The Political Graveyard: Vernon County, Mo.

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Vernon County
Missouri

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Vernon County

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Warkins Cemetery
Vernon County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:
	Chapman Warkins (1836-1890) — of California. Born March 28, 1836. Member of California state assembly 16th District, 1881-83. Died August 8, 1890 (age 54 years, 133 days). Interment at Warkins Cemetery.

Deepwood Cemetery
Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri

Politicians buried here:

William Joel Stone (1848-1918) — also known as William J. Stone — of Nevada, Vernon County, Mo.; Jefferson City, Cole County, Mo. Born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 7, 1848. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1885-91; Governor of Missouri, 1893-97; member of Democratic National Committee from Missouri, 1896-1904; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1903-18; died in office 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1912 (speaker), 1916 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee). Died April 14, 1918 (age 69 years, 342 days). Interment at Deepwood Cemetery.

		Cross-reference: John J. Cochran
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — NNDB dossier

Charles Germman Burton (1846-1926) — also known as Charles G. Burton — of Nevada, Vernon County, Mo.; Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, April 4, 1846. Son of Leonard Burton and Laura (Wilson) Burton. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1884, 1900; U.S. Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1895-97; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 6th Missouri District, 1909. Died, of uremia from nephritis, in the Chatham Hotel, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., February 25, 1926 (age 79 years, 327 days). Interment at Deepwood Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Alice Rogers.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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