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See also
Albert
Clark Chapin —
Henry
Schenck Harris —
George
W. Merck |
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Schenck, Abraham —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1795-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Abraham Henry
(1775-1831) —
also known as Abraham H. Schenck —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, January
22, 1775.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1804-06; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1815-17.
Died June 1,
1831 (age 56 years, 130
days).
Interment at Dutch
Reform Churchyard, Beacon, N.Y.
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Schenck, Abraham V. —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1855-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Abraham V. —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Middlesex County, 1883-85.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Charles T. —
of Pennsylvania.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1920; candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, David —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Schenck, David K. —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1838-41.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Edward J. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1948.
Still living as of 1948.
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Schenck, Ferdinand Schureman
(1790-1860) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Millstone, Somerset
County, N.J., February
11, 1790.
Republican. Physician;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1829-31; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37; delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844; Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1845-57; candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1856.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 16,
1860 (age 70 years, 95
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Somerset County, N.J.
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Schenck, Gary —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Schenck, Gilbert V. —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-45; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1940-43.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Guisbert —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1780-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Harriett —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1924.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Henry —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1790-91.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, James W. —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, John —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Queens
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1777-78, 1786-87, 1788-89, 1790-91 (Dutchess
County 1777-78, Queens County 1786-87, 1788-89, 1790-91); delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Queens
County, 1788; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1792-96, 1798-1806.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, John F. (b.
1905) —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born February
19, 1905.
Son of Henry Frelinghuysen Schenck and Mary Margaret (Foran) Schenck.
Republican. President, Foran Foundry and
Manufacturing Company; director, Hunterdon County National Bank; chair of
Hunterdon County Republican Party, 1945; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947.
Member, Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, John G. —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1861-63,
1872-74; member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1879-81.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, John I. —
of New York.
Member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1828-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Joseph —
of Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Martin —
of Somerset
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1817-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Martin —
of Spraker's Basin, Montgomery
County, N.Y.; Greenbush (now Rensselaer), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1875; New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1892-93.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Michael
(1876-1948) —
of Hendersonville, Henderson
County, N.C.
Born in Lincolnton, Lincoln
County, N.C., December
12, 1876.
Son of David Schenck and Sallie (Ramseur) Schenck.
Mayor, Hendersonville, N.C., 1907-08; solicitor, 18th District,
1913-18; superior court judge in North Carolina, 1924-34; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1934-48; appointed 1934;
resigned 1948.
Died November
5, 1948 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Paul Fornshell
(1899-1968) —
also known as Paul F. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio, April 19,
1899.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1951-65; defeated, 1950.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
30, 1968 (age 69 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Schenck, Peter A. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1803-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, Robert Cumming
(1809-1890) —
also known as Robert C. Schenck —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, October
4, 1809.
Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1839-43; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1843-51, 1863-71 (3rd District 1843-51,
1863-67, 5th District 1867-69, 3rd District 1869-71); U.S. Minister
to Brazil, 1851-53; Great Britain, 1870-76; general in the Union Army during the
Civil War.
While U.S. minister to Great Britain in 1871, he promoted the sale of
shares in the Emma Silver Mine Company, of which was a director;
quietly sold his own shares before news about the mine's depletion
caused their value to collapse. His diplomatic immunity enabled him
to avoid facing fraud charges
in a British court.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 23,
1890 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Schenck, Tunis —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County, 1814-15, 1818-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Schenck, W. C. —
of Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Member of Ohio state
senate from Hamilton County, 1803-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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