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Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) —
also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames —
of Falconer, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
28, 1865.
Son of Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames
(1841-1920).
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; hay dealer; milling
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20; died
in office 1920.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Grange.
Died August
23, 1920 (age 54 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaiah Blood (1810-1870) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., February
13, 1810.
Son of Sylvester Blood (1785-1866) and Loretta (Robinson) Blood
(1788-1872).
Axe and scythe manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 1st District, 1852; member of
New
York state senate 15th District, 1860-61, 1870; died in office
1870.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
29, 1870 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenevus, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
14, 1859.
Son of Carlton Brown.
Republican. Produce
dealer; produce dealer
in Otsego County; later, employed by a hay, grain, and produce
merchant in Brooklyn; bookkeeper
and manager for a carriage
painting and sign-making
business; bookkeeper;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1907, 1909-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 27,
1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed, and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) —
of Martville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 27,
1892.
Republican. Farmer;
hay dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Asa Smith Bushnell (1834-1904) —
also known as Asa S. Bushnell —
of Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
16, 1834.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Warder, Bushnell & Glassner Company, manufacturers of mowers and
reapers; Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1884;
Ohio
Republican state chair, 1885; Governor of
Ohio, 1896-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons.
Died January
15, 1904 (age 69 years, 121
days).
Interment at Ferncliff
Cemetery, Springfield, Ohio.
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Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) —
also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big
Bert" —
of Laurel, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
9, 1910.
Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel.
Democrat. Fertilizer manufacturer; Lieutenant
Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware
Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Governor
of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Delaware, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Grange;
Sigma
Delta Kappa; Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Laurel, Sussex
County, Del., February
6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
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H. R. de Malignon (b. 1860) —
of Selby, Walworth
County, S.Dak.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1860.
Republican. Farmer;
farm implement dealer; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 39th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal
and lumber
dealer; feed business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Dunn (b. 1886) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; livestock
shipping business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1933-36.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reuben Ellwood (1821-1885) —
of Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Illinois.
Born in Minden, Montgomery
County, N.Y., February
21, 1821.
Republican. Farm implement manufacturer; hardware
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1851; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 5th District, 1883-85; died in
office 1885.
Died in Sycamore, DeKalb
County, Ill., July 1,
1885 (age 64 years, 130
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Sycamore, Ill.
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Louis Fechter, Sr. (1851-1921) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1851.
Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad;
lost an
arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting
business; organized Buffalo Rendering
Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and
Smelting
Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real
estate and insurance;
member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1905-06.
Catholic.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 16,
1921 (age about 69
years).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Francis Joseph Heney (b. 1859) —
also known as Francis J. Heney —
of Fort Apache, Navajo
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., March 17,
1859.
Son of Richard Heney and Julia (Schreiber) Heney.
Lawyer;
cattle trader; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1893-94; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1905; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 1912;
Progressive candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1914.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leigh G. Kirkland (b. 1873) —
of Randolph, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Conewango town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., February
8, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
feed business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1921-24; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1925-38.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Latour (b. 1871) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Harriettstown, Franklin
County, N.Y., November
6, 1871.
Son of Tuffield Latour.
Republican. Coal,
ice and feed business; partner in a garage
at Malone, N.Y.; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1916-21; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1930-34.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram P. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal,
lumber,
and feed dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1914-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Leonard (1873-1947) —
also known as W. H. Leonard —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1873.
Republican. Miner;
cattle trader; organizer and president, Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing
Co.; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., May 29,
1947 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Will
Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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L. Richard Marshall (1917-1983) —
of Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1917.
Republican. Feed mill business; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-77 (Chemung County 1963-65, 139th District
1966, 126th District 1967-77).
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in June, 1983
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David M. Osborne (1822-1886) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Rife (unknown
county), Conn., December
15, 1822.
Son of John Osborne and Caroline (Bulkley) Osborne.
Hardware
business; farm implement manufacturer; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1879-80.
Died July 6,
1886 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adolph F. Reinecke (b. 1866) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1866.
Bookkeeper;
salesman;
agent for harvester company; U.S. Consular Agent in Omsk, 1908-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Van Woert (1836-1916) —
of Canistota, McCook
County, S.Dak.
Born in Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
22, 1836.
Son of David Van Woert (1808-1892) and Cathy Elizabeth (Dunsback) Van
Woert (1814-1892).
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livestock
buyer; farmer;
member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1883; member of South
Dakota state senate 10th District, 1901-02.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., March 27,
1916 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Interment at Canistota Cemetery, Canistota, S.Dak.
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Cyrenus Wheeler, Jr. (1817-1899) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan, March 17,
1817.
Son of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler.
Republican. Inventor
and manufacturer of agricultural implements; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1881-86, 1889-90.
English
ancestry.
Died March 25,
1899 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thirza (Evans) Wheeler; married to Harriet Trumbull, Susan Tracy
and Jane Barker. |
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