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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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Oscar Asahel Halevy Dannenberg (b. 1892) —
also known as Oscar A. H. Dannenberg —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 22,
1892.
Son of Adolph Dannenberg and Deborah (Spaine) Dannenberg.
Democrat. Sheriff;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgeport, 1929-33;
defeated, 1926.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl E. Darling (b. 1903) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
20, 1903.
Son of Frederick R. Darling and Emma A. Darling.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1936-42.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ashley Davenport —
of Copenhagen, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1852-53.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John B. Davidson (1855-1932) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
February
22, 1855.
Architect;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1914; defeated (State Tax), 1922.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
20, 1932 (age 76 years, 363
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Cameron. |
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Edward O. Davies (b. 1869) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgewater town, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
24, 1869.
Republican. Laundry
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Davies (b. 1857) —
of Camden, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1857.
Son of Joseph Davies and Esther M. (Hempstead) Davies.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1887; chair of
Oneida County Republican Party, 1893-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
New
York state attorney general, 1899-1902; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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John William Davis (1873-1955) —
also known as John W. Davis —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., April 13,
1873.
Son of John
James Davis and Anna (Kennedy) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1899;
candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1900;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 1st District, 1911-13; resigned
1913; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1913-18; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1918-21; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1924; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Kappa Psi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., March 24,
1955 (age 81 years, 345
days).
Interment at Locust
Valley Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
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Vernon M. Davis (born c.1855) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1855.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-25.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Trubee Davison (1896-1974) —
also known as F. Trubee Davison —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1896.
Son of Henry Pomeroy Davison (1867-1922; banker, philanthropist) and
Kate (Trubee) Davison (1871-1962).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1922-26;
Assistant Secretary of War for Air, 1926-32; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1932; president, American Museum of Natural
History, 1933-51; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; personnel
director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1951-52.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Skull and
Bones; American
Legion.
Died in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
14, 1974 (age 78 years, 280
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marion Lindsay Dawson —
of Richmond,
Va.; Suffolk
County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando
County, Fla.
Born in Scottsville, Albemarle
County, Va.
Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for
Gov. Cary
A. Hardee.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1903
to Alice Taylor. |
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William Albro De Groot (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. De Groot —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of Alexander De Groot and Jane (McCullough) De Groot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1904, 1906-09 (Queens County 2nd District 1904,
1906, Queens County 4th District 1907-09); candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Osmer Sage Deming (b. 1838) —
also known as O. S. Deming —
of Kentucky.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., December
22, 1838.
County judge in Kentucky, 1872-76; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 10th District, 1876; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1876;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Kentucky, 1879.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons.
Original interment somewhere
in Warren, Ohio; reinterment somewhere
in Mt. Olivet, Ky.
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Thomas Charles Desmond (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Grange; Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Deutschmann (b. 1888) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; proprietor,
North Beach swimming pool; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1927-29; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902-1971) —
also known as Thomas E. Dewey —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich., March 24,
1902.
Son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933; New
York County District Attorney, 1937-41; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1940;
Governor
of New York, 1943-55; defeated, 1938; candidate for President
of the United States, 1944, 1948; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
English
and French
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Phi Mu
Alpha; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Seaview Hotel, Bal
Harbor, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 16,
1971 (age 68 years, 357
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Edmond
O. Dewey; son of George
Martin Dewey and Annie (Thomas) Dewey; married, June 16,
1928, to Frances Eileen Hutt (c.1903-1970; grandniece of Jefferson
Finis Davis). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Herbert
Brownell, Jr. — Charles
C. Wing — Martin
T. Manton — Herman
Methfessel |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Thomas E. Dewey: Mary M.
Stolberg, Fighting
Organized Crime : Politics, Justice, and the Legacy of Thomas E.
Dewey — Barry K. Beyer, Thomas
E. Dewey, 1937-1947 : A Study in Political Leadership (out of
print) — Richard Norton Smith, Thomas
E. Dewey and His Times (out of print) |
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Martin Weld Deyo (b. 1902) —
also known as Martin W. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., December
12, 1902.
Son of Israel T. Deyo and Edith W. Deyo.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1933-34; member
of New
York state senate 40th District; elected 1934; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1940-49; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1949.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928
to Amy G. Sleeper. |
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Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) —
also known as "Crook" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Vilna, Lithuania,
February
5, 1885.
Son of Rabbi Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45,
19th District 1945); Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
According to old Russian records found in
the mid-1990s, he was a paid
agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and
received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook".
Died, in Beth Israel Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 22,
1954 (age 69 years, 76
days).
Interment at Union
Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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William Cornelius Dixon (b. 1904) —
also known as William C. Dixon —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Dexter, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 1,
1904.
Son of Frank Dixon and Celia (Potter) Dixon.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1934; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1939.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Peter F. Dodds (b. 1849) —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
4, 1849.
Son of John Dodds and Catharine (Hoy) Dodds.
School
teacher; lawyer; law
partner of Isaac
A. Fancher, 1875-82; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1894-1917.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Clinton Dominick III (b. 1918) —
of near Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., June 4,
1918.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1955-58; member
of New
York state senate, 1959-70 (33rd District 1959-65, 42nd District
1966, 37th District 1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1970.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Fred James Douglas (1869-1949) —
also known as Fred J. Douglas —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
14, 1869.
Son of Andrew Douglas and Adelaide (Brennan) Douglas.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Utica, N.Y., 1922-24; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1937-45; defeated,
1944.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
1, 1949 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Thomas Byrne Dunn (1853-1924) —
also known as Thomas B. Dunn —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March 16,
1853.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 45th District, 1907-08; New York
state treasurer, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1913-23; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1924 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William S. Dunn (b. 1886) —
of Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1886.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; livestock
shipping business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1933-36.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lorenzo Thurston Durand (1849-1917) —
also known as Lorenzo T. Durand —
of Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Morehouseville, Hamilton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1849.
Democrat. Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-82; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1902; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died August 7,
1917 (age 67 years, 241
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1942-45; resigned 1945; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Perry B. Duryea, Jr. (1921-2004) —
of Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Montauk, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
18, 1921.
Son of Perry
B. Duryea.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-77 (Suffolk County 1st District 1961-65, 1st
District 1966-77); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1969-73; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1967;
member of New York
Republican State Central Committee, 1968; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions;
Freemasons.
A New York State office building in Islip, L.I., is named for
him.
Died, from injuries suffered in a car
accident, January
11, 2004 (age 82 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Ann Weed. |
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Marvin Reed Dye (1895-1997) —
also known as Marvin R. Dye —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Forestville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 12,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1940-45; judge of
New York Court of Appeals; elected 1944; elected unopposed 1958.
Member, Freemasons; Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; American
Legion.
Died October
25, 1997 (age 102 years,
105 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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