Chicago, Mt. Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery

 

Bell, Carey 

b. November 14, 1936  d. May 6, 2007
Blues Musician. Born Carey Bell Harrington. He was a harmonica player and major influence on the Chicago blues scene for over six decades. Inspired by musician Louis Jordan, he began his career during the 1950s, later performing and recording with Muddy Waters and Willie Dixon. Some of his notable albums include "Carey Bell's Blues Harp", (1969), "Last Night", (1973), "Heartaches and Pain", (1977), "Harpslinger", (1988) and "Second Nature", (2004). He died of heart failure. 
 

Busbey, Fred E. 

b. February 8, 1895  d. February 11, 1966
US Congressman. After serving in the Army during World War I, he opened a successful investment brokerage business in Chicago. He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress and served one term 1943 to 1945. Busbey was re-elected for three more terms, serving from 1947 to 1949 and from 1951 to 1955. 
 

Dunham, Ransom Williams  

b. March 21, 1838  d. August 19, 1896
US Congressman. He moved to Chicago in 1857, became a grain and provision commission merchant and was president of the Board of Trade of Chicago in 1882. In 1883, he was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth, Forty-ninth, and Fiftieth Congresses, retiring after his final term in 1889. 
 

Fortune, Jesse  

b. February 28, 1930  d. August 31, 2009
Singer. Known as the "Fortune Tellin' Man", he was one of the great Chicago blues vocalists of the 1950s and 1960s. In 1952, he migrated to Chicago and began performing with such blues notables as Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Ted Taylor and Willie Dixon. He is best remembered for his 1960s recordings of "Too Many Cooks", "Dark is the Night", "Sandu", "Losin Hard", and "Ain't About the Money". 

Harris, Paul Percy 

b. April 19, 1868  d. January 27, 1947
Social Reformer. A Chicago attorney, he founded Rotary International. Paul Harris Plaza in downtown Racine is a pedestrian park named for him.
 

Henshaw, Roy Knikelbine 

b. July 29, 1911  d. June 8, 1993
Major League Baseball Player. During his eight years pitching in the majors, he played for four different teams. He began with the Chicago Cubs (1933, 1935 to 1936) after pitching collegiately for the University of Chicago. He then played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937), St. Louis Cardinals (1938), and finished with the Detroit Tigers (1942 to 1944). 
 

Perkins, Eddie 

b. March 3, 1937  d. May 10, 2012
Hall of Fame Professional Boxer. He was the former WBA World Lightweight Champion (1962, 1963 to 1965) and the former WBC Lightweight Champion (1963 to 1965). Raised in Chicago, his interest of the sport was born from his roughhousing with neighborhood friends. His energies would later be refined in a disciplined manner during his training sessions at the Chicago gym owned by the legendary heavyweight Joe Louis. 
 

Sproul, Elliott Wilford 

b. December 28, 1856  d. June 22, 1935
US Congressman. He immigrated to America in 1879, was in the building business and was naturalized as citizen in 1886. From 1896 to 1899, he was member of the Chicago City Council and delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1920. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Public Library, 1919 to 1921. In 1921, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and to the next four succeeding Congresses, serving until he resigned in 1931. 
 

Swift, Gustavus Franklin 

b. June 24, 1839  d. March 29, 1903
Businessman, Meat Packing Magnate. He is credited with the development of the first practical ice-cooled railroad car which allowed his company to ship dressed meats to all parts of the country and even abroad. He was born the 2nd son of a farmer where they raised and butchered cattle, hogs, and sheep. He took little interest in a formal education and left school after the 8th grade and began working at his older brother's butcher shop. 

 

Terrell, Ernie 

b. April 4, 1939  d. December 16, 2014
Professional Boxer. He was the former World Boxing Association Heavyweight Champion (1965 to 1967). He turned professionally in 1957 and went on to win his first eight contests. This time period also saw Terrell form his music ensemble "Ernie Terrell and the Heavyweights" which featured his younger sister Jean Terrell who succeeded Diana Ross as lead singer of "The Supremes" in 1970. 
 

Weaver, George Daniel 'Buck' 

b. August 18, 1890  d. January 31, 1956
Major League Baseball Player. He began his major league career on April 11, 1912, as a shortstop for the Chicago White Sox. An excellent infielder, he was switched to third base and was known as the only third baseman in the league that Ty Cobb would not bunt against. During the 1919 World Series known as the Black Sox Scandal, Weaver played error-less ball in the Series and batted .324. 

Wharton, Charles Stuart 

b. April 22, 1875  d. September 4, 1939
US Congessman. In 1899, he was a prosecuting attorney in Lake, Illinois and was assistant city attorney of Chicago in 1903. He was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress serving 1905 to 1907. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection he resumed the practice of law in Chicago and was a Government appeal agent in Chicago during World War I. In 1920, he was appointed assistant State's attorney serving until resigning in December 1923.