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Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
CEMETERY
Despite the name, is in New Orleans proper and not Metairie.
Official Website:
http://www.lakelawnmetairie.com/ Location:
New Orleans, LA
Founding Date:
1872
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard |
Military |
28-May-1818 |
20-Feb-1893 |
Confederate General |
| Ruth Fertel |
Business |
5-Feb-1927 |
16-Apr-2002 |
Founder, Ruth's Chris Steak House |
| Jim Garrison |
Attorney |
20-Nov-1921 |
21-Oct-1992 |
New Orleans DA investigated JFK's assassination |
| Al Hirt |
Jazz Musician |
7-Nov-1922 |
27-Apr-1999 |
Dixieland trumpet player |
| John Bell Hood |
Military |
29-Jun-1831 |
30-Aug-1879 |
Confederate General |
| DeLesseps S. Morrison |
Politician |
18-Jan-1912 |
22-May-1964 |
Mayor of New Orleans, 1946-61 |
| Mel Ott |
Baseball |
2-Mar-1909 |
21-Nov-1958 |
HoF New York Giants outfielder |
| P. B. S. Pinchback |
Government |
10-May-1837 |
21-Dec-1921 |
First African-American US Governor |
| Louis Prima |
Singer |
7-Dec-1910 |
24-Aug-1978 |
King of the Swingers |
| John Minor Wisdom |
Judge |
17-May-1905 |
15-May-1999 |
5th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1957-77 |
| Cora Witherspoon |
Actor |
5-Jan-1890 |
17-Nov-1957 |
The Bank Dick |
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