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Eugene Clarence Aiken (b. 1856) —
also known as E. Clarence Aiken —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 6,
1856.
Son of Ira Aiken and Ellen (Olney) Aiken.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, New York, Auburn & Lansing Railroad;
mayor
of Auburn, N.Y., 1906-07; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1915.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Jonathan Carle Allaben (b. 1813) —
also known as Jonathan C. Allaben —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
26, 1813.
Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1847.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orson MacIntire Allaben (1808-1891) —
also known as Orson M. Allaben —
of Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., August 5,
1808.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly, 1840, 1870 (Delaware County 1840, Delaware County
2nd District 1870); postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1864-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
27, 1891 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Harlan P. Andrews (b. 1837) —
of Cuyler town, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Fabius town, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
12, 1837.
Son of James Andrews (born 1796) and Esther (Clough) Andrews (born
1799).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1885.
Baptist; later Methodist.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Andrews (born 1796) and Esther (Clough) Andrews (born 1799);
married, December
4, 1861, to Phoebe B. Brown; married to Marian
Bogardus. |
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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April 22,
1904.
Son of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil Company,
1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission
on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Kenneth Arthur (b. 1934) —
also known as George K. Arthur —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 29,
1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member, Platform Committee, 2008;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1985.
Baptist. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Son of John Arthur Bacon and Harriet (Smith) Bacon.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Simeon Bates (1801-1883) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., March 15,
1801.
Miller; mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1867.
Baptist.
Died September
20, 1883 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Son of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died August 9,
1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Alice Conklin. |
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Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Warners, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April 30,
1841.
Baptist
minister; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1896.
Baptist.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a lodging
house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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James Albert Betts (1853-1928) —
also known as James A. Betts —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., March 18,
1853.
Son of Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
president, Kingston Savings Bank;
vice-president, Kingston City Hospital;
trustee, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery; Ulster
County Surrogate, 1892-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1899-1911.
Baptist.
Died in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 8,
1928 (age 75 years, 51
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts; married, October
16, 1884, to Frances M. Hill (died 1905); married 1908 to Olivia
Ann (Mathews) North. |
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Francis Gordon Caffey (1868-1951) —
also known as Francis G. Caffey —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Gordonsville, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
28, 1868.
Son of Dr. Hugh William Caffey and Alabama (Gordon) Caffey.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-21;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929-47;
took senior status 1947; senior judge, 1947-51.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala., September
20, 1951 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Verbena
Cemetery, Verbena, Ala.
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James Henry Cassidy (1869-1926) —
also known as James H. Cassidy —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1869.
Son of James H. Cassidy and Mary (Brown) Cassidy.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
23, 1926 (age 56 years, 299
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Stephen A. Christopher —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Pastor;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 2008; Conservative candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2009.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Edward Sears Clinch (c.1845-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Clinch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1845.
Republican. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906.
Baptist.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
24, 1924 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) —
also known as Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Blythe
IV; "Slick Willie"; "Bubba";
"Elvis"; "Eagle"; "The Big
Dog" —
of Arkansas; Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
19, 1946.
Son of William Jefferson Blythe II and Virginia (Cassidy) Clinton
(1923-1994).
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1977-79; Governor of
Arkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
President
of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalk
at the White House in an apparent assassination
attempt against President Clinton. Impeached
by the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations of
perjury
and obstruction
of justice in connection with his sexual
contact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted
by the Senate.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives: Third
cousin twice removed of James
Alexander Lockhart; son of William Jefferson Blythe II and
Virginia (Cassidy) Clinton (1923-1994); step-son of Roger Clinton;
married, October
11, 1975, to Hillary
Diane Rodham (sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham); father of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky). See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | Cross-reference: Abraham
J. Hirschfeld — Kenneth
W. Starr — Rahm
Emanuel — Henry
G. Cisneros — Maria
Echaveste — Thurgood
Marshall, Jr. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Bill Clinton: Between
Hope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st
Century (1996) — My
Life (2004) |
| | | Books about Bill Clinton: David
Maraniss, First
in His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Gene Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater —
Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham, Bill
Clinton and Black America — Joe Klein, The
Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill
Clinton — Nigel Hamilton, Bill
Clinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward, The
Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House — George
Stephanopolous, All
Too Human — John F. Harris, The
Survivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — Mark
Katz, Clinton
& Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Tim O'Shei, Bill
Clinton (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Bill Clinton:
Barbara Olson, The
Final Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White
House — Meredith L. Oakley, On
the Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — Robert
Patterson, Dereliction
of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered
America's Long-Term National Security — Ambrose
Evans-Pritchard, The
Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories —
Ann Coulter, High
Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill
Clinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, Because
He Could — Jack Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Rich Lowry, Legacy:
Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — Richard
Miniter, Losing
Bin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global
Terror |
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Cassius Congdon (b. 1870) —
of West Clarksville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in West Clarksville, Allegany
County, N.Y., 1870.
Son of Marcus
M. Congdon.
Republican. Farmer; oil and gas
producer; member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1924-29.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Moreau S. Crosby (b. 1839) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
2, 1839.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1873-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1881-84; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank W. Davis (b. 1850) —
of Belvidere Corners, Belvidere, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Honeoye Falls, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Farmer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Belvidere, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. DuBois (b. 1835) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., March 24,
1835.
Republican. Banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1876; Vermont
state treasurer, 1882-90.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hazel Nell Dukes (b. 1932) —
also known as Hazel N. Dukes —
of Roslyn Heights, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March 17,
1932.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
member, Rules Committee, 2008;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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David F. Gantt (b. 1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Opp, Covington
County, Ala., September
12, 1941.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March 22,
1882.
Son of Oliver Perry Gardner (M.D.) and Margaret (Blanton) Gardner.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North Carolina
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1911, 1915; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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William Walton George (1807-1865) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1807.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44.
Baptist.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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John Milton Gregory (b. 1822) —
also known as John M. Gregory —
of Michigan.
Born in Sand Lake, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 6,
1822.
Son of Joseph Gregory.
Republican. Baptist
minister; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1859-64; president,
Kalamazoo College; president,
Illinois Industrial University.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Gregory; married 1846 to Julia
Gregory; married 1881 to Louisa
Allen. |
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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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Steny Hamilton Hoyer (b. 1939) —
also known as Steny H. Hoyer —
of Berkshire, Prince
George's County, Md.; Mechanicsville, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate, 1967-79; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1981-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Baptist. Danish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 11,
1862.
Son of Rev. David Charles Hughes and Mary Catherine (Connelly)
Hughes.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Governor of
New York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate for President
of the United States, 1916; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1921-25.
Baptist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Union
League.
Died in Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 138
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William A. Johnson, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1994-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2003.
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Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Somerset
County, N.J., about 1871.
Son of Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd.
Accountant;
lawyer;
banker;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1955 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Blakeslee Law (1872-1929) —
also known as Charles B. Law —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Oswego
County, N.Y., February
5, 1872.
Son of Eli B. Law and Mary Louisa (Payne) Law.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1905-11; state court
judge in New York, 1916; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Union
League.
Died while swimming
(presumably drowned)
at his summer home on Kattskill Bay, near Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y., September
15, 1929 (age 57 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Jordan, N.Y.
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Kenneth Seaborne MacAffer (b. 1900) —
also known as Kenneth S. MacAffer —
of Menands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y., March 1,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1922; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1938-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1950-58; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., September
16, 1872.
Son of James W. MacGregor and Harriet (Cratar) MacGregor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned
1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1952 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Son of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson.
Republican. Coal
dealer; cement
contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray, Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Son of James Turner Morehead and Elizabeth (Connally) Morehead.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1925-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Allan Newell (1883-1977) —
also known as W. Allan Newell —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 22,
1883.
Son of Edgar A. Newell (1853-1920) and Adeline Barbara (Priest)
Newell.
Republican. President, Newell Manufacturing Co. (brass works);
mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1928-29; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1933-38.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 5,
1977 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Clarence Norman, Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 43rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004;
Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) —
also known as Allen J. Oliver —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1903.
Republican. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District
1945-48); defeated, 1948.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a coronary
occlusion (heart
attack), in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1953 (age 50 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Major Robert Odell Owens (b. 1936) —
also known as Major R. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Collierville, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 28,
1936.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (12th District 1983-93,
11th District 1993-2003).
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Pattison (b. 1859) —
of Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
13, 1859.
Son of John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1912-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Mary G. Cairns. |
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist. Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria,
Queens, is named for him.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August 7,
2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere
in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Son of Asher Minor Ray and Melissa P. (Gray) Ray.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist. Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Sandy F. Ray —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pastor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1966.
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Amer Alanson Reed (b. 1851) —
also known as Amer A. Reed —
of Bennington, Wyoming
County, N.Y.; South Hannibal, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Sloansville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Richmondville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Darien Center, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Murray, Orleans
County, N.Y., December
22, 1851.
Son of Samuel Reed and Sarah M. (Partridge) Reed.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1900.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harrah Judson Reynolds (b. 1835) —
also known as Harrah J. Reynolds —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., September
30, 1835.
Son of Harrah Reynolds and Hannah White (Savage) Reynolds.
School
principal; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1909.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) —
also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller;
"Rocky" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908.
Son of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller (1874-1948).
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias.
Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Died, of a massive heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Pocantico
Hills Estate, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and Abby (Aldrich)
Rockefeller.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1972.
Baptist. Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic
cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Al Sharpton —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1954.
Son of Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr. and Ada Sharpton.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; radio talk show
host; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994; stabbed in
the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in the
Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991;
candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 2004.
Pentecostal;
later Baptist. African
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cyrus Rowlett Smith (1899-1990) —
Born in Minerva, Milam
County, Tex., September
9, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1968-69.
Baptist.
Died April 4,
1990 (age 90 years, 207
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Harry D. Suitor (d. 1945) —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1934-45; died in
office 1945.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died March 25,
1945.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Sidney Tompkins (1865-1938) —
also known as Arthur S. Tompkins —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., August
26, 1865.
Son of Sidney Brooks Tompkins (1830-1901) and Mary Hazy Yocum
(Taylor) Tompkins (1834-1914).
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Rockland County Republican Party, 1888; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1890; Rockland
County Surrogate, 1893-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1899-1903; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-36; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1933.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., January
20, 1938 (age 72 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March 16,
1896.
Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Son of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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