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Peter Joseph Dalessandro (b. 1918) —
also known as Peter J. Dalessandro —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 19,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1947-57 (35th District 1947-54, 36th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Amvets; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action near Kalterherberg, Germany, December 22,
1944.
Still living as of 1957.
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William Osborne Dapping (1880-1969) —
also known as William O. Dapping —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880.
Son of William Dapping and Mathilda (Lauterbach) Dapping; married, June 3,
1911, to Ina Mae Fairchild (1886-1965).
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; received a Pulitzer
Prize Special Citation in 1930, for the Auburn Citizen's
coverage of an inmate uprising at the Auburn prison; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1932;
defeated, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Universalist.
Member, Elks.
Died August 1,
1969 (age 89 years, 50
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Carl E. Darling (b. 1903) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
20, 1903.
Son of Frederick R. Darling and Emma A. Darling; married, June 28,
1930, to Katherine L. Hall.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1936-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Married 1903
to Alice Taylor.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Delaney (1878-1948) —
also known as John J. Delaney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
21, 1878.
Son of Charles J. Delaney and Jane (Brazier) Delaney; married, February
24, 1925, to Lotti S. Brochert.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1918-19, 1931-48; died
in office 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
18, 1948 (age 70 years, 89
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Alexander Del Giorno (b. 1900) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
February
28, 1900.
Married to Ida Serra.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1945-51; resigned
1951; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1957-64.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin H. Demo (born c.1898) —
of Croghan, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Massena, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1898.
Republican. Banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1939-58.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis F. DeSalvio (d. 2004) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Married to Elvira Mongillo.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-77 (New York County 2nd District 1941-65,
66th District 1966, 60th District 1967-72, 62nd District 1973-77).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Foresters;
Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 2004.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent J. DeSantis (b. 1926) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1926.
Republican. School
teacher; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1994-97.
Member, American
Legion; United
Commercial Travelers; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1997.
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Thomas Charles Desmond (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond; married,
August
16, 1923, to Alice B. Curtis (who later married Hamilton
Fish, Jr.).
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Grange; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) —
also known as George Deukmejian;
"Duke" —
of California.
Born in Menands, Albany
County, N.Y., June 6,
1928.
Son of George Deukmejian and Alice (Gairdian) Deukmejian; married, February
16, 1957, to Gloria M. Saatjian.
Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; member of California
state senate, 1967-79; California
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
California, 1983-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, Navy
League; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Samuel Byron Dicker (b. 1889) —
also known as Samuel B. Dicker —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 4,
1889.
Son of Moritz Dicker and Rose (Weinberg) Dicker.
Republican. Statistician;
lawyer;
director, Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1939-55; appointed 1939; resigned 1955.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard W. Dickey —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1927-34; defeated,
1934.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry M. Dietz (b. 1892) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 26,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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James F. Dillon (b. 1895) —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., 1895.
Married 1920
to Blanche Tybush.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1945-46, 1949-52;
defeated, 1946.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Dimond (1881-1953) —
also known as Anthony J. Dimond; Tony
Dimond —
of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
30, 1881.
Son of John P. Dimond and Emily (Sullivan) Dimond; married, February
10, 1916, to Dorothea Frances Miller.
Democrat. Prospector;
lawyer;
mayor
of Valdez, Alaska, 1920-22, 1925-32; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1923-26, 1929-32; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1933-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936,
1940;
district judge in Alaska, 1945-53; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 28,
1953 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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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; married to Sue
A. Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold.
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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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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John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) —
also known as John J. Dorman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1871.
Brother of Agnes Dorman (who married Charles
J. Druhan).
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1923-53; New York City Fire
Commissioner, 1926-33; vice-president, Commercial State Bank and
Trust Company.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 21,
1953 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) —
also known as Francis E. Dorn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 18,
1911.
Son of J. J. Dorn and Adelaide (Leman) Dorn; married to Dorothy
McGann.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948, 1950; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Eagles;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) —
also known as Fred J. Douglas —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
14, 1869.
Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas; married, December
1, 1897, to Catherine McGrath.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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John V. Downey —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles J. Druhan (1877-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan; married to
Agnes Dorman (sister of John
Jay Dorman).
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1926-33; defeated, 1920;
died in office 1933.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1933 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas A. Duffy —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1949-56; member
of New
York state senate 8th District, 1957-65; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1965.
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Perry B. Duryea —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Father of Perry
B. Duryea, Jr..
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1942-45; resigned 1945; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
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; married, April 14,
1915, to Ethel Jewell.
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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Nicholas J. Eberhard (1878-1957) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1878.
Son of Nicholas Eberhard and Anna (Brown) Eberhard; married to Agnes
Clark.
Democrat. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1922-33; Bronx
County Clerk, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 19,
1847.
Son of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton; married
1868 to
Medora L. DeWitt.
Republican. Lumber
business; contractor;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Rae L. Egbert (b. 1892) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Republican candidate for
New
York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1921;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1935-40; defeated (Democratic), 1940,
1942; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall; married, June 19,
1915, to Lina Moser.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Albert Cole Fach (1882-1972) —
also known as Albert C. Fach —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
14, 1882.
Son of John Fach.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1910-19, 1924-31; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
On the morning of August 19, 1912, in his office, he was shot three
times and badly wounded, by Mrs. Elizabeth Edmunds, a disgruntled
former client.
Died June 3,
1972 (age 90 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy Leverne Fake (b. 1879) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Son of Milton E. Fake and Mary (Cook) Fake; married to Grace
Elizabeth Micklow.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Son of James Farley and Ellen (Goldrick) Farley; married, April 26,
1920, to Elizabeth A. Finnegan.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1932;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman, Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles;
Elks; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Lewis L. Fawcett (b. 1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Son of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale) Fawcett.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Ernest Fay (1887-1977) —
also known as Edward E. Fay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1887.
Son of Frederick J. Fay and Evelyn Louise (Armstrong) Fay; married,
February
14, 1917, to Virginia Alice Ventz.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1925-27;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., September
4, 1977 (age 89 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan; married 1910 to Marion
Lewis.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Feldmeier (1871-1936) —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1871.
Son of Maximilian Feldmeier and Elvire (d'Asnoy) Feldmeier; married,
November
24, 1915, to Lela B. Lumley.
Democrat. Engineer;
commissioner of public works, Little Falls, 1912-36; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sigma
Xi; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Church
Street Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.
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John H. Ferril —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Neponsit, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; trustee, Rockaway Beach Hospital
and Dispensary; member of New York
state assembly, 1939-45 (Queens County 5th District 1939-44,
Queens County 12th District 1945).
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 29,
1881.
Son of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris; married, February
14, 1905, to Elizabeth Leavitt.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Albert Fino (b. 1913) —
also known as Paul A. Fino —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
15, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1940; member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1945-50; defeated, 1942; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-69 (25th District 1953-63,
24th District 1963-69); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1964;
chair
of Bronx County Republican Party, 1965.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Sons of
Italy; Royal
Arcanum.
Still living as of 1998.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Descendant of Lewis
Morris; great-grandson of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); grandson of Alfred
Clark Chapin and Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1849-1936); grandnephew of Nicholas
Fish; son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish; father of Hamilton
Fish (1954?-).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 24,
1996 (age 70 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Married to Annie Smith.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,
1923, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Foresters.
Suffered a stroke and
died, in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 30,
1928 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George S. Fitzgerald (1901-1980) —
of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
26, 1901.
Brother of William
B. Fitzgerald; uncle of William
B. Fitzgerald, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1935; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1949-53; candidate in primary
for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1954; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1965-74.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1980
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick; married to
Laura Stevenson.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 10,
1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Paul Early Fitzpatrick (1897-1977) —
also known as Paul E. Fitzpatrick —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
25, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1939-42; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1944-45, 1948-50.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Sigma Kappa; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Knights
of Equity.
Died in 1977
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Patrick Forbes (b. 1952) —
also known as Michael P. Forbes —
of Quogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 16,
1952.
Staff member for U.S. Sens. Alfonse
M. D'Amato and Connie
Mack; public
relations and marketing business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1995-2001; defeated,
2000 (Democratic primary), 2000 (Working Families); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles W. Froessel (b. 1892) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1938-49 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th
District 1948-49); judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) —
also known as Hadwen C. Fuller —
of Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Monroe, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
28, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45,
35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Jackson Gamble (1851-1924) —
also known as Robert J. Gamble —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.; Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born near Akron, Genesee
County, N.Y., February
7, 1851.
Son of Robert Gamble and Jennie A. (Abernethy) Gamble; brother of John
Rankin Gamble; married, March 26,
1884, to Carrie S. Osborn; father of Ralph
Abernethy Gamble.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota at-large, 1895-97, 1899-1901; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1901-13.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
22, 1924 (age 73 years, 228
days).
Interment at Yankton
Cemetery, Yankton, S.Dak.
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Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) —
also known as Frank E. Gannett —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
15, 1876.
Son of Joseph Charles Gannett and Maria (Brooks) Gannett; married, March 25,
1920, to Caroline Werner.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper
chain; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1942.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Elks; Rotary.
Died December
3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Julius J. Gans (b. 1896) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1896.
Son of Nathan Gans and Ida (Lowenthal) Gans; married to Sylvia Tisch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1936-37, 1939-54 (Bronx County 5th District
1936-37, 1939-44, Bronx County 6th District 1945-54); defeated, 1937.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 17,
1920.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63,
22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; Lions;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
27, 1981 (age 60 years, 255
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Michael J. Gillen (1884-1942) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1884.
Married, February
4, 1917, to Mary
Agnes Burke.
Democrat. Insurance
business; real estate
broker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1926-42; died in
office 1942.
Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in an automobile
as he was leaving a dance, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
1, 1942 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Arthur Gilman (b. 1922) —
also known as Benjamin A. Gilman —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
6, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 95th District, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1973-2003 (26th District 1973-83,
22nd District 1983-93, 20th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Grange;
Elks; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) —
of Centereach, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1913.
Married to Rose M. Gazzano.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1966-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Died November
8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles L. Goetz (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
22, 1859.
Son of Casper Goetz and Mary (Holderied) Goetz; married 1883 to Emma E.
Klingel.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) —
also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1896.
Married to Etta May Brown.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of Charles
C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
New
York state attorney general, 1943-54.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons;
Elks; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1981 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Raymond Green (1856-1947) —
also known as William R. Green —
of Audubon, Audubon
County, Iowa; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., November
7, 1856.
Son of Timothy Franklin Green and Sarah Maria (Raymond) Green;
married 1887
to Luella Washington Brown.
Republican. Lawyer; economist;
district judge in Iowa 15th District, 1894-1911; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 9th District, 1911-28; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1928-40.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 11,
1947 (age 90 years, 216
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Abraham Greenberg (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
22, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1908, 1913-14 (New York County 31st District
1908, New York County 26th District 1913-14); member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott E. Greene —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Still living as of 1967.
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W. Irving Griffing (1859-1941) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in 1859.
Democrat. Mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1912-15, 1920-21, 1934-35; candidate for New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Athol, Warren
County, N.Y., January
13, 1941 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Gualtieri (b. 1903) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 24,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Michael
J. Larkin, 1929-37; Presidential Elector for New York, 1956;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American Bar
Association; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) —
also known as Andy Guest —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1939.
Son of Elizabeth
Polk Guest and Raymond
Richard Guest; nephew of Winston
Frederick Churchill Guest.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1973-99.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary; Izaak
Walton League; Ruritan.
A state park in Warren County was named for
him in 1995.
Died, of cancer, in
Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., April 2,
2001 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
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William L. Hadden (b. 1896) —
of West Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
8, 1896.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Orange and West Haven,
1939-42; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1943-45; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1945-51; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Son of John D. Hague and Maragaret (Fagen) Hague; married, April 15,
1903, to Jennie W. Warner; uncle of Frank
Hague Eggers.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Son of Frederick Fletcher Hale and Adelaide L. (MacLellan) Hale;
married, March 29,
1913, to Alice N. Armstrong.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Owen A. Haley (1884-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 30,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died June 14,
1969 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leonard Wood Hall (1900-1979) —
also known as Leonard W. Hall —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
2, 1900.
Son of Franklyn H. Hall and Mary A. Hall; married, May 10,
1934, to Gladys Dowsey.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1927-28, 1934-38;
Nassau
County Sheriff, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1939-52 (1st District 1939-45, 2nd
District 1945-52); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
Nassau
County Surrogate, 1952-57; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1953-57; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1972;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 2,
1979 (age 78 years, 243
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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James T. Hallinan (1889-1969) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1930-31; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1932-59 (2nd District 1932-48, 10th
District 1948-59); Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York
Supreme Court, 1955-59.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1969 (age 80 years, 33
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern; married, December
27, 1959, to Barbara Margaret Olsen; first cousin once removed of
Stephen
Joshua Solarz.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Samuel Lawrence Hammerman (1891-1965) —
also known as S. Lawrence Hammerman —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 18,
1891.
Son of Solomon Hammerman and Amelia (Ornstein) Hammerman; married 1918 to Esther
Borstein.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1965
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey B. Hammond (b. 1882) —
of near Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira town, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
5, 1882.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1935-39; resigned 1939;
member of New York
state senate, 1940-52 (41st District 1940-44, 46th District
1945-52).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Shubael Hammond (b. 1851) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Son of Morris Hammond (1821-1900) and Lydia (Wadham) Hammond (born
1826); married, October
29, 1879, to Ceilia Smith (born 1858).
Democrat. Supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Michael Hanley (1920-2003) —
also known as James M. Hanley —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 19,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; funeral
director; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (34th District 1965-71,
35th District 1971-73, 32nd District 1973-81); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
16, 2003 (age 83 years, 89
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Thomas Hannett (1884-1966) —
of Gallup, McKinley
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., February
17, 1884.
Son of William Hannett and Mary Emily (McCarthy) Hannett; married, August
13, 1913, to Louise Estella Westfall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
mayor
of Gallup, N.M., 1918-22; Governor of
New Mexico, 1925-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died March 18,
1966 (age 82 years, 29
days).
Interment at Fairview
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) —
also known as Henry B. Harshaw —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1887-91.
Member, Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his
left arm as a result.
Died, of tongue
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1900 (age 58 years, 194
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Gustave Hartman (1880-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hungary,
August
12, 1880.
Son of Kalman Hartman and Sarah 'Sallie' (Luchs) Hartman; married, September
9, 1928, to May Weisser (1899-1997).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1908; municipal judge
in New York, 1913-17, 1921-29; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924, 1929; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Arbitration Association; B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen.
Founder and president, Israel Orphan Asylum, New York City.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1936 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.; memorial monument at Hartman
Triangle, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Albert Haskell, Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; American Bar
Association; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Son of Robert B. Haskell and Monrovia (Grayson) Haskell; married, October
8, 1902, to Aleda C. Baylis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Edward J. Healey (1924-2000) —
of Florida.
Born in Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1974-80, 1982-84, 1986-2000 (81st
District 1974-80, 86th District 1982-84, 1986-2000); defeated, 1972
(81st District), 1980 (81st District), 1984 (86th District); died in
office 2000.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Association of Retired Persons; Audubon
Society; American
Legion; Sierra
Club; Urban
League; Common
Cause.
While attending a primary victory rally
for Al Gore, suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died the next day at a hospital
at Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., March 15,
2000 (age 75 years, 233
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth William Hechler (b. 1914) —
also known as Ken Hechler —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.; Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born near Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
20, 1914.
Son of Charles H. Hechler and Catherine (Hauhart) Hechler.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; university
professor; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 4th District, 1959-77;
defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1964,
1968,
1972,
1980,
1984;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1985-2000; defeated, 2004.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Civitan;
American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Sidney S. Hein (1907-1972) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 16,
1907.
Son of Hugo Hein and Regina (Pulitzer) Hein; married to Frederica
Clark.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; director, Franklin National Bank, Eagle
Insurance
Company of New Jersey, Peninsula Hospital,
and Brunswick Hospital.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died, from a heart
attack, at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1972 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Arthur Heitman (b. 1880) —
also known as Chester A. Heitman —
of Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Married 1908
to Mabel De Baun.
Investment
securities business; Republican candidate for New York
state senate 24th District, 1924; mayor
of Spring Valley, N.Y., 1930; defeated (Democratic), 1935;
Democratic candidate for New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1934.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank B. Hendel (b. 1892) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1927-30; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1931-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Married to Verna Eileen Bensch (1897-1970).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Leo J. Hickey (born c.1889) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Hitchcock (b. 1850) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1899-1901; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman; married, September
10, 1919, to Lillie Moss.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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George Murray Hulbert (1881-1950) —
also known as G. Murray Hulbert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 14,
1881.
Son of Moses H. Hulbert and Anna (Murray) Hulbert; married, June 6,
1906, to Regina R. McNenney.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1915-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1934-50;
died in office 1950.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in Bayport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 26,
1950 (age 68 years, 347
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull; married, June 3,
1891, to Mary Louise Harris.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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James Hurley (1858-1939) —
of Fort Morgan, Morgan
County, Colo.
Born in New York, 1858.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado,
1936.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Woodmen.
Died December
11, 1939 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colo.
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) —
also known as Irving M. Ives —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi; Elks; Grange.
Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State
Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University.
Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
24, 1962 (age 66 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Bainbridge, N.Y.
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Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) —
also known as Hulan E. Jack —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Lucia, December
29, 1906.
Married to Almira Wilkinson.
Democrat. Paper box
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District
1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District
1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1956;
indicted
in 1960 on charges
of conspiracy to obstruct
justice and violation of the City Charter, over acceptance
of $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment was
dismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; a trial, in
June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a second trial was
convicted;
his sentence
was suspended, but he was automatically removed from
office as Borough President; indicted
in 1970 on federal charges
of conspiracy and conflict
of interest; tried, convicted,
and sentenced
to three months in prison,
and fined
$5,000.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Sigma; Elks.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1986 (age 79 years, 355
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. James (b. 1885) —
also known as Harry M. James —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Son of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December
3, 1890, to Inez Leaming.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905-27; appointed 1905;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died, of heart
disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lazarus Joseph (b. 1891) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born January
25, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1934-45 (21st District 1934-44, 24th District 1945).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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