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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Hillsborough County, Fla.</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Barker</b> — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval County</a>, Fla.; Bartow, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/PK-lived.html">Polk County</a>, Fla.; Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Marietta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/CB-born.html">Cobb County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/06-25.html">June 25, 1886</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; circuit judge in Florida, 1925-40; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usdjud.html">U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida</a>, 1940-59; took senior status 1959. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/aba.html">American Bar Association</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-delta-phi.html">Phi Delta Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/phi-kappa-phi.html">Phi Kappa Phi</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-tau-omega.html">Alpha Tau Omega</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1968/04-13.html">April 13, 1968</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 293 days</a>). Interment somewhere. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of William Dobbs Barker and Kate (Agricola) Barker; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/10-20.html">October 20, 1916</a>, to Pauline Eleanor Bigham.</span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms04784">Myrtle Hill Memorial Park</a></b></span><br> 4002 North 50th Street <br> Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida <br> Founded 1917<br> See also <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=72326&">Findagrave page</a> for this location. <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Doyle Elam Carlton (1885-1972)</b> — also known as <b>Doyle E. Carlton</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Wauchula, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HA-born.html">Hardee County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1885/07-06.html">July 6, 1885</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/stsen.html">Florida state senate</a>, 1917-19; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Florida</a>, 1929-33; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1948/FL.html">1948</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1952/FL.html">1952</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1956/FL.html">1956</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/moose.html">Moose</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/kiwanis.html">Kiwanis</a>. Died in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/nursing-homes.html">nursing home</a> at Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1972/10-25.html">October 25, 1972</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/87.html">87 years, 111 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Albert Carlton and Martha (McEwan) Carlton; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1912/07-30.html">July 30, 1912</a>, to Nell Ray; distant relative *** of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carlstrom-carmical.html#983.91.43">Vassar B. Carlton</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The Doyle E. Carlton <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">Building</a> (built 1955 for state government offices), in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/LO-names.html">Tallahassee, Florida</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/doyle-elam-carlton/">National Governors Association biography</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/056/000210423">NNDB dossier</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Sam Melville Gibbons (1920-2012)</b> — also known as <b>Sam M. Gibbons</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1920/01-20.html">January 20, 1920</a>. Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/sthse.html">Florida state house of representatives</a>, 1953-58; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/stsen.html">Florida state senate</a>, 1959-62; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a>, 1963-97 (10th District 1963-67, 6th District 1967-73, 7th District 1973-93, 11th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1964/FL.html">1964</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1968/FL.html">1968</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1984/FL.html">1984</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1996/FL.html">1996</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/presbyterian.html">Presbyterian</a>. Died in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/2012/10-09.html">October 9, 2012</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/92.html">92 years, 263 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to Martha Hanley.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;">The Sam M. Gibbons <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake-buildings.html">U.S. Courthouse</a>, in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-names.html">Tampa, Florida</a>, is <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/namesake.html">named for him</a>.</li> </span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000153">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=404520">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam Gibbons">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://www.nndb.com/people/956/000129569">NNDB dossier</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/98609599">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Thomas M. Shackleford</b> — of Florida. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1888/FL.html">1888</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/spju.html">justice of Florida state supreme court</a>, 1902-17; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/spcj.html">chief justice of Florida state supreme court</a>, 1905-09. Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Ward Morris (1890-1960)</b> — also known as <b>James W. Morris</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Smithfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NC/JO-born.html">Johnston County</a>, N.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1890/11-14.html">November 14, 1890</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/FL.html">1916</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1936/FL.html">1936</a> (alternate); served in the U.S. Army during World War I; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/ofc/usdjud.html">Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia</a>, 1939-60; died in office 1960. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/episcopalian.html">Episcopalian</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/alpha-tau-omega.html">Alpha Tau Omega</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/knights-pythias.html">Knights of Pythias</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/elks.html">Elks</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/11-15.html">November 15, 1960</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 1 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#268.89.33">James Ward Morris (1858-1927)</a> and India (Fuller) Morris; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1930/05-26.html">May 26, 1930</a>, to Mamie Frances (Duncan) Davey.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=1693&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na">federal judicial profile</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James Ward Morris">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/61748417">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/morris-james-ward">Biographical Directory of Federal Judges</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>William Barbour Pedigo (1870-1932)</b> — also known as <b>W. B. Pedigo</b>; <b>"Bill Bob"</b> — of Stuart, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PT-lived.html">Patrick County</a>, Va.; Parkersburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/WO-lived.html">Wood County</a>, W.Va.; Wausau, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WI/MA-lived.html">Marathon County</a>, Wis. Born, in a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/born-log-cabin.html">log cabin</a>, at Elamsville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PT-born.html">Patrick County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1870/01-28.html">January 28, 1870</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/PT-officials.html">Patrick County Commonwealth Attorney</a>, 1895-99; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1896/VA.html">1896</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/sthse.html">West Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1906; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/ofc/parkersburg.html">mayor of Parkersburg, W.Va.</a>, 1907-11. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/baptist.html">Baptist</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/french.html">French</a> ancestry. Died, of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/tuberculosis.html">tuberculosis</a>, in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1932/10-23.html">October 23, 1932</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/62.html">62 years, 269 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Charles Lewis Pedigo and Sarah Amanda (Taylor) Pedigo; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/">1896</a> to Lena Attaway.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/60674863">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Vicente Guerra (1850-1909)</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Ruenes, Asturias, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-born.html">Spain</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1850/03-07.html">March 7, 1850</a>. Naturalized U.S. citizen; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/tobacco.html">cigar manufacturer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/FR-consuls.html">Consular Agent for France</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-consuls.html">Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1898-1907; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/SP-consuls.html">Honorary Vice-Consul for Spain</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-consuls.html">Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1900-07. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/catholic.html">Catholic</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/hispanic.html">Spanish</a> ancestry. Died, in St. Luke <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/misc-hospitals.html">Hospital</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MO/sl-died.html">St. Louis</a>, Mo., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/01-09.html">January 9, 1909</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 308 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1879/10-01.html">October 1, 1879</a>, to Margarita Newshaffer; father of Elvira Guerra (who married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#139.99.93">George Wilder Hardee</a>).</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/59710111">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>August Van Eepoel Jr. (1901-1987)</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1901/05-13.html">May 13, 1901</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/BG-consuls.html">Honorary Vice-Consul for Belgium</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-consuls.html">Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1935-59. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1987/08-05.html">August 5, 1987</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/86.html">86 years, 84 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of August Van Eepoel and Addie Van Eepoel; married to Catherine W. Weis.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/128273479">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>James Ward Morris (1858-1927)</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in North Carolina, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1858/05-19.html">May 19, 1858</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">Railroad general agent</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UK-consuls.html">Vice-Consul for Great Britain</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-consuls.html">Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1905-07. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/01-27.html">January 27, 1927</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 253 days</a>). Interment at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Married to India Fuller; father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morris.html#224.51.22">James Ward Morris (1890-1960)</a>.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/61748387">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms05455">Oaklawn Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Joseph Bradford Lancaster (1790-1856)</b> — also known as <b>Joseph B. Lancaster</b> — of Jacksonville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/DU-lived.html">Duval County</a>, Fla.; Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Kentucky, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1790/index.html">1790</a>. Whig. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/jacksonville.html">mayor of Jacksonville, Fla.</a>, 1846-47; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/spju.html">justice of Florida state supreme court</a>, 1848-50; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/tampa.html">mayor of Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1856; died in office 1856. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>. Died in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1856/11-25.html">November 25, 1856</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">about 66 years</a>). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of John Lancaster and Catherine (Miles) Lancaster; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/">1815</a> to Annie Blair.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph B. Lancaster">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11998977">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Henry Laurens Mitchell (1831-1903)</b> — also known as <b>Henry L. Mitchell</b> — of Florida. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/09-03.html">September 3, 1831</a>. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/spju.html">justice of Florida state supreme court</a>, 1888-90; resigned 1890; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Florida</a>, 1893-97. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1903/10-14.html">October 14, 1903</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/72.html">72 years, 41 days</a>). Interment at Oaklawn Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/henry-laurens-mitchell/">National Governors Association biography</a></span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Books about Henry Laurens Mitchell:</i> George B. Church, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0533030706/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0533030706&linkCode=as2&tag=thepoliticalg-20&linkID=7777aaaa7777bbbb7777cccc7777dddd">The Life of Henry Laurens Mitchell, Florida's 16th Governor</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms08362">Orange Hill Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Irwin Dean Arter (1886-1947)</b> — also known as <b>Irwin D. Arter</b> — of Ohio. Born in Lisbon, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/CO-born.html">Columbiana County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1886/08-03.html">August 3, 1886</a>. U.S. Vice Consul in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-consuls.html ">Nuevitas</a>, 1918-20. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/12-18.html">December 18, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 137 days</a>). Interment at Orange Hill Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of A. Homer Arter.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/12240134">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Rodeph Sholom Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Henry Brash (1857-1928)</b> — of Marianna, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/JA-lived.html">Jackson County</a>, Fla.; Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in Graudenz, Prussia (now Grudziadz, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/PL-born.html">Poland</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1857/03-18.html">March 18, 1857</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clothing.html">Clothing merchant</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/marianna.html">mayor of Marianna, Fla.</a>, 1880. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/jewish.html">Jewish</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/masons.html">Freemasons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/scottish-rite-masons.html">Scottish Rite Masons</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/shriners.html">Shriners</a>. Died in Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-died.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1928/07-11.html">July 11, 1928</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 115 days</a>). Interment at Rodeph Sholom Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>Relatives:</i> Son of Solomon Brash and Henriette (Cohen) Brash; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1888/">1888</a> to Sarah Zelnicker.</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/197352569">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms01357">Woodlawn Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida <br> <table width=100% align="left" cellpadding=5> <tr><td colspan=2><span style="font-size:14pt;">Politicians buried here:</span></td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>Stephen Milancthon Sparkman (1849-1929)</b> — also known as <b>Stephen M. Sparkman</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HE-born.html">Hernando County</a>, Fla., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/07-29.html">July 29, 1849</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1892/FL.html">1892</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Florida</a> 1st District, 1895-1917. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/DC/wa-died.html">Washington</a>, D.C., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1929/09-26.html">September 26, 1929</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 59 days</a>). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. <table width=100% align="left"><tr><td width=20> </td> <td width=26 valign="top"><img src="hand.gif" width=26 height=17></td> <td valign="top"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>See also</i> <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000702">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410173">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> <tr><td width=82 align="right" valign="top"> </td><td valign="top"><img src="rd.gif" width=13 height=13> <b>José A. Gregory (1883-1947)</b> — of Tampa, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-lived.html">Hillsborough County</a>, Fla. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-born.html">Cuba</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1883/12-02.html">December 2, 1883</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/CU-consuls.html">Consul for Cuba</a> in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/FL/HI-consuls.html">Tampa, Fla.</a>, 1935-40. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/hispanic.html">Cuban</a> ancestry. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1947/12-16.html">December 16, 1947</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/64.html">64 years, 14 days</a>). 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