Greene County
New York
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Greene County
New York
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Greene County
Index to Locations
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Manly B. Mattice (1827-1894) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born December
29, 1827.
Son of Nancy (Winans) Mattice (1792-1874) and Adam
Mattice.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County 2nd District, 1856; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888.
Died December
15, 1894 (age 66 years, 351
days).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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Isaac Whitbeck Van Schaick (1817-1901) —
also known as Isaac W. Van Schaick —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in New York, 1817.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1873-75; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1877-82; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1885-87, 1889-91.
Died in 1901
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Athens Cemetery.
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Charles Howell Porter (1833-1897) —
of Virginia.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 3rd District, 1869-73.
Died in 1897
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Cairo Cemetery.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
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John Adams (1778-1854) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Oak Hill, Greene
County, N.Y., August
26, 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; Greene
County Surrogate, 1810; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1815, 1833-35.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., September
25, 1854 (age 76 years, 30
days).
Interment at Thomson Street Cemetery.
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Henry Ashley (1778-1829) —
of New York.
Born in Winchester, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
19, 1778.
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1825-27.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., January
14, 1829 (age 50 years, 330
days).
Interment at Thomson Street Cemetery.
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John Holroyd Bagley, Jr. (1832-1902) —
also known as John H. Bagley, Jr. —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
26, 1832.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1875-77, 1883-85;
defeated, 1896; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1888.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., October
23, 1902 (age 69 years, 331
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Thomas Burrage Cooke (1778-1853) —
also known as Thomas B. Cooke —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., November
21, 1778.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1811-13; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1838-39.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., November
20, 1853 (age 74 years, 364
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Rufus H. King (1820-1890) —
of New York.
Born in Rensselaerville, Albany
County, N.Y., January
20, 1820.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868.
Died September
13, 1890 (age 70 years, 236
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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John Ashley Griswold (1822-1902) —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Cairo, Greene
County, N.Y., November
18, 1822.
Democrat. County judge in New York, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1869-71; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1894.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., February
22, 1902 (age 79 years, 96
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Richard McCarty (1780-1844) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1780.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1821-23.
Died in 1844
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Adams Cemetery.
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Dorrance Kirtland (1770-1840) —
of New York.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., July 28,
1770.
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1817-19; state court
judge in New York, 1828.
Died May 23,
1840 (age 69 years, 300
days).
Interment at Old Coxsackie Cemetery.
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John Ely (1774-1849) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
8, 1774.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1805-06, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1839-41.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
20, 1849 (age 74 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old Coxsackie Cemetery.
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Son of John H. Goodwin and Mary F. (Tolley) Goodwin.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane (1858-1943) —
also known as Aaron V. S. Cochrane —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., March 14,
1858.
Son of Francis Cochrane and Barbara Cochrane.
Republican. Lawyer; Columbia
County District Attorney, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1897-1901; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1902-28; resigned 1928;
president, Farmers Bank of
Hudson.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
7, 1943 (age 85 years, 177
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Perkins King (1784-1857) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in New Marlborough, Berkshire
County, Mass., January
12, 1784.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1827; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1829-31.
Died November
29, 1857 (age 73 years, 321
days).
Interment at Snyder Cemetery.
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Buell Maben (1815-1886) —
of Halcott, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Halcott, Greene
County, N.Y., May 23,
1815.
Son of Benjamin Maben and Diadama (Buell) Maben.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1856.
Died in Halcott, Greene
County, N.Y., February
13, 1886 (age 70 years, 266
days).
Interment at Halcott Cemetery.
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George H. Chase —
of Jewett, Greene
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1914-16.
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Martin Gerretsen Schuneman (1764-1827) —
also known as Martin G. Schuneman —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.; Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1764.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1798-1800, 1802-03 (Ulster County 1798-1800,
Greene County 1802-03); U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1805-07.
Died in 1827
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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Rufus Palen (1807-1844) —
of New York.
Born in Palenville, Greene
County, N.Y., February
25, 1807.
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1839-41.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 26,
1844 (age 37 years, 61
days).
Interment at Old Cemetery.
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Zadock Pratt (1790-1871) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1790.
Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1837-39, 1843-45 (8th District
1837-39, 11th District 1843-45).
Died in 1871
(age about
81 years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Ellis W. Bentley (1884-1974) —
of Windham, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
17, 1884.
Republican. Poultry
farmer; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Died in May, 1974
(age 90
years, 0 days).
Interment at Windham Cemetery.
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George W. Osborn (1898-1974) —
of Windham, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Windham, Greene
County, N.Y., July 24,
1898.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1922.
Died in February, 1974
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Interment at Windham Cemetery.
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