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Peter J. Abbate, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born March 22,
1949.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 49th District, 1987-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Civitan;
Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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Walter W. Abbott (b. 1894) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 20,
1894.
Son of William J. Abbott and Anna (Pritchard) Abbott.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1930-33; mayor of
Rome, N.Y., 1942-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Son of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1913-15; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert S. Andrews (b. 1876) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Candor, Tioga
County, N.Y., April 21,
1876.
Son of David W. Andrews and Thirza J. (Howard) Andrews.
Republican. Lawyer;
treasurer and general manager, Owego Light and
Power Co.; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vito Piranesi Battista (1909-1990) —
also known as Vito P. Battista —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bari, Italy,
September
7, 1909.
Son of Vincenzo Battista and Sabina (Caputo) Battista.
Republican. Architect;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1957 (United Taxpayers), 1961 (United
Taxpayers), 1965 (United Taxpayers), 1977; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1962; member of New York
state assembly 38th District, 1968-75; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1970-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Delta; American
Institute of Architects; Kiwanis.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1990 (age 80 years, 259
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932; served
in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-52; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1957-65.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Catholic
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in September, 1981
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Son of Nelson Richard Bolles and Malvina Belle (Whitford) Bolles.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Paul L. Boyce (b. 1887) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Bolton, Warren
County, N.Y., November
19, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1928-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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John D. Caemmerer (1928-1982) —
also known as "The Snorting Bull" —
of East Williston, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
19, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1966-82 (8th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,
7th District 1973-82); died in office 1982.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Kiwanis; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, of cancer, in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1982 (age 54 years, 19
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan L. Holt. |
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Richard T. Cooke (b. 1913) —
of Alden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 57th District, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Crawford (b. 1871) —
of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
16, 1871.
Democrat. Business
executive; member of New York
state senate, 1929-52 (11th District 1929-44, 8th District
1945-52).
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Clinton Dominick III (b. 1918) —
of near Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., June 4,
1918.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1955-58; member
of New
York state senate, 1959-70 (33rd District 1959-65, 42nd District
1966, 37th District 1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1970.
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Dick Donovan —
of California.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis.
A California state prison was named for
him.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, at Chula Vista Community Hospital,
Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, San Diego, Calif.
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Rae L. Egbert (b. 1892) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Republican candidate for
New
York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1921;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1935-40; defeated (Democratic), 1940,
1942; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Emma (born c.1899) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., about 1899.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
member of New York
state assembly, 1941-46 (Oneida County 1st District 1941-44,
Oneida County 2nd District 1945-46); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1946.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cora Augar. |
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Charles A. Freiberg (b. 1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 23,
1887.
Republican. General manager, Buffalo Cement
Company; president, Amherst Stone
Company; president, Duane Construction
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1923-26; member of
New
York state senate 50th District, 1927-29; Erie
County Sheriff.
Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) —
of Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Glen Head, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 6,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
legislative counsel to Sen. Edward
J. Speno, 1960-61; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District
1967-72, 17th District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
28, 2008 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Crean. |
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John G. McCarthy (b. 1923) —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
10, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (Suffolk County 3rd District 1963-65, 6th
District 1966-72, 8th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Kiwanis; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Stanco. |
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Walter G. McGahan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1958.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Donald Jerome Mitchell (b. 1923) —
also known as Donald J. Mitchell —
of Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 8,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; optometrist;
mayor
of Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District
1966, 112th District 1967-72); U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis; Lions; Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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James C. Parsons (1926-2004) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1926.
Psychologist;
university
professor; member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1961-65.
Member, Kiwanis.
Died April 4,
2004 (age about 77
years).
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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Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) —
also known as Amos J. Peaslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 24,
1887.
Son of Gideon Peaslee and Emma (Waddington) Peaslee.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1953-56.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mickleton
Meeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Dorothy K. Quimby. |
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John Francis Quinn (b. 1951) —
also known as Jack Quinn —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 13,
1951.
Republican. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1993-2003 (30th District 1993-2003,
27th District 2003).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2009.
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James William Robertson —
also known as James Robertson —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Son of William Barr Robertson and Mary Hay (Stewart) Robertson.
Cartoonist;
laundry
owner; mayor
of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1953-56.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1956.
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Nellie C. Fountain. |
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married 1947
to Joyce Cummings. |
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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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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.
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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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.
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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Milton G. Tibbitts (b. 1882) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1882.
Republican. Mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1950-51, 1954-57.
Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Clarence C. Van Fleet (c.1888-1933) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. General manager, Middletown Oil Company;
mayor
of Middletown, N.Y., 1930-33; died in office 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Kiwanis; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
22, 1933 (age about 45
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Blanche Marion Vincent. |
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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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Robert J. Warner (born c.1949) —
also known as Bob Warner —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Vestal town, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., about 1949.
Member of New York
state assembly 124th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis; Redmen.
Still living as of 2001.
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Harvey Weisenberg (born c.1934) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1934.
Democrat. Police
officer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly 20th District, 1989-.
Member, Lions;
Kiwanis; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2001.
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