Governor Graves & Memorials

William Freame Johnston

1808–1872 (age 64)

Allegheny Cemetery

Governor of Pennsylvania.

John Adams Dix

Trinity Church Cemetery

Governor of New York.

Richard Howell

1754–1802 (age 48)

Friends Burying Ground

Richard Howell was a New Jersey politician who served as Governor of New Jersey.

Samuel Ashe

1725–1813 (age 88)

Gov. Samuel Ashe Grave

Samuel Ashe was a colonial-era resident of Beaufort who lived from 1725 to 1813.

John Collins

1776–1822 (age 46)

Governor John Collins Cemetery

John Collins was a Sussex County resident who served as governor and lived from 1776 to 1822.

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.

Shadrach Bond

1773–1832 (age 59)

Evergreen Cemetery

Shadrach Bond (1773-1832) was an Illinois pioneer and the first governor of Illinois.

J. Pinckney Henderson

1808–1858 (age 50)

Texas State Cemetery

J. Pinckney Henderson was a Texas governor from Lincolnton who lived from 1808 to 1858 and was buried at Texas State Cem...

Hiram Runnels

1796–1857 (age 61)

Glenwood Cemetery

Hiram Runnels (1796-1857) was a Mississippi politician who served as Governor and in the U.S. House of Representatives.

John Albion Andrew

1818–1867 (age 49)

Hingham Cemetery

John Albion Andrew was a Massachusetts Governor and prominent abolitionist during the Civil War era.

Thomas Holliday Hicks

1798–1865 (age 67)

Cambridge Cemetery

Thomas Holliday Hicks (1798-1865) was a Dorchester County resident and Maryland governor.

William Dunn Moseley

1795–1863 (age 68)

West View Cemetery

William Dunn Moseley (1795-1863) was a Lenoir County resident and early Florida territorial governor.

Thomas Bragg

1810–1872 (age 62)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Thomas Bragg was a North Carolina governor and Confederate attorney general.

Augustus Bradford

1806–1881 (age 75)

Green Mount Cemetery

Augustus Bradford was a Bel Air native who lived from 1806 to 1881 and served as Governor of Maryland.

Beriah Magoffin

1815–1885 (age 70)

Beriah Magoffin Monument

Beriah Magoffin (1815-1885) was a Kentucky politician from Harrodsburg.

Richard D. Hubbard

1818–1884 (age 66)

Cedar Hill Cemetery

Richard D. Hubbard (1818-1884) was a Berlin resident and government official.

Robert L. Caruthers

1800–1882 (age 82)

Cedar Grove Cemetery

Robert L. Caruthers (1800-1882) was a Carthage resident buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Albert G. Porter

1824–1897 (age 73)

Crown Hill Cemetery

Albert G. Porter (1824-1897) was a U.S. Congressman and Governor of Indiana from Lawrenceburg.

John Riley Tanner

1844–1901 (age 57)

Oak Ridge Cemetery

John Riley Tanner was a Republican politician who served as Governor of Illinois from 1897 to 1901.

Frederick Augustus Tritle

1833–1906 (age 73)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Frederick Augustus Tritle (1833-1906) was a territorial governor of Arizona and prominent businessman.

James Budd

1851–1908 (age 57)

Stockton Rural Cemetery

James Budd (1851-1908) was the 20th Governor of California, serving from 1895 to 1899.

Llewellyn Powers

1836–1908 (age 72)

Tilton Corner Cemetery

Llewellyn Powers (1836-1908) was a Pittsfield resident and political figure who served as Governor of Maine.

Preston Lea

1841–1916 (age 75)

Wilmington

Preston Lea (1841-1916) was a Wilmington, Delaware resident who served as Governor of Delaware.

Ernest Lister

1870–1919 (age 49)

Tacoma

Ernest Lister (1870-1919) was a Halifax-born politician who served as Governor of Washington State.

William D. Bloxham

1835–1911 (age 76)

St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery

William D. Bloxham was a Florida politician and former governor who lived from 1835 to 1911.

Albert W. Gilchrist

1858–1926 (age 68)

Indian Spring Cemetery

Albert W. Gilchrist was the 19th Governor of Florida who served from 1905 to 1909.

John C. B. Ehringhaus

1882–1949 (age 67)

Episcopal Cemetery

John C. B. Ehringhaus was an American politician who served as Governor of North Carolina.

Charles Seymour Whitman

1868–1947 (age 79)

Westlawn Cemetery

Charles Seymour Whitman was a Sprague resident and former New York governor who lived from 1868 to 1947.

Bibb Graves

1873–1942 (age 69)

Greenwood Cemetery

Bibb Graves was the Governor of Alabama who served from 1927 to 1931 and lived from 1873 to 1942.

Sidney Preston Osborn

1884–1948 (age 64)

Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery

Sidney Preston Osborn was a Phoenix resident who served as Governor of Arizona from 1941 to 1948.

Beauford H. Jester

1893–1949 (age 56)

Oakwood Cemetery

Beauford H. Jester was the 40th Governor of Texas, serving from 1947 until his death in 1949.

Walter Samuel Goodland

1862–1947 (age 85)

Graceland Cemetery

Walter Samuel Goodland (1862-1947) was a Sharon resident interred at Graceland Cemetery.

Frank Merriam

1865–1955 (age 90)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Frank Merriam was the 31st Governor of California, serving from 1935 to 1939.

Ralph Lawrence Carr

1887–1950 (age 63)

Fairmount Cemetery

Ralph Lawrence Carr was an American politician who served as Governor of Colorado from 1939 to 1943.

Culbert Olson

1876–1962 (age 86)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Culbert Olson (1876-1962) was a California politician who served as the 30th Governor of California.

Arthur T. Hannett

1884–1966 (age 82)

Fairview Memorial Park

Arthur T. Hannett was an American governor of New Mexico who lived from 1884 to 1966.

William C. Marland

1918–1965 (age 47)

Lacon Cemetery

William C. Marland was an American politician who served as Governor of West Virginia from 1953 to 1957.

Flem D. Sampson

1875–1967 (age 92)

Barbourville Cemetery

Flem D. Sampson was a Kentucky politician who served as Governor of Kentucky from 1927 to 1931.

George Docking

1904–1964 (age 60)

Highland Park Cemetery

George Docking (1904-1964) was the 36th Governor of Kansas, serving from 1955 to 1959.

Nellie Tayloe Ross

1876–1977 (age 101)

Lakeview Cemetery

Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876-1977) was a St. Joseph resident and notable public figure who lived to 101.

Forrest C. Donnell

1884–1980 (age 96)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

Forrest C. Donnell was an American politician who served as Governor of Missouri.

Millard F. Caldwell

1897–1984 (age 87)

Blackwood-Harwood Plantations Cemetery

Millard F. Caldwell (1897-1984) was a Knoxville resident and former Governor of Florida.

James Lindsay Almond, Jr.

1898–1986 (age 88)

Evergreen Burial Park

James Lindsay Almond, Jr. was an American politician who served as Governor of Virginia from 1959 to 1963.

Blair Lee III

1916–1985 (age 69)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Blair Lee III was a prominent Maryland politician and governor who served from 1916 to 1985.

Marvin Griffin

1907–1982 (age 75)

Oak City Cemetery

Marvin Griffin was a Georgia governor who served as the state's chief executive during the 1950s.

Hugh Gallen

1924–1982 (age 58)

Saint Rose of Lima New Catholic Cemetery

Hugh Gallen was an American politician and Governor of New Hampshire who lived from 1924 to 1982.

Philip W. McKinney

1832–1899 (age 67)

Westview Cemetery

Philip W. McKinney (1832–1899) of Buckingham County concluded his career before being buried at Westview Cemetery.

James Gillett

1860–1937 (age 77)

Chapel of Memories Columbarium and Mausoleum

James Gillett (1860–1937) served as the 22nd Governor of California after earlier representing the state in the U.S. H...

Joseph W. Fifer

1840–1938 (age 98)

Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum

Joseph W. Fifer (1840-1938), former Governor of Illinois, is interred at Park Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Samuel H. Elrod

1856–1935 (age 79)

Rose Hill Cemetery

Samuel H. Elrod was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth governor of South Dakota.