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Roscoe Drummond
1902–1983 (age 81)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Journalist and editor known for political commentary.
Amanda Ruter Dufour
1822–1899 (age 77)
Rock Creek Cemetery
American poet of the 19th century.
Susan Ann Edson
1823–1897 (age 74)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Personal physician to President James A. Garfield.
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.
Henry Ellsworth Ewing
1883–1951 (age 68)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Arachnologist who studied spiders and arachnids.
Charles S. Fairfax
1829–1869 (age 40)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Virginia-born California politician entitled to the British title 10th Lord Fairfax of Cameron.
Stephen Johnson Field
1816–1899 (age 83)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Peter Force
1790–1868 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Politician, newspaper editor, archivist, and twelfth mayor of Washington, D.C.
Garrett Ford Sr.
1945–2025 (age 80)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Professional football player for the Denver Broncos.
Israel Moore Foster
1873–1950 (age 77)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
William H. French
1815–1881 (age 66)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Major general during the American Civil War and the Mexican War.
Julius Garfinckel
1872–1936 (age 64)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Merchant and founder of Garfinckel's department store in Washington.
Harry Post Godwin
1857–1900 (age 43)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Chief editor of the National Republican and Washington Star.
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor
1875–1966 (age 91)
Rock Creek Cemetery
President of the National Geographic Society.
Mary Berri Chapman Hansbrough
1872–1951 (age 79)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Poet and painter in early 20th century America.
John Marshall Harlan
1833–1911 (age 78)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Supreme Court associate justice known as the 'Great Dissenter' for his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Patricia Roberts Harris
1924–1985 (age 61)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Ambassador and first African-American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.
George L. Harrison
1887–1958 (age 71)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Banker, insurance executive, and political advisor during World War II.
Patricia McMahon Hawkins
1949–2021 (age 72)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Diplomat in late 20th century America.
Frank Hatton
1846–1894 (age 48)
Rock Creek Cemetery
U.S. postmaster general and editor of the Washington Post.
Christian Heurich
1842–1945 (age 103)
Rock Creek Cemetery
German-born American founder of Heurich Brewery.
Samuel Billingsley Hill
1875–1958 (age 83)
Rock Creek Cemetery
U.S. representative from Washington and member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals.
Lemon G. Hine
1832–1914 (age 82)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Member of the D.C. board of commissioners.
William Henry Holmes
1846–1933 (age 87)
Rock Creek Cemetery
Scientist known for contributions to American anthropology and archaeology.
Alexander Hamilton
1755–1804 (age 49)
Trinity Church Cemetery
American revolutionary patriot and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, signer of the United States Constitution.
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
1757–1854 (age 97)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Co-founder and deputy director of New York's first private orphanage, now Graham Windham.
Robert Fulton
1765–1815 (age 50)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Inventor of the first commercially successful steamboat.
Albert Gallatin
1761–1849 (age 88)
Trinity Church Cemetery
U.S. congressman, Secretary of the Treasury, and founder of New York University.
Francis Lewis
1713–1802 (age 89)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Hugh Williamson
1735–1802 (age 67)
Trinity Church Cemetery
American politician and signer of the Constitution of the United States.
John Peter Zenger
1697–1746 (age 49)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Newspaper publisher whose libel trial helped establish the right to a free press.
James Lawrence
1781–1813 (age 32)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Naval hero during the War of 1812.
Horatio Gates
1727–1806 (age 79)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Continental Army general during the American Revolution.
John Jacob Astor IV
1864–1912 (age 48)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Millionaire killed in the sinking of the Titanic.
John James Audubon
1785–1851 (age 66)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Ornithologist and naturalist known for his bird illustrations and studies.
Ralph Ellison
Trinity Church Cemetery
American author and literary critic.
Edward I. Koch
Trinity Church Cemetery
Mayor of New York City.
John Adams Dix
Trinity Church Cemetery
Governor of New York.
Eliza Jumel
Trinity Church Cemetery
Notable socialite and businesswoman.
Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor
1830–1908 (age 78)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Socialite and doyenne of Gilded Age New York society.
John Jacob Astor
1763–1848 (age 85)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Business magnate and progenitor of the Astor family of New York.
John Jacob Astor III
1822–1890 (age 68)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Financier and philanthropist of the Astor family.
George Templeton Strong
1820–1875 (age 55)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Diarist, abolitionist, and lawyer known for his detailed historical records.
William Alexander
1726–1783 (age 57)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Continental Army major general during the American Revolution.
Hercules Mulligan
1740–1825 (age 85)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Spy during the American Revolution and friend of Alexander Hamilton.
John Morin Scott
1730–1784 (age 54)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Continental Congress delegate, Revolutionary War general, and first secretary of state of New York.
Silas Talbot
1750–1813 (age 63)
Trinity Church Cemetery
U.S. Navy commodore and second captain of the USS Constitution.
Franklin Wharton
1767–1818 (age 51)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Commandant of the Marine Corps from 1804 to 1818.
Amsale Aberra
1954–2018 (age 64)
Trinity Church Cemetery
Ethiopian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur.