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Luther Wright Mott (1874-1923) —
also known as Luther W. Mott —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
30, 1874.
Son of John Mott and Alice J. (Wright) Mott.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-23 (28th District 1911-13,
32nd District 1913-23); died in office 1923.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 10,
1923 (age 48 years, 222
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Newton Wright Nutting (1840-1889) —
also known as Newton W. Nutting —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1887-89 (24th District
1883-85, 27th District 1887-89); died in office 1889.
Died October
15, 1889 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Joel Turrill (1794-1859) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., February
22, 1794.
Lawyer;
county judge in New York, 1828-33; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1831; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1833-37; U.S. Consul
in Honolulu, 1845-48.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
28, 1859 (age 65 years, 309
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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David P. Brewster (1801-1876) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Cairo, Greene
County, N.Y., June 15,
1801.
Democrat. Village
president of Oswego, New York, 1837; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1839-43.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1876 (age 74 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Savannah, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
17, 1779.
Lawyer;
manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 16,
1837 (age 57 years, 333
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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James Cochran (1769-1848) —
of New York.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
11, 1769.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1797-99; member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1813-17.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
7, 1848 (age 79 years, 270
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Charles Churchill (1821-1905) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
17, 1821.
Son of Samuel Churchill and Martha (Bosworth) Churchill.
Republican. Lawyer; Oswego
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1857-60; Oswego
County Judge, 1860-64; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1867-71; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1876;
candidate for secretary of
state of New York, 1877; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1881-91.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., June 4,
1905 (age 84 years, 138
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Leander Babcock (1811-1864) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Paris, Oneida
County, N.Y., March 1,
1811.
Democrat. Mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1850; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1851-53.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Richfield Springs, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
18, 1864 (age 53 years, 170
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Abraham Phineas Grant (1804-1871) —
of Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., April 5,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; Oswego
County District Attorney, 1835; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
11, 1871 (age 67 years, 250
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Orville Robinson (1801-1882) —
of Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1801.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1834, 1836-37, 1856 (Oswego County 1834, 1836-37,
Oswego County 1st District 1856); U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1843-45.
Died in 1882
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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De Witt Clinton Littlejohn (1818-1892) —
also known as De Witt C. Littlejohn —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
7, 1818.
Village
president of Oswego, New York, 1847; mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1849, 1855; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1853-55, 1857,
1859-61, 1866-67, 1870-71, 1884; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1863-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876
(speaker).
Died October
27, 1892 (age 74 years, 263
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Simeon Bates (1801-1883) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., March 15,
1801.
Miller; mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1867.
Baptist.
Died September
20, 1883 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Patrick W. Cullinan (1851-1926) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1880-81; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1912
(alternate); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 19,
1926 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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