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William Henry Lamport (1811-1891) —
also known as William H. Lamport —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Brunswick, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 27,
1811.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County 1st District, 1855; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (25th District 1871-73,
26th District 1873-75).
Died July 21,
1891 (age 80 years, 55
days).
Interment at West Avenue Cemetery.
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Oliver Phelps (1749-1809) —
of New York.
Born in Connecticut, 1749.
Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1803-05.
Died in 1809
(age about
60 years).
Interment at West Avenue Cemetery.
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Mark Hopkins Sibley (1796-1852) —
also known as Mark H. Sibley —
of New York.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1796.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1834-35; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1837-39; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1840-41; resigned 1841; county judge
in New York, 1847-51.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
8, 1852 (age about 56
years).
Interment at West Avenue Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Woodhull Howell (1770-1851) —
of New York.
Born in Blooming Grove, Orange
County, N.Y., January
1, 1770.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee and Ontario counties, 1803-04; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1813-15; county judge
in New York, 1819-32.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
15, 1851 (age 81 years, 287
days).
Interment at West Avenue Cemetery.
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John Greig (1779-1858) —
of New York.
Born in Scotland,
August
6, 1779.
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1841.
Died April 9,
1858 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at West Avenue Cemetery.
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Gideon Granger (1767-1822) —
of Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., July 19,
1767.
Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1792-1801; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1801-14; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1819-21.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
31, 1822 (age 55 years, 165
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Francis Granger (1792-1868) —
of New York.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
1, 1792.
Son of Gideon
Granger.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1826-28, 1830-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1828; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1830, 1832; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1835-37, 1839-41,
1841-43; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1836; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1841.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
31, 1868 (age 75 years, 274
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Elbridge Gerry Lapham (1814-1890) —
also known as Elbridge G. Lapham —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Farmington, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
18, 1814.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1875-81; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1881-85.
Died January
8, 1890 (age 75 years, 82
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Myron Holley Clark (1806-1892) —
also known as Myron H. Clark —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
23, 1806.
Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1852-54; Governor of
New York, 1855-57; defeated, 1874.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
23, 1892 (age 85 years, 305
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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John Raines (1840-1909) —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., May 6,
1840.
Son of Rev. John Raines.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1881-82, 1885; member of New York
state senate, 1886-89, 1895-1909 (28th District 1886-89, 26th
District 1895, 42nd District 1896-1909); U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908
(alternate).
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
16, 1909 (age 69 years, 224
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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John Nicholas (c.1757-1819) —
of Williamsburg,
Va.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsburg,
Va., about 1757.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1793-1801 (15th District 1793-97,
at-large 1797-1801); member of New York
state senate Western District, 1805-09; common pleas court judge
in New York, 1806-19.
Died in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
31, 1819 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
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Robert Selden Rose (1774-1835) —
also known as Robert S. Rose —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Amherst
County, Va., February
24, 1774.
Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1810-11, 1819-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1823-27, 1829-31.
Died while attending a session of the circuit court,
in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., November
24, 1835 (age 61 years, 273
days).
Original interment at Old Pulteney Street
Cemetery (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1925 at
Glenwood Cemetery.
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Gideon Lee (1778-1841) —
of New York.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April 27,
1778.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1822; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1833-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1835-37.
Died August
21, 1841 (age 63 years, 116
days).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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Samuel Miles Hopkins (1772-1837) —
also known as Samuel M. Hopkins —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Salem, New London
County, Conn., May 9,
1772.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1813-15; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1820-21; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1821-22; circuit judge in New
York, 1832-36.
Died in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., March 9,
1837 (age 64 years, 304
days).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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Eliakim Sherrill (1813-1863) —
of Shandaken, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
16, 1813.
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1847-49; member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1854-55; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War.
Mortally
wounded in battle, and died the next day, at Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., July 4,
1863 (age 50 years, 138
days).
Interment at Washington Street Cemetery.
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