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Charles Luman Knapp (1847-1929) —
also known as Charles L. Knapp —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born near Harrisburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., July 4,
1847.
Son of Charles Martin Knapp (1810-1854) and Alzada (Shull) Knapp
(1813-1908).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1886-87; U.S. Consul General in Montreal, 1889-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-11 (24th District 1901-03,
28th District 1903-11).
Died January
3, 1929 (age 81 years, 183
days).
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Andrew Wheeler Doig (1799-1875) —
also known as Andrew W. Doig —
of New York.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., July 24,
1799.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1832; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1839-43.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 11,
1875 (age 75 years, 352
days).
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Dayan (1792-1877) —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 8,
1792.
Son of Charles Dayan .
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1827-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1831-33; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1835-36; Lewis
County District Attorney, 1840-45.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., December
25, 1877 (age 85 years, 170
days).
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Charles Fred Boshart (1860-1928) —
also known as C. Fred Boshart —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
17, 1860.
Son of Charles Dayan Boshart (1829-1906) and Margaret (Quackenbush)
Boshart (1829-1918).
Republican. Hop farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1906-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member, governing council, New York State Department of Farms and
Markets, 1921.
Swiss
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., October
16, 1928 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Eli West (1792-1866) —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in 1792.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1834, 1844.
Died in 1866
(age about
74 years).
Entombed at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Dewitt Clinton West (1824-1880) —
also known as Dewitt C. West —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born February
14, 1824.
Son of Eli
West.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1853; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860,
1876.
Died August
24, 1880 (age 56 years, 192
days).
Entombed at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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William L. Easton —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1936;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1936.
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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Frederick Shaw Easton, Jr. —
also known as Frederick S. Easton, Jr. —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Son of Frederick Shaw Easton and Anna S. (House) Easton.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Lewis County Democratic Party, 1910; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1920; defeated, 1909.
Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery.
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