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Bierstadt, Albert b. January 7, 1830 d. February 18, 1902
Artist. Known for his Western Paintings. He was a member of Hudson River School. Mount Bierstadt, the 38th tallest peak in Colorado at 14,060 feet above sea level, was named for him.
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Clifford, John Henry b. January 16, 1809 d. January 2, 1876
Governor of Massachusetts. In 1827, after graduating from Brown University in his hometown Providence, Rhode Island John Henry Clifford moved to New Bedford and opened a law practice. After a eight year stint as a private attorney he was elected to the the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1835. Within a few months of this he would be appointed as aid to Governor Edward Everett during his 1836 term. He then began a ten year run as a prosecutor serving as District Attorney for Southern...[Read More] (Bio by: 1191)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Congdon, Charles Taber b. April 7, 1821 d. January 18, 1891
Journalist and author. Correspondent for the Boston Courier and to many magazine, including Vanity Fair, Knickerbocker Magazine. Wrote 'Flowers Plucked by a Traveller on the Journey of Life'(poem), 'The Warning of War', and 'Reminiscences of a Journalist.' (Bio by: Laurie)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Crapo, William Wallace b. May 16, 1830 d. February 28, 1926
US Congressman. The surname is pronounced with a long "a" sound (CRAY-po). The son of Michigan Civil War era Governor Henry H. Crapo, he graduated from Yale in 1852, studied law and became an attorney in 1855. He was New Bedford's City Solicitor from 1855 to 1867, and served in the Massachusetts House in 1857. In 1875 Crapo was elected to a partial term in the US House of Representatives as a Republican, filling the vacancy caused by James Buffinton's death. He was reelected to three full terms...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Ingraham, Timothy b. December 5, 1810 d. February 26, 1876
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He first served as Captain and commander of Company L, 3rd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during its three months service from April to July 1861. After his muster out of that unit, he was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, serving from July 1861 until discharged for promotion as Colonel and commander of the 38th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He commanded the 1st Brigade of the 3rd Division of the 19th Army...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Thompson)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Section NW Circle, Lot 230
Randall, Charles Sturtevant b. February 20, 1824 d. August 17, 1904
US Congressman. He joined the gold rush to California in 1849, but returned two years later to New Bedford, Massachusetts, to engage in the commission and shipping business, from which he retired in 1872. He was a Republican Congressman from Massachusetts for three terms, from 1889 to 1895. After being defeated for renomination in 1894, he retired to New Bedford. (Bio by: Garver Graver)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Lot 6A, Section J
Ryder, Albert Pinkham b. March 19, 1847 d. March 28, 1917
Painter. He is considered one of America's most original artists, best known for his brooding, nocturnal land and seascapes. Most of his paintings are allegories, based on stories from the Bible, Shakespeare, and other literary sources, and filtered through his dreamlike imagination. His late style approaches abstract art in its use of simplified forms. His works include "Jonah", "The Flying Dutchman", "Toilers of the Sea", "Moonlight Marine", "Moonlit Cove", and "The Race Track, or Death on a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Rural Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot: Lot 4, Section V

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