The Political Graveyard: Monroe County, Mo.

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Monroe County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monroe County

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Private or family graveyard
Monroe County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Gustavus Miller Bower (1790-1864) — of Missouri. Born near Culpeper, Culpeper County, Va., December 12, 1790. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri at-large, 1843-45. Died near Paris, Monroe County, Mo., November 17, 1864 (age 73 years, 341 days). Interment in a private or family graveyard.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Walnut Grove Cemetery
Paris, Monroe County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

Armstead Milton Alexander (1834-1892) — also known as Armstead M. Alexander — of Paris, Monroe County, Mo. Born near Winchester, Clark County, Ky., May 26, 1834. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention 7th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1876; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1883-85; defeated, 1884. Died in Paris, Monroe County, Mo., November 7, 1892 (age 58 years, 165 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Robert Nall Bodine (1837-1914) — also known as Robert N. Bodine — of Paris, Monroe County, Mo. Born near Paris, Monroe County, Mo., December 17, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1895-97; U.S. Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1897-99. Died, following a stroke of paralysis, in Paris, Monroe County, Mo., March 16, 1914 (age 76 years, 89 days). Interment at Walnut Grove Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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