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• Cosgrove, Henry   b. December 19, 1834  d. December 22, 1906
  Roman Catholic Bishop. He was ordained a priest August 25, 1857, and became pastor of St. Marguerite's church, Davenport, Iowa in 1861. After the death of Bishop McMullen, Davenport's first Bishop, he became administrator of the Catholic see in the Diocese of Davenport. When he was consecrated as Bishop on July 20, 1884, he was the first native of the United States appointed to a see west of the Mississippi. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• Davis, James    b. November 7, 1852  d. December 2, 1926
  Roman Catholic Bishop. Third Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport, and the first Bishop to admit the Carmelite Nuns into a Midwestern Diocese. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• Hayes, Ralph L.   b. September 21, 1884  d. July 4, 1970
  Roman Catholic Bishop. Fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Davenport. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• Le Claire, Antoine    b. December 15, 1797  d. September 25, 1861
  Pioneer. First white settler in Iowa. Co-founder of the city of Davenport, Iowa. Le Claire, Iowa is named for him. He acted as an interpreter for the US government in dealings with Native Americans in the midwest, notably providing his services at the signing of the treaty which secured the Black Hawk Purchase, which included parcels of land which became Davenport and Le Claire, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. He was fluent in both French and English, and could speak many Native American dialects...[Read More] (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
  Plot: along the main drive, near the entrance gate
   
• McMullen, John   b. January 8, 1832  d. July 4, 1883
  Roman Catholic Bishop. He was the first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, and founder of St. Ambrose University, which is now a leading private liberal arts college. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• Murphy, Jeremiah Henry   b. 1835  d. 1893
  Politician. U.S. Represntative from Iowa. Former Mayor of Davenport, Iowa, and (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• O'Keefe, Gerald Francis    b. March 30, 1918  d. April 12, 2000
  Roman Catholic Bishop. He served as Auxillary Bishop of Minneapolis - St. Paul, and Bishop of Davenport. In 1992, two Minnesota women filed suit against him, alleging that he sexually abused them in the 1960's on the grounds of St. Paul Cathedral in Minnesota. The charges were eventually dropped and O'Keefe was never found guilty. (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   
• Skelly, Hal    b. May 31, 1891  d. June 16, 1934
  Stage and screen actor. He made his debut on Broadway with "Fiddler's Three." His first film was the version of the Broadway play "Burlesque," retitled "Dance of Life" (1929). He also appeared in "Woman Trap" (1929) and "The Shadow Laughs" (1933). He died in a car accident. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
   

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