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Saratoga County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Saratoga County


Index to Locations

  • Ballston Spa Ballston Spa Cemetery
  • Ballston Spa Briggs Cemetery
  • Galway Unknown location
  • Mechanicville Assumption St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Saratoga Saratoga National Cemetery
  • Saratoga Springs Greenridge Cemetery
  • Saratoga Springs St. Peter's Cemetery
  • Schuylerville Unknown location
  • Stillwater Unknown location
  • Waterford Unknown location
  • Waterford St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Waterford Van Schoonhoven Cemetery
  • Waterford Waterford Rural Cemetery


    Ballston Spa Cemetery
    Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York
    See also Findagrave page for this location.
    Politicians buried here:
      John W. Taylor (1784-1854) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., March 26, 1784. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1811-13; U.S. Representative from New York, 1813-33 (11th District 1813-23, 17th District 1823-33); defeated, 1832; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1820-21, 1825-27; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1841-42; resigned 1842. Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, September 18, 1854 (age 70 years, 176 days). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Jane Hodge (1786-1838).
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      George West (1823-1901) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bradninch, Devon, England, February 17, 1823. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1872-76; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1884; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1881-83, 1885-89; president, First National Bank of Ballston Spa. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 20, 1901 (age 78 years, 215 days). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1800. Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank in 1830; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in office 1840. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 14, 1840 (age about 39 years). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Beriah Palmer (1740-1812) — of New York. Born in Bristol County, Mass., 1740. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1792-95; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1803-05. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 20, 1812 (age about 71 years). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Isaiah Blood (1810-1870) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., February 13, 1810. Son of Sylvester Blood (1785-1866) and Loretta (Robinson) Blood (1788-1872). Axe and scythe manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1852; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1860-61, 1870; died in office 1870. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 29, 1870 (age 60 years, 289 days). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1831 to Jane E. Gates.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Briggs Cemetery
    Brookline Road
    Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      James Gordon (1739-1810) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Ireland, October 31, 1739. Member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1777-81, 1783-84, 1785-88, 1789-90; U.S. Representative from New York, 1791-95 (6th District 1791-93, 9th District 1793-95); member of New York state senate, 1796-1804 (Western District 1796-97, Eastern District 1797-1804). Died January 17, 1810 (age 70 years, 78 days). Interment at Briggs Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Samuel Young (1779-1850) — of Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Lenox, Berkshire County, Mass., 1779. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1813-15, 1826; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1814-15, 1826; member of New York state senate, 1817-21, 1835-40, 1846-47 (Eastern District 1817-21, 4th District 1835-40, 1846-47); candidate for Governor of New York, 1824; secretary of state of New York, 1842-45. Died in Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 3, 1850 (age about 71 years). Interment at Briggs Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son-in-law of John Gibson.
      See also Wikipedia article
      John Gibson (1757-1818) — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in 1757. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1817-18; died in office 1818. Died in Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 6, 1818 (age about 60 years). Interment at Briggs Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father-in-law of Samuel Young.


    Unknown Location
    Galway, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Horace Walpole Carpentier (1824-1918) — also known as Horace W. Carpentier — of Oakland, Alameda County, Calif.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Galway, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1824. Son of James Carpenter and Henrietta Carpenter. Went to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; lawyer; banker; member of California state assembly 5th District, 1853, 1853-54; mayor of Oakland, Calif., 1854-55; president of telegraph companies which developed a system of telegraph lines in California and connecting to the Eastern U.S. Philanthropist; also left more than $1 million to Columbia University and to Barnard College on his death in 1918. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 31, 1918 (age about 93 years). Interment somewhere.


    Assumption St. Pauls Cemetery
    Mechanicville, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      William H. Hickey — of Mechanicville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Saratoga County Democratic Party, 1927, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Interment at Assumption St. Pauls Cemetery.


    Saratoga National Cemetery
    Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) — also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman from General Electric" — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Fla., August 14, 1930. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; insurance agent; member of New York state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1976; U.S. Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83, 24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99). Presbyterian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Farm Bureau; Grange; Freemasons; Shriners; Kiwanis. Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the U.S. flag. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren County, N.Y., October 26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73 days). Interment at Saratoga National Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier


    Greenridge Cemetery
    Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) — also known as George S. Batcheller — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Saratoga County, N.Y., July 25, 1837. Son of Sherman Batcheller. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1859, 1873-74, 1886, 1889; resigned 1889; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; judge, International Tribunal of Egypt, 1875-85, 1898; U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1890-92. Member, Loyal Legion. Died, from mouth cancer, in Paris, France, July 2, 1908 (age 70 years, 343 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      Relatives: Descendant of Roger Sherman; son of Sherman Batcheller; married to Catherine Phillips Cook (died 1903). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      Reuben Hyde Walworth (1788-1867) — of New York. Born in Connecticut, 1788. Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1811; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1821-23; candidate for Governor of New York, 1848. Died in 1867 (age about 79 years). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandfather of James Graham Jenkins. See Peckham-Miller-Walworth-Jenkins family of New York.
      Walworth County, Wis. is named for him.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Henry Harrison Hathorn (1813-1887) — of New York. Born in Greenfield, Ulster County, N.Y., November 28, 1813. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (19th District 1873-75, 20th District 1875-77). Died February 20, 1887 (age 73 years, 84 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Madison Marvin (1809-1901) — also known as James M. Marvin — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1809. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1846; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1863-69. Died in 1901 (age about 92 years). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: James Madison
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Augustus Sackett (1811-1895) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Aurelius, Cayuga County, N.Y., November 18, 1811. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1849-53. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 6, 1895 (age 83 years, 292 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Nicholas Bartlett Doe (1786-1856) — also known as Nicholas B. Doe — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 16, 1786. Member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1825; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1840-41. Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 6, 1856 (age 70 years, 173 days). Interment at Greenridge Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. Peter's Cemetery
    West Avenue
    Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Arthur J. Leonard (d. 1959) — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Democrat. Physician; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932, 1944 (alternate); Presidential Elector for New York, 1932. Died October 21, 1959. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.


    Unknown Location
    Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      William Sterling Ostrander (1858-1924) — also known as William S. Ostrander — of Schuylerville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Saratoga, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 28, 1858. Son of William Proper Ostrander (1823-1908) and Isabel Corliss (Winney) Ostrander (1828-1911). Lawyer; postmaster; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1915. Died June 21, 1924 (age 65 years, 359 days). Interment somewhere.
      Relatives: Married, October 17, 1883, to Cora Eliza Laing (1859-1942).


    Unknown Location
    Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      John Thompson (1749-1823) — of Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1749. Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1788; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1788-89; U.S. Representative from New York, 1799-1801, 1807-11 (7th District 1799-1801, 11th District 1807-09, 8th District 1809-11). Died in 1823 (age about 74 years). Interment somewhere.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Unknown Location
    Waterford, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Guert Van Schoonhoven — of New York. Member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1814-15. Interment somewhere.


    St. Joseph's Cemetery
    Waterford, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) — of Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Furniture business; soft drink bottler; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32; defeated, 1925; mayor of Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Elks. Died December 17, 1960. Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware.


    Van Schoonhoven Cemetery
    Waterford, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Jacobus Van Schoonhoven (c.1744-1814) — of Albany County, N.Y. Born about 1744. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1785-86, 1790-91; member of New York state senate, 1793-1805 (Western District 1793-96, Eastern District 1796-1805). Died February 21, 1814 (age about 70 years). Interment at Van Schoonhoven Cemetery.


    Waterford Rural Cemetery
    Waterford, Saratoga County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Richard David Davis (1799-1871) — of New York. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1799. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1841-45 (5th District 1841-43, 8th District 1843-45). Died in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 17, 1871 (age about 71 years). Interment at Waterford Rural Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Cramer (1779-1870) — of Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., May 17, 1779. Democrat. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for New York, 1804; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1805-06, 1810-11, 1842; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1823-25; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1833-37. Died in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 1, 1870 (age 91 years, 15 days). Interment at Waterford Rural Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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