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William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) —
also known as William F. Aldrich —
of Aldrich, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., March 11,
1853.
Son of William F. Aldrich and Louisa Maria (Klapp) Aldrich.
Republican. Civil
engineer; mining
business; manufacturer; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99,
1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1904.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
30, 1925 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing at
the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Edward Phelps Allis (1824-1889) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., May 12,
1824.
Son of Jere Allis and Mary (White) Allis.
Manufacturer; banker;
Greenback candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1877, 1881.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 1,
1889 (age 64 years, 324
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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George F. Argetsinger (b. 1874) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1874.
Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 45th District, 1911-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Everett Baldwin (b. 1856) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Son of John J. Baldwin and Sally M. (Beardslee) Baldwin.
Lawyer;
manufacturer; New York Prohibition state chair, 1889-93;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
President, National Total Abstinence League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) —
also known as Charles U. Bay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
5, 1888.
Son of Jens Christopher Bay and Marie (Hauan) Bay.
Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer of medical supplies;
partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers; founder, Bay Petroleum
Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad;
director, First National Bank and
Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53.
Episcopalian.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
31, 1955 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1942
to Josephine Holt Perfect. |
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Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Savannah, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
17, 1779.
Lawyer;
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 16,
1837 (age 57 years, 333
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Thomas H. Bussey (b. 1857) —
of Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
25, 1857.
Son of Esek Bussey.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Cabana, Jr. (b. 1865) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., February
9, 1865.
Son of Oliver Cabana and Edmire (Rainville) Cabana.
Democrat. Manufacturer; banker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 2,
1886, to Isabelle Josephine Pilliard. |
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Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) —
also known as Alburtis A. Carley —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
6, 1833.
Son of Alanson
Carley and Sally (Courtright) Carley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; manufacturer of barrel staves; director, First
National Bank of
Cortland; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel J. Carroll —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate, 1913-20, 1923-27 (7th District 1913-18, 11th
District 1919-20, 1923-27).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Son of Lyman Casey and Annie M. Casey.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Hewitt Coburn, Jr. (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of Edward Hewitt Coburn and Martha (Sterritt) Coburn.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Cooper (1791-1883) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1791.
Manufacturer, inventor,
philanthropist, creator of first
U.S. steam
locomotive; founder
of Cooper Union; Greenback candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 4,
1883 (age 92 years, 51
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929).
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation,
manufacturers of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929); married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27,
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Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Piermont, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
9, 1890.
Son of Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, General Hospital
of Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg Security Trust
Company; president, Monroe County Industries; treasurer,
Pocono Lodges Hotel
Company director, Van Karner Chemical
Arms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances K. Wirth. |
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;
president, Spicer Manufacturing Co.; president, Parish Pressed Steel
Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co.
president, New York and New Jersey Water Co.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Painter;
factory worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African
ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March 24,
2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Owen J. Dever —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1922-25; resigned
1925.
Burial
location unknown.
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James De Wolf (1764-1837) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., March 18,
1764.
Son of Mark A. De Wolf and Abigail (Porter) De Wolf.
Democrat. Slave trader; built early cotton mill; manufacturer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278
days).
Interment at De
Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Charles H. Duff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rudolph Eickemeyer —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton N. Eldridge (b. 1881) —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wevertown, Warren
County, N.Y., October
16, 1881.
Son of Taylor
J. Eldridge.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1922-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March 21,
1820.
Son of Lois (Crossman) Fairbanks (1792-1866) and Erastus
Fairbanks.
Republican. President, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; railroad
promoter; Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1868;
member of Vermont
state senate; Governor of
Vermont, 1876-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1888 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Lawrence J. Fitzgerald —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
President, Cortland Wagon Co. manfacturers of carriages,
wagons, and bicycles;
vice-president, National Bank of
Cortland; village
president of Cortland, New York, 1882; New York
state treasurer, 1886-89.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander G. Hall —
of Highland Falls, Orange
County, N.Y.; Highland Mills, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1926-30.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Halpin (b. 1865) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1865.
Son of Matthew Halpin and Delia (Nolan) Halpin.
Republican. Manufacturer of railway
supplies; member of New York
state assembly, 1895; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis F. Harder —
of Philmont, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1924-25.
Burial
location unknown.
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John M. Hurd (1832-1886) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Sandwich (unknown
county), Conn., 1832.
Bookbinder;
paper
bag manufacturer; wheelbarrow manufacturer; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1869.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1886
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Koster —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.; Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1896-97; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Interment at Port
Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden, N.Y.
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Charles Henry Leeds (b. 1834) —
also known as Charles H. Leeds —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
9, 1834.
Son of Samuel Leeds and Mary Warren (Mellen) Leeds.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1894-95.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles M. Leonard (b. 1870) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New
Brunswick, April 11,
1870.
Broom manufacturer; railway
clerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chihuahua, 1902-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Leonard (1873-1947) —
also known as W. H. Leonard —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1873.
Republican. Miner; cattle
trader; organizer and president, Denver Rock Drill
Manufacturing Co.; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., May 29,
1947 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Will
Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Ladd J. Lewis, Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer; founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
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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George Edward Lounsbury (1838-1904) —
also known as George E. Lounsbury —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pound Ridge, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 7,
1838.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1895-96; Governor of
Connecticut, 1899-1901.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
16, 1904 (age 66 years, 101
days).
Interment at Ridgefield
Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Son of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt.
Cutter in button
factory; foreman for manufacturer of advertising
novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German
ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Schuyler Merritt (1853-1953) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1853.
Son of Matthew F. Merritt and Maria (Shaw) Merritt.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker; delegate to
Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Merritt Parkway, in southern Connecticut, was named for
him.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 1,
1953 (age 99 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Nicholas J. Miller (b. 1860) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1860.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1897-98, 1900, 1915-19 (Erie County 6th District
1897-98, 1900, Erie County 3rd District 1915-19).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Eugene Moore —
also known as Daniel E. Moore —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in County Queens (now County Laois), Ireland.
Owner of sash, door, and blind factory; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1902-03.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
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Lewis Nixon (1861-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., April 7,
1861.
Son of Joel Lewis Nixon and Mary Jane (Turner) Nixon.
Democrat. Designed battleships
for the U.S. Navy; later, proprietor of shipyards;
president or owner of manufacturing firms; leader of Tammany
Hall in 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1920,
1924,
1932.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died September
23, 1940 (age 79 years, 169
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
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Arden L. Norton —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas O'Neill (b. 1857) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1857.
Republican. Decorative glass manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1904-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry I. Patrie (1874-1935) —
of Dolgeville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
12, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1929-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died March 3,
1935 (age 61 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin A. Pelton (b. 1814) —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
23, 1814.
Son of Samuel Pelton (1783-1862) and Sarah (Bailey) Pelton
(1784-1863).
Manufacturer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1859-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Persiani (born c.1859) —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hubert E. V. Porter —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1928-32;
defeated (Law Preservation), 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Son of Harry L. Samuels and Bertha (Levy) Samuels.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers of plastic products; candidate
in primary for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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George Scott (d. 1884) —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1884.
Died suddenly, while "arranging a lot" in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
3, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Son of Christopher Steers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer;
broom manufacturer; real estate
business; magistrate; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1948 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) —
also known as Frederic C. Walcott —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 27,
1949 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Norfolk, Conn.
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Alton A. Walrath —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Williams (1828-1907) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ormstown, Quebec,
August
27, 1828.
Republican. Nail manufacturer; among the organizers of Iron
National Bank, and
its president, 1881-88; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1875-79; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1891-1907.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
6, 1907 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Frank A. Wilson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Patternmaker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
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.
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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