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Stephen G. Daley —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Dalzell (1845-1927) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Braddock, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Swissvale, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1845.
Son of Samuel Dalzell and Mary (McDonnell) Dalzell.
Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Pennsylvania Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1887-1913 (22nd District
1887-1903, 30th District 1903-13); delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1904,
1908.
Died in Altadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
2, 1927 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Allegheny
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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John Damico —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;
president, Spicer Manufacturing
Co.; president, Parish Pressed Steel
Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co.
president, New York and New Jersey Water Co.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sardis Dana —
of Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Holland, Hampden
County, Mass.
Son of Asa Dana; married to Mary Faulkner.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1834.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elliott Danforth (1850-1906) —
of Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., March 6,
1850.
Democrat. Lawyer; New York
state treasurer, 1890-93; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1904;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1896-98; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1898.
Died in 1906
(age about
56 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren O. Daniels —
of Parishville, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1935-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emil Ames Dapper (1844-1906) —
also known as Emil A. Dapper —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1844.
Socialist. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1902.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
13, 1906 (age 62 years, 265
days).
Interment at Valley
City Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Carl E. Darling (b. 1903) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
20, 1903.
Son of Frederick R. Darling and Emma A. Darling; married, June 28,
1930, to Katherine L. Hall.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1936-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Arza Davenport (1834-1911) —
also known as Samuel A. Davenport —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born near Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., January
15, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1860; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1888,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1897-1901.
Died in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August 1,
1911 (age 77 years, 198
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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Auguste Davezac (1780-1851) —
also known as Auguste Geneviève Valentin
D'Avezac —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Santo Domingo (now Dominican
Republic), 1780.
Brother-in-law of Edward
Livingston.
Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Charge d'Affaires to Netherlands, 1831-39, 1845-50; member of New York
state assembly, 1842, 1844.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1851 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leopold David (1878-1924) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1878.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; mayor
of Anchorage, Alaska, 1920-23; trustee, Alaska Agricultural
College and School of Mines (now University of Alaska), 1923-25.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure, November
21, 1924 (age about 46
years).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Irwin Delmore Davidson (1906-1981) —
also known as Irwin D. Davidson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1906.
Married, June 4,
1936, to Berenice Feltenstein.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1937, 1939-48 (New York County 7th District 1937,
1939-44, New York County 5th District 1945-48); resigned 1948; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1955-56; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1968.
Jewish.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 1,
1981 (age 75 years, 211
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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James Henry Davidson (1858-1918) —
also known as James H. Davidson —
of Green
Lake County, Wis.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Colchester, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1858.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Green
Lake County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1897-1913, 1917-18 (6th District
1897-1903, 8th District 1903-13, 6th District 1917-18); died in
office 1918.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August 6,
1918 (age 60 years, 49
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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John C. Davies (b. 1857) —
of Camden, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1857.
Son of Joseph Davies and Esther M. (Hempstead) Davies; married, September
9, 1890, to Elma B. Dorrance.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1887; chair of
Oneida County Republican Party, 1893-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
New
York state attorney general, 1899-1902; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cushman Kellogg Davis (1838-1900) —
also known as Cushman K. Davis —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Henderson, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 16,
1838.
Son of Horatio
N. Davis.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives 1st District, 1867; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1868-73; Governor of
Minnesota, 1874-76; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1887-1900; died in office 1900; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1900.
Helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris which ended the Spanish-American
War, and gave Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., November
27, 1900 (age 62 years, 164
days).
Originally entombed at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.; later interred in 1901 at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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George Rex Davis (1788-1867) —
also known as George R. Davis —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1788.
Married to Amy Lottridge (1793-1856).
Tailor;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1818-19, 1830-31, 1842-43;
Speaker
of the New York State Assembly, 1831, 1843.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., June 24,
1867 (age about 78
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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George T. Davis —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; Oneida
County Special County Judge, 1899; chair of
Oneida County Republican Party, 1910; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1916-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry K. Davis —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Chandler Bancroft Davis (1822-1907) —
also known as Bancroft Davis —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., December
29, 1822.
Son of John
Davis.
Lawyer; newspaper
correspondent; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1869; U.S.
Minister to Germany, 1874-77; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1878-82; official reporter, U.S. Supreme
Court, 1883.
Died in 1907
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 13,
1873.
Son of John
James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis; married, June 20,
1899, to Julia T. McDonald (died 1900); married, January
2, 1912, to Ellen G. Bassel (died 1943); first cousin of Cyrus
Roberts Vance.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 24,
1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
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Joseph Graham Davis, Jr. (b. 1942) —
also known as Gray Davis —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
26, 1942.
Married, February
20, 1983, to Sharon Lee Ryer.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam
war; chief of staff for Gov. Jerry
Brown, 1974-82; member of California
state assembly, 1983-87; California
state controller, 1987-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1988,
1996
(delegation co-chair), 2000,
2004;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1995-99; Governor of
California, 1999-2003.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 2009.
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Leslie Ammerton Davis (b. 1876) —
also known as Leslie A. Davis —
of Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 29,
1876.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Batum, 1912-14; Harput, 1914-18; Helsingfors, 1919-24; Zagreb, 1926-29; Patras, 1930; Oporto, 1930-32; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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Millard Davis (b. 1883) —
of Kerhonkson, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Boiceville, Ulster
County, N.Y., August 3,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1925-32.
Interment at Pine
Bush Cemetery, Kerhonkson, N.Y.
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Noah Davis (1818-1902) —
of Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Haverhill, Grafton
County, N.H., September
10, 1818.
Half-uncle of Daniel
Davis; second cousin once removed of Joseph
Pomeroy Root.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-68, 1873-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1869-70; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1870-72.
Presided over the two trials of "Boss" Tweed in 1873.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 20,
1902 (age 83 years, 191
days).
Interment at Mt.
Albion Cemetery, Albion, N.Y.
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Frederick Trubee Davison (1896-1974) —
also known as F. Trubee Davison —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1896.
Son of Henry Pomeroy Davison (1867-1922; banker, philanthropist) and
Kate (Trubee) Davison (1871-1962); married, April 16,
1920, to Dorothy Peabody.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1922-26;
Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1926-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1932; president, American Museum of Natural
History, 1933-51; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; personnel
director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Skull
and Bones; American
Legion.
Died in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
14, 1974 (age 78 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Willets Davison (b. 1872) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 25,
1872.
Son of Robert A. Davison and Emeline (Sealey) Davison; married, April 24,
1895, to Harriet R. Baldwin.
Republican. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1899; vice-president, Central Trust Co.;
director, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Co., New York Municipal Railways
Co., Third Avenue Railway
Co., Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Co., American Eagle Fire
Insurance Co.
Methodist.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Madison Davy (1835-1909) —
also known as John M. Davy —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Ottawa, Ontario,
June
29, 1835.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; Monroe
County District Attorney, 1868-71; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1872-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1875-77; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1889-1903.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., April 21,
1909 (age 73 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Married 1903
to Alice Taylor.
Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Dayan (1792-1877) —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 8,
1792.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1827-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1831-33; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1835-36; Lewis
County District Attorney, 1840-45.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., December
25, 1877 (age 85 years, 170
days).
Interment at Lowville
Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
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Charles Willoughby Dayton (1846-1910) —
also known as Charles W. Dayton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1846.
Descendant of Andrew
Adams; son of Abraham C. Dayton.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1881; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-10; defeated, 1901;
died in office 1910.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1910 (age 64 years, 65
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Isaac Dayton (c.1819-1900) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1819.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1856
(Honorary
Secretary); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1884.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1900 (age about 81
years).
Interment somewhere
in Hudson, N.Y.
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Pierce H. Deamer, Jr. (1907-1986) —
of Bergenfield, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 26,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1952-61;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1962-66.
Died in June, 1986
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert Dean (1819-1870) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
14, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1851-54 (8th District 1851-53, 12th
District 1853-54); resigned 1854; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1854-55; appointed 1854.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
12, 1870 (age 51 years, 59
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; reinterment at Portland
Evergreen Cemetery, Brocton, N.Y.
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William Albro De Groot (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. De Groot —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of Alexander De Groot and Jane (McCullough) De Groot; married, June 13,
1900, to Grace
Lester Atkins.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1904, 1906-09 (Queens County 2nd District 1904,
1906, Queens County 4th District 1907-09); candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Benjamin Delamater (1821-1907) —
also known as George B. Delamater —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., January
14, 1821.
Married 1847
to Susan Cowle Town (1820-1916); father of George
Wallace Delamater.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; oil
producer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 29th District, 1871-73.
Died in Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa., 1907
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Arthur K. Delaney (1841-1905) —
of Horicon, Dodge
County, Wis.; Mayville, Dodge
County, Wis.; Juneau,
Alaska.
Born in Fort Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1841.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1869-70; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1881-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1885-87;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1888,
1892;
mayor
of Juneau, Alaska, 1900-01.
Died in Paso Robles, San Luis
Obispo County, Calif., January
21, 1905 (age 64 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund J. Delany (1906-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1906.
Son of John A. Delany and Estelle M. Delany.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1937-42; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1959 (age 53 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John J. Delany (1860-1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1904-06;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911-15; died in office
1915.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1915 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Alexander Del Giorno (b. 1900) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
February
28, 1900.
Married to Ida Serra.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1945-51; resigned
1951; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1957-64.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Wallace Dempsey (1862-1949) —
also known as S. Wallace Dempsey —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Hartland, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 8,
1862.
Married to Laura Hoag.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1915-31; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1949 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Harvey Denby (1830-1904) —
also known as Charles H. Denby —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Mt. Joy, Botetourt
County, Va., June 16,
1830.
Son-in-law of Graham
Newell Fitch; father of Charles
Denby and Edwin
Denby.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1857; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1876,
1884;
U.S. Minister to China, 1885-98.
Episcopalian.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
13, 1904 (age 73 years, 211
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Mary Dolores Welch Denman (c.1932-2000) —
also known as M. Dolores Denman —
of New York.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for New York
state attorney general, 1978; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1979-2000; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1981-2000.
Female.
Catholic.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., 2000
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John J. DePasquale (b. 1896) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; university
professor; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 10th District, 1945-50;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1958.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) —
also known as Chauncey M. Depew —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 23,
1834.
Second great-grandnephew of Roger
Sherman; son of Isaac Depew (1800-1869) and Martha Minot
(Mitchell) Depew (1810-1885); cousin of Charles
H. Delavan; married, November
9, 1871, to Elise Hegeman (1848-1893); married, December
28, 1901, to May Palmer; fourth cousin of John
Frederick Addis; fourth cousin once removed of John
Stanley Addis.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63; secretary of
state of New York, 1864-65; Westchester
County Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1868,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Liberal Republican candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1872; president, later chairman, New York
Central Railroad;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1899-1911.
French
Huguenot, Dutch,
and English
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1928 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Entombed at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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Charles S. Desmond (1896-1987) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Eden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
2, 1896.
Son of Patrick Desmond and Katherine (Jordan) Desmond; married, June 28,
1928, to Helen Marie Ryan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1924; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1940; appointed 1940; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1941-59; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1959-66.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Knights
of Columbus.
Died February
19, 1987 (age 90 years, 79
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Courken George Deukmejian (b. 1928) —
also known as George Deukmejian;
"Duke" —
of California.
Born in Menands, Albany
County, N.Y., June 6,
1928.
Son of George Deukmejian and Alice (Gairdian) Deukmejian; married, February
16, 1957, to Gloria M. Saatjian.
Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1963-67; member of California
state senate, 1967-79; California
state attorney general, 1979-83; Governor of
California, 1983-91.
Episcopalian.
Member, Navy
League; American
Legion; Elks.
Still living as of 2009.
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Bernard S. Deutsch (b. 1884) —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Maryland, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Independent candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1932.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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John A. Devany, Jr. (b. 1899) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1930-44;
Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1944.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; real estate
business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
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.
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).
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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Henry R. DeWitt —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 1st District, 1914-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Weld Deyo (b. 1902) —
also known as Martin W. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., December
12, 1902.
Son of Israel T. Deyo and Edith W. Deyo; married 1928 to Amy G.
Sleeper.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1933-34; member
of New
York state senate 40th District; elected 1934; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1940-49; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1949.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Homer E. A. Dick (b. 1884) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Three Mile Bay, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 22,
1884.
Son of Charles H. Dick and Ida (Maine) Dick.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 46th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1922-28.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Byron Dicker (b. 1889) —
also known as Samuel B. Dicker —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 4,
1889.
Son of Moritz Dicker and Rose (Weinberg) Dicker.
Republican. Statistician;
lawyer; director, Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1939-55; appointed 1939; resigned 1955.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard W. Dickey —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1927-34; defeated,
1934.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Monroe Dickinson (b. 1842) —
also known as Charles M. Dickinson —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., November
15, 1842.
Son of Richard Dickinson and Bessie (Rea) Dickinson; married, March 24,
1867, to Bessie Virginia Hotchkiss (daughter of Giles
Waldo Hotchkiss); married, February
2, 1910, to Alice Bond Minard.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; one of the founders of the Associated Press news service,
1892; Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
U.S. Consul General in Constantinople, 1897-1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald McDonald Dickinson (1846-1917) —
also known as Donald M. Dickinson; Don M.
Dickinson —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Trenton, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Port Ontario, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
17, 1846.
Son of Col. Asa C. Dickinson and Minerva H. Dickinson; married, June 15,
1869, to Frances L. Platt.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1876; member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1880-85; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Historical Association.
Died October
15, 1917 (age 71 years, 271
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Richard A. DiCostanzo (b. 1908) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (18th District 1943-44, 22nd District
1945-46).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Karl Soden Dietz —
also known as Karl S. Dietz —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
July
26, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for New York
state assembly, 1935; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56; New
York County Surrogate, 1957-76.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Indicted
in May 1976, along with Justice Irving
Saypol, on official
misconduct charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Indicted
in February 1978 for criminal
contempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, but
died before trial.
Died, from a heart
attack, while dining
with friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1978 (age 71 years, 337
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John Forrest Dillon (1831-1914) —
also known as John F. Dillon —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Washington
County, Iowa, December
25, 1831.
Married to Anna Price (died 1898; daughter of Hiram
Price).
Lawyer; law
professor; author;
district judge in Iowa 7th District, 1859-63; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1864-69; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1867-69; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 1870-79.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Interment at Oakdale
Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Iowa.
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Henry Dimin (c.1886-1948) —
also known as Harry Dimin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
about 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1920; defeated,
1918.
Died of cancer, in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
25, 1948 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Anthony Joseph Dimond (1881-1953) —
also known as Anthony J. Dimond; Tony
Dimond —
of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
30, 1881.
Son of John P. Dimond and Emily (Sullivan) Dimond; married, February
10, 1916, to Dorothea Frances Miller.
Democrat. Prospector;
lawyer; mayor of
Valdez, Alaska, 1920-22, 1925-32; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1923-26, 1929-32; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1933-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936,
1940;
district judge in Alaska, 1945-53; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 28,
1953 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Sylvester A. Dineen (b. 1898) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1898.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1925-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Norman Dinkins (b. 1927) —
also known as David N. Dinkins —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 10,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 78th District, 1966; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988
(speaker),
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1986-89; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1990-93; defeated, 1993; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1992.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
First
black mayor of New York City.
Still living as of 2009.
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Andrew J. DiPaola (born c.1924) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1968-71; defeated, 1963.
Still living as of 1971.
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Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., February
10, 1809.
Son of John Diven and Eleanor (Means) Diven; married 1834 to Amanda
M. Beers; married 1876 to Maria
Joy.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George
Miles, and later, of Samuel
G. Hathaway; railroad
promoter; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County);
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Presbyterian.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1896 (age 87 years, 122
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Son of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon; married, November
20, 1934, to Arvilla Pratt.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; brother of Peter
F. Dodds; married to Mollie Nugent; married 1892 to Harriet
A. 'Hattie' Cole; father of Nugent
Dodds.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds; married, April 20,
1876, to Minnie E. Bouten (born 1859); brother of Francis
Henry Dodds; uncle of Nugent
Dodds.
School
teacher; lawyer; law partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isidore Dollinger (1903-2000) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
13, 1903.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1937-44; member of
New
York state senate 26th District, 1945-48; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1949-61 (24th District 1949-53,
23rd District 1953-61); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
Bronx
County District Attorney, 1960-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1968-75.
Jewish.
Died in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
30, 2000 (age 96 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Norton Dolph (1835-1897) —
also known as Joseph N. Dolph —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Schuyler
County, N.Y., October
19, 1835.
Uncle of Frederick
William Mulkey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1865-68; member of Oregon
state senate, 1866-74; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1883-95.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., March 10,
1897 (age 61 years, 142
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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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.
Grandson of DeWitt
C. Dominick.
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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Michael L. Donahue (b. 1940) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., March 26,
1940.
Libertarian. Lawyer; bank
officer; candidate for Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1998; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 12th District, 2000; candidate for
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Dorothea E. Donaldson —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948,
1952;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1963-64.
Female.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1964.
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James Donnelly (b. 1927) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., 1927.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1966-69.
Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1969.
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Joe Donnelly (b. 1955) —
of Granger, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
28, 1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 2007-; defeated, 2004;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles D. Donohue (c.1881-1928) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1912;
member of New York
state assembly, 1913-23 (New York County 9th District 1913-17,
New York County 5th District 1918-23); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-28; died in office 1928.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1928 (age about 47
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John J. Donovan, Jr. (1913-1955) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District
1955); died in office 1955.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died March 12,
1955 (age 42 years, 26
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William Joseph Donovan (1883-1959) —
also known as William J. Donovan; "Wild
Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
1, 1883.
Son of Timothy P. Donovan and Anna (Lennon) Donovan; married, July 14,
1914, to Ruth Rumsey.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1922; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1922-24; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1932; general in the U.S. Army during World War II;
U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, 1953-54.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Received the Medal
of Honor for action during World War I. During World War II, he
founded and led the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, which later
became the Central Intelligence Agency.
Died at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., February
8, 1959 (age 76 years, 38
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James J. Dooling (1893-1937) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1893.
Son of Peter
Joseph Dooling and Mary (Flanagan) Dooling.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
leader of Tammany Hall, 1934-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, of a stroke, in
Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 26,
1937 (age 44 years, 24
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) —
also known as Francis E. Dorn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 18,
1911.
Son of J. J. Dorn and Adelaide (Leman) Dorn; married to Dorothy
McGann.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948, 1950; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles William Dorsett (1850-1936) —
also known as Charles W. Dorsett —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sinclairville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
28, 1850.
Married, June 29,
1876, to Martha A. Angle (1851-1918; first woman admitted to the
bar in Minnesota).
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1904, 1906, 1916 (primary).
Swedenborgian.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 26,
1936 (age 85 years, 180
days).
Interment somewhere
in Minneapolis, Minn.
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Robert Doscher (b. 1912) —
of Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y., October
14, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1941-42; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1958-60; defeated, 1964.
Lutheran.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wallace Barton Douglas (1854-1930) —
also known as Wallace B. Douglas; W. B.
Douglas —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
21, 1854.
Son of Asahel M. Douglas and Alma E. (Miller) Douglas; married 1881 to Ella M.
Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnesota
state attorney general, 1899-1904; resigned 1904; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1904-05; appointed 1904.
Died in 1930
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Prairie
Home Cemetery, Moorhead, Minn.
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Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) —
also known as Victor J. Dowling —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1866.
Son of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling; married,
June
16, 1891, to Mary Agnes Ford (died 1920).
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of William
Q. Titus, 1887-1901; member of New York
state assembly, 1894; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1911-31.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage in the office of
the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in
Harbor Sanitarium,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 23,
1934 (age 67 years, 246
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John V. Downey —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1937-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (3rd District 1944, 6th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Catholic
War Veterans; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice E. Downing —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Married 1930
to Teresa Rita Robinson.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1939-44.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward A. Dox —
of Richmondville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1913-16; alternate delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Myndert Dox (1813-1891) —
also known as Peter M. Dox —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
11, 1813.
Grandson of John
Nicholas.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1842; county judge in New York, 1855-56; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1865; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 5th District, 1869-73.
Died in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., April 2,
1891 (age 77 years, 203
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Huntsville, Ala.
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Denis Joseph Driscoll (1871-1958) —
also known as D. J. Driscoll —
of St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa.
Born in North Lawrence, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., March 27,
1871.
Married to Elizabeth Biglan.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
Democratic State Committee, 1899-1922; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1905; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1952;
U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1920-21; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 20th District, 1935-37;
defeated, 1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in St. Marys, Elk
County, Pa., January
18, 1958 (age 86 years, 297
days).
Interment at St.
Marys Catholic Cemetery, St. Marys, Pa.
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Michael Edward Driscoll (1851-1929) —
also known as Michael E. Driscoll —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1851.
Son of Michael Driscoll and Ellen Driscoll; married 1886 to Mary
McLean.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1913 (27th District 1899-1903,
29th District 1903-13).
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
19, 1929 (age 77 years, 345
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Charles J. Druhan (1877-1933) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of Thomas L. Druhan and Marcella (Cummings) Druhan; married to
Agnes Dorman (sister of John
Jay Dorman).
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1926-33; defeated, 1920;
died in office 1933.
Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 24,
1933 (age 55 years, 275
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Jerry Dryfoos (1942-2006) —
also known as Robert J. Dryfoos —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born August
11, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1972,
1980,
1988;
chief counsel for New York Lt. Gov. Mary
Ann Krupsak, 1975; member, New York City Council, 1980-91;
retired from office while under
investigation over alleged campaign
finance and federal
tax violations, but no charges were filed; lobbyist.
Jewish.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, from complications of a head
injury, in New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill
Cornell Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
2006 (age 63 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Richard Dudley (1911-2005) —
also known as Edward R. Dudley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in South Boston, Halifax
County, Va., March 11,
1911.
Married to Rae Oley.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, 1949-53; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1961-64; appointed 1961;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1962; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1965-85.
African
ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2005 (age 93 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Holland Duell (1850-1920) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., April 13,
1850.
Son of Rodolphus
Holland Duell and Mary L. (Cuyler) Duell; married, November
20, 1879, to Harriet M. Sackett; father of Holland
S. Duell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1880; U.S.
Commissioner of Patents, 1898-1901; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1908;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1908.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
29, 1920 (age 69 years, 291
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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Rodolphus Holland Duell (1824-1891) —
also known as R. Holland Duell —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Warren, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
20, 1824.
Father of Charles
Holland Duell; grandfather of Holland
S. Duell.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney, 1850-55; Cortland
County Judge, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1856,
1868;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1871-75 (21st District
1859-63, 23rd District 1871-73, 24th District 1873-75); U.S.
Commissioner of Patents, 1875-77.
Died in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
11, 1891 (age 66 years, 53
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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William Duer (1805-1879) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1805.
Grandson of William
Duer (1747-1799).
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1840-41; defeated, 1832; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1847-51; U.S. Consul
in Valparaiso, 1851-53.
Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., August
25, 1879 (age 74 years, 153
days).
Interment at Silver
Mount Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y.
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James Patrick Bernard Duffy (1878-1969) —
also known as James P. B. Duffy —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
25, 1878.
Son of Walter Bernard Duffy and Teresa Helen (O'Dea) Duffy.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1935-37; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1937; appointed 1937.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
8, 1969 (age 90 years, 44
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Thomas A. Duffy —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1949-56; member
of New
York state senate 8th District, 1957-65; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1965.
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Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) —
also known as P. Henry Dugro —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; superior
court judge in New York, 1895; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1920.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1920 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Duke, Jr. —
of Wellsville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1916-23; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) —
also known as Allen W. Dulles;
"Spymaster" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 7,
1893.
Grandson of John
Watson Foster; son of Allen Macy Dulles and Edith (Foster)
Dulles; brother of John
Foster Dulles; married 1920 to Clover
Todd (1894-1974).
Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
director, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61; member, President's Commission
on the Assassination of President KNDY, 1963-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from influenza
and pneumonia,
in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., January
28, 1969 (age 75 years, 296
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
25, 1888.
Grandson of John
Watson Foster; brother of Allen
Welsh Dulles.
Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1953-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1959.
Died of cancer and
pneumonia,
in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1959 (age 71 years, 88
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Elmer Scipio Dundy (1830-1896) —
also known as Elmer S. Dundy —
of Falls City, Richardson
County, Neb.
Born in Trumbull
County, Ohio, March 5,
1830.
Lawyer; member
Nebraska territorial council, 1858-62; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1863-67; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1868.
Died October
28, 1896 (age 66 years, 237
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Harry F. Dunkel (b. 1898) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Fulton
County, N.Y., May 14,
1898.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1932-35; member
of New
York state senate 35th District; elected 1935, 1936.
Member, Delta
Chi; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Russell G. Dunmore —
of New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1922-35; chair of
Oneida County Republican Party, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Dunne (b. 1930) —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Baldwin, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
28, 1930.
Republican. Lawyer; confidential law secretary to Justice Thomas
P. Farley, 1963-66; member of New York
state senate, 1966-89 (7th District 1966, 6th District 1967-89).
Still living as of 1989.
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Edward John Dunphy (1856-1926) —
also known as Edward J. Dunphy —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1856.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (7th District 1889-93, 8th
District 1893-95); National Democratic candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York, 1896.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 29,
1926 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Tappan Dunwell (1852-1908) —
also known as Charles T. Dunwell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., February
13, 1852.
Son of Almerin Dunwell and Elizabeth (Hill) Dunwell; married, April 22,
1880, to Emma B. Williams.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
agent; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1903-08; died in
office 1908.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1908 (age 56 years, 120
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Harman Durand (1838-1903) —
also known as George H. Durand —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., February
21, 1838.
Brother of Lorenzo
Thurston Durand.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of John
J. Carton; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1873-75; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1875-77; defeated,
1876; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1892; appointed 1892; defeated,
1893; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1892.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 8,
1903 (age 65 years, 107
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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A. J. Durland (born c.1855) —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in New York, about 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., December
15, 1764.
Nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; first cousin of Aaron
Burr and Henry
Waggaman Edwards.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1846 (age 81 years, 179
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas A. Dwyer (b. 1905) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
10, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1940-54.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emory F. Dyckman (b. 1877) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., December
19, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1926-27;
defeated, 1927, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Marvin Reed Dye (1895-1997) —
also known as Marvin R. Dye —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Forestville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 12,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940-45; judge of
New York Court of Appeals; elected 1944; elected unopposed 1958.
Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 102 years,
105 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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