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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Son of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1913-15; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) —
also known as Edward L. Allen —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Leicester, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
14, 1868.
Son of Elias Allen and Rosetta (Sheldon) Allen.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
30, 1932 (age 64 years, 77
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Son of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Isabel C. Huggins. |
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Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) —
also known as Clarence A. Barnes —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
28, 1882.
Son of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952;
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;
candidate in primary for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1950.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., May 25,
1970 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March 13,
1906, to Helen V. Long (died 1915); married, October
8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
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Bruce Barton (1886-1967) —
also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising
King"; "The Great Repealer" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbins, Scott
County, Tenn., August 5,
1886.
Son of Rev. William E. Barton and Esther Treat (Bushnell) Barton.
Republican. Author; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by
Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton,
Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising
agency.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1967 (age 80 years, 334
days).
Interment at Rock
Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
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Eugene Beach (b. 1838) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenville, Greene
County, N.Y., November
6, 1838.
Son of Elias Beach and Laura (Collins) Beach.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Gloversville, N.Y., 1904-07.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1867
to Sarah Jessup Warren. |
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Charles James Bell (1845-1909) —
also known as Charles J. Bell —
of Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 16,
1845.
Son of James Dean Bell and Caroline (Warner) Bell.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894-95; Governor of
Vermont, 1904-06.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1909 (age 64 years, 193
days).
Interment at North
Walden Cemetery, Walden, Vt.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Max Berking (1917-1997) —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1917.
Democrat. Advertising
executive; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1965; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75.
Congregationalist. Member, Urban
League.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Alford, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
24, 1997 (age 80 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman. |
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Adolf Augustus Berle, Jr. (1895-1971) —
also known as Adolf A. Berle; A. A. Berle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
29, 1895.
Son of Adolf Augustus Berle (born 1866; clergyman) and Augusta
(Wright) Berle.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; economist;
law
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.
Ambassador to Brazil, 1945-46.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a stroke, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Berri (1848-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
12, 1848.
Son of William Berri .
Republican. Carpet
merchant; printing
business; newspaper
publisher; officer or director of banks, electric
utilities, and the New York Telephone
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17.
Congregationalist. Member, Union
League.
In 1911, he was arraigned
on a charge of
criminal
libel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought by
three candidates for Supreme Court, Herbert
T. Ketcham, Patrick
E. Callahan, and William
Willett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when the
other two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berri
charged) paid bribes for his nomination.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 19,
1917 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Frances Williams Morris (died c.1910). |
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Son of Oliver
Ernesto Branch and Sarah Maria (Chase) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Willsie Ernest Brisbin (1908-1948) —
also known as Willsie E. Brisbin —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 2,
1908.
Son of James
Willsie Brisbin.
Republican. Member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1938-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Congregationalist.
Died November
16, 1948 (age 40 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Son of Billings Brown and Mary (Tyler) Brown.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Son of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August 1,
1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
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1919 |
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Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) —
also known as Diana Chapin —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., November
15, 1942.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1993.
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Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 31,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Cromwell (1860-1934) —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1860.
Son of Henry Bowman Cromwell (founder of Cromwell Steamship Company)
and Sarah (Seaman) Cromwell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1934 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948) —
also known as Howard Dean —
of Vermont.
Born in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
17, 1948.
Son of Howard Brush Dean, Jr. and Andrée Belden (Maitland)
Dean.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1983-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1987-91; Governor of
Vermont, 1991-2003; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1992;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2005-.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Dick Donovan —
of California.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis.
A California state prison was named for
him.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, at Chula Vista Community Hospital,
Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Emory F. Dyckman (b. 1877) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., December
19, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1926-27;
defeated, 1927, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewellyn J. Egelston (b. 1868) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y., April 22,
1868.
Republican. Principal and owner, Rutland Business College; member of
Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Loyal D. Eldredge (b. 1831) —
of Grand
Isle County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Stockholm, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., February
5, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; Grand
Isle County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1876-78; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Merton William Fairbank (b. 1847) —
also known as Merton W. Fairbank —
of Mt. Morris, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden town, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
10, 1847.
Son of Joseph Fairbank (1796-1867) and Sophronia (Coolidge) Fairbank
(1801-1856).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1905-08.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Farr (b. 1924) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1924.
Son of George Farr and Ruth (Townley) Farr.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1958; executive secretary, Gov. Orville
Freeman, 1959-60; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair,
1961-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1967.
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Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) —
also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
11, 1955.
Son of John
Warner Fitzgerald and Lorabeth Fitzgerald.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,
71st District 1993-96).
United Church of Christ.
Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
9, 2004 (age 49 years, 28
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Houston Irving Flournoy (b. 1929) —
also known as Houston I. Flournoy —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of California
state assembly, 1961-66; California
state controller, 1967-; Presidential Elector for California, 1968;
delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 1974.
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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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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April 27,
1852.
Son of Chester F. Glass (died 1872) and Mary (Brown) Glass (died
1897).
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,
1907-08; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Green (1868-1940) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Greene
County, N.Y., July 1,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1913-17.
Congregationalist.
Died April 8,
1940 (age 71 years, 282
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) —
also known as John L. Griffiths —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1855.
Son of David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in London, 1909-14, died in office 1914.
Congregationalist. Welsh
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
seizure, in London, England,
May
17, 1914 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) —
also known as William W. Hall —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 13,
1956.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1984;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998, 2002.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2002.
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Richard Lockhart Hand (b. 1839) —
of Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., February
15, 1839.
Son of Augustus
Cincinnatus Hand and Marcia Seelye (Northrup) Hand.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1885, 1893.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law; Chi Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coleridge A. Hart (1852-1924) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1852.
Lawyer;
bank
director; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; Prohibition candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1896, 1911, 1912;
Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1908, 1916, 1917, 1920; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Died November
21, 1924 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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Warren Joel Howard (b. 1876) —
also known as W. J. Howard —
of Roxbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
22, 1876.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Roxbury, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) —
of Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
7, 1848.
Republican. Manufacturer and dealer of butter tubs
and lumber;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Son of Louis Sessions Ingalls and Mary Ethel (Gallup) Ingalls.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power
Authority in 1967-90; in 1991, the powerhouse at the NYPA's
Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, in Schoharie County,
was named for
him.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April 10,
2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Son of Horatio
King and Anne (Collins) King.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary of
state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., May 29,
1889.
Son of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December
29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton Letts
(died 1944; U.S. Marine Corps). |
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March 27,
1855.
Son of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Clapp Lockwood (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles C. Lockwood —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1877.
Son of James Knox Polk Lockwood and Katharine (Marshall) Lockwood.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member of New York
state senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District
1919-22); law partner of Nathaniel
L. Goldstein during the 1920s; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
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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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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William B. McKillip (b. 1851) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Chesterfield, Essex
County, N.Y., August
31, 1851.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1919-23; Presidential
Elector for Vermont, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons.
Wholesale
grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis Grey Pike (b. 1921) —
also known as Otis G. Pike —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79.
Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 7,
1907.
Son of Herman P. Rankin and Lois (Gable) Rankin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Solicitor General,
1956-61; general counsel for the Warren Commission; New York City
Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 28,
1996 (age 88 years, 357
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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1939 |
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Fred B. Robertson (1871-1959) —
also known as Fred Robertson —
of Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Craigsville, Orange
County, N.Y., July 2,
1871.
Son of John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rawlins
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member of Kansas
state senate 39th District, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1924;
Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1924-28.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
1, 1959 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 15,
1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss (1875-1937). |
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Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) —
also known as Frederick W. Rowe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 10,
1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Died June 20,
1946 (age 83 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Cassort Sackett (b. 1859) —
also known as Charles C. Sackett —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Son of Frederick Augustine Sackett (born 1818) and Mary (Cassort)
Sackett.
Republican. Farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1921-24; chair of
Ontario County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., November
17, 1850.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905.
Congregationalist.
Died October
18, 1920 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Donald C. Shoemaker —
of Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (143rd District 1966, 130th District
1967-72).
United Church of Christ. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Still living as of 1972.
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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George Bundy Smith (b. 1937) —
of New York.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 7,
1937.
State court judge in New York, 1987-92; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1992-.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Farrand Stewart Stranahan (b. 1842) —
also known as F. Stewart Stranahan —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
3, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from St. Albans, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Franklin County, 1888; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1892-94.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09; real estate
investor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gardner Towne (1795-1879) —
of Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1795.
Son of Francis Towne and Relief Towne.
Farmer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1856-57.
Congregationalist; later Presbyterian.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 20,
1879 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1826
to Dorcas Eames (1801-1887). |
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Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) —
also known as Charles L. Underhill —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 20,
1867.
Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill.
Republican. Blacksmith;
hardware
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Aldace Freeman Walker (1842-1901) —
also known as Aldace F. Walker —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., May 11,
1842.
Son of Rev. Aldace Walker (c.1812-1878) and Mary Ann (Baker) Walker
(1813-1899).
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1882; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1887-89; president, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway,
1894-95.
Congregationalist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 12,
1901 (age 58 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Relatives:
Married to Katharine Shaw (1848-1932). |
| | | Epitaph: "An upright lawyer and
legislator, a faithful soldier and public officer, an able
administrator of important railway interests." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Bentley Weeks (1854-1935) —
also known as Frank B. Weeks —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1854.
Son of Daniel L. Weeks and Frances M. (Edwards) Weeks.
Republican. Grain milling
business; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1904;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1909; Governor of
Connecticut, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died October
2, 1935 (age 81 years, 255
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) —
also known as Heber E. Wheeler —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
24, 1859.
Son of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920).
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
Ontario
County Treasurer, 1904-09; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
76 years).
Interment at East
Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920); married, September
22, 1886, to Mary Adams (1863-1925); married to Theda M. Mead
(1861-1944). |
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
11, 1760.
Son of Oliver
Wolcott, Sr..
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1788-90; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800; Governor of
Connecticut, 1817-27; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.
Congregationalist.
Accused,
by political adversaries in 1800, of setting
fire to the State Department, and resigned
from the Cabinet in protest against the investigation.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1833 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Bradford Ripley Wood (1800-1889) —
also known as Bradford R. Wood —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
3, 1800.
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1845-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1861-65.
Congregationalist.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
26, 1889 (age 89 years, 23
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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