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Olive Cemetery</a> <li><b>Zanesville</b> <a href="cms02785">St. Thomas' Cemetery</a> <li><b>Zanesville</b> <a href="cms01252">Woodlawn Cemetery</a> </ul> <p> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name=" ">Private or family graveyard</a></b></span><br> Muskingum County, Ohio <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>George Jackson (1757-1831)</b> — of Clarksburg, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/WV/HA-lived.html">Harrison County</a>, Va. (now W.Va.); Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/CE-born.html">Cecil County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1757/01-09.html">January 9, 1757</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/sthse.html">Virginia state house of delegates</a>, 1785-91, 1794; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Virginia</a>, 1795-97, 1799-1803 (3rd District 1795-97, at-large 1799-1803); member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1809-12. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1831/05-17.html">May 17, 1831</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 128 days</a>). Interment in a private or family graveyard. <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> Father of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#275.41.20">John George Jackson</a> and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson3.html#167.98.27">Edward Brake Jackson</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 family:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/families/10001-0045.html">Jackson-Lee family</a> (subset 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=J000012">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405919">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07453">New Concord Cemetery</a></b></span><br> New Concord, Muskingum County, Ohio <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>J. Knox Montgomery (d. 1931)</b> — Prohibition candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 15th District, 1908. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1931/index.html">1931</a>. Interment at New Concord Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms00705">Greenwood Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio <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>Samuel Herrick (1779-1852)</b> — of Ohio. Born in Amenia, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/DU-born.html">Dutchess County</a>, N.Y., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1779/04-14.html">April 14, 1779</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for Ohio</a>, 1810-18, 1829-30; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 4th District, 1817-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/06-04.html">June 4, 1852</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/73.html">73 years, 51 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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=H000542">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405404">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>Alexander Harper (1786-1860)</b> — of Ohio. Born near Belfast, Ireland (now <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ZZ/UL-born.html">Northern Ireland</a>), <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1786/02-05.html">February 5, 1786</a>. Member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1820; state court judge in Ohio, 1822; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a>, 1837-39, 1843-47, 1851-53 (12th District 1837-39, 14th District 1843-47, 1851-53). Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1860/12-01.html">December 1, 1860</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/74.html">74 years, 300 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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=H000219">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=405097">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>Robert Burns Brown (1844-1916)</b> — also known as <b>Robert B. Brown</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in New Concord, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-born.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1844/10-02.html">October 2, 1844</a>. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/newspaper.html">newspaper editor and publisher</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Ohio</a>, 1912; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/OH.html">1916</a>. Member, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/grand-army-republic.html">Grand Army of the Republic</a>. Received the <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/medal-of-honor.html">Medal of Honor</a> in 1890 for actions at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1916/07-30.html">July 30, 1916</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/71.html">71 years, 302 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/special/pols-named-for-famous.html">Robert Burns</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>Relatives:</i> Son of Alexander Brown and Margaret (Lorimer) Brown; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1887/05-18.html">May 18, 1887</a>, to Evaline Waters.</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/8030620">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 Clay Van Voorhis (1852-1927)</b> — also known as <b>H. Clay Van Voorhis</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in Licking Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-born.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1852/05-11.html">May 11, 1852</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/banking.html">banker</a>; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1884/OH.html">1884</a>, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/OH.html">1916</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 15th District, 1893-1905. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1927/12-12.html">December 12, 1927</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/75.html">75 years, 215 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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>Presumably named for:</i> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clarken-claytee.html#084.40.12">Henry Clay</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>Relatives:</i> Son of Jane (Roberts) Van Voorhis and <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vann-vanvorhis.html#387.78.91">Daniel Van Voorhis (born c.1833)</a>; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1875/12-15.html">December 15, 1875</a>, to Mary A. Brown; father of Daniel Van Voorhis (1878-1956; U.S. Army General).</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=V000062">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411104">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H. Clay Van Voorhis">Wikipedia article</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/10537779">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>Edward Ball (1811-1872)</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born near Falls Church, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/VA/FX-born.html">Fairfax County</a>, Va., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1811/11-06.html">November 6, 1811</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/farmer.html">Farmer</a>; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a> from Muskingum County, 1845-49, 1868-71; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 16th District, 1853-57. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/methodist.html">Methodist</a>. Accidentally killed by a <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/railroad.html">railroad train</a> near Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1872/11-22.html">November 22, 1872</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/61.html">61 years, 16 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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 href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#160.73.58">William Lee Ball</a> and Sarah (Cassidy) Ball; married, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/01-08.html">January 8, 1840</a>, to Margaret Garges.</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=B000098">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=401100">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>Robert Mitchell (1778-1848)</b> — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1778/index.html">1778</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 12th District, 1833-35. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1848/index.html">1848</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/70.html">about 70 years</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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=M000827">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407802">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>David Chambers (1780-1864)</b> — of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in Allentown, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/LE-born.html">Lehigh County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1780/11-25.html">November 25, 1780</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/zanesville.html">Mayor of Zanesville, Ohio</a>, 1810; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1814; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 4th District, 1821-23; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1843; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/cncn2.html">delegate to Ohio state constitutional convention</a> from Muskingum County, 1850-51. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1864/08-08.html">August 8, 1864</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">83 years, 257 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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=C000281">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=402424">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>Tom Van Horn Moorehead (1898-1979)</b> — of Ohio. Born in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-born.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/04-12.html">April 12, 1898</a>. Republican. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/zanesville.html">Mayor of Zanesville, Ohio</a>, 1930; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1940; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 15th District, 1961-63. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1979/10-21.html">October 21, 1979</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/81.html">81 years, 192 days</a>). Interment at Greenwood 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=M000927">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=407897">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms07058">Mt. Olive Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio <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>Clara Trost Sheehy (d. 1960)</b> — of Grandview Heights, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Ohio. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1944/OH.html">1944</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/group/female.html">Female</a>. Died <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1960/01-05.html">January 5, 1960</a>. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery. </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms02785">St. Thomas' Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio <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>John O'Neill (1822-1905)</b> — of Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1822/index.html">1822</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 13th District, 1863-65; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1884-87. Died in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/index.html">1905</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/83.html">about 83 years</a>). Interment at St. Thomas' 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=O000096">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=408305">Govtrack.us page</a></span></td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <br clear="all"> <hr> <span style="font-size:16pt;"><b><a name="cms01252">Woodlawn Cemetery</a></b></span><br> Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio <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 Judge Jewett (1817-1898)</b> — also known as <b>Hugh Jewett</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio; Columbus, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/FR-lived.html">Franklin County</a>, Ohio; New York, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/NY-lived.html">New York County</a>, N.Y. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MD/HA-born.html">Harford County</a>, Md., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1817/07-01.html">July 1, 1817</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/lawyer.html">Lawyer</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/stsen.html">Ohio state senate</a>, 1853; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usatty.html">U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio</a>, 1855-56; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sthse.html">Ohio state house of representatives</a>, 1855, 1868-69; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/occ/railroading.html">railroad president</a>; candidate for <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/gov.html">Governor of Ohio</a>, 1861; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 12th District, 1873-74; defeated, 1860 (16th District), 1870 (7th District); resigned 1874; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1880/index.html">1880</a>. Died in Augusta, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/GA/RI-died.html">Richmond County</a>, Ga., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1898/03-06.html">March 6, 1898</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 248 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>Relatives:</i> Son of John Jewett and Susannah (Judge) Jewett; brother of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jewett.html#417.57.67">Joshua Husband Jewett</a>; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1840/">1840</a> to Sarah Jane Ellis; married <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1853/">1853</a> to Sarah Guthrie.</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=J000105">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=406007">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11858867">Find-A-Grave memorial</a> — <a href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=36219">OurCampaigns candidate detail</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>Isaac Van Horne (1754-1834)</b> — of Solebury, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-lived.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa.; Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in Solebury Township, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-born.html">Bucks County</a>, Pa., <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1754/01-18.html">January 18, 1754</a>. Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; justice of the peace; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/BU-officials.html">Bucks County Coroner</a>; member of <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/sthse.html">Pennsylvania state house of representatives</a>, 1796-97; <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/PA/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania</a>, 1801-05 (4th District 1801-03, 2nd District 1803-05); <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/zanesville.html#4">receiver of U.S. Land Office at Zanesville, Ohio</a>, 1805-26. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1834/02-02.html">February 2, 1834</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/80.html">80 years, 15 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>Relatives:</i> Married to Dorothy Johns.</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=V000045">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=411089">Govtrack.us page</a> — <a href="https://findagrave.com/memorial/11038418">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>Milton Isaiah Southard (1836-1905)</b> — also known as <b>Milton I. Southard</b> — of Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-lived.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio. Born in Hanover, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/LI-born.html">Licking County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1836/10-30.html">October 30, 1836</a>. Democrat. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/usrep.html">U.S. Representative from Ohio</a> 13th District, 1873-79. Died in Zanesville, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/MU-died.html">Muskingum County</a>, Ohio, <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1905/05-04.html">May 4, 1905</a> (age <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/death/age/68.html">68 years, 186 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=S000688">congressional biography</a> — <a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=410159">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>Harvey C. Smith (1874-1929)</b> — of Ohio. Born in <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/chrono/1874/index.html">1874</a>. <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OH/ofc/sos.html">Secretary of state of Ohio</a>, 1919-23. 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