabout75 years).Interment at Ivy Hill Cemetery.
Maryland NationalMemorial Park
Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Cyprian Olave Tilghman (1913-2009) — also known asCyprian O. Tilghman — ofWashington,D.C.Born inWashington,D.C.,May 19,1913.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromDistrict of Columbia,1964.Africanancestry.Died, in Laurel RegionalHospital,Laurel,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,February17, 2009 (age95 years, 274days).Interment at Maryland National Memorial Park.
CalvertCemetery
Riverdale, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Benedict Calvert (1808-1864) — of Maryland. Born inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,August24, 1808.Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1839, 1843-44;U.S.Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1861-63.EnglishandBelgianancestry.In 1856, hefoundedof Maryland Agricultural College, later University of Maryland.Slaveowner. Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,May 12,1864 (age55 years, 262days).Interment at Calvert Cemetery.
Addison's Chapelof St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
5610 Addison Road
Seat Pleasant, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Benjamin Stoddert (1751-1813) — of Maryland. Born inCharlesCounty, Md.,1751.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofMarylandstate executive council, 1781-82; county judge in Maryland,1784-85, 1791; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1791-94;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1798-1801.Died in Bladensburg,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,December18, 1813 (ageabout 62years).Interment at Addison's Chapel of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.
Cedar HillCemetery
Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Sutherland (1862-1942) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Buckinghamshire,England,March25, 1862.Republican.Lawyer;member ofUtahstate senate, 1896;U.S.Representative from Utah at-large, 1901-03; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Utah,1904,1908,1912,1916;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1905-17; defeated, 1916;AssociateJustice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1922-38; took senior status 1938.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation.Died in Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,July 18,1942 (age80 years, 115days).Originally entombed atAbbeyMausoleum (which no longer exists), Arlington, Va.; reintermentat Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | James Eli Watson (1864-1948) — also known asJames E. Watson — of Rushville,RushCounty, Ind.Born in Winchester,RandolphCounty, Ind.,November2, 1864.Republican.Lawyer;Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,1892;U.S.Representative from Indiana, 1895-97, 1899-1909 (4th District1895-97, 6th District 1899-1909); defeated, 1896; candidate forGovernor ofIndiana, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention fromIndiana,1912,1920(chair,ResolutionsCommittee),1924,1932,1936,1940,1944;U.S.Senator from Indiana, 1916-33; defeated, 1932; candidate forRepublican nomination for President,1928.Member,Knightsof Pythias;PhiKappa Psi.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 29,1948 (age83 years, 270days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | John Frost Nugent (1868-1931) — also known asJohn F. Nugent — of Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho.Born in La Grande,UnionCounty, Ore.,June 26,1868.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromIdaho,1904;U.S.Senator from Idaho, 1918-21; appointed 1918; defeated, 1920;resigned 1921; defeated, 1926; member, Federal Trade Commission,1921-27; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1925-26.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Woodmen.Died in1931(ageabout63 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Sterling (1851-1930) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.; Vermillion,ClayCounty, S.Dak.Born near Amanda,FairfieldCounty, Ohio,February20, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto South Dakota state constitutional convention, 1889; member ofSouthDakota state senate 30th District, 1889-90;dean,college of law, University of South Dakota, 1901-11;U.S.Senator from South Dakota, 1913-25; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from South Dakota,1916.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;OddFellows;AncientOrder of United Workmen;American BarAssociation;AmericanPolitical Science Association.Died in1930(ageabout79 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Winfield Waterman (1861-1932) — also known asCharles W. Waterman — ofDenver,Colo.Born in Waitsfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,November2, 1861.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,1916,1924,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee),1932;U.S.Senator from Colorado, 1927-32; died in office 1932.Died inWashington,D.C.,August27, 1932 (age70 years, 299days).Cremated;ashes interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Jonathan Bourne Jr. (1855-1940) — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Born in New Bedford,BristolCounty, Mass.,February23, 1855.Lawyer;miningbusiness; president, BourneCottonMills, New Bedford, Mass.; member ofOregonstate house of representatives, 1885-86, 1897; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Oregon,1888,1892,1896(alternate); member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Oregon, 1888-92;U.S.Senator from Oregon, 1907-13; defeated (Progressive), 1912.Died inWashington,D.C.,September1, 1940 (age85 years, 191days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Jerome Klahr Huddle (1891-1959) — also known asJ. Klahr Huddle — of Fort Recovery,MercerCounty, Ohio;Washington,D.C.Born in Bettsville,SenecaCounty, Ohio,March25, 1891.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul inCologne, 1926-30; U.S. Consul General inWarsaw, 1930-35; U.S. Ambassador toBurma, 1947-50.Member,Freemasons.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, inWashington,D.C.,March16, 1959 (age67 years, 356days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) — also known asS. Abbot Maginnis — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.;Washington,D.C.Born in Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio,October23, 1885.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toBolivia, 1919-21.Member,Elks.Died, in EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,September25, 1941 (age55 years, 337days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Fred Lewis Crawford (1888-1957) — also known asFred L. Crawford — of Saginaw,SaginawCounty, Mich.Born near Dublin,ErathCounty, Tex.,May 5,1888.Republican.Accountant;builder, financier, and operator ofbeet sugarmills; director, Michigan NationalBank;director,PetroleumTransit Corporation;U.S.Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1935-53; defeated inprimary, 1952.Methodist.Member,Elks.Died inWashington,D.C.,April13, 1957 (age68 years, 343days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.  | Franklin Wheeler Mondell (1860-1939) — also known asFrank W. Mondell — of Newcastle,WestonCounty, Wyo.Born inSt.Louis, Mo.,November6, 1860.Republican. Mayor of Newcastle, Wyoming, 1888-95; member ofWyomingstate senate, 1890-92;U.S.Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1923;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming,1900,1904,1912,1924;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wyoming, 1922.Died in1939(ageabout78 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | | Thomas Sutler Williams (1872-1940) — also known asThomas S. Williams — of Louisville,ClayCounty, Ill.Born inClayCounty, Ill.,February14, 1872.Republican.U.S.Representative from Illinois 24th District, 1915-29.Died in1940(ageabout68 years).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Stephen Warfield Gambrill (1873-1938) — also known asStephen W. Gambrill — ofBaltimore,Md.; near Laurel,HowardCounty, Md.Born near Savage,HowardCounty, Md.,October2, 1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1920-22; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1924;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1924-38; died inoffice 1938.Episcopalian.Died inWashington,D.C.,December19, 1938 (age65 years, 78days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Eugene Black (1879-1975) — of Clarksville,Red RiverCounty, Tex.Born near Blossom,LamarCounty, Tex.,July 2,1879.Democrat.Lawyer;wholesalegrocer;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1915-29.Methodist.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 22,1975 (age95 years, 324days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Edward Keating (1875-1965) — ofDenver,Colo.; Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.;Washington,D.C.Born near Kansas City,WyandotteCounty, Kan.,July 9,1875.Democrat.Newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Colorado, 1913-19 (at-large 1913-15, 3rdDistrict 1915-19); defeated, 1918.Catholic.DiedMarch18, 1965 (age89 years, 252days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Edward Dixon Hays (1872-1941) — also known asEdward D. Hays — of Jackson,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.; Cape Girardeau,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.Born near Oak Ridge,CapeGirardeau County, Mo.,April28, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in Missouri, 1907-18;U.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1919-23; defeated,1922.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 25,1941 (age69 years, 88days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Edgar Jacob Adams (1866-1944) — also known asEdgar J. Adams — of Grand Rapids,KentCounty, Mich.; Eugene,LaneCounty, Ore.;Washington,D.C.Born inBranchCounty, Mich.,August6, 1866.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,1897-1900;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1899-1900;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 16th District,1907-08; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon,1920,1924,1928.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 23,1944 (age77 years, 291days).Entombed at Cedar Hill Cemetery.  | Hinton Rowan Helper (1829-1909) — of North Carolina; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Mocksville,DavieCounty, N.C.,December27, 1829.Author and publisher ofThe Impending Crisis of the South(1857), an attack on the institution of slavery as holding the Southback economically; the book caused a furor, and was banned in theSouth; U.S. Consul inBuenos Aires, 1861-66.Killedhimself withilluminatinggas, inWashington,D.C.,March 9,1909 (age79 years, 72days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | Charles H. Alvord (1872-1955) — of near Camden,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.Born in Camden,HillsdaleCounty, Mich.,October16, 1872.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1907-08.DiedFebruary22, 1955 (age82 years, 129days).Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery. | | George Whitney Cooke (b. 1856) — of Bowman's Creek,WyomingCounty, Pa.; Johnson City,WashingtonCounty, Tenn.Born inWyomingCounty, Pa.,October3, 1856.Engineer;surveyor;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1891.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Emma Florence Clark. |
Lincoln MemorialCemetery
Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Walter Edward Washington (1915-2003) — also known asWalter Washington — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Dawson,TerrellCounty, Ga.,April15, 1915.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Washington, D.C., 1975-79; defeated in primary, 1978.Africanancestry.Died, in Howard UniversityHospital,Washington,D.C.,October27, 2003 (age88 years, 195days).Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery. | | John R. Francis (d. 1946) — ofWashington,D.C.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,1940(alternate),1944.Died in1946.Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Mt. Carmel RomanCatholic Cemetery
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Sim Lee (1745-1819) — of Maryland. Born near Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,October29, 1745.Governorof Maryland, 1779-82, 1792-94;Delegateto Continental Congress from Maryland, 1782-83;delegateto Maryland convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;Presidential Elector for Maryland,1792(voted forGeorgeWashington andJohnAdams); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1794.Anglican;laterCatholic.Died in Middleton Valley,FrederickCounty, Md.,November9, 1819 (age74 years, 11days).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Prince George's County, Md.; reinterment in 1888 atMt. Carmel Roman Catholic Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Lee and Christiana (Sim) Lee; married to Mary Digges;father ofJohnLee; grandfather of Mary Digges Lee (who marriedSamuelLaurence Gouverneur); great-grandfather ofJohnLee Carroll and Helen Sophia Carroll (who marriedCharlesOliver O'Donnell); third great-grandfather ofOuterbridgeHorsey; first cousin ofRichardPotts; first cousin once removed ofRichardHenry Lee,FrancisLightfoot Lee andArthurLee; second cousin ofAlexanderContee Hanson,HenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee andAlexanderContee Magruder; second cousin once removed ofDanielCarroll andCharlesCarroll of Carrollton; second cousin twice removed ofJohnRead Magruder,FitzhughLee,WilliamHenry Fitzhugh Lee andFrancisPreston Blair Lee; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardBrooke Lee; second cousin four times removed ofBlairLee III andEdwardBrooke Lee Jr.; second cousin five times removed ofLeeMarvin; third cousin ofZacharyTaylor; third cousin once removed ofThomasLeonidas Crittenden; third cousin twice removed ofHancockLee Jackson; third cousin thrice removed ofAbrahamLincoln,JamesSansome Lakin,ElliotWoolfolk Major,JohnHowell Carroll andEdgarBailey Woolfolk. | | | | Political families:Lee-Masonfamily of Virginia;Leefamily of Silver Spring, Maryland;Bowie-Taylor-Mackall-Johnsonfamily of Maryland;Carroll#2 family of Baltimore, Maryland;Monroefamily of Virginia (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Find-A-Gravememorial |
St. BarnabasChurch Cemetery
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Somerville Pinkney Tuck Jr. (1891-1967) — also known asS. Pinkney Tuck;"Kippy" —of New Brighton, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,May 31,1891.Democrat. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inAlexandria, as of 1916-17; U.S. Consul inAlexandria, as of 1919-21;Samsun, as of 1921;Vladivostok, 1922-23;Geneva, 1924-28; U.S. Minister toEgypt, 1944; U.S. Ambassador toEgypt, 1946.Episcopalian.Member,AlphaDelta Phi.Died, in the AmericanHospital,Paris,France,April21, 1967 (age75 years, 325days).Interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery. | | Hervey Gilbert Machen (1916-1994) — also known asHervey Machen — of Hyattsville,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born inWashington,D.C.,October14, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-chair ofMaryland Democratic Party, 1953-57; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1955-65; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Maryland,1964;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1965-69; defeated,1968, 1970.Episcopalian.Member,Kiwanis;Moose.Died in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,November29, 1994 (age78 years, 46days).Interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery. | | John Contee (1816-1863) — of Buena Vista,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in1816.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1860.Slaveowner. Died in1863(ageabout47 years).Interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery. | | Somerville Pinkney Tuck (1848-1923) — of Mansourah (Mansoura),Egypt;Cairo,Egypt;Alexandria,Egypt;Menton,France.Born in Annapolis,AnneArundel County, Md.,September24, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;judge, International Court of First Instance, Egypt, 1894-1908; judgeInternational Court of Appeals, 1908-11.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Menton,France,April14, 1923 (age74 years, 202days).Interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Samuel Sprigg (c.1783-1855) — of Maryland. Born inWashingtonCounty, Md., about 1783.Governorof Maryland, 1819-22;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1850.Episcopalian.Died inPrinceGeorge's County, Md.,April21, 1855 (ageabout 72years).Original interment at St. Barnabas Church Cemetery; reinterment atOakHill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Trinity EpiscopalChurch Cemetery
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Maryland
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer (1893-1964) — also known asLansdale G. Sasscer — of Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,September30, 1893.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;newspaperpublisher; member ofMarylandstate senate, 1922-38; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Maryland,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1936,1952;U.S.Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1939-53.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Freemasons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Elks;Lions;Kiwanis.Died in Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,November5, 1964 (age71 years, 36days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery. | | William Baruch Clagett (1854-1911) — also known asWilliam B. Clagett — of Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.Born near Upper Marlboro,PrinceGeorge's County, Md.,August13, 1854.Democrat.Tobaccogrower;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,1896;Marylandstate comptroller, 1910-11; appointed 1910; died in office 1911.Died, fromBright'sdisease,July 25,1911 (age56 years, 346days).Interment at Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery.
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