The Political Graveyard: Tangipahoa Parish, La.

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Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Tangipahoa Parish

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyards

Amite Amite Cemetery

Hammond Episcopal Church Cemetery

Private or family graveyard
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Ezekiel John Ellis (1840-1889) — also known as E. John Ellis — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La., October 15, 1840. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state legislature; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 2nd District, 1875-85. Died in Washington, D.C., April 25, 1889 (age 48 years, 192 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Amite Cemetery
Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

Bolivar Edwards Kemp (1871-1933) — also known as Bolivar E. Kemp — of Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Born near Amite, St. Helena Parish, La., December 28, 1871. Son of William Breed Kemp and Elizabeth (Nesom) Kemp. Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1920; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1925-33; died in office 1933. Episcopalian. Died June 19, 1933 (age 61 years, 173 days). Interment at Amite Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Episcopal Church Cemetery
Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Politicians buried here:

James Hobson Morrison (1908-2000) — also known as James H. Morrison; Jimmy Morrison — of Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, La. Born in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, La., December 8, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1940, 1944, 1948; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 6th District, 1943-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1956, 1960. Died, after a heart attack and a series of strokes, in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, La., July 20, 2000 (age 91 years, 225 days). Interment at Episcopal Church Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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