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William E. Adams (1922-1983) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Married to Jacquela Devlin.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in April, 1983
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice Adda (1895-1972) —
of Whitestone, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born December
28, 1895.
Member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1944.
Member, American Legion.
Died May 26,
1972 (age 76 years, 150
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Dean Alfange (1899-1989) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey,
December
2, 1899.
Married to Thalia Perry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941; American Labor
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Order of
Ahepa; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Delta Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho.
One of the founders of the Liberal Party of New York.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1989 (age 89 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Son of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen; married, June 30,
1892, to Adele Livingston Stevens.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village president of Pelham Manor, N.Y., 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Meyer Alterman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1923-37;
defeated, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold H. Altro —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Rapids, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Married to Honora L. Cremmen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; painting
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1957-64.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Redmen.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Amann, Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925.
Married, June 27,
1953, to Joyce Kroplinski.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1952;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-73 (Richmond County 1st District 1953-65,
65th District 1966, 59th District 1967-72, 61st District 1973).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1973.
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Howard Wilmert Ameli (1881-1959) —
also known as Howard W. Ameli —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
12, 1881.
Son of Alonzo Ameli and Jessie Isabel (Robinson) Ameli; married, August
10, 1918, to Flora E. Maus.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Abner
C. Surpless; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-34.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American Legion; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 29,
1959 (age 77 years, 290
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Warren Mattice Anderson (1915-2007) —
also known as Warren M. Anderson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
16, 1915.
Son of Edna (Mattice) Anderson and Floyd
E. Anderson; married, June 28,
1941, to Eleanor C. Sanford (died 1996).
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1953-88 (45th District 1953-54, 47th District
1955-65, 55th District 1966, 47th District 1967-82, 51st District
1983-88); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1980;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1985-86.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Tau Omega; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, in Wilson Memorial Regional Medical
Center, Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., June 1,
2007 (age 91 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) —
also known as Walter G. Andrews —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 16,
1889.
Grandson of Walter
Quintin Gresham; son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham)
Andrews.
Republican. Athletic
coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales
manager; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45,
42nd District 1945-49).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a hotel at
Daytona Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., March 5,
1949 (age 59 years, 232
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Old
Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
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Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Ansorge —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928, 1929; director, United
Air
Lines, 1934-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York Port
Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published.
Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Temple
Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Louis Willard Antisdel (b. 1925) —
also known as Louis W. Antisdel —
of Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradford
County, Pa., January
15, 1925.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972
(alternate), 1976.
Member, Lions;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1993.
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George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) —
also known as George A. Arkwright —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
19, 1888.
Son of George A. Arkwright and Mary Augusta (McKeever) Arkwright;
married, August
20, 1924, to Loretta Marie Cleary.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1950-58, 1962-64; appointed 1950; Justice
of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1954-62.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American Legion; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Bernard Austin (d. 1958) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-58; died in
office 1958.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in 1958.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlow E. Bacon (b. 1889) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1889.
Married to Edna Dingman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1945-48.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert
Bacon; married, April 14,
1913, to Virginia
Murray; brother of Gaspar
Griswold Bacon.
Republican. Banker;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin; married,
June
29, 1922, to Edith Lindholm.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball; married, December
18, 1934, to Elvira Urisarri de Polo.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Dominic Joseph Baranello (b. 1922) —
also known as Dominic J. Baranello —
of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922.
Son of Angelo Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte) Baranello.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1968;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1968;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Still living as of 1973.
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Frank John Becker (1899-1981) —
also known as Frank J. Becker —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Son of Maximilian Becker and Eva (Sperling) Becker; married, June 30,
1923, to Anne Claire Ferris.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1945-52; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (3rd District 1953-63, 5th
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1981 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Son of Max Joseph Becker and Rose (Becker) Becker; married to Ann
Marie Watters.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia, 1972;
U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963; a mountain in Antarctica is
named
for him.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-52; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1957-65.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Catholic
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in 1981
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; married
1899 to
Jessie Robbins; brother of August
Belmont (1853-1924) and Oliver
Hazard Perry Belmont.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Albert Fay Bennett (b. 1893) —
also known as A. Fay Bennett —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
21, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Son of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Burnett Benton (1900-1973) —
also known as William Benton —
of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 1,
1900.
Son of Charles William Benton and Elma (Hixson) Benton; married 1928 to Helen
Hemingway.
Democrat. Advertising
business; introduced sound effects into television commercials;
popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president,
University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia
Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,
1945-47; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Zeta Psi.
The William Benton Museum of Art at the University of Connecticut is
named
for him.
Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 18,
1973 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Arthur T. Berge (b. 1907) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
22, 1907.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1945-48;
defeated, 1940.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) —
also known as Harry F. Besosa —
of Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 24,
1881.
Son of Manuel Besosa (1832-1898) and Fruta (Melero) Besosa; married,
September
15, 1900, to Maria Cabellero.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Puerto
Rico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1928;
member of Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
22, 1947 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
21, 1916.
Married to Grace Sweeney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District
1967-74).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Sons of
Italy.
Died May 16,
1997 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Wilson Blodgett (1899-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Blodgett —
of Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y., December
2, 1899.
Married, September
10, 1924, to Charrie Johnson (died 1929); married, December
18, 1931, to Mildred Zavitz.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1946-58.
Member, American Legion; Grange; Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1988 (age 88 years, 180
days).
Interment at Rushville
Cemetery, Rushville, N.Y.
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Jeremiah B. Bloom (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,
17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78).
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Jewish
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1978.
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Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) —
also known as Nils A. Boe —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltic, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
10, 1913.
Grandson of Anders
Knudson Finseth; son of Nils N. Boe (c.1861-1938) and Sissel
Catherine (Finseth) Boe (born 1874).
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1963-65; Governor of
South Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for
Pres. Richard
Nixon, 1969-71; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1992 (age 78 years, 324
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Francis J. Boland, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Married to Sara
Caven.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer;
real
estate developer; builder;
excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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Frederic H. Bontecou (b. 1893) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., November
30, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1944,
1952,
1956;
member of New York
state senate, 1934-38, 1943-47 (28th District 1934-38, 1943-44,
33rd District 1945-47); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1938; chair of
Dutchess County Republican Party, 1939-42.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bormann (b. 1879) —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born March 16,
1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; painting
contractor; painters'
supplies dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1936-44.
Member, American Legion; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Bowe (b. 1896) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1896.
Son of Martin J. Bowe (police captain).
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District
1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Arthur Bowman (b. 1894) —
also known as Howard A. Bowman —
of Clyde, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Clyde, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
11, 1894.
Son of Chester H. Bowman and Sophia (Feezler) Bowman; married, March 16,
1922, to Alma E. Melchert.
U.S. Vice Consul in Danzig, 1921-24; Trieste, 1924-29; U.S. Consul in Trieste, 1929-31; Sault SAINTE Marie, 1931-32; Mexicali, 1938; Cali, 1943; Poznan, 1947.
Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley; married,
October
16, 1907, to Sue Worthington Cox.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August 7,
1889.
Son of William
C. Brady.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in August, 1970
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Great-grandson of John
Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823); grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge, Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
(1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge (1849-1911);
second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman (divorced 1925); married, August 5,
1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root (divorced 1947); married, March 27,
1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer;
attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Orlo Marion Brees (1896-1980) —
also known as Orlo M. Brees —
of Endicott, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, Fulton
County, Ill., April 13,
1896.
Married 1933
to Frances W. Freeman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor; printing
business; author; lecturer;
poet;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1941-52; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1952.
Member, American Legion.
Died in November, 1980
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Interment somewhere
in Peoria, Ill.
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William Breitenbach (1897-1937) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 17,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
signalman; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1925-34; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following an operation for appendicitis,
in Hamilton Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 13,
1937 (age 40 years, 26
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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William C. Brennan, Jr. (1918-2000) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
11, 1918.
Married 1941
to Gloria M. Lauer.
Democrat. Police
officer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; member
of New
York state senate 12th District, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
In July 1985, he was indicted
in Federal court for accepting
bribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminal
cases involving organized
crime figures; also charged with extortion;
pleaded not guilty and tried;
did not testify in his own defense; convicted
in December 1985, sentenced
to five years in prison,
and fined
$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.
Died May 8,
2000 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Son of Joshua Randolph Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower;
married 1920
to Elizabeth Jordan.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Brown (b. 1908) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Married to Edith S. Steier.
Merchant;
real
estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American Legion; Grange; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas H. Brown (1908-1992) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
April
8, 1908.
Married to Viola Smith.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1949-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died March 25,
1992 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) —
of Lakewood, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., March 13,
1899.
Son of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom;
married 1926
to Kathryn M. Blume.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Died in 1941
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Harris
Hill Cemetery, Clarence, N.Y.
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Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) —
also known as Ellsworth B. Buck —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 3,
1892.
Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck; married,
April
12, 1919, to Constance Tyler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business
executive; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45,
16th District 1945-49); shot
and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond
Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; chair of
Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Delta
Tau Delta; Elks;
American Legion.
Died in Stephenson town, Marinette
County, Wis., August
14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Thunder
Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
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John J. Burns (b. 1913) —
of Sea Cliff, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Sea Cliff, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 3,
1913.
Married to Norah Patterson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; oil
distributor; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 4th District, 1952-57; resigned
1957; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1967.
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 1967.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 28,
1926.
Married to Josephine Ramirez.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
legislative assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Ogden Bush (b. 1898) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.; DeLancey, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in DeLancey, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
14, 1898.
Republican. Dentist;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1933-37; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944,
1948,
1952;
chair
of Delaware County Republican Party, 1955; member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1957-65.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) —
also known as Prescott S. Bush —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 15,
1895.
Son of Samuel Prescott Bush (1863-1948) and Flora (Sheldon) Bush
(1872-1920); married, August 6,
1921, to Dorothy Walker (1901-1992); father of George
Herbert Walker Bush; grandfather of George
Walker Bush and John
Ellis Bush.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
director, Pan American Airways;
director, Columbia Broadcasting
System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1948,
1956,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964
(alternate); U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Skull and
Bones.
Died, of lung
cancer, in the Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146
days).
Interment at Putnam
Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
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Frank J. Caffery (1913-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
30, 1913.
Democrat. Yard foreman for Nickel Plate Railroad;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1941-42, 1949-62;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1942.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen; Catholic
War Veterans; American Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in September, 1980
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) —
also known as Horace T. Cahill —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1894.
Son of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill;
married, February
4, 1922, to Josephine Gates.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1947-73.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Parnell J. T. Callahan (1912-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 16,
1912.
Married 1943
to Jane Tubridy.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly from Bronx County 12th District, 1957-58;
defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1969 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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William S. Calli (b. 1923) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
27, 1923.
Married to Ann Dunn.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1951-64.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Optimist
Club.
Still living as of 1964.
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Gordon K. Cameron —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly 96th District, 1967-68.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Donald A. Campbell (1922-1992) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August 2,
1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1951-68 (Montgomery County 1951-65, 123rd
District 1966, 104th District 1967-68).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Amvets;
American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Died November
8, 1992 (age 70 years, 98
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar C. Campbell (b. 1889) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
28, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1920-23.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Campbell (b. 1887) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 10,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1921-23; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1925.
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 15,
1898.
Son of Carl A. Canfield and Florence A. (Saxton) Canfield; married,
November
15, 1928, to Dorothy E. Greenwell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George
N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Legion.
Died in Hawthorne, Passaic
County, N.J., June 20,
1972 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, N.J.
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Hugh Leo Carey (b. 1919) —
also known as Hugh L. Carey —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 11,
1919.
Son of Dennis J. Carey and Margaret (Collins) Carey; married, February
27, 1947, to Helen Owen.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1961-75 (12th District 1961-63,
15th District 1963-75); Governor of
New York, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Delta Phi.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frank A. Carroll (b. 1919) —
of Gates town, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sayre, Bradford
County, Pa., April 30,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1967-74.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Still living as of 1974.
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Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) —
also known as Elmer A. Carter —
of Prairie View, Waller
County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1890.
Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young) Carter;
married 1922
to Edna Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson (died 1972).
College
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive
secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of
Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP;
American Legion; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died January
16, 1973 (age 82 years, 181
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Hartsdale, N.Y.
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John Cashmore (1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 7,
1895.
Married to Edythe
Tenney.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the
general manager of the New York Edison Company electric
utility; furniture
manufacturer; business
executive; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,
1923; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952.
Member, American Legion.
Collapsed from a heart
attack, in his car, and
died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1961 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Canarsie
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) —
also known as Robert K. Christenberry —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Huntingdon, Carroll
County, Tenn., January
27, 1899.
Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton)
Christenberry; married, August
14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his
right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in
Vladivostok, 1919; hotel
manager and executive; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66.
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Jesters.
Suffered a stroke,
and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital,
Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., April 13,
1973 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cosmo A. Cilano (1893-1937) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 22,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1929-34.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in 1937
(age about
44 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark; married, November
8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey; father of Ramsey
Clark.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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Harold W. Cohn (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1913.
Married to Lillian Bartell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1959-68 (Kings County 4th District 1959-65, 49th
District 1966, 57th District 1967-68).
Jewish.
Member, American Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Richard A. Collins —
also known as Dick Collins —
of Verbank, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1988
(alternate), 1992,
2000;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1988; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1998.
Member, American Legion; Lions.
Still living as of 2000.
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Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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William F. Condon (b. 1897) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Cousin of John
J. Condon.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Conroy (b. 1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born October
23, 1893.
Son of John D. Conroy and Eunice (Beale) Conroy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1923-29.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Don W. Cook (b. 1919) —
of Henrietta, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 8,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 135th District, 1967-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Richard T. Cooke (b. 1913) —
of Alden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 57th District, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1964.
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Edward T. Corcoran (c.1894-1937) —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., about 1894.
Son of Dominic Corcoran; married to Margaret M. McCosker.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
elected delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District 1937,
but died before taking office.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American Legion; Elks; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Rockefeller Institute hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1937 (age about 43
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Cornell (1896-1988) —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
29, 1896.
Son of George W. Cornell and Minnie C. Cornell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1959-64; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1967.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Phi
Gamma Delta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 24,
1988 (age 91 years, 177
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent R. Corrou (b. 1899) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
29, 1899.
Democrat. Sales
manager; mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1945-46.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter J. Costigan (b. 1930) —
of Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930.
Married to Victoria Dubenchek.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 2nd District, 1966-74.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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Edward J. Coughlin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; civil
engineer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1923-34; member
of New
York state senate 6th District, 1935-44.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank P. Cox (1895-1977) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
16, 1895.
Married to Etolla L. McCarthy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Albany Typographical Union No. 4; vice-president,
Albany Central Federation of Labor; member of New York
state assembly, 1960-68 (Albany County 1st District 1960-65,
113th District 1966, 102nd District 1967-68).
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Elks.
Died June 4,
1977 (age 81 years, 231
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer; married,
January
3, 1920, to Ruth Rose Fuller.
Republican. Coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
19, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager,
Godfrey Moving &
Storage Co.; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell;
married, June 20,
1920, to Delphine Dodge (divorced, 1928; sister of Horace
Elgin Dodge, Jr.); married, February
13, 1935, to Doris Duke (divorced, 1943; daughter of James
Buchanan Duke); married 1948 to Maxine
McFetridge; brother of Louise Cromwell (aunt by marriage of Douglas
MacArthur II).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car
Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp and
paper manufacturers.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Cronin (1915-1986) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born June 23,
1915.
Democrat. College
professor; candidate for New York
state senate 39th District, 1958; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1970-77.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died December
12, 1986 (age 71 years, 172
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Cuite (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (8th District 1953-54, 13th District
1955-58).
Member, Elks; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Still living as of 1958.
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Married to Rita Rothmann.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 3rd District, 1961-65; member of New York
state senate, 1966-70 (4th District 1966, 3rd District 1967-70);
chair, New York State Harness Racing Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 13,
1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edward V. Curry (b. 1910) —
of New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1910.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1949-52; member
of New
York state senate 19th District, 1955-56; defeated, 1956.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bronson Murray Cutting (1888-1935) —
also known as Bronson M. Cutting —
of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Oakdale, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 23,
1888.
Republican. U.S.
Senator from New Mexico, 1927-28, 1929-35; died in office 1935;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Mexico, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion.
Died in an airplane
crash, near Atlanta, Macon
County, Mo., May 6,
1935 (age 46 years, 317
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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