The Political Graveyard: McDonough County, Ill.

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McDonough County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in McDonough County

Index to Locations

Bushnell Cemetery
Bushnell, McDonough County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:
	Albert S. Clarke (1905-1963) — of Bushnell, McDonough County, Ill. Born September 7, 1905. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1960. Died in January, 1963 (age 57 years, 0 days). Interment at Bushnell Cemetery.

Oakwood Cemetery
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

William Henry Neece (1831-1909) — of Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. Born in Sangamon County (part now in Logan County), Ill., February 25, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1864, 1870; delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 29th District, 1869-70; member of Illinois state senate, 1878-82; U.S. Representative from Illinois 11th District, 1883-87. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., January 3, 1909 (age 77 years, 313 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

J. Ross Mickey (1856-1928) — of Macomb, McDonough County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1856. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 15th District, 1901-03. Died in 1928 (age about 72 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Philip E. Elting — of McDonough County, Ill. Delegate to Illinois state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1920-22. Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood Cemetery.

St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

Edward Thomas Noonan (1861-1923) — also known as Edward T. Noonan — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Illinois, 1861. Democrat. Member of Illinois state legislature; U.S. Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1899-1901. Died in 1923 (age about 62 years). Interment at St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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