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Arthur Wachtel (b. 1904) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
24, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1939-45 (Bronx County 3rd District 1939-44, Bronx
County 5th District 1945); member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1946-54.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Son of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married 1935 to
Beatrice Hasbrouck.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April 30,
1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March 16,
1896.
Son of Christian George Wadmond and Celia (Jensen) Wadmond; married,
July
27, 1938, to Mary Elita Cason (1904-1997).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1952.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Father of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner, Jr.; grandfather of Robert
Ferdinand Wagner III.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) —
also known as J. Mayhew Wainwright —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864.
Son of John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston (Stuyvesant)
Wainwright; married, November
23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,
Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,
Rye National Bank;
trustee, St. Luke's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; American Bar
Association.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 3,
1945 (age 80 years, 175
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Union Cemetery, Rye, N.Y.
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Stuyvesant Wainwright II (b. 1921) —
of Wainscott, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 16,
1921.
Son of Carroll L. Wainwright and Edith Catherine (Gould) Wainwright;
married, June 12,
1941, to Janet Parsons; married, December
4, 1965, to Betsy Trippe Douglass.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1953-61; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi; Chi Psi.
Still living as of 1998.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Son of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1900; member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eleazer Wakeley (1822-1912) —
of Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio; Whitewater, Walworth
County, Wis.; Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., June 15,
1822.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
territorial House of Representatives, 1847-48; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1851-55; justice of
Nebraska territorial supreme court, 1857-61; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1871; district judge
in Nebraska 3rd District, 1883-92; appointed 1883.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., November
21, 1912 (age 90 years, 159
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824.
Son of Clara (Wakeman) Wakeman (1784-1850) and Jonathan Wakeman (died
1867); fourth cousin of Seth
Wakeman; married to Mary E. Harwood (1825-1883).
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57; postmaster;
organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y.
Died June 29,
1889 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Seth Wakeman (1811-1880) —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Vermont, January
15, 1811.
Son of Nathan Wakeman (killed 1813 in War of 1812) and Phoebe
(Johnston) Wakeman; married 1832 to Demis
Powers (died 1836); married 1856 to Laura
Winans; fourth cousin of Abram
Wakeman.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County 1st District, 1856-57; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1871-73.
Died January
4, 1880 (age 68 years, 354
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
First cousin thrice removed of Ephraim
Safford; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer
William Walbridge and Henry
Sanford Walbridge; second cousin twice removed of James
Safford and Anson
Peacely Killen Safford; first cousin twice removed of David
Safford Walbridge; son of Orlo Judson Walbridge (1814-1880) and
Althea Maria (Packard) Walbridge; third cousin twice removed of Hiram
Walbridge; third cousin once removed of Robert
Crawford Safford; fourth cousin once removed of John
Hill Walbridge and Henry
E. Walbridge; married, October
9, 1879, to Lizzie Merrell (1851-1912); fourth cousin of Edward
L. Safford.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer; druggist; mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) —
also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
28, 1779.
Son of Elizabeth (Stebbins) Walbridge (1736-1822) and Ebenezer
Walbridge (1738-1819); married, January
12, 1805, to Sally Morgan (1787-1824); married, September
25, 1825, to Martha (Russell) Woodward (1789-1874); first cousin
of Henry
Sanford Walbridge; second cousin once removed of David
Safford Walbridge; granduncle of Hiram
Walbridge; second cousin twice removed of John
Hill Walbridge and Henry
E. Walbridge; second cousin thrice removed of Cyrus
Packard Walbridge; second cousin five times removed of Herbert
Edwin Walbridge; second cousin four times removed of Clair
Hiram Walbridge.
Lawyer; banker; paper mill
business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Troy
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Albert Wald (b. 1889) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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B. Roger Wales (1879-1929) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died November
25, 1929 (age 50 years, 131
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Aldace Freeman Walker (1842-1901) —
also known as Aldace F. Walker —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., May 11,
1842.
Son of Rev. Aldace Walker (c.1812-1878) and Mary Ann (Baker) Walker
(1813-1899); married to Katharine Shaw (1848-1932).
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1882; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1887-89; president, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway,
1894-95.
Congregationalist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 12,
1901 (age 58 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Cora T. Walker (born c.1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1925.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1958; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Son of William
H. Walker; married to Janet Allen (divorced 1933); married, April 18,
1933, to Betty Compton (actress;
divorced 1941).
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John M. Walker, Jr. (b. 1940) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
26, 1940.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1985-89; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1989-.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thaddeus H. Walker (1831-1895) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.; Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan.
Born in Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt., September
12, 1831.
Son-in-law of Harris
F. Otis.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 1st District, 1858;
candidate for Governor of
Kansas, 1872.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., November
14, 1895 (age 64 years, 63
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
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Edwin W. Wallace (born c.1888) —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
I; farmer; real estate
business; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1924-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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David A. Wallach (b. 1895) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Elias Wallach and Clara Wallach; married to Madeleine Spiro.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas McDonald Waller (1839-1924) —
also known as Thomas M. Waller —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1867-68, 1872, 1876; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1876; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1870-71; mayor
of New London, Conn., 1873; Governor of
Connecticut, 1883-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1884;
U.S. Consul General in London, 1885-89; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902.
Died January
24, 1924 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, New London, Conn.
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William J. Wallin (1879-1963) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Married to Evelyn M. Walsh.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell
from the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at the
Saw Mill River Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Walmsley —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Upper Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1943-60.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 19,
1903.
Son of John R. Walsh and Nora (O'Neil) Walsh; married to Agnes Parks.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1945-48.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael F. Walsh (1894-1956) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1894.
Son of Patrick Walsh (New York City Fire Commissioner); married to
Catherine Dundon.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1938-39; secretary of
state of New York, 1939-42; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1943-54; retired 1954.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 22,
1956 (age 62 years, 149
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Jay Walsh (born c.1855) —
also known as R. Jay Walsh —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lewisboro, Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1885-88; secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1889-93; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Connecticut, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Walsh —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1925-28.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh; married, August 5,
1932, to Marian
Kardell.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952;
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Henry Walters —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1908-10; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1911-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Walton —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1915-22 (27th District 1915-18, 29th District
1919-22); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Ward (1767-1816) —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1767.
Lawyer; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1791-97; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1798-1809; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1801-02.
Died September
19, 1816 (age about 49
years).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Theodore Hackett Ward —
also known as Theodore H. Ward —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Son of Henry D. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); resigned 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred L. Warner (b. 1877) —
of Belding, Ionia
County, Mich.
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., September
16, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ionia County, 1915-22;
defeated in primary, 1922; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1921-22.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ivan Warner (1919-1994) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1919.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1958-60; member of
New
York state senate 27th District, 1961-65, 1967-68; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Lions.
Died, of cancer, at
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1994
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom Warner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
6, 1948.
Married to Martha
C. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives 82nd District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1999.
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John E. Warren (1827-1896) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
18, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Minnesota, 1854-55; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1863-64.
Died in Brussels, Belgium,
July
6, 1896 (age 69 years, 170
days).
Interment somewhere
in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
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Alexander Hamilton Waterman (1825-1856) —
also known as Alexander H. Waterman —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
6, 1825.
Second cousin thrice removed of David
Waterman and Luther
Waterman; third cousin twice removed of Elisha
Waterman and Thomas
Glasby Waterman; son of George Washington Waterman (1802-1880)
and Catherine (Van Slyke) Waterman (1807-1885); third cousin once
removed of William
Harrison Waterman; married, September
11, 1850, to Jeannette Frisbee Ingham (1828-1903); first cousin
of Robert
Whitney Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of Sterry
Robinson Waterman.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Curacao, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
8, 1856 (age 30 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Glasby Waterman (1787-1862) —
also known as Thomas G. Waterman; Thomas
Waterman —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1787.
Son of David
Waterman and Elizabeth (Wells) Waterman; nephew of Luther
Waterman; third cousin of Elisha
Waterman; married, August
22, 1813, to Pamela Whitney (1794-1864); third cousin once
removed of William
Harrison Waterman; third cousin twice removed of Alexander
Hamilton Waterman and Robert
Whitney Waterman; third cousin thrice removed of Sterry
Robinson Waterman.
Lawyer; Broome
County District Attorney, 1822-23; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1824; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1827-30; lumber
business.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., January
7, 1862 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Lopez Watson (b. 1922) —
also known as James L. Watson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1955-63; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American
Legion; NAACP; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Federal
Bar Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1963.
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Thomas G. Weaver —
of New York.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Still living as of 1957.
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Bartow Sumter Weeks (1861-1922) —
also known as Bartow S. Weeks —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Round Hill, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 25,
1861.
Son of Henry Astor Weeks (1822-1891) and Aletha (White) Weeks
(1826-1901); married 1900 to
Antoinette Mataran (died 1900); married 1901 to Emma B.
Sears (1863-1917); married 1918 to
Josephine (de Martigny) Smith (c.1878-1939).
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of George
Gordon Battle and H.
Snowden Marshall; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1898; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Alpha
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., February
3, 1922 (age 60 years, 284
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Frederick E. Weeks (c.1871-1946) —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1871.
Son of Abiel Weeks and Elmira F. (Miller) Weeks; married to Catherine
A. Halpin.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Westchester
County District Attorney, 1915-17, 1922; mayor
of White Plains, N.Y., 1920-25.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in St. Agnes Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1946 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Weil —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1911-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Morris Weinfeld (b. 1898) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1924-27;
defeated, 1922.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Phi
Sigma Delta.
Burial
location unknown.
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Moses M. Weinstein (1912-2007) —
also known as Morris Weinstein —
of Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1912.
Married 1941
to Muriel M. Marshall.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1959-69 (Queens County 7th District 1959-65, 24th
District 1966, 25th District 1967-69); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1968; chair of
Queens County Democratic Party, 1962-69; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 10th District, 1967;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1970.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Pembroke Pines, Broward
County, Fla., November
30, 2007 (age 95 years, 145
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving M. Weiss —
of New York.
Born in Hungary.
Socialist. Lawyer; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from New York, 1920; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvyn I. Weiss (b. 1935) —
of Oyster Bay Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August 1,
1935.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Pleaded
guilty in 2008 to federal charges of making illegal
kickbacks to clients to induce them to sue; sentenced
to 30 months in prison,
fined
$250,000, and ordered to pay restitution
of $9.75 million.
Still living as of 2010.
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Royal Hurlburt Weller (1881-1929) —
also known as Royal H. Weller —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1923-29; died in
office 1929; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1929 (age 47 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George B. Wellington —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1916-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Guilford Wiley Wells (1840-1909) —
also known as G. Wiley Wells —
of Mississippi.
Born in New York, 1840.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1870; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1875-77; U.S.
Consul General in Shanghai, 1877.
Died March 21,
1909 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Mark S. Weprin —
of Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Son of Saul
Weprin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1994-; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Saul Weprin (1927-1994) —
of Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 5,
1927.
Married to Sylvia Matz; father of Mark
S. Weprin.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 24th District, 1971-94; died in office 1994; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1991-94; died in office 1994;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992.
Jewish.
Died, from complications of a stroke, in
Long Island Jewish Medical
Center, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
11, 1994 (age 66 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Werner (b. 1855) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1855.
Son of William Werner and Magdalina Werner; married 1889 to Lillie
Boller.
Republican. Lawyer; Monroe
County Judge, 1889-94; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1896-1903; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1901-07.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert C. Wertz (b. 1932) —
of St. James, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Nissequogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
18, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1971-2001 (4th District 1971-82, 6th District
1983-2001).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2001.
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Wexler (b. 1961) —
of Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
2, 1961.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state senate, 1990-96; U.S.
Representative from Florida 19th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Michael Whalen III (1934-2002) —
also known as Thomas M. Whalen III; Tom
Whalen —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1934.
Married 1960
to Denise Marie O'Connor.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1983-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984.
Killed when his car hit a
tree, in Albany
County, N.Y., March 4,
2002 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant;
lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining company.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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Roderick White (c.1816-1856) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born about 1816.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1856; died in office 1856.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 26,
1856 (age about 40
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sheldon Whitehouse (b. 1955) —
of Rhode Island.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1955.
Second great-grandson of Charles
Crocker; great-grandson of Charles
Beatty Alexander; grandson of Sheldon
Whitehouse (1883-1965); son of Charles
Sheldon Whitehouse and Mary Celine (Rand) Whitehouse; married 1986 to Sandra
Thornton.
Democrat. Lawyer; clerk for Judge Richard
Neely, 1982-83; executive counsel and director of policy for Gov.
Bruce
Sundlun, 1991-92; director, Rhode Island Department of Business
Regulation, 1992-94; U.S.
Attorney for Rhode Island, 1994-98; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1999-2003; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Rhode Island, 2002; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 2007-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Rhode Island, 2008.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen;
United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Edward Baldwin Whitney (1857-1911) —
also known as Edward B. Whitney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., August
15, 1857.
Second great-grandson of Roger
Sherman; great-grandson of Simeon
Baldwin; grandson of Roger
Sherman Baldwin; son of William Dwight Whitney; nephew of Simeon
Eben Baldwin; married 1896 to Josepha
Newcomb; second cousin of Henry
de Forest Baldwin; third cousin of Roger
Sherman Hoar.
Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1904,
1910; appointed 1910; died in office 1911.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
5, 1911 (age 53 years, 143
days).
Interment at Cornwall
Cemetery, Cornwall, Conn.
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William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) —
also known as William C. Whitney —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., July 5,
1841.
Son of James
S. Whitney; grandfather of Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney and John
Hay Whitney.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1876;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89; established
the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1904 (age 62 years, 212
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Augustus Whittlesey (1796-1866) —
of Marietta, Washington
County, Ohio.
Born in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 14,
1796.
Nephew of Elisha
Whittlesey.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1849-51; mayor
of Marietta, Ohio, 1856, 1860, 1862.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866 (age 70 years, 115
days).
Interment at Mound
Cemetery, Marietta, Ohio.
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Sheldon F. Wickes (b. 1904) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
5, 1904.
Son of Frank B. Wickes and Charlotte Fox Wickes.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1939-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Wilkin (c.1820-1864) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., about 1820.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; lawyer; secretary
of Minnesota Territory, 1851-53; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War.
Killed
in battle at Tupelo, Lee
County, Miss., July 14,
1864 (age about 44
years); highest ranking volunteer from Minnesota to be killed in
the Civil War.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Whitney Wilkin (1762-1845) —
also known as James W. Wilkin —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Wallkill, Orange County (now Ulster
County), N.Y., 1762.
Father of Samuel
Jones Wilkin.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1795-96, 1807-09; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1800-04, 1810-14; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1815-19; Orange
County Clerk, 1819-21; Orange
County Treasurer.
Died in Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y., February
23, 1845 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Morton Smith Wilkinson (1819-1894) —
also known as Morton S. Wilkinson —
of Eaton Rapids, Eaton
County, Mich.; Stillwater, Washington
County, Minn.; Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.; Wells, Faribault
County, Minn.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
22, 1819.
Lawyer; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 2nd District, 1849-50; U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1859-65; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1869-71; defeated
(Democratic), 1888; member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1874-77.
Died in Wells, Faribault
County, Minn., February
4, 1894 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Mankato, Minn.
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William Forte Willett, Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of William Willett and Marion Willett; married 1895 to Marie
R. Van Tassel.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried and
convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Grandison Williams (1829-1892) —
also known as Charles G. Williams —
of Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Royalton, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
18, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer; Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1868;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1869-72; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1873-83.
Died in 1892
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, Wis.
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Elisha Williams (1773-1833) —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born August
29, 1773.
Son of Ebenezer Williams; married 1795 to Lucia
Grosvenor.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1800-01, 1807-08, 1812-15,
1816-17, 1819-21, 1828; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 29,
1833 (age 59 years, 304
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Williams (1823-1910) —
also known as George H. Williams —
of Lee
County, Iowa; Marion
County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., March 23,
1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Iowa 1st District,
1847-52; justice of
Oregon territorial supreme court, 1853-57; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Marion County,
1857; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1865-71; U.S.
Attorney General, 1872-75; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1902-05.
Episcopalian.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 4,
1910 (age 87 years, 12
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Henry D. Williams —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1918; served in
the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1925-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence G. Williams (b. 1892) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 31,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1933-34.
Burial
location unknown.
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Pardon Clarence Williams (1842-1925) —
also known as Pardon C. Williams —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellisburg, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 12,
1842.
Son of William Williams and Jerusha (Plummer) Williams; married, September
9, 1868, to Sarah E. Hewitt.
Lawyer; Jefferson
County District Attorney, 1875; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1884-1912; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1895-98.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
18, 1925 (age 82 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Married to Jane Ingersoll.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell
Lewis Willkie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April 10,
1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Son of Herman Francis Willkie and Henrietta (Trisch) Willkie; married
1919 to
Edith Wilk (1890-1978); father of Philip
Herman Willkie.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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Charles Herbert Wilson —
also known as Charles H. Wilson —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Father of Charles
Malcolm Wilson.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) —
also known as Malcolm Wilson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1914.
Son of Charles
Herbert Wilson; married, September
6, 1941, to Katharine McCloskey.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,
Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of
New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 13,
2000 (age 86 years, 16
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Edward Held Wilson (1874-1942) —
also known as Edward H. Wilson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1874.
Son of Isaac Crawford 'Ike' Wilson (1846-1916) and Elvina P. Wilson
(died 1880); married to Eva Capron (1874-1965).
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1940.
Died, of cancer, in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
26, 1942 (age 68 years, 94
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Edward J. Wilson —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Windels (1885-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1885.
Son of John Henry Windels and Pauline (Klink) Windels.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1940;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in Norwalk Hospital,
Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
15, 1967 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter G. Winne (b. 1889) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
18, 1889.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1916-19; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1922-28; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Winner, Jr. (b. 1949) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., July 31,
1949.
Republican. Lawyer; legislative assistant to State Sen. William
T. Smith, 1971-78; member of New York
state assembly, 1979-2001 (126th District 1979-92, 127th District
1993-2001); member of New York
state senate 53rd District; elected 2004; elected unopposed 2006;
elected 2008; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Beekman Winthrop (b. 1874) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Son of Robert Winthrop and Kate W. (Taylor) Winthrop; married, October
7, 1903, to Melza Riggs Wood.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackwanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co.,
and National City Bank.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Wise (b. 1906) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
21, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of New York
state senate, 1948-64 (42nd District 1948-54, 43rd District
1955-64); chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1950-55; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank L. Wiswall —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1920; member of
New
York state senate 30th District, 1921-22; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles S. Witkowski (1907-1993) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 4,
1907.
School
teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1957-61; defeated, 1961.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 89
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Harris Llewellyn Wofford (b. 1926) —
also known as Harris Wofford —
of Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
Democratic state chair, 1986; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1991-95; appointed 1991; defeated,
1994.
Still living as of 2009.
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Mortimer J. Wohl (1888-1931) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 20,
1888.
Son of Samuel Wohl and Fannie Whol; married, November
11, 1923, to Adelaide Finkelstein.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1921.
Member, American
Legion.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were charged
with ambulance
chasing activities; he disputed the charges.
Died, from septicemia,
in Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
14, 1931 (age 43 years, 208
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James H. Wood —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1913-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Woodcock (1785-1835) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly, 1814-15, 1826 (Seneca County 1814-15, Tompkins
County 1826); president, Cayuga Steamboat
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1821-23, 1827-29 (20th District
1821-23, 25th District 1827-29).
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
18, 1835 (age about 50
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Stewart Lyndon Woodford (1835-1913) —
also known as Stewart L. Woodford —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
3, 1835.
Son of Josiah Curtis Woodford and Susan (Terry) Woodford; married, October
15, 1857, to Julia Evelyn Capen; married, September
26, 1900, to Isabel Hansen; cousin of Frederick
Chauncey Tanner.
Republican. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1867-68; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1870; Presidential Elector for New York, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1873-74; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1877-83; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880
(alternate), 1908;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1897-98.
Member, Delta
Psi; Loyal
Legion.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
14, 1913 (age 77 years, 164
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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John Woodworth (1768-1858) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Schodack, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., November
12, 1768.
Married to Catherine Westerlo (1778-1846; half-sister of Stephen
Van Rensselaer; sister of Rensselaer
Westerlo).
Lawyer; Rensselaer
County Surrogate, 1793-1804; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1802-03; member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1803-07; New York
state attorney general, 1804-08; appointed 1804; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1819-28.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 1,
1858 (age 89 years, 201
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Keith L. T. Wright —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Son of Bruce
Wright.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 70th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Russell Wright —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1935-44.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847) —
of Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1795.
First cousin once removed of Alvan
Kidder.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Lawrence County Surrogate, 1821-24; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1824-27; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29, 1829-30; New York
state comptroller, 1829-34; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1833-44; resigned 1844; candidate for
Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1844;
Governor
of New York, 1845-47; defeated, 1846.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $50
gold certificate from the 1880s until about 1913.
Died in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August
27, 1847 (age 52 years, 95
days).
Interment at Silas
Wright Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
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Inzer B. Wyatt (1907-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., March 29,
1907.
Married to Hope Johnston.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1962-77.
Died, of pneumonia
and heart
failure, in New York
Hospital-Cornell
Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
17, 1990 (age 82 years, 294
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson R. Yard —
of Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Barentse Yates (1784-1836) —
also known as John B. Yates —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
1, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1815-17; county judge
in New York, 1835; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1836; died in office 1836.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 10,
1836 (age 52 years, 160
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Near Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y.
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Joseph Christopher Yates (1768-1837) —
also known as Joseph C. Yates —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
9, 1768.
Lawyer; one of the founders
of Union College, 1795; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1798; member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1805-08; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1808-22; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1812,
1828;
Governor
of New York, 1823-24.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., March 19,
1837 (age 68 years, 130
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank L. Young (1860-1930) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Byron, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
31, 1860.
Son of Levi W. Young and Margaret (Lane) Young; married to Mary
Yawger and Mary Lockwood; married 1916 to Mary E.
Cummings.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1909-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-30; died in office
1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 21,
1930 (age 69 years, 202
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Fred A. Young (b. 1904) —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., August
27, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1936-38; member of New York
state senate, 1939-49 (35th District 1939-44, 40th District
1945-49); resigned 1949; chair of
Lewis County Republican Party, 1939-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1964;
New York
Republican state chair, 1963-64; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1963-64.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Olin Young (1850-1917) —
also known as H. Olin Young —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in New Albion, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., August 4,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1879-80; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1886-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1903-13; resigned
1913.
Died in Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich., August 5,
1917 (age 67 years, 1
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ishpeming, Mich.
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John Carroll Young (b. 1904) —
of Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Manlius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., March 29,
1904.
Republican. Lawyer; Judge of New York Court of Claims,
1963-64.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen D. Young (1874-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Married, June 30,
1898, to Josephine Sheldon Edmonds (1870-1935); married, February
21, 1937, to Louise (Powis) Clark (1887-1965); father of Philip
Young.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 23,
1870.
Son of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William J. Youngs (b. 1851) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 24,
1851.
Son of Daniel K. Youngs.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1879-80; Queens
County District Attorney; private secretary to Gov. Theodore
Roosevelt; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1902-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Levy Yulee (1810-1886) —
also known as David Levy; "Father of Florida's
Railroads" —
of St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Homosassa, Citrus
County, Fla.
Born in St. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, June 12,
1810.
Son-in-law of Charles
Anderson Wickliffe.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to Florida state constitutional convention from St. Johns County,
1838-39; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Florida Territory, 1841-45; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1845-51, 1855-61.
Jewish.
Imprisoned
as a Confederate
at Fort Pulaski, Fla. for a time after the Civil War.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886 (age 76 years, 120
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Joseph Zaretzki (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1948-74 (23rd District 1948-65, 32nd District 1966,
28th District 1967-74).
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; NAACP.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth P. Zebrowski (1945-2007) —
also known as Ken Zebrowski —
of New City, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
12, 1945.
Son of Vincent Zebrowski (died 1989) and Jean Zebrowski; married to
Linda Magnatta; father of Kenneth
Paul Zebrowski, Jr..
Lawyer; Rockland
County Legislator, 1973-2003; board chairman and acting
president, Nyack Hospital;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1999, 2000; member of New York
state assembly 94th District, 2005-07; died in office 2007.
Catholic.
Died, of hepatitis
C, in Nyack Hospital,
Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., March 18,
2007 (age 61 years, 126
days).
Interment at St.
Anthony's Cemetery, Nanuet, N.Y.
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Kenneth Paul Zebrowski, Jr. (born c.1981) —
also known as Kenneth P. Zebrowski, Jr. —
of New City, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born about 1981.
Son of Kenneth
P. Zebrowski.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 94th District, 2007-.
Still living as of 2007.
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Herbert Zelenko (1906-1979) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1955-63.
Jewish.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
23, 1979 (age 72 years, 344
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James William Zevely (1861-1927) —
also known as J. W. Zevely —
of Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla.; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Linn, Osage
County, Mo., October
8, 1861.
Son of Thaddeus Zevely and Mary A. Zevely; married, June 23,
1908, to Janie C. Clay.
Democrat. Librarian;
secretary
of Missouri Democratic Party, 1888; Inspector in Charge for U.S.
Department of the Interior; lawyer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Oklahoma, 1912,
1916;
as attorney for the Sinclair Consolidated Oil
Corporation, and for Harry F. Sinclair, he was a figure in the Teapot
Dome scandal of the 1920s.
The champion racehorse "Zev" (1920-1943) was named for
him by Harry F. Sinclair.
Died, of pernicious
anemia and liver
cirrhosis, in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10,
1927 (age 65 years, 245
days).
Interment somewhere
in Paris, Ky.
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Herbert A. Zimmerman —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1917-22 (Erie County 8th District 1917, Erie
County 7th District 1918-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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