Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)
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°WCoordinates: 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.[1]
Notable burials[]
- 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, Pro hockey player
- 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
- James Hugh Ward, US Congressman
References[]
- ^ "Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic Cemeteries". Retrieved February 24, 2018.
Categories:
- Burials at Calvary Cemetery (Evanston, Illinois)
- Cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois
- Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States
- 1859 establishments in Illinois
- United States cemetery stubs