The Political Graveyard: Allegany County, N.Y.

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Allegany County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Allegany County

Index to Locations

Alfred Alfred Cemetery

Angelica Angelica Cemetery

Angelica Until the Day Dawn Cemetery

Belmont Forest Hill Cemetery

Fillmore Pine Grove Cemetery

Richburg Richburg Cemetery

Alfred Cemetery
Alfred, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Wallace Brown (1836-1926) — of Bradford, McKean County, Pa. Born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N.Y., April 22, 1836. Son of Rasselas W. Brown and Mary P. (Brownell) Brown. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; McKean County District Attorney, 1867-69; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1872-76; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1883-87. Died in Bradford, McKean County, Pa., November 4, 1926 (age 90 years, 196 days). Interment at Alfred Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, March 18, 1862, to Ellen Crandall.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Angelica Cemetery
Angelica, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Martin Grover (1811-1875) — of Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in Hartwick, Otsego County, N.Y., October 20, 1811. U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1845-47; state court judge in New York, 1857; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868-75; died in office 1875. Died in Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y., August 23, 1875 (age 63 years, 307 days). Interment at Angelica Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

David Plunket Richardson (1833-1904) — also known as David P. Richardson — of Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1833. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1879-83. Died in 1904 (age about 71 years). Interment at Angelica Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Until the Day Dawn Cemetery
Angelica, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William G. Angel (1790-1858) — of Burlington, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in New Shoreham, Newport County, R.I., July 17, 1790. U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1825-27, 1829-33; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; county judge in New York, 1847. Died in Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y., August 13, 1858 (age 68 years, 27 days). Interment at Until the Day Dawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Judson W. Sherman (1808-1881) — of New York. Born in New York, 1808. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1857-59. Died in 1881 (age about 73 years). Interment at Until the Day Dawn Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Forest Hill Cemetery
Belmont, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Hamilton Ward (1829-1898) — of Belmont, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Herkimer County, N.Y., July 3, 1829. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1865-71; New York state attorney general, 1880-81; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1891-98. Died in 1898 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Hamilton Ward, Jr..
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Hamilton Ward, Jr. (1871-1932) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in 1871. Son of Hamilton Ward. Republican. New York state attorney general, 1929-30. Died in 1932 (age about 61 years). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Fillmore, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:
	Ransom Lloyd Richardson (1873-1959) — also known as Ransom L. Richardson — of Fillmore, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y., January 25, 1873. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Allegany County, 1912-13. Died in Fillmore, Allegany County, N.Y., March 11, 1959 (age 86 years, 45 days). Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.

Richburg Cemetery
Richburg, Allegany County, New York

Politicians buried here:
	Ward Alva Withey (1891-1958) — also known as Ward A. Withey — of Allentown, Allegany County, N.Y. Born January 27, 1891. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Allegany County, 1930. Died March 3, 1958 (age 67 years, 35 days). Interment at Richburg Cemetery.

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