Notable burials · Government
Governors buried in Massachusetts
Wikidata records 57 governors as buried in 31 of the cemeteries we list in Massachusetts. Mount Auburn Cemetery in North Brighton holds the most, with 10. Massachusetts has the 2nd 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.
57
governors
31
cemeteries
1%
of notable burials in Massachusetts
1890s
the decade with the most deaths (6)
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In order of death
Governors buried in Massachusetts
- Thomas Cushing1725-1788First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governorGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- James Bowdoin1726-1790American leader during the American RevolutionGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- John Hancock1737-1793American Patriot and statesman during the American RevolutionGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Increase Sumner1746-1799Governor of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Associate JusticeGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Samuel Adams1722-1803American statesman, political philosopher, governor of Massachusetts and Founding Father of the United StatesGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- James Sullivan1744-1808Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and governorGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Caleb Strong1745-1819Massachusetts lawyer, governor, and US senator 1745-1819Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, MA
- Levi Lincoln Sr.1749-1820United States attorney general and acting governor of MassachusettsRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- William Eustis1753-1825Massachusetts-born physician, politician, and diplomatOld Burying Ground, Lexington, MA
- William Hull1753-1825American soldier and politicianEast Parish Burying Ground, Newton, MA
- John Brooks1752-1825Massachusetts doctor, military officer, and governorSalem Street Burying Ground, Medford, MA
- Christopher Gore1758-1827Massachusetts Federalist politician; governor and senatorGranary Burying Ground, Boston, MA
- Samuel Turell Armstrong1784-1850American printer and politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- John Davis1787-1854Massachusetts congressman and governorRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- George N. Briggs1796-1861Massachusetts Governor and CongressmanPittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, MA
- Marcus Morton1784-1864Massachusetts Democratic governor and Supreme Judicial Court associate justiceMount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, MA
- Edward Everett1794-1865American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and oratorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Joseph A. Gilmore1811-1867American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Levi Lincoln, Jr.1782-1868Massachusetts Governor and CongressmanRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- John H. Clifford1809-1876Massachusetts Whig governor and attorney generalRural Cemetery, New Bedford, MA
- Emory Washburn1800-1877American politician; Harvard Law professorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Edward Kent1802-1877American mayorMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Alexander Bullock1816-1882American politicianRural Cemetery & Crematory, Worcester, MA
- Thomas Talbot1818-1885American politician and textile businessmanLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- William B. Washburn1820-1887American businessman and politician from MassachusettsGreen River Cemetery, Greenfield, MA
- Nathaniel P. Banks1816-1894American politician of Massachusetts and general of the Union ArmyGrove Hill Cemetery, Waltham, MA
- William Gaston1820-1894American politician and lawyer (1820-1894); Governor of MassachusettsForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Oliver Ames1831-1895American businessman, financier and politician from MassachusettsVillage Cemetery, Stoughton, MA
- Alexander H. Rice1818-1895American politicianForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Frederic T. Greenhalge1842-1896American politicianLowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- William Russell1857-1896U.S. political figure (1857-1896); Governor of Massachusetts from 1891 to 1894Mount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Roger Wolcott1847-1900American politician, Governor of MassachusettsMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- George S. Boutwell1818-1905United States politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- William Claflin1818-1905American politicianNewton Cemetery, Newton, MA
- Eben Sumner Draper1858-1914American politicianHopedale Village Cemetery, Hopedale, MA
- Curtis Guild1860-191543rd Governor of MassachusettsForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- John Quincy Adams Brackett1842-1918American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Winthrop M. Crane1853-1920American politicianMain Street Cemetery, Dalton, MA
- Samuel Walker McCall1851-1923American politicianWildwood Cemetery, Winchester, MA
- William Lewis Douglas1845-1924US businessman and politician, MassachusettsMelrose Cemetery, Brockton, MA
- Eugene Foss1858-1939American politicianForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- John Lewis Bates1859-194641st Governor of MassachusettsWoodlawn Cemetery, Everett, MA
- Charles F. Hurley1893-1946US politicianCambridge Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Charles Seymour Whitman1868-1947American judge and politicianWestlawn Cemetery, Westford, MA
- Huntley Nowel Spaulding1869-1955American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Joseph B. Ely1881-1956American politicianPine Hill Cemetery, Westfield, MA
- James Michael Curley1874-1958American politicianMount Calvary Cemetery, Clarendon Hills, MA
- Christian Herter1895-1966American politicianProspect Hill Cemetery, Millis, MA
- Channing H. Cox1879-1968American politicianForest Hills Cemetery, Roslindale, MA
- Spessard Holland1892-1971Former Senator and Governor of FloridaWildwood Cemetery, Winchester, MA
- Leverett Saltonstall1892-1979Politician and United States Army officer 1892-1979Harmony Grove Cemetery, Peabody, MA
- Robert F. Bradford1902-1983American politicianMount Auburn Cemetery, North Brighton, MA
- Foster Furcolo1911-1995US politicianHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
- Endicott Peabody1920-1997American politicianGroton Cemetery, Groton, MA
- Francis W. Sargent1915-1998Governor of MassachusettsHighland Cemetery, Dover, MA
- Vesta M. Roy1925-2002American politicianSaint Joseph Cemetery, Lowell, MA
- Edward J. King1925-2006Governor of MassachusettsHolyhood Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, MA
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Over time
Deaths by decade
- 1780s1
- 1790s3
- 1800s2
- 1810s1
- 1820s5
- 1850s2
- 1860s5
- 1870s3
- 1880s3
- 1890s6
- 1900s3
- 1910s3
- 1920s3
- 1930s1
- 1940s3
- 1950s3
- 1960s2
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
- 1990s3
- 2000s2
By recorded year of death, for the 57 people with one.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- Mount Auburn Cemetery · North Brighton, MA10
- Granary Burying Ground · Boston, MA7
- Forest Hills Cemetery · Roslindale, MA5
- Rural Cemetery & Crematory · Worcester, MA4
- Holyhood Cemetery · Chestnut Hill, MA2
- Lowell Cemetery · Lowell, MA2
- Wildwood Cemetery · Winchester, MA2
- Groton Cemetery · Groton, MA2
- Main Street Cemetery · Dalton, MA1
- Village Cemetery · Stoughton, MA1
- Prospect Hill Cemetery · Millis, MA1
- Woodlawn Cemetery · Everett, MA1
- Pittsfield Cemetery · Pittsfield, MA1
- Highland Cemetery · Dover, MA1
- Rural Cemetery · New Bedford, MA1
- Harmony Grove Cemetery · Peabody, MA1
- Newton Cemetery · Newton, MA1
- Cambridge Cemetery · North Brighton, MA1
- Westlawn Cemetery · Westford, MA1
- Grove Hill Cemetery · Waltham, MA1
- East Parish Burying Ground · Newton, MA1
- Salem Street Burying Ground · Medford, MA1
- Old Burying Ground · Lexington, MA1
- Mount Calvary Cemetery · Clarendon Hills, MA1
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery · Taunton, MA1
Top 25 of 31 cemeteries. The map shows all of them.
More lists
Other notable burials in Massachusetts
Writers and poets657United States representatives259Scientists217Painters, sculptors and photographers189Business leaders188Architects158Physicians154Journalists140American Civil War veterans124Actors112Inventors and engineers90Baseball players86Musicians and singers84Medal of Honor recipients72World War II veterans57American football players50United States senators40World War I veterans38Pulitzer Prize winners22Spanish-American War veterans18American Revolutionary War veterans15
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.