The Political Graveyard: Lyon County, Kan.

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Lyon County
Kansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Lyon County

Index to Locations

Maplewood Cemetery
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas

Politicians buried here:

Preston Bierce Plumb (1837-1891) — also known as Preston B. Plumb — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Ohio, 1837. Republican. Member of Kansas state legislature; U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1877-91; died in office 1891. Died December 20, 1891 (age about 54 years). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

Edward Herbert Rees (1886-1969) — also known as Edward H. Rees — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born near Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., June 3, 1886. Son of John J. Rees and Martha S. (Evans) Rees. Republican. Lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1927-33; member of Kansas state senate, 1933-35; U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1937-61. Congregationalist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Lions. Died in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., October 25, 1969 (age 83 years, 144 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, June 21, 1926, to Margaret Agnes Antle.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Allen White (1868-1944) — also known as "The Sage of Emporia" — of Emporia, Lyon County, Kan. Born in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., February 10, 1868. Son of Dr. Allen White and Mary (Hatton) White. Republican. Newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1920, 1936; candidate for Governor of Kansas, 1924. Received a Pulitzer Prize in 1923 for his editorial, "To An Anxious Friend". Died in Emporia, Lyon County, Kan., January 29, 1944 (age 75 years, 353 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, April 27, 1893, to Sallie Lindsay.
		See also Wikipedia article

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