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Columbus Delano (1809-1896) —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., June 4,
1809.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1845-47, 1865-67, 1868-69 (10th
District 1845-47, 13th District 1865-67, 1868-69); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1863; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1870-75.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, October
23, 1896 (age 87 years, 141
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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Jesse Burgess Thomas (1777-1853) —
also known as Jesse B. Thomas —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Kaskaskia, Randolph
County, Ill.; Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Born in Shepherdstown, Jefferson
County, Va. (now W.Va.), 1777.
Member of Indiana
territorial House of Representatives, 1805-08; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Indiana Territory, 1808-09; federal
judge, 1809-18; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention St. Clair County,
1818; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1818-29.
Committed
suicide in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, May 3,
1853 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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George Washington Morgan (1820-1893) —
also known as George W. Morgan —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1820.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; U.S.
Consul in Marseille, 1855-58; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Ohio, 1864,
1876;
candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1867-68, 1869-73.
Died in 1893
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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Frank Hunt Hurd (1840-1896) —
also known as Frank H. Hurd —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1840.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1875-77, 1879-81, 1883-85 (6th District
1875-77, 7th District 1879-81, 10th District 1883-85); defeated, 1880.
Died in 1896
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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William Fletcher Sapp (1824-1890) —
of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Ohio, November
20, 1824.
Republican. U.S.
Attorney for Iowa, 1869-73; member of Iowa state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 8th District, 1877-81.
Died November
22, 1890 (age 66 years, 2
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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William Craig Cooper (1832-1902) —
also known as William C. Cooper —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, December
18, 1832.
Republican. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1885-91.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, August
29, 1902 (age 69 years, 254
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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John Krepps Miller (1819-1863) —
of Ohio.
Born in Ohio, 1819.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1847-51.
Died in 1863
(age about
44 years).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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William Robinson Sapp (1804-1875) —
of Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Ohio, March 4,
1804.
Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1844;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 15th District, 1853-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856.
Died January
3, 1875 (age 70 years, 305
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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Charles Franklin West (1895-1955) —
also known as Charles West —
of Granville, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio, January
12, 1895.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1931-35; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1934.
Died in Bradenton, Manatee
County, Fla., December
27, 1955 (age 60 years, 349
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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Frank V. Owen (1857-1914) —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born February
17, 1857.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1908.
Died in Knox
County, Ohio, April 3,
1914 (age 57 years, 45
days).
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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L. A. Culbertson —
of Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Knox
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1940.
Interment at Mound View Cemetery.
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