Waukesha County
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Waukesha County
Wisconsin
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Waukesha County
Index to Locations WisconsinMemorial Park Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
|  Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) — of Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,March21, 1890.Republican.Policeofficer;restaurantandtavernoperator;real estatebroker;insuranceagent; member ofWisconsinstate assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.Suffered aheartattack, whileduckhunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon MunicipalHospital,Ripon,Fond du LacCounty, Wis.,October6, 1957 (age67 years, 199days).Interment at Wisconsin Memorial Park.
| Irvin Isadore Aaron (1903-1988) — also known asIrvin I. Aaron — ofMilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Odessa, Russia (nowUkraine),April15, 1903.Progressive candidate forWisconsinstate senate 5th District, 1942; Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 5th District, 1944.Died in Wausau,MarathonCounty, Wis.,June 12,1988 (age85 years, 58days).Interment at Wisconsin Memorial Park.
Oak RidgeCemetery Eagle, Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Lake CountryCongregational Church Cemetery Hartland, Waukesha County, Wisconsin See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Oak KnollCemetery Mukwonago, Waukesha County, Wisconsin See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
The Gardens ofStonebank West Shore Drive Stone Bank, Waukesha County, Wisconsin See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Nashotah HouseCemetery Summit, Waukesha County, Wisconsin See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Prairie HomeCemetery 605 South Prairie Avenue Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
 Glenn Robert Davis (1914-1988) — also known asGlenn R. Davis — of Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.; New Berlin,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.; Wauwatosa,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in Vernon,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,October28, 1914.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during World WarII;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1947-57, 1965-74 (2nd District1947-57, 9th District 1965-74); delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1956,1960,1972;candidate forU.S.Senator from Wisconsin, 1956, 1957.Congregationalist.DiedSeptember21, 1988 (age73 years, 329days).Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
| Lee Sherman Dreyfus (1926-2008) — also known asLee S. Dreyfus — of Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,June 20,1926.Governorof Wisconsin, 1979-83.Died in Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,January2, 2008 (age81 years, 196days).Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
| Daniel Hadley Sumner (1837-1903) — of Wisconsin. Born in New York,September15, 1837.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1883-85.DiedMay 29,1903 (age65 years, 256days).Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
| Henry D. Barron (1833-1882) — of Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.; St. Croix Falls,PolkCounty, Wis.BornJanuary1, 1833.Postmaster atWaukesha,Wis., 1853-55, 1856-57; circuit judge in Wisconsin, 1860, 1877-82(8th Circuit 1860, 11th Circuit 1877-82); member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1863-64, 1866-69, 1872-73; Presidential Electorfor Wisconsin,1868;Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1872;member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1874-76.DiedJanuary22, 1882 (age49 years, 21days).Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
| Elihu Enos (1823-1892) — of Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.Born in Johnstown,FultonCounty, N.Y.,January29, 1823.Schoolteacher; postmaster atWaukesha,Wis., 1850-53, 1872-86;superintendentof schools; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;Republican Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1868.Member,Freemasons.Died in Waukesha,WaukeshaCounty, Wis.,November13, 1892 (age69 years, 289days).Interment at Prairie Home Cemetery.
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