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Alexander Williams Randall (1819-1872) —
also known as Alexander W. Randall —
of Manitowoc, Manitowoc
County, Wis.; Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Ames, Montgomery
County, N.Y., October
31, 1819.
Republican. Delegate to
Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,
1856; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1858-62; U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1861-63; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1866-69.
Died July 26,
1872 (age 52 years, 269
days).
Interment somewhere.
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John Barry Stanchfield (1855-1921) —
also known as John B. Stanchfield —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., March 30,
1855.
Democrat. Mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1886-88; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1895-96; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912
(speaker);
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of kidney
failure, in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 25,
1921 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Daniel Sheehan —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Ridgebury, Bradford
County, Pa.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Elmira, N.Y., 1903-04, 1908-11; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912.
Interment somewhere.
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Relatives:
Married to Ellen 'Nellie' O'Herron. |
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John F. Murtaugh —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1911-14.
Interment somewhere.
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Lucius Robinson (1810-1886) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Windham, Greene
County, N.Y., November
4, 1810.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1860-61; New York
state comptroller, 1862-65, 1876; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1870; Governor of
New York, 1877-80; defeated, 1879.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., March 23,
1886 (age 75 years, 139
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) —
also known as J. Sloat Fassett —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
13, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Chemung
County District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1880,
1904,
1908,
1916;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1884-91; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1888-92; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1891; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1891; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11.
Died in Vancouver, British
Columbia, April 21,
1924 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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John Arnot, Jr. (1831-1886) —
of New York.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., March 11,
1831.
Democrat. Mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1864, 1870, 1874; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-86 (29th District 1883-85,
28th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
20, 1886 (age 55 years, 254
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Horace Boardman Smith (1826-1888) —
of New York.
Born in Whitingham, Windham
County, Vt., August
18, 1826.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in New York, 1859-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (27th District 1871-73,
28th District 1873-75); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1883-88.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., December
26, 1888 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Thomas Schmeck Flood (1844-1908) —
also known as Thomas S. Flood —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lodi, Seneca
County, N.Y., April 12,
1844.
Son of Patrick H. Flood (1811-1886) and Rachel (Schmeck) Flood.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1887-91.
Died in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., October
28, 1908 (age 64 years, 199
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) —
of New York.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1792.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31.
Died in 1864
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Asher Tyler (1798-1875) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1798.
U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1843-45.
Died in 1875
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Hiram Gray (1801-1890) —
of New York.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., July 10,
1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1837-39; circuit
judge in New York, 1846; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1847-60.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 6,
1890 (age 88 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., February
10, 1809.
Son of John Diven and Eleanor (Means) Diven.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of George
Miles, and later, of Samuel
G. Hathaway; railroad
promoter; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County);
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1896 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Lewis Henry (1885-1941) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1885.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1922-23.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in 1941
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Hosea Hunt Rockwell (1840-1918) —
also known as Hosea H. Rockwell —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, N.Y., May 31,
1840.
Son of Samuel Rockwell and Johanna (Hunt) Rockwell.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1891-93; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1918
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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