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Clarkson Nott Potter (1825-1882) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1825.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1869-75, 1877-79 (10th District
1869-73, 11th District 1873-75, 12th District 1877-79).
Died in 1882
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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John Isaac De Graff (1783-1848) —
of New York.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
2, 1783.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1837-39 (12th District
1827-29, 11th District 1837-39); mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1832-34, 1836, 1842, 1845.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., July 26,
1848 (age 64 years, 298
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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Oswald D. Heck (1902-1959) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
13, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1932-59 (Schenectady County 1st District 1932-44,
Schenectady County 1945-59); died in office 1959; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1937-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 21,
1959 (age 57 years, 97
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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William Kendall Fuller (1792-1883) —
also known as William K. Fuller —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
24, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; Madison
County District Attorney, 1821-29; Adjutant
General of New York, 1823; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1829-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1833-37.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
11, 1883 (age 90 years, 352
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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George Cochrane Hazelton (1832-1922) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Chester, Rockingham
County, N.H., January
3, 1832.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1877-83.
Died September
4, 1922 (age 90 years, 244
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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Harmanus Peek (1782-1838) —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 24,
1782.
Member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1816-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1819-21.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., September
27, 1838 (age 56 years, 95
days).
Original interment at Dutch Church Cemetery;
reinterment at Vale Cemetery.
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Peter Rowe (1807-1876) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent, Saratoga
County, N.Y., March 10,
1807.
Democrat. Merchant;
chief auditor, New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1846-50; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1853-55.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., April 17,
1876 (age 69 years, 38
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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Richard Hansen Franchot (1816-1875) —
also known as Richard Franchot —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.; Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y., June 2,
1816.
Son of Stanislas Pascal Franchot (1774-1885) and Catherine (Hansen)
Franchot (1783-1818).
Republican. Civil
engineer; farmer;
president, Albany & Susquehanna Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1861-63; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
23, 1875 (age 59 years, 174
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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Henry Schermerhorn DeForest (1847-1917) —
of New York.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
16, 1847.
Republican. Mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1885-87, 1889-91; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1911-13.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
13, 1917 (age 69 years, 363
days).
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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John N. Parker —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904.
Interment at Vale Cemetery.
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