Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)
| Calvary Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Entrance gate on Chicago Avenue | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1859 |
| Location | 301 Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 42°1′30″N 87°40′20″W / 42.02500°N 87.67222°W GNIS: Calvary Catholic Cemetery |
| Type | Catholic Cemetery |
| No. of graves | >50,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Calvary Cemetery |
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery, in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, United States.[1]
Notable burials
[edit]- James R. Buckley, US congressman
- Jane Byrne, first female mayor of Chicago
- Charles Comiskey, founding owner of the Chicago White Sox
- John Coughlin, 1st ward alderman from 1892 to 1938
- John Creed, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Cusack, US congressman
- William Emmett Dever, mayor of Chicago from 1923 to 1926
- Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, Illinois governor
- James Dunne, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- James Thomas Farrell, author
- John Frederick Finerty, US congressman
- George Peter Foster, US congressman
- John Gottselig, ice hockey player
- James H. Hallinan, MLB player
- George Peter Alexander Healy, Abraham Lincoln portrait painter
- John Patrick Hopkins, mayor of Chicago from 1893 to 1895
- Edward N. Hurley, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
- Edward Joseph Kelly, mayor of Chicago from 1933 to 1947
- Martin H. Kennelly, mayor of Chicago from 1947 to 1955
- Frank Lawler, US congressman
- Elmer Layden, Hall of Fame football player
- Roland Victor Libonati, US congressman
- William Lorimer, US congressman and senator
- William F. Mahoney, US representative from 1901 to 1904
- James McAndrews, US congressman
- Patrick McGuire, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Frederic McLaughlin, first owner of the Chicago Black Hawks NHL team in 1926. He named the team after his WWI army unit, the 86th Infantry "Blackhawk" Division
- Hugh Molloy, Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- William J. Moxley, US congressman
- James A. Mulligan, Civil War brevet general
- Hank O'Day, MLB umpire
- Marie Owens, first policewoman in Chicago, first known female police officer in America
- Emmett Paré, professional tennis player and coach
- John W. Rainey, US representative from 1918 to 1923
- Alexander John Resa, US congressman
- Jimmy Ryan, MLB player
- James Michael Slattery, US senator
- Edmund J. Stack, US congressman
- Patrick D. Tyrrell, Secret Service detective
- Howard Wakefield, MLB player
- James Hugh Ward, US congressman
References
[edit]- ^ "Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries". Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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