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La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Raymond C. Bice (1896-1994) — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,April 5,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;buildingcontractor;lumberdealer; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from La Crosse County 1st District, 1947-53;member ofWisconsinstate senate 32nd District, 1953-68.DiedDecember14, 1994 (age98 years, 253days).Interment somewhere.
Catholic Cemeteryof La Crosse
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Harold Carl Ristow (1917-2009) — also known asHarold C. Ristow — of Huron,BeadleCounty, S.Dak.; La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,October16, 1917.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofSouthDakota state senate 15th District, 1949-50;chair ofLa Crosse County Democratic Party, 1960; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1964; postmaster atLaCrosse, Wis., 1967-80 (acting, 1967-68).Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,June 6,2009 (age91 years, 233days).Interment at Catholic Cemetery of La Crosse.| |  Relatives: Sonof Emil Ristow and Emilie (Herber) Ristow; married1941 to MonicaMorris. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: La Crosse (Wis.) Tribune,July 19, 1969 |
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Oak GroveCemetery
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Angus Cameron (1826-1897) — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Caledonia,LivingstonCounty, N.Y.,July 4,1826.Member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1863-64, 1871-72; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1866-67;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1875-81, 1881-85.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,March30, 1897 (age70 years, 269days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Cadwallader Colden Washburn (1818-1882) — also known asCadwallader C. Washburn — of Mineral Point,IowaCounty, Wis.; La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Livermore,AndroscogginCounty, Maine,April22, 1818.Republican.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1855-61, 1867-71 (2nd District1855-61, 6th District 1867-71); general in the Union Army during theCivil War;Governor ofWisconsin, 1872-74; defeated, 1873.Died in Eureka Springs,CarrollCounty, Ark.,May 15,1882 (age64 years, 23days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofIsraelWashburn and Martha (Benjamin) Washburn; brother ofIsraelWashburn Jr.,ElihuBenjamin Washburne,CharlesAmes Washburn andWilliamDrew Washburn; married,January1, 1849, to Jeannette Garr; father of Fanny Washburn (who marriedCharlesPayson); nephew ofReuelWashburn; uncle ofCharlesFox Washburn,HempsteadWashburne,RobertCharles Washburn,WilliamDrew Washburn Jr. andStanleyWashburn; fourth cousin once removed ofCharlesSumner andDwightMay Sabin. | | | | Political family:Washburnfamily of Raynham, Massachusetts (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Washburn County,Wis. is named for him. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —NNDBdossier |
 | Gardner Robert Withrow (1892-1964) — also known asGardner R. Withrow — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,October5, 1892.Railroadworker; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1926-27;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1931-39, 1949-61 (7th District1931-33, 3rd District 1933-39, 1949-61); defeated (Progressive), 1940.Member,Brotherhoodof Railroad Trainmen.DiedSeptember23, 1964 (age71 years, 354days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.  | John Jacob Esch (1861-1941) — also known asJohn J. Esch — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born near Norwalk,MonroeCounty, Wis.,March20, 1861.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1899-1921; member,Interstate Commerce Commission, 1921-28.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,April27, 1941 (age80 years, 38days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | | Gilbert Motier Woodward (1835-1913) — also known asGilbert M. Woodward — of Wisconsin. Born inWashington,D.C.,December25, 1835.Democrat.Lawyer;served in the Union Army during the Civil War;LaCrosse County District Attorney, 1866-73;mayorof La Crosse, Wis., 1874-75; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1880,1888;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1883-85; candidateforGovernor ofWisconsin, 1886.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,March13, 1913 (age77 years, 78days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Charles Swan Benton (1810-1882) — also known asCharles S. Benton — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Fryeburg,OxfordCounty, Maine,July 12,1810.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1843-47; candidateforU.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1862; probate judge in Wisconsin,1874-81.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,May 4,1882 (age71 years, 296days).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | | Edward C. Krause (1914-1950) — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in1914.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from La Crosse County 1st District, 1941-46;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1944.Died from aself-inflictedgunshot,in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,November20, 1950 (ageabout 36years).Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery. | Politicians formerlyburied here: |  | Merlin Hull (1870-1953) — of Black River Falls,JacksonCounty, Wis.Born in Warsaw,KosciuskoCounty, Ind.,December18, 1870.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;JacksonCounty District Attorney, 1907-09; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1909-16;Speaker ofthe Wisconsin State Assembly, 1913-16;secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1917-21;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1929-31, 1935-53 (7th District1929-31, 9th District 1935-53); died in office 1953.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,May 17,1953 (age82 years, 150days).Original interment at Oak Grove Cemetery; reinterment in 1959somewherein Black River Falls, Wis. |
OnalaskaCemetery
La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Henry Stevenson (1891-1978) — also known asWilliam H. Stevenson — of La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Kenosha,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,September23, 1891.Republican.LaCrosse County District Attorney, 1940;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1941-49; defeated,1948.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,March19, 1978 (age86 years, 177days).Cremated;ashes interred at Onalaska Cemetery.
HamiltonCemetery
West Salem, La Crosse County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Harry Wilbur Griswold (1886-1939) — also known asHarry W. Griswold — of West Salem,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born near West Salem,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,May 19,1886.Republican.Farmer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 32nd District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1939; died in office1939.Died inWashington,D.C.,July 4,1939 (age53 years, 46days).Interment at Hamilton Cemetery. | | Frank Potter Coburn (1858-1932) — of Wisconsin. Born near West Salem,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,December6, 1858.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1891-93.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,November2, 1932 (age73 years, 332days).Interment at Hamilton Cemetery.
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