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Orlando Allen (1803-1874) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
10, 1803.
Apothecary; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1848-49; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1850-51.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
4, 1874 (age 71 years, 206
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) —
also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire
Strap-Hanger" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1841.
Son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus.
Republican. School
teacher; pharmaceutical manufacturer; investor in real
estate, mining
claims, and the Standard Oil Company;
owned considerable stock in railroads
and utilities;
director, New York Life Insurance
Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical Association;
treasurer, Arlington Chemical
Co.; director, National Fuel Gas
Co.; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1904; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman
Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's
wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Wallace Ray Austin (b. 1888) —
also known as W. Ray Austin —
of Spencerport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Spencerport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 25,
1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1923-33;
defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Blank (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born May 8,
1898.
Democrat. Pharmacist; lawyer; college
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46.
Jewish.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dora Rubenstein. |
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Benjamin Brandreth —
of Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y.
Patent medicine manufacturer; member of New York
state senate, 1850-51, 1858-59 (7th District 1850-51, 8th
District 1858-59).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) —
of Colorado.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856.
Son of David Brown.
Physician;
druggist; member of Colorado state legislature.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of cerebral
apoplexy, at his drugstore
in Higbee, Randolph
County, Mo., February
17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331
days).
Interment at Eel
River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) —
also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor —
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
3, 1914.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Kappa Psi.
President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical company from
1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical,
1967-79.
Died, of cancer, at
Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mosswood
Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
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R. O. Craig (born c.1834) —
of Janesville, Waseca
County, Minn.
Born in New York, about 1834.
Democrat. Pharmacist; member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1883-86, 1891-94; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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David Lane Dodge (1790-1873) —
also known as David L. Dodge —
of Springport town, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in North Castle town, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
21, 1790.
Son of Esther (Lane) Dodge (1755-1844) and Jeremiah Dodge
(1761-1842).
Physician;
druggist; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1855.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
6, 1873 (age 83 years, 227
days).
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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Frank A. Emma (born c.1899) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., about 1899.
Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-46 (Oneida County 1st District 1941-44,
Oneida County 2nd District 1945-46); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1946.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cora Augar. |
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Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) —
also known as Charles H. Gaus —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
druggist; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1902-08; New York
state comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909.
German
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hunting
lodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec,
October
31, 1909 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Charles J. Gimbrone —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1928-33; defeated,
1933, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Pickering Glazier (1841-1901) —
also known as George P. Glazier —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Boston, Erie
County, N.Y., April 5,
1841.
Son of George M. Glazier and Anna Maria Glazier.
Republican. Druggist; banker; farmer.
Stricken
with paralysis, and died six hours later, in Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 5,
1901 (age 59 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
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Lester Adoran Goodrich (b. 1854) —
also known as Lester A. Goodrich —
of Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in New Haven, Oswego
County, N.Y., March 2,
1854.
Republican. Pharmacist; mayor of Hillsdale, Mich., 1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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James W. Hine (b. 1846) —
of Lowell, Kent
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in West Meredith, Delaware
County, N.Y., 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1883.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter C. Jezewski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel D. Kendrick (1845-1917) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt., April 11,
1845.
Democrat. Druggist; lumber
business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1910-11.
Died August
21, 1917 (age 72 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George L. Lusk (b. 1866) —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1866.
Republican. Druggist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District,
1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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S. Earl McDermott (b. 1893) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., February
14, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
druggist; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1933-36;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. McGinnies (b. 1861) —
of Ripley, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born November
7, 1861.
Republican. Pharmacist; fruit
farmer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1916-35;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Merck (1894-1957) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Rupert, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1894.
Son of George Merck and Friedrike (Schenck) Merck.
Republican. Chemist;
president (1925-49) and chairman (1949-57), Merck & Co.,
pharmaceutical makers; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1948;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day, in Orange Memorial Hospital,
Orange, Essex
County, N.J., November
9, 1957 (age 63 years, 225
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Reuben B. Oldfield —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony L. Palma —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton.
Telegraph
operator; civil
engineer; druggist; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Principi (b. 1944) —
also known as Anthony J. Principi —
of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 16,
1944.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer;
staff director for U.S. Sen. Alan
Simpson, 1984-86; U.S.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05; resigned 2005; lobbyist
for Pfizer drug company; chairman, QTC Management.
Still living as of 2006.
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Ray LeGrande Riley (c.1874-1953) —
also known as Ray L. Riley —
of California; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1874.
Republican. Druggist; California
state controller, 1921-37; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from California, 1938.
Died in a hospital
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 19,
1953 (age about 79
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Tripp Ross (1903-1981) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington, Beaufort
County, N.C., June 4,
1903.
Republican. Druggist; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1947-49, 1952-53;
defeated, 1948, 1950.
Died in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
1, 1981 (age 78 years, 119
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
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Abiram D. Salisbury (1841-1909) —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 17,
1841.
Republican. Physician;
druggist; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1889-90; mayor of
Midland, Mich..
Died October
16, 1909 (age 68 years, 121
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Henry Hinckley Stafford (1833-1911) —
also known as Henry H. Stafford —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
6, 1833.
Republican. Druggist; mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1871; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st
District, 1877-78.
Died in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., April 26,
1911 (age 78 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Henry Starin (1825-1909) —
also known as John H. Starin —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., August
27, 1825.
Son of Myndert Starin (1786-1845) and Rachel (Sammons) Starin
(1797-1855).
Republican. Druggist; banker; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1909 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville
Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
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Harry Terhune (d. 1935) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pharmacist; mayor
of Middletown, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935.
Died, from a stomach
ailment, in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., July 17,
1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Thomas (1880-1936) —
also known as William D. Thomas —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March 22,
1880.
Son of David D. Thomas and Mary (McKenzie) Thomas.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26; chair of
Rensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-29; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
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Jeremiah F. Twomey (b. 1874) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 16,
1874.
Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1916-18; member
of New
York state senate 10th District, 1919-44.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Son of Orlo Judson Walbridge (1814-1880) and Althea Maria (Packard)
Walbridge.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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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
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George H. Whitney —
of Mechanicville, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1903-10, 1912; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1913-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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