United States representatives buried in Louisiana
Wikidata records 48 US representatives as buried in 22 of the cemeteries we list in Louisiana. Metairie Cemetery in Metairie holds the most, with 17. Louisiana has the 29th highest count of any state, out of 5,331 nationally.
People recorded as having served in the United States House of Representatives.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
United States representatives buried in Louisiana
- William C. C. Claiborne1775-1817American frontier politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- John Bennett Dawson1798-1845American politicianGrace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Francisville, LA
- Walter Hampden Overton1788-1845American politicianMcNutt Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, LA
- Philemon Thomas1763-1847American politicianBaton Rouge National Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA
- Thomas Withers Chinn1791-1852American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA
- John M. Landrum1815-1861American politicianOakland Cemetery, Shreveport, LA
- Alcée Louis la Branche1806-1861American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux1812-1866American politicianHalfway Cemetery, Gray, LA
- Isaac Edward Morse1809-1866American politicianLafayette Cemetery Number 1, New Orleans, LA
- Roland Jones1813-1869American politicianOakland Cemetery, Shreveport, LA
- Effingham Lawrence1820-1878American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- William B. Spencer1835-1882American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA
- Robert B. Elliott1842-1884African American lawyer, politician, civil rights leaderSaint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, LA
- Michael Hahn1830-1886American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Edward White Robertson1823-1887American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA
- E. John Ellis1840-1889American politician and lawyerEllis Cemetery, Roseland, LA
- Theodore Gaillard Hunt1805-1893American congressman for LouisianaMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Nathaniel D. Wallace1845-1894American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Benjamin Flanders1816-1896American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Matthew D. Lagan1829-1901American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Henry Warren Ogden1842-1905Confederate States of America Army officer and American politicianCottage Grove Cemetery, Benton, LA
- Adolph Meyer1842-1908American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Robert C. Davey1853-1908American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Samuel Louis Gilmore1859-1910American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Samuel Matthews Robertson1852-1911American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA
- Charles E. Nash1844-1913American politicianSaint Louis Cemetery Number 3, New Orleans, LA
- Alexander Boarman1839-1916American judge and congressmanOakland Cemetery, Shreveport, LA
- J. Smith Young1834-1916Confederate Army officer and politicianOakland Cemetery, Shreveport, LA
- Charles F. Buck1841-1918American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Joseph P. Newsham1837-1919Union Army officerGrace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Saint Francisville, LA
- Albert Estopinal1845-1919American politicianSaint Louis Cemetery Number 3, New Orleans, LA
- Carleton Hunt1836-1921American politicianSaint Louis Cemetery Number 2, New Orleans, LA
- Theodore Stark Wilkinson1847-1921Member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of LouisianaMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Newton C. Blanchard1849-1922American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Bossier City, LA
- John T. Watkins1854-1925American judgeMinden Cemetery, Minden, LA
- Hamilton D. Coleman1845-1926Confederate Army soldier and American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Bolivar E. Kemp1871-1933American politicianAmite Cemetery, Amite, LA
- Arsène Pujo1861-1939American politicianOrange Grove Cemetery, Lake Charles, LA
- James O'Connor1870-1941American politician, LouisianaMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- James Z. Spearing1864-1942American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Riley Joseph Wilson1871-1946American politicianGreenwood Cemetery, Ruston, LA
- John N. Sandlin1872-1957American politicianMinden Cemetery, Minden, LA
- Paul H. Maloney1876-1967American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Joachim O. Fernández1896-1978American politicianMetairie Cemetery, Metairie, LA
- Otto Ernest Passman1900-1988American politicianMulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, Lakeshore, LA
- Newt V. Mills1899-1996American politicianIndian Village Cemetery, Claiborne, LA
- Speedy Long1928-2006American politicianMagnolia Cemetery, Urania, LA
- Joe Waggonner1918-2007American politicianPlain Dealing Cemetery, Springhill, LA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1810s1
- 1840s3
- 1850s1
- 1860s5
- 1870s1
- 1880s5
- 1890s3
- 1900s4
- 1910s8
- 1920s5
- 1930s2
- 1940s3
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 1990s1
- 2000s2
By recorded year of death, for the 48 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Metairie Cemetery · Metairie, LA17
- Magnolia Cemetery · Baton Rouge, LA4
- Oakland Cemetery · Shreveport, LA4
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 2 · New Orleans, LA2
- Saint Louis Cemetery Number 3 · New Orleans, LA2
- Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery · Saint Francisville, LA2
- Minden Cemetery · Minden, LA2
- Halfway Cemetery · Gray, LA1
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery · Baton Rouge, LA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Metairie, LA1
- Lafayette Cemetery Number 1 · New Orleans, LA1
- Orange Grove Cemetery · Lake Charles, LA1
- Ellis Cemetery · Roseland, LA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Bossier City, LA1
- Greenwood Cemetery · Ruston, LA1
- Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery · Lakeshore, LA1
- Amite Cemetery · Amite, LA1
- Plain Dealing Cemetery · Springhill, LA1
- Indian Village Cemetery · Claiborne, LA1
- Cottage Grove Cemetery · Benton, LA1
- McNutt Hill Cemetery · Alexandria, LA1
- Magnolia Cemetery · Urania, LA1
Other notable burials in Louisiana
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.