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Harding MemorialPark
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: |  |  Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarion Cemetery;reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park; memorial monument (nowgone) atWoodlandPark, Seattle, Wash.| |  Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Florence Harding (1860-1924) — also known asFlorence Mabel Kling;FlorenceDeWolfe —Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,August15, 1860.FirstLady of the United States, 1921-23.Female.Died in Oak Grove,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,November21, 1924 (age64 years, 98days).Originally entombed atMarion Cemetery;reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Park.
MarionCemetery
Marion, Marion County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Daniel Richard Crissinger (1860-1942) — also known asDaniel R. Crissinger — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Tully Township,MarionCounty, Ohio,December10, 1860.Democrat.Lawyer;MarionCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1889-94; Marion city solicitor,1895-1900; one of the organizers of the Marion CountyTelephoneCompany; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1904, 1906;banker;U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, 1921-23; member, board ofgovernors, Federal Reserve, 1923-27; in December 1929, he, along withU.S. Rep.FrederickN. Zihlman, and five others, officers of the F. H. Smith Company,which had promoted and sold apparently worthless securities, wereindictedon federalchargesof using the mails to commitfraud;most of those indicted went to prison, but Crissinger and Zihlmanwere never tried, and charges against them were dismissed in 1932.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar;Elks;Knightsof Pythias;Eagles.Died in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,July 12,1942 (age81 years, 214days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | Frederick Cleveland Smith (1884-1956) — also known asFrederick C. Smith — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Shanesville,TuscarawasCounty, Ohio,July 29,1884.Republican.Physician;surgeon;mayorof Marion, Ohio, 1935-39;U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1939-51.Died in1956(ageabout71 years).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | Grant Earl Mouser (1868-1949) — also known asGrant E. Mouser — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Larue,MarionCounty, Ohio,September11, 1868.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1905-09; defeated, 1908;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908;state court judge in Ohio, 1916.Died in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,May 6,1949 (age80 years, 237days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | John Alexander Key (1871-1954) — also known asJohn A. Key — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,December30, 1871.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1913-19 (13th District 1913-15, 8thDistrict 1915-19).DiedMarch 4,1954 (age82 years, 64days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | George Henry Busby (1794-1869) — of Ohio. Born in Davistown,GreeneCounty, Pa.,June 10,1794.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1851-53; member ofOhiostate senate, 1853; state court judge in Ohio, 1866.Died in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,August22, 1869 (age75 years, 73days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | Grant Earl Mouser Jr. (1895-1943) — also known asGrant E. Mouser, Jr. — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,February20, 1895.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1929-33.Died in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,December21, 1943 (age48 years, 304days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | | Clinton Altmeier Altmaier (1882-1950) — also known asC. J. Altmaier — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,December14, 1882.Democrat.Physician;surgeon;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;chair ofMarion County Democratic Party, 1918-36; member ofOhioDemocratic State Committee, 1932-46; Democratic PresidentialElector for Ohio,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Moose;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaNu;AmericanLegion.Died in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,January10, 1950 (age67 years, 27days).Interment at Marion Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 atHarding Memorial Park; memorial monument (nowgone) atWoodlandPark, Seattle, Wash.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
| | Florence Harding (1860-1924) — also known asFlorence Mabel Kling;FlorenceDeWolfe —Born in Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio,August15, 1860.FirstLady of the United States, 1921-23.Female.Died in Oak Grove,WashingtonCounty, Ohio,November21, 1924 (age64 years, 98days).Originally entombed at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 atHarding Memorial Park.
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