Index to Locations KentHillcrest Burial ParkKentTahoma National CemeteryLake Forest ParkAcacia MemorialParkRentonMt. Olivet CemeterySeattleCalvary CemeterySeattleEvergreen-Washelli MemorialParkSeattleLake View CemeterySeattleMt. Pleasant CemeterySeattleOld Seattle CemeterySeattleVolunteer ParkSeattleWoodland ParkSeattleWright Crematory andColumbarium
Hillcrest BurialPark
Kent, King County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Ralph Ashley Horr (1884-1960) — also known asRalph A. Horr — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Saybrook,McLeanCounty, Ill.,August12, 1884.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1931-33; candidateforU.S.Senator from Washington, 1934; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention fromWashington,1940(HonoraryVice-President); candidate in primary formayorof Seattle, Wash., 1948.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,January26, 1960 (age75 years, 167days).Cremated;ashes interred at Hillcrest Burial Park. | | Christian Christenson (1858-1946) — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Born inDenmark,1858.Mayorof Everett, Wash., 1912-14.Danishancestry.DiedFebruary16, 1946 (ageabout 87years).Interment at Hillcrest Burial Park.
Tahoma NationalCemetery
18600 Southeast 240th Street
Kent, King County, Washington
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Acacia MemorialPark
14951 Bothell Way N.E.
Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Arthur Bernard Langlie (1900-1966) — also known asArthur B. Langlie — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Lanesboro,FillmoreCounty, Minn.,July 25,1900.Republican.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1938-41; defeated, 1936; resigned 1941;Governor ofWashington, 1941-45, 1949-57; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Washington,1944,1948,1952(HonoraryVice-President;speaker),1956(delegation chair;speaker);served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Rotary;RoyalArcanum.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 24,1966 (age65 years, 364days).Interment at Acacia Memorial Park. | | John Franklin Miller (1862-1936) — also known asJohn F. Miller — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born near South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,June 9,1862.Republican.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1908-10;U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1917-31; defeated,1932.DiedMay 28,1936 (age73 years, 354days).Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park. | | Warren Grant Magnuson (1905-1989) — also known asWarren G. Magnuson;"Maggie" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Moorhead,ClayCounty, Minn.,April12, 1905.Democrat.Lawyer;delegateto Washington state constitutional convention, 1933; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1933-34;KingCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1934-36;U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1937-44; served inthe U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1944-81; defeated, 1980; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1952.Lutheran.Member,Elks;Eagles;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Amvets;Sonsof Norway;ThetaChi.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 20,1989 (age84 years, 38days).Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park. | | Lloyd Llewellyn Black (1889-1950) — also known asLloyd L. Black — of Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Leavenworth,LeavenworthCounty, Kan.,March15, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;SnohomishCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-19; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 2nd District, 1924; superior courtjudge in Washington, 1936-39;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1939-50;died in office 1950.Methodist.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiBeta Kappa;AmericanLegion;Freemasons;Elks;Eagles;Redmen.DiedAugust23, 1950 (age61 years, 161days).Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park. | | Frank William Towey Jr. (1895-1979) — of New Jersey. Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,November5, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1937-39; defeated,1938.Died in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,September4, 1979 (age83 years, 303days).Interment at Acacia Memorial Park. | | Adolfo Bracons (1862-1952) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1862.HonoraryVice-Consul for Guatemala inSeattle,Wash., 1931;HonoraryVice-Consul for Uruguay inSeattle,Wash., 1934-35;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inSeattle,Wash., 1935-44;HonoraryConsul for Panama inSeattle,Wash., 1935;HonoraryConsul for Uruguay inSeattle,Wash., 1940-48.Died in1952(ageabout90 years).Interment at Acacia Memorial Park. | | Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) — of Cadillac,WexfordCounty, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle),KingCounty, Wash.Born in New York,1860.Republican.Lawyer;sawmillowner;real estatebusiness; member ofMichiganstate senate 27th District, 1895-96;circuitjudge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09.Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle),KingCounty, Wash.,April12, 1953 (ageabout 92years).Cremated;ashes interred at Acacia Memorial Park.| |  Relatives: Sonof William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden;married to Grace Guild. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alston Fairservice (1864-1938) — of Port Townsend,JeffersonCounty, Wash.; Clallam Bay,ClallamCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inQuebec,October24, 1864.Republican.Merchant;lumber andtimber business;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington,1920.Died, in ProvidenceHospital,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August9, 1938 (age73 years, 289days).Entombed in mausoleum at Acacia Memorial Park.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
100 Blaine Ave. N.E.
Renton, King County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Victor Aloysius Meyers (c.1898-1991) — also known asVictor A. Meyers;Vic Meyers;"The Clown Prince of Politics";"ThePagliacci of Politics" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Little Falls,MorrisonCounty, Minn., about 1898.Musician andbandleader;comedian;candidate formayorof Seattle, Wash., 1932 (primary), 1938, 1946;LieutenantGovernor of Washington, 1933-52;secretaryof state of Washington, 1957-64.DiedMay 27,1991 (ageabout 93years).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
CalvaryCemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Francis Dore (1881-1938) — also known asJohn F. Dore — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Charlestown, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,December11, 1881.Newspaperwork;lawyer;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1932-34, 1936-38; defeated, 1934.Died, from complications ofpneumoniaandinfluenza,Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April18, 1938 (age56 years, 128days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Collins (1835-1903) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inIreland,1835.Democrat.Lumberbusiness;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1873-74; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Washington,1892.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April22, 1903 (ageabout 67years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | John Andrew Cherberg (1910-1992) — also known asJohn A. Cherberg — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Pensacola,EscambiaCounty, Fla.,October17, 1910.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;LieutenantGovernor of Washington, 1957-89; candidate formayorof Seattle, Wash., 1964; account executive, KIRO-TVtelevisionstation.Catholic.Member,Elks;Moose;Eagles;SigmaNu.DiedApril 8,1992 (age81 years, 174days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Frank Cherberg and Annie (Rand) Cherberg; married,August17, 1935, to Elizabeth Ann Walker. |
| | Dudley Goodall Wooten (1860-1929) — also known asDudley G. Wooten — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born near Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,June 19,1860.Democrat. County judge in Texas, 1890-92; member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from Texas 6th District, 1901.Member,PhiKappa Psi.Died in Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,February7, 1929 (age68 years, 233days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edward C. Cheasty (1864-1914) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1864.Democrat.Haberdasherybusiness;Honorary Vice-President, Democratic NationalConvention, 1904.Jumpedfrom his window on the 10th floor of theHotelWashington, andfell tohis death on the pavement below, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 12,1914 (ageabout 49years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park
11111 Aurora Avenue North
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Hiram Charles Gill (1866-1919) — also known asHiram C. Gill — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.BornJuly 23,1866.Republican.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1910-11, 1914-18; recalled 1911; defeated,1912.Recalledfrom office as mayor in 1911 over hispermissiveattitude toward gambling and prostitution.DiedJanuary7, 1919 (age52 years, 168days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Frank DeWitt Black (1854-1919) — also known asFrank D. Black — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in McConnelsville,MorganCounty, Ohio,1854.Republican.Banker;president, WallaceLumberCompany; vice-president, SterlingShipCompany; director, SeattleHardwareCompany;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1896; resigned 1896.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 11,1919 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Lewis Baxter Schwellenbach (1894-1948) — also known asLewis B. Schwellenbach — of Neppel (now Moses Lake),GrantCounty, Wash.Born in Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.,September20, 1894.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;chair ofKing County Democratic Party, 1928-30; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1932;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1935-40;U.S.District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 1940-45;resigned 1945;U.S.Secretary of Labor, 1945-48; died in office 1948.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;AmericanSociety for International Law;AmericanAcademy of Political and Social Science;American BarAssociation;Rotary;Elks;Eagles.Died inWalterReed Hospital,Washington,D.C.,June 10,1948 (age53 years, 264days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Bertha Knight Landes (1868-1943) — also known asBertha Knight — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Ware,HampshireCounty, Mass.,October19, 1868.Republican.Lecturer;writer;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1926-28; defeated, 1928.Female.Congregationalist.Member,Soroptimists;League ofWomen Voters.Firstwoman mayor of a large American city.Died in Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.,November29, 1943 (age75 years, 41days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | James Theodore Ronald (1855-1950) — also known asJames T. Ronald — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Caledonia,WashingtonCounty, Mo.,April 8,1855.Democrat.Schoolteacher;lawyer;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1892-94; candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1900; superior courtjudge in Washington, 1909-49.Died, frominfluenza,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December27, 1950 (age95 years, 263days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Watson Carvosso Squire (1838-1926) — also known asWatson C. Squire — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Cape Vincent,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,May 18,1838.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;Governorof Washington Territory, 1884-87;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1889-97.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 7,1926 (age88 years, 20days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Henry McBride (1856-1937) — of Washington. Born in Farmington,DavisCounty, Utah,February7, 1856.Governorof Washington, 1901-05; defeated, 1916.DiedOctober6, 1937 (age81 years, 241days).Entombed in mausoleum at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | John Philo Hoyt (1841-1926) — also known asJohn P. Hoyt — ofTuscolaCounty, Mich.Born near Austinburg,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,October6, 1841.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Tuscola County, 1873-76;Speaker ofthe Michigan State House of Representatives, 1875-76;secretaryof Arizona Territory, 1876;Governorof Arizona Territory, 1877-78;justice ofWashington territorial supreme court, 1879-87;delegateto Washington state constitutional convention, 1889;justice ofWashington state supreme court, 1890-97.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August27, 1926 (age84 years, 325days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Thomas Burke (1849-1925) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inClintonCounty, N.Y.,December22, 1849.Lawyer;KingCounty Probate Judge, 1876-80; candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1880;chiefjustice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1888-89.While speaking at thesemi-annualmeeting of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, hesuffered astroke ofapoplexy and died, in theofficesof the Carnegie Foundation, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December4, 1925 (age75 years, 347days). Present at the meeting wereNicholasMurray Butler (who caught him as he collapsed),ElihuRoot,RobertLansing,JohnW. Davis,DavidJayne Hill, Gov.AndrewJackson Montague, Sen.LeRoyPercy, and others.Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof James Burke and Bridget Della (Ryan) Burke; married,October6, 1879, to Caroline E. McGilvra. |
| | Marion Anthony Zioncheck (1901-1936) — also known asMarion A. Zioncheck — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Kety, Galicia,Poland,December5, 1901.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1933-36; died inoffice 1936.Whilerunningfor re-election, hejumpedfrom the window of hiscampaignoffice in the Arctic Building, andfell tohis death, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August7, 1936 (age34 years, 246days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Thomas Minor Pelly (1902-1973) — also known asTom Pelly — of Port Blakely, Bainbridge Island,KitsapCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,August22, 1902.Republican.U.S.Representative from Washington 1st District, 1953-73.Died in Ojai,VenturaCounty, Calif.,November21, 1973 (age71 years, 91days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Roy William Wier (1888-1963) — also known asRoy W. Wier — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Redfield,SpinkCounty, S.Dak.,February25, 1888.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1933-39;U.S.Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1949-61; defeated,1946, 1960; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMinnesota,1960.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 27,1963 (age75 years, 122days).Cremated;ashes interred at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Donald Hammer Magnuson (1911-1979) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born near Freeman,SpokaneCounty, Wash.,March 7,1911.Democrat.Newspaperreporter;U.S.Representative from Washington, 1953-63 (at-large 1953-59, 7thDistrict 1959-63).Presbyterian.Member,ThetaXi.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October5, 1979 (age68 years, 212days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Robert Chancellor Saunders Jr. (1864-1922) — also known asRobert C. Saunders — ofPineCounty, Minn.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inCampbellCounty, Va.,December24, 1864.PineCounty Attorney, 1893-95, 1897-99; candidate forMinnesotastate attorney general, 1898;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1918-21.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,January31, 1922 (age57 years, 38days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Alexander Scott Bullitt (1877-1932) — also known asA. Scott Bullitt — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.,January23, 1877.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1924(alternate),1928;candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1926; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1928.Died ofcancer,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April10, 1932 (age55 years, 78days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Walker Bullitt and Annie Priscilla (Logan) Bullitt; brotherofWilliamMarshall Bullitt (who marriedNoraIasigi); married,May 16,1918, to Dorothy Frances Stimson; great-grandson ofAlexanderScott Bullitt (1761-1816) andWilliamLogan; great-grandnephew ofJohnMarshall,JamesMarkham Marshall andAlexanderKeith Marshall; second great-grandson ofJohnFry andCuthbertBullitt; second great-grandnephew ofWilliamChristian; third great-grandson ofJoshuaFry; fourth great-grandnephew ofRichardRandolph; first cousin ofWilliamChristian Bullitt (1856-1914); first cousin once removed ofJamesSpeed,SpeedSmith Fry andWilliamChristian Bullitt (1891-1967); first cousin twice removed ofThomasMarshall andJamesKeith Marshall; first cousin five times removed ofRichardBland andPeytonRandolph (1721-1775); second cousin ofLetitiaStevenson; second cousin once removed ofJohnAugustine Marshall andLewisGreen Stevenson; second cousin twice removed ofAdlaiEwing Stevenson II; second cousin thrice removed ofThomasMann Randolph Jr. andAdlaiEwing Stevenson III; second cousin four times removed ofTheodorickBland,ThomasJefferson,EdmundJenings Randolph,BeverleyRandolph andJohnRandolph of Roanoke; third cousin twice removed ofBenjaminFranklin Randolph,MeriwetherLewis Randolph andGeorgeWythe Randolph; third cousin thrice removed ofHenryLee,CharlesLee,RichardBland Lee,EdmundJennings Lee,MarthaJefferson Randolph,DabneyCarr,PeytonRandolph (1779-1828) andHenrySt. George Tucker; fourth cousin ofHughKennedy Bullitt; fourth cousin once removed ofThomasJefferson Coolidge. | | | | Political families:Breckinridge-Preston-Harrison-Richardsonfamily of Virginia;Clayfamily of Kentucky;Bullittfamily (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) — also known asBurton E. Bennett — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.;Sitka,Alaska.Born in North Brookfield,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,April17, 1863.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Died in1929(ageabout66 years).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Charles Darwin Garfield (1867-1961) — also known asCharles D. Garfield — of Nome,Nomecensus area, Alaska;Juneau,Alaska; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.,February13, 1867.Newspapereditor;telephonecompany manager;U.S.Collector of Customs at Juneau, Alaska, Alaska, 1918-19.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September24, 1961 (age94 years, 223days).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | Clinton S. Harley (born c.1878) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Ohio, about 1878. Republican.Cemeteryoperator; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1943-45; member ofWashingtonstate senate 43rd District, 1947.Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | John Plunkett McLean (c.1883-1965) — also known asJ. P. McLean;"One-HorseMcLean" —of Whitefish,FlatheadCounty, Mont.Born about 1883. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMontana,1924.Publisher of "The One Horse News". Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,February3, 1965 (ageabout 82years).Interment at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | John Denny (1793-1875) — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,May 4,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1830; member ofIllinoisstate senate 19th District, 1849-50.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 28,1875 (age82 years, 85days).Original interment atOld Seattle Cemetery;reinterment in 1884 atLake View Cemetery;cenotaph at Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.
Lake ViewCemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
Founded 1872
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Jefferson Humes (1849-1904) — also known asThomas J. Humes — ofWashingtonCounty, Kan.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inClintonCounty, Ind.,February14, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;member ofKansasstate house of representatives, 1877-80; superior court judge inWashington, 1890;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1897-1904.Died in Fairbanks,FairbanksNorth Star Borough, Alaska,November9, 1904 (age55 years, 269days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | John Tenny Jordan (1832-1886) — also known asJohn T. Jordan — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1832.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1871-72, 1873; appointed 1873.DiedMarch 3,1886 (ageabout 53years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) — of Massillon,StarkCounty, Ohio; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inWashingtonCounty, Md.,November30, 1810.Republican.Carpenter;millwright;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1874-75, 1885-86.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December16, 1892 (age82 years, 16days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Richard Achilles Ballinger (1858-1922) — also known asRichard A. Ballinger — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Boonesborough (now Boone),BooneCounty, Iowa,July 9,1858.Republican.Lawyer;superior court judge in Washington, 1894-97;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1904-06; Commissioner of the General LandOffice, 1907-08;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1909-11; resigned 1911.Member,ZetaPsi.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,June 6,1922 (age63 years, 332days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Henry Allen Atkins (1827-1885) — also known asHenry A. Atkins — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1827.Republican.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1869-71; appointed 1869.Died in1885(ageabout58 years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Henry George Gordon Struve (1836-1905) — also known asHenry G. Struve — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Westerstede,Germany,November17, 1836.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1882-84.Germanancestry.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 13,1905 (age68 years, 208days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve and Maria (Claussen) vonStruve; married1863 toLascelle Florence Knighton. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Robert Moran (1857-1943) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.BornJanuary26, 1857.Republican.Shipbuilder;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1888-90.DiedMarch28, 1943 (age86 years, 61days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Beriah Brown (1815-1900) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Canandaigua,OntarioCounty, N.Y.,February23, 1815.Democrat.Newspaperpublisher; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1852;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1857;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1878-79.Died in Anaconda,Deer LodgeCounty, Mont.,February8, 1900 (age84 years, 350days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | William Henry Shoudy (1830-1901) — also known asWilliam H. Shoudy — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,May 3,1830.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1886-87.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September19, 1901 (age71 years, 139days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Israel Shoudy and Rebecca (Hamstraut) Shoudy; married1851 to MarthaFrances Crismon. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Leary (1837-1905) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inNewBrunswick,November3, 1837.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1884-85; defeated, 1892.DiedFebruary8, 1905 (age67 years, 97days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Corliss P. Stone (1838-1906) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inFranklinCounty, Vt.,March20, 1838.Mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1872-73.Caused ascandalin 1873, when he suddenlyvacatedhis mayoralty; hefledto San Francisco withamarried woman and $15,000 he hadembezzledfrom his firm. Later returned to Seattle.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September14, 1906 (age68 years, 178days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | William D. Wood (1858-1917) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.BornDecember1, 1858.Lawyer;realestate developer;KingCounty Probate Judge, 1884;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1896-97; appointed 1896;went tothe Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush.Died, from anintestinalailment, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,March23, 1917 (age58 years, 112days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | John Edward Carroll (1877-1955) — also known asJohn E. Carroll — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.,October15, 1877.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War I;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1941; defeated, 1926; appointed 1941.Died in ahospitalat Shelton,MasonCounty, Wash.,February22, 1955 (age77 years, 130days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Moses R. Maddocks (1833-1919) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.BornNovember13, 1833.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1873.DiedFebruary25, 1919 (age85 years, 104days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.  | Elisha Peyre Ferry (1825-1895) — also known asElisha P. Ferry — of Waukegan,LakeCounty, Ill.; Olympia,ThurstonCounty, Wash.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMonroeCounty, Mich.,August9, 1825.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1852;postmaster atWaukegan,Ill., 1853-54;villagepresident of Waukegan, Illinois, 1856-57;mayorof Waukegan, Ill., 1859;delegateto Illinois state constitutional convention from Lake County,1862; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.Surveyor-General for Washington, 1871;Governorof Washington Territory, 1872-80; vice-president, Puget SoundNationalBank;Governor ofWashington, 1889-93.Frenchancestry. Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons.Died ofpneumoniaandcongestiveheart failure, on board asteamerinPugetSound,October14, 1895 (age70 years, 66days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Samuel Henry Piles (1858-1940) — also known asSamuel H. Piles — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born near Smithland,LivingstonCounty, Ky.,December28, 1858.Republican.U.S.Senator from Washington, 1905-11; U.S. Minister toColombia, 1922-28.Died in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March11, 1940 (age81 years, 74days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | John Beard Allen (1845-1903) — also known asJohn B. Allen — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Crawfordsville,MontgomeryCounty, Ind.,May 18,1845.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;U.S.Attorney for Washington, 1875-85;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1889;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1889-93.Died, fromanginapectoris, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,January28, 1903 (age57 years, 255days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Augustus E. Alden (1837-1886) — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Augusta,KennebecCounty, Maine,November24, 1837.Mayorof Nashville, Tenn., 1867-69.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April23, 1886 (age48 years, 150days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Elijah Sherman Grammer (1868-1936) — of Washington. Born in Quincy,HickoryCounty, Mo.,April 3,1868.Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I;U.S.Senator from Washington, 1932-33.Died ofcoronarythrombosis, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,November19, 1936 (age68 years, 230days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Cornelius Hanford (1849-1926) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inVan BurenCounty, Iowa,April21, 1849.Republican.Lawyer;memberWashington territorial council, 1877; member ofWashingtonterritorial House of Representatives, 1889-90;U.S.District Judge for Washington, 1890-1905;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1905-12;resigned 1912.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Resignedas judge underthreat ofimpeachment, 1912.Died in1926(ageabout77 years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward Hanford and Abby J. (Holgate) Hanford; married,November15, 1875, to Clara M. Baldwin. |
| | Arthur Armstrong Denny (1822-1899) — also known asArthur A. Denny — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Salem,WashingtonCounty, Ind.,June 20,1822.Postmaster atSeattle,Wash., 1852-53, 1854-55; member ofWashingtonterritorial House of Representatives, 1853-61;memberWashington territorial council, 1862-63;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1865-67.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,January9, 1899 (age76 years, 203days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Edgar Battle (1856-1940) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,May 30,1856.Democrat. Postmaster atSeattle,Wash., 1913-23.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,December30, 1940 (age84 years, 214days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Nicholas Williams Battle and Mary Ann (Cabaniss)Battle. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | William Farrand Prosser (1834-1911) — also known asWilliam F. Prosser — of Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.Born in Pennsylvania,1834.Republican. Member of Tennessee state legislature, 1860;U.S.Representative from Tennessee 5th District, 1869-71; postmasteratNashville,Tenn., 1871-74.DiedSeptember23, 1911 (ageabout 77years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Ohlin H. Adsit (1855-1909) — ofJuneau,Alaska.Born in1855.Wentto the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush;mayor ofJuneau, Alaska, 1902-04.DiedAugust8, 1909 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Goon Dip (c.1862-1933) — also known as"Goon Yun-dip";"GoonKay-sahn" —of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inChina,about 1862.Dry goodsmerchant;hotelier;HonoraryConsul for China inSeattle,Wash., 1909-31.Chineseancestry.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September12, 1933 (ageabout 71years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Edwin Hughes (1855-1909) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inEngland,1855.Naturalized U.S. citizen;steamshipagent;HonoraryConsul for Guatemala inSeattle,Wash., 1897-1902.Englishancestry.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September6, 1909 (ageabout 54years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | John Denny (1793-1875) — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,May 4,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1830; member ofIllinoisstate senate 19th District, 1849-50.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 28,1875 (age82 years, 85days).Original interment atOld Seattle Cemetery;reinterment in 1884 at Lake View Cemetery; cenotaph atEvergreen-Washelli Memorial Park. | | William Montross Inglis (1875-1932) — also known asWilliam M. Inglis — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Clyde Township,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,January7, 1875.Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Washington,1924,1928(alternate).Killed by a singlegunshotbehind his ear, undermysteriouscircumstances, and posthumouslyaccusedof attempted murder, in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October22, 1932 (age57 years, 289days). The only witness, Mary Nash, who shared the apartment,said that he had been despondent anddrinkingheavily; that she had hidden his pistol, but he had found it;that without warning, heshother twice (she was badly injured but survived), and thenimmediatelykilledhimself; investigators questioned her story, and thought he mighthave beenmurdered,but she was not charged.Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Jacob Inglis and Martha Ann (Montross) Inglis; married toAnne Hughes. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Oliver Ames Spencer (1860-1923) — also known asOliver A. Spencer — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Indianapolis,MarionCounty, Ind.,February8, 1860.Banker;ConsularAgent for Italy inSeattle,Wash., 1890-1904.Just after finishing agame ofgolf, he collapsed and died, fromheartdisease orapoplexy,in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,September8, 1923 (age63 years, 212days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Joe Foster (1828-1911) — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in1828.Member ofWashingtonterritorial legislature, 1870.Died in1911(ageabout83 years).Interment at Lake View Cemetery. | | Liberty Park Mullinnix (1839-1913) — also known asLiberty P. Mullinnix — of Worthington,GreeneCounty, Ind.; Astoria,ClatsopCounty, Ore.BornJune 5,1839.Democrat.Physician;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,1888;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oregon,1892(alternate),1896.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April10, 1913 (age73 years, 309days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof David Mullinnix and Elleanor (Hurst) Mullinnix; married to EllaVermillion. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John C. Callbreath (1826-1916) — ofStanislausCounty, Calif.; Wrangell (unknowncounty), Wash.Born in New York,January16, 1826.Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 7th District, 1856-57.Died, from agastriculcer, in the Kenneynursinghome, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,April 6,1916 (age90 years, 81days).Interment at Lake View Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Callbreath and Mary (Finch) Callbreath. |
Mt. PleasantCemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Orange Jacobs (1827-1914) — of Jacksonville,JacksonCounty, Ore.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born near Geneseo,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,May 2,1827.Republican.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;justice ofWashington territorial supreme court, 1869-75;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1875-79;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1879-80;memberWashington territorial council, 1885-87; superior court judge inWashington, 1896-1900.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,May 21,1914 (age87 years, 19days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | George Fletcher Cotterill (1865-1958) — also known asGeorge F. Cotterill — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born in Oxford,England,November18, 1865.Democrat.Engineer;candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington, 1902 (at-large), 1916 (1stDistrict); member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1907-11;mayorof Seattle, Wash., 1912-14; defeated, 1900; candidate forU.S.Senator from Washington, 1920; commissioner, Port of Seattle,1922-34.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October13, 1958 (age92 years, 329days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | Lyman Enos Knapp (1837-1904) — also known asLyman E. Knapp — of Middlebury,AddisonCounty, Vt.Born in Somerset,WindhamCounty, Vt.,November5, 1837.Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspapereditor;lawyer;probate judge in Vermont, 1879-82; member ofVermontstate house of representatives, 1884-85;Governorof Alaska District, 1889-93.Congregationalist.Member,Anti-SaloonLeague;DeltaUpsilon;PhiBeta Kappa;GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October9, 1904 (age66 years, 339days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | John Harte McGraw (1850-1910) — also known asJohn H. McGraw — of Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inPenobscotCounty, Maine,October4, 1850.Republican.Grocer;Seattlechiefof police, 1879;KingCounty Sheriff, 1882;WashingtonRepublican state chair, 1892;Governor ofWashington, 1893-97; president, Seattle NationalBank.DiedJune 23,1910 (age59 years, 262days).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. | | George C. Hazelet — of Cordova,Chugachcensus area, Alaska.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from AlaskaTerritory,1920(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business; member,ResolutionsCommittee).Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Old SeattleCemetery
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | | John Denny (1793-1875) — ofKnoxCounty, Ill.; Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.Born inMercerCounty, Ky.,May 4,1793.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1830; member ofIllinoisstate senate 19th District, 1849-50.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 28,1875 (age82 years, 85days).Original interment at Old Seattle Cemetery; reinterment in 1884 atLake View Cemetery; cenotaph atEvergreen-Washelli Memorial Park.
VolunteerPark
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | William Henry Seward (1801-1872) — also known asWilliam H. Seward — of Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Born in Florida,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1801.Lawyer;co-founded (withThurlowWeed), theAlbany Evening Journalnewspaperin 1830; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 7th District, 1831-34;Governor ofNew York, 1839-43; defeated (Whig), 1834;U.S.Senator from New York, 1849-61; candidate for Republicannomination for President,1856,1860;U.S.Secretary of State, 1861-69; as Secretary of State in 1867, hemade a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska; critics dubbedthe territory "Seward's Folly".Survived anassassinationattempt on April 14, 1865 (the same nightAbrahamLincoln was shot), when Lewis Payne, an associate of John WilkesBooth, broke into his bedroom and stabbed him repeatedly. Payne wasarrested, tried with the other conspirators, and hanged.Died in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,October16, 1872 (age71 years, 153days).Interment atFortHill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.; statue atMadisonSquare Park, Manhattan, N.Y.; statue at Volunteer Park.| | Relatives: SonofSamuelSwayze Seward and Mary (Jennings) Seward; married to FrancesAdeline Miller; father ofFrederickWilliam Seward andWilliamHenry Seward Jr.; uncle of Caroline Cornelia Canfield (whomarriedJohnLawrence Schoolcraft) andGeorgeFrederick Seward; granduncle ofFrederickWhittlesey Seward Jr.. | | | | Political family:Seward-Schoolcraft-Shermanfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:GeorgeW. Jones —SamuelJ. Barrows —FrederickW. Seward —EliasP. Pellet | | | | Seward counties inKan. andNeb. arenamed for him. | | | | SewardMountain,in the Adirondack Mountains,FranklinCounty, New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Nebraska, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofSeward,New York, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofSeward,Alaska, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(300 acres on a forested peninsula, established 1911), inSeattle,Washington, isnamed forhim. — SewardPark(three acres on East Broadway, opened 1903), inManhattan,New York, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:W.Seward Whittlesey—W.H. Seward Thomson—WilliamS. Shanahan | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the $50 U.S. Treasury note in the 1890s. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about William H. Seward: DorisKearns Goodwin,Teamof Rivals : The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln —Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Walter Stahr,Seward:Lincoln's Indispensable Man — Michael Burgan,WilliamHenry Seward : Senator and Statesman (for youngreaders) | | | | Image source: New York PublicLibrary |
WoodlandPark
Seattle, King County, Washington
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: |  | Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known asWarren G. Harding — of Marion,MarionCounty, Ohio.Born in Blooming Grove,MorrowCounty, Ohio,November2, 1865.Republican.Newspaperpublisher; member ofOhiostate senate 13th District, 1901-03;LieutenantGovernor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Ohio,1904(alternate),1912,1916(TemporaryChair;PermanentChair;speaker);candidate forGovernor ofOhio, 1910;U.S.Senator from Ohio, 1915-21;Presidentof the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923.Baptist.Englishancestry. Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners;Elks;Moose;Knightsof Pythias;PhiAlpha Delta.Firstpresident ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14,1922.Died, probably from aheartattack, in a room at the PalaceHotel,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August2, 1923 (age57 years, 273days). The claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not acceptedby historians.Originally entombed atMarionCemetery, Marion, Ohio; reinterment in 1927 atHardingMemorial Park, Marion, Ohio; memorial monument (now gone) atWoodland Park.| | Relatives: Sonof Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding and George Tryon Harding;married,July 8,1891, toFlorenceDeWolfe. | | | | Harding County,N.M. is named for him. | | | | HardingHighSchool, inBridgeport,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingHighSchool, inWarren,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — Warren G. HardingMiddleSchool, inFrankford,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, isnamed forhim. — ThecommunityofHardingTownship, New Jersey (created 1922) isnamed forhim. — WarrenStreet,GStreet,and HardingStreet(now Boardwalk), inKetchikan,Alaska, were allnamed forhim. — HardingMountain,inChelanCounty, Washington, isnamed forhim. —MountHarding, inSkagway,Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Personal motto: "Remember there are twosides to every question. Get both." | | | | Campaign slogan (1920): "Back tonormalcy with Harding." | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Warren G. Harding: FrancisRussell,TheShadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In HisTimes — Robert K. Murray,TheHarding Era : Warren G. Harding and HisAdministration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson,ThePresidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty,InsideStory of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee,TheOhio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding — John W.Dean,WarrenG. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell,TheStrange Deaths of President Harding — Mike Resnick,ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Russell Roberts,WarrenG. Harding (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Warren G. Harding:Nathan Miller,Star-SpangledMen : America's Ten Worst Presidents | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
Wright Crematoryand Columbarium
520 West Raye
Seattle, King County, Washington
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Eugene Semple (1840-1908) — of Oregon; Washington. Born in Bogotá,Colombiaof American parents,June 12,1840.Democrat.Lawyer;newspapereditor and publisher;Oregonstate printer, 1870-73;Governorof Washington Territory, 1887-89; candidate forGovernor ofWashington, 1889.Died, ofpneumonia,in aresthome at San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,August28, 1908 (age68 years, 77days).Cremated;ashes interred at Wright Crematory and Columbarium. | | Albert Francis Appleton (1850-1914) — also known asAlbert F. Appleton — of Crystal,PembinaCounty, N.Dak.Born in Yorkshire,England,January14, 1850.Farmer;banker;delegateto North Dakota state constitutional convention from PembinaCounty, 1889; member ofNorthDakota state senate, 1890.Catholic.Died in Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,October1, 1914 (age64 years, 260days).Cremated;ashes interred at Wright Crematory and Columbarium.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Joseph Appleton and Jane Ann (Horner) Appleton; married toMartha Tay. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Wynn Leland Eddy (1874-1946) — also known asWynn L. Eddy — of Brigham City,Box ElderCounty, Utah.Born in Michigan,March26, 1874.Democrat.Pharmacist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1916(member,CredentialsCommittee).Died in Brigham City,Box ElderCounty, Utah,July 24,1946 (age72 years, 120days).Cremated;ashes interred at Wright Crematory and Columbarium.
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