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Samuel Richard Thayer (1837-1909) —
also known as Samuel R. Thayer —
of Minnesota.
Born in 1837.
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1889-93.
Died in 1909
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing at
the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass
(1818-1895) —
also known as Frederick Douglass —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in slavery
in Maryland, 1818.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1872;
speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888 ;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1889-91.
African
ancestry.
Lecturer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, starting in 1841.
Publisher of The North Star, an abolitionist paper. In 1848,
he attended the meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., which started the
women's rights movement.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
20, 1895 (age about 76
years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery; statue erected 1899 at Highland Park.
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Addison Gardiner (1797-1883) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in 1797.
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1845-47; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1847; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1854-55.
Died in 1883
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Abraham Maus Schermerhorn (1791-1855) —
also known as Abraham M. Schermerhorn —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1791.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1837; resigned 1837; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1849-53.
Died in 1855
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Freeman Clarke (1809-1887) —
of Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March 22,
1809.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1863-65, 1871-75 (28th District
1863-65, 1871-73, 29th District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York, 1876.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 24,
1887 (age 78 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Breck Perkins (1847-1910) —
also known as James B. Perkins —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Paris, France.
Born in St. Croix Falls, Polk
County, Wis., November
4, 1847.
Son of Hamlet Houghton Perkins and Margaret A. Perkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1898; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-10 (31st District 1901-03,
32nd District 1903-10); died in office 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Died in 1910
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Samuel George Andrews (1796-1863) —
also known as Samuel G. Andrews —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Derby, New Haven
County, Conn., October
16, 1796.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County, 1831-32; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1840, 1856; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1857-59.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 11,
1863 (age 66 years, 238
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 19,
1847.
Son of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton.
Republican. Lumber
business; contractor;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1799.
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33,
28th District 1833-35).
Died in 1851
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Thomas Byrne Dunn (1853-1924) —
also known as Thomas B. Dunn —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 16,
1853.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 45th District, 1907-08; New York
state treasurer, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1913-23; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1924 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1880.
Son of Joseph Jacobstein and Bertha (Nelson) Jacobstein.
Democrat. University
professor; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Jewish.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., April 18,
1963 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Richard Mott (1804-1888) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in New York, July 21,
1804.
Republican. Mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1845-46; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1855-59.
Died January
22, 1888 (age 83 years, 185
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Van Voorhis (1826-1905) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1826.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1879-83, 1893-95 (30th District
1879-83, 31st District 1893-95).
Died in 1905
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Thomas Kempshall (c.1796-1865) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in England,
about 1796.
Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1837; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1839-41.
Died January
14, 1865 (age about 69
years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Theron Rudd Strong (1802-1873) —
of New York.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
7, 1802.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1839-41; member of
New York state legislature, 1842; state court judge in New York,
1851; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1859.
Died May 14,
1873 (age 70 years, 188
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Abel Carter Wilder (1828-1875) —
also known as A. Carter Wilder —
of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Mendon, Worcester
County, Mass., March 18,
1828.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1860,
1864;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Kansas at-large, 1863-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1872;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1872-73.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., December
22, 1875 (age 47 years, 279
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Williams (1807-1875) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1807.
Democrat. Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1855-57.
Died in 1875
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Halbert Stevens Greenleaf (1827-1906) —
of New York.
Born in Vermont, 1827.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1883-85, 1891-93.
Died in 1906
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) —
also known as Simon L. Adler —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., August
30, 1867.
Son of Lewis Adler and Anne (Zalinski) Adler.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34;
died in office 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Suffered a heart
attack at breakfast, and died soon after, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 23,
1934 (age 66 years, 266
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Charles Simeon Baker (1839-1902) —
also known as Charles S. Baker —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Churchville, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
18, 1839.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1879; member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1884-85; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1885-91.
Died, from paralysis
of the throat, in Washington,
D.C., April 21,
1902 (age 63 years, 62
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) —
also known as Frank E. Gannett —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
15, 1876.
Son of Joseph Charles Gannett and Maria (Brooks) Gannett.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper
chain; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1942.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Elks; Rotary.
Died December
3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Graham Hurd Chapin (1799-1843) —
also known as Graham H. Chapin —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., February
19, 1799.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Surrogate, 1826-33; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1835-37.
Died in Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
8, 1843 (age 44 years, 201
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Vincent Mathews (1766-1846) —
of Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1766.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1793-95; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1796-1803; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1809-11.
Died in 1846
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Alfred Ely (1815-1892) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., February
15, 1815.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1859-63.
While witnessing the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, was captured
by the Confederates,
and imprisoned
at Richmond for several months; released in exchange for Charles
J. Faulkner.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1892 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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James Hawkes (1776-1865) —
of Richfield, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersham, Worcester
County, Mass., December
13, 1776.
Otsego
County Sheriff, 1815-19; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1819-20; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1821-23.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
2, 1865 (age 88 years, 293
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Henry R. Selden (1805-1885) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in 1805.
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1857-58; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1860;
judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1862; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1868;
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1872.
Died in 1885
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Roswell Hart (1824-1883) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August 4,
1824.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1865-67.
Died April 20,
1883 (age 58 years, 259
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Lewis Selye (1803-1883) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 11,
1803.
Blacksmith;
iron
manufacturer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1848-51, 1854; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
27, 1883 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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John Madison Davy (1835-1909) —
also known as John M. Davy —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario,
June
29, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Monroe
County District Attorney, 1868-71; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1872-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1875-77; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1889-1903.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., April 21,
1909 (age 73 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Azariah Boody (1815-1885) —
of New York.
Born in Stanstead County, Quebec,
April
21, 1815.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1853; served as
president of the Wabash Railroad.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1885 (age 70 years, 211
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Isaac Adler (1868-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., May 10,
1868.
Son of Levi Adler and Theresa (Wile) Adler.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1930-31.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died suddenly while attending a city
planning meeting at the Chamber of Commerce, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 24,
1941 (age 73 years, 45
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Frederick Theodore Pierson (1873-1930) —
also known as Frederick T. Pierson —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1922.
Died September
13, 1930 (age 57 years, 113
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Esten A. Fletcher (1869-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1869.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1941
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Henry Colvin Brewster (1845-1928) —
also known as Henry C. Brewster —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
7, 1845.
Son of Simon L. Brewster and Editha C. (Colvin) Brewster.
Republican. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1895-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
29, 1928 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery; reinterment to unknown
location.
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James Smith Havens (1859-1927) —
also known as James S. Havens —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Weedsport, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 28,
1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president and secretary of Kodak Company; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910-11.
Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital,
Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
27, 1927 (age 67 years, 275
days).
Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery; reinterment to unknown
location.
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