page_title: List of burials at the Congressional Cemetery
section_title: Congressional cenotaphs
hierarchical_section_title: List of burials at the Congressional Cemetery / Congressional cenotaphs
caption_attribution_description: English: Graves of Ann and William Thornton a the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC (a National Historic Landmark). He was the first Architect of the Capitol and is the only non-Congressman to be honored with a "Latrobe Cenotaph" (right) - though it is his grave, not a true cenotaph. She was a well-known socialite and diarist who recorded many key events during her lifetime, e.g. Dolley Madison's actions during the Burning of Washington. Both have articles in Wikipedia. She outlived her husband William by decades, and here they are now, joined after death by QRpedia!
context_page_description: This is a list of notable individuals who were buried at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., as well as those who are memorialized by cenotaphs. In particular, many U.S. senators and U.S representatives are memorialized by cenotaphs at the cemetery.
  Specialized terminology is used on this list. The term cenotaph includes not only monuments that are "empty tombs" or where the body is buried elsewhere, but also the graves of Congressmen who died in office which are marked by the particular style of cenotaph designed by Benjamin Latrobe for the Cemetery. "Congressman" refers to any U.S. senator or representative. A range/site listing, e.g. R31/S44, after a name gives the location of the grave or cenotaph according to the cemetery's location system.
context_section_description: William Thornton (1759–1828), first Architect of the Capitol, is the only person who did not serve as a congressman to be honored with one of the cenotaphs designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe at the Congressional Cemetery.
  John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), President, Senator, and Representative — Massachusetts, cenotaph only and was interred in the Public Vault in 1848. R54/S101.
  James C. Alvord, (1808–1839), Representative — Massachusetts, cenotaph only. R57/S141.
  Simeon H. Anderson, (1802–1840), Representative — Kentucky, cenotaph only. R57/S135
  Charles Andrews, (1814–1852), Representative — Maine, cenotaph only. R54/S161.
  Chester Ashley, (1791–1848), Senator  —  Arkansas, cenotaph only. R60/S144.
  Goldsmith Bailey, (1823–1862), Representative — Massachusetts. R59/S143.
  Thomas Henry Bayly, (1810–1859), Representative — Virginia. R60/S122.
  William Lee Ball, (1781–1824), Representative — Virginia, War of 1812 soldier. R29/S37-38.
  Nick Begich, (1932–1972), Representative Alaska, shares cenotaph with Hale Boggs. They were both lost in a plane crash.  R53/S123.
  James Bell, (1804–1857), Senator — New Hampshire, cenotaph only. R60/S101
  Thaddeus Betts, (1789–1840), Senator — Connecticut, cenotaph only. Name spelled Thaddel S Betts on cenotaph. R57/S114.
  George M. Bibb, (1776–1859), Senator — Kentucky, cenotaph only. R 57/ S 143.
  Henry Black, (1783–1841), Representative — Pennsylvania, cenotaph only. R56/S126.
  James A. Black, (1793–1848), Representative South Carolina, cenotaph only. R55/S104.
  James Blair, (1786–1834), Representative — South Carolina. R30/S72.
  Theodorick Bland, (1741–1790), Representative — Virginia; the first to die in office, reinterred 1828 with cenotaph. R31/S48.
  Hale Boggs, (1914–1972), Representative Louisiana, shares cenotaph with Nick Begich. They were both lost in a plane crash.  R53/S123.
  Pierre Bossier (1797–1844), Representative Louisiana. R54/S123.
  Thomas Bouldin (1781–1834), Representative Virginia, cenotaph only.  Only congressman to die while addressing Congress. R29/S72.
  Edward Bradley, (1808–1847), Representative — Michigan, cenotaph only. R55/S107.
  Samuel Brenton, (1810–1847), Representative Indiana, cenotaph only. R60/S104.
  Elijah Brigham, (1751–1816), Representative Massachusetts. R30/S14.
  Preston Brooks, (1819–1857), Representative South Carolina; beat Senator Sumner with a cane, cenotaph only. R60/S116
  Anson Brown, (1800–1840), Representative New York, cenotaph only. R57/S138.
  Nathan Bryan, (1748–1798), Representative North Carolina, cenotaph, burial site unknown. R57/S117
  Alexander H. Buell, (1801–1853), Representative New York, cenotaph only. R54/S157
  Barker Burnell, (1798–1844), Representative Massachusetts, cenotaph only. R60/S104.
  James Burrill, Jr., (1772–1820), Senator Massachusetts. R29/S31-32.
  Silas M. Burroughs, (1810–1860), Representative New York. R60/S66.
  William A. Burwell, (1780–1821), Representative — Virginia; private secretary to Thomas Jefferson, cenotaph but burial site unknown. R56/S102.
  Andrew Pickens Butler, (1796–1857), Representative — South Carolina, cenotaph only. R60/S84
  Chester Pierce Butler, (1798–1850), Representative Pennsylvania, cenotaph only. R57/S163.
  John C. Calhoun, (1782–1850), Vice President, Senator, Representative South Carolina, cenotaph only. R60/S146
  Brookins Campbell, (1808–1853), Representative Tennessee, centotaph only. R60/S137.
  Timothy J. Carter, (1800–1838), Representative Maine. R30/S54-56.
  Levi Casey, (1752–1807), Representative — South Carolina; Brigadier General of the South Carolina Militia and American Continental Army. R29/S63.
  Jonathan Cilley, (1802–1838), Representative Maine, killed in a duel by Rep. William J. Graves, cenotaph only. R30/S60.
  Henry Clay, (1777–1852), Senator, Representative Kentucky, "the Great Compromiser," centotaph only. R60/S149.
  John E. Coffee, (1782–1836), Representative Georgia, reelected posthumously, cenotaph only. R56/S122.
  Thomas Buchecker Cooper, (1823–1862), Representative Pennsylvania, cenotaph only. R59/S146.
  Jacob Crowninshield, (1770–1806), Representative Massachusetts, cenotaph only. R57/S108
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caption: Graves of Anna and William Thornton
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