Wayne County
New York
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Wayne County
New York
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Wayne County
Index to Locations
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George Washington Cowles (1823-1901) —
of New York.
Born in Otisco, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
6, 1823.
Republican. County judge in New York; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1869-71.
Died in Clyde, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
20, 1901 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.
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James Winslow Dunwell (1850-1907) —
also known as James W. Dunwell; Jimmy
Dunwell —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in East Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., December
18, 1850.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1897-1903.
Died in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., May 22,
1907 (age 56 years, 155
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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John Milton Holley (1802-1848) —
of New York.
Born in Connecticut, 1802.
Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1847-48; died in
office 1848.
Died in 1848
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Rural Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Daniel Dorsey (1757-1823) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Anne Arundel
County, Md., March 6,
1757.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1809-10.
Died in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., May 16,
1823 (age 66 years, 71
days).
Interment at South Lyons Cemetery.
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Esbon Blackmar (1805-1857) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Freehold, Greene
County, N.Y., June 19,
1805.
Member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1838, 1841; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1848-49.
Died in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., November
19, 1857 (age 52 years, 153
days).
Interment at Willow Avenue Cemetery.
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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber
and hardware
merchant; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra Cemetery.
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Harold P. Burke (1895-1981) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 6,
1895.
Son of Peter Burke and Jennie (Noonan) Burke.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1929; candidate
for New
York state senate 46th District, 1930; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1937-81;
took senior status 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 17,
1981 (age 86 years, 41
days).
Interment at St. Ann's Cemetery.
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Martin Butterfield (1790-1866) —
of Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
8, 1790.
Hardware
business; rope and
cordage manufacturer; Presidential Elector for New York, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1859-61.
Died in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., August 6,
1866 (age 75 years, 241
days).
Interment at Village Cemetery.
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Byram Green (1786-1865) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in East Windsor, Windsor, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 15,
1786.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; circuit judge in New
York, 1814; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1816-17, 1818-20, 1821-22;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1823-24; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1843-45.
Died in Sodus, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
18, 1865 (age 79 years, 186
days).
Interment at Rural Cemetery.
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