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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Son of Nathaniel Allison and Mattie (Johnson) Allison.
Sawmill worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Thomas Gold Alvord (1810-1897) —
also known as Thomas G. Alvord; "Old
Salt" —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
20, 1810.
Lawyer;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly, 1844, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1870-72, 1874-75, 1877-82
(Onondaga County 1844, Onondaga County 2nd District 1858, 1862, 1864,
Onondaga County 1st District 1870-72, 1874-75, 1877-82); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1858, 1864, 1879; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1865-66; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1894.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
26, 1897 (age 86 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born near Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Son of Leaman B. Babcock and Harriet (Vose) Babcock.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Died September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary D. Arnold. |
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March 31,
1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Frederick Kessler Baker (b. 1861) —
also known as Fred K. Baker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Fleming, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Banker;
lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) —
also known as Andrew J. Bentley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1827.
Son of Leticia (Gardiner) Bentley (1784-1853) and Rev. David Niles
Bentley (1785-1885).
Sailor;
shipbroker;
lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives; mayor
of New London, Conn., 1894.
Died, of pneumonia,
March
18, 1895 (age 68 years, 67
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; Governor of
Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber business; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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George Blumberg (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 28,
1903.
Republican. Lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Brewster —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Webster Everett Brown (1851-1929) —
also known as Webster E. Brown —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born near Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 16,
1851.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Rhinelander, Wis., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1901-07 (9th District 1901-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1929 (age 78 years, 151
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.
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Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) —
also known as "The Lone Pine of
Michigan" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
26, 1831.
Son of Luther Burt.
Lumber and timber business; railroad
builder; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1880;
Fusion candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904,
1908; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; Democratic
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Burt, Michigan is named for
him.
Died March 2,
1919 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Son of Enoch Conger (1792-1872) and Esther (West) Conger (1796-1882).
Republican. Lawyer;
lumber business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1864;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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John F. Dailey (b. 1876) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
21, 1876.
Son of William Dailey and Jessie (McGerry) Dailey.
Democrat. Lumber business; grain dealer;
member of New York
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-12; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber dealer; postmaster;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Chauncey Davis (1812-1888) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 15,
1812.
Republican. Lumberman; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1860, 1871; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1861-64.
Died February
9, 1888 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1830.
Sawmill owner; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63.
German
ancestry.
Died in Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alden Dix (1860-1928) —
also known as John A. Dix —
of Thomson, Washington
County, N.Y.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., December
25, 1860.
Son of James Lawton Dix and Laura (Stevens) Dix.
Democrat. Banker;
lumber business; paper
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1908; New York
Democratic state chair, 1910; Governor of
New York, 1911-12.
Died, from heart
disease, in Harbor Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1928 (age 67 years, 106
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal
and lumber dealer; feed
business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Coert du Bois (b. 1881) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
10, 1881.
Son of John C. du Bois and Eva (Kimball) du Bois.
Forester; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Consul in Paris, 1919-20; Naples, 1920-21; Port Said, 1922; U.S. Consul General in Batavia, 1927-30; Genoa, 1931; Naples, 1931-35; Havana, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; shingle manufacturer; wholesale lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 19,
1847.
Son of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton.
Republican. Lumber business; contractor;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Mortimer B. Edwards —
of Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y.
Lumber business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April 25,
1865.
Son of Albert Emerson.
Republican. Lumber business; clothing
manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Jerome J. Farrell (born c.1882) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1882.
Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1926; chair of
Delaware County Democratic Party, 1938-42.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Fay —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1868.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Lyon Fisher (b. 1877) —
also known as Clarence L. Fisher —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of William Hubbell Fisher and Mary (Lyon) Fisher.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber and timber business; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1925-29.
Member, Grange; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Flack (1861-1907) —
also known as William H. Flack —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin Falls, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 22,
1861.
Republican. Lumber business; tanner; Franklin
County Clerk, 1898-1902; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1903-07; died in
office 1907.
Died in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
2, 1907 (age 45 years, 317
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Esten A. Fletcher (1869-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1869.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1941
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33;
sawmill and grist mill
owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal,
grain, and
lumber dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Son of John H. Goodwin and Mary F. (Tolley) Goodwin.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber business; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 24,
1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods
merchant; lumber business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor of
Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) —
of Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
7, 1848.
Republican. Manufacturer and dealer of butter tubs
and lumber; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Vail Johnson (b. 1873) —
also known as Fred V. Johnson —
of Somerset, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 12,
1873.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Somerset, 1904, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel A. Jones —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lumberman; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) —
of Tekonsha, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Lumber and coal
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lorenzo Alson Kelsey (1803-1890) —
also known as Lorenzo A. Kelsey —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., February
22, 1803.
Son of Eber Leete Kelsey and Lucy (Leete) Kelsey.
Democrat. Lumber business; steamboat
owner; hotelier;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1848-49.
Died in 1890
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Eber Leete Kelsey and Lucy (Leete) Kelsey; married 1825 to Sophia
Smith; father of Theodore Rowland Kelsey (killed in the Civil War
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Samuel D. Kendrick (1845-1917) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt., April 11,
1845.
Democrat. Druggist;
lumber business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1910-11.
Died August
21, 1917 (age 72 years, 132
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram P. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal,
lumber, and feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1914-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac W. Longyear (1831-1882) —
of Shandaken town, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born April 7,
1831.
Son of William C. Longyear (1793-1864) and Elisabeth (Jansen)
Longyear (1798-1868).
Lumber business; manufacturer;
Shandakan town supervisor, 1862-66; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1877.
Died in Arkville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
14, 1882 (age 51 years, 221
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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Sanford G. Lyon (b. 1866) —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 20,
1866.
Republican. Lumber and coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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James P. Mackenzie (1855-1935) —
of North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario,
November
14, 1855.
Son of Finlay MacKenzie (1815-1896) and Ellen (Cumming) MacKenzie
(1822-1878).
Republican. Wholesale lumber business; member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1909-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
mayor
of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1926-27.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
20, 1935 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Finlay MacKenzie (1815-1896) and Ellen (Cumming) MacKenzie
(1822-1878); married, June 21,
1887, to Mary Jane Hossie (born 1859); father of Kenneth Roy
MacKenzie (born 1898; brother-in-law of Henry
Perkins Smith III). |
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Son of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin.
Lumber business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March 26,
1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. McCormick (b. 1817) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1817.
Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. McKean (b. 1845) —
of Smethport, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
11, 1845.
Republican. Oil and
lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from McKean County, 1907-09.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Smethport, Pa.
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Earl H. Miller —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Wholesale lumber business; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-19 (New York County 33rd District 1915-17,
Bronx County 1st District 1918-19).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Mirschel —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Lumber business; mayor
of Hempstead, N.Y., 1941-44; defeated (Lincoln and Jefferson),
1965.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Pack (d. 1899) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Son of George Pack.
Lumber business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1872.
Died in 1899.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cornelius R. Parsons —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Son of Thomas
Parsons.
Republican. Lumber merchant; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1876-87; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1891; member of
New
York state senate, 1892-1901 (29th District 1892-93, 28th
District 1894-95, 43rd District 1896-1901).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Edgar A. Pearsall (b. 1843) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., August
10, 1843.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1889-90, 1903-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer;
lumber business; Governor of
Oregon, 1887-95; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1896.
Died May 30,
1902 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; reinterment in 1924 at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) —
also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The
Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga
County" —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 15,
1833.
Son of William Platt (1791-1855) and Lesbia (Hinchman) Platt
(1791-1859).
Republican. Lumber business; Tioga
County Clerk, 1859-61; banker;
director and president, Southern Central Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,
28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.
Presbyterian.
In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk
Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a
lawsuit for breach
of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit,
reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican
officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to
stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the
Senator with bigamy,
claiming that he had secretly
married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss
Wood was arrested and charged with perjury.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1910 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Walter L. Pratt (b. 1868) —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1868.
Republican. Lumber dealer; village
president of Massena, New York, 1920-22; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1923-34;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1928.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. Bert Pullman (b. 1872) —
of Fulton Chain, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., January
1, 1872.
Democrat. Millwright; carpenter;
building
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1913.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) —
also known as H. L. Remmel —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Stratford, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
15, 1852.
Son of Godlove Remmel and Henrietta (Bever) Remmel.
Republican. Lumber business; financier;
insurance
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas, 1884; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1900-25; member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1916.
Died in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., 1927
(age about
75 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873-1945) —
of Alaska; Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
17, 1873.
Son of Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs.
Democrat. Lumber business; Governor of
Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1945 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman; merchant;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75).
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) —
also known as Henry W. Seymour —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 21,
1834.
Son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour
(born 1804).
Lawyer;
farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th
District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated
(Democratic), 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1906 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles and Daniel
Pitkin; grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Caleb
Seymour Pitkin; first cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; son of William Henry Seymour (1802-1903) and Nancy
(Pixley) Seymour (born 1804); fourth cousin of David
Lowrey Seymour; second cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and McNeil
Seymour; third cousin of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherill Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour, Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; married, October
27, 1869, to Isabel Randell (died 1874); married, June 30,
1875, to Elizabeth Craig (died 1876); married, June 29,
1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton
G. Seymour. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
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biography — Govtrack.us
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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Justus Smith Stearns (1845-1933) —
also known as Justus S. Stearns —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Pomfret town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 10,
1845.
Son of Heman S. Stearns.
Republican. Lumber business; Presidential Elector for
Michigan, 1892;
secretary
of state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1928.
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., February
14, 1933 (age 87 years, 310
days).
Interment somewhere
in Ludington, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1869
to Paulina Lyon (died 1904). |
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Jonathan Stratton (1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Son of Stephen Stratton (1754-1842) and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton (died
1841).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
leather
business; lumber manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in 1863
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson (1800-1887). |
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Morris Sawyer Tremaine (1871-1941) —
also known as Morris S. Tremaine —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Dodge, Ford
County, Kan., February
27, 1871.
Son of Dr. William Scott Tremaine.
Democrat. Lumber business; insurance
executive; New York
state comptroller, 1927-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Died October
12, 1941 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1898
to Maude Middledith. |
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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber and hardware
merchant; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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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.
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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David Wilber (1820-1890) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
5, 1820.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; hop
dealer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1879-81, 1887-90 (20th
District 1873-75, 21st District 1879-81, 24th District 1887-90); died
in office 1890.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1890 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Son of Reuben Wilder and Mary (Merritt) Wilder.
Millwright; foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster;
hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Isaiah Davis Winne (1818-1902) —
also known as Davis Winne —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Shandaken town, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 18,
1818.
Son of Christian Winne (1794-1872) and Annatje (Longyear) Winne
(1796-1875).
Farmer;
lumber business; hotelier;
Ulster
County Sheriff, 1861, 1864; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1876, 1887.
Christian
Reformed.
Died February
27, 1902 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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