The New Cathedral Cemetery is a Roman Catholic

cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...

, with 125 acres, located on the westside of

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, at 4300 Old Frederick Road. It is the final resting place of 110,000 people, including numerous individuals who played important roles in Maryland history. New Cathedral opened in 1871, replacing Cathedral Cemetery. The cemetery contains several players from the

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, including four members of the Baseball Hall of Fame:

John McGraw John Joseph McGraw (April 7, 1873 – February 25, 1934) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager who was for almost thirty years manager of the New York Giants. He was also the third baseman of the pennant-winning 1890 ...

, Joseph Kelley, Ned Hanlon, and

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. It is believed that no other cemetery has so many Hall of Famers.

Other notable burials

* Ephraim Francis Baldwin *

John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll (September 30, 1830 – February 27, 1911), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880. Early life Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Col. Charles Carr ...

Charles Pearce Coady Charles Pearce Coady (February 22, 1868 – February 16, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from the third district of Maryland. Early life Charles Pearce Coady was born on February 22, 1868, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Mary (née Lyons) and Michae ...

Miriam Cooper Miriam Cooper (born Marian Cooper; November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including ''The Birth of a Nation'' and '' Intolerance'' for D. W. Griffith and ''The Honor System'' a ...

Edmund Francis Dunne Count Edmund Francis Dunne, (July 30, 1835 – October 4, 1904) born Edmund Francis O'Dunne, was an American politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory. During his early career he served in the ...

George Proctor Kane George Proctor Kane (August 4, 1817 – June 23, 1878) was an American politician and policeman. He is best known for his role as Marshal of Police during the Baltimore riot of 1861 and his subsequent imprisonment at Fort McHenry and Fort Warre ...

(1817–1878), Mayor of Baltimore and Marshal of Police in Baltimore * Otis Keilholtz (1838–1883), Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and ex-officio mayor of Baltimore * Ambrose Jerome Kennedy *

John Lee John Lee may refer to: Academia * John Lee (astronomer) (1783–1866), president of the Royal Astronomical Society * John Lee (university principal) (1779–1859), University of Edinburgh principal * John Lee (pathologist) (born 1961), English ...

* J. R. Malone *

Bobby Mathews Robert T. Mathews (November 21, 1851 – April 17, 1898) was an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher who played in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, the National League of Major League Baseball and the ...

Thomas Francis McNulty Thomas Francis McNulty (September 10, 1859 – May 25, 1932) was an American Democratic political operative and epithetist. He was at one time sheriff of Baltimore, Maryland. McNulty is most remembered, however, as the composer of the children ...

(1859–1932), American sheriff and composer *

Hugh Allen Meade Hugh Allen Meade (April 4, 1907 – July 8, 1949) was a U.S. Congressman, representing the second district of Maryland from 1947 to 1949. Born in Netcong, Morris County, New Jersey, Meade attended the public schools. He moved to Baltimore, Mar ...

John Mullan (road builder) John Mullan may refer to: * John Mullan (academic), professor of English at University College London * John Mullan (Australian politician) (1871–1941) * John Mullan (road builder) (1830–1909), American soldier, explorer and road builder * John ...

Herbert O'Conor Herbert Romulus O'Conor (November 17, 1896March 4, 1960) was an American lawyer serving as the 51st Governor of Maryland from 1939 to 1947. He also served in the United States Senate, representing Maryland from 1947 to 1953. He was a Democrat. ...

Eugene O'Dunne Eugene O'Dunne or Eugene Antonio Dunne (June 22, 1875 – October 30, 1959) was a judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City. Personal life Born in Tucson, O'Dunne was the son of Judge Edmund F. Dunne, who was Chief Justice of the Arizona Terr ...

* Vincent Luke Palmisano * Theodore Wells Pietsch *

Walt Smallwood Walter Clayton Smallwood (April 24, 1893 – April 29, 1967) was a professional baseball pitcher from 1913 to 1931. He won 192 games in the minor leagues and also played two seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Smallwood was ...

John Surratt John Harrison Surratt Jr. (April 13, 1844 – April 21, 1916) was an American Confederate spy who was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; he was also suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lin ...

* George J. Turner

References

{{Authority control Cemeteries in Baltimore Roman Catholic cemeteries in the United States