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William Albert Ashbrook (1867-1940) —
also known as William A. Ashbrook —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born near Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, July 1,
1867.
Son of William Ashbrook and Lucy (Pratt) Ashbrook.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster;
banker;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1905-06; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1907-21, 1935-40;
defeated, 1920, 1922; died in office 1940.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Woodmen.
Died in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, January
1, 1940 (age 72 years, 184
days).
Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
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John Milan Ashbrook (1928-1982) —
also known as John M. Ashbrook; "The Small Paul
Revere" —
of Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Johnstown, Licking
County, Ohio, September
21, 1928.
Son of William
Albert Ashbrook and Marie Swank Ashbrook.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1956
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1957-60; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1961-82; died in office
1982; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1972.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis;
Elks; Lions; Delta
Theta Phi; Sigma
Delta Chi.
Suffered a massive
gastrointestinal bleed, and died soon after, in Licking Memorial
Hospital,
Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, April 24,
1982 (age 53 years, 215
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Green Hill Cemetery.
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William Burnham Woods (1824-1887) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio; Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.; Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, August 3,
1824.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Newark, Ohio, 1856-58; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1858-62; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1869-80; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1880-87; died in office 1887.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 14,
1887 (age 62 years, 284
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Willard Warner (1826-1906) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio; Tecumseh, Cherokee
County, Ala.
Born in Ohio, September
4, 1826.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1860;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1868,
1880,
1888;
member of Alabama state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Alabama, 1868-71.
Died November
23, 1906 (age 80 years, 80
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Gibson Atherton (1831-1887) —
of Ohio.
Born near Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, January
19, 1831.
Democrat. Mayor of
Newark, Ohio, 1860-64; candidate for Ohio state
senate, 1863; candidate for municipal judge in Ohio, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-83 (14th District 1879-81, 13th
District 1881-83); justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1882; defeated, 1882.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, November
10, 1887 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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William Mitchell Morgan (1870-1935) —
also known as William M. Morgan —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Licking
County, Ohio, August 1,
1870.
Son of James M. Morgan and Mary Eleanor Morgan.
Republican. In carriage
and implement
business; later in wool and grain
business; president, Central Ohio Foundry
Company; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 17th District, 1921-31.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died in 1935
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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William Wilson (1773-1827) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in New Hampshire, 1773.
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1823-27; died in office
1827.
Died in 1827
(age about
54 years).
Original interment at Old Cemetery;
reinterment in 1853 at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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William Stanbery (1788-1873) —
of Newark, Licking
County, Ohio.
Born in Essex
County, N.J., August
10, 1788.
Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1827-33; censured
by the Congress for use of unparliamentary
language, July 11, 1832.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, January
23, 1873 (age 84 years, 166
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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James W. Owens (1837-1900) —
of Ohio.
Born in Indiana, 1837.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1889-93 (16th District 1889-91, 14th
District 1891-93).
Died in 1900
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Jonathan Taylor (1796-1848) —
of Ohio.
Born in Connecticut, 1796.
Democrat. Member of Ohio state legislature, 1831; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 2nd District, 1839-41.
Died in 1848
(age about
52 years).
Original interment at Old Cemetery;
reinterment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Joshua Mathiot (1800-1849) —
of Ohio.
Born in Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., April 4,
1800.
Mayor
of Newark, Ohio, 1834; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 12th District, 1841-43.
While attending a temperance convention,
contracted cholera,
from which he later died, in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, July 30,
1849 (age 49 years, 117
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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