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Elisha T. Barrett (b. 1902) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Brightwaters, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., September
11, 1902.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1937-56;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1952;
member of New York
state senate, 1957-66 (1st District 1957-65, 3rd District 1966).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Briggs —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Republican. Automobile dealer; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1937-38.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Homer, N.Y.
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Fred W. Forness, Jr. (1873-1964) —
of Allegany, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
20, 1873.
Democrat. Automobile dealer; garage
owner; candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1923, 1927; mayor of
Olean, N.Y., 1934-37, 1940-41; defeated, 1937, 1943.
Member, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in 1964
(age about
90 years).
Interment at St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N.Y.
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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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Bert P. Gage —
of Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1917-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob E. Hollinger —
of Middleport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1941-56.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Hults, Jr. (b. 1906) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 18,
1906.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1943-44; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1945-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel W. McCleary —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Republican. Automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1921-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas A. McWhinney (c.1863-1933) —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1863.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster;
automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-23 (Nassau County 1915-17, Nassau County 1st
District 1918-23); indicted
in 1920 on charges
that he and others had tipped off
gamblers to planned police raids; tried and
found not guilty.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; United
Spanish War Veterans; Foresters;
Redmen.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1933 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lidie Wright. |
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Wilson Messer (1876-1958) —
of Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
23, 1876.
Son of Martha (White) Messer (1844-1905) and Thomas Messer (died
1892).
Republican. School
teacher; automobile dealer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1924-36;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1920, to Maude B. Woodcock (1867-1935). |
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Son of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frank L. Seaker (1873-1931) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1912-21.
Died in 1931
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
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Lewis G. Stapley —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
automobile dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1922-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ulrich Weisendanger —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Westchester
County Sheriff, 1916; automobile dealer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1924-25; defeated, 1921, 1925, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Percival. |
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic.
Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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