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Isidore Abb (1890-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
January
29, 1890.
Socialist. Dressmaker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1927.
Died in March, 1967
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Noble Adam (1842-1912) —
also known as James N. Adam —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Peebles, Scotland,
March
1, 1842.
Son of Thomas Adam and Isabella (Borthwick) Adam.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
9, 1912 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Alger (1872-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
12, 1872.
Son of Charles J. Alger and Harriot (Murdoch) Alger.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930 (Republican), 1932
(Independent); labor arbitrator; impartial chairman of garment
industry labor relations, 1931-35; state commissioner to
investigate mortgage guarantee companies in 1930s; special master
directing reorganization of the R.K.O. movie
company, 1937 member and chair of Motion
Picture Appeal Board, 1941 member, President's Loyalty Review
Board after World War II.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1967 (age 94 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 28,
1854.
Son of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute Mills, and Jersey United Gas and
Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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John Berry —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Son of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company
of Wyandotte, Mich.; rug and
coat manufacturer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1908;
mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich..
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray (died 1873); married 1876 to Ella M.
Clark (1856-1926). |
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memorial |
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Jan Jansen Bleecker (1641-1732) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in 1641.
Fur trader; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1700-01.
Died in 1732
(age about
91 years).
Original interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) —
also known as Cornelius N. Bliss —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
26, 1833.
Son of Asahel Newton Bliss and Irene Borden (Luther) Bliss.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; New York
Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Martin Butterfield (1790-1866) —
of Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
8, 1790.
Hardware
business; rope and cordage manufacturer; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1848;
U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1859-61.
Died in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., August 6,
1866 (age 75 years, 241
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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William W. Campbell (b. 1870) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Gasport, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, National Exchange Bank;
treasurer, Harrison Radiator Corporation; president, Lockport
Felt Company; secretary, Lockport Foundries
Corporation; member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1921-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alanson Carley (1797-1879) —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., June 6,
1797.
Son of Ebenezer Carley.
Whig. Dry goods merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1829; director, Syracuse and
Binghamton Railroad;
director, First National Bank of
Cortland; Cortland
County Sheriff, 1840; postmaster.
Universalist.
Died April 8,
1879 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) —
also known as Alburtis A. Carley —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
6, 1833.
Son of Alanson
Carley and Sally (Courtright) Carley.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; manufacturer
of barrel staves; director, First National Bank of
Cortland; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest Harold Cluett (1874-1954) —
also known as E. Harold Cluett —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 13,
1874.
Republican. Director and officer, Cluett, Peabody & Co. collar and
shirt manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York, 1912;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1937-43.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
4, 1954 (age 79 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Cornelius Van Santvoord Collins (1856-1926) —
also known as Cornelius V. Collins —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich, Washington
County, N.Y., June 20,
1856.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; Troy city police commissioner,
1888-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1905-08; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1926
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; dry goods merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William S. Conroy (b. 1877) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Loom fixer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-26; member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Bristol District, 1929-36.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Corning (1883-1934) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
30, 1883.
Democrat. New York
Democratic state chair, 1926-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1927-28.
President of Ludlum Steel
Company; officer of Albany Felt Company; director of banks.
Died in 1934
(age about
50 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Thomas William Cumming (c.1814-1855) —
of New York.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., about 1814.
Democrat. Druggist;
cloth manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1853-55.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1855 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Son of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881).
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster;
mayor
of Albion, Mich., 1900.
Dalrymple Elementary School, in Albion, Mich., was named for
him.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881);
married, November
27, 1866, to Jane Ellen Knickerbocker (1842-1891); married 1896 to Ann
(White) Marsters (1833-1912). |
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memorial |
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George Rex Davis (1788-1867) —
also known as George R. Davis —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1788.
Tailor; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1818-19, 1830-31, 1842-43;
Speaker
of the New York State Assembly, 1831, 1843.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., June 24,
1867 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Amy Lottridge (1793-1856). |
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Fred Frank Emden —
also known as Fred F. Emden —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Knitting machine fixer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1913-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April 25,
1865.
Son of Albert Emerson.
Republican. Lumber
business; clothing manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Daniel F. Farrell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Hatter; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1910-18; member of
New
York state senate 5th District, 1919-30.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823-1903) —
also known as Charles B. Farwell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 1,
1823.
Son of Henry Farwell and Nancy (Jackson) Farwell.
Republican. Cook
County Clerk, 1854-62; dry goods merchant; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1871-77, 1881-83 (1st District
1871-73, 3rd District 1873-77, 1881-83); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1888.
He and his brother built, in 1887, the Texas State Capitol, and
received three million acres of land as payment.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., September
23, 1903 (age 80 years, 84
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) —
also known as John V. Farwell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 29,
1825.
Son of Henry Farwell and Nancy (Jackson) Farwell.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; Presidential Elector for
Illinois, 1864,
1908.
Member, Union
League.
Died in 1908
(age about
82 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Ferre —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Retail hatter; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1902-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Craig Fields (1804-1882) —
also known as William C. Fields —
of Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
13, 1804.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer of cotton and
linen goods; Otsego
County Clerk, 1852-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1867-69.
Died in Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
27, 1882 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, N.Y.
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Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) —
also known as Maxwell H. Gluck —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., November
4, 1899.
Republican. Women's wear merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1957-58.
Died, of heart
failure, at the UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1984 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Muriel Schlesinger. |
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Ransom Hart Guinnip (1819-1892) —
also known as Ransom H. Guinnip —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., December
2, 1819.
Son of Sarah (Hart) Guinnip and George
B. Guinnip.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., 1892
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) —
also known as C. Godfrey Gunther —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of Christian G. Gunther.
Democrat. Fur merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1864-66; defeated, 1861; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1878; railroad
builder; hotel
owner.
German
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably of heart
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1885 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Gustave M. Hahn (1877-1957) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1877.
Founder and president of Lindenhurst Manufacturing Company, makers of
buttons and buckles; village
president of Lindenhurst, New York, 1923.
Died in Brunswick General Hospital,
Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1957 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Hirsch (died 1957). |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and
Father." |
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memorial |
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Fred Wolf Halstead (1927-1988) —
also known as Fred Halstead —
of New York; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 21,
1927.
Son of Frank Harrison Halstead and Bloomah (Buckholtz) Halstead.
Garment cutter; anti-war organizer; Socialist Workers
candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 2,
1988 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Levi Hotchkiss (1857-1930) —
also known as James L. Hotchkiss —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born May 1,
1857.
Son of Levi B. Hotchkiss (1819-1885) and Anna Norton (Dwight)
Hotchkiss (born 1824).
Republican. Dry goods merchant; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1924;
chair
of Monroe County Republican Party, 1910, 1920-27.
Died October
21, 1930 (age 73 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods merchant; lumber
business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Robinson Howe (1839-1914) —
also known as James R. Howe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1839.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1902; Kings
County Register of Deeds, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in North Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1914 (age 75 years, 237
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Innis (c.1822-1903) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born about 1822.
Dye manufacturer; mayor
of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1862-66; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1868.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
26, 1903 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Henry Jackson (1846-1924) —
also known as Amos H. Jackson —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born near Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 10,
1846.
Son of George W. Jackson and Roxanna (Ripley) Jackson.
Republican. Street
vendor; undergarments manufacturer; mayor of
Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05.
Died in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, August
30, 1924 (age 78 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Julius Jacobson (1881-1957) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in 1881.
Clothing business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1920.
Died in 1957
(age about
76 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Franc Jones (1828-1913) —
also known as Edward F. Jones —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 3,
1828.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1865; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1886-91.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., August 4,
1913 (age 85 years, 62
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Nathan L. Karp (1915-2000) —
also known as Nat Karp —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 25,
1915.
Clothing cutter; Industrial Government candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1950; Industrial Government candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Industrial Government candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; Industrial Government candidate for
Governor
of New York, 1954.
Died in California, April 22,
2000 (age 84 years, 363
days).
Interment at Alliance
Cemetery, Norma, N.J.
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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1896.
Son of Benjamin Kestnbaum (1872-1965) and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum
(1876-1943).
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,
Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, from 1941;
director, Chicago and North Western Railway;
chair, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special assistant to Pres.
Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1955-60.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Kestnbaum (1872-1965) and Julia (Weintraub) Kestnbaum
(1876-1943); married, June 2,
1925, to Gertrude Dana (1895-1982); granduncle of Lawrence
Kestenbaum. |
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Adam W. Kline (c.1818-1898) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born about 1818.
Merchant;
banker;
pioneer in knit goods manufacturing; member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1866-67.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August 6,
1898 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Lee (b. 1876) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Newfane, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
8, 1876.
Republican. Felt mill manager; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1952
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1933-38.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edson Lewis —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Clothing merchant; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1894-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ladd J. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucius Nathan Littauer (1859-1944) —
also known as Lucius N. Littauer —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
20, 1859.
Son of Nathan Littauer and Harriet (Sporborg) Littauer.
Republican. Glove manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1907 (22nd District 1897-1903,
25th District 1903-07); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1928.
Jewish.
Died March 2,
1944 (age 85 years, 42
days).
Interment at Jewish
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Robert Livingston the Elder (1654-c.1728) —
also known as "First Lord of the Manor" —
of New York.
Born in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland,
1654.
Son of Rev. John Livingston.
Fur trader; member of New York
colonial assembly, 1709-11, 1716-26; Speaker
of New York Colonial Assembly, 1718.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died about 1728 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. John Livingston; married 1679 to
Alida Schuyler (1655-1729); uncle of Robert
Livingston the Younger; father of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; grandfather of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston (1716-1778), Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775) and William
Livingston; great-grandfather of Peter
R. Livingston, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Livingston (1740-1810), Margaret Livingston (who married Nicholas
Fish), Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Edward
Livingston; second great-grandfather of Henry
Walter Livingston, Edward
Philip Livingston and Charles
Ludlow Livingston; third great-grandfather of Hamilton
Fish; ancestor of Robert
Livingston Beeckman. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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William A. Lytle (c.1853-1926) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1853.
Republican. Clothing merchant; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1901; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council, 1905-09.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
3, 1926 (age about 73
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Anthony Mantovani (b. 1890) —
also known as Lawrence A. Mantovani —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Larnaca, Cyprus,
April
18, 1890.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; New York representative of a Cyrpus
dye firm; U.S. Consular Agent in Cyprus, 1921-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Annie Mathews (1866-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866.
Democrat. Dressmaker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York, 1920;
New
York County Register, 1922-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1924,
1928;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Died, in Glenwood Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
24, 1959 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Son of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt.
Cutter in button factory; foreman for manufacturer
of advertising
novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German
ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) —
also known as Levi P. Morton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., May 16,
1824.
Son of Rev. Daniel Oliver Morton and Lucretia (Parsons) Morton.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; U.S.
Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice
President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of
New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1896.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 16,
1920 (age 96 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rhinebeck
Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich (now Huntington), Hampshire
County, Mass., June 14,
1844.
Son of Garry Munson and Harriet (Lyman) Munson.
Republican. Collar manufacturer; vice-president, Home Savings
Bank;
director, National Exchange Bank;
vice-president, Albany Homeopathic Hospital;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1900.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Neuer (b. 1844) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; dry goods merchant; U.S. Consular
Agent in Gera, 1882-1904, 1904-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) —
also known as Daniel C. Oliver —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1865.
Democrat. Dry goods importer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1924 (age 58 years, 172
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing manufacturer and merchant; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Son of Newton Otis and Elizabeth D. (Eager) Otis.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; fruit
grower; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman L. Page (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., May 27,
1818.
Son of Eli V. Page (1772-1858) and Jane Page.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1859-60; insurance
agent.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Dresden, Germany,
October
15, 1873 (age 55 years, 141
days).
Interment at Alter
Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Germany.
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Charles W. Reynolds (b. 1848) —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
8, 1848.
Son of William W. Reynolds and Mary (Peckham) Reynolds.
Merchant;
shirt manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1901-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Robison (1800-1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., November
18, 1800.
Son of John Robison.
Farmer;
tanner;
currier; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th
District, 1859-60.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Edward B. Sabine —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Clothing cutter; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804) —
also known as Philip Schuyler —
of New York.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
20, 1733.
Son of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler (born
1698).
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1768; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775, 1777, 1779-80;
general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state senate Western District, 1780-84, 1785-89, 1791-97; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-91, 1797-98.
Built the first
flax mill in America.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
18, 1804 (age 70 years, 364
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at
Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue erected 1925 at Albany
City Hall Grounds, Albany, N.Y.
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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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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Louis Stern (b. 1847) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ziegenhain, Germany,
February
22, 1847.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1897; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Son of Max Udell (1867-1930) and Jane (Walcoff) Udell (1870-1949).
Clothing manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party
Executive Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor
Party, 1948; American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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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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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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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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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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Charles Sasha Zimmerman (1896-1983) —
also known as Charles Zimmerman; Alexander
Ubsushone —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Talna, Russia (now Talne, Ukraine),
1896.
Communist. Garment worker; Workers candidate for New York
state assembly, 1925 (Bronx County 7th District), 1926 (Bronx
County 5th District), 1928 (Bronx County 4th District); expelled from
Communist Party, 1929; broke with Communism by mid-1930s, and became
anti-Communist by 1946; vice-president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1934-72; became blind
in 1966.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died June 3,
1983 (age about 86
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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