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James Southworth Parker (1867-1933) —
also known as James S. Parker —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Barrington, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 3,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1904-05, 1908-12; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1910, 1927-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1913-33; died in
office 1933.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
19, 1933 (age 66 years, 199
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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David Thomas (1762-1831) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts, 1762.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1793-94, 1798-1800 (Washington and Clinton
counties 1793-94, Washington County 1798-1800); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1801-08 (7th District 1801-03, 12th
District 1803-08); resigned 1808; New York
state treasurer, 1808-10, 1812-13; appointed 1808, 1812.
Died in 1831
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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David Abel Russell (1780-1861) —
also known as David Russell —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1780.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1815-16, 1830, 1833 (Washington and Warren
counties 1815-16, Washington County 1830, 1833); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1835-41.
Died in 1861
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Asa Fitch (1765-1843) —
of New York.
Born in Groton, New London
County, Conn., November
10, 1765.
U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1811-13.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., August
24, 1843 (age 77 years, 287
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Huggins Boyd (1799-1868) —
also known as John H. Boyd —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., July 31,
1799.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1851-53.
Died in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., July 2,
1868 (age 68 years, 337
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Bernard Blair (1801-1880) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1801.
Son of William Blair and Sally (Train) Blair.
Whig. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., May 7,
1880 (age 78 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Adolphus Hitchcock Tanner (1833-1882) —
of New York.
Born in Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., May 23,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1869-71.
Died in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1882 (age 48 years, 236
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Nathan Wilson (1758-1834) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts, 1758.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1808-09.
Died in 1834
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thaddeus H. Walker (1831-1895) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., September
12, 1831.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1858;
candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1872.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
14, 1895 (age 64 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Williams (1752-1806) —
of New York.
Born in Barnstable, England,
1752.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state senate Eastern District, 1777-78, 1782-95; member of
New
York state assembly from Charlotte County, 1781-82; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Washington
and Clinton counties, 1788; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1795-99; county judge
in New York.
Expelled
for misconduct from the state senate in 1778.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., July 22,
1806 (age about 54
years).
Interment at Salem Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Russell (c.1746-1836) —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Born about 1746.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1777-78, 1783-84, 1812-13 (Charlotte County
1777-78, 1783-84, Washington County 1812-13); member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1778-79, 1780-81, 1784-88,
1795-1803.
Died December
5, 1836 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Salem Cemetery.
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