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Dayton MemorialPark
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Harry Nelson Routzohn (1881-1953) — also known asHarry N. Routzohn — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,1881.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1928,1932;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940.Died in1953(ageabout72 years).Interment at Dayton Memorial Park. | | Walter Hugh Albaugh (1890-1942) — also known asWalter H. Albaugh — of Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio.Born in Phoneton,MiamiCounty, Ohio,January2, 1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1921-25; president, ShelbyOil and GasCompany;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1938-39.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Troy,MiamiCounty, Ohio,January21, 1942 (age52 years, 19days).Interment at Dayton Memorial Park.
WoodlandCemetery
118 Woodland Avenue
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
Founded 1841
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Middleton Cox (1870-1957) — also known asJames M. Cox — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Jacksonburgh,ButlerCounty, Ohio,March31, 1870.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1909-13;Governor ofOhio, 1913-15, 1917-21; defeated, 1914; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1916;candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1920.EpiscopalianorBrethren.Member,Moose.Suffered astroke,and died three days later, in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 15,1957 (age87 years, 106days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Robert Cumming Schenck (1809-1890) — also known asRobert C. Schenck — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Franklin,WarrenCounty, Ohio,October4, 1809.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1839-43;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1843-51, 1863-71 (3rd District 1843-51,1863-67, 5th District 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-71); U.S. MinistertoBrazil, 1851-53;Great Britain, 1870-76; general in the Union Army during theCivil War.While U.S. minister to Great Britain in 1871, he promoted the sale ofshares in the Emma Silver Mine Company, of which was a director;quietly sold his own shares before news about the mine's depletioncaused their value to collapse. His diplomatic immunity enabled himto avoid facingfraudchargesin a British court.Died inWashington,D.C.,March23, 1890 (age80 years, 170days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | David Ziegler (1748-1811) — of Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio.Born in Heidelberg,Germany,1748.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;mayorof Cincinnati, Ohio, 1802-03.Died in1811(ageabout63 years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | John Allen Shauck (1841-1918) — also known asJohn A. Shauck — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born near Johnsville,MorrowCounty, Ohio,March26, 1841.Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 2nd Circuit, 1885-95;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1895-1913.Swiss,English,andGermanancestry.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,January3, 1918 (age76 years, 283days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Robert Murphy Nevin (1850-1912) — also known asRobert M. Nevin — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Danville,HighlandCounty, Ohio,May 5,1850.Republican.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1887-90; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1892;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1901-07.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,December17, 1912 (age62 years, 226days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) — also known asRoy G. Fitzgerald — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Watertown,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1875.Republican.Lawyer;director, Merchants NationalBank;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;OddFellows;Woodmen;Sonsof the American Revolution;AmericanLegion.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November16, 1962 (age87 years, 83days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery.  | Clement Laird Vallandigham (1820-1871) — also known asClement L. Vallandigham — of Ohio. Born in New Lisbon (now Lisbon),ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,July 29,1820.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1845-46; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1856,1864,1868;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1858-63; defeated, 1852,1854, 1862; candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1863.Leader of the pro-Southern "Copperheads" during the Civil War;arrestedby the Union military authorities in 1863 fortreasonableutterances, andbanishedto the Confederate States; returned to the North by way of Canada.Accidentallyshothimself, while practicing acourtroomdemonstration he planned as part of a defense in a murder trial (notactually in court at the time, contrary to legend), and died of hiswound the next day, in the Lebanon Househotel,Lebanon,WarrenCounty, Ohio,June 17,1871 (age50 years, 323days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Byron Berry Harlan (1886-1949) — also known asByron B. Harlan — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Greenville,DarkeCounty, Ohio,October22, 1886.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1931-39; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1940;U.S.Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1944-46;federaljudge, 1946.Member,HumaneSociety;American BarAssociation;Freemasons.Died in Williamsport,LycomingCounty, Pa.,November11, 1949 (age63 years, 20days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Joseph Halsey Crane (1782-1851) — also known asJoseph H. Crane — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,August31, 1782.Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1829-37.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November13, 1851 (age69 years, 74days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | John A. McMahon (1833-1923) — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born inFrederickCounty, Md.,February13, 1833.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1872,1904(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee);U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1875-81 (4th District 1875-79, 3rdDistrict 1879-81); defeated, 1880.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,March 8,1923 (age90 years, 23days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | George Washington Houk (1825-1894) — also known asGeorge W. Houk — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born near Mt. Holly Springs,CumberlandCounty, Pa.,September25, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Montgomery County, 1851-52;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1876;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio,1884;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1891-94; died in office1894.Died inWashington,D.C.,February9, 1894 (age68 years, 137days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Paul Fornshell Schenck (1899-1968) — also known asPaul F. Schenck — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Miamisburg,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,April19, 1899.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November30, 1968 (age69 years, 225days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | John Lewis Brenner (1832-1906) — also known asJohn L. Brenner — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Wayne Township,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,February2, 1832.Democrat.Farmer;tobaccomerchant;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1897-1901.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November1, 1906 (age74 years, 272days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Daniel Linn Gooch (1853-1913) — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Rumsey,McLeanCounty, Ky.,October28, 1853.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Kentucky 6th District, 1901-05.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,April12, 1913 (age59 years, 166days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Lewis B. Gunckel (1826-1903) — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Germantown,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October15, 1826.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee); member ofOhiostate senate 3rd District, 1862-66;U.S.Representative from Ohio 4th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October3, 1903 (age76 years, 353days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Katharine Kennedy Brown (1891-1986) — also known asKatharine Louise Kennedy;Mrs. Kleon ThawBrown —of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 16,1891.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1928(alternate),1932,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972(alternate); member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee,1928;member, Arrangements Committee,1940;speaker,1952;member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1928-50; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Ohio, 1932-67;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1944-52.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;JuniorLeague;ColonialDames.Died, in the Kettering Convalescent Centernursinghome, Kettering,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November10, 1986 (age95 years, 117days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Harry Palmer Jeffrey (1901-1997) — also known asHarry P. Jeffrey — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,December26, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1943-45.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;Order ofthe Coif;PhiBeta Kappa;DeltaSigma Rho;Freemasons.Co-author of G.I. Bill of Rights. Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,January4, 1997 (age95 years, 9days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Clarence N. Greer (1870-1946) — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,April29, 1870.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee); postmaster atDayton,Ohio, 1935-46 (acting, 1935).Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,December15, 1946 (age76 years, 230days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Marcus Junius Parrott (1828-1879) — also known asMarcus J. Parrott — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.Born in Hamburg,AikenCounty, S.C.,October27, 1828.Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1853-54;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Kansas Territory, 1857-61.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,October4, 1879 (age50 years, 342days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Charles W. Bieser (1867-1951) — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.BornJuly 11,1867.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1908;postmaster atDayton,Ohio, 1912-13.DiedFebruary14, 1951 (age83 years, 218days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Dudley Kircher (c.1935-2000) — of Ohio. Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio, about 1935.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1978.Died in Florida,April18, 2000 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | George Bunce Holt (1790-1871) — also known asGeorge B. Holt — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Norfolk,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,June 12,1790.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1824-25; member ofOhiostate senate, 1828-30; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1828-36,1843-49;delegateto Ohio state constitutional convention from Montgomery County,1850-51.Presbyterian.DiedOctober30, 1871 (age81 years, 140days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Loren Murphy Berry (1888-1980) — also known asLoren M. Berry;"Mr. YellowPages" —of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio; Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.; Oakwood,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Wabash,WabashCounty, Ind.,July 24,1888.Republican.Newspaperreporter;advertisingsalesman who popularized the Yellow Pages business section intelephonedirectories nationwide; founded L. M. Berry Co.; director oftelephonecompanies; Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1956(voted forDwightD. Eisenhower andRichardM. Nixon); alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Florida,1960,1964;Republican Presidential Elector for Ohio,1972(voted forRichardM. Nixon andSpiroT. Agnew).Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Kiwanis.Elected toTelephoneHallof Fame in 1982.Died in Oakwood,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,February10, 1980 (age91 years, 201days).Interment at Woodland Cemetery. | | Joseph Edwin Lowes (1848-1905) — also known asJoseph E. Lowes — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born near Brantford,Ontario,July25, 1848.Republican.Physician;president, DaytonLightingCompany; led the building ofstreetcarlines around Dayton; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1896(alternate),1900,1904.Englishancestry.Died in Pasadena,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,May 24,1905 (age56 years, 303days).Entombed at Woodland Cemetery.
GermantownCemetery
Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Warner Leedy (1856-1937) — also known asDavid W. Leedy — of Scottville,MasonCounty, Mich.Born in Union,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,November16, 1856.Republican.Schoolteacher;travelingsalesman;farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Mason County, 1921-24;defeated in primary, 1924.Dutch,Swiss, andEnglishancestry.Died in Riverton Township,MasonCounty, Mich.,October2, 1937 (age80 years, 320days).Interment at Germantown Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Catherine H. (Warner) Leedy and Jacob Hart Leedy; married1906 to IdaJane Hetzler; married1931 to MarthaJane Blaine. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
Hill GroveCemetery
Miamisburg, Montgomery County, Ohio
CalvaryCemetery
1625 Calvary Drive
Moraine, Montgomery County, Ohio
Founded 1872
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Grimes Breen (1908-1991) — also known asEdward G. Breen;Eddie Breen — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,June 10,1908.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II;mayor ofDayton, Ohio, 1947-48;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1949-51; resigned 1951.Catholic.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,May 8,1991 (age82 years, 332days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Charles William Whalen Jr. (1920-2011) — of Ohio. Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 31,1920.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;vice-president, DaytonDressCompany, 1946-52; member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1955-60; member ofOhiostate senate, 1961-66;universityprofessor;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1967-79.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 27,2011 (age90 years, 331days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Rodney Marvin Love (1908-1996) — of Ohio. Born in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 18,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;MontgomeryCounty Probate Judge, 1945-60;U.S.Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1965-67;MontgomeryCounty Common Pleas Judge, 1969-80.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons;Sertoma.Died in Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,May 5,1996 (age87 years, 292days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.  | Joseph H. Dowling (1855-1937) — also known as"Colonel Joe" — of Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio.Born in Cincinnati,HamiltonCounty, Ohio,March14, 1855.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1900;delegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Catholic.Member,Eagles.Died in Dayton,MontgomeryCounty, Ohio,July 19,1937 (age82 years, 127days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Dowling and Elizabeth Dowling. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Cincinnati Enquirer, July20, 1937 |
Poplar HillCemetery
Vandalia, Montgomery County, Ohio
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) — of St. George, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.Born in Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1913.Republican.Insurancebroker; member ofNew Yorkstate senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District1945-46); defeated, 1947.Member,LambdaChi Alpha;Elks;RoyalArcanum;Lions;Eagles.Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla., April,1959(age46years, 0 days).Interment at Poplar Hill Cemetery.
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