United States representatives buried in Kentucky
Wikidata records 155 US representatives as buried in 42 of the cemeteries we list in Kentucky. Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville holds the most, with 34. Kentucky has the 11th highest count of any state, out of 5,331 nationally.
People recorded as having served in the United States House of Representatives.
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United States representatives buried in Kentucky
- Alben W. Barkley1877-1956American politician and vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953Mount Kenton Cemetery, Hendron, KY
- John C. Breckinridge1821-1875Vice president of the United States from 1857 to 1861Lexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Richard Mentor Johnson1780-1850Vice president of the United States from 1837 to 1841Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Henry Clay1777-1852American politician from KentuckyLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- John Adair1757-1840American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John J. Crittenden1787-1863U.S. Attorney General and politician from KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John G. Carlisle1834-1910American politicianLinden Grove Cemetery, Covington, KY
- Joseph Desha1768-1842American politicianGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, KY
- John McKinley1780-1852Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United StatesCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Augustus Owsley Stanley1867-1958American state and federal politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- William T. Barry1784-1835American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John Young Brown1835-190419th-century American politician in KentuckyFernwood Cemetery, Henderson, KY
- Linn Boyd1800-1859American politicianOak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, KY
- Christopher Greenup1750-1818American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- J. Proctor Knott1830-1911American politicianRyder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY
- Randall L. Gibson1832-1892Confederate Army general and U.S. SenatorLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- John Eugene Osborne1858-1943American politicianCedar Hill Cemetery, Princeton, KY
- Josiah S. Johnston1784-1833American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Ollie Murray James1871-1918American politicianMapleview Cemetery, Marion, KY
- Garrett Davis1801-1872American politicianMount Olive Cemetery, Paris, KY
- Humphrey Marshall1812-1872United States Congressman and general in the Confederate States ArmyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Solomon P. Sharp1787-1825American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Marcus A. Smith1851-1924US Senator from ArizonaBattle Grove Cemetery, Lexington, KY
- James B. Beck1822-1890United States Representative and Senator from KentuckyLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Charles S. Morehead1802-1868US politician, 20th governor of KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Thomas H. Paynter1851-1921American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John Brown1757-1837American lawyer and statesman, VirginiaFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Robert P. Letcher1788-1861American governor of KentuckyFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John Burton Thompson1810-1874American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, KY
- Thomas R. Underwood1898-1956American politician from KentuckyLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Thruston Ballard Morton1907-1982American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Clifton Rodes Breckinridge1846-1932Confederate military officer and politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- J. C. S. Blackburn1838-1918American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Caleb Powers1869-1932American politicianBarbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, KY
- Glover H. Cary1885-1936American politicianCalhoun Cemetery, Calhoun, KY
- John T. Johnson1788-1856Attorney, politician, and Stone-Campbell ministerLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- John Y. Brown, Sr.1900-1985American attorney and politician, KentuckyLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- William Preston1816-1887Confederate Army generalCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- George Madison Adams1837-1920American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Thomas Laurens Jones1819-1887American congressman for KentuckyEvergreen Cemetery, Southgate, KY
- John White1802-1845Prominent U.S. politician during the 1840sFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Albert G. Talbott1808-1887American politicianBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- John Boyle1774-1834United States federal judge and member of the U.S. House of RepresentativesBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- Chittenden Lyon1787-1842American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Eddyville, KY
- Matthew Lyon1749-1822American politicianRiver View Cemetery, Eddyville, KY
- William B. Read1817-1880American politician, KentuckyRed Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville, KY
- Charles K. Wheeler1863-1933American politician in KentuckyOak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, KY
- James Brown Clay1817-1864American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- William Thomas Ward1808-1878Union Army GeneralCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Boyd Winchester1836-1923American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Brent Spence1874-1967American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Southgate, KY
- William Evans Arthur1825-1897American politicianLinden Grove Cemetery, Covington, KY
- South Trimble1864-1946American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- James Harlan1800-1863American politician and lawyerFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John Calvin Mason1802-1865American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick1850-1906American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Henry Crist1764-1844American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- William Clayton Anderson1826-1861American politicianBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- Joshua Fry Bell1811-1870American politicianBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- Andrew H. Ward1815-1904American politicianBattle Grove Cemetery, Lexington, KY
- John W. Caldwell1837-1903American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- John W. Lewis1841-1913American politicianRyder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY
- Katherine G. Langley1888-1948American politicianJohnson Memorial Cemetery, Pikeville, KY
- Silas Adams1839-1896American lawyer and politicianBrown Cemetery, Liberty, KY
- Edward Crossland1827-1881American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, KY
- Noble Jones Gregory1897-1971American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, KY
- Robert Y. Thomas, Jr.1855-1925American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Greenville, KY
- Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert1882-1939American politicianGrove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, KY
- John Duncan Young1823-1910American politicianMachpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, KY
- Henry Watterson1840-1921American journalist and politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- John B. Breckinridge1913-1979American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Jouett Shouse1879-1968American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Oscar Turner1825-1896American politician and lawyerCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Robert Charles Wickliffe1874-1912American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- William J. Graves1805-1848American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Walter Evans1842-1923Union United States Army officer, lawyer, politician, United States federal judgeCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Asher G. Caruth1844-1907American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Albert S. Willis1843-1897American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Charles R. Farnsley1907-1990American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Elisha Standiford1831-1887American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Edward Y. Parsons1842-1876American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- George G. Gilbert1849-1909American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Harvey Samuel Irwin1844-1916American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Albert Berry1836-1908Kentucky US RepresentativeEvergreen Cemetery, Southgate, KY
- William Claiborne Owens1849-1925American politicianGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, KY
- Thomas Francis Marshall1801-1864American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John McConnell Rice1831-1895American politicianPine Hill Cemetery, Louisa, KY
- Charles F. Ogden1873-1933American politicianRest Haven Memorial Cemetery, Buechel, KY
- John Henry Wilson1846-1923American politicianBarbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, KY
- David Highbaugh Smith1854-1928American politicianRed Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville, KY
- James Franklin Clay1840-1921American politicianFernwood Cemetery, Henderson, KY
- Charles W. Milliken1827-1915American politician and lawyerGreenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery, Franklin, KY
- Isaac Goodnight1849-1901American politicianGreenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery, Franklin, KY
- Evan E. Settle1848-1899American politicianNew Liberty IOOF Cemetery, Owenton, KY
- Eugene Siler1900-1987American lawyer, politician and judgeHighland Cemetery, Williamsburg, KY
- Richard French1792-1854American politicianFrench Cemetery, Mount Sterling, KY
- Orie Solomon Ware1882-1974American politicianHighland Cemetery, Fort Wright, KY
- Joseph B. Bennett1859-1923American politician, KentuckyRiverview Cemetery, Greenup, KY
- Beverly M. Vincent1890-1980American congressman for KentuckySilent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Brownsville, KY
- Francis Johnson1776-1842American politicianWestern Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Thomas Turner1821-1900American politician from KentuckyMachpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, KY
- Harvey Magee Watterson1811-1891American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- William P. Kimball1857-1926American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Thomas Alexander Marshall1794-1871United States politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- J. Swagar Sherley1871-1941American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- John M. Robsion, Jr.1904-1990American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- John Richard Barret1825-1903American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- William O. Cowger1922-1971American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Arthur B. Rouse1874-1956American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- Emmet O'Neal1887-1967American politician and diplomatCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- J. Campbell Cantrill1870-1923American politicianGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, KY
- Aaron Harding1805-1875American politicianGeorgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, KY
- John W. Menzies1819-1897American politicianLinden Grove Cemetery, Covington, KY
- William Wright Southgate1800-1849American politicianLinden Grove Cemetery, Covington, KY
- Alexander D. Orr1761-1835American politicianMount Olive Cemetery, Paris, KY
- Samuel McKee1774-1826American politician and lawyerFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Beverly L. Clarke1809-1860American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- John Milton Elliott1820-1879American politicianFrankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY
- Philip B. Thompson, Jr.1845-1909American politicianSpring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, KY
- James D. Breckinridge1781-1849American politicianSaint Louis Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- John Kincaid1791-1873United States Representative from KentuckyBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- Frank Leslie Chelf1907-1982American politicianRyder Cemetery, Lebanon, KY
- Jacob Golladay1819-1887American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- John Albert Whitaker1901-1951American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- James Chrisman1818-1881American politicianElk Spring Cemetery, Monticello, KY
- Edward W. Creal1883-1943American politicianRed Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville, KY
- Thomas A. Robertson1848-1892American politicianRed Hill Cemetery, Hodgenville, KY
- Charles W. Roark1887-1929American politicianEvergreen Cemetery, Greenville, KY
- Henry D. McHenry1826-1890American politicianOakwood Cemetery, Hartford, KY
- James Sprigg1802-1852American politicianGrove Hill Cemetery, Shelbyville, KY
- Henry Daniel1786-1873American lawyer and politicianMachpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, KY
- Amos Davis1794-1835American politicianMachpelah Cemetery, Mount Sterling, KY
- Patrick H. Pope1806-1841American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Judson Claudius Clements1846-1917American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Oscar Turner1867-1902American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Richard Menefee1809-1841U.S. Representative from KentuckyCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Samuel McKee1833-1898American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Elisha I. Winter1781-1849American politicianLexington Cemetery, Lexington-Fayette, KY
- William Thomasson1797-1882American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Garnett Duncan1800-1875American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- George Caldwell1814-1866American politicianCave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
- Bryan Owsley1798-1849American politicianBellevue Cemetery, Danville, KY
- Elijah Hise1802-1867American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- Presley Ewing1822-1854American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- John Stockdale Rhea1855-1924American politicianMaple Grove Cemetery, Russellville, KY
- William Voris Gregory1877-1936American politicianMaplewood Cemetery, Mayfield, KY
- John P. Campbell, Jr.1820-1888American politicianRiverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, KY
- Thomas Sandford1762-1808American politicianHighland Cemetery, Fort Wright, KY
- Joseph W. Morris1879-1937American politicianCarrollton IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton, KY
Showing the 150 with the most Wikipedia language editions, of 155. Cemetery pages list everyone recorded there.
Deaths by decade
- 1800s1
- 1810s1
- 1820s4
- 1830s6
- 1840s13
- 1850s9
- 1860s12
- 1870s13
- 1880s11
- 1890s13
- 1900s13
- 1910s11
- 1920s16
- 1930s8
- 1940s5
- 1950s5
- 1960s3
- 1970s4
- 1980s5
- 1990s2
By recorded year of death, for the 155 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Cave Hill Cemetery · Louisville, KY34
- Frankfort Cemetery · Frankfort, KY23
- Lexington Cemetery · Lexington-Fayette, KY19
- Maple Grove Cemetery · Russellville, KY6
- Bellevue Cemetery · Danville, KY6
- Linden Grove Cemetery · Covington, KY4
- Evergreen Cemetery · Southgate, KY4
- Georgetown Cemetery · Georgetown, KY4
- Machpelah Cemetery · Mount Sterling, KY4
- Red Hill Cemetery · Hodgenville, KY4
- Ryder Cemetery · Lebanon, KY3
- Maplewood Cemetery · Mayfield, KY3
- Battle Grove Cemetery · Lexington, KY2
- Oak Grove Cemetery · Paducah, KY2
- Mount Olive Cemetery · Paris, KY2
- Spring Hill Cemetery · Harrodsburg, KY2
- River View Cemetery · Eddyville, KY2
- Evergreen Cemetery · Greenville, KY2
- Fernwood Cemetery · Henderson, KY2
- Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery · Franklin, KY2
- Grove Hill Cemetery · Shelbyville, KY2
- Highland Cemetery · Fort Wright, KY2
- Barbourville Cemetery · Barbourville, KY2
- Mapleview Cemetery · Marion, KY1
- Silent Grove Baptist Church Cemetery · Brownsville, KY1
Top 25 of 42 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
Other notable burials in Kentucky
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.