Lawyer/Politician Graves & Memorials

William Peter Van Ness

1778–1826 (age 48)

Green-Wood Cemetery

William Peter Van Ness was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Robert Treat Paine

1731–1814 (age 83)

Granary Burying Ground

Robert Treat Paine was a Boston lawyer and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Samuel Dexter

1761–1816 (age 55)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Samuel Dexter was a Boston lawyer and politician who served in the early U.S. government.

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.

Edward Rutledge

1749–1800 (age 51)

St. Philip's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Edward Rutledge was a Charleston lawyer, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Theodore Sedgwick

1746–1813 (age 67)

Stockbridge Cemetery

Theodore Sedgwick (1746-1813) was a West Hartford resident and likely a prominent legal or political figure.

Justin Butterfield

1790–1855 (age 65)

Graceland Cemetery

Justin Butterfield was a prominent lawyer and politician from New Hampshire who served in the U.S. government.

John Sergeant

1779–1852 (age 73)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

John Sergeant was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a U.S. Congressman and vice-presidential cand...

Robert T. Conrad

1810–1858 (age 48)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

Robert T. Conrad was a Philadelphia lawyer and politician who served in various civic roles.

Langdon Cheves

1776–1857 (age 81)

Magnolia Cemetery

Langdon Cheves was a South Carolina lawyer, politician, and judge who served in the United States House of Representativ...

Dabney S. Carr

1802–1854 (age 52)

Monticello Graveyard

Dabney S. Carr (1802-1854) was an American lawyer and politician associated with Virginia.

Francis Brockholst Cutting

1834–1869 (age 35)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Francis Brockholst Cutting was a New York lawyer and politician who lived from 1834 to 1869.

Roswell Martin Field

1807–1869 (age 62)

Bellefontaine Cemetery

American lawyer and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

William J. Duane

1780–1865 (age 85)

Laurel Hill Cemetery

William J. Duane (1780-1865) was a Clonmel-born lawyer and political figure.

Charles Jared Ingersoll

1782–1862 (age 80)

The Woodlands

Charles Jared Ingersoll was a Philadelphia lawyer, author, and politician who lived from 1782 to 1862.

James Alexander Hamilton

1788–1878 (age 90)

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878) was a New York City resident and son of Alexander Hamilton, buried at Sleepy Hollow...

Reverdy Johnson

1796–1876 (age 80)

Green Mount Cemetery

Reverdy Johnson was a prominent Maryland lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as U.S. Senator and Attorney Genera...

Norman B. Judd

1815–1878 (age 63)

Graceland Cemetery

Norman B. Judd (1815-1878) was an Illinois lawyer, politician, and close associate of Abraham Lincoln.

Henry Stanbery

1803–1881 (age 78)

Spring Grove Cemetery

Henry Stanbery was an American lawyer and politician from New York City who served as Attorney General of the United Sta...

Benjamin H. Brewster

1816–1888 (age 72)

The Woodlands

Benjamin H. Brewster (1816-1888) was a Salem-based legal and political figure of the 19th century.

Isaac W. Hayne

1809–1880 (age 71)

Magnolia Cemetery

Isaac W. Hayne was a prominent legal and political figure of the antebellum South.

William S. Groesbeck

1815–1897 (age 82)

Spring Grove Cemetery

William S. Groesbeck (1815-1897) was a Kinderhook-born Ohio lawyer and U.S. Representative.

Timothy Guy Phelps

1824–1899 (age 75)

Cypress Lawn Memorial Park

Timothy Guy Phelps was an American lawyer and politician from California who served in the U.S. Senate.

Benjamin Brewster

1828–1897 (age 69)

Evergreen Cemetery

Benjamin Brewster (1828-1897) was a Pennsylvania lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General.

Christopher C. Upson

1829–1902 (age 73)

City Cemetery #1

Christopher C. Upson was a Syracuse resident who lived from 1829 to 1902.

Edward M. Shepard

1850–1911 (age 61)

Green-Wood Cemetery

Edward M. Shepard was a prominent New York lawyer and political figure of the Gilded Age.

Charles Johnson Noyes

1841–1910 (age 69)

Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery

Charles Johnson Noyes was a resident of Haverhill who lived from 1841 to 1910.

Charles Edward Estabrook

1847–1918 (age 71)

Forest Hill Cemetery

Charles Edward Estabrook was a 19th-century resident of Grant County who lived from 1847 to 1918.

Wayne MacVeagh

1833–1917 (age 84)

Church of the Redeemer Cemetery

Wayne MacVeagh (1833-1917) was a Phoenixville resident and prominent figure in his community.

George Woodward Wickersham

1858–1936 (age 78)

Brookside Cemetery

George Woodward Wickersham was an American lawyer and politician who served as U.S. Attorney General from 1909 to 1913.

John D. Fredericks

1869–1945 (age 76)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

John D. Fredericks was an American lawyer and politician who served as District Attorney of Los Angeles County.

Clarence Morley

1869–1948 (age 79)

Fairmount Cemetery

Clarence Morley (1869-1948) was an Iowa-born lawyer and politician who served as Governor of Colorado.

Gilberto Concepción de Gracia

1909–1968 (age 59)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Gilberto Concepción de Gracia (1909-1968) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and political leader from Vega Alta.

Buron Fitts

1895–1973 (age 78)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Buron Fitts was an American lawyer and politician who served as District Attorney of Los Angeles County.

Victoria Kent

1892–1987 (age 95)

Redding

Victoria Kent was a Spanish lawyer, politician, and women's rights advocate who played a significant role in Spanish pol...

Edward Fretwell Prichard Jr.

1915–1984 (age 69)

Paris Cemetery

Edward Fretwell Prichard Jr. was an American lawyer and political figure from Kentucky.

Sherburne Hopkins

1867–1932 (age 65)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Sherburne Hopkins (1867–1932), a Washington, D.C. lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, is interred ...

Alexander Mitchell Palmer

1872–1936 (age 64)

Laurelwood Cemetery

Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872–1936) served as U.S. Attorney General and a congressman before being buried at Laurelw...

Gordon Saussy

1872–1952 (age 80)

Laurel Grove North Cemetery

Gordon Saussy (1872-1952) was an American lawyer and politician from Savannah who represented his community in Georgia's...

Karel Baxa

1862–1938 (age 76)

Olšany Cemetery

Karel Baxa (1862-1938) was a Czech lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Prague from 1919 to 1937 during the Firs...

Jean Denis, comte Lanjuinais

1753–1827 (age 74)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

French lawyer and politician who served in the National Convention during the French Revolution and later became a membe...

Jean-François Gaultier de Biauzat

1739–1815 (age 76)

Père Lachaise Cemetery

Jean-François Gaultier de Biauzat was a French lawyer and revolutionary politician from Vodable who served in the Natio...