Index to Locations CudahyHoly Sepulcher CemeteryGranvilleWest Granville CemeteryMilwaukeeUnknown locationMilwaukeeArlington ParkMilwaukeeCalvary CemeteryMilwaukeeCathedral of St. John theEvangelistMilwaukeeForest Home CemeteryMilwaukeeHoly Cross CemeteryMilwaukeeJuneau ParkMilwaukeeLincoln MemorialCemeteryMilwaukeeMt. Olivet CemeteryMilwaukeePinelawn Memorial ParkMilwaukeeSt. Adalbert's CemeteryMilwaukeeUnion Cemetery
Holy SepulcherCemetery
Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Martin F. Howard (1892-1969) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September12, 1892.Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;electrician;automobiledealer;insurancebusiness;manufacturer'ssales agent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1935-38,1947-52; defeated, 1938 (Democratic), 1952 (Republican), 1954(Republican); Republican candidate forWisconsinstate senate 7th District, 1942, 1962.Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion.DiedApril 9,1969 (age76 years, 209days).Interment at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery.
West GranvilleCemetery
Granville, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Frederich Henrizi (1867-1946) — also known asCharles F. Henrizi — of Menomonee Falls,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Born inGermany,January28, 1867.Republican.Manufacturer;postmaster atMenomoneeFalls, Wis., 1898-1910.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Menomonee Falls,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,May 19,1946 (age79 years, 111days).Interment at West Granville Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Julius Peter Heil (1876-1949) — also known asJulius P. Heil;"Julius theJust" —of Whitefish Bay,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Duesmond an der Mosel,Germany,July24, 1876.Republican. Founder and president of Heil Company (fabricatingrailroadcars and rails);Governor ofWisconsin, 1939-43; defeated, 1942; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1940;Republican Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1944.Germanancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November30, 1949 (age73 years, 129days).Interment somewhere.
ArlingtonPark
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | John Charles Schafer (1893-1962) — also known asJohn C. Schafer — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 7,1893.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;insurancebusiness; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1921;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1923-33, 1939-41;defeated, 1940, 1952, 1954; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1932;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.Died in Pewaukee,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,June 9,1962 (age69 years, 33days).Interment at Arlington Park.
CalvaryCemetery
5503 West Bluemound Road
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Black (c.1827-1899) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born about 1827. Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1874-75;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1878-80; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1893.Died in1899(ageabout72 years).Entombed at Calvary Cemetery. | | Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known asLaurent-Salomon Juneau — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in L'Asumption,Quebec,August9, 1793.Democrat.Furtrader; founder of Milwaukee; postmaster atMilwaukee,Wis., 1835-43;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Died, reportedly fromappendicitis,in Keshena, Shawano County (nowMenomineeCounty), Wis.,November14, 1856 (age63 years, 97days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1866 atCalvary Cemetery; cenotaph atJuneau Park. | | Joseph Phillips (1825-1906) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1825.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1870-71.DiedSeptember13, 1906 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | William Joseph Cary (1865-1934) — also known asWilliam J. Cary — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March22, 1865.Republican.Telegraphoperator;MilwaukeeCounty Sheriff, 1904-06;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1907-19;MilwaukeeCounty Clerk, 1921-33.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January2, 1934 (age68 years, 286days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Peter Victor Deuster (1831-1904) — also known asPeter V. Deuster — of Port Washington,OzaukeeCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born near Aix-la-Chapelle, Prussia (now Aachen,Germany),February13, 1831.Democrat.Newspapereditor;postmaster;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1863; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1870-71;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1879-85; U.S. ConsulinCrefeld, 1896-97.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December31, 1904 (age73 years, 322days).Entombed at Calvary Cemetery. | | Charles H. Phillips (1859-1938) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January21, 1859.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 6th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1936.DiedMay 28,1938 (age79 years, 127days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery. | | Edward Francis Mertz (1890-1970) — also known asEdward F. Mertz — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August15, 1890.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;buildingcontractor;restaurantandtavernoperator; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1949-56, 1965-68 (Milwaukee County 16th District1949-54, Milwaukee County 1st District 1955-56, Milwaukee County 9thDistrict 1965-68).Germanancestry. Member,AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Eagles.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 3,1970 (age79 years, 261days).Interment at Calvary Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph M. Mertz and Catherine (Dickmann) Mertz; married to MetaFluck. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
Cathedral of St.John the Evangelist
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Samuel Alphonsus Stritch (1887-1958) — also known asSamuel Stritch — of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,August17, 1887.Catholicpriest; bishop of Toledo, 1921-30; archbishop of Milwaukee,1930-39; archbishop of Chicago, 1940-58; cardinal, 1946-58;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1952 ;offered prayer, Republican National Convention,1952.Catholic.Irishancestry.Died in Rome,Italy,May27, 1958 (age70 years, 283days).Entombed atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Ill.; cenotaph at Cathedral of St.John the Evangelist.
Forest HomeCemetery
2405 Forest Hoome Ave.
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Founded 1850
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1980
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Frank P. Zeidler (1912-2006) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornSeptember20, 1912.Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1946;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1948-60; candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1976.Lutheran.Germanancestry.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,July 7,2006 (age93 years, 290days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Harrison Ludington (1812-1891) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Kent town,PutnamCounty, N.Y.,July 30,1812.Republican.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1871-72, 1873-74, 1875;Governor ofWisconsin, 1876-78.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 17,1891 (age78 years, 322days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Thomas Hoyt Brown (1839-1908) — also known asThomas H. Brown — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1839.Republican.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1880-82, 1888-90.Died in1908(ageabout69 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | Henry Clay Payne (1843-1904) — also known asHenry C. Payne — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Ashfield,FranklinCounty, Mass.,November23, 1843.Republican. Postmaster atMilwaukee,Wis., 1876-85; president, WisconsinTelephoneCompany; president, MilwaukeeElectricRailway andLightCompany; president, AmericanStreetRailway Association; receiver, Northern PacificRailroad;member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1880-1904;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1904;WisconsinRepublican state chair, 1892;U.S.Postmaster General, 1902-04; died in office 1904.Methodist.Died inWashington,D.C.,October4, 1904 (age60 years, 316days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Gerhard Adolph Bading (1870-1946) — also known asGerhard A. Bading — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August31, 1870.Physician;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1912-16; U.S. Minister toEcuador, 1922-29.Lutheran.Member,American MedicalAssociation;AmericanLegion;AmericanPublic Health Association.Died in MilwaukeeHospital,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April11, 1946 (age75 years, 223days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | George H. Walker (1811-1866) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1811.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1851-52, 1853-54.Died in1866(ageabout55 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Byron H. Kilbourn (1801-1870) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Granby,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September8, 1801.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1848-49, 1854-55.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December16, 1870 (age69 years, 99days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Lucy (Fitch) Kilbourn andJamesKilbourne (1770-1850); married,December25, 1827, to Mary Henrietta Cowles; married,June 15,1838, to Henrietta Maria Karrick; uncle ofJamesKilbourne (1842-1919); third cousin ofCharlesH. Eastman; third cousin once removed ofJohnTaintor,RogerTaintor,SolomonTaintor,JonathanStratton andRobertCleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed ofJamesWarren Driver; fourth cousin ofJohnAdams Taintor andHenryG. Taintor; fourth cousin once removed ofJonathanBrace,SamuelClesson Allen,GreeneCarrier Bronson,LemuelStetson,SamuelLount Kilbourne andGeorgeEastman. | | | | Political family:Kilbourne-Kilbournfamily of Worthington, Ohio (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). |
| | Emil Wallber (1841-1923) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1841.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1872;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1884-88.Died in1923(ageabout82 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John L. Bohn (1869-1955) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornAugust1, 1869.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1942-48.Died, ofheartfailure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April20, 1955 (age85 years, 262days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Ammi R. Butler (1821-1901) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornSeptember4, 1821.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1876-78.DiedApril 4,1901 (age79 years, 212days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John Maxwell Stowell (1823-1907) — also known asJohn M. Stowell — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Alexander,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,March 9,1823.Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1862;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1882-84.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April30, 1907 (age84 years, 52days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | George Wilbur Peck (1840-1916) — also known asGeorge W. Peck — of Ripon,Fond duLac County, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Henderson,JeffersonCounty, N.Y.,September28, 1840.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;newspaperpublisher;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1890;Governor ofWisconsin, 1891-95; defeated, 1894, 1904.DiedApril16, 1916 (age75 years, 201days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John James Tallmadge (1818-1873) — also known asJohn J. Tallmadge — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Claverack,ColumbiaCounty, N.Y.,January10, 1818.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1865-66; candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1867.Died in Summit,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,October16, 1873 (age55 years, 279days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Don Alonzo Joshua Upham (1809-1877) — also known asDon A. J. Upham — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Weathersfield,WindsorCounty, Vt.,May 31,1809.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1849-50; candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1851;U.S.Attorney for Wisconsin, 1857-61.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 19,1877 (age68 years, 19days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery; cenotaph atPlainCemetery, Perkinsville, Weathersfield, Vt. | | James Sproat Brown (1824-1878) — also known asJames S. Brown — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Hampden,PenobscotCounty, Maine,February1, 1824.Democrat.Wisconsinstate attorney general, 1848-50;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1861-62;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1863-65.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,April15, 1878 (age54 years, 73days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | William Pitt Lynde (1817-1885) — also known asWilliam P. Lynde — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Sherburne,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,December16, 1817.Democrat.Lawyer;Wisconsinterritory attorney general, 1845-46;U.S.Attorney for Wisconsin, 1845-48;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1848-49, 1875-79 (1st District1848-49, 4th District 1875-79); candidate forjustice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1849;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1860-61; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1866; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1869-70.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December18, 1885 (age68 years, 2days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Horace Chase (1810-1886) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1810.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1862-63.Died in1886(ageabout76 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Hans Crocker (1815-1889) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1815.Republican.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1852-53; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1860.Died in1889(ageabout74 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Abner Kirby (1818-1893) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornApril11, 1818.Democrat.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1864-65.DiedSeptember23, 1893 (age75 years, 165days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Sherburn M. Becker (1877-1949) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in1877.Republican.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1906-08.Died in1949(ageabout72 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | Matthew Hale Carpenter (1824-1881) — also known asMatthew H. Carpenter;Decatur Merritt HammondCarpenter —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Moretown,WashingtonCounty, Vt.,December22, 1824.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1869-75, 1879-81; died in office 1881.Died inWashington,D.C.,February24, 1881 (age56 years, 64days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (1861-1925) — also known asEmanuel L. Philipp — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born inSaukCounty, Wis.,March25, 1861.Republican.Farmer;schoolteacher;telegraphoperator;railwaystation agent;lumberbusiness; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1908; MilwaukeePoliceCommissioner, 1909-14;Governor ofWisconsin, 1915-21; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1916.Swissancestry. Member,HumaneSociety;Freemasons.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 15,1925 (age64 years, 82days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | William E. Smith (1824-1883) — of Fox Lake,DodgeCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Kincardineshire,Scotland,June18, 1824.Republican.Wholesalegrocer; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1860;Wisconsinstate treasurer, 1866-70;Governor ofWisconsin, 1878-82.DiedFebruary13, 1883 (age58 years, 240days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Francis Edward McGovern (1866-1946) — also known asFrancis E. McGovern — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Elkhorn,WalworthCounty, Wis.,January21, 1866.Republican.Governor ofWisconsin, 1911-15; defeated in primary, 1916; delegate toRepublican National Convention from Wisconsin,1912;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1914.DiedMay 16,1946 (age80 years, 115days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Isaac Pigeon Walker (1815-1872) — also known asIsaac P. Walker — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born near Wheeling,OhioCounty, Va. (now W.Va.),November2, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 1830; Democratic PresidentialElector for Illinois,1840;member ofWisconsinterritorial legislature, 1847-48;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1848-55.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March29, 1872 (age56 years, 148days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | James William Dawes (1845-1918) — also known asJames W. Dawes — of Crete,SalineCounty, Neb.Born in McConnelsville,MorganCounty, Ohio,January8, 1845.Republican.Lawyer;delegateto Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875;NebraskaRepublican state chair, 1876-82; member ofNebraskastate senate, 1877; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Nebraska,1880;Governorof Nebraska, 1883-87.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October8, 1918 (age73 years, 273days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Henry Schoellkopf Reuss (1912-2002) — also known asHenry S. Reuss — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February22, 1912.Democrat.Lawyer;major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate formayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1948, 1960; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,1952;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1955-83.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in ahospitalat San Rafael,MarinCounty, Calif.,January12, 2002 (age89 years, 324days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John Lendrum Mitchell (1842-1904) — also known asJohn L. Mitchell — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October19, 1842.Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1872-73, 1876-77; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1888;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1891-93;U.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1893-99.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 29,1904 (age61 years, 254days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | Frederick Robert Zimmerman (1880-1954) — also known asFred R. Zimmerman — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November20, 1880.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 8th District, 1909-10;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1916,1920,1924,1940,1944,1948(alternate),1952(alternate);secretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1923-27, 1939-54; died in office 1954;Governor ofWisconsin, 1927-29.Germanancestry.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December14, 1954 (age74 years, 24days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | William Henry Stafford (1869-1957) — also known asWilliam H. Stafford — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October12, 1869.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1903-11, 1913-19,1921-23, 1929-33; defeated, 1922; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1938.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April22, 1957 (age87 years, 192days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | Victor Luitpold Berger (1860-1929) — also known asVictor L. Berger — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Nieder-Rehbach,Austria,February28, 1860.Socialist. Emigrated to the United States in 1878;schoolteacher;newspapereditor;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1911-13, 1919,1923-29; defeated, 1904, 1920; candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1918; delegate to Socialist NationalConvention from Wisconsin, 1920; Chairman of Socialist Party, 1927-29.Jewishancestry. Member,InternationalTypographical Union.He andEugeneV. Debs founded the Socialist Party. HeopposedU.S. entry into World War I; in Chicago in 1918, he wastriedandconvictedunder theEspionageAct, andsentencedto twenty years inprison;elected to Congress anyway, he wasdenied aseat in 1919-21 to to allegeddisloyalty.In 1921, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed his conviction; the casesagainst him were withdrawn; he resumed his seat in Congress in 1923.Injured in astreetcaraccident, and subsequently died, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August7, 1929 (age69 years, 160days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Edward Voigt (1873-1934) — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.Born in Bremen,Germany,December1, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;SheboyganCounty District Attorney, 1905-11;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1917-27; circuitjudge in Wisconsin 4th Circuit, 1929-34; died in office 1934.Died near Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.,August26, 1934 (age60 years, 268days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Gerry Whiting Hazelton (1829-1920) — also known asGerry W. Hazelton — of Columbus,ColumbiaCounty, Wis.Born in Chester,RockinghamCounty, N.H.,February24, 1829.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1861-62;ColumbiaCounty District Attorney, 1865;U.S.Collector of Internal Revenue at Madison, Wisconsin, 1866;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1871-75;U.S.Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1876-85.DiedSeptember29, 1920 (age91 years, 218days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Theobald Otjen (1851-1924) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in West China,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,October27, 1851.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1895-1907; defeated,1892, 1893, 1906.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April11, 1924 (age72 years, 167days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | George Howard Paul (1826-1890) — also known asGeorge H. Paul — of Burlington,ChittendenCounty, Vt.; Kenosha,KenoshaCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Danville,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,March14, 1826.Democrat.Lawyer;postmaster atBurlington,Vt., 1849;Kenosha,Wis., 1853-61;Milwaukee,Wis., 1885-89;mayorof Kenosha, Wis., 1857-59; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1864,1872;newspapereditor;superintendentof schools;Wisconsinrailroad commissioner, 1874-76; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Wisconsin, 1876; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1878-81.Died in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,May 18,1890 (age64 years, 65days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Ellon, Aberdeenshire,Scotland,October17, 1817.Democrat.Banker;president, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. PaulRailway,1864-87;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1871-75 (1st District 1871-73, 4thDistrict 1873-75); defeated, 1868; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Scottishancestry.Died in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1887 (age69 years, 184days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Harrison Carroll Hobart (1815-1902) — also known asHarrison C. Hobart — of Sheboygan,SheboyganCounty, Wis.; Chilton,CalumetCounty, Wis.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornJanuary31, 1815.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 1st District, 1848; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1849, 1859, 1867 (Sheboygan County 1849, CalumetCounty 1859, Milwaukee County 1867); candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1859, 1865; colonel in the Union Army during the CivilWar.DiedJanuary23, 1902 (age86 years, 357days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Albert Smith (1805-1870) — of Batavia,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,June 22,1805.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Genesee County, 1842;U.S.Representative from New York 33rd District, 1843-47.DiedAugust27, 1870 (age65 years, 66days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Daniel Wells Jr. (1808-1902) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in West Waterville (now Oakland),KennebecCounty, Maine,July 16,1808.Democrat. Probate judge in Wisconsin, 1838;memberWisconsin territorial council, 1838-40;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1853-57.President of threerailroads.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March18, 1902 (age93 years, 245days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Edward Dwight Holton (1815-1892) — also known asEdward D. Holton — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,April28, 1815.Abolitionist;wheattrader; Liberty candidate forDelegateto U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845; founder,Milwaukee and Prairie du ChienRailroad;banker;Free Soil candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1853; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1856;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1856;member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 4th District, 1860.Died, frommalariaanderysipelas,in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,April21, 1892 (age76 years, 359days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married,October14, 1845, to Lucinda Millard. | | | | ThecityofHolton,Kansas, isnamed forhim. — Holton Hall, at theUniversityof WisconsinMilwaukee,isnamed forhim. — HoltonStreet,inMilwaukee,Wisconsin, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | Louis G. Bohmrich (1855-1925) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Cologne (Köln),Germany,October26, 1855.Democrat.Chemist;lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1900; Democratic Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1912.Germanancestry.Died, fromcancer,in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 4,1925 (age69 years, 190days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Charles E. Hammersley (1881-1957) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,October2, 1881.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1930; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWisconsin,1932,1936,1940.Congregationalist.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died in1957(ageabout75 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Edward C. Hammersley and Ella (Viall) Hammersley; married toAlthea Reineking. |
| | Edmund T. Melms (c.1875-1933) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born about 1875. Socialist. Social Democratic candidate forWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 11th District, 1902;MilwaukeeCounty Sheriff, 1915-17; candidate forWisconsinstate senate, 1918; delegate to Socialist National Conventionfrom Wisconsin, 1920; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1922, 1926.Socialist leader in Wisconsin and nationally; opponent of U.S.participation in World War I.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January6, 1933 (ageabout 58years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Edward Phelps Allis (1824-1889) — of Wisconsin. Born in Cazenovia,MadisonCounty, N.Y.,May 12,1824.Manufacturer;banker;Greenback candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1877, 1881.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April 1,1889 (age64 years, 324days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John Ogden Bigelow (1844-1903) — also known asJohn O. Bigelow — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,May 15,1844.Stockbroker;treasurer, New Orleans stock exchange;Consulfor Argentina inNewOrleans, La., 1885-1903.Died in Hot Springs,GarlandCounty, Ark.,February24, 1903 (age58 years, 285days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.  | Winfred D. Cox (1858-1921) — of Wisconsin. Born in1858.Wisconsin Prohibition state chair, 1908; Prohibition candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1908.Died in1921(ageabout63 years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | | Eugene Stanhope Elliott (1842-1902) — also known asEugene S. Elliott — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lowell,La SalleCounty, Ill.,August13, 1842.Republican. Organizer and first president, American Whist League;delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin,1896;circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1900.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Died, fromheartfailure, in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January2, 1902 (age59 years, 142days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Washington Elliott and Susan Caroline (Bates) Elliott;married1865 toCatherine Elizabeth Dousman. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | LeRoy J. Simmons (1905-1973) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,July 25,1905.Democrat.Postalclerk;insuranceagent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 6th District, 1945-52.Africanancestry.DiedMay 8,1973 (age67 years, 287days).Entombed at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John Nazro (1826-1888) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Santo Domingo (nowDominicanRepublic),1826.U.S.Collector of Customs at Milwaukee, Wis., Wisconsin, 1876-79.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February6, 1888 (ageabout 61years).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | John Rugee (1827-1894) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Lübeck,Germany,January3, 1827.Architect;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1861; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1884.Designed breweries, churches, grain elevators, and many bridges. Died ofcancer,in Redlands,SanBernardino County, Calif.,March 7,1894 (age67 years, 63days).Interment at Forest Home Cemetery. | | Frank Siller (1835-1911) — also known asFrancis von Siller — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in St. Petersburg,Russia,May27, 1835.Naturalized U.S. citizen;grainshipper;bankdirector; U.S. Consular Agent inHaida, 1898-1905.Germanancestry.Died in Eberswalde,Germany,April10, 1911 (age75 years, 318days).Cremated;ashes interred at Forest Home Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Carl Frederick Zeidler (1908-1942) — also known asCarl Zeidler;"Singing Mayor";"Boy Mayor" —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January4, 1908.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1940-42; resigned 1942; served in the U.S.Navy during World War II.Killedwhen the munitionsshipLaSalle was struck by torpedos,exploded,andsank,about 350 miles southeast of the Cape of Good Hope, in theIndianOcean,November7, 1942 (age34 years, 307days); his remains wereneverfound.Cenotaph at Forest Home Cemetery.
Holy CrossCemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Daniel Webster Hoan (1881-1961) — also known asDaniel W. Hoan — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,March12, 1881.Lawyer;attorneyfor Wisconsin Federation of Labor, 1908-10;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1916-40; defeated, 1948; Democratic candidateforGovernor ofWisconsin, 1944, 1946; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1948,1952(alternate); Democratic candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 10th District, 1948; candidate inDemocratic primary forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1950; Democratic candidate forWisconsinstate senate 8th District, 1952.Methodist.Member,Knightsof Pythias;Elks;Eagles;Woodmen.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 11,1961 (age80 years, 91days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | | Raymond Joseph Cannon (1894-1951) — also known asRaymond J. Cannon — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Ironwood,GogebicCounty, Mich.,August26, 1894.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forjustice ofWisconsin state supreme court, 1930;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1933-39; defeated,1938, 1944; candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1940, 1942.Professionalbaseballplayer, 1908-22; attorney for Joe Jackson, winning damages for breachof contract against the Chicago White Soxbaseballteam; legal advisor toboxerJack Dempsey.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November25, 1951 (age57 years, 91days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.  | Charles Joseph Kersten (1902-1972) — also known asCharles J. Kersten — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; Whitefish Bay,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 26,1902.Republican.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1947-49, 1951-55;defeated, 1948, 1954, 1956.DiedOctober31, 1972 (age70 years, 158days).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | John Colonel Karel (1873-1938) — also known asJohn C. Karel;"Ikey" —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Schuyler,ColfaxCounty, Neb.,1873.Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1901;MilwaukeeCounty Judge, 1907-38; candidate forGovernor ofWisconsin, 1912, 1914; delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1916.Catholic.Bohemianancestry.Died in ahospitalat Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December4, 1938 (ageabout 65years).Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. | | John M. Callahan — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,1924,1928;candidate forsecretaryof state of Wisconsin, 1924;WisconsinDemocratic state chair, 1925-27.Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
JuneauPark
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians who have(or had) monuments here: | | | Solomon Juneau (1793-1856) — also known asLaurent-Salomon Juneau — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in L'Asumption,Quebec,August9, 1793.Democrat.Furtrader; founder of Milwaukee; postmaster atMilwaukee,Wis., 1835-43;mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1846-47.Catholic.Frenchancestry.Died, reportedly fromappendicitis,in Keshena, Shawano County (nowMenomineeCounty), Wis.,November14, 1856 (age63 years, 97days).Original interment in unknown location; reinterment in 1866 atCalvary Cemetery; cenotaph at Juneau Park.
Lincoln MemorialCemetery
6400 West Burleigh Street
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) — also known asHenry W. Diederich — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Fort Wayne,AllenCounty, Ind.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,November13, 1845.Republican.Pastor;collegeprofessor; U.S. Consul inLeipzig, 1889-93;Magdeburg, 1897-99;Bremen, 1899-1906;Sarnia, 1919-24; U.S. Consul General inAntwerp, 1906-17.Lutheran.Died in Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February8, 1926 (age80 years, 87days).Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.  | George Hampel (1885-1954) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,August27, 1885.Accountant;bookseller;Social Democratic candidate forWisconsinstate treasurer, 1914;MilwaukeeCounty Clerk, 1919-20; delegate to Socialist National Conventionfrom Wisconsin, 1920; member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1931-32; member ofWisconsinstate senate 6th District, 1937-44; defeated, 1932 (Socialist),1944.Died, in St. Joseph'sHospital,Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 15,1954 (age68 years, 261days).Interment at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery.
Mt. OlivetCemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Charles Brophy (1901-1976) — also known asJohn C. Brophy — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Eagle,WalworthCounty, Wis.,October8, 1901.Republican.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,1948, 1950.Catholic.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December26, 1976 (age75 years, 79days).Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Pinelawn MemorialPark
10700 West Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
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St. Adalbert'sCemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Clement John Zablocki (1912-1983) — also known asClement J. Zablocki — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,November18, 1912.Democrat.Schoolteacher;organist;member ofWisconsinstate senate 3rd District, 1943-48;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1949-83; died inoffice 1983; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Wisconsin,1952;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1957.Died inWashington,D.C.,December3, 1983 (age71 years, 15days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Thaddeus Francis Boleslaw Wasielewski (1904-1976) — also known asThaddeus F. B. Wasielewski;ThadWasielewski —of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,December2, 1904.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1941-47; defeated(Independent), 1946.Catholic.Polishancestry. Member,American BarAssociation;Elks;Lions;Eagles;PolishNational Alliance.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April25, 1976 (age71 years, 145days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | John Casimir Kleczka (1885-1959) — also known asJohn C. Kleczka — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,May 6,1885.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate senate 8th District, 1909-12; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Wisconsin,1912;MilwaukeeCounty Circuit Court Commissioner, 1914-18;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1919-23; state courtjudge in Wisconsin, 1930.DiedApril21, 1959 (age73 years, 350days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery.  | Roman Richard Blenski (1917-2002) — also known asRoman R. Blenski — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,January24, 1917.Member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 17th District, 1945-46;defeated (Democratic), 1938, 1948; member ofWisconsinstate senate 7th District, 1949-54; candidate for circuit judgein Wisconsin 2nd Circuit, 1954; candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1960 (Democraticprimary), 2000 (Republican primary); Independent candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1974.Polishancestry. Member,Eagles;PolishNational Alliance.DiedAugust30, 2002 (age85 years, 218days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | | Michael Francis Blenski (1862-1932) — also known asMichael F. Blenski — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Stargardt, West Prussia (now Starogard Gdanski,Poland),September27, 1862.Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1893-94; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Wisconsin, 1906; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1912(member,Committeeto Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee).Polishancestry.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March23, 1932 (age69 years, 178days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | George Sokolowski (1917-1984) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in South Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,April21, 1917.Democrat.Machinist;served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWisconsinstate assembly; elected 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958.Polishancestry. Member,UnitedSteelworkers of America;Veterans ofForeign Wars;CatholicOrder of Foresters;PolishNational Alliance.Died in May,1984(age67years, 0 days).Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery. | | Alexis L. Galezewski — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1932.Interment at St. Adalbert's Cemetery.
UnionCemetery
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William G. Rauschenberger (1855-1919) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.BornDecember6, 1855.Republican.Mayorof Milwaukee, Wis., 1896-98.DiedApril 6,1919 (age63 years, 121days).Interment at Union Cemetery. | | Henry Smith (1838-1916) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born inBaltimore,Md.,July 22,1838.Architect;builder;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1878;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1887-89.Died in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September16, 1916 (age78 years, 56days).Cremated;ashes interred at Union Cemetery. | | Christian Widule (1845-1916) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born inGermany,July19, 1845.Republican.Druggist;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1879; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1887-89.Suffered astrokewhile at work as assistant postmaster of Milwaukee, and died in thepostoffice, Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,October9, 1916 (age71 years, 82days).Interment at Union Cemetery.
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