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Canyon County
Idaho

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Canyon County


Index to Locations

  • Caldwell Unknown location
  • Caldwell Canyon Hill Cemetery
  • Nampa Kohlerlawn Cemetery
  • Parma Unknown location
  • Parma Parma Cemetery


    Unknown Location
    Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
    Politicians buried here:
      R. B. Scatterday (1878-1943) — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Saunemin, Livingston County, Ill., October 6, 1878. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1928; Idaho Republican state chair, 1931. Died in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, January 16, 1943 (age 64 years, 102 days). Interment somewhere.


    Canyon Hill Cemetery
    Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank Steunenberg (1861-1905) — of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, August 8, 1861. Governor of Idaho, 1897-1901. Murdered by a bomb wired to his front yard gate, in Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, December 30, 1905 (age 44 years, 144 days). Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery; statue at State Capitol Grounds, Boise, Idaho.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      John C. Rice — Justice of Idaho state supreme court, 1916-22. Interment at Canyon Hill Cemetery.


    Kohlerlawn Cemetery
    76 Sixth Street North
    Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Clinton Gossett (1888-1974) — also known as Charles C. Gossett — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Pricetown, Highland County, Ohio, September 2, 1888. Son of Wyatt Henry Gossett and Maggie (Finnegan) Gossett. Democrat. Member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1933-36; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1937-39, 1941-43; Governor of Idaho, 1945; resigned 1945; U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1945-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952. Christian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Grange. Died in Boise, Ada County, Idaho, September 20, 1974 (age 86 years, 18 days). Interment at Kohlerlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 28, 1916, to Clara Louise Fleming (1892-1967).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Horace P. Belknap (1890-1960) — of Nampa, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Prineville, Crook County, Ore., January 29, 1890. Son of H. P. Belknap and Wilda (Ketchum) Belknap. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Protestant. Member, American Medical Association; American Legion; Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Freemasons. Died May 19, 1960 (age 70 years, 111 days). Interment at Kohlerlawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, January 23, 1918, to Gladys Andre.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Unknown Location
    Parma, Canyon County, Idaho


    Parma Cemetery
    Parma, Canyon County, Idaho
    Politicians buried here:
      H. Clarence Baldridge (1868-1947) — of Parma, Canyon County, Idaho. Born in Carlock, McLean County, Ill., November 24, 1868. Son of William John Baldridge and Caroline (Wright) Baldridge. Republican. Grain dealer; merchant; banker; member of Idaho state house of representatives, 1911-13; member of Idaho state senate, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1916 (alternate), 1936; Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, 1923-27; Governor of Idaho, 1927-31; candidate for U.S. Representative from Idaho 1st District, 1942. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Anti-Saloon League. Died in Parma, Canyon County, Idaho, June 8, 1947 (age 78 years, 196 days). Interment at Parma Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, February 1, 1893, to Cora A. McCreighton.
      See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial


     

     


     
       
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