David Higgins
1789–1873 (age 84)
About David Higgins
David Higgins (1789–1873) lived to age 84. Born in Lyme, they died in Washington, D.C.. They are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in District of Columbia.
Also buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
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.
Katharine Graham
1917–2001 (age 84)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Publisher of The Washington Post who led the newspaper through the Pentagon Papers and Watergate.
Paul J. Pelz
1841–1918 (age 77)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Architect who designed the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
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.
Peggy Eaton
1799–1879 (age 80)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Wife of Secretary of War John Eaton whose social status sparked the Petticoat Affair scandal.
Ben Bradlee
1921–2014 (age 93)
Oak Hill Cemetery
Executive editor of The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal.