The Political Graveyard: Franklin County, Mass.

Franklin County
Massachusetts

Franklin County information:

Population: 71,535 (2000); 70,092 (1990)
Land area 702 square miles.
County seat: Greenfield
Capital Impact: Franklin County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Franklin County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Franklin County MAGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Franklin County
Politicians who were born in Franklin County
Politicians who lived in Franklin County
Politicians who died in Franklin County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Franklin County

(not intended to be complete)

Daniel Howe Newton (County Treasurer, 1862-65)

Politicians who were born in Franklin County

Ashfield: Heman Allen of Milton 1777 Thomas W. White 1805 Henry Clay Payne 1843 Cecil B. deMille 1881
Bernardston: Samuel C. Allen 1772 Bryant Butler Brooks 1861
Charlemont: Orlando Brunson Potter 1823
Colrain: Benjamin Henry 1742
Conway: Austin E. Wing 1792 Nathaniel Boyden 1796 Merchant W. Huxford 1798 Lincoln Clark 1800 William C. Whitney 1841
Deerfield: William Whitney Rice 1826
Gill: E. Stevens Henry 1836
Greenfield: Henry J. Alvord c.1810 Charles Allen 1827 William A. King 1855 Philip H. Hoff 1924
Heath: William W. Snow 1812 Frank E. Howe 1870
Leyden: Ralph P. Buckland 1812
Montague: Luther Severance 1797
New Salem: Elisha H. Allen 1804 Shepard Cary 1805
Rowe: John Brown II 1785
Shelburne: Stephen W. Kellogg 1822
Shelburne Falls, Shelburne: Epaphroditus Ransom 1787
Shutesbury: Paul Dillingham, Jr. 1799
South Deerfield, Deerfield: Frank J. Lawler 1863
Sunderland: Charles B. Andrews 1836
Turners Falls, Montague: John W. Haigis 1881
Warwick: Charles Rich 1771
See also Mass. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Politicians who lived in Franklin County

Bernardston: Ann E. Nicholfs
Charlemont: Jonathan L. Healy
Colrain: Calvin W. Shattuck - Samuel Taggart
Deerfield: Frank Learoyd Boyden - John W. Heselton
Greenfield:
- Lived in Greenfield, year not specified: Dana Malone
- Lived in Greenfield, 1800-1899: D. W. Alford - Samuel C. Allen - D. N. Carpenter - William A. Davenport - George Grennell, Jr. - Frank J. Lawler - Daniel Howe Newton - William B. Washburn
- Lived in Greenfield, 1900-1999: Clifford J. Akey - Margaret B. Barnard - Eugene B. Blake - William A. Davenport - Clifton L. Field - Helen S. Gerrett - Marie Francis Gordon - John W. Haigis - Sylvia Hassett - Walter S. Hutchins - Frank J. Lawler - Nicholas J. Lawlor - Thomas Maratea - Dan McGahan - Abner S. McLaud - Madelene T. Nichols - George K. Pond - Mary Pratt Potter - Franklin E. Snow - Louise Stone Wilson
Montague: Samuel Blassberg - Frances E. Foley
Orange: John W. Wheeler
Shelburne: Mary R. Torras
Sunderland: Carolyn Herrick
Whately: Josiah Allis - William H. Fuller
See also Mass. areas not assigned to counties.

Politicians who died in Franklin County

Colrain: Samuel Taggart 1825
Conway: Lincoln Clark 1886
Greenfield: James Church Alvord 1839
Northfield: Samuel C. Allen 1842

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County

Ashfield Ashfield Plains Cemetery
Bernardston Town Cemetery
Bernardston Village Cemetery
Colrain Chandler Hill Cemetery
Conway Howland Cemetery
Greenfield Federal Street Cemetery
Greenfield Green River Cemetery
Greenfield Greenfield Cemetery
East Leverett, Leverett East Leverett Cemetery

Ashfield Plains Cemetery
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948) — also known as Edward M. Bassett — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 7, 1863. Son of Charles R. Bassett and Elvira (Rogers) Bassett; married, May 14, 1890, to Annie R. Preston. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1903-05. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 7, 1948. Interment at Ashfield Plains Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Town Cemetery
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Minnie Ryan Dwight (1873-1957) — also known as Minnie R. Dwight; Minnie Ryan — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Born in Hadley, Hampshire County, Mass., June 22, 1873. Daughter of Patrick Ryan and Catherine (Reilley) Ryan; married, November 5, 1896, to William G. Dwight; mother of William Dwight; grandmother of Donald R. Dwight. Republican. Newspaper editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1920-34; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Female. Episcopalian. Died July 31, 1957. Interment at Town Cemetery.
- See also Dwight family of Massachusetts

Village Cemetery
Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Clesson Allen (1772-1842) — also known as Samuel C. Allen — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Bernardston, Franklin County, Mass., January 5, 1772. Father of Elisha Hunt Allen. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1806-10; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1812-15, 1831; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1817-29 (6th District 1817-25, 7th District 1825-29). Congregationalist. Died in Northfield, Franklin County, Mass., February 8, 1842. Interment at Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Chandler Hill Cemetery
Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Taggart (1754-1825) — of Colrain, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Londonderry, Rockingham County, N.H., March 24, 1754. Farmer; minister; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1803-17 (at-large 1803-05, 6th District 1805-13, at-large 1813-15, 6th District 1815-17). Presbyterian. Died in Colrain, Franklin County, Mass., April 25, 1825. Interment at Chandler Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Howland Cemetery
Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Lincoln Clark (1800-1886) — of Iowa. Born in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., August 9, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1851-53; candidate for Governor of Iowa, 1861. Died in Conway, Franklin County, Mass., September 16, 1886. Interment at Howland Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Federal Street Cemetery
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

James Church Alvord (1808-1839) — of Massachusetts. Born in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Mass., April 14, 1808. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1837; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1838; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1839; died in office 1839. Died in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., September 27, 1839. Interment at Federal Street Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Green River Cemetery
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Barrett Washburn (1820-1887) — also known as William B. Washburn — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, January 31, 1820. Republican. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1863-71; Governor of Massachusetts, 1872-74; resigned 1874; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1874-75. Died October 5, 1887. Interment at Green River Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
George Grennell, Jr. (1786-1877) — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Massachusetts, 1786. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1829-39 (7th District 1829-33, 6th District 1833-39). Died in 1877. Interment at Green River Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George Thomas Davis (1810-1877) — of Massachusetts. Born in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass., January 12, 1810. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 6th District, 1851-53. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, June 17, 1877. Interment at Green River Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John William Haigis (1881-1960) — also known as John W. Haigis — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Born in Turners Falls, Montague, Franklin County, Mass., July 31, 1881. Son of John Haigis and Elizabeth (Hildebrandt) Haigis; married, December 3, 1913, to Rose Luippold (died 1920); married, December 3, 1942, to Alice G. Whelan. Republican. Founder, editor, and publisher of the Greenfield Recorder newspaper; banker; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1909-12; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1915-16, 1923-26; Massachusetts state treasurer, 1929-30; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1934; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940; trustee of the University of Massachusetts, 1940-56; owner and operator of radio station WHAI. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Died in 1960. Interment at Green River Cemetery.

Greenfield Cemetery
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Stebbins Lyman (1785-1821) — of New York. Born in Massachusetts, 1785. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1819-21. Died in 1821. Interment at Greenfield Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

East Leverett Cemetery
East Leverett, Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts

Politicians buried here:

James E. McCullough (1888-1961) — of New Hampshire. Born in 1888. Son-in-law of Arthur G. Hill. Member of New Hampshire state house of representatives. Died in the state capitol building, Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., 1961. Interment at East Leverett Cemetery.

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