Plymouth County
Massachusetts
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Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Plymouth County
Index to Locations
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William Cushing (1732-1810) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass., March 1,
1732.
State court judge in Massachusetts, 1777; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779; justice of
Massachusetts state supreme court, 1782-89; chief
justice of Massachusetts supreme judicial court, 1782-89; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-1810.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
13, 1810 (age 78 years, 196
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Joseph Wales Clift (1837-1908) —
of Georgia.
Born in North Marshfield, Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass., September
30, 1837.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 1st District, 1868-69.
Died in Rock City Falls, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 2,
1908 (age 70 years, 215
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Artemas Hale (1783-1882) —
of Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., October
20, 1783.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1824-25, 1827-28, 1838-42; member
of Massachusetts
state senate, 1833-34; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1845-49; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; Presidential
Elector for Massachusetts, 1864.
Died in Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass., August 3,
1882 (age 98 years, 287
days).
Interment at Mt. Prospect Cemetery.
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Edward Gilmore (1867-1924) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., January
4, 1867.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1913-15.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died April 10,
1924 (age 57 years, 97
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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William Lewis Douglas (1845-1924) —
also known as William L. Douglas —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
22, 1845.
Son of William Douglas and Mary C. (Vaughan) Douglas.
Democrat. Shoe
manufacturer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1883-84; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884,
1892,
1896,
1904;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1886-87; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1890-91; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1905-06.
Died September
17, 1924 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Interment at Melrose Cemetery.
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John S. Kent —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1904;
mayor
of Brockton, Mass.; elected 1907.
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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Hastings Keith (1915-2005) —
of West Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
22, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1953-56; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1959-73 (9th District 1959-63,
12th District 1963-73); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died in Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
2005 (age 89 years, 239
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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George Partridge (1740-1828) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass., February
8, 1740.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1789-91.
Died in Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 7,
1828 (age 88 years, 150
days).
Interment at Mayflower Cemetery.
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Eugene Vincent McAuliffe (1918-2000) —
also known as Eugene V. McAuliffe —
of Duxbury, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
25, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary, 1975-76.
Died February
9, 2000 (age 81 years, 107
days).
Interment at Mayflower Cemetery.
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Aaron Hobart (1787-1858) —
of Hanover, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, 1787.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1820-27 (8th District 1820-25,
11th District 1825-27).
Died in 1858
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Central Cemetery.
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Robert Orr Harris (1854-1926) —
also known as Robert O. Harris —
of East Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
8, 1854.
Son of Benjamin
Winslow Harris.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1889; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); state court judge in Massachusetts,
1902; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 14th District, 1911-13;
defeated, 1912; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1921-25.
Died June 13,
1926 (age 71 years, 217
days).
Interment at Central Cemetery.
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Nahum Mitchell (1769-1853) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1769.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1803-05.
Died in 1853
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Old Central Street Cemetery.
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Benjamin Winslow Harris (1823-1907) —
of East Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in East Bridgewater, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
10, 1823.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1857; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1873-83; state
court judge in Massachusetts, 1887.
Died February
7, 1907 (age 83 years, 89
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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John Davis Long (1838-1915) —
also known as John D. Long —
of Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Buckfield, Oxford
County, Maine, October
27, 1838.
Son of Zadoc Long and Julia Temple (Davis) Long.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1875-78; Speaker of
the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1876-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1879-80; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1883-89; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1884,
1904,
1908,
1912
(alternate); U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1897-1902.
Died in Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
28, 1915 (age 76 years, 305
days).
Interment at Hingham Cemetery.
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John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) —
also known as John A. Andrew —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Windham, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 31,
1818.
Son of Jonathan Andrew and Nancy (Pierce) Andrew.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1858; in 1859, he raised money
for the defense of John Brown; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1860;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1861-66.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1867 (age 49 years, 152
days).
Interment at Hingham Cemetery.
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Charles H. Cole (b. 1871) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Cole and Mary Lyon (Ball) Cole.
Democrat. Cashier and treasurer for several mining and
smelting
companies; president of chemical
companies; Boston police commissioner, 1905-07; Boston fire
commissioner, 1912-14; Adjutant
General of Massachusetts, 1914-16; general in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1928.
Unitarian.
Interment at Hingham Cemetery.
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Joseph Richardson (1778-1871) —
of Hingham, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts, 1778.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 11th District, 1827-31.
Died in 1871
(age about
93 years).
Interment at Old Ship Cemetery.
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Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) —
of Massachusetts.
Born January
24, 1733.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1788-89; received one electoral vote,
1789.
Died May 9,
1810 (age 77 years, 105
days).
Interment at Old Ship Cemetery.
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Philander Cobb —
of Kingston, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1876.
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Daniel Webster (1782-1852) —
also known as "Black Dan"; "Defender of the
Constitution"; "Great Expounder of the
Constitution" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Salisbury (part now in Franklin), Merrimack
County, N.H., January
18, 1782.
Son of Ebenezer Webster (1739-1806) and Abigail (Eastman) Webster
(1759-1836).
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1813-17; delegate to
New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1820; Presidential
Elector for New Hampshire, 1820;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1823-27; resigned
1827; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1827-41, 1845-50; candidate for President
of the United States, 1836; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1841-43, 1850-52; died in office 1852.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appeared on the
$10
U.S. Note from the 1860s until the early 20th century.
Died in Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass., October
24, 1852 (age 70 years, 280
days).
Interment at Winslow Cemetery; statue erected 1900 at Scott
Circle, Washington, D.C.
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Edward Preble Little (1791-1875) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Marshfield, Plymouth
County, Mass., November
7, 1791.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1829; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 2nd District, 1852-53; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1854.
Died February
6, 1875 (age 83 years, 91
days).
Interment at Congregational Church Cemetery.
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Albert Henry Washburn (1866-1930) —
of Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass., 1866.
Son of Edward Washburn and Ann Elizabeth (White) Washburn.
Republican. Private secretary to Andrew
Dickson White; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Magdeburg, 1890-93; private secretary to U.S. Sen. Henry
Cabot Lodge, 1893-96; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917-19; college
professor; Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1920;
U.S. Minister to Austria, 1922-30, died in office 1930.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in Vienna, Austria,
April
29, 1930 (age about 63
years).
Interment somewhere.
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Joseph Barker (1751-1815) —
of Middleboro, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., October
19, 1751.
Democrat. Minister; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1805-09; member
of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1812-13.
Died July 5,
1815 (age 63 years, 259
days).
Interment at Green Cemetery.
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Charles Turner, Jr. (1760-1839) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1760.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 7th District, 1809-13.
Died in 1839
(age about
79 years).
Interment at First Parish of Norwell Burying Ground.
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Josiah Smith (1738-1803) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Massachusetts, 1738.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts at-large, 1801-03.
Died in 1803
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Pembroke Cemetery.
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Zabdiel Sampson (1781-1828) —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Plympton, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
22, 1781.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1817-20; resigned
1820; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1820-28; died in office 1828.
Died in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., July 19,
1828 (age 46 years, 332
days).
Interment at Burial Hill.
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Robert Bernard Hall (1812-1868) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
28, 1812.
Member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1855; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1855-59.
Died in Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass., April 15,
1868 (age 56 years, 78
days).
Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Orrie C. Bumpus —
of Plymouth, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940.
Female.
Interment at Vine Hills Cemetery.
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Thomas W. Lawson —
also known as Tom Lawson —
of Scituate, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1918.
Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
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Patrick J. McDonough (1911-1980) —
also known as Sonny McDonough —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born April 29,
1911.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1949; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1952.
Died June 9,
1980 (age 69 years, 41
days).
Interment at Union Cemetery.
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Donald William Nicholson (1888-1968) —
also known as Donald W. Nicholson —
of Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in Wareham, Plymouth
County, Mass., August
11, 1888.
Son of Angus Nicholson and Annie (McLeod) Nicholson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1925-26; member of Massachusetts
state senate Cape and Plymouth District, 1927-47; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1947-59.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Grange; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died February
16, 1968 (age 79 years, 189
days).
Interment at Center Cemetery.
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John Reed (1751-1831) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Framingham, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
11, 1751.
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1795-1801 (6th District
1795-97, at-large 1797-1801).
Died February
17, 1831 (age 79 years, 98
days).
Interment at Old Graveyard.
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