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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Brother of Frederick
W. Kavanaugh.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for
knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard William Kearney (1889-1976) —
also known as Bernard W. Kearney; Pat
Kearney —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.; Lake Pleasant, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 23,
1889.
Son of Patrick B. Kearney and Josephine (Oster) Kearney; married, March 31,
1917, to Lillian Dean.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Fulton
County District Attorney, 1931-42; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-59 (30th District 1943-45,
31st District 1945-53, 32nd District 1953-59).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Grange; Delta
Chi.
Died June 3,
1976 (age 87 years, 11
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating; married,
April
11, 1928, to Louise DePuy; father of Barbara
A. Keating.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
First cousin thrice removed of Martin
Keeler; second cousin twice removed of Stephen
Hiram Keeler; fourth cousin of Alfred
Walstein Bangs and John
Clarence Keeler; son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary
Gazetta (Foster) Keeler (born 1856); fourth cousin once removed of Tracy
R. Bangs and Frank
D. Bangs.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
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; married, April 12,
1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings.
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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Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Abraham L. Kellogg —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
county judge in New York, 1908-18; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1920-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) —
also known as Clarence E. Kilburn —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., April 13,
1893.
Son of Frederick
D. Kilburn and Clara (Berry) Kilburn; married, August
16, 1917, to Anne Crooks.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45,
34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65).
Methodist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Elks; Freemasons.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 82 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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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; married 1862 to Emma C.
Stebbins (died 1864); married 1866 to Esther
A. Howard; grandfather of Constance Gray (who married Merwin
Kimball Hart).
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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William Kirnan (b. 1880) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
4, 1880.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1931-41; resigned
1941; member of New York
state senate, 1941-46 (5th District 1941-44, 13th District
1945-46).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Royal
Arcanum; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; United
Spanish War Veterans; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward R. Koch (b. 1881) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1924; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-51; appointed 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Kraf (b. 1907) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1956-65.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi; Elks; Urban
League; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen's
Compensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to Justice Joseph
M. Conroy, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office
1959.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack, and was dead on arrival at St. John's Hospital,
Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 27,
1959 (age about 47
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Lacey (b. 1886) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 49th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924.
Member, Eagles;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Son of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre; married, June 19,
1941, to Zilda Pinsonault.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Married to Kate Smith (died 1924).
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to his
death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.
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Nathan Lieberman (c.1888-1939) —
also known as Leonard Madden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1921.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
In March 1939, he was charged,
along with two others, over a stock
fraud scheme; he pleaded not guilty and was released on bail;
meanwhile, in a separate case, he was indicted in Broome County.
Died, apparently of pneumonia
while attempting to commit
suicide with poison, in
his room at the Tudor Hotel
(where he had registered under the assumed name "Leonard Madden"),
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 12,
1939 (age about 51
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March 16,
1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August 1,
1889.
Nephew of Seth
Low; son of Abbot Augustus Low (died 1912) and Marian (Ward) Low;
married, August
22, 1912, to Elizabeth Stewart Claflin (divorced 1922); married
1923 to
Vahdah Gara Smith.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-42, 1955; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Chemung town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
7, 1868.
Son of John Lowman (1832-1884) and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married, September
9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1932;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira Savings Bank, 1933;
president, Lowman Construction
Corp.; president, U.S. Cut Flower
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clayton Riley Lusk (b. 1872) —
also known as Clayton R. Lusk —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y., December
21, 1872.
Son of Samuel R. Lusk and Clara M. (Root) Lusk; married 1904 to Anna
Lee Mix.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1919-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Lynch (c.1872-1931) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
about 1872.
Republican. Builder;
business partner of Thomas
F. Larkin; banker;
candidate in primary for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1921.
Member, Elks.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
24, 1931 (age about 59
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Joseph B. Lynch and Katherine (Joyce) Lynch; married to Claire
R. Mitchell.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Robert S. MacCormack (c.1882-1938) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1882.
Married to Emily Florence Waterbury.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of fruit auction
company; president, the New York Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National Bank of New
York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Mack (b. 1874) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 10,
1874.
Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1930; appointed 1930;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 2nd District, 1935; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Thomas J. Mackell (1914-1992) —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Died January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kingsland Macy (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Kingsland Macy —
of Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1889.
Son of George Henry Macy and Kate Louise (Carter) Macy; married, October
3, 1912, to Julia A. Dick.
Republican. Business
executive; banker; chair of
Suffolk County Republican Party, 1926-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
New York
Republican state chair, 1930-34; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1946; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1947-51; defeated,
1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 15,
1961 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Cemetery, Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Son of William
Lyman Maginnis and Letie (Abbot) Maginnis; married, April 29,
1914, to Margaret McKenna (died 1933); married, August
12, 1936, to Gwendolyn Brownlee.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 10,
1908.
Brother of William
B. Mahoney.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1937-64 (48th District 1937-44, 53rd District
1945-54, 55th District 1955-64); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1982
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Son of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan (died 1961).
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George T. Manning (d. 1956) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1939-46; member
of New
York state senate, 1947-56 (50th District 1947-54, 52nd District
1955-56); died in office 1956.
Member, Elks.
Died December
1, 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) —
of Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Glen Head, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 6,
1927.
Married to Dorothy Crean.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legislative counsel to Sen. Edward
J. Speno, 1960-61; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District
1967-72, 17th District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
28, 2008 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Marine (1905-1998) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1905.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1961-65.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Sons of
Italy.
Ticket manager for the New York Yankees baseball
team, 1946-51.
Died at Oakwood Health
Facility, Amherst, Erie
County, N.Y., January
25, 1998 (age 92 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert J. Marino (b. 1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1946-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Married 1896
to Agnes E. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. McCarthy (b. 1923) —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
10, 1923.
Married to Josephine Stanco.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (Suffolk County 3rd District 1963-65, 6th
District 1966-72, 8th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis;
Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1974.
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Benjamin McClung (b. 1867) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., 1867.
Son of Samuel McClung and Margaret (Upright) McClung.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose;
Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Walter G. McGahan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1958.
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J. Raymond McGovern (b. 1898) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
22, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1945-50; New York
state comptroller; elected 1950; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1954.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. McInerney (b. 1873) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 10,
1873.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1924.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. McInerney (b. 1924) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 12,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; hearing aid
sales and service business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-77 (Westchester County 1st District 1965,
98th District 1966, 87th District 1967-77).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Legion; Lions;
Elks.
Still living as of 1977.
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Patrick Joseph McMahon (born c.1883) —
also known as Patrick J. McMahon —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1883.
Married 1907
to Wilhelmina Hamberg.
Democrat. Inspector of highways; Master
Workman of the Bronx Knights of Labor; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 34th District, 1913.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Labor; Elks; Woodmen;
Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Married 1918
to Kathleen Timolet.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Thomas A. McWhinney (c.1863-1933) —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1863.
Married to Lidie Wright.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster;
automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-23 (Nassau County 1915-17, Nassau County 1st
District 1918-23); indicted
in 1920 on charges
that he and others had tipped off
gamblers to planned police raids; tried and
found not guilty.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; United
Spanish War Veterans; Foresters;
Redmen.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1933 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Meiss (b. 1885) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., April 14,
1885.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; jailer;
Oneida
County Sheriff, 1923-25; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1934-37.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson Messer (1876-1958) —
of Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
23, 1876.
Son of Martha (White) Messer (1844-1905) and Thomas Messer (died
1892); married, June 3,
1920, to Maude B. Woodcock (1867-1935).
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1924-36;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) —
of near Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
5, 1914.
Married to Elizabeth Bradley.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state senate, 1951-65 (47th District 1951-54, 48th District
1955-65).
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
Died, in Auburn Memorial Hospital,
Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 30,
2002 (age 88 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles P. Miller (b. 1884) —
of South Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1919-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Edward Miller (1914-1983) —
also known as William E. Miller —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 22,
1914.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1951-65 (42nd District 1951-53,
40th District 1953-65); Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1961-64; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died in 1983
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) —
of Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y., April 18,
1898.
Son of Patrick F. Milmoe.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1934-52; chair of
Madison County Republican Party, 1939; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1944-50; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District
1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1972
(age about
74 years).
Interment at St.
Agatha's Cemetery, Canastota, N.Y.
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Donald Jerome Mitchell (b. 1923) —
also known as Donald J. Mitchell —
of Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 8,
1923.
Married to Gretta Levee.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; optometrist;
mayor
of Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District
1966, 112th District 1967-72); U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1998.
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Thomas E. Morrissey, Sr. (c.1869-1940) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1869.
Married 1888
to Margaret Dempsey; father of Thomas
E. Morrissey, Jr..
Democrat. Mineral water
business; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
3, 1940 (age about 71
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas E. Morrissey, Jr. (c.1900-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Son of Thomas
E. Morrissey, Sr. and Margaret (Dempsey) Morrissey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-58.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
28, 1975 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving Mosberg (b. 1908) —
of Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1958-67 (6th District 1958-65, 10th District 1966,
11th District 1967).
Jewish.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Allan Newell (1883-1977) —
also known as W. Allan Newell —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 22,
1883.
Son of Edgar A. Newell (1853-1920) and Adeline Barbara (Priest)
Newell; married, October
10, 1917, to Edith Delano Judson (1893-1954).
Republican. President, Newell Manufacturing Co. (brass works);
mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1928-29; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1933-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 5,
1977 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1895.
Son of Dr. Michael C. O'Brien.
Democrat. Secretary-treasurer, Amelia Island Fig Preserving
Company; insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1923-38.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Redmen.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, September
14, 1938 (age 43 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Henry O'Brien (1860-1924) —
also known as James H. O'Brien —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 15,
1860.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1924 (age 64 years, 49
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Patrick O'Brien (1873-1951) —
also known as John P. O'Brien —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873.
Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien; married, October
6, 1908, to Helen E. C. Madigan.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Lawrence Francis O'Brien (1917-1990) —
also known as Lawrence F. O'Brien; Larry
O'Brien —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 17,
1917.
Son of Lawrence F. O'Brien, Sr. and Myra (Sweeney) O'Brien; married,
May
30, 1944, to Elva Lena Brassard.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; administrative
assistant to U.S. Rep. Foster
Furcolo, 1948-50; public
relations business; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1965-68; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1968-69, 1970-72; his office was
the target of the Watergate burglary, 1972; commissioner, National Basketball
Association, 1975-84.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, of cancer, in
New
York Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1990 (age 73 years, 73
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, Springfield, Mass.
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David Joseph O'Connell (1868-1930) —
also known as David J. O'Connell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1868.
Son of James O'Connell and Mary O'Connell; married 1893 to Mary
Agnes Green.
Democrat. Bookseller;
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1919-21, 1923-30;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
29, 1930 (age 62 years, 4
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank D. O'Connor (b. 1909) —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
20, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1949-52, 1955 (6th District 1949-52, 8th District
1955); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie; married, November
30, 1916, to Daisy Rendall.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Daniel J. O'Mara (b. 1893) —
of Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Florence, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1932-34; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Paddock and Helen R. Paddock; married, March 12,
1896, to Ella Mae Sager (1872-1951).
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1915-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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George Keyes Page (1896-1972) —
also known as G. Keyes Page —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
10, 1896.
Son of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page; married to Frances
Marie Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died in 1972
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy M. Page —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1937-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Son of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30,
1904, to Ada S. Feldman.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908,
1912
(alternate).
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Ira Panken (b. 1910) —
also known as Harold I. Panken —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born July 17,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1947-52.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Randolph Perkins (1871-1936) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.; Woodcliff Lake, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Dunellen, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
30, 1871.
Son of James H. Perkins and Elizabeth (Kelly) Perkins; married 1909 to Louise
Tuttle Morris.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1905-06; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1905-07; chair of
Bergen County Republican Party, 1911-16; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1921-36 (6th District 1921-33,
7th District 1933-36); died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May 4,
1897.
Great-grandnephew of Norman
A. Phelps; grandson of William
Walter Phelps; son of Franz von Rottenburg (1845-1907) and Marian
(Phelps) von Rottenburg (1868-1922); nephew of Sheffield
Phelps.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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N. Taylor Phillips (b. 1868) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1868.
Son of Isaac Phillips and Miriam (Trimble) Phillips; married, March 9,
1892, to Rosalie
Solomons.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1898-1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Jewish.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria,
Queens, is named for him.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August 7,
2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment somewhere
in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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James D. Pollard (b. 1892) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., December
24, 1892.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1930-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis H. Pounds —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1912
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; New York
state treasurer, 1925-26.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Son of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. (1865-1953; minister) and Mattie
(Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington (divorced 1945); married, August 1,
1945, to Hazel Scott (divorced 1960); married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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E. Bert Pullman (b. 1872) —
of Fulton Chain, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., January
1, 1872.
Democrat. Millwright;
carpenter;
building
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1913.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Francis Quayle (1868-1930) —
also known as John F. Quayle —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
1, 1868.
Son of Francis Joseph Quayle and Mary (McGarrigle) Quayle; married,
February
16, 1898, to Katherine J. Sullivan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1923-30; died in
office 1930.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1930 (age 61 years, 361
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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