The Political Graveyard: Marion County, Kan.

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Marion County
Kansas

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Marion County

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Highland Cemetery
Marion, Marion County, Kansas

Politicians buried here:

Edward Wallis Hoch (1849-1925) — of Marion, Marion County, Kan. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., March 17, 1849. Republican. Member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1889; Governor of Kansas, 1905-09. Died in Marion, Marion County, Kan., June 1, 1925 (age 76 years, 76 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Homer Hoch.
		See also National Governors Association biography

William Randolph Carpenter (1894-1956) — also known as Randolph Carpenter — of Marion, Marion County, Kan. Born in Marion, Marion County, Kan., April 24, 1894. Son of William Herbert Carpenter and Lulu A. (Stone) Carpenter. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; member of Kansas state house of representatives, 1929-32; U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1933-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1940, 1944; U.S. Attorney for Kansas, 1945-48. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; American Legion; Chi Phi; Elks; Kiwanis. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., July 26, 1956 (age 62 years, 93 days). Interment at Highland Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, July 15, 1920, to Helen Frances Williams.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Marion Cemetery
Marion, Marion County, Kansas

Politicians buried here:

Homer Hoch (1879-1949) — of Marion, Marion County, Kan. Born in Marion, Marion County, Kan., July 4, 1879. Son of Edward Wallis Hoch. Republican. U.S. Representative from Kansas 4th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932; justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1938-49; died in office 1949. Died in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., January 30, 1949 (age 69 years, 210 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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