Deaths in the 1900s

Oscar Wilde

1854–1900 (age 46)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Irish playwright and poet from Dublin, famous for his wit and works like "The Picture of ...

Adolf Cluss

1825–1905 (age 80)

Oak Hill Cemetery

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

Robert Benecke

1835–1903 (age 68)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Early St. Louis photographer.

Henry Clay Brockmeyer

1826–1906 (age 80)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Poet, politician, and philosopher.

Given Campbell

1835–1906 (age 71)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Confederate officer.

Russell A. Alger

1836–1907 (age 71)

Elmwood Cemetery

Governor of Michigan and U.S. Secretary of War who served as a U.S. Senator.

James McMillan

1838–1902 (age 64)

Elmwood Cemetery

U.S. Senator from 1889 to 1902.

Frank Norris

1870–1902 (age 32)

Mountain View Cemetery

Author.

Joseph LeConte

1823–1901 (age 78)

Mountain View Cemetery

Co-founder of the Sierra Club.

Washington Oglesby

1859–1902 (age 43)

Mountain View Cemetery

African-American lawyer, one of the earliest in California.

James W. Brown

1844–1909 (age 65)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Congressman.

John Caldwell Jr.

1827–1902 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

George Westinghouse partner and member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club.

James Wallace Conant

1862–1906 (age 44)

Allegheny Cemetery

Manager of the Schenley Park Casino and Duquesne Gardens, and founder of the Western Pennsylvania Hockey League.

John Baptiste Ford

1811–1903 (age 92)

Allegheny Cemetery

Industrialist and founder of PPG Industries and Ford City, Pennsylvania.

Thomas Mellon

1813–1908 (age 95)

Allegheny Cemetery

Founder of Mellon Bank.

Philip H. Morgan

1825–1900 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

Lawyer, jurist, and diplomat.

James S. Negley

1826–1901 (age 75)

Allegheny Cemetery

Civil War general and United States Congressman.

Alfred L. Pearson

1838–1903 (age 65)

Allegheny Cemetery

United States Army officer.

Fitzhugh Lee

1835–1905 (age 70)

Hollywood Cemetery

Major general in the Confederate Army and nephew of Robert E. Lee, buried at Hollywood Cemetery.

Frank Crawford Armstrong

1835–1909 (age 74)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Confederate general during the American Civil War.

Melville Bell

1819–1905 (age 86)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Scottish teacher and inventor, father of Alexander Graham Bell.

John W. Bischoff

1850–1909 (age 59)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Composer and organist in 19th century America.

Edward Clark

1822–1902 (age 80)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Architect of the Capitol building.

Henry Jackson Ellicott

1847–1901 (age 54)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Sculptor and architectural sculptor in late 19th century America.

Matthew Gault Emery

1818–1901 (age 83)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Mayor of Washington, D.C., from 1870 to 1871.

Harry Post Godwin

1857–1900 (age 43)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Chief editor of the National Republican and Washington Star.

Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

1830–1908 (age 78)

Trinity Church Cemetery

Socialite and doyenne of Gilded Age New York society.

Isaac Bradley

d. 1909

Unknown Cemetery

Drowned while hunting ducks on Lake Poygan in fall 1909, body found frozen in ice at Clarks point.

George Clinton

d. 1908

Unknown Cemetery

First Governor of New York whose remains were reburied in the city after being transported up the Hudson River.

Tom Ketchum

1863–1901 (age 38)

United States

Tom Ketchum was an American outlaw and train robber active in the late 19th century.

Augustus Köllner

1812–1906 (age 94)

Philadelphia

Augustus Köllner was a German-American lithographer and artist known for his detailed prints of American landscapes.

William Albert Rorer

1840–1906 (age 66)

Philadelphia

William Albert Rorer was an American culinary expert and food writer who pioneered modern cooking instruction.

Barnett Gibbs

1851–1904 (age 53)

Dallas

Barnett Gibbs was an American businessman and civic leader in Mississippi during the post-Civil War era.

Smith H. Hastings

1843–1905 (age 62)

Denver

Smith H. Hastings was an American politician and public official from Illinois.

Elizabeth Surr

1825–1901 (age 76)

San Diego

Elizabeth Surr was an American woman of the 19th century whose life spanned the antebellum and Reconstruction periods.

Martha Reed Mitchell

1818–1902 (age 84)

Jacksonville

Martha Reed Mitchell was an American woman from Massachusetts who lived through much of the 19th century.

Olive E. Dana

1859–1904 (age 45)

Augusta

Olive E. Dana was an American woman from Maine active in the late 19th century.

Philip Sanger

1841–1902 (age 61)

Dallas

Philip Sanger was a German-American immigrant who settled in Texas in the 19th century.

Philip N. Vaugine

1836–1900 (age 64)

Jefferson County

Philip N. Vaugine was an American resident of Louisiana during the 19th century.

Rudolph B. Welch

1850–1906 (age 56)

Topeka

Rudolph B. Welch was an American man from Ohio who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Alexander Donelson Coffee

1821–1901 (age 80)

Florence

Alexander Donelson Coffee was an American of the 19th century with possible family connections to Tennessee.

Gilbert S. Meem

1824–1908 (age 84)

Seattle

Gilbert S. Meem was an American resident of Virginia who lived through the Civil War era.

Eldridge Merick Fowler

1833–1904 (age 71)

Detroit

Eldridge Merick Fowler was an American man from Texas who lived in the 19th century.

John Hill Brinton

1832–1907 (age 75)

Philadelphia

John Hill Brinton was an American physician and medical writer from Philadelphia who served as a Civil War surgeon.

William L. Heermance

1837–1903 (age 66)

Yonkers

William L. Heermance (1837-1903) was a resident of Kinderhook who was buried in Yonkers.

Elise Blenker

1824–1908 (age 84)

Rockland County

Elise Blenker (1824-1908) was born in Köthen and buried in Rockland County.

George Dutton

1825–1905 (age 80)

Monterey County

George Dutton (1825-1905) was a New Haven native who was buried in Monterey County.

Margaret Isabella Weber

1824–1908 (age 84)

Nashville

Margaret Isabella Weber (1824-1908) was buried in Nashville.

Beatrice Goelet

1885–1902 (age 17)

The Bronx

Beatrice Goelet (1885-1902) was a Brooklyn-born member of a prominent family who died in her youth.

John Addison Porter

1856–1900 (age 44)

New Haven

John Addison Porter (1856-1900) was a New Haven resident who was buried in his hometown.