Notable burials · Government
Governors buried in District of Columbia
Wikidata records 34 governors as buried in 5 of the cemeteries we list in District of Columbia. Congressional Cemetery in Washington holds the most, with 15. District of Columbia has the 11th highest count of any state, out of 1,297 nationally.
People recorded as having held a governor's office, such as governor of a US state or territory.
34
governors
5
cemeteries
3%
of notable burials in District of Columbia
1860s
the decade with the most deaths (7)
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In order of death
Governors buried in District of Columbia
- James Jackson1757-1806American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Elbridge Gerry1744-1814Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- James H. Blake1768-1819American physician and mayorCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Benjamin G. Orr1762-1822American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Samuel Nicholas Smallwood1772-1824American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- John Forsyth1780-1841American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Samuel Lewis Southard1787-1842American senator, Secretary of the Navy, and Governor of New JerseyCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- John Peter Van Ness1769-1846American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Cornelius P. Van Ness1782-1852American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Samuel Sprigg1783-1855American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- John Walker Maury1809-1855American mayorCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- John Thomas Towers1811-1857American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Joseph Gales1786-1860American journalistCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Thomas Carbery1791-1863Sixth mayor of Washington, D.C.Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, DC
- William Winston Seaton1785-1866American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- William A. Bradley1794-1867American politicianThe Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Peter Force1790-1868American mayor, newspaper editor and historianRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Robert J. Walker1801-1869American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- William B. Magruder1810-1869American physician and Mayor of Washington, D.C.Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Walter Lenox1817-1874American mayorRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Roger C. Weightman1787-1876American politicianCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Richard Wallach1816-1881American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Henry David Cooke1825-1881American journalist, financier and governorOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Ralph P. Lowe1805-1883American judgeThe Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Thomas W. Bartley1812-1885American politicianThe Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Henry H. Wells1823-1890American politicianRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Lewis E. Parsons1817-1895American politicianOak Hill Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Sayles Jenks Bowen1813-1896American mayorCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Arthur MacArthur1815-1896Supreme Court Justice of DC Districct, Lt Governor and governor of WisconsinRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- James G. Berret1815-1901American mayorCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Matthew Gault Emery1818-1901American mayorRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- William Rush Merriam1849-1931American politicianRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Blair Lee III1916-1985American politicianRock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- Marion Barry1936-2014American politician and former mayor of the District of ColumbiaCongressional Cemetery, Washington, DC
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1800s1
- 1810s2
- 1820s2
- 1840s3
- 1850s4
- 1860s7
- 1870s2
- 1880s4
- 1890s4
- 1900s2
- 1930s1
- 1980s1
- 2010s1
By recorded year of death, for the 34 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Congressional Cemetery · Washington, DC15
- Oak Hill Cemetery · Washington, DC8
- Rock Creek Cemetery · Washington, DC7
- The Glenwood Cemetery · Washington, DC3
- Mount Olivet Cemetery · Washington, DC1
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Other notable burials in District of Columbia
United States representatives176Writers and poets126American Civil War veterans78Journalists78Painters, sculptors and photographers70Scientists44United States senators43Physicians32Inventors and engineers29Mexican-American War veterans28Business leaders26Medal of Honor recipients22Actors20War of 1812 veterans20Architects17World War II veterans16
Method
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.