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Perry County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Perry County

Index to Locations Madison TownshipZion MethodistEpiscopal Cemetery New LexingtonMaplewood Cemetery New LexingtonNew LexingtonCemetery SomersetHoly Trinity Cemetery Zion MethodistEpiscopal Cemetery Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio Thomas Ritchey (1801-1863) — of Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio.Born in Pennsylvania,1801.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1847-49, 1853-55 (13th District1847-49, 11th District 1853-55).Died in1863(ageabout62 years).Interment at Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. Politicians buriedhere:     See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Mell Gilbert Underwood (1892-1972) — also known asMell G. Underwood — of New Lexington,PerryCounty, Ohio.Born inMorganCounty, Ohio,January30, 1892.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1923-36; defeated, 1920;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio, 1936-67.Died near New Lexington,PerryCounty, Ohio,March 8,1972 (age80 years, 38days).Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Flora E. Lewis.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Maurice Herbert Donahue (1864-1928) — also known asMaurice H. Donahue — of New Lexington,PerryCounty, Ohio; Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Born inPerryCounty, Ohio,May 10,1864.Democrat.Lawyer;PerryCounty Prosecutor, 1887-1903; circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit,1901-10;justice ofOhio state supreme court, 1911-19;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1919-28; died inoffice 1928.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus.Died in Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio,September10, 1928 (age64 years, 123days).Interment at New Lexington Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof Louise (O'Neil) Donahue and Maurice Donahue.
		See alsofederaljudicial profile —Find-A-Gravememorial —BiographicalDirectory of Federal Judges

William Edward Finck (1822-1901) — also known asWilliam E. Finck — of Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio.Born in Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio,September1, 1822.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate 15th District, 1852-53, 1862-63; delegate to WhigNational Convention from Ohio, 1852;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1863-67, 1874-75;Democratic candidate forjustice ofOhio state supreme court, 1868.Died in Somerset,PerryCounty, Ohio,January25, 1901 (age78 years, 146days).Interment at Holy Trinity Cemetery.

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