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Clark County
Washington

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Clark County


Index to Locations

  • Ridgefield Jefferson Davis Highway Monument
  • Vancouver City Cemetery


    Jefferson Davis Highway Monument
    Ridgefield, Clark County, Washington
    See also Findagrave page for this location.

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      William Augustus Blount Branch (1847-1910) — also known as William A. B. Branch — of Washington, Beaufort County, N.C. Born in Tallahassee, Leon County, Fla., February 26, 1847. Son of Lawrence O'Bryan Branch. Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1891-95; member of North Carolina state legislature. Died in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., November 18, 1910 (age 63 years, 265 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.; cenotaph at Jefferson Davis Highway Monument.
      Relatives: Grandnephew of John Branch. See Branch family of North Carolina.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial


    City Cemetery
    Vancouver, Clark County, Washington
    Politicians buried here:
      Columbia Lancaster (1803-1893) — Born in New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn., August 26, 1803. Member of Michigan territorial legislature, 1837; justice of Oregon territorial supreme court; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1854. Died September 15, 1893 (age 90 years, 20 days). Interment at City Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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