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David Henry Ralston (1863-1930) —
also known as D. Harry Ralston —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
22, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904
(alternate), 1908
(alternate), 1924;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1907.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment and a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 4,
1930 (age 67 years, 72
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel J. Ramsperger (b. 1862) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 25,
1862.
Son of Conrad Ramsperger and Anna Maria (Reppert) Ramsperger;
married, November
20, 1889, to Anna Seibert.
Democrat. Bookkeeper
and cashier, William Simon Brewery;
member of New York
state senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49th
District 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April 15,
1889.
Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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Fred J. Rath (b. 1888) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1888.
Republican. Mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1928-29; candidate for New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1933; member of
New
York state senate, 1951-64 (41st District 1951-54, 42nd District
1955-64).
Member, Elks; Humane
Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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John E. Redwood (b. 1864) —
of Bay Pond, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Brighton town, Franklin
County, N.Y., 1864.
Republican. Manager of game preserve at Bay Pond, N.Y., for William
Rockefeller; assistant manager of Bay Pond, Incorporated; member of
New
York state assembly from Franklin County, 1926-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Alden Reed (1875-1959) —
also known as Daniel A. Reed —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Sheridan, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
15, 1875.
Son of Anson William Reed and Alfreda Reed; married to Georgia E.
Ticknor.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1919-59 (43rd District 1919-45,
45th District 1945-53, 43rd District 1953-59); died in office 1959.
Unitarian.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Chi; Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
19, 1959 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Sheridan
Cemetery, Sheridan, N.Y.
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Joseph Reich (born c.1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Order of the
Eastern Star; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Son of Michael Reilly and Margaret (Phelan) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks; Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Valentine Rettig (b. 1846) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Son of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger.
Republican. Proprietor of bottling
works; mayor of
Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Son of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married to
Elise Guerrier.
Republican. Builder;
real
estate developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for misappropriating
city funds in connection with a bond issue; tried in
June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Rufus Richtmyer —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
hardware
business; coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1927-32; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald Lawrence Ritter (b. 1940) —
also known as Don Ritter —
of Coopersburg, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1940.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1979-93;
defeated, 1992.
Member, Order of
Ahepa; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2009.
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Fred Robertson (1871-1959) —
of Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Craigsville, Orange
County, N.Y., July 2,
1871.
Son of John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson; married, May 15,
1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss (1875-1937).
Democrat. Lawyer; Rawlins
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member of Kansas
state senate 39th District, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1924;
Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1925.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
1, 1959 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James R. Robinson (b. 1885) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 27,
1885.
Son of Rev. James R. Robinson; married to Elsie L. Williams.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Robinson (b. 1888) —
of Centerport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1888.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1913.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (1875-1948) —
also known as Lewis K. Rockefeller —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
25, 1875.
First cousin four times removed of Henry
Rockefeller; first cousin thrice removed of Simon
S. Rockefeller; son of Spencer R. Rockefeller (1849-1925) and
Henrietta 'Nettie' (Kirby) Rockefeller (1853-1922); married to Clara
Bain (1877-1973).
Republican. Accountant;
Deputy New York State Tax Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New York
State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, 1921-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Canaan, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
18, 1948 (age 72 years, 298
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Angelo Dominic Roncallo (b. 1927) —
also known as Angelo D. Roncallo —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Massapequa, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 28,
1927.
Son of Anthony Roncallo and Connie (Prochilo) Roncallo; married, May 31,
1952, to Priscille Pouliot.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Nassau
County Controller, 1968-72; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1973-75.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Sons of
Italy; Elks.
Still living as of 1998.
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John James Rooney (1903-1975) —
also known as John J. Rooney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
29, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-74 (4th District 1944-45, 12th
District 1945-53, 14th District 1953-74).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1975 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) —
also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt;
"F.D.R." —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y., January
30, 1882.
Second great-grandson of Edward
Hutchinson Robbins; son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara
(Delano) Roosevelt (1854-1941); fourth cousin once removed of Theodore
Roosevelt (1858-1919); half-uncle of Helen
Roosevelt Robinson; married, March 17,
1905, to Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt (niece of Theodore
Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne
Douglas Robinson); second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who
married William
Phillips); first cousin of Warren
Delano Robbins; father of James
Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr..
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; U.S.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1913-20; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928;
contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were
paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of
New York, 1929-33; President
of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February
15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton
J. Cermak were shot
at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks; Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Served as president during the Depression and World War II. His
portrait appears on the U.S. dime
(ten
cent coin).
Died of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether
County, Ga., April 12,
1945 (age 63 years, 72
days).
Interment at Roosevelt
Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Cross-reference:
Anton
J. Cermak — Ross
T. McIntire — Milton
Lipson — W.
W. Howes — Bruce
Barton — Hamilton
Fish, Jr. — Joseph
W. Martin, Jr. — Samuel
I. Rosenman — Rexford
G. Tugwell — Raymond
Moley — Adolf
A. Berle — George
E. Allen — Lorence
E. Asman — Grenville
T. Emmet |
| | | See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay
family of New York |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt:
James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The
Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed
America — Doris Kearns Goodwin, No
Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in
World War II — Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR
: 1882-1945 — Bernard Bellush, Franklin
Roosevelt as Governor of New York — Robert H. Jackson,
That
Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt —
Jonas Klein, Beloved
Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of
Campobello — Conrad Black, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom — Charles
Peters, Five
Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of
1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World —
Steven Neal, Happy
Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence
of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever — Karen
Bornemann Spies, Franklin
D. Roosevelt (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Franklin D.
Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's
Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great
Depression — John T. Flynn, The
Roosevelt Myth |
| | | Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt:
Philip Roth, The
Plot Against America: A Novel |
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S. William Rosenberg (b. 1916) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Brighton, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 16,
1916.
Married to Helen Daitz.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1961-72 (Monroe County 2nd District 1961-65,
145th District 1966, 132nd District 1967-72).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Elks.
Still living as of 1972.
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Frank G. Rossetti —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1943-44, 1955-72 (New York County 20th District
1943-44, New York County 16th District 1955-65, 76th District 1966,
68th District 1967-72); defeated, 1944; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960,
1964;
vice-president,
Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Son of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild; married,
December
27, 1906, to Grace Levor.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting
Co.; vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of
Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware.
Democrat. Furniture
business; soft drink
bottler; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32;
defeated, 1925; mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died December
17, 1960.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Son of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose;
Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Jules G. Sabbatino —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Married to Nancy E. Albarino.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-70 (Queens County 4th District 1959-65, 33rd
District 1966, 32nd District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1970.
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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Santucci (b. 1931) —
of South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1931.
Married to Edna A. Hayes.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 11th District, 1968-77.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1977.
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Andrew Jackson Sawyer (b. 1834) —
also known as Andrew J. Sawyer —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Mottville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
18, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1877-80, 1897-98 (Washtenaw
County 2nd District 1877-80, Washtenaw County 1st District 1897-98);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Maccabees;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Xavier Schwab (b. 1874) —
also known as Frank X. Schwab —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1874.
Son of Frank Schwab and Anna (Bauer) Schwab; married, September
24, 1901, to Teresa Lauser.
Republican. Mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1922-29.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Scileppi (b. 1902) —
of Malba, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 17,
1902.
Son of Ignatius Scileppi and Nunzia Scileppi; married, January
30, 1929, to Katherine I. Shea.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in New York, 1940-51; county judge in New York,
1951-62; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. Sears (born c.1930) —
of Woodgate, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born about 1930.
Married to Anne Miller.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-90 (129th District 1966, 115th District
1967-90).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Joseph Seligman (b. 1859) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
24, 1859.
Son of Jesse Seligman and Henrietta Seligman; married, December
22, 1886, to Lillie Glazier.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; member of Montana
territorial legislature, 1884-85; Montana
Republican state chair, 1889-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1892.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl G. Sherwood (b. 1855) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Son of George Sherwood and Mary Ann (Jeffords) Sherwood; married to
Nellie C. Fountain.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick J. Slater (b. 1885) —
also known as Fred J. Slater —
of Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earl A. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass., December
14, 1876.
Son of George H. Smith and Elizabeth (Hart) Smith; married 1906 to
Florence Rochotte.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-19 (New York County 23rd District 1917, New
York County 22nd District 1918-19); magistrate.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1938 (age 61 years, 349
days).
Interment somewhere
in Milford, Pa.
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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Married 1947
to Joyce Cummings.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward J. Speno (1920-1971) —
of East Meadow, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
23, 1920.
Son of James Speno; married to Audrey Bernichon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1955-71 (4th District 1955-65, 5th District 1966,
4th District 1967-71); died in office 1971; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1964;
chair
of Nassau County Republican Party, 1965-67; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 50 years, 147
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Barry Stanchfield (1855-1921) —
also known as John B. Stanchfield —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., March 30,
1855.
Democrat. Mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1886-88; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1895-96; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1901; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912
(speaker);
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died of kidney
failure, in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 25,
1921 (age 66 years, 87
days).
Interment somewhere
in Elmira, N.Y.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Son of Simon Steingut and Lena (Wolbach) Steingut; married, June 12,
1914, to Rae Kaufman; father of Stanley
Steingut.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles F. Stockmeister (b. 1914) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
12, 1914.
Married to Ruth Marie Weaver.
Democrat. Inspection facilities controller, Eastman Kodak Company;
member of New York
state assembly, 1949-50, 1961-70 (Monroe County 4th District
1949-50, 1961-65, 148th District 1966, 134th District 1967-70);
defeated, 1954; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1956;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1967.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Still living as of 1970.
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Percy D. Stoddart (c.1892-1957) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1938-57 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th
District 1948-57); died in office 1957.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Died, in Community Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 19,
1957 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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Nathan Straus, Jr. (1889-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 27,
1889.
Nephew of Isidor
Straus and Oscar
Solomon Straus; son of Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus;
first cousin of Jesse
Isidor Straus; brother of Sissie Straus (1879-1950; who married
Irving
Lehman); married, April 29,
1915, to Helen E. Sachs; first cousin once removed of Stuart
Scheftel; father of R.
Peter Straus.
Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co. department
store; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. Housing
Authority, 1937-42.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in 1961
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Frank Stroock (b. 1925) —
also known as Thomas F. Stroock —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
10, 1925.
Son of Samuel Stroock and Dorothy (Frank) Stroock; married, June 19,
1949, to Marta Freyre de Andrade.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; oil
executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Wyoming, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Guatamala, 1989-92.
Unitarian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 1992.
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Alvin M. Suchin (b. 1919) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
18, 1919.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (96th District 1966, 89th District
1967-75).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Royal
Arcanum; Elks; Kiwanis;
B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Still living as of 1975.
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Lewis M. Swasey (c.1859-1929) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928.
Member, Elks; Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1929 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Sweeney —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1955-56; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (1872-1928) —
also known as Thaddeus C. Sweet —
of Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
16, 1872.
Son of Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth (Campbell) Sweet.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in
office 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
The Sweet Memorial Building (village hall), in Phoenix, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died as result of an airplane
accident in Whitney Point, Broome
County, N.Y., May 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 167
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y.
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John Taber (1880-1965) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 5,
1880.
Son of Franklin P. Taber and Mary (Parker) Taber; married, April 13,
1929, to Gertrude J. Beard.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in New York, 1911-18; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1936;
chair
of Cayuga County Republican Party, 1920-24; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-63 (36th District 1923-45,
38th District 1945-53, 36th District 1953-63).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
22, 1965 (age 85 years, 201
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) —
also known as Anthony F. Tauriello —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1899.
Son of Sebastian Tauriello and Lucia (Tita) Tauriello.
Democrat. Lawyer; liquor store
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
21, 1983 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) —
also known as Benjamin I. Taylor —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1877.
Son of Maurice H. Taylor and Ella (Archer) Taylor; married to Harriet
Tyler Bulkley.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died, in United Hospital,
Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
5, 1946 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) —
also known as Frank J. Barrett, Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1884.
Son of Frank J. Barrett; adoptive son of James Taylor; married to
Josephine McCarthy.
Democrat. Riveter; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25; Kings
County Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New York
City Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards;
president, American Merchant
Marine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coast maritime
unions), 1938-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1958 (age 74 years, 53
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August 9,
1912.
Democrat. Mayor
of Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Moose;
Elks; Rotary; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Alpha
Zeta.
Died July 6,
1993 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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William David Thomas (1880-1936) —
also known as William D. Thomas —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March 22,
1880.
Son of David D. Thomas and Mary (McKenzie) Thomas.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26; chair of
Rensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-29; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
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George L. Thompson (1864-1941) —
of Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died September
1, 1941 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Tierney (1860-1936) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1860.
Son of Launcelot J. Tierney and Elizabeth (Welch) Tierney.
Democrat. Lawyer;
general counsel, Union Railway
Company, 1893; municipal judge in New York, 1898-1915; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-29.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, from "grip" (influenza),
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
20, 1936 (age 75 years, 129
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George F. Torsney (b. 1896) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; trucking and
warehousing business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1933-37, 1939-42.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Catholic
War Veterans; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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James S. Truman (b. 1874) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
24, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1925-28.
Member, Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius J. Volker —
of Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1945-66 (Erie County 7th District 1945-65, 162nd
District 1966); defeated, 1966.
Member, Elks; Moose; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Son of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married 1935 to
Beatrice Hasbrouck.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April 30,
1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Father of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner, Jr.; grandfather of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner III.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 20,
1910.
Son of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner; married to Susan Edwards (died 1964); married
1965 to
Barbara Joan Cavanagh (divorced 1971); married 1975 to Phyllis
Fraser Cerf; father of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner III.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; candidate for Democratic
nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Son of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1900; member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Wald (b. 1889) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. Roger Wales (1879-1929) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died November
25, 1929 (age 50 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Son of William
H. Walker; married to Janet Allen (divorced 1933); married, April 18,
1933, to Betty Compton (actress;
divorced 1941).
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Wallach (b. 1895) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Elias Wallach and Clara Wallach; married to Madeleine Spiro.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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William J. Wallin (1879-1963) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Married to Evelyn M. Walsh.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell
from the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at the
Saw Mill River Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Walsh —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1925-28.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh; married, August 5,
1932, to Marian
Kardell.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952;
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April 20,
1882.
Son of Benjamin A. Walton and Ollie May (Camphor) Walton; married, June 29,
1912, to Gladys Moore.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Son of Henry D. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); resigned 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Son of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908; postmaster.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Married, September
26, 1923, to Helen D. Eckert.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose;
Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Whalen (1899-1958) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born November
28, 1899.
Married to Mina Elmore.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1949; defeated, 1949.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, of a heart
attack, while attending a dinner
of the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, at the Roosevelt
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1958 (age 58 years, 359
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Son of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor of
Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William Forte Willett, Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of William Willett and Marion Willett; married 1895 to Marie
R. Van Tassel.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried and
convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell
Lewis Willkie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April 10,
1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Stephen J. Wojtkowiak (1895-1945) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 20,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1929-45 (49th District 1929-44, 54th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died April 6,
1945 (age 49 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) —
also known as John W. Wydler —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5th
District 1973-81); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 4,
1987 (age 63 years, 56
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Joseph Zaretzki (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1948-74 (23rd District 1948-65, 32nd District 1966,
28th District 1967-74).
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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