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Joseph Russell (1800-1875) —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1800.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1845-47, 1851-53.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 24,
1875 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Glens Falls Cemetery.
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Frederick Avery Johnson (1833-1893) —
of New York.
Born in Port Edward, Warren
County, N.Y., January
2, 1833.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87 (18th District 1883-85,
21st District 1885-87).
Died July 17,
1893 (age 60 years, 196
days).
Interment at Glens Falls Cemetery.
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Orange Ferriss (1814-1894) —
of New York.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
26, 1814.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1867-71.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 11,
1894 (age 79 years, 136
days).
Original interment at Glens Falls Cemetery; reinterment in 1904 at Pineview Cemetery, Queensbury, N.Y.
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William Louis Pfeiffer (1907-1985) —
also known as William L. Pfeiffer —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 29,
1907.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1949-51; New York
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate); treasurer of
New York Republican Party, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., July 22,
1985 (age 78 years, 54
days).
Interment at Pineview Cemetery.
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Addison B. Colvin (d. 1939) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
New York
state treasurer, 1894-98.
Died June 21,
1939.
Interment at Pineview Cemetery.
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Dudley Farlin (1777-1837) —
of Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., September
2, 1777.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1824; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1835-37.
Died in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., September
26, 1837 (age 60 years, 24
days).
Interment at Warrensburg Cemetery.
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Louis Woodard Emerson (1857-1924) —
also known as Louis W. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., July 25,
1857.
Son of Albert Emerson and Abigail (Woodward) Emerson.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1904
(alternate), 1912,
1916,
1924;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1890-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1899-1903.
Died in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., June 10,
1924 (age 66 years, 321
days).
Interment at Warrensburg Cemetery.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April 25,
1865.
Son of Albert Emerson.
Republican. Lumber
business; clothing
manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg Cemetery.
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Kitchell Bishop (d. 1844) —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1801-04, 1805-10; member
of New
York state senate Eastern District, 1811-15.
Died November
2, 1844.
Interment at Warrensburg Cemetery.
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Harry A. Reoux (1901-1968) —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born January
29, 1901.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1931-50.
Died March 2,
1968 (age 67 years, 33
days).
Interment at Warrensburg Cemetery.
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