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Benjamin L. Rand (born c.1859) —
of North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born about 1859.
Banker; Prohibition candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1889; mayor
of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1915-16; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis S. Reed (born c.1880) —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y., about 1880.
Republican. Banker; member of Connecticut
state senate 15th District, 1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willard Placide Reid (b. 1862) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 24,
1862.
Son of John R. Reid and Angie (Davis) Reid.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1896-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1891
to Ada Kitching. |
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Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) —
also known as H. L. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Stratford, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
15, 1852.
Son of Godlove Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel.
Republican. Lumber
business; financier; insurance
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1884; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1900-25; member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1916.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1927
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Charles K. Robinson (1835-1887) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in New York, January
16, 1835.
Banker; mayor of
Oakland, Calif., 1882-83.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., November
22, 1887 (age 52 years, 310
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Elmore P. Ross (1809-1879) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 18,
1809.
Democrat. Postmaster;
banker; railroad
president; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1860.
Died May 19,
1879 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Caroline Akin. |
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Son of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting
Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Edward Rubin (b. 1938) —
also known as Robert Rubin —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
29, 1938.
Son of Alexander Rubin and Sylvia (Seiderman) Rubin.
Lawyer;
economist;
investment banker; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1995-99.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jacob Ruppert, Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 5,
1867.
Son of Jacob Ruppert and Anna (Gillig) Ruppert.
Democrat. Brewer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); owner and president, New York Yankees baseball
team, 1915-39; president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank; director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Son of George Ryan and Lucinda (Fortune) Ryan.
Democrat. Financier; organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life
Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco
Company; engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1928
(age about
76 years).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate, Nelson County, Va.
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Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) —
also known as Pauline M. Sabin; Pauline Morton;
Pauline Smith; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin; Mrs. Dwight F.
Davis —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1887.
Daughter of Paul
Morton and Charlotte (Goodridge) Morton.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1924-28; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
A leader of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1955 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment somewhere
in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Russell Sage (1816-1906) —
also known as "The Sage of Troy"; "The Money
King"; "Father of Puts and Calls";
"Old Straddle" —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Verona, Oneida
County, N.Y., August 4,
1816.
Son of Prudence (Risley) Sage (1778-1865) and Elisha Sage, Jr.
(1779-1854).
Whig. Merchant;
banker; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; delegate to Whig National Convention from New
York, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1853-57; railroad
builder; arrested
in 1869 and charged
with violation of New York usury
laws by charging high interest rates on loans; fined and
sentenced
to five days in prison,
which was later suspended.
On December 4, 1891, Henry Norcross, a stockbroker, brought a bomb to
Sage's office in New York City as part of an extortion scheme; when
his demands were refused, he detonated
the bomb, but Sage suffered only minor injuries.
Died in Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 22,
1906 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman;
merchant;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75).
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Jerry E. B. Santee (1850-1928) —
of Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cameron, Steuben
County, N.Y., February
28, 1850.
Son of John Santee (1817-1890) and Rachel (Stephens) Santee
(1823-1905).
Banker; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1876-77, 1904-06.
Died in Steuben
County, N.Y., 1928
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Santee (1817-1890) and Rachel (Stephens) Santee (1823-1905);
married to Mary E. Bentley (1850-1915); second cousin once removed of
Charles
Burton Santee. |
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Reeve Schley (1881-1960) —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., April 28,
1881.
Son of William T. Schley.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lend-Lease Administrator in charge of Soviet supplies, 1942.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Montgomery Schuyler, Jr. (1877-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
2, 1877.
Son of Katherine Beeckman (Livingston) Schuyler (1842-1914) and
Montgomery Schuyler (1843-1914).
Author;
U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1904-06; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1913; Salvador, 1921-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker;
banker.
Episcopalian.
Died November
1, 1955 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate
broker; banker; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1952,
1956.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
to Lillian Tverskoi (died 1958). |
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Albert Joseph Seligman (b. 1859) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
24, 1859.
Son of Jesse Seligman and Henrietta Seligman.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; member of Montana
territorial legislature, 1884-85; Montana
Republican state chair, 1889-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1892.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Seward (b. 1839) —
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 18,
1839.
Son of William
Henry Seward and Frances (Miller) Seward.
Republican. Banker; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March 18,
1882.
Son of Jacob Sirovich and Rose (Weinstock) Sirovich.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Herbert L. Smith (b. 1867) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
23, 1867.
Son of Benjamin Smith and Emily (Hall) Smith.
Republican. Dairy supply
business; banker; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1905-06.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Adeline Bennett. |
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Henry A. Smythe (b. 1819) —
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., 1819.
Republican. Banker; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1866-69.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Anthony
Marvine; married to Mary Franklin (c.1816-1894). |
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Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) —
also known as Homer P. Snyder —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
6, 1863.
Son of Edwin Snyder and Mary E. (Rivenburg) Snyder.
Republican. Manufacturer of knitting
machinery and bicycles
as Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.; vice-president, Little Falls
National Bank; director, Little Falls and Johnstown Railroad;
director, Little Falls Hotel
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
30, 1937 (age 74 years, 24
days).
Interment at Church
Street Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.
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James Speyer (1861-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 22,
1861.
Son of Gustavus Speyer (1825-1883) and Sophie (Rubino) Speyer
(1840-1910).
Banker; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1941 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, November
11, 1897, to Ellen Leslie (Prince) Lowery. |
| | | Image source: King's Notable New
Yorkers of 1896-1899 |
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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John Henry Starin (1825-1909) —
also known as John H. Starin —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., August
27, 1825.
Son of Myndert Starin (1786-1845) and Rachel (Sammons) Starin
(1797-1855).
Republican. Druggist;
banker; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1909 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville
Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
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John Knox Stewart (1853-1919) —
also known as John K. Stewart —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
20, 1853.
Republican. Textile
manufacturer; director, Farmers National Bank of
Amsterdam; director, Chuctanunda Gas Light
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1890; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1899-1903; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1910.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 27,
1919 (age 65 years, 250
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
of Richmond,
Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen) Stowell.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron Steel
Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth, 1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April 27,
1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) —
also known as Henry W. Taft —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859.
Son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft (1827-1907).
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
director, Central Savings Bank of New York; trustee, Mutual Life
Insurance Company;; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Skull and
Bones; Psi
Upsilon.
Tripped and
fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died as
a result, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1945 (age 86 years, 76
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Newhall Taintor (1840-1920) —
also known as Charles N. Taintor —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn., November
28, 1840.
Son of Ralph
Smith Taintor and Phebe Higgins (Lord) Taintor (1814-1890).
Republican. Map and book publisher;
New York Commissioner of Emigration, 1881-89; New York City Police
Justice, 1889-95; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1884;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1893; president,
United States Savings Bank, 1910-20.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 12,
1920 (age 79 years, 105
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Colchester, Conn.
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Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) —
also known as Benjamin I. Taylor —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1877.
Son of Maurice H. Taylor and Ella (Archer) Taylor.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died, in United Hospital,
Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
5, 1946 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Harry A. Tellier (b. 1883) —
of North Rose, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Humboldt
County, Iowa, November
2, 1883.
Republican. Banker; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1925-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Boyd Thacher II (1882-1957) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Leadville, Lake
County, Colo., October
26, 1882.
Son of George H. Thacher and Emma Louise (Bennett) Thacher.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1926-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; judge
of Albany County Children's Court, 1940-47.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 25,
1957 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Jonathan Thompson (1773-1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
7, 1773.
Son of Isaac
Thompson and Mary (Gardiner) Thompson.
Merchant;
importing
business; banker; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1820-29.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1846 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) —
also known as William B. Thompson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont., May 13,
1869.
Son of William Thompson and Anna M. (Boyce) Thompson.
Republican. Mining
magnate; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York, 1912;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, Metropolitan
Life Insurance
Co.
Died, from pneumonia,
June
27, 1930 (age 61 years, 45
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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John L. Thorne (b. 1814) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Winkleigh, Devon, England,
May
18, 1814.
Merchant;
banker; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1860-61, 1863-65, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1863
to Josephine Chapman. |
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George B. Throop (1793-1847) —
of New York.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1793.
Lawyer;
postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1828-31; banker.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1847
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Townsend (c.1782-1854) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born about 1782.
Banker; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1829-31.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., August
26, 1854 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Treman (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles E. Treman —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
11, 1868.
Son of Elias Treman and Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Treman.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker; New York State Superintendent of Public Works,
1911-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Tripp (b. 1832) —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., January
17, 1832.
Son of Daniel A. Tripp (1804-1883) and Loretta (Haviland) Tripp
(1809-1873).
Republican. Banker; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1892-93.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Fuller Uhl (1841-1901) —
also known as Edwin F. Uhl —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rush, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
14, 1841.
Son of David M. Uhl and Catherine (De Garmo) Uhl.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1871-72; president, Grand Rapids
National Bank, 1881-93; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1890-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892;
U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1896-97.
Died May 17,
1901 (age 59 years, 276
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Bloomfield Usher (1814-1893) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y., 1814.
Hatter;
canal
superintendent; banker; member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1857.
Died in 1893
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762-1848) —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1762.
Son of Pierre
Van Cortlandt and Joanna (Livingston) Van Cortlandt (1722-1808).
Lawyer;
banker; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1791-92, 1793-95; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1811-13; served in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; Presidential Elector for New York,
1840.
Died in 1848
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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Edward Butterfield Vreeland (1856-1936) —
also known as Edward B. Vreeland —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1913 (34th District 1899-1903,
37th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Joseph Wagner (1795-1884) —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Palatine, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
14, 1795.
Whig. Lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1839-41.
Died in Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y., September
13, 1884 (age 89 years, 30
days).
Interment at Fort
Plain Cemetery, Fort Plain, N.Y.
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) —
also known as J. Mayhew Wainwright —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864.
Son of John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)
Wainwright.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,
Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,
Rye National Bank; trustee, St. Luke's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 3,
1945 (age 80 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) —
also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
28, 1779.
Son of Elizabeth (Stebbins) Walbridge (1736-1822) and Ebenezer
Walbridge (1738-1819).
Lawyer;
banker; paper mill
business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Troy
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) —
also known as Frederic C. Walcott —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 27,
1949 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Norfolk, Conn.
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William Wall (1800-1872) —
of Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 20,
1800.
Republican. Rope
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Williamsburgh, N.Y., 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1861-63.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 20,
1872 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Edwin W. Wallace (born c.1888) —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; real estate
business; bank director; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1924-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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Felix Moritz Warburg (1871-1937) —
also known as Felix M. Warburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Germany,
January
14, 1871.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; financier;
philanthropist; Presidential Elector for New York, 1908.
Jewish.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1937 (age 66 years, 279
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert L. Ward (b. 1842) —
of Fairmont, Martin
County, Minn.
Born in New York, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
banker; member of Minnesota
state senate 9th District, 1915-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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Charles Bonnell Ward (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles B. Ward —
of DeBruce, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 27,
1879.
Son of Elias Sayre Ward and Anna Dickerson (Bonnell) Ward.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Republican. Engineer;
miller;
director of First National Bank of Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Gertrude Hamilton. |
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Joseph Mabbett Warren (1813-1896) —
also known as Joseph M. Warren —
of New York.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
28, 1813.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; banker; mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1852; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1871-73.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
9, 1896 (age 83 years, 225
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Son of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of Ticonderoga; member of
New
York state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Ida A. Stevens. |
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James Lee Wells —
also known as James L. Wells; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Son of James Wells and Maria Wells.
Republican. Real estate
business; auctioneer;
banker; member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80, 1892 (Westchester County 1st District
1879, New York County 24th District 1880, 1892); candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
New York
state treasurer, 1915-20.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March 22,
1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George West (1823-1901) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bradninch, Devon, England,
February
17, 1823.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1872-76;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1881-83, 1885-89;
president, First National Bank of Ballston Spa.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
20, 1901 (age 78 years, 215
days).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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John Madison Wever (1847-1914) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ganges, Allegan
County, Mich., February
24, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
banker; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1885-90; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1891-95 (21st District 1891-93,
23rd District 1893-95).
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
27, 1914 (age 67 years, 215
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of
Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer;
banker; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining company.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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John Hay Whitney (1904-1982) —
also known as Jock Whitney —
of Manhasset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, August
17, 1904.
Son of Payne Whitney and Helen (Hay) Whitney.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
financier; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1957-61; publisher of the New York Herald
Tribune newspaper,
1961-66.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died February
8, 1982 (age 77 years, 175
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Long Island, N.Y.
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Winfred E. Whittemore (1868-1947) —
of Estelline, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., February
22, 1868.
Son of Josephus W. Whittemore (1832-1889) and Lucy A. (Hoyt)
Whittemore (1844-1930).
Republican. School
teacher; real
estate and insurance
business; banker; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14 (29th
District 1907-08, 59th District 1913-14); member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1915-18.
Died March 12,
1947 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Estelline, S.Dak.
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David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) —
also known as David F. Wilber —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
7, 1859.
Son of David
Wilber.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; vice-president and director of the Wilber National
Bank of Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul
in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, 1921-22; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1924-27.
Died in Upper Dam, Oxford
County, Maine, August
14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Clare Willard —
of Allegany, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Banker; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1913-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Williams (1828-1907) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ormstown, Quebec,
August
27, 1828.
Republican. Nail
manufacturer; among the organizers of Iron National Bank,
and its president, 1881-88; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1875-79; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1891-1907.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
6, 1907 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell
Lewis Willkie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April 10,
1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Scio, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Brick
manufacturer; newspaper
editor; real estate
business; banker; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1890-93.
Died in 1918
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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Beekman Winthrop (b. 1874) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Son of Robert Winthrop and Kate W. (Taylor) Winthrop.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co.,
and National City Bank.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 2,
1876.
Son of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director,
Long Island Railroad.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Rollin Simmons Woodruff (1854-1925) —
also known as Rollin S. Woodruff —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 14,
1854.
Son of Rev. Jeremiah Woodruff and Clarissa (Thompson) Woodruff.
Republican. President, C. S. Mersick & Co., wholesale iron
dealers; director, Connecticut Savings Bank and Mechanics
Bank; president, Grace Hospital
of New Haven; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1905-07; Governor of
Connecticut, 1907-09; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died June 30,
1925 (age 70 years, 351
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Elsie Cryder Woodward (1883-1981) —
also known as Elsie C. Woodward; Elizabeth Ogden
Cryder; Mrs. William Woodward —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1883.
Daughter of Duncan Cryder (1843-1913; tea importer) and Elizabeth
(Ogden) Cryder (died 1915).
Philanthropist; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 13,
1981 (age 97 years, 204
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 16,
1807.
Son of William Woodworth (1780-1839; inventor).
Democrat. Dutchess
County Judge, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; defeated,
1842; railroad
builder; real estate
business; banker; village
president of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
13, 1873 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Joshua Butler Wright (1877-1939) —
also known as J. Butler Wright —
of Wyoming.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
18, 1877.
Son of Louis Bogert Wright and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright.
Banker; U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1927-30; Uruguay, 1930-34; Czechoslovakia, 1934-37; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1937-39, died in office 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, December
4, 1939 (age 62 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bogert Wright and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright;
married, June 2,
1902, to Maude A. Wolfe; married, May 27,
1916, to Harriet Rodman Southerland. |
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Luther Wright (b. 1799) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
13, 1799.
Merchant;
miller;
banker; village
president of Oswego, New York, 1839, 1841; treasurer of several
railroad
companies; president of the Oswego Gas Light
company.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1828
to Lucinda Smith (died 1838); married 1840 to Miss L.
Bailey. |
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Charles B. Yates (1939-2000) —
of Edgewater Park, Burlington
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1939.
Democrat. Business
executive; banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1970, 1974; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly 7th District, 1972-78; member of
New
Jersey state senate, 1978-82.
Killed, along with his family, in the crash of a
small plane he was piloting, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 61 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August 8,
1895.
Republican. Banker; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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Owen D. Young (1874-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer;
financier; industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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