The Political Graveyard: Sampson County, N.C.

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Sampson County
North Carolina

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sampson County

Index to Locations

Private or family graveyard
Sampson County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Gabriel Holmes (1769-1829) — of Clinton, Sampson County, N.C. Born in Sampson County, N.C., 1769. Lawyer; Governor of North Carolina, 1821-24; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1825-29; died in office 1829. Died September 26, 1829 (age about 60 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

Clinton Cemetery
Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina

Politicians buried here:

Marion Butler (1863-1938) — of Elliott, Sampson County, N.C. Born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., May 20, 1863. Son of Wiley Butler and Romelia Butler. Newspaper publisher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate; elected 1890; U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1895-1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1932. Died in Takoma Park, Montgomery County, Md., June 3, 1938 (age 75 years, 14 days). Interment at Clinton Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, August 31, 1893, to Florence Faison.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Benjamin Franklin Grady (1831-1914) — also known as Benjamin F. Grady — of Wallace, Duplin County, N.C. Born near Sarecta, Duplin County, N.C., October 10, 1831. Democrat. College professor; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1891-95. Died in Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., March 6, 1914 (age 82 years, 147 days). Interment at Clinton Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Edgar Fowler (1866-1930) — also known as John E. Fowler — of Clinton, Sampson County, N.C. Born near Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., September 8, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state senate, 1895-96; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1897-99; member of North Carolina state house of representatives, 1905-06. Died in Clinton, Sampson County, N.C., July 4, 1930 (age 63 years, 299 days). Interment at Clinton Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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