Index to Locations HoustonUnknown locationHoustonBrookside Memorial ParkHoustonCity CemeteryHoustonEpiscopal and MasonicCemeteryHoustonEpiscopal CemeteryHoustonForest Park LawndaleCemeteryHoustonFounders Memorial ParkHoustonGlendale CemeteryHoustonGlenwood CemeteryHoustonGolden Gate CemeteryHoustonHerman ParkHoustonHollywood CemeteryHoustonHouston National CemeteryHoustonMemorial Oaks CemeteryHoustonSam Houston ParkLa Portede Zavala Family CemeteryLa PorteSan Jacinto Park Cemetery
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Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Frank Frankel (1886-1975) — of Long Beach,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.; Beverly Hills,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornOctober2, 1886.Mayorof Long Beach, N.Y., 1924, 1930-33; defeated, 1925 (Democraticprimary), 1925 (Republican), 1929 (Democratic primary); founder ofLong Beach MemorialHospitalindictedin September 1927 onchargesof maintaining agamblingplace; the charges were later dropped; in December 1929, his right totake office as mayor was unsuccessfullychallengedby the Long Beach police chief, based onvotefraud (for which many had been arrested and prosecuted) and theexpectation that Frankel wouldtolerategambling in the city;indictedin January 1933 forfraudover his transfer of $90,000 in city funds to the Long Beach TrustCompany, which subsequently closed; the indictment was dismissed inFebruary;indictedagain in May 1933, along with two city council members, over thediversion of $750,000 of state and county tax revenue to cityprojects; pleaded not guilty; no trial was held; the indictment wasdismissed in 1937;oilproducer.Died, in ahospitalat Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,June 12,1975 (age88 years, 253days).Interment somewhere. | | Charles M. Ferguson (c.1860-1906) — of Paris,LamarCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex., about 1860.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1888,1892,1896,1900,1904.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,OddFellows.Involved in the Jaybird-Woodpecker War during the 1880s in Fort BendCounty, Texas; forced to leave the county by the Jaybirds in 1888,but later won an out-of-court settlement against Jaybird leaders.Died, of complications ofBright'sdisease, in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,July 21,1906 (ageabout 46years).Interment somewhere. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Moseley Baker (1802-1848) — of Montgomery,MontgomeryCounty, Ala.; San Felipe,AustinCounty, Tex.;GalvestonCounty, Tex.;HarrisCounty, Tex.Born inNorfolk,Va.,September20, 1802.Lawyer;member ofAlabamastate house of representatives, 1829; served in the Texas Armyduring the Texas War of Independence; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836, 1838-39; defeated, 1841;candidate forTexasRepublic Senate, 1842.Died, ofyellowfever, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November4, 1848 (age46 years, 45days).Original interment somewhere; reinterment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
BrooksideMemorial Park
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) — Born inFranklinCounty, Tenn.,July 19,1813.Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838;justice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives, 1853; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1859;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died oftyphoidfever in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 8,1868 (age54 years, 294days).Original interment atEpiscopal Cemetery;reinterment in 1938 at Brookside Memorial Park.
CityCemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Robert Barr (1802-1839) — of Texas. Born in Ohio,1802.Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Postmaster General, 1836-39; died in office 1839.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October11, 1839 (ageabout 37years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | John W. Moore (c.1797-1846) — of Texas. Born in Pennsylvania, about 1797.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Harrisburg, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Harrisburg, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,1846(ageabout49 years).Interment at City Cemetery. | | Richard Allen (1830-1909) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born inslaveryinRichmond,Va.,June 10,1830.Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives 14th District, 1870; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Texas,1872,1884,1896;candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1878.Baptist.Africanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 16,1909 (age78 years, 340days).Interment at City Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Solon Borland (1808-1864) — of Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.Born in Nansemond County, Va. (now part ofSuffolk,Va.),September21, 1808.Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War;U.S.Senator from Arkansas, 1848-53; U.S. Minister toNicaragua, 1853-54;Salvador, 1853;Costa Rica, 1853-54;Honduras, 1853; general in the Confederate Army during theCivil War.Slaveowner. Died near Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January1, 1864 (age55 years, 102days).Original interment at City Cemetery; reinterment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
Episcopal andMasonic Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Oliver Jones (1794-1866) — of Texas. Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1794.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1837-38; member ofTexasRepublic Senate, 1838-40, 1842-43 (District of Austin andColorado 1838-40, District of Austin, Colorado and Fort Bend 1842-43).Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,September17, 1866 (ageabout 72years).Original interment at Episcopal and Masonic Cemetery; reinterment in1930 atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
EpiscopalCemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | Williamson Simpson Oldham (1813-1868) — Born inFranklinCounty, Tenn.,July 19,1813.Member of Arkansas state legislature, 1838;justice ofArkansas state supreme court, 1842; candidate forU.S.Representative from Arkansas, 1846; candidate forTexasstate house of representatives, 1853; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas, 1859;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861;Delegatefrom Texas to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Senatorfrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died oftyphoidfever in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 8,1868 (age54 years, 294days).Original interment at Episcopal Cemetery; reinterment in 1938 atBrookside Memorial Park.
Forest ParkLawndale Cemetery
6900 Lawndale
Houston, Harris County, Texas
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. (1921-2006) — also known asLloyd M. Bentsen — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.; Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Born in Mission,HidalgoCounty, Tex.,February11, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;lawyer;county judge in Texas, 1946-48;U.S.Representative from Texas 15th District, 1948-55; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1980;member, Arrangements Committee,1984;speaker,1988;president, Lincoln LibertyLifeInsurance Company;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1971-93; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,1976;candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1993-94.BaptistorPresbyterian.Danishancestry. Member,Freemasons;Shriners;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;SigmaNu;Elks.Died, of complications from a 1998stroke,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 23,2006 (age85 years, 101days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | Jesse Holman Jones (1874-1956) — also known asJesse H. Jones — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born inRobertsonCounty, Tenn.,April 5,1874.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;builder;banker;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1924(alternate),1928,1940;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1940-45.Methodist.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 1,1956 (age82 years, 57days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | Daniel Edward Garrett (1869-1932) — also known asDaniel E. Garrett — of Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born near Springfield,RobertsonCounty, Tenn.,April28, 1869.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate house of representatives, 1893-96; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1903-06;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1913-15, 1917-19, 1921-32 (at-large1913-15, 1917-19, 8th District 1921-32); died in office 1932.Member,Freemasons.Died inWashington,D.C.,December13, 1932 (age63 years, 229days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | Joe Henry Eagle (1870-1963) — also known asJoe H. Eagle — of Vernon,WilbargerCounty, Tex.; Wichita Falls,WichitaCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tompkinsville,MonroeCounty, Ky.,January23, 1870.Democrat.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1913-21, 1933-37.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January10, 1963 (age92 years, 352days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | Thomas Henry Ball Jr. (1859-1944) — also known asThomas H. Ball;Tom Ball — of Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,January14, 1859.Democrat.Farmer;merchant;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1892,1896,1900,1904,1912(speaker),1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928;U.S.Representative from Texas, 1897-1903 (1st District 1897-1903, 8thDistrict 1903); candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1914.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 7,1944 (age85 years, 114days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.  | Harvey H. Haines (1871-1941) — also known asH. H. Haines — of Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Dickinson,GalvestonCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.; Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Hamilton,Ontario,1871.Republican.HonoraryConsul for Honduras inGalveston,Tex., 1914-26; candidate forGovernor ofTexas, 1926.Died inRapidesParish, La.,January30, 1941 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | | Searcy Bracewell (1918-2003) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January19, 1918.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1947; member ofTexasstate senate, 1950; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1957.Protestant.Member,Kiwanis;Freemasons.DiedMay 13,2003 (age85 years, 114days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof J. Searcy Bracewell and Lola (Blount) Bracewell; married toElizabeth Weaver. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Billie McClain Carr (1928-2002) — also known asBillie Carr;Billie Jean McClain;"The Godmother" —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 1,1928.Democrat. Member ofTexasDemocratic State Executive Committee, 1964-66; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1972,1996,2000;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Texas, 1972-2000.Female.Died, of complications from astroke,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,September9, 2002 (age74 years, 100days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. | | Marcellus Elliott Foster (1870-1942) — also known asMarcellus E. Foster — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Pembroke,ChristianCounty, Ky.,November29, 1870.Democrat. President of the Houston Chroniclenewspaper;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1912.Member,Rotary.Died, from acoronaryocclusion andarteriosclerosis,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April 1,1942 (age71 years, 123days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.  | Samuel Ross Hay (1865-1944) — also known asSam R. Hay — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Decaturville,DecaturCounty, Tenn.,October15, 1865.Democrat.Pastor;bishop;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1928.Methodist.Died, from acoronaryocclusion, in LamarHotel,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February4, 1944 (age78 years, 112days).Interment at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. |
Founders MemorialPark
(formerly City Cemetery)
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Collinsworth (1806-1838) — Born in Tennessee,1806.U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, 1829-35; servedin the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Brazoria, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1836;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1836;justice ofTexas Republic supreme court, 1837.Member,Freemasons.While acandidatefor the presidency of the Texas Republic,jumpedoff a boat anddrownedinGalvestonBay,1838(ageabout32 years).Interment at Founders Memorial Park. | | John Austin Wharton (1806-1838) — of Texas. Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,1806.Delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Columbia, 1835;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence;TexasRepublic Secretary of War, 1836; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836-37, 1838; died in office1838.Member,Freemasons.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,December17, 1838 (ageabout 32years).Interment at Founders Memorial Park. | | John Kirby Allen (1810-1838) — of Texas. Born in Canaseraga,AlleganyCounty, N.Y.,1810.Major in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1836.One of the founders of the city of Houston. Died ofmalaria,August15, 1838 (ageabout 28years).Interment at Founders Memorial Park.
GlendaleCemetery
8315 Magnolia
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Charles Birdsall (1802-1839) — also known asJohn Birdsall — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Born in Greene,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,1802.Lawyer;circuit judge in New York, 1826-29; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County, 1831; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 8th District, 1832-34; resigned 1834;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1837-38.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,July 22,1839 (ageabout 37years).Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
GlenwoodCemetery
2525 Washington Boulevard
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Founded 1871
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Robinson Baker (1820-1890) — also known asWilliam R. Baker — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 21,1820.HarrisCounty Clerk, 1841-57;railroadexecutive; member ofTexasstate senate 16th District, 1874-75;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1880-86.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April30, 1890 (age69 years, 344days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Alexander D. McGowan (1817-1893) — also known asAlexander McGowan;AlexanderMcGowen —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born inDuplinCounty, N.C.,July 5,1817.Tinner;hardwaremerchant;foundryowner;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1858, 1867-68.Methodist.Member,OddFellows.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,December26, 1893 (age76 years, 174days).Original intermentsomewherein San Felipe, Tex.; reinterment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | John Thomas Browne (1845-1941) — also known asJohn T. Browne;"The FightingIrishman";"Honest John" —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Ballylanders, County Limerick,Ireland,March23, 1845.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;grocer;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1892-96; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1897-99, 1907.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,Knightsof Columbus;AncientOrder of Hibernians.Died, ofpneumonia,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August19, 1941 (age96 years, 149days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Horace Baldwin (1798-1850) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Baldwinsville,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,1798.Mayorof Houston, Tex., 1844.Died in Galveston,GalvestonCounty, Tex.,November8, 1850 (ageabout 52years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Thomas William House (1814-1880) — also known asThomas W. House — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Stoke St. Gregory, Somersetshire,England,March4, 1814.Bakeryowner;merchant;banker;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1862.Englishancestry.Died in San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,January17, 1880 (age65 years, 319days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | William J. Hutchins (1813-1884) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Fishkill,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,March 3,1813.Merchant;cotton millbusiness;hotelowner;banker;co-founded Buffalo Bayou, Brazos and ColoradoRailway;owner and president of the Houston and Texas CentralRailway;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1861.Episcopalian.Englishancestry.Died in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,June 4,1884 (age71 years, 93days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Roy Mark Hofheinz (1912-1982) — also known asRoy Hofheinz;"Father of theAstrodome" —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,April10, 1912.Lawyer;realestate developer; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1934-36; county judge in Texas,1936-44;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1953-55; prime mover in building the HoustonAstrodomesportsarena (1965), which became the home of the Houston Colt 45s (Astros)baseballteam and the Houston Oilersfootballteam.Died, of aheartattack, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November22, 1982 (age70 years, 226days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. (1879-1973) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October19, 1879.Lawyer;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1917-18;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1918-31;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1931-64.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January18, 1973 (age93 years, 91days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.  | Oveta Culp Hobby (1905-1995) — also known asOveta Culp;Mrs. William P.Hobby —of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Killeen,BellCounty, Tex.,January19, 1905.Democrat. Parliamentarian, Texas House of Representatives, 1926-31,1939-41; served in Women's Army Corps during World War II; president,editor and publisher ofHouston Postnewspaper;director,radiostation KPRC;U.S.Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1953-55; member,Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.Female.Episcopalian.Member,JuniorLeague.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1996.Died, from astroke,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August16, 1995 (age90 years, 209days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | | William Pettus Hobby (1878-1964) — also known asWilliam P. Hobby — of Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Moscow,PolkCounty, Tex.,March26, 1878.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1914-17;Governor ofTexas, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1940.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 7,1964 (age86 years, 73days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Hiram George Runnels (1796-1857) — also known asHiram G. Runnels — Born inHancockCounty, Ga.,December17, 1796.Mississippistate auditor, 1822-30; member of Mississippi state legislature,1830, 1841;Governor ofMississippi, 1833-35;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845.Fought aduelwithVolneyE. Howard.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,December17, 1857 (age61 years, 0days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Ross Shaw Sterling (1875-1949) — also known asRoss S. Sterling — of Texas. Born in Anahuac,ChambersCounty, Tex.,February11, 1875.Democrat.Governor ofTexas, 1931-33.Founder of the HumbleOil andRefining Company.Died in Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.,March25, 1949 (age74 years, 42days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Anson Jones (1798-1858) — of Texas. Born in Great Barrington,BerkshireCounty, Mass.,January20, 1798.Schoolteacher;physician;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Brazoria, 1839-41;TexasRepublic Secretary of State, 1841-44;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1844-45.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died fromself-inflictedgunshot,in the RiceHotel,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,January9, 1858 (age59 years, 354days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery; cenotaph atChurchon the Hill Cemetery, Lenox, Mass. | | James Wilson Henderson (1817-1880) — of Texas. Born inSumnerCounty, Tenn.,August15, 1817.Democrat.Governor ofTexas, 1853; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTexas,1872.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August30, 1880 (age63 years, 15days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Roy Michael Huffington (1917-2008) — also known asRoy M. Huffington — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tomball,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October4, 1917.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;geologist;oil and gasproducer; U.S. Ambassador toAustria, 1990-93.Member,AlphaTau Omega.Died in Venice,Italy,July11, 2008 (age90 years, 281days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Rienzi Melville Johnston (1849-1926) — of Texas. Born in Sandersville,WashingtonCounty, Ga.,September9, 1849.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1913; member ofTexasstate senate, 1916.DiedFebruary28, 1926 (age76 years, 172days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Robert Wilson (1793-1856) — also known as"Honest Bob" — of Texas. Born in Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.,December7, 1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;delegateto Texas Convention of 1832 from District of San Jacinto, 1832;served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; memberofTexasRepublic Senate from District of Harrisburg and Liberty, 1836-38,1839; candidate forPresidentof the Texas Republic, 1838, 1843;delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845.Member,Freemasons.Expelledfrom Texas Republic Senate, December 26, 1838, forusingprofanity anddisclosingsecrecy; subsequently returned to office.DiedMay 25,1856 (age62 years, 170days).Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment atGlenwood Cemetery. | | Peter W. Gray (1819-1874) — of Texas. Born inFredericksburg,Va.,December12, 1819.Member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1850; member ofTexasstate senate, 1851-53; state court judge in Texas, 1854-61;Representativefrom Texas in the Confederate Congress, 1862-64;justice ofTexas state supreme court, 1874.Died oftuberculosis,in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October3, 1874 (age54 years, 295days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.  | Charles Stewart (1836-1895) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,May 30,1836.Democrat.Delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861; served in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War; member ofTexasstate senate, 1878-82;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1883-93.Slaveowner. Died in Santa RosaHospital,San Antonio,BexarCounty, Tex.,September21, 1895 (age59 years, 114days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Martin Dies (1870-1922) — of Woodville,TylerCounty, Tex.; Beaumont,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born inJacksonParish, La.,March13, 1870.Democrat.Lawyer;TylerCounty Judge, 1894; district attorney 1st District, 1898;U.S.Representative from Texas 2nd District, 1909-19.Methodist.Died in Kerrville,KerrCounty, Tex.,July 13,1922 (age52 years, 122days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson (1842-1924) — also known asJoseph C. Hutcheson — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born near Boydton,MecklenburgCounty, Va.,May 18,1842.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1880;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1893-97.Died in Signal Mountain,HamiltonCounty, Tenn.,May 26,1924 (age82 years, 8days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Terry (1821-1861) — also known asFrank Terry — Born in Russellville,LoganCounty, Ky.,February18, 1821.Planter;in 1844, he wasattackedby two rebellious slaves with knives and axes;railroadbuilder;delegateto Texas secession convention, 1861; colonel in the ConfederateArmy during the Civil War.Shotandkilled inaction while leading Terry's Texas Rangers at the battle ofWoodsonville (also called Rowlett's Station), inHartCounty, Ky.,December17, 1861 (age40 years, 302days).Original interment ataprivate or family graveyard, Fort Bend County, Tex.; reintermentin 1880 at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Thaddeus Thomson Hutcheson (1915-1986) — also known asThad T. Hutcheson — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,October29, 1915.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1960;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1957;TexasRepublican state chair, 1958.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August3, 1986 (age70 years, 278days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.  | Benajah Harvey Carroll Jr. (1874-1922) — also known asB. Harvey Carroll, Jr. — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,March 3,1874.Minister;served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. ConsulinVenice, 1914-17;Naples, 1918-19.Baptist.Member,BetaTheta Pi.Died, in the English ColonialHospital,Gibraltar,Gibraltar,March31, 1922 (age48 years, 28days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Isaac Wright Brashear (1811-1859) — also known asIsaac W. Brashear — of Texas. Born inGuilfordCounty, N.C.,1811.Delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member ofTexasstate senate, 1852.Died in Texas,September13, 1859 (ageabout 48years).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery. | | Dudley Crawford Sharp (1905-1987) — also known asDudley Sharp — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,March16, 1905.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1952;secretary, U.S. Air Force, 1959-61.DiedMay 17,1987 (age82 years, 62days).Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
Golden GateCemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Thomas Leland (1944-1989) — also known asMickey Leland — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Lubbock,LubbockCounty, Tex.,November27, 1944.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1972-79; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1972,1980,1988(speaker);delegateto Texas state constitutional convention, 1974;U.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1979-89; died in office1989.Catholic.Africanancestry.Died in anairplanecrash near Gambela,Ethiopia,August7, 1989 (age44 years, 253days).Interment at Golden Gate Cemetery.
HermanPark
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Samuel Houston (1793-1863) — also known asSam Houston — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.; Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.Born near Lexington,RockbridgeCounty, Va.,March 2,1793.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Tennessee, 1823-27 (at-large 1823-25, 7thDistrict 1825-27);Governor ofTennessee, 1827-29;delegateto Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Nacogdoches, 1833;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of San Augustine,1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Refugio, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;Presidentof the Texas Republic, 1836-38, 1841-44; member ofTexasRepublic House of Representatives, 1838;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1846-59;Governor ofTexas, 1859-61.Member,Freemasons.Slaveowner. Died ofpneumonia,in Huntsville,WalkerCounty, Tex.,July 26,1863 (age70 years, 146days).Interment atOakwoodCemetery, Huntsville, Tex.; statue erected 1925 at Herman Park.| | Relatives:Father ofAndrewJackson Houston; second great-grandfather of Jean Houston Baldwin(who marriedMarionPrice Daniel); third great-grandfather ofMarionPrice Daniel Jr.; cousin *** ofDavidHubbard. | | | | Political family:Daniel-Houstonfamily of Texas. | | | | Houston counties inMinn.,Tenn. andTex. arenamed for him. | | | | ThecityofHouston,Texas, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipsSS Sam Houston (built 1941, atHouston,Texas; torpedoed and sunk 1942 in theAtlanticOcean) andSS Sam Houston II (built 1943 at the sameshipyard; scrapped 1959) werenamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:HoustonJustice—SamH. Jones—SamHouston Clinton, Jr.—SamH. Melton, Jr. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Sam Houston: James L.Haley,SamHouston — Marquis James,TheRaven : A Biography of Sam Houston — Randolph B.Campbell,SamHouston and the American Southwest — John F. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Jean Fritz,MakeWay for Sam Houston (for young readers) | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
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HollywoodCemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Martin Kennerly (1874-1962) — also known asT. M. Kennerly — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Shady Grove Community,LeeCounty, Tex.,January24, 1874.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromTexas,1924;candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1924, 1928;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1931.DiedJuly 29,1962 (age88 years, 186days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery. | | Franklin Oliver Fuller (1873-1934) — of Texas. Born in Melrose,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,November2, 1873.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1907-10, 1913-17 (19th District1907-10, 11th District 1913-17);Speaker ofthe Texas State House of Representatives, 1917.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,August9, 1934 (age60 years, 280days).Interment at Hollywood Cemetery.
Houston NationalCemetery
10410 Veterans Memorial Dr. 77038
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Albert Thomas (1898-1966) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Nacogdoches,NacogdochesCounty, Tex.,April12, 1898.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Texas 8th District, 1937-66; died in office1966.Methodist.Died inWashington,D.C.,February15, 1966 (age67 years, 309days).Interment at Houston National Cemetery.
Memorial OaksCemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Lewis Wesley Cutrer (1904-1981) — also known asLewis W. Cutrer — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Osyka,PikeCounty, Miss.,November5, 1904.Lawyer;mayorof Houston, Tex., 1958-63; defeated, 1963.Died in ahospitalat Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 7,1981 (age76 years, 183days).Interment at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. | | Robert Randolph Casey (1915-1986) — also known asBob Casey — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Joplin,JasperCounty, Mo.,July 27,1915.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1948-49; county judge in Texas,1951-58;U.S.Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1959-76.Christian.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,April17, 1986 (age70 years, 264days).Interment at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. | | Charles Julius Hollub (1900-1979) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Moravia (now part ofCzechia),October20, 1900.Physician;HonoraryConsul for Czechoslovakia inHouston,Tex., 1935.Died, fromheartdisease, in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February22, 1979 (age78 years, 125days).Interment at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
Sam HoustonPark
Houston, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | John Bowden Connally Jr. (1917-1993) — also known asJohn B. Connally — of Fort Worth,TarrantCounty, Tex.Born near Floresville,WilsonCounty, Tex.,February27, 1917.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1956,1960,1964;U.S.Secretary of the Navy, 1961;Governor ofTexas, 1963-69;shotand wounded in Dallas, Tex., November 22, 1963, in the same volley ofgunfire that killed PresidentJohnF. Kennedy;U.S.Secretary of the Treasury, 1971-72;indictedin July 1974 foracceptingthousands of dollars from a dairy industry lobbyist;tried inApril 1975 and acquitted; candidate for Republican nomination forPresident,1980.Methodist.Died ofpulmonaryfibrosis, in MethodistHospital,Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,June 15,1993 (age76 years, 108days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex.; statue at Sam Houston Park.| | Relatives: Sonof John Bowden Connally, Sr. and Lela (Wright) Connally; married,December21, 1940, toIdanellBrill. | | | | Cross-reference:NellieConnally | | | | John B. ConnallyHighSchool (opened 1996),Austin,Texas, isnamed forhim. — John B. ConnallyMiddleSchool,SanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. — The ConnallyLoop,a portion of Interstate 410, inSanAntonio, Texas, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial |
de Zavala FamilyCemetery
La Porte, Harris County, Texas
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Thomas (1801-1836) — of Texas. Born in1801.Delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Refugio, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;AttorneyGeneral of the Texas Republic, 1836.Died in1836(ageabout35 years).Interment at de Zavala Family Cemetery. | | Lorenzo de Zavala (1788-1836) — also known asManuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala ySáenz —of Mérida,Yucatan;La Porte,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Tecoh,Yucatan,October3, 1788.Active in politics in Mexico, 1812-34;imprisonedin 1814-17 by Mexican authorities over hisadvocacyof democratic reforms;delegateto Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Harrisburg, 1835;delegateto Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention fromDistrict of Harrisburg, 1836;signer,Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836;VicePresident of the Texas Republic, 1836.Died, ofpneumonia,November15, 1836 (age48 years, 43days).Interment at de Zavala Family Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Anastasio de Zavala=y=Velázquez and Maria BárbaraSáenz=y=Castro; married1807 to TeresaCorrea=y=Correa; married,November12, 1831, to Emily West. | | | | Zavala County,Tex. is named for him. |
San Jacinto ParkCemetery
La Porte, Harris County, Texas
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