The Political Graveyard: Winona County, Minn.

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Winona County
Minnesota

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Winona County

Index to Locations

Woodlawn Cemetery
Winona, Winona County, Minnesota

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Wilson (1827-1910) — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Ireland, May 16, 1827. Democrat. Delegate to Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1857; state court judge in Minnesota, 1857-64; justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1864-65; chief justice of Minnesota state supreme court, 1865-69; member of Minnesota state house of representatives 8th District, 1881-82; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1883-86; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1887-89; candidate for Governor of Minnesota, 1890; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1892. Died in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., April 3, 1910 (age 82 years, 322 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Louise Benton Wilson (who married Lloyd Wheaton Bowers); grandfather of Martha Wheaton Bowers (1889-1958; who married Robert Alphonso Taft). See Taft family of Ohio.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Thomas Hilliard Moodie (1878-1948) — of North Dakota. Born in Winona, Winona County, Minn., May 26, 1878. Governor of North Dakota, 1935. Died in Spokane, Spokane County, Wash., March 3, 1948 (age 69 years, 282 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

James Albertus Tawney (1855-1919) — also known as James A. Tawney — of Winona, Winona County, Minn. Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams County, Pa., January 3, 1855. Republican. Blacksmith; machinist; lawyer; member of Minnesota state senate 15th District, 1891-95; U.S. Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1893-1911. Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay County, Mo., June 12, 1919 (age 64 years, 160 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.

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