Berrien County
Michigan
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Berrien County
Michigan
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Berrien County
Index to Locations UnknownLocation Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan
Morton HillCemetery Territorial Avenue Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan Founded 1836
Crystal SpringsCemetery Benton Township, Berrien County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Loomis King Preston (1879-1954) — also known asLoomis K. Preston — of St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 22,1879.Republican.Lawyer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 1st District,1923-26, 1939-50; defeated, 1912, 1930, 1932, 1950; Republicancandidate forMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1926 (primary), 1936; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1928.Congregationalist.EnglishandIrishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, in MemorialHospital,St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September12, 1954 (age75 years, 52days).Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
 James Jencks Jakway (1862-1949) — also known asJames J. Jakway — of Benton Township,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.,May 20,1862.Democrat.Fruitgrower;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,1913-14; defeated, 1902 (Berrien County 1st District), 1914 (BerrienCounty 2nd District), 1916 (Berrien County 2nd District);supervisorof Benton Township, Michigan, 1926-33; member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1938-43; defeated, 1917.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;OddFellows;Grange;FarmBureau.Died inBerrienCounty, Mich.,August13, 1949 (age87 years, 85days).Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
| George W. Bridgman — of St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.; Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.Republican.Circuitjudge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1912-17.Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery. | Samuel E. Daigneau (1852-1931) — of Benton Harbor,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Brandon,RutlandCounty, Vt.,May 17,1852.Republican.Laundrybusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,1915-18; defeated, 1912.Frenchancestry.Died in1931(ageabout79 years).Interment at Crystal Springs Cemetery.
Rose HillCemetery Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan
| Thomas Mars (b. 1829) — of Michigan. Born in1829.Member ofMichiganstate senate 13th District, 1881-82.Member,Grange.Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.GracelandCemetery Bridgman, Berrien County, Michigan
Oak RidgeCemetery Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
ColomaCemetery Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan Founded 1835 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
GalienCemetery Galien, Berrien County, Michigan
Weesaw TownshipCemetery New Troy, Berrien County, Michigan
SilverbrookCemetery Niles, Berrien County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Edward La Rue Hamilton (1857-1923) — also known asEdward L. Hamilton — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Niles Township,BerrienCounty, Mich.,December9, 1857.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1897-1921.Died in St. Joseph,BerrienCounty, Mich.,November2, 1923 (age65 years, 328days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| John Varnum (1778-1836) — of Haverhill,EssexCounty, Mass.Born in Dracut,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 25,1778.Member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1811;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1825-31.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 23,1836 (age58 years, 28days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Ballston Spa,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.,July 14,1802.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofMichigan state supreme court, 1855-57;circuitjudge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office1869.Presbyterian.Died in Niles Township,BerrienCounty, Mich.,September9, 1869 (age67 years, 57days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Jacob Beeson (1807-1885) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Pennsylvania,September7, 1807.Democrat.Merchant;villagepresident of Niles, Michigan, 1840;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1856;U.S.Collector of Customs at Detroit, Mich., Michigan, 1857.DiedApril19, 1885 (age77 years, 224days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| William Graves (1809-1881) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in New Hampshire,1809.Villagepresident of Niles, Michigan, 1845;secretaryof state of Michigan, 1853-54;mayor ofNiles, Mich., 1875-76.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,April21, 1881 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Gordon Elwood Bonine (1896-1976) — also known asG. Elwood Bonine — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.; Vandalia,CassCounty, Mich.; Delta Township,EatonCounty, Mich.Born in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,December21, 1896.Republican.Farmer;bankdirector; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1936(alternate),1952;member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1943-52; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1952.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Order of theEastern Star;Elks;Rotary;FarmBureau;Grange.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,December6, 1976 (age79 years, 351days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Orville W. Coolidge (1839-1918) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Edwardsburg,CassCounty, Mich.,October9, 1839.Lawyer;BerrienCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72;mayor ofNiles, Mich., 1890-91;circuitjudge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1894-1911.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,October15, 1918 (age79 years, 6days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Carmi Reddick Smith (1862-1939) — also known asCarmi R. Smith — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Girard,BranchCounty, Mich.,May 19,1862.Republican. Supplier of straw and pulp forpapermills;lumberbusiness; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Berrien County 2nd District,1898;mayor ofNiles, Mich., 1903, 1912-13; resigned 1903; defeated, 1913;postmaster atNiles,Mich., 1903-11; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1924.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in1939(ageabout77 years).Entombed in mausoleum at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Rufus Wharton Landon (1815-1886) — also known asRufus W. Landon — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Salisbury,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,May 3,1815.Democrat. Postmaster atNiles,Mich., 1839-41;real estatebusiness;BerrienCounty Treasurer, 1843-52;banker;mayor ofNiles, Mich., 1860-62, 1865; member ofMichiganstate senate 18th District, 1863-64; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Michigan,1864.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,December26, 1886 (age71 years, 237days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) — also known asW. Irving Babcock — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in New York,1833.Republican.Lumberbusiness; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Michigan,1884;mayorof Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member ofMichiganstate senate 9th District, 1887-90.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,March31, 1908 (ageabout 74years).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| James Gordon Bonine (1875-1934) — also known asJames G. Bonine — of Cassopolis,CassCounty, Mich.Born in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,1875.Republican.Physician;banker;member ofMichiganstate senate 7th District, 1931-32; defeated, 1932.Died in1934(ageabout59 years).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.
| Lawson A. Duncan (1832-1900) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in1832.Republican. Presidential Elector for Michigan,1872;member ofMichiganstate senate 11th District, 1883-84; postmaster atNiles,Mich., 1889-94.Died in Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.,August5, 1900 (ageabout 68years).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery. | Josephus V. D. Sutphen (1802-1856) — ofMonroeCounty, Mich.Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,July 24,1802.Physician;delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1835.Died in Clay Township,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,May 1,1856 (age53 years, 282days).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery. | Francis Quinn (d. 1876) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1860;postmaster atNiles,Mich., 1861-63; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March26, 1876.Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery. | Francis J. Plym (1869-1940) — of Niles,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born inSweden,1869.Republican.Architect;inventor;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1928(member,Committeeto Notify Presidential Nominee).Swedishancestry.Died in1940(ageabout71 years).Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery.Lakeview/CityCemetery St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan
RiverviewCemetery St. Joseph, Berrien County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Karl F. Zick (1909-1971) — of Sodus,BerrienCounty, Mich.BornApril 2,1909.Circuitjudge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1960-69; defeated, 1954.Died in Sodus,BerrienCounty, Mich.,November15, 1971 (age62 years, 227days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
Hickory BluffCemetery 4290 Cleveland Avenue Stevensville, Berrien County, Michigan See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Forest LawnCemetery Three Oaks, Berrien County, Michigan
| Charles K. Warren (1871-1932) — of Three Oaks,BerrienCounty, Mich.Born in Three Oaks,BerrienCounty, Mich.,July 17,1871.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1908;Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan,1921.DiedAugust10, 1932 (age61 years, 24days).Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.Old WatervlietCemetery Watervliet, Berrien County, Michigan
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