Oak Hill Cemetery

Dean Acheson

1893–1971 (age 78)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of State under President Truman who played a key role in Cold War foreign policy.

Madeleine Albright

1937–2022 (age 85)

Oak Hill Cemetery

First female U.S. Secretary of State who served under President Clinton.

Gamaliel Bailey

1807–1859 (age 52)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Abolitionist editor and publisher of the National Era newspaper.

James G. Blaine

1830–1893 (age 63)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of State and Speaker of the House who was a leading Republican figure in the Gilded Age.

Ben Bradlee

1921–2014 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.

William P. Corcoran

1798–1888 (age 90)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of Oak Hill Cemetery and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

German-American architect who designed numerous public buildings in Washington, D.C.

Peggy Eaton

1799–1879 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.

Roberta Flack

1937–2012 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Grammy Award-winning soul and R&B singer known for 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.'

Katharine Graham

1917–2001 (age 84)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Publisher of The Washington Post who led the newspaper through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.

Joseph Henry

1797–1878 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

First Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and pioneering physicist.

Herman Hollerith

1860–1929 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Inventor of the electric tabulating machine that revolutionized census data processing.

Myrtilla Miner

1815–1864 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Founder of the Institution for the Education of Colored Youth in Washington, D.C.

Francis G. Newlands

1848–1917 (age 69)

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U.S. Senator and Congressman from Nevada who championed irrigation and conservation.

Paul J. Pelz

1841–1918 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Architect who designed the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.

Edwin M. Stanton

1814–1869 (age 55)

Oak Hill Cemetery

U.S. Secretary of War under Presidents Lincoln and Johnson during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

Carlo Franzoni

1789–1819 (age 30)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Carlo Franzoni was an Italian sculptor from Carrara who lived from 1789 to 1819 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Uriah Forrest

1756–1805 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Uriah Forrest (1756-1805) was a Maryland politician and military officer who served during the American Revolutionary Wa...

Philip Barton Key

1757–1815 (age 58)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Philip Barton Key (1757-1815) was a Maryland lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

William Robinson

1754–1825 (age 71)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Robinson (1754-1825) was an American of the Revolutionary era buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Stephen Bloomer Balch

1747–1833 (age 86)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Stephen Bloomer Balch was a Maryland resident who lived from 1747 to 1833.

Thomas Corcoran

1754–1830 (age 76)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Thomas Corcoran was an Irish-born resident of County Limerick who lived from 1754 to 1830.

Marcia Van Ness

1782–1832 (age 50)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Marcia Van Ness (1782-1832) was a woman of the early American period buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Matilda Chase Ridgely

1763–1835 (age 72)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Matilda Chase Ridgely (1763-1835) was a member of a prominent family interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Rebecca Plater

1765–1843 (age 78)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Rebecca Plater (1765-1843) was a woman of the early 19th century buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Judson Canfield

1759–1840 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ossian M. Ross

1790–1837 (age 47)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Ossian M. Ross (1790-1837) was a Dutchess County native interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Robert Morgan Evans

1783–1844 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Robert Morgan Evans (1783-1844) was a Frederick County resident buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Jeremiah Nelson

1769–1838 (age 69)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Jeremiah Nelson (1769-1838) was a Rowley resident who lived through the American Revolutionary period.

William Bartlet

1748–1841 (age 93)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Bartlet was a resident of Newburyport who lived from 1748 to 1841.

Samuel Wright Mardis

1800–1836 (age 36)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Samuel Wright Mardis (1800-1836) was a resident of Fayetteville who died at a young age.

Thomas Lee Ringgold

1818–1854 (age 36)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Thomas Lee Ringgold was a Virginia resident of Loudoun County who lived from 1818 to 1854.

Caroline Laurens Maffitt

1826–1859 (age 33)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Caroline Laurens Maffitt was a woman who lived from 1826 to 1859 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Thomas Munroe

1771–1852 (age 81)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Thomas Munroe was a notable figure who lived from 1771 to 1852 and was interred at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Samuel Sprigg

1783–1855 (age 72)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Samuel Sprigg was a Washington County resident who lived from 1783 to 1855 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

John Eaton

1790–1856 (age 66)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Eaton was a Scotland Neck resident who lived from 1790 to 1856 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Cornelius P. Van Ness

1782–1852 (age 70)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Cornelius P. Van Ness was a Kinderhook resident who lived from 1782 to 1852 and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.

George Corbin Washington

1789–1854 (age 65)

Oak Hill Cemetery

George Corbin Washington (1789-1854) was a Virginia planter from Westmoreland County.

James P. Heath

1777–1854 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

James P. Heath (1777-1854) was a Delaware resident of the early 19th century.

John Carter

1792–1850 (age 58)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Carter (1792-1850) was a Camden resident during the early American period.

John Howard Payne

1791–1852 (age 61)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Howard Payne (1791-1852) was a New York City-based writer and performer known for his theatrical works.

Charles Morris

1784–1856 (age 72)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles Morris (1784-1856) was a Woodstock resident of the 19th century.

Walter Rogers Johnson

1794–1852 (age 58)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Walter Rogers Johnson was a natural philosopher and educator who lived from 1794 to 1852.

Mary Cutts

1814–1856 (age 42)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Mary Cutts was a Washington, D.C. resident and member of the prominent Cutts family who lived from 1814 to 1856.

Thomas McGraw

1783–1858 (age 75)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Thomas McGraw was an Irish-born resident of County Armagh who lived from 1783 to 1858.

William Barton Wade Dent

1806–1855 (age 49)

Oak Hill Cemetery

William Barton Wade Dent (1806-1855) was an American from Bryantown, Maryland.

James Webb

1792–1856 (age 64)

Oak Hill Cemetery

James Webb was an Essex County resident active during the early 19th century.

Henry Brush

1778–1855 (age 77)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Henry Brush was a Dutchess County resident who lived from 1778 to 1855.

John Leander Bishop

1820–1868 (age 48)

Oak Hill Cemetery

John Leander Bishop was a Nova Scotia native who lived from 1820 to 1868.

Charles B. Fisk

1806–1866 (age 60)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Charles B. Fisk was an American resident of Washington, D.C. who lived from 1806 to 1866.