The Political Graveyard: Winnebago County, Ill.

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Winnebago County
Illinois

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Winnebago County

Index to Locations

Rockford St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery

Greenwood Cemetery
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:

William Bebb (1802-1873) — of Ohio. Born near Shandon, Butler County, Ohio, December 8, 1802. Whig. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844; Governor of Ohio, 1846-49. Welsh ancestry. Died October 23, 1873 (age 70 years, 319 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

John Theodore Buckbee (1871-1936) — also known as John T. Buckbee — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born near Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., August 1, 1871. Son of Theodore E. Buckbee and Catherine Buckbee. Republican. President, H. W. Buckbee Seed Company; U.S. Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1927-36; died in office 1936. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Moose; Eagles; Elks. Died in Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill., April 23, 1936 (age 64 years, 266 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Lathrop (1825-1907) — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born near Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., April 17, 1825. Republican. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1856; U.S. Representative from Illinois 4th District, 1877-79. Died November 19, 1907 (age 82 years, 216 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Politicians buried here:
	Andrew Bevins Culhane (1875-1957) — also known as A. B. Culhane — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Born in 1875. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936, 1944. Catholic. Died in 1957 (age about 82 years). Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.

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