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Marion County
Ohio

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Marion County


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  • Marion Harding Memorial Tomb
  • Marion Marion Cemetery


    Harding Memorial Tomb
    Marion, Marion County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding (1843-1910) and George Tryon Harding (1844-1928). Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (Temporary Chair; Permanent Chair; speaker); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273 days); the claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Original interment at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Tomb.
      Relatives: Married, July 8, 1891, to Florence Mabel Kling (1860-1924).
      Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
      Personal motto: "Remember there are two sides to every question. Get both."
      Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to normalcy with Harding."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
      Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times (out of print) — Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding (out of print) — John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
      Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents


    Marion Cemetery
    Marion, Marion County, Ohio
    Politicians buried here:
      Frederick Cleveland Smith (1884-1956) — also known as Frederick C. Smith — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Shanesville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, July 29, 1884. Republican. Physician; surgeon; mayor of Marion, Ohio, 1935-39; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1939-51. Died in 1956 (age about 71 years). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Grant Earl Mouser (1868-1949) — also known as Grant E. Mouser — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Larue, Marion County, Ohio, September 11, 1868. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1905-09; defeated, 1908; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1908; state court judge in Ohio, 1916. Died in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, May 6, 1949 (age 80 years, 237 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Grant Earl Mouser, Jr..
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Alexander Key (1871-1954) — also known as John A. Key — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, December 30, 1871. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1913-19 (13th District 1913-15, 8th District 1915-19). Died March 4, 1954 (age 82 years, 64 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      George Henry Busby (1794-1869) — of Ohio. Born in Davistown, Greene County, Pa., June 10, 1794. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1851-53; member of Ohio state senate, 1853; state court judge in Ohio, 1866. Died in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, August 22, 1869 (age 75 years, 73 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Grant Earl Mouser, Jr. (1895-1943) — also known as Grant E. Mouser, Jr. — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, February 20, 1895. Son of Grant Earl Mouser. Republican. U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1929-33. Died in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, December 21, 1943 (age 48 years, 304 days). Interment at Marion Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Warren Gamaliel Harding (1865-1923) — also known as Warren G. Harding — of Marion, Marion County, Ohio. Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. Son of Phoebe Elizabeth (Dickerson) Harding (1843-1910) and George Tryon Harding (1844-1928). Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of Ohio state senate 13th District, 1901-03; Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1904 (alternate), 1912, 1916 (Temporary Chair; Permanent Chair; speaker); candidate for Governor of Ohio, 1910; U.S. Senator from Ohio, 1915-21; President of the United States, 1921-23; died in office 1923. Baptist. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Alpha Delta. First president ever to have his voice broadcast on the radio, June 14, 1922. Died in a room at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., August 2, 1923 (age 57 years, 273 days); the claim that he was poisoned by his wife is not accepted by historians. Original interment at Marion Cemetery; reinterment in 1927 at Harding Memorial Tomb.
      Relatives: Married, July 8, 1891, to Florence Mabel Kling (1860-1924).
      Harding County, N.M. is named for him.
      Personal motto: "Remember there are two sides to every question. Get both."
      Campaign slogan (1920): "Back to normalcy with Harding."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
      Books about Warren G. Harding: Francis Russell, The Shadow of Blooming Grove : Warren G. Harding In His Times (out of print) — Robert K. Murray, The Harding Era : Warren G. Harding and His Administration — Eugene P. Trani & David L. Wilson, The Presidency of Warren G. Harding — Harry M. Daugherty, Inside Story of the Harding Tragedy — Charles L. Mee, The Ohio Gang : The World of Warren G. Harding (out of print) — John W. Dean, Warren G. Harding — Robert H. Ferrell, The Strange Deaths of President Harding — Russell Roberts, Warren G. Harding (for young readers)
      Critical books about Warren G. Harding: Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents


     

     


     
       
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