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Private or familygraveyard
Dane County, Wisconsin
Oak HillCemetery
Black Earth, Dane County, Wisconsin
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UnknownLocation
Cambridge, Dane County, Wisconsin
Lake RipleyCemetery
Near Cambridge, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Rasmus Björn Anderson (1846-1936) — also known asRasmus B. Anderson — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Albion,DaneCounty, Wis.,January12, 1846.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromWisconsin,1868;universityprofessor; U.S. Minister toDenmark, 1885-89;newspapereditor and publisher;insuranceexecutive; postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1910.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died, ofpneumonia,in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March 2,1936 (age90 years, 50days).Interment at Lake Ripley Cemetery.
Forest HillCemetery
1 Speedway Road
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
Founded 1858; approximate acreage: 140
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: |  | William Freeman Vilas (1840-1908) — also known asWilliam F. Vilas — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Chelsea,OrangeCounty, Vt.,July 9,1840.Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1876,1880,1884,1892(member,ResolutionsCommittee); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1880; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1885;U.S.Postmaster General, 1885-88;U.S.Secretary of the Interior, 1888-89;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1891-97.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,August28, 1908 (age68 years, 50days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Robert Marion LaFollette (1855-1925) — also known asRobert M. LaFollette;"FightingBob";"Battling Bob" —of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Primrose,DaneCounty, Wis.,June 14,1855.Lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1880-84;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1885-91; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1896(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1904;Governorof Wisconsin, 1901-06;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1906-25; died in office 1925; candidatefor Republican nomination for President,1908,1916;Progressive candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1924.Frenchancestry.Died ofheartdisease complicated byasthmaandpneumonia,inWashington,D.C.,June 18,1925 (age70 years, 4days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Lucius Fairchild (1831-1896) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Franklin Mills (now Kent),PortageCounty, Ohio,December27, 1831.Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; woundedat the battle of Gettysburg, 1863, andlost anarm;secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1864-66;Governor ofWisconsin, 1866-72; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1872;U.S. Consul General inParis, as of 1879; U.S. Minister toSpain, 1880-81; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1889.Englishancestry.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 23,1896 (age64 years, 148days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| |  Relatives: SonofJairusCassius Fairchild and Sarah 'Sally' (Blair) Fairchild; brother ofCassiusFairchild; married1864 toFrances Bull; second cousin thrice removed ofAndrewAdams. | | | | Political family:Fairchildfamily of Madison, Wisconsin (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnC. Spooner | | | | ThevillageofFairchild,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. — FairchildMountain,a summit in Rocky Mountain National Park,LarimerCounty, Colorado, isnamed forhim. — FairchildAvenue,inKent,Ohio, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Lucius Fairchild (built 1943 atPortland,Oregon; sold 1947; scrapped 1968) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —U.S. State Dept career summary —Find-A-Gravememorial —BillionGravesburial record |
| | Orsamus Cole (1819-1903) — of Wisconsin. Born in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,August23, 1819.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1849-51;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1855-80;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1880-92; appointed 1880.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 5,1903 (age83 years, 255days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | John Coit Spooner (1843-1919) — also known asJohn C. Spooner;"The Tinker ofLegislation" —of Hudson,St. CroixCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lawrenceburg,DearbornCounty, Ind.,January6, 1843.Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;lawyer;private and military secretary to Gov.LuciusFairchild; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872; general solicitor, OmahaRailroad,1880; law partner ofArthurLoomis Sanborn;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1885-91, 1897-1907; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1888(delegation chair),1892(delegation chair); candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1892.Died, ofpneumoniaandapoplexy,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1919 (age76 years, 156days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | John Bradley Winslow (1851-1920) — also known asJohn B. Winslow — of Wisconsin. BornOctober4, 1851.Lawyer;law partner ofJosephV. Quarles; circuit judge in Wisconsin 1st Circuit, 1884-91;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1891-1920; appointed 1891; died inoffice 1920;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1907-20; died in office 1920.DiedJuly 13,1920 (age68 years, 283days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Horatio Gates Winslow and Emily (Bradley) Winslow; married toAgnes Clancy. |
 | Robert Marion LaFollette Jr. (1895-1953) — also known asRobert M. LaFollette, Jr. — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February6, 1895.WisconsinRepublican state chair, 1925;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1925-47; defeated in Republican primary,1946; delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1928(member,ResolutionsCommittee;speaker),1932.Protestant.Died of aself-inflictedgunshotwound, in the bathroom of his home, inWashington,D.C.,February24, 1953 (age58 years, 18days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofRobertMarion LaFollette and Belle (Case) LaFollette; brother ofPhilipFox LaFollette; married,September17, 1930, to Rachel Wilson Young; father ofBronsonCutting LaFollette. | | | | Political family:LaFollettefamily of Madison, Wisconsin (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Robert M. LaFollette, Jr.:Roger T. Johnson,RobertM. LaFollette, Jr. and the Decline of the Progressive Party inWisconsin — Bernard A. Weisberger,TheLaFollettes of Wisconsin : Love and Politics in ProgressiveAmerica — Patrick J. Maney,YoungBob : A Biography of Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | Philip Fox LaFollette (1897-1965) — also known asPhilip F. LaFollette — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Douglaston, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 8,1897.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1925-26;Governor ofWisconsin, 1931-33, 1935-39; defeated, 1938; colonel in the U.S.Army during World War II; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1952.DiedAugust18, 1965 (age68 years, 102days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Louis Powell Harvey (1820-1862) — also known asLouis P. Harvey — of Shopiere,RockCounty, Wis.Born in East Haddam,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.,July 22,1820.Republican.Delegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1847; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1854-58; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1856(member,CredentialsCommittee);secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1860-62;Governor ofWisconsin, 1862; died in office 1862.While on a trip to inspect Wisconsin troops after the battle ofShiloh, during theCivilWar,fell off aboat anddrownedin the Tennessee River, near Pittsburg Landing,HardinCounty, Tenn.,April19, 1862 (age41 years, 271days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | James Ole Davidson (1854-1922) — also known asJames O. Davidson — of Soldiers Grove,CrawfordCounty, Wis.Born in Sogne,Norway,February10, 1854.Republican.Miller;merchant;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1893-99;Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1899-1903;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1903-07;Governor ofWisconsin, 1906-11.Norwegianancestry.DiedDecember16, 1922 (age68 years, 309days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Albert George Schmedeman (1864-1946) — also known asAlbert G. Schmedeman — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,November25, 1864.Democrat. U.S. Minister toNorway, 1913-21;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1926-32;Governor ofWisconsin, 1933-35; defeated, 1928, 1934.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons.Oneleg wasamputated as a result of gangrene infection in 1934.DiedNovember26, 1946 (age82 years, 1days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Harlow S. Orton (1817-1895) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.BornNovember23, 1817.Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1854, 1859, 1871; circuit judge in Wisconsin 9thCircuit, 1859-64;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1877-78;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1878-95; died in office 1895;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1894-95; died in office 1895.DiedJuly 4,1895 (age77 years, 223days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Horace Rublee (1829-1896) — of Wisconsin. Born in Berkshire,FranklinCounty, Vt.,August19, 1829.Republican.Schoolteacher;newspaperreporter;WisconsinRepublican state chair, 1859-69, 1877-79; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1868;U.S. Minister toSwitzerland, 1869-76; U.S. Charge d'Affaires toSwitzerland, 1876.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October19, 1896 (age67 years, 61days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | William Robert Taylor (1820-1909) — also known asWilliam R. Taylor — of Cottage Grove,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Connecticut,July 10,1820.Democrat.Governor ofWisconsin, 1874-76; defeated, 1875.DiedMarch17, 1909 (age88 years, 250days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Oscar Rennebohm (1889-1968) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born near Leeds,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,May 25,1889.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;druggist;dairyfarmer;LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1945-49;Governor ofWisconsin, 1947-51.Lutheran.DiedOctober15, 1968 (age79 years, 143days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Timothy Brown (1889-1977) — Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February24, 1889.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;DaneCounty Court Commissioner, 1926-49;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1949-64; appointed 1949;chiefjustice of Wisconsin Supreme Court, 1962-64.DiedDecember31, 1977 (age88 years, 310days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | | John Mandt Nelson (1870-1955) — also known asJohn M. Nelson — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Burke town,DaneCounty, Wis.,October10, 1870.Republican.Superintendentof schools;lawyer;member ofWisconsinRepublican State Central Committee, 1901-05;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1905-19, 1921-33 (2nd District1905-13, 3rd District 1913-19, 1921-33).Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January29, 1955 (age84 years, 111days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | William Alvah Rublee (1861-1910) — also known asWilliam A. Rublee — of Wisconsin. Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March16, 1861.U.S. Consul inPrague, 1890-93; U.S. Consul General inHong Kong, 1901-02, 1909-10, died in office 1910;Havana, 1902-03;Vienna, 1903-09.Died, fromperitonitis,inHongKong,April15, 1910 (age49 years, 30days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.; Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Brasher Falls,St.Lawrence County, N.Y.,November17, 1850.WalworthCounty Register of Deeds, 1875-79;lawyer; lawpartner ofJohnC. Spooner;U.S.District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905-20;died in office 1920.Congregationalist.Died, frompneumonia,in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October18, 1920 (age69 years, 336days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Henry Cullen Adams (1850-1906) — also known asHenry C. Adams — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Verona,OneidaCounty, N.Y.,November28, 1850.Republican.Dairyfarmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1883-86; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1888;Wisconsin Dairy and Food Commissioner, 1895-1902;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1903-06; died inoffice 1906.Died, fromintestinalillness, in AuditoriumHotel,Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,July 9,1906 (age55 years, 223days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Burr W. Jones (1846-1935) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born near Evansville,RockCounty, Wis.,March 9,1846.Democrat.Lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1873-76;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1883-85;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1921-26.DiedJanuary7, 1935 (age88 years, 304days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin Franklin Hopkins (1829-1870) — also known asBenjamin F. Hopkins — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Hebron,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,April22, 1829.Republican.Telegraphoperator; private secretary to Gov.ColesBashford, 1856-57; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1862-63; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1866;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1867-70; died inoffice 1870.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January1, 1870 (age40 years, 254days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Nils Pederson Haugen (1849-1931) — also known asNils P. Haugen — of River Falls,PierceCounty, Wis.Born inNorway,March9, 1849.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1879-80;Wisconsinrailroad commissioner, 1882-87;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1887-95 (8th District 1887-93,10th District 1893-95).DiedApril23, 1931 (age82 years, 45days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Harry Sauthoff (1879-1966) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,June 3,1879.Schoolteacher;lawyer;DaneCounty District Attorney, 1915-17; private secretary to Gov.JohnJ. Blaine, 1921; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1925-28;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1935-39, 1941-45;Progressive candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1944.Member,Eagles;Elks;Freemasons;Shriners;Moose;Lions;Sonsof Union Veterans;American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,June 16,1966 (age87 years, 13days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Thomas Tucker Whittlesey (1798-1868) — also known asThomas T. Whittlesey — of Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Danbury,FairfieldCounty, Conn.,December8, 1798.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Connecticut, 1836-39 (at-large 1836-37, 3rdDistrict 1837-39); member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1853-54.Died in Pheasant Branch,DaneCounty, Wis.,August20, 1868 (age69 years, 256days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Charles Henry Crownhart (1863-1930) — also known asCharles H. Crownhart — of Superior,DouglasCounty, Wis.; Watertown,JeffersonCounty, Wis.Born in New Cassel (now part of Campbellsport),Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,April16, 1863.Lawyer;justiceof Wisconsin state supreme court, 1922-30; died in office 1930.Died, following aheartattack, in Wisconsin GeneralHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 2,1930 (age67 years, 16days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Benjamin C. Eastman (1812-1856) — also known asBen C. Eastman — of Platteville,GrantCounty, Wis.Born in Strong,FranklinCounty, Maine,October24, 1812.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1851-55.Died in Platteville,GrantCounty, Wis.,February2, 1856 (age43 years, 101days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Elisha Williams Keyes (1828-1910) — also known asElisha W. Keyes — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Northfield,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,January23, 1828.Republican. Postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1861-82, 1898-1910;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1865-67, 1886-87; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1872(delegation chair); member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1882.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,November29, 1910 (age82 years, 310days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | David Atwood (1815-1889) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Bedford,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.,December15, 1815.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1861;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1868-69; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1868-;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1870-71;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1876.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,December11, 1889 (age73 years, 361days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Robert McKee Bashford (1845-1911) — also known asRobert M. Bashford — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born inLafayetteCounty, Wis.,December31, 1845.Democrat.Newspapereditor;lawyer;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1890-91; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1893-96;lawprofessor;justice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1908.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January29, 1911 (age65 years, 29days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Morris Bashford and Mary Ann (McKee) Bashford; married toFlorence E. Taylor and Sarah Amelia Fuller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Alexander Stuart McDill (1822-1875) — also known asAlexander S. McDill — of Plover,PortageCounty, Wis.Born in Meadville,CrawfordCounty, Pa.,March18, 1822.Republican.Physician;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1862; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1863-64; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1864;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1873-75.DiedNovember12, 1875 (age53 years, 239days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Frank L. Gilbert (1864-1930) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Arena,IowaCounty, Wis.,March 3,1864.Republican.Lawyer;Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1907-11.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October10, 1930 (age66 years, 221days).Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-1862) — also known asJairus C. Fairchild — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Granville,WashingtonCounty, N.Y.,December27, 1801.Democrat.Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1848-52;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1856-57.Died, from astroke ofapoplexy, in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,July 18,1862 (age60 years, 203days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Alexander Campbell Botkin (1842-1905) — also known asAlexander C. Botkin — of Helena,Lewis andClark County, Mont.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October13, 1842.Republican. Candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1882;LieutenantGovernor of Montana, 1893-97; candidate forGovernor ofMontana, 1896.Suffered for twenty-five years fromparalysiscaused by exposure in a storm in 1880.Died inWashington,D.C.,November1, 1905 (age63 years, 19days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | John Henry Corscot (1839-1926) — also known asJohn Corscot — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Wenterswyk,Netherlands,September12, 1839.Mayorof Madison, Wis., 1893-95.DiedMay 13,1926 (age86 years, 243days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Julia Francis Mayers. |
| | Jared Comstock Gregory (1828-1892) — also known asJared C. Gregory — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Butternuts,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.,January13, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1864(alternate),1880(ConventionVice-President);mayorof Madison, Wis., 1873-74; postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1886-90.Episcopalian.DiedFebruary17, 1892 (age64 years, 35days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Breese J. Stevens (1834-1903) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in1834.Mayorof Madison, Wis., 1884-85.DiedOctober28, 1903 (ageabout 69years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Jabe B. Alford (1850-1927) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.BornSeptember21, 1850.Laundryowner;mayorof Madison, Wis., 1895-96.DiedSeptember10, 1927 (age76 years, 354days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Simeon Mills (1810-1895) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in1810.Democrat.Treasurerof Wisconsin Territory, 1840; member ofWisconsinstate senate 9th District, 1848;villagepresident of Madison, Wisconsin, 1851-52, 1854-55.DiedJune 1,1895 (ageabout 84years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Robert Charles Zimmerman (1910-1996) — also known asRobert C. Zimmerman — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January5, 1910.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1957-75.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January17, 1996 (age86 years, 12days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | James Morrison (1799-1860) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in1799.Whig. Postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1849-50;treasurerof Wisconsin Territory, 1850.Died in1860(ageabout61 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | William A. Fricke (1857-1927) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornMay 15,1857.Wisconsininsurance commissioner, 1895-98.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,September26, 1927 (age70 years, 134days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Claire Lobre. |
| | Chauncey Abbott (1815-1872) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.BornSeptember16, 1815.Whig.Lawyer;postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1850-53;villagepresident of Madison, Wisconsin, 1852-53; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860.DiedJanuary30, 1872 (age56 years, 136days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Jabez Burritt Smith (1852-1914) — also known asJ. Burritt Smith — of Wisconsin. Born in Sherburne,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,March17, 1852.Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1900.Died in Hammond,St. CroixCounty, Wis.,December31, 1914 (age62 years, 289days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Alexander Botkin (1801-1857) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Kentucky,March 4,1801.Whig.Lawyer;candidate fordelegateto Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member ofWisconsinstate senate 9th District, 1849-50; defeated, 1850; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County, 1852.Died in Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.,March 5,1857 (age56 years, 1days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Halle Steensland (1832-1910) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born inNorway,June14, 1832.Banker;financier;Vice-Consulfor Sweden & Norway inMadison,Wis., 1872-1904.Lutheran.Norwegianancestry.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,August20, 1910 (age78 years, 67days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Herbert Christian Schenk (1880-1972) — also known asHerbert C. Schenk — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Leeds,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.,June 26,1880.Progressive.Lumber yardmanager;hardwaredealer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 1st District, 1935-40; candidateforU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1944.Died in Concord,ContraCosta County, Calif.,April18, 1972 (age91 years, 297days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Schenk and Wilhelmina (Kilgust) Schenk; married to ClaraJunette Sater. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | Ebenezer Brigham (1789-1861) — ofDaneCounty, Wis.Born in1789.Member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1840.Died in1861(ageabout72 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Cassius Fairchild (1829-1868) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Franklin Mills (now Kent),PortageCounty, Ohio,December16, 1829.Democrat.WisconsinDemocratic state chair, 1859; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1860; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar.Englishancestry.Died, fromwarwounds, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October24, 1868 (age38 years, 313days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery. | | Darwin Clark (1812-1899) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in1812..Episcopalian.Died in1899(ageabout87 years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.  | Otto F. Toepfer (1872-1949) — of Middleton,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Middleton,DaneCounty, Wis.,January31, 1872.Republican.Farmer;bankdirector; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1939-40.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February17, 1949 (age77 years, 17days).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Otto Toepfer and Louise (Neibuhr) Toepfer. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
| | Gretchen Pfankuchen (c.1912-2002) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born about 1912. Democrat. Member ofWisconsinDemocratic State Central Committee, 1954.Female.Died in Waunakee,DaneCounty, Wis.,September14, 2002 (ageabout 90years).Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
ResurrectionCemetery
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Arthur Aylward (1861-1916) — also known asJohn A. Aylward — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Black Earth,DaneCounty, Wis.,March16, 1861.Democrat.Schoolprincipal;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1906, 1908; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1912(member,Committeeon Rules and Order of Business);U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1913-16.Irishancestry.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,November12, 1916 (age55 years, 241days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery. | | James Conklin (1831-1899) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.BornJune 12,1831.Democrat.Mayorof Madison, Wis., 1881-84, 1887-88; postmaster atMadison,Wis., 1894-98.DiedFebruary27, 1899 (age67 years, 260days).Interment at Resurrection Cemetery.
State CapitolGrounds
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Hans Christian Heg (1829-1863) — of Wisconsin. Born in Lierbyen,Norway,December21, 1829.Wentto California for the 1849 Gold Rush; abolitionist; Wisconsinstate prison commissioner, elected 1859; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Norwegianancestry.Suffered wounds inbattle,and died the next day, at Chickamauga,WalkerCounty, Ga.,September20, 1863 (age33 years, 273days).Interment atNorwayLutheran Cemetery, Wind Lake, Wis.; statue at State CapitolGrounds.
Sunset MemoryGardens
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) — also known asThomas R. Amlie — of Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.Born inGriggsCounty, N.Dak.,April17, 1897.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1931-33, 1935-39.Member,AmericanLegion.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,August22, 1973 (age76 years, 127days).Cremated;ashes interred at Sunset Memory Gardens.  | Laurie Edwin Carlson (1908-1999) — also known asLaurie E. Carlson — of Bayfield,BayfieldCounty, Wis.Born in Bayfield town,BayfieldCounty, Wis.,January12, 1908.Progressive.Fruitanddairyfarmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Bayfield County, 1937-42; defeated, 1942;DaneCounty Clerk of Courts, 1966-76.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,March26, 1999 (age91 years, 73days).Interment at Sunset Memory Gardens.| | Relatives:Married to Helen Mary Whipple. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book1940 |
St. BarnabasCemetery
Mazomanie, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Leonard George Wolf (1925-1970) — also known asLeonard G. Wolf — of Iowa. Born near Mazomanie,DaneCounty, Wis.,October29, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;U.S.Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1959-61; defeated, 1956,1960.Died inWashington,D.C.,March28, 1970 (age44 years, 150days).Interment at St. Barnabas Cemetery.
LutheranCemetery
Mt. Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Herman Bjorn Dahle (1855-1920) — also known asHerman B. Dahle — of Mt. Horeb,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Perry,DaneCounty, Wis.,March30, 1855.Republican.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1899-1903.Died in Mt. Horeb,DaneCounty, Wis.,April25, 1920 (age65 years, 26days).Interment at Lutheran Cemetery.
St. WilliamCemetery
Paoli, Dane County, Wisconsin
RiversideCemetery
Riverside Drive
Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry A. Huber (1869-1933) — also known as"The Great Pacificator" — of Stoughton,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Evergreen,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November6, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1904; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1913-25; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1924(alternate),1928(ConventionVice-President);LieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1925-33.Died, of aheartailment, at Madison GeneralHospital,Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,January31, 1933 (age63 years, 86days).Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
Sacred Hearts ofJesus and Mary Cemetery
Columbus Street
Sun Prairie, Dane County, Wisconsin
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Matthew Blaska (1885-1957) — also known asJohn M. Blaska — of Marshall,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Medina town,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 14,1885.Democrat.Farmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 2nd District, 1949-50.Member,FarmBureau.Died in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 27,1957 (age72 years, 13days).Interment at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery. | | Jerome L. Blaska (1919-2000) — of Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.,July 4,1919.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;farmer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Dane County 4th District, 1959-66.Catholic.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.Died in Sun Prairie,DaneCounty, Wis.,May 2,2000 (age80 years, 303days).Interment at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Cemetery.
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