The Political Graveyard: Ashtabula County, Ohio

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Ashtabula County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Ashtabula County

Index to Locations

Oakdale Cemetery
Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Politicians buried here:

Benjamin Franklin Wade (1800-1878) — also known as Benjamin F. Wade — of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Born in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampden County, Mass., October 27, 1800. Republican. Member of Ohio state senate, 1837-38, 1841-42; circuit judge in Ohio, 1847-51; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1851-69; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1868. Died in Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, March 2, 1878 (age 77 years, 126 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Benjamin Franklin
		Relatives: Brother of Edward Wade; uncle of Ellen Wade (who married Schuyler Colfax); granduncle of Schuyler Colfax, Jr.. See Wade-Colfax family.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier

Joshua Reed Giddings (1795-1864) — also known as Joshua R. Giddings — of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Born in Tioga Point (now Athens), Bradford County, Pa., October 6, 1795. Republican. Member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1826; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1838-59 (16th District 1838-43, 20th District 1843-59); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 (member, Platform Committee; speaker), 1860; U.S. Consul General in Toronto, 1861-64, died in office 1864. Died in Montreal, Quebec, May 27, 1864 (age 68 years, 234 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Stephen Asa Northway (1833-1898) — also known as Stephen A. Northway — of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio. Born in New York, 1833. Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1893-98; died in office 1898. Died September 18, 1898 (age about 65 years). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Miner Gibbs Norton (1857-1926) — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Andover, Ashtabula County, Ohio, May 11, 1857. Son of Rowland Miner Norton and Eliza Ann (Gibbs) Norton. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 20th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died September 5, 1926 (age 69 years, 117 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, August 5, 1885, to Agnes Hine.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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