The Political Graveyard: Bates County, Mo.

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Bates County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Bates County

Index to Locations

Oak Hill Cemetery
Butler, Bates County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

David Albaugh DeArmond (1844-1909) — also known as David A. DeArmond — of Greenfield, Dade County, Mo.; Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born in Altoona, Blair County, Pa., March 18, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri state senate, 1879-83; Presidential Elector for Missouri, 1884; circuit judge in Missouri, 1886-90; U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1891-1909 (12th District 1891-93, 6th District 1893-1909); died in office 1909. Killed in a house fire, Butler, Bates County, Mo., November 23, 1909 (age 65 years, 250 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

George Henry Christopher (1888-1959) — also known as George H. Christopher — of near Amoret, Bates County, Mo.; Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born near Butler, Bates County, Mo., December 9, 1888. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri, 1949-51, 1955-59 (6th District 1949-51, 4th District 1955-59); defeated, 1950; died in office 1959. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, of a heart attack, in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1959 (age 70 years, 45 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Oscar Atkeson (1854-1931) — also known as William O. Atkeson — of Butler, Bates County, Mo. Born near Buffalo, Putnam County, Va. (now W.Va.), August 24, 1854. Son of Thomas Atkeson and Virginia (Brown) Atkeson. Republican. Lawyer; Bates County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; U.S. Representative from Missouri 6th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Member, Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Butler, Bates County, Mo., October 16, 1931 (age 77 years, 53 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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