Clark County
Ohio
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Clark County
Ohio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Clark County
Index to Locations FerncliffCemetery 501 West McCreight Avenue Springfield, Clark County, Ohio Founded 1863 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
|  Asa Smith Bushnell (1834-1904) — also known asAsa S. Bushnell — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Rome,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,September16, 1834.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Company, manufacturers ofmowers andreapers; Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884(voted forJamesG. Blaine andJohnA. Logan);OhioRepublican state chair, 1885;Governor ofOhio, 1896-1900; delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,1896(speaker).Member,GrandArmy of the Republic;Freemasons.DiedJanuary15, 1904 (age69 years, 121days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
| Samuel Shellabarger (1817-1896) — of Ohio. Born near Enon,ClarkCounty, Ohio,December10, 1817.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1852-53;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1861-63, 1865-69, 1871-73 (8th District1861-63, 7th District 1865-69, 1871-73); U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1869-70.Died inWashington,D.C.,August7, 1896 (age78 years, 241days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
| Samson Mason (1793-1869) — ofClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in New York,1793.Whig. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1830;U.S.Representative from Ohio 10th District, 1835-43; WhigPresidential Elector for Ohio,1844;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Clark County,1850-51;U.S.Attorney for Ohio, 1850-53.DiedFebruary1, 1869 (ageabout 75years).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
| Walter Lowrie Weaver (1851-1909) — also known asWalter L. Weaver — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,1851.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1897-1901.DiedMay 27,1909 (ageabout 57years).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
| Arthur William Aleshire (1900-1940) — also known asArthur W. Aleshire — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born near Luray,PageCounty, Va.,February15, 1900.Democrat.Grocer;gasolinestation business; Hislegs wereparalyzed as the result of an accident in 1923; used awheelchair;U.S.Representative from Ohio 7th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938.Member,Knightsof Pythias.Died, fromuremiaandheartdisease, in ahospitalat Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio,March11, 1940 (age40 years, 25days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
| Newton Hamilton Fairbanks (1859-1937) — also known asNewton H. Fairbanks — of Springfield,ClarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Unionville Center,UnionCounty, Ohio,December10, 1859.Republican.Lawyer;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1924.Died inClarkCounty, Ohio,March22, 1937 (age77 years, 102days).Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
Masonic HomeCemetery Springfield, Clark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
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