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Samuel Swinfin Burdett (1836-1914) —
also known as Samuel S. Burdett —
of Missouri; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Leicestershire, England,
February
21, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1869-73.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in England,
September
24, 1914 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Willock Noble (1831-1912) —
also known as John W. Noble —
of Keokuk, Lee
County, Iowa; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, October
26, 1831.
Son of Col. John Noble and Catherine McDill Noble.
Republican. Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1867-70; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1889-93.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion.
Died March 22,
1912 (age 80 years, 148
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Archibald Johnson Sampson (1839-1921) —
also known as Archibald J. Sampson; A. J.
Sampson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Colorado; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born near Cadiz, Harrison
County, Ohio, June 21,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Colorado
state attorney general, 1877-79; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1897-1905.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died, from acute
nephritis and pneumonia,
in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., December
24, 1921 (age 82 years, 186
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives:
Married 1866
to Kate I. Turner (died 1886); married 1891 to Frances
S. Wood. |
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Israel C. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.; Denver,
Colo.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in 1838.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; hotel
proprietor; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 4th Michigan District,
1893-97.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in 1899
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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William Warner (1840-1916) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Shullsburg, Lafayette
County, Wis., June 11,
1840.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1871; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1882-85,
1898-1905; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1884,
1888,
1908;
speaker, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1885-89; candidate for
Governor
of Missouri, 1892; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1905-11.
Member, Grand Army of the Republic.
Died in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., October
4, 1916 (age 76 years, 115
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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