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Portage County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Portage County

Robert Eugene Cook (1920-1988) — of Ohio. Born in Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio,May 19,1920.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;PortageCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1952-59;U.S.Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1959-63; defeated, 1962;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1963-69; Judge, Ohio Court ofAppeals, 1969-88.Died inPortageCounty, Ohio,November28, 1988 (age68 years, 193days).Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery.

Index to Locations

BrimfieldRestland Cemetery

KentStanding Rock Cemetery

RavennaUnknown location

RavennaEvergreen Cemetery

RavennaMaple Grove Cemetery

WindhamWindham Cemetery

RestlandCemetery
Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio

Politicians buriedhere:

George Lloyd Weil (1888-1948) — also known asG. Lloyd Weil — of Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio.Born in Clinton,SummitCounty, Ohio,December21, 1888.Mayorof Akron, Ohio, 1928-31.Died in Akron,SummitCounty, Ohio,August18, 1948 (age59 years, 241days).Interment at Restland Cemetery.

	See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial
		Image source: Akron Beacon Journal,November 6, 1929

Standing RockCemetery
Kent, Portage County, Ohio

Martin Luther Davey (1884-1946) — also known asMartin L. Davey — of Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio.Born in Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio,July 25,1884.Democrat.Mayor ofKent, Ohio, 1914-18;U.S.Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1918-21, 1923-29;defeated, 1920;Governor ofOhio, 1935-39; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1940; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Ohio,1932,1940.Disciplesof Christ. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Grotto;OddFellows;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Rotary;Moose;Eagles;Grange.Died in Kent,PortageCounty, Ohio,March31, 1946 (age61 years, 249days).Interment at Standing Rock Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Presumably namedfor:MartinLuther
		Relatives: Son of John Davey and Bertha(Reeves) Davey; married,August31, 1907, to Berenice M. Chrisman.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier

UnknownLocation
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

EvergreenCemetery
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

Jonathan Sloane (1785-1854) — of Ohio. Born in Massachusetts,1785.Member of Ohio state legislature, 1820;U.S.Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1833-37.Died in1854(ageabout69 years).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

Maple GroveCemetery
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio

Henry Adoniram Swift (1823-1869) — also known asHenry A. Swift — of St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.Born in Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio,March23, 1823.Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota, 1857; member ofMinnesotastate senate 19th District, 1862-65;LieutenantGovernor of Minnesota, 1863;Governor ofMinnesota, 1863-64.Died, oftyphoidfever, in St. Peter,NicolletCounty, Minn.,February25, 1869 (age45 years, 339days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives:Father of Mary Elizabeth Swift (who marriedGideonSprague Ives).
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle

Luther T. Day (1813-1885) — ofPortageCounty, Ohio.Born in Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,July 9,1813.Justiceof Ohio state supreme court, 1865-75.Died in Ravenna,PortageCounty, Ohio,March 8,1885 (age71 years, 242days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

	Relatives:Father ofWilliamRufus Day; grandfather ofWilliamLouis Day andStephenAlbion Day.
		Political family:Dayfamily of Canton, Ohio.

Alphonso Hart (1830-1910) — of Ohio. Born in Vienna,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,July 4,1830.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhiostate senate, 1865;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1874-76; law partner ofAndrewSquire, 1875-78;U.S.Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1883-85; defeated, 1880.Died inWashington,D.C.,December23, 1910 (age80 years, 172days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

DeWitt Clinton Coolman (1828-1917) — also known asD. C. Coolman — Born inPortageCounty, Ohio,February16, 1828.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,1880,1888.Germanancestry.Died inPortageCounty, Ohio,October4, 1917 (age89 years, 230days).Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:DeWittClinton
		Relatives: Son of William LawrenceCoolman and Mary (Burroughs) Coolman; married to ElizabethColeman.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

WindhamCemetery
Windham, Portage County, Ohio

Laurin Dewey Woodworth (1837-1897) — also known asLaurin D. Woodworth — of Youngstown,MahoningCounty, Ohio.Born in Ohio,1837.Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1870;U.S.Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1873-77.Died in1897(ageabout60 years).Interment at Windham Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

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