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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Waldo County, Maine</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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Repose Cemetery</a> <li><b>North Montville, Montville</b> <a href="cms01054">Halldale Cemetery</a> <li><b>South Montville, Montville</b> <a href="cms03711">City Cemetery</a> <li><b>Winterport</b> <a href="cms08363">Oak Hill Cemetery</a> </ul> <p> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms00145">Grove Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Belfast, Waldo County, Maine <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>Hugh Johnston Anderson (1801-1881)</b> — also known as <b>Hugh J. Anderson</b> — of Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Wiscasset, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/LI-born.html">Lincoln County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1801/05-10.html">May 10, 1801</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 1st District, 1837-41; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Maine</a>, 1844-47. Died in Portland, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OR/MU-died.html">Multnomah County</a>, Ore., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/05-31.html">May 31, 1881</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 21 days</a>). Interment at Grove 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=A000190">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400845">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://www.nga.org/governor/hugh-johnson-anderson/">National Governors Association biography</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 George Crosby (1805-1881)</b> — of Maine. Born <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1805/09-10.html">September 10, 1805</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Maine</a>, 1853-55; defeated, 1850, 1852. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1881/03-21.html">March 21, 1881</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 192 days</a>). Interment at Grove 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/william-george-crosby/">National Governors Association biography</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>Seth Llewellyn Milliken (1831-1897)</b> — also known as <b>Seth L. Milliken</b> — of Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/index.html">1831</a>. Republican. Member of Maine state legislature, 1870; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a>, 1883-97 (at-large 1883-85, 3rd District 1885-97); died in office 1897. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1897/index.html">1897</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/66.html">about 66 years</a>). Interment at Grove 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=M000769">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407747">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>John Wilson (1777-1848)</b> — of Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Peterborough, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/HI-born.html">Hillsborough County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1777/01-10.html">January 10, 1777</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a>, 1813-15, 1817-19 (at-large 1813-15, 4th District 1817-19). Died in Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-died.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1848/08-09.html">August 9, 1848</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 212 days</a>). Interment at Grove 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 Robert Wilson and Mary (Hodges) Wilson; married to Hannah Leach and Mary Frances Tinkham.</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=W000598">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411752">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Wilson (Massachusetts politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/7232927">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>Nathan Read (1759-1849)</b> — of Salem, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ES-lived.html">Essex County</a>, Mass.; Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Warren, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/WO-born.html">Worcester County</a>, Mass., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1759/07-02.html">July 2, 1759</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">School teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/drugs.html">apothecary</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/metal.html">iron foundry business</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Massachusetts</a> at-large, 1800-03; common pleas court judge in Massachusetts, 1803. Died near Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-died.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1849/01-20.html">January 20, 1849</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/89.html">89 years, 202 days</a>). Interment at Grove 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 Reuben Read and Tamsen (Meacham) Read; married to Elizabeth Jeffrey; great-grandfather of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tiernon-tilgham.html#826.88.28">Charles Kirk Tilden</a>; first cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walbridge.html#865.62.29">John Hill Walbridge</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walbridge.html#870.72.95">Henry E. Walbridge</a>; second cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/diperna-dix.html#242.75.21">John Adams Dix</a>; second cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#598.88.60">Charles Otis Nason</a>; third cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upham.html#176.96.95">Jabez Upham</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upham.html#242.54.33">George Baxter Upham</a>; third cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigelow.html#472.42.97">Timothy Bigelow</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heathman-hedlund.html#229.65.01">Rufus Heaton</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thayer.html#242.70.35">Alexander Wheelock Thayer</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/upham.html#760.60.12">James Phineas Upham</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigelow.html#722.13.21">John Ogden Bigelow</a>; third cousin twice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#270.16.15">Cheney Ames</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ames.html#429.68.50">Leonard Ames Jr.</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#656.56.77">Edgar Weeks</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#098.67.90">John Wingate Weeks</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thayer.html#389.64.69">Alexander Cook Thayer</a>; third cousin thrice removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/downs-doxey.html#165.99.57">William Greene Dows</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#180.08.12">Bernard Forrest Bemis</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#765.48.73">John A. Weeks</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weeks.html#224.33.09">Charles Sinclair Weeks</a>; fourth cousin of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tracy.html#582.36.06">Phineas Lyman Tracy</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tracy.html#319.18.28">Albert Haller Tracy</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bigelow.html#508.73.59">John Prescott Bigelow</a>; fourth cousin once removed of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#922.40.73">Gideon Hard</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grossi-grout.html#484.12.67">Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adams1.html#473.76.60">Alvarus Payson Adams</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>Political families:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0037.html">Morris-Ingersoll family</a> of New York and Connecticut; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0051.html">Upham family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0001.html">Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family</a> of Connecticut and New York; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0082.html">Weeks-Bigelow-Andrew-Upham family</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0003.html">Livingston-Schuyler family</a> of New York (subsets of the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001.html">Four Thousand Related Politicians</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://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000093">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=409073">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>Nehemiah Abbott (1804-1877)</b> — of Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Sidney, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/KE-born.html">Kennebec County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1804/03-29.html">March 29, 1804</a>. Republican. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1842-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1856/ME.html">1856</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 3rd District, 1857-59; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/belfast.html">mayor of Belfast, Maine</a>, 1865-66. Died in Belfast, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-died.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1877/07-26.html">July 26, 1877</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 119 days</a>). Interment at Grove 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=A000008">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400671">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehemiah Abbott">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/6404436">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms00848">Mt. Repose Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Montville, Waldo County, Maine <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>Richard Small Ayer (1829-1896)</b> — Born in Montville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-born.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1829/10-09.html">October 9, 1829</a>. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/cncn4.html">delegate to Virginia state constitutional convention</a>, 1867-68; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a> 1st District, 1870-71; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1888. Died in Liberty, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-died.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1896/12-14.html">December 14, 1896</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/67.html">67 years, 66 days</a>). Interment at Mt. Repose 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=A000351">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401002">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms01054">Halldale Cemetery</a></b></span><br> North Montville, Montville, Waldo County, Maine <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>Benjamin White (1790-1860)</b> — of Montville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Goshen (now Vienna), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/KE-born.html">Kennebec County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1790/05-13.html">May 13, 1790</a>. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/teacher.html">school teacher</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lumber.html">sawmill business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1829, 1841-42; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 5th District, 1843-45. Died in Montville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-died.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/06-07.html">June 7, 1860</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 25 days</a>). Interment at Halldale 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> Married to Sarah Foster.</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=W000357">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411519">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin White (Maine politician)">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/22548504">Find-A-Grave memorial</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms03711">City Cemetery</a></b></span><br> South Montville, Montville, Waldo County, Maine <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>Ebenezer Knowlton (1815-1874)</b> — of Montville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Pittsfield, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NH/ME-born.html">Merrimack County</a>, N.H., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1815/12-06.html">December 6, 1815</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/clergy.html">Clergyman</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/sthse.html">Maine state house of representatives</a>, 1844; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Maine</a> 3rd District, 1855-57. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/09-10.html">September 10, 1874</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/58.html">58 years, 278 days</a>). Interment at City 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=K000294">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406450">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms08363">Oak Hill Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Winterport, Waldo County, Maine <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>Fred Atwood (1838-1909)</b> — of Winterport, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-lived.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine. Born in Frankfort (part now in Winterport), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/WL-born.html">Waldo County</a>, Maine, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1838/11-12.html">November 12, 1838</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmsupply.html">Farm implement dealer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/insurance.html">insurance business</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/stsen.html">Maine state senate</a>, 1875; candidate for Presidential Elector for Maine. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1909/01-06.html">January 6, 1909</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">70 years, 55 days</a>). Interment at Oak 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 John Atwood and Mehitable (Stubbs) Atwood; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/11-23.html">November 23, 1860</a>, to Susan J. 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