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    West Union Street Cemetery
    West Union Street & Shafer Street
    Athens, Athens County, Ohio
    Founded 1864
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Henry Grosvenor (1833-1917) — also known as Charles H. Grosvenor — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in Pomfret, Windham County, Conn., September 20, 1833. Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Ohio state house of representatives, 1874-78; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1885-91, 1893-1907 (14th District 1885-87, 15th District 1887-91, 11th District 1893-1907); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1896 (chair, Committee on Permanent Organization; speaker), 1900, 1904 (alternate). Died in Athens, Athens County, Ohio, October 30, 1917 (age 84 years, 40 days). Interment at West Union Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Uncle of Charles Grosvenor Bond.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Welch (1805-1891) — of Ohio. Born in Ohio, 1805. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1851-53; justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1865-78. Died in 1891 (age about 86 years). Interment at West Union Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandfather-in-law of Emmett Tompkins. See Tompkins family of Ohio.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Calvary Morris (1798-1871) — of Ohio. Born in Virginia, 1798. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1837-43. Died in 1871 (age about 73 years). Interment at West Union Street Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Nelson Holmes Van Vorhes (1822-1882) — of Athens, Athens County, Ohio. Born in New York, 1822. Son of Abraham Van Vorhes. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860; member of Ohio state legislature; U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1875-79. Died in 1882 (age about 60 years). Interment at West Union Street Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Eliakim Hastings Moore (1812-1900) — of Ohio. Born in Massachusetts, 1812. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1869-71. Died in 1900 (age about 88 years). Interment at West Union Street Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) — also known as Charles G. Bond — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 29, 1877. Son of William W. Bond and Frances (Currier) Bond. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Delta Phi; Union League. Died in Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J., January 10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226 days). Cremated; ashes interred at West Union Street Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Charles Henry Grosvenor; son of William W. Bond and Frances (Currier) Bond; married, June 27, 1905, to Bertha Paterson.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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