Lakeview Cemetery is a privately owned cemetery located in

Galveston Galveston ( ) is a Gulf Coast of the United States, coastal resort town, resort city and port off the Southeast Texas coast on Galveston Island and Pelican Island (Texas), Pelican Island in the U.S. state of Texas. The community of , with a pop ...

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between 57th and 59th Streets with its north side along Avenue T 1/2.

Notable burials

* David G. Burnet (1788–1870), Republic of Texas President *

Norris Wright Cuney Norris Wright Cuney (May 12, 1846March 3, 1898) was an American politician, businessman, union leader, and advocate for the rights of African-Americans in Texas. Following the American Civil War, he became active in Galveston politics, serving ...

(1846–1898), politician, businessman, union leader, and African-American activist * Walter Gresham (1841–1920), U.S. Congressman from

Texas's 10th congressional district Texas's 10th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives stretches from the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region to the Greater Austin region. It includes Houston suburbs such as Katy, Cypress, Tomball, ...

Maud Cuney Hare Maud Cuney Hare (''née'' Cuney, February 16, 1874 – February 13 or 14, 1936) was an American pianist, musicologist, writer, and African-American activist in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. She was born in Galveston, the daughter o ...

(1874–1936), pianist, musicologist, writer, and African-American activist * Robert B. Hawley (1849–1921), U.S. Congressman from Texas's 10th congressional district *

Louis (Blues Boy) Jones Louis Prince Jones, Jr. (April 28, 1931 – June 27, 1984), credited as Louis Jones or Louis (Blues Boy) Jones, was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s. Life He was born in Galveston, Texas, t ...

(1931–1984), R&B singer and songwriter *

Sidney Sherman Sidney Sherman (July 23, 1805 – August 1, 1873) was a Texian general and a key leader in the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and afterwards. Early life Sherman was born in Marlboro, Massachusetts, a son of Michah and Susanna Dennis ...

(1805–1873), cavalry commander in the Texas Revolution and the Republic of Texas * William H. Sinclair (1838–1897), state politician and Speaker of the Texas House from 1871 to 1873

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* {{Galveston, Texas Cemeteries in Galveston County, Texas