Beechwoods Cemetery (New Rochelle, New York)
Beechwoods Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in New Rochelle, New York. The cemetery was incorporated in 1854.
Notable interments
- Medal of Honor recipients:
- Robert Temple Emmet (1854–1936), Lieutenant in the American Cavalry, for action in the Indian Wars.[1]
- William B. Lewis (1847–1900), Union Army Sergeant, for action in the Indian Wars.[2]
- Others
- Ruth Chatterton (1892–1961), American actress, novelist and aviator. Her cremated remains are interred in a niche in the Lugar Mausoleum (Section 11, Lot 303).
- Thaddeus Davids (1810–1894), New York City businessman.[3]
- John Hunter (1788–1852), New York City merchant and landowner.[4]
- John Q. Underhill (1848–1907), U.S. Congressman.
- Max Wertheimer (1880–1943), one of the founders of gestalt psychology.
- Lou Jones (1932-2006), American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x400 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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