The Political Graveyard: Oneida County, N.Y.

Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known as Henry W. Bentley — of Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., September 30, 1838. Son of Zadock T. Bentley and Lucy Caroline (Gardner) Bentley. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, First National Bank of Boonville; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., January 27, 1907 (age 68 years, 119 days). Interment at Boonville Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married to Mary M. Dickerman.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Boonville Cemetery
Boonville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Lemuel Hough (1778-1866) — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, October 22, 1778. Son of Mary (Ives) Hough (1746-1813) and Elijah Hough (1748-1828). Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1832. Died in Forestport, Oneida County, N.Y., January 22, 1866 (age 87 years, 92 days). Interment at Boonville Cemetery.

Relatives: Married, May 16, 1802, to Hulda Johnson (1783-1847).

St. Mary's Cemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Marcy, Oneida County, N.Y., November 12, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of New York state senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82, 47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1980. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer than any other senator in the history of the county. Died, of colon cancer, in Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y., August 31, 1990 (age 66 years, 292 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Sauquoit Valley Cemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Robert Williams (1884-1972) — also known as William R. Williams — of Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1884. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1936-43; U.S. Representative from New York, 1951-59 (35th District 1951-53, 34th District 1953-59). Died in Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y., May 9, 1972 (age 87 years, 272 days). Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Cyrus Dan Prescott (1836-1902) — also known as Cyrus D. Prescott — of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1836. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1878; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1879-83. Died in 1902 (age about 66 years). Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

George W. Chadwick (1825-1885) — of Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Sauquoit, Oneida County, N.Y., June 16, 1825. Republican. President and general manager, Willowvale Bleachery; director, Oneida National Bank; director, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1871, 1874. Episcopalian. Died, from "congestion of the brain" (probably stroke), in Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., December 4, 1885 (age 60 years, 171 days). Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.

Hamilton College Cemetery
Clinton, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Elihu Root (1845-1937) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y., February 15, 1845. Son of Prof. Oren Root and Nancy Whitney (Buttrick) Root. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904 (Temporary Chair), 1912; U.S. Secretary of State, 1905-09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909-15; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, Union League; American Society for International Law; American Bar Association; American Philosophical Society; American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1937 (age 91 years, 358 days). Interment at Hamilton College Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, January 8, 1878, to Clara Wales (died 1928).
		Cross-reference: Willard Bartlett — Thomas Burke
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
		Books about Elihu Root: Richard William Leopold, Elihu Root and the Conservative Tradition (out of print)
		Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, June 1902

John George Erhardt (1889-1951) — also known as John G. Erhardt — of Coram, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 4, 1889. Son of John Erhardt and Mary (Bader) Erhardt. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1920; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1920-24; Winnipeg, 1924-26; Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1933-37; London, 1939-41; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Upsilon. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Wynberg, Cape Town, South Africa, February 18, 1951 (age 61 years, 106 days). Interment at Hamilton College Cemetery; cenotaph at Union Cemetery, Middle Island, Long Island, N.Y.

		Relatives: Married, February 13, 1920, to Eleanor Davis (1889-1983).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

North Gage Cemetery
Deerfield, Oneida County, New York
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Arthur Grant Blue (1864-1952) — also known as A. Grant Blue — of Barneveld, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Deerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., May 15, 1864. Son of Malcolm Alexander Blue (1822-1899). Farmer; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1907-08. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Oneida County, N.Y., December 17, 1952 (age 88 years, 216 days). Interment at North Gage Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Green Lawn Cemetery
New Hartford, Oneida County, New York
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Abisha B. Baker (1843-1919) — of Forestport, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in 1843. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1889. Died in 1919 (age about 76 years). Interment at Green Lawn Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Glenside Cemetery
New York Mills, Oneida County, New York
Founded 1827
See also Findagrave page for this location.

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Ackroyd (1847-1915) — of Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y., November 23, 1847. Son of Abram Ackroyd (1809-1886) and Harriet (Robinson) Ackroyd (1815-1889). Grocer; undertaker; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1884; postmaster; member of New York state senate 36th District, 1907-08. English ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., March 15, 1915 (age 67 years, 112 days). Interment at Glenside Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married 1871 to Adelaide Hoag (1846-1936).
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

City Cemetery
Oneida Castle, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859) — of Oneida Castle, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 1799. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1845-49, 1851-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856. Died in 1859 (age about 60 years). Interment at City Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Rome Cemetery
Rome, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry Allen Foster (1800-1889) — also known as Henry A. Foster — of New York. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 7, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1831-34, 1841-44; resigned 1844; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39; U.S. Senator from New York, 1844-45; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1853; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1864-72. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., May 11, 1889 (age 89 years, 4 days). Interment at Rome Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Alexander Hamilton Bailey (1817-1874) — also known as Alexander H. Bailey — of Catskill, Greene County, N.Y.; Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Minisink, Orange County, N.Y., August 14, 1817. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1849; state court judge in New York, 1851; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1862-65; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1867-71. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., April 20, 1874 (age 56 years, 249 days). Interment at Rome Cemetery.

		Presumably named for: Alexander Hamilton
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Clayson Wheeler Aldridge (1899-1944) — also known as Clayson W. Aldridge — of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., October 19, 1899. Son of Charles J. Aldridge and Jessie (Haskins) Aldridge. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Jerusalem, 1925-27; Aden, 1927-28; Athens, 1929; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1929; Singapore, 1939. Died March 30, 1944 (age 44 years, 163 days). Interment at Rome Cemetery.

See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Unknown Locations
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) — also known as James R. Sheffield — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, August 13, 1864. Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg) Sheffield. Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William B. Allison; member of New York state assembly, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin County, N.Y., September 2, 1938 (age 74 years, 20 days). Interment somewhere.

Relatives: Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg) Sheffield; married, November 2, 1898, to Edith Tod (granddaughter of David Tod).

Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) — also known as Wilford B. Hoggatt — of Alaska. Born in Paoli, Orange County, Ind., September 11, 1865. Governor of Alaska District, 1906-09. Methodist. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 26, 1938 (age 72 years, 168 days). Interment somewhere.

See also NNDB dossier

John Butterfield — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1865. Interment somewhere.

Burying Ground
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 19, 1773. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judge in New York, 1823-33. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 25, 1835 (age 61 years, 280 days). Original interment at Burying Ground; reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Forest Hill Cemetery
2201 Oneida Street
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) — also known as James S. Sherman; "Sunny Jim" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 24, 1855. Son of Richard U. Sherman. Republican. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District 1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); Vice President of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Christian Reformed. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 30, 1912 (age 57 years, 6 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) — also known as "The Great Decliner" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 31, 1810. Son of Henry Seymour. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1842, 1844-45; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1845; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1843; Governor of New York, 1853-55, 1863-65; defeated, 1850, 1854, 1864; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; candidate for President of the United States, 1868; Presidential Elector for New York, 1876. Episcopalian. Died in Deerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., February 12, 1886 (age 75 years, 257 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles and Daniel Pitkin; grandson of Moses Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin and Caleb Seymour Pitkin; nephew of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857); son of Henry Seymour; fourth cousin of David Lowrey Seymour; first cousin of Origen Storrs Seymour and George Seymour; second cousin of Edwin Barber Morgan, Christopher Morgan, McNeil Seymour and Henry William Seymour; married, May 31, 1835, to Mary Bleecker (1812-1886); third cousin of Hezekiah Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas Seymour, William Chapman Williston and Augustus Sherill Seymour; brother of Julia Catherine Seymour (1827-1893; who married Roscoe Conkling); first cousin once removed of Edward Woodruff Seymour, Joseph Battell and Morris Woodruff Seymour; uncle of Horatio Seymour, Jr. and Helen Lincklaen (1846-1931; who married Charles Stebbins Fairchild); second cousin once removed of Norman Alexander Seymour; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton G. Seymour. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
		See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
		Books about Horatio Seymour: Stewart Mitchell, Horatio Seymour of New York
		Image source: William C. Roberts, Leading Orators (1884)

Alfred Conkling (1789-1874) — of New York. Born in Amagansett, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 12, 1789. U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1821-23; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1825-52; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1852-53. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., February 5, 1874 (age 84 years, 116 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of Frederick Augustus Conkling and Roscoe Conkling; grandfather of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling; great-grandfather of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) — also known as "The Oneida Chieftan"; "My Lord Roscoe" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., October 3, 1829. Son of Alfred Conkling and Eliza (Cockburn) Conkling. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1865-67 (20th District 1859-63, 21st District 1865-67); U.S. Senator from New York, 1867, 1869-81; resigned 1881; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1888 (age 58 years, 198 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Alfred Conkling and Eliza (Cockburn) Conkling; brother of Frederick Augustus Conkling; married, June 25, 1855, to Julia Catherine Seymour (1827-1893; daughter of Henry Seymour; sister of Horatio Seymour); uncle of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling; granduncle of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
		Other politicians named for him: Roscoe C. Patterson — Roscoe C. McCulloch — Roscoe Conkling Simmons — Roscoe Conkling Fitch — Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
		Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)

Alfred Conkling Coxe (1847-1923) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., May 20, 1847. Son of Rev. Samuel Hansen Coxe and Eliza (Conkling) Coxe. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1882-1902; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1902-17. Died April 15, 1923 (age 75 years, 330 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Grandson of Alfred Conkling; nephew of Frederick Augustus Conkling and Roscoe Conkling; son of Rev. Samuel Hansen Coxe and Eliza (Conkling) Coxe; married 1878 to Maryette Doolittle; first cousin of Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling; father of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.

Ward Hunt (1810-1886) — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born June 14, 1810. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1839; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1844; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1865-72; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1872-82. Episcopalian. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Died March 24, 1886 (age 75 years, 283 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also NNDB dossier

Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 6, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1823; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1823-31; U.S. Representative from New York, 1831-36, 1843-44 (14th District 1831-33, 17th District 1833-36, 20th District 1843-44); circuit judge in New York, 1836; New York state attorney general, 1836-39; appointed 1836; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1844-47. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., May 6, 1860 (age 70 years, 90 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Thomas Hill Hubbard (1781-1857) — of New York. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 5, 1781. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York, 1812, 1844, 1852; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1817-19, 1821-23. One of the founders of Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., May 21, 1857 (age 75 years, 167 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Orsamus Benajah Matteson (1805-1889) — of New York. Born in New York, 1805. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1849-51, 1853-59. Died in 1889 (age about 84 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Ezekiel Bacon (1776-1870) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 1, 1776. Son of John Bacon. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1807-13; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14; state court judge in New York, 1818; member of New York state assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1818-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 18, 1870 (age 94 years, 47 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Father of William Johnson Bacon. See Bacon family of Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Charles Andrew Talcott (1857-1920) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., June 10, 1857. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1902-06; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-15 (27th District 1911-13, 33rd District 1913-15); defeated, 1914. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., February 27, 1920 (age 62 years, 262 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

John Savage (1779-1863) — of Salem, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., February 22, 1779. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1813-14; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1815-19; New York state comptroller, 1821-23. Died October 19, 1863 (age 84 years, 239 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Ellis Henry Roberts (1827-1918) — also known as Ellis H. Roberts — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1827. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; U.S. Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73, 22nd District 1873-75). Died in 1918 (age about 91 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Edward Waterman Townsend (1855-1942) — also known as Edward W. Townsend — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1855. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1911-15 (7th District 1911-13, 10th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926. Author of a number of novels and books of short stories. Died in 1942 (age about 87 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

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Benjamin Walker (1753-1818) — of New York. Born in London, England, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1801-03. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 13, 1818 (age about 64 years). Original interment at Old Village Burying Ground; reinterment in 1875 at Forest Hill Cemetery.

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Joseph Kirkland (1770-1844) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Norwich (part now in Lisbon), New London County, Conn., January 18, 1770. Member of New York state assembly, 1803-05, 1817-18, 1820-21, 1825 (Oneida County 1803-05, 1817-18, Oneida and Oswego counties 1820-21, Oneida County 1825); U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1821-23; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1832. Died January 26, 1844 (age 74 years, 8 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

William Johnson Bacon (1803-1889) — also known as William J. Bacon — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., February 18, 1803. Son of Ezekiel Bacon. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1850; state court judge in New York, 1854; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1877-79. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., July 3, 1889 (age 86 years, 135 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

		Relatives: Grandson of John Bacon. See Bacon family of Massachusetts.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Rutger Bleecker Miller (1805-1877) — also known as Rutger B. Miller — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1805. Son of Morris Smith Miller. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1832; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1836-37. Died in 1877 (age about 72 years). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Merwin Kimball Hart (1881-1962) — also known as Merwin K. Hart — of Oneida County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., June 25, 1881. Son of Henry Gilbert Hart (1848-1922) and Lucy Lord (Kimball) Hart (1854-1939). Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1907-08; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; founder and director, Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; political ally of "radio priest" Rev. Charles Coughlin, Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, and Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain. Protestant. Member, John Birch Society. Died, of a heart attack, in Doctors Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 30, 1962 (age 81 years, 158 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Second great-grandson of Thomas Hart; great-grandson of Ephraim Hart; great-grandnephew of Truman Hart; grandnephew of Henry R. Hart; son of Henry Gilbert Hart (1848-1922) and Lucy Lord (Kimball) Hart (1854-1939); married 1909 to Katherine Margaret Crouse (1885-1961); married, December 9, 1961, to Constance (Gray) Dall (granddaughter of Horatio Collins King). See Hart family of New York.

Richard U. Sherman — of New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1857, 1875-76. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Relatives: Father of James Schoolcraft Sherman.

Herbert Edward Trevvett — also known as Herbert E. Trevvett — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Old Village Burying Ground
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

St. Agnes Cemetery
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Francis Kernan (1816-1892) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Wayne, Schuyler County, N.Y., January 14, 1816. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1861; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1863-65; candidate for Governor of New York, 1872; U.S. Senator from New York, 1875-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876. Died September 7, 1892 (age 76 years, 237 days). Interment at St. Agnes Cemetery.

		Relatives: Grandfather of Michael J. Kernan.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Vernon Village Cemetery
Vernon, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Asahel Pierson Case (1818-1899) — also known as A. Pierson Case — of Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y., March 22, 1818. Son of Salmon Asahel Case (1784-1871) and Maria (Pierson) Case (1799-1885). Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1854. Died in Vernon, Oneida County, N.Y., September 14, 1899 (age 81 years, 176 days). Interment at Vernon Village Cemetery.

		Relatives: Son of Salmon Asahel Case (1784-1871) and Maria (Pierson) Case (1799-1885); fourth cousin once removed of Jairus Case; married 1841 to Lovina W. Coburn (1820-1904); third cousin once removed of Almon Case; third cousin of Hiram Bidwell Case. See Case family of Connecticut.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

City Cemetery
Waterville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Levi D. Carpenter (1802-1856) — of New York. Born in Waterville, Oneida County, N.Y., August 21, 1802. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1844-45. Died in Waterville, Oneida County, N.Y., October 27, 1856 (age 54 years, 67 days). Interment at City Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Waterville Cemetery
Waterville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Charlemagne Tower (1848-1923) — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 17, 1848. Son of Charlemagne Tower and Amelia (Bartle) Tower. Republican. Lawyer; president, Duluth & Iron Range Railroad; managing director, Minnesota Iron Co. (mining); U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1897-99; U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1899-1902; Germany, 1902-08; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died February 24, 1923 (age 74 years, 313 days). Original interment at West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; reinterment at Waterville Cemetery.

Relatives: Married, February 8, 1888, to Helen Smith.

Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Westernville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Floyd (1734-1821) — of New York. Born in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., December 17, 1734. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-77, 1778-83; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state senate, 1777-88, 1807-08 (Southern District 1777-88, Western District 1807-08); U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1789-91; Presidential Elector for New York, 1792; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801. Presbyterian. Died in Westernville, Oneida County, N.Y., August 4, 1821 (age 86 years, 230 days). Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

		Relatives: Grandfather of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Grand View Cemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Ruggles Gold (1764-1827) — also known as Thomas R. Gold — of Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Cornwall, Litchfield County, Conn., November 4, 1764. Lawyer; member of New York state senate Western District, 1796-1802; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1807-08; U.S. Representative from New York, 1809-13, 1815-17 (11th District 1809-13, 16th District 1815-17). Died in Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y., October 24, 1827 (age 62 years, 354 days). Interment at Grand View Cemetery.

		Politician named for him: Thomas G. Alvord
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article

Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) — also known as Fred J. Douglas — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Worcester County, Mass., September 14, 1869. Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas. Republican. Physician; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 (alternate), 1936, 1940; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1934; U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated, 1944. Member, American Medical Association; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

		Relatives: Married, December 1, 1897, to Catherine McGrath.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Frederick James Sisson (1879-1949) — also known as Fred J. Sisson — of Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1879. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1933-37; defeated, 1922, 1928. Died in 1949 (age about 70 years). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Whitesboro Cemetery
Whitesboro, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Thomas Spriggs (1825-1888) — of Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y.; Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, April 5, 1825. Democrat. Lawyer; Oneida County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853; Oneida County Treasurer, 1854; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864, 1872, 1880; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1868-80; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1883-87; defeated, 1886. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., December 23, 1888 (age 63 years, 262 days). Interment at Whitesboro Cemetery.

See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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