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Smith County
Texas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Smith County

Horace George Chilton (1853-1932) — also known asHorace Chilton — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,December29, 1853.Democrat.Printer;newspaperpublisher;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1888(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1896;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1891-92, 1895-1901.Accidentallyfell overa chair, broke his upper leg, never recovered from the injury, anddied three months later, fromheart andkidneydisease andsenility,in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,June 12,1932 (age78 years, 166days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Index to Locations

TylerOakwood Cemetery

TylerRose Hill Cemetery

OakwoodCemetery
Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Richard Bennett Hubbard Jr. (1832-1901) — also known asRichard B. Hubbard, Jr. — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Born inWaltonCounty, Ga.,November1, 1832.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1856,1880;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Texas, 1857-59; member ofTexasstate senate, 1859-62; colonel in the Confederate Army during theCivil War;LieutenantGovernor of Texas, 1873-76;Governor ofTexas, 1876-79; U.S. Minister toJapan, 1885.DiedJuly 12,1901 (age68 years, 253days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Richard B. Hubbard and Seneca (Carter) Hubbard.
		HubbardMiddleSchool, inTyler,Texas, isnamed forhim.
		See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —U.S. State Dept career summary
		Image source: William C. Roberts,Leading Orators (1884)

	Relatives: Sonof George Washington Chilton and Ella (Goodman) Chilton; married,February20, 1877, to Mary W. Grinnan; grandson ofThomasChilton; grandnephew ofWilliamParish Chilton; first cousin four times removed ofJohnSmith; second cousin ofArthurBounds Chilton; second cousin twice removed ofJoshuaChilton; third cousin once removed ofCommodorePerry Chilton andShadrachChilton; fourth cousin once removed ofHowellCobb,HenryRootes Jackson andThomasReade Rootes Cobb.
		Political families:Chilton#1 family;Chilton#2 family of Missouri (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians).
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial

Earle Bradford Mayfield (1881-1964) — also known asEarle B. Mayfield — of Meridian,BosqueCounty, Tex.Born in Overton,RuskCounty, Tex.,April12, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTexasstate senate, 1907-13;Texasrailroad commissioner, 1913-22;U.S.Senator from Texas, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1924.Methodist.Member,KuKlux Klan;KappaSigma;Freemasons.Died in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,June 23,1964 (age83 years, 72days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Relatives: Sonof John Blythe Mayfield and Mary (DeGeurin) Mayfield; married,June 10,1902, to Ora Lumpkin.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NNDBdossier

Gordon James Russell (1859-1919) — also known asGordon J. Russell — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Born in Huntsville,MadisonCounty, Ala.,December22, 1859.Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890-92; district judge in Texas,1896-1902;U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1902-10;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1910.Died in Kerrville,KerrCounty, Tex.,September14, 1919 (age59 years, 266days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

William Smith Herndon (1835-1903) — also known asWilliam S. Herndon — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Born in Rome,FloydCounty, Ga.,November27, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; attorney,advisor, and solicitor for severalrailroadcompanies;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1871-75; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Texas,1876,1880.Died in Albuquerque,BernalilloCounty, N.M.,October11, 1903 (age67 years, 318days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Stockton P. Donley (1831-1871) — of Texas. Born in Missouri,May 27,1831.Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;justice ofTexas state supreme court, 1866.DiedFebruary17, 1871 (age39 years, 266days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

Donley County,Tex. is named for him.

George Washington Whitmore (1824-1876) — of Texas. Born inMcMinnCounty, Tenn.,August26, 1824.Republican. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1852-53, 1858;U.S.Representative from Texas 1st District, 1870-71.Slaveowner. Died in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,October14, 1876 (age52 years, 49days).Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

	Presumably namedfor:GeorgeWashington
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Rose HillCemetery
Tyler, Smith County, Texas

Lindley Garrison Beckworth, Sr. (1913-1984) — also known asLindley Beckworth;GaryBeckworth —of Gilmer,UpshurCounty, Tex.; Gladewater,GreggCounty, Tex.Born in South Bouie,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,June 30,1913.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1937-38;U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1939-53, 1957-67; candidate forU.S.Senator from Texas, 1952; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Texas,1960,1964;Judgeof U.S. Customs Court, 1967-68; member ofTexasstate senate, 1971-72.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,March 9,1984 (age70 years, 253days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Politicians buriedhere:

	Relatives: Sonof Otis Jefferson Beckworth and Josie (Slaughter)Beckworth.
		See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage

Brady Preston Gentry (1896-1966) — also known asBrady Gentry — of Texas. Born in Colfax,Van ZandtCounty, Tex.,March25, 1896.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; state courtjudge in Texas, 1931-39;U.S.Representative from Texas 3rd District, 1953-57.Died in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,November9, 1966 (age70 years, 229days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Glenn Hugh Flinn (1906-1988) — also known asGlenn H. Flinn — of Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.Born in Cameron,MilamCounty, Tex.,September22, 1906.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1960,1964.Died in Tyler,SmithCounty, Tex.,March 6,1988 (age81 years, 166days).Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery.

	Relatives:Married to Janice Annie Whittington.
		See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial

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