Stark County
Ohio
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Stark County
Ohio
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Stark County
Index to Locations Alliance CityCemetery 541 West Vine Street Alliance, Stark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Mt. UnionCemetery Alliance, Stark County, Ohio Founded 1889
MapletonCemetery Canton, Stark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
McKinleyMonument Canton, Stark County, Ohio
|  Ida McKinley (1847-1907) — also known asIda Saxton — Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,June 8,1847.FirstLady of the United States, 1897-1901.Female.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,May 26,1907 (age59 years, 352days).Originally entombed atWest Lawn Cemetery;re-entombed at McKinley Monument.
North LawnCemetery Canton, Stark County, Ohio
| Harvey Francis Ake (1872-1955) — also known asHarvey F. Ake — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Mapleton,StarkCounty, Ohio,February1, 1872.Republican.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1913-21; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Ohio,1924.Methodist.Member,Elks;Moose;JuniorOrder;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,April19, 1955 (age83 years, 77days).Interment at North Lawn Cemetery.
St. John'sCemetery 1920 Walden Avenue Northwest Canton, Stark County, Ohio
West LawnCemetery Seventh Street Northwest Canton, Stark County, Ohio Founded 1859 See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Atlee Pomerene (1863-1937) — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio; Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Born in Berlin,HolmesCounty, Ohio,December6, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;StarkCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1897-1900;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1911;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1911-23; defeated, 1922, 1926; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1912(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1916(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1924(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business),1932;delegateto Ohio convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Member,Elks.Died in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,November12, 1937 (age73 years, 341days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| Benjamin Franklin Leiter (1813-1866) — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Leitersburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,October13, 1813.Republican. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives, 1848;mayor ofCanton, Ohio, 1852-53, 1854-55;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1855-59.DiedJune 17,1866 (age52 years, 247days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| William Richard Thom (1885-1960) — also known asWilliam R. Thom — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,July 7,1885.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1933-39, 1941-43,1945-47; defeated, 1946; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for Ohio,1956.Member,Freemasons;Eagles;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;OddFellows.DiedAugust28, 1960 (age75 years, 52days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| Frank Townsend Bow (1901-1972) — also known asFrank T. Bow — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,February20, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;member ofOhioRepublican State Central Committee, 1945-46;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1951-72; died in office1972; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1964.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaPi;Elks.Died in Bethesda,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,November13, 1972 (age71 years, 267days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| Henderson Haverfield Carson (1893-1971) — also known asHenderson H. Carson — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Cadiz,HarrisonCounty, Ohio,October25, 1893.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1943-45, 1947-49.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;Lions;Elks;Moose;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,October5, 1971 (age77 years, 345days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| Samuel Lahm (1812-1876) — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Leitersburg,WashingtonCounty, Md.,April22, 1812.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate senate, 1842;U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1847-49; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Ohio,1860.DiedJune 16,1876 (age64 years, 55days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| Isaac Hamilton Taylor (1840-1936) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio,April18, 1840.Republican.U.S.Representative from Ohio 18th District, 1885-87; state courtjudge in Ohio, 1889.DiedDecember18, 1936 (age96 years, 244days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
| David Albert Arter (1820-1913) — also known asDavid A. Arter — of Carrollton,CarrollCounty, Ohio; Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Hanoverton,ColumbianaCounty, Ohio,January3, 1820.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1860.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,November5, 1913 (age93 years, 306days).Interment at West Lawn Cemetery.
Politicians formerlyburied here: |  William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as"Idol of Ohio" — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Niles,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,January29, 1843.Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate toRepublican National Convention from Ohio,1884,1888;Governorof Ohio, 1892-96;Presidentof the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.Methodist.Scotch-Irishancestry. Member,LoyalLegion;Freemasons;GrandArmy of the Republic;Knightsof Pythias;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Shotby theassassinLeon Czolgosz, at areceptionin the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1901 (age58 years, 228days).Originally entombed at West Lawn Cemetery; re-entombed in 1907 atMcKinley Monument; statue atLucasCounty Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
| Ida McKinley (1847-1907) — also known asIda Saxton — Born in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,June 8,1847.FirstLady of the United States, 1897-1901.Female.Died in Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio,May 26,1907 (age59 years, 352days).Originally entombed at West Lawn Cemetery; re-entombed atMcKinley Monument.
Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | Joseph Meharry Medill (1823-1899) — also known asJoseph Medill — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born near Saint John,NewBrunswick,April 6,1823.Editor-in-chief of the Chicago Tribunenewspaper;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention 59th District,1869-70;mayorof Chicago, Ill., 1871-73.Scotch-Irishancestry.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,March16, 1899 (age75 years, 344days).Interment atGracelandCemetery, Chicago, Ill.; cenotaph at West Lawn Cemetery.
St. LouisCatholic Church Cemetery Louisville, Stark County, Ohio
MagnoliaCemetery Magnolia, Stark County, Ohio
| Iorwith Wilbur Abel (1908-1987) — also known asI. W. Abel — of Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Sun City,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Magnolia,StarkCounty, Ohio,August11, 1908.Democrat.President,United Steelworkers, 1965-77;vice-president,AFL-CIO; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1968,1972.Died, ofcancer,in Malvern,CarrollCounty, Ohio,August10, 1987 (age78 years, 364days).Interment at Magnolia Cemetery; cenotaph atSunlandMemorial Park, Sun City, Ariz.
ProtestantCemetery Masillon, Stark County, Ohio
MassillonCemetery 1827 South Erie Street Massillon, Stark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
| Jacob Sechler Coxey (1854-1951) — also known asJacob S. Coxey;"GeneralCoxey" —of Massillon,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Selinsgrove,SnyderCounty, Pa.,April16, 1854.Greenback candidate forOhiostate senate 21st District, 1885; candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio, 1894 (People's, 18th District), 1922(18th District), 1924 (Independent, 16th District), 1926 (Republicanprimary, 16th District), 1928 (Independent, 16th District), 1930(Republican primary, 16th District), 1936 (Union, 16th District),1938 (Democratic primary, 16th District), 1942 (Democratic primary,16th District); People's candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1895, 1897; candidate forU.S.Senator from Ohio, 1916, 1928 (Republican primary), 1932(Republican primary), 1934 (Republican primary);mayorof Massillon, Ohio, 1931-33; defeated, 1933 (Republican primary),1941 (Democratic primary), 1943 (Democratic); Farmer-Labor candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1932.Leader of protest marches of unemployed men (dubbed Coxey's Army")demanding that money be provided for jobs, 1894 and 1914.Died in1951(ageabout97 years).Interment at Massillon Cemetery.
| Augustus J. Ricks (1843-1906) — of Knoxville,KnoxCounty, Tenn.; Masillon,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Brookfield,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,February10, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;newspapereditor; delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1872;U.S.District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1889-1906; diedin office 1906.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1906 (age63 years, 315days).Interment at Massillon Cemetery.
Shepler ChurchCemetery Navarre, Stark County, Ohio
Henry WarstlerCemetery 55th Street Northeast & Middlebranch Road Northeast Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
GreenlawnCemetery Wilmot, Stark County, Ohio See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
 Abram Wilhelm Agler (1873-1929) — also known asAbram W. Agler — of Canton,StarkCounty, Ohio.Born in Wilmot,StarkCounty, Ohio,April13, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;chair ofStark County Republican Party, 1902-04;StarkCounty Clerk of Courts, 1909-13.Member,Freemasons;Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Moose;JuniorOrder;Sonsof Veterans;Grange;SigmaAlpha Epsilon.Died inStarkCounty, Ohio,November18, 1929 (age56 years, 219days).Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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