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Peter Joseph Dalessandro (b. 1918) —
also known as Peter J. Dalessandro —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1947-57 (35th District 1947-54, 36th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action near Kalterherberg, Germany, December 22,
1944.
Still living as of 1957.
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Charles J. Dalzell (b. 1886) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly, 1942-46 (Queens County 1st District 1942-44,
Queens County 4th District 1945-46).
Member, American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Graham Davis, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Gray Davis —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
26, 1942.
Married, February
20, 1983, to Sharon Lee Ryer.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; chief of staff for
Gov. Jerry
Brown, 1974-82; member of California
state assembly, 1983-87; California
state controller, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1995-99; Governor of
California, 1999-2003.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Frederick Trubee Davison (1896-1974) —
also known as F. Trubee Davison —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1896.
Son of Henry Pomeroy Davison (1867-1922; banker, philanthropist) and
Kate (Trubee) Davison (1871-1962); married, April 16,
1920, to Dorothy Peabody.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1922-26;
Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1926-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1932; president, American Museum of Natural
History, 1933-51; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; personnel
director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones; American Legion.
Died in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
14, 1974 (age 78 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin H. Demo (born c.1898) —
of Croghan, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Massena, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1898.
Republican. Banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1939-58.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent J. DeSantis (b. 1926) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1926.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1994-97.
Member, American Legion; United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1997.
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Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) —
also known as George Deukmejian;
"Duke" —
of California.
Born in Menands, Albany
County, N.Y., June 6,
1928.
Son of George Deukmejian and Alice (Gairdian) Deukmejian; married, February
16, 1957, to Gloria M. Saatjian.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; member of California
state senate, 1967-79; California
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
California, 1983-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, Navy
League; American Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Carl Deutschmann (b. 1888) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; proprietor,
North Beach swimming pool; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1927-29; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, Moose; Eagles; Freemasons;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Devany, Jr. (b. 1899) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1930-44;
Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. Dietz (b. 1892) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 26,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Dillon (b. 1895) —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., 1895.
Married 1920
to Blanche Tybush.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1945-46, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Clinton Dominick III (b. 1918) —
of near Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., June 4,
1918.
Grandson of DeWitt
C. Dominick.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1955-58; member
of New
York state senate, 1959-70 (33rd District 1959-65, 42nd District
1966, 37th District 1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1970.
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James H. Donovan (1923-1990) —
of Chadwicks, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Marcy, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
12, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82,
47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer than
any other senator in the history of the county.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Chadwicks, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
31, 1990 (age 66 years, 292
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Clayville, N.Y.
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Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) —
also known as Francis E. Dorn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 18,
1911.
Son of J. J. Dorn and Adelaide (Leman) Dorn; married to Dorothy
McGann.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948, 1950; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Eagles; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Kenneth Dornan (b. 1933) —
also known as Robert K. Dornan; Bob Dornan;
"B-1 Bob" —
of Garden Grove, Orange
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1933.
Married 1955
to Sallie Hansen; father of Mark
Dornan.
Republican. Broadcaster,
journalist,
television
producer; won two Emmy awards for his television
show; appeared in several movies
including The Starfighters, To The Shores of Hell, and
Hell on Wheels; candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1973; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-83, 1985-97 (27th District
1977-83, 38th District 1985-93, 46th District 1993-97); defeated,
1996, 1998; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1982; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1996.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2009.
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John V. Downey —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry F. Dunkel (b. 1898) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Fulton
County, N.Y., May 14,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1932-35; member
of New
York state senate 35th District; elected 1935, 1936.
Member, Delta
Chi; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Dunn (b. 1886) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; livestock
shipping business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1933-36.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Father of Perry
B. Duryea, Jr..
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1942-45; resigned 1945; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (1921-2004) —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
18, 1921.
Son of Perry
B. Duryea; married to Elizabeth Ann Weed.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st
District 1966-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;
member of New York
Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Freemasons.
A New York State office building in Islip, L.I., is named for
him.
Died, from injuries suffered in a car
accident, January
11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
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Marvin Reed Dye (1895-1997) —
also known as Marvin R. Dye —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Forestville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 12,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940-45; judge of
New York Court of Appeals; elected 1944; elected unopposed 1958.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American Legion.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 102 years,
105 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1898-1967) —
also known as Edward P. F. Eagan; Eddie
Eagan —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Denver,
Colo., April 26,
1898.
Son of John William Eagan and Clara (Bartholomew) Eagan; married, October
1, 1927, to Margaret Colgate.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Won the gold
medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,
Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won another gold
medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948.
Member, American Legion; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1967 (age 69 years, 49
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April 14,
1915, to Ethel Jewell.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rae L. Egbert (b. 1892) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Republican candidate for
New
York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1921;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1935-40; defeated (Democratic), 1940,
1942; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1944.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19,
1915, to Lina Moser.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Julian B. Erway (b. 1899) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., March 17,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1942-44, 1957-68 (30th District 1942-44, 36th
District 1957-65, 45th District 1966, 40th District 1967-68); Albany
County District Attorney, 1945-53.
Member, American Legion; Marine
Corps League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Esquirol (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1898.
Son of Joseph
H. Esquirol.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1928-32; member
of New
York state senate 8th District, 1933-42.
Member, American Legion; Psi
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake; married, June 12,
1920, to Eva Kling.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange;
American Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dante Bruno Fascell (1917-1998) —
also known as Dante B. Fascell —
of Coral Gables, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Bridgehampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
1917.
Son of Charles A. Fascell and Mary (Gullotti) Fascell; married, September
19, 1941, to Jean-Marie Pelot.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1951-54; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1955-93 (4th District 1955-67, 12th
District 1967-73, 15th District 1973-83, 19th District 1983-93);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956
(delegation vice-chair).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Lions; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Military
Order of the World Wars; Jaycees;
Kappa
Sigma.
Received Presidential
Medal of Freedom, 1998.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
28, 1998 (age 81 years, 264
days).
Interment at Sylvan
Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater, Fla.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Grandson of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); nephew of Nicholas
Fish; son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1849-1936); married, September
24, 1921, to Grace Chapin (daughter of Alfred
Clark Chapin); married 1967 to Marie
Blackton (died 1974); married to Alice Curtis Desmond (widow of Thomas
Charles Desmond) and Lydia Ambrogio; father of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1926-1996); grandfather of Hamilton
Fish (1954?-).
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1914-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1920-45; defeated,
1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;
derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died of heart
failure, in Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
18, 1991 (age 102 years, 42
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Descendant of Lewis
Morris; great-grandson of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); grandson of Alfred
Clark Chapin and Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1849-1936); grandnephew of Nicholas
Fish; son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish; father of Hamilton
Fish (1954?-).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 24,
1996 (age 70 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald; married,
September
5, 1900, to Caroline L. Wetecamp.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Paul Early Fitzpatrick (1897-1977) —
also known as Paul E. Fitzpatrick —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1944-45, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
American Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1977
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick J. Fogarty (b. 1892) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
July
7, 1892.
Married 1926
to Helen O'Meara.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1938-47 (Bronx County 2nd District 1938-44, Bronx
County 1st District 1945-47).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Forman (1895-1978) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
30, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928-32; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1932-59; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1959-61.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died August
17, 1978 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Suffered a heart
attack while holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, killing him, on Fox Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sydney F. Foster (b. 1893) —
of Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., March 23,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1929-60; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1939-40, 1945-49; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1960; defeated, 1954.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 29,
1946.
Second great-grandnephew of Theodore
Frelinghuysen; second great-grandson of Frederick
Theodore Frelinghuysen; son of Peter
Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr..
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1983-94; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles W. Froessel (b. 1892) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1938-49 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th
District 1948-49); judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) —
also known as Hadwen C. Fuller —
of Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Monroe, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
28, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45,
35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jack J. Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack John Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Son of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone;
married 1948
to Helen Cazepis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Joseph Andrew Gavagan (1892-1968) —
also known as Joseph A. Gavagan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1892.
Son of John Gavagan and Mary (Lyons) Gavagan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1929-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
18, 1968 (age 76 years, 59
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Benjamin Arthur Gilman (b. 1922) —
also known as Benjamin A. Gilman —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
6, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 95th District, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1973-2003 (26th District 1973-83,
22nd District 1983-93, 20th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died in
office 1935.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion.
Died December
13, 1935 (age about 39
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank J. Glinski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1959-73 (56th District 1959-65, 63rd District 1966,
55th District 1967-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
American Legion.
Still living as of 1973.
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Irving Islington Goldsmith (b. 1881) —
also known as Irving I. Goldsmith —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born April 27,
1881.
Son of Benjamin J. Goldsmith and Eliza (Cohn) Goldsmith.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1927-28; appointed 1927,
1928; defeated, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) —
also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1896.
Married to Etta May Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of Charles
C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
New
York state attorney general, 1943-54.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons;
Elks; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1981 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred A. Graber (b. 1895) —
of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; railway
clerk; ice
cream business; mayor
of Tarrytown, N.Y., 1941-44; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1945-50.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel L. Greenberg (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1898.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-72 (8th District 1943-44, 12th District
1945-54, 17th District 1955-65, 22nd District 1966, 19th District
1967-72); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1948,
1952.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Sigma Delta; Knights
of Pythias; American Legion; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott E. Greene —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Still living as of 1967.
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James Donald Griffin (b. 1929) —
also known as James D. Griffin; Jimmy
Griffin —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 29,
1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
member of New York
state senate 56th District, 1967-77; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1978-93.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; American
Association of Retired Persons.
Still living as of 1993.
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Henry Watson Griffith (b. 1897) —
also known as Henry W. Griffith —
of Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
1, 1897.
Son of Frederick
Winter Griffith.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate, 1939-50 (42nd District 1939-44, 47th District
1945-50).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Russell Grover, Jr. (b. 1919) —
also known as James R. Grover, Jr. —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 15,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New
York state assembly from Suffolk County 3rd District, 1957-62; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1963-75.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1998.
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William L. Hadden (b. 1896) —
of West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
8, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Orange and West Haven,
1939-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1943-45; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Son of Jacob Tisdale Hafford and Lydia Ann (Matteson) Hafford;
married, June 30,
1887, to Cora E. Ulsaver (1861-1957).
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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William H. Hampton —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1935-44; defeated, 1944.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Michael Hanley (1920-2003) —
also known as James M. Hanley —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 19,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (34th District 1965-71,
35th District 1971-73, 32nd District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
16, 2003 (age 83 years, 89
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley; married, October
31, 1900, to Henrietta Victoria Robertson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Harter (1897-1947) —
also known as J. Francis Harter —
of Eggertsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died December
20, 1947 (age 50 years, 110
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles A. Harwood (1880-1950) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1880.
Son of Israel Harwood and Johanna Harwood; married 1915 to Alma H.
Hendricks.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1910; U.S.
District Judge for Canal Zone, 1937-38; Governor of
U.S. Virgin Islands, 1941-46.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1950 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Hayes —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1925-40.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Forty and
Eight.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Hayward (b. 1877) —
of Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb., April 29,
1877.
Grandson of Edwin
A. Pelton; third cousin twice removed of Guy
Ray Pelton and Frederic
William Pelton; son of Monroe
Leland Hayward and Jennie (Pelton) Hayward; fourth cousin once
removed of George
Pelton Lawrence; married, June 21,
1919, to Mae C. Plant.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
Otoe
County Judge, 1901-02; Nebraska
Republican state chair, 1907-09; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1908-12; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1921-25; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the Revolution; American Legion; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st
District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972
(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in
office 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Association of Retired Persons; Audubon
Society; American Legion; Sierra
Club; Urban
League; Common
Cause.
While attending a primary victory rally
for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 15,
2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth William Hechler (b. 1914) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Son of Charles H. Hechler and Catherine (Hauhart) Hechler.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Civitan;
American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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D-Cady Herrick II (b. 1908) —
of Slingerlands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 5,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1947-54.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Married to Verna Eileen Bensch (1897-1970).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman; married, September
10, 1919, to Lillie Moss.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Samuel H. Hofstadter (b. 1894) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1925-28;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1929-32; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-60.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leighton A. Hope (b. 1921) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1963-65.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1965.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Married to Marjorie Wilcox and Nancy Richmond.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke, in
a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Vincent R. Impellitteri (1900-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Isnello, Italy,
February
4, 1900.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1950-53; defeated in primary, 1953;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
29, 1987 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Peter's Cemetery, Derby, Conn.
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Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) —
also known as Irving M. Ives —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi; Elks; Grange.
Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State
Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University.
Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
24, 1962 (age 66 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Bainbridge, N.Y.
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Rodney B. Janes (1892-1973) —
of East Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; publisher of
greeting cards; member of New York
state senate, 1939-46 (45th District 1939-44, 50th District
1945-46); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1944.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Koppel Javits (1904-1986) —
also known as Jacob K. Javits —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1904.
Son of Morris Javits and Ida (Littman) Javits; married, November
30, 1947, to Marion Ann Borris.
Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1947-54; New York
state attorney general, 1955-57; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1957-81; defeated (Liberal), 1980;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Republican candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; United
World Federalists; Amvets.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1983.
Died, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's
disease), in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 7,
1986 (age 81 years, 293
days).
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. (1893-1968) —
also known as "The General" —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1893.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1968 (age about 74
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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