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Erastus Root (1773-1846) —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hebron, Windham County (now Tolland
County), Conn., March 16,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1798-99, 1800-02, 1817-21,
1826-28, 1830; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1827-28, 1830; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1803-05, 1809-11, 1815-17, 1831-33
(14th District 1803-05, 12th District 1809-11, 8th District 1815-17,
11th District 1831-33); defeated, 1838; member of New York
state senate, 1811-15, 1840-43 (Middle District 1811-15, 3rd
District 1840-43); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1823-24; defeated, 1824.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1846 (age 73 years, 283
days).
Original interment at Old Cemetery; reinterment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Erastus Root (1773-1846) —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hebron, Windham County (now Tolland
County), Conn., March 16,
1773.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1798-99, 1800-02, 1817-21,
1826-28, 1830; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1827-28, 1830; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1803-05, 1809-11, 1815-17, 1831-33
(14th District 1803-05, 12th District 1809-11, 8th District 1815-17,
11th District 1831-33); defeated, 1838; member of New York
state senate, 1811-15, 1840-43 (Middle District 1811-15, 3rd
District 1840-43); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1823-24; defeated, 1824.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1846 (age 73 years, 283
days).
Original interment at Old Cemetery;
reinterment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Samuel Gordon (1802-1873) —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Wattles Ferry (now Unadilla), Otsego
County, N.Y., April 28,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1834; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1841-43, 1845-47 (20th District
1841-43, 10th District 1845-47).
Died in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
28, 1873 (age 71 years, 183
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Herman Day Gould (1799-1852) —
also known as Herman D. Gould —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
16, 1799.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1849-51; defeated,
1840, 1844.
Died in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
26, 1852 (age 53 years, 10
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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James Harper Graham (1812-1881) —
also known as James H. Graham —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Bovina, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
19, 1812.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1859-61; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County 2nd District, 1871; member of
New
York state senate 23rd District, 1872-73.
Died in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 23,
1881 (age 68 years, 277
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Ferris Jacobs, Jr. (1836-1886) —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1836.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1881-83.
Died in 1886
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Orson MacIntire Allaben (1808-1891) —
also known as Orson M. Allaben —
of Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., August 5,
1808.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly, 1840, 1870 (Delaware County 1840, Delaware County
2nd District 1870); postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1864-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
27, 1891 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Lafayette Blanchard Gleason (1863-1937) —
also known as Lafayette B. Gleason; Lafe
Gleason —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 30,
1863.
Son of William
Gleason, Jr. and Caroline (Blanchard) Gleason.
Republican. Lawyer;
clerk of the New York State Senate, 1906-11; secretary of
New York Republican Party, 1906-37; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1932
(alternate); Convention Secretary, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1937 (age 74 years, 147
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1908
to Frances (Rich) McEntee (died 1936). |
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James Rogers Allaben (1823-1893) —
also known as James R. Allaben —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
20, 1823.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1869.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
14, 1893 (age 69 years, 329
days).
Interment at Woodland Cemetery.
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Charles Knapp (1797-1880) —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
8, 1797.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1841; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1869-71.
Died May 14,
1880 (age 82 years, 219
days).
Interment at Laurel Bank Cemetery.
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Charles Junius Knapp (1845-1916) —
also known as Charles J. Knapp —
of Deposit, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Pepacton, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 30,
1845.
Son of Charles
Knapp.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1886, 1888; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1889-91; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 1,
1916 (age 70 years, 337
days).
Interment at Laurel Bank Cemetery.
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John Davenport Clarke (1873-1933) —
also known as John D. Clarke —
of Fraser, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
15, 1873.
Son of Capt. W. J. Clarke and Emaline (Davenport) Clarke.
Republican. Lawyer; mining
business; farmer; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1921-25, 1927-33;
defeated in primary, 1924; died in office 1933; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932.
Killed in an automobile
accident; the car he was driving collided with another car, then
went off the road, plunging down a twelve-foot embankment and hitting
a tree, near Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
5, 1933 (age 60 years, 294
days).
Interment at Locust Hill Cemetery.
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Marian Williams Clarke (1880-1953) —
also known as Marian W. Clarke; Marian
Williams —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.; Fraser, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Standing Stone, Bradford
County, Pa., July 29,
1880.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1933-35; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Female.
Died in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 8,
1953 (age 72 years, 253
days).
Interment at Locust Hill Cemetery.
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