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Lyell T. Adams (1837-1892) —
of New York.
Born December
26, 1837.
Son of Rev. James Adams and Frances M. Adams.
Republican. Minister; U.S. Consul in Malta, 1875-76; Geneva, 1879-84; Horgen, 1889.
Presbyterian.
Bequeathed $4,000 to Yale University.
Died in Horgen, Switzerland,
May
24, 1892 (age 54 years, 150
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray Allen (b. 1860) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Pavilion, Genesee
County, N.Y., March 22,
1860.
Son of Daniel Allen and Laverna (Cheney) Allen.
Republican. Railway
passenger agent; ordained minister; missionary; Dry
candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elihu Anthony (1818-1905) —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Greenfield, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
30, 1818.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1880-81.
Methodist.
Came overland to California in 1847. First
postmaster of Santa Cruz; started the first
foundry there; built the first
wharf; founded the first
Protestant church.
Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., August
15, 1905 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oddfellows
Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Horace Thomas Barnaby (1823-1917) —
also known as Horace T. Barnaby —
of Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 26,
1823.
Republican. Gratiot
County Clerk, 1861-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1869-72;
bishop.
Methodist.
Died in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., February
27, 1917 (age 93 years, 307
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gaines, Mich.
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Samuel June Barrows (1845-1909) —
also known as Samuel J. Barrows —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1845.
Republican. Secretary to William
H. Seward, 1867-69; pastor; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1897-99;
defeated, 1898.
Unitarian.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 21,
1909 (age 63 years, 330
days).
Cremated.
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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 Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1911; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 19,
1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904
to Adeline Brommer. |
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Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) —
also known as Frank M. Bristol —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jeddo (unknown
county), N.Y., January
4, 1851.
Republican. Minister; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1884 ;
bishop.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1932
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund B. Chaffee (c.1887-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rose Center, Oakland
County, Mich., about 1887.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Dropped dead, while making a
speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., September
15, 1936 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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 P. Crane —
of Pennsylvania; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Minister; U.S. Consul in Stuttgart, 1887; Hanover, 1893-98.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert DeLaMatyr (1825-1892) —
of Indiana.
Born in Pharsalia, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 8,
1825.
Methodist minister; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1879-81.
Died in Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, May 17,
1892 (age 66 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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Henry William Diederich (1845-1926) —
also known as Henry W. Diederich —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
13, 1845.
Son of Nicholas H. Diederich and Clara M. (Wessler) Diederich.
Republican. Pastor; college
professor; U.S. Consul in Leipzig, 1889-93; Magdeburg, 1897-99; Bremen, 1899-1906; Sarnia, 1920-24; U.S. Consul General in Antwerp, 1906-17.
Lutheran.
Died February
8, 1926 (age 80 years, 87
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Buell Gordon Gallagher (1904-1978) —
also known as Buell G. Gallagher —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Granite Springs, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Rankin, Vermilion
County, Ill., February
4, 1904.
Son of Rev. Elmer David Gallagher and Elma Maryel (Poole) Gallagher.
Democrat. Ordained minister; college
professor; president,
Talladega College, 1933-43; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in August, 1978
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882) —
Born in New Market, Frederick
County, Md., December
23, 1815.
Minister; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1881-82, died in office 1882.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
On February 12, 1865, was the first
black person to make a speech to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Died in Liberia,
February
13, 1882 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Gleason (1833-1892) —
of Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
28, 1833.
Son of Henry Gleason and Cynthia (Vandervoort) Gleason.
Merchant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1864-65;
pastor.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1892 (age 58 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Harris —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Minister; Prohibition candidate for New York
inspector of state prisons, 1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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W. H. P. Hatch —
of Washington
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Minister; candidate for New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1903.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Martin Hesburgh (b. 1917) —
also known as Theodore Hesburgh; "Father
Ted" —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 25,
1917.
Catholic priest; president,
Notre Dame University, 1952-87; member, U.S. Civil Rights
Commission, 1957-72.
Catholic.
Recipient, Medal
of Freedom, 1964.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., about 1858.
Lawyer;
pastor; college
professor; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed or Presbyterian.
Died January
23, 1945 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (1860-1946; daughter of Frederick E.
Weyerhaeuser (1872-1945; lumber executive)). |
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William Lloyd Imes (1889-1986) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., December
29, 1889.
Son of Benjamin A. Imes and Elizabeth (Wallace) Imes.
Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; president,
Knoxville College, 1943-47.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Died in 1986
(age about
96 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Howland Lathrop (1880-1967) —
also known as John H. Lathrop —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., 1880.
Son of John D. Lathrop and Alice McDora (Osborne) Lathrop.
Unitarian minister; vice-chair of New York American Labor
Party, 1945.
Unitarian.
Member, Urban
League.
Died August
20, 1967 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Lita Schlesinger. |
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Aryeh Lev —
of New York.
Democrat. Rabbi; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1948.
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Lincoln R. Long (b. 1861) —
of New Kingston, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hancock town, Delaware
County, N.Y., February
3, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; stonecutter;
school
principal; Methodist minister; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
6, 1811.
Son of Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy (1772-1857) and Rev. Daniel
Lovejoy (1776-1833).
Republican. Minister; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5th
District 1863-64); died in office 1864.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 25,
1864 (age 53 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Son of Martin A. Lunn and Mattie (Bratton) Lunn.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
Presbyterian minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated
(Democratic), 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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William Ferdinand Morgan (1816-1888) —
also known as William F. Morgan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., December
21, 1816.
Democrat. Episcopal priest; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1868.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 19,
1888 (age 71 years, 150
days).
Interment somewhere
in Newport, R.I.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29;
Presiding Bishop of the United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist;
later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Son of Gustave Niebuhr and Lydia (Hosto) Niebuhr.
Pastor; professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-chair of New York Liberal
Party, 1958.
Protestant.
German
ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
Methodist minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Raymond Robins (1873-1954) —
of Nome, Nome census
area, Alaska; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; near Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1873.
Progressive. Coal miner;
lawyer;
went to
the Klondike for the 1898 Gold Rush; pastor; social
worker; economist;
writer;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1914; commissioner of American Red Cross
mission to Russia, 1917.
Died September
26, 1954 (age 81 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Robinson (born c.1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., about 1907.
Liberal. Minister; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
Presbyterian.
African
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Morris A. Shmidman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Rabbi; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Jewish.
Still living as of 1992.
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Francis Emanuel Shober (1860-1919) —
also known as Francis E. Shober —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salisbury, Rowan
County, N.C., October
24, 1860.
Son of Francis
Edwin Shober and Josephine May (Wheat) Shober.
Democrat. School
teacher; minister; newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
7, 1919 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Interment at Wooster
Cemetery, Danbury, Conn.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Timothy Stone (b. 1868) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Massachusetts, September
7, 1868.
Son of Timothy Dwight Porter Stone and Susan Margaret (Dickinson)
Stone.
Republican. Pastor; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius Sweet —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Minister; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968) —
also known as Norman Thomas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, November
20, 1884.
Socialist. Ordained minister; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924, 1938; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1925 (Socialist), 1929; candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; candidate for President
of the United States, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League
for Industrial Democracy.
Died December
19, 1968 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Frances Violet Stewart. |
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Uri Tracy (1764-1838) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
8, 1764.
Democrat. Minister; postmaster;
Chenango
County Sheriff, 1798-1801; Chenango
County Clerk, 1801-15; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1805-07, 1809-13 (16th District
1805-07, 13th District 1809-13); county judge in New York, 1819-23.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 21,
1838 (age 74 years, 163
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Oxford, N.Y.
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Dwight Williams —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Minister; Prohibition candidate for secretary of
state of New York, 1873.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson.
Preacher; university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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