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Myron Dale Albro (b. 1897) —
also known as Myron D. Albro —
of Lounsberry, Tioga
County, N.Y.; Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
2, 1897.
Son of Wells G. Albro and Nellie J. (Feint) Albro.
Republican. Dairy farmer; cattle
breeder; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1938-52; director, Nichols
National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Marguerite M. Shalter. |
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Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
21, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
trustee and first vice-president, Pawling Savings Bank;
director, National Bank of
Pawling; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.
Methodist.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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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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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange; Elks; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Grange; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Ezra A. Barnes (b. 1879) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Scriba, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 11,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1921-23.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Almon Bartholomew (1871-1958) —
also known as Herbert A. Bartholomew —
of Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., November
3, 1871.
Son of Heman Almon Bartholomew (1834-1922) and Alice Lanta (Douglass)
Bartholomew (1841-1921).
Republican. Farmer; cattle
breeder; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1921-40; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940
(alternate), 1944,
1952;
chair
of Washington County Republican Party, 1939-42.
English,
Scottish,
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grange; Farm
Bureau; Elks.
Died October
26, 1958 (age 86 years, 357
days).
Interment at Brick
Church Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
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Charles James Bell (1845-1909) —
also known as Charles J. Bell —
of Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 16,
1845.
Son of James Dean Bell and Caroline (Warner) Bell.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894-95; Governor of
Vermont, 1904-06.
Congregationalist.
Member, Grange.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1909 (age 64 years, 193
days).
Interment at North
Walden Cemetery, Walden, Vt.
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Son of William
Stiles Bennet and Gertrude (Witschief) Bennet.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Grange; Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Jerry W. Black (b. 1898) —
of Hector, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born August
13, 1898.
Son of Joseph Black and Anna Black.
Republican. Farmer; garage
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1945-64.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vernon Wilson Blodgett (1899-1988) —
also known as Vernon W. Blodgett —
of Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushville, Yates
County, N.Y., December
2, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1946-58.
Member, American
Legion; Grange; Freemasons.
Died May 30,
1988 (age 88 years, 180
days).
Interment at Rushville
Cemetery, Rushville, N.Y.
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Michael J. Bragman (b. 1940) —
of Cicero, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cicero, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1940.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1976,
1984,
1996,
2000;
member of New York
state assembly 118th District, 1981-; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1996.
Member, Grange.
Still living as of 2000.
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J. Arthur Brooks (b. 1873) —
of Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 27,
1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1921-24.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Brown (b. 1908) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real
estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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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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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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James Howard Chase (b. 1879) —
also known as James H. Chase —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
20, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1939-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward K. Corwin (b. 1873) —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Merchantsville (now Thurston), Steuben
County, N.Y., March 2,
1873.
Son of Orlando F. Corwin and Loma (Coolbaugh) Corwin.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1933-35, 1943-44.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Cowee (b. 1859) —
of Berlin, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlin, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
31, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1916-22;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Davidson (1855-1932) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
February
22, 1855.
Architect;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1914; defeated (State Tax), 1922.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
20, 1932 (age 76 years, 363
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Cameron. |
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Thomas Charles Desmond (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks;
Grange; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist.
English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888.
Son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1849-1936).
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1914-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1920-45; defeated,
1944; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1936; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938;
derided by Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died of heart
failure, in Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
18, 1991 (age 102 years, 42
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died July 24,
1996 (age 70 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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Clarence Lyon Fisher (b. 1877) —
also known as Clarence L. Fisher —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of William Hubbell Fisher and Mary (Lyon) Fisher.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber and
timber business; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1925-29.
Member, Grange; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louise Cuyler Gerry —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist
or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta;
Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter C. Gifford (b. 1829) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Busti town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 8,
1829.
Son of Gideon Gifford and Millicent (Cornell) Gifford.
Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1891-92.
Methodist.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Arthur Gilman (b. 1922) —
also known as Benjamin A. Gilman —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
6, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 95th District, 1967-72; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1973-2003 (26th District 1973-83,
22nd District 1983-93, 20th District 1993-2003).
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Grange; Elks; Freemasons;
NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Son of John H. Goodwin and Mary F. (Tolley) Goodwin.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) —
also known as Janet Hill —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1915.
Daughter of James
P. Hill and Florine Hill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1942-46; Chenango
County Attorney, 1944-45; first
woman county attorney in New York State; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1959-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
17, 1990 (age 75 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Scott E. Greene —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Still living as of 1967.
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Albert Haskell, Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Moose; American Bar
Association; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence W. Hausner (b. 1862) —
of Montour Falls, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Ulysses town, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 31,
1862.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1920-22.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred S. Hollowell (b. 1883) —
of Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Milo, Yates
County, N.Y., January
18, 1883.
Republican. School
principal; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Yates County, 1932-45; member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1945-52.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob H. Hoysradt (1858-1911) —
of Ancram, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in 1858.
Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1895.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Committed
suicide, using chloroform,
in Ancram, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
14, 1911 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1880
to Carrie Miller. |
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James Henry Hyer (1903-1956) —
also known as James H. Hyer; Jimmy Hyer —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., March 8,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Grange.
Died, from an acute
myocardial infarct, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 7,
1956 (age 53 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) —
also known as Irving M. Ives —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
24, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; Theta
Delta Chi; Elks;
Grange.
Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State
Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor
Relations at Cornell University.
Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
24, 1962 (age 66 years, 31
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Bainbridge, N.Y.
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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.
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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Florence Elizabeth Smith Knapp —
also known as Florence E. S. Knapp —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924;
secretary
of state of New York, 1925-27.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) —
also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1868.
Son of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke.
Republican. Produce
merchant; cemetery
monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grange; Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in West Eaton, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Florence Tayntor. |
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William H. Lockerby (b. 1859) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in West Vienna, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
24, 1859.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1896; member
of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sherman James Lowell (b. 1858) —
also known as Sherman J. Lowell —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lamberton, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 28,
1858.
Son of James Willoughby Lowell and Jane (Selleck) Lowell.
Republican. Member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Ray Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Harry R. Marble —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 27,
1876.
Son of Harrison R. Marble and Sabra (Simmons) Marble.
Republican. School
teacher; railroad
office employee; farmer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1934-50.
Universalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Grange.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Melva Bettinger. |
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Sharon J. Mauhs (1901-1964) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon Springs, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
27, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1926-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (27th District), 1944 (30th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1949-52; chair of
Schoharie County Democratic Party, 1955; New York State
Conservation Commissioner, 1956-58.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
7, 1964 (age 62 years, 346
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry Mayo (1829-1921) —
of Michigan.
Born in Hancock, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 14,
1829.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Michigan
state senate 7th District, 1887-88; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1894.
Member, Grange; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Mayo Hall at Michigan State University, originally a women's
dormitory, was named for his wife, Mary Mayo.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
5, 1921 (age 91 years, 205
days).
Interment at Austin
Cemetery, Convis Township, Calhoun County, Mich.
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Grange.
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.
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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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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Fayette E. Pease (b. 1875) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport town, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
3, 1875.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1929-40.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Pierce (1872-1967) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Humphrey, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 27,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Olean, N.Y., 1923-29; member of New York
state senate, 1943-62 (51st District 1943-44, 56th District
1945-54, 58th District 1955-62).
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in October, 1967
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gregory J. Pope (b. 1926) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., November
27, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Niagara County 1965, 152nd District
1966, 138th District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange.
Still living as of 1970.
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Irving F. Rice (b. 1867) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Truxton town, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
17, 1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1919-33.
Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Fay Rockwell (1886-1950) —
also known as Robert F. Rockwell —
of Paonia, Delta
County, Colo.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
11, 1886.
Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1917-21; member of Colorado
state senate, 1921-23, 1939-41; Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, 1923-25; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 4th District, 1941-49; defeated,
1948.
Member, Grange.
Died in Paonia, Delta
County, Colo., September
28, 1950 (age 64 years, 229
days).
Interment at Hornell
Cemetery, Hornell, 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.
Son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt
(1854-1941).
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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Relatives:
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 and Katharine
Price Collier St. George; father of James
Roosevelt (1907-1991), Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: 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 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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Dorothy H. Rose (b. 1920) —
of Angola, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
21, 1920.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Erie County 8th District 1965, 163rd
District 1966, 147th District 1967-68).
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Grange; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Thomas A. Rose. |
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Alice V. Rowland (b. 1894) —
also known as Alice V. McSherry —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 18,
1894.
Daughter of Frank McSherry and Ellen McSherry.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1931-34; member
of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1943-46.
Female.
Member, Grange; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd A. Russell (b. 1921) —
of East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 4,
1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; dairy farmer;
member of New York
state assembly 149th District, 1967-72.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Bailey. |
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Donald C. Shoemaker —
of Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (143rd District 1966, 130th District
1967-72).
United
Church of Christ. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Still living as of 1972.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) —
also known as D. Mallory Stephens —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
17, 1893.
Son of Henry B. Stephens (Putnam County sheriff) and Alice (Mallory)
Stephens.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52; chair of
Putnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1961 (age 67 years, 25
days).
Interment at Maple
Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y.
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William Morey Stuart (b. 1883) —
also known as William M. Stuart —
of Canisteo, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cameron town, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 7,
1883.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster;
author;
member of New York
state assembly, 1937-52 (Steuben County 2nd District 1937-44,
Steuben County 1945-52).
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge (1821-1881) —
also known as Rowland E. Trowbridge —
of Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 18,
1821.
Member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1857-60; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1861-63, 1865-69 (4th District
1861-63, 5th District 1865-69); defeated, 1862, 1868.
Member, Grange.
Died in Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich., April 20,
1881 (age 59 years, 306
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Mich.
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James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr. (1877-1952) —
also known as James W. Wadsworth, Jr. —
of Mt. Morris, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y.; Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
12, 1877.
Son of James
Wolcott Wadsworth and Louise (Travers) Wadsworth.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1905-10; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1906-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1912; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1915-27; defeated, 1926; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1933-51 (39th District 1933-45,
41st District 1945-51); delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grange; United
Spanish War Veterans; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League; Skull and
Bones.
The U.S. Senate's leading opponent of woman suffrage and alcohol
prohibition.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 21,
1952 (age 74 years, 314
days).
Interment at Temple
Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
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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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Orin S. Wilcox (b. 1898) —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Alexandria town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
22, 1898.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1945-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry V. Wilson —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Wolcott, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlton town, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, Wayne
County 1941-46).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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