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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick H. E. Ebstein (1847-1916) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Militsch, Prussia (now Milicz, Poland),
April
21, 1847.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1905.
German
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1916 (age 68 years, 293
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanie V. Smith. |
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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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Samuel Edsall (c.1804-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., about 1804.
Member of Indiana
state senate, 1853.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., 1865
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rae L. Egbert (b. 1892) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., 1892.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Republican candidate for
New
York state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1921;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1935-40; defeated (Democratic), 1940,
1942; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold B. Ehrlich (born c.1902) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1934-44.
Member, Freemasons; Eagles; Odd
Fellows.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander Ekwall (1887-1956) —
also known as William A. Ekwall —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., June 14,
1887.
Son of Alexander Ekwall and Emilie Ekwall.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; municipal judge in
Oregon, 1922-27; circuit judge in Oregon, 1927-34; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1935-37; defeated, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1940;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, 1942-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Woodmen.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., October
16, 1956 (age 69 years, 124
days).
Interment at Portland
Memorial Mausoleum, Portland, Ore.
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Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) —
also known as Abram I. Elkus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 6,
1867.
Son of Isaac Elkus and Julia Elkus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1916-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1947 (age 80 years, 70
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Mitchell L. Erlanger (c.1857-1940) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1857.
Son of Leopold Erlanger and Regina Erlanger.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
York County Sheriff, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-27; president, A. L.
Erlanger Amusement Enterprises, and stage
producer.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1940 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Janet Nordenshield. |
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Austin W. Erwin (b. 1887) —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in West Sparta town, Livingston
County, N.Y., April 26,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Livingston
County District Attorney, 1924-31; member of New York
state senate, 1944-62 (44th District 1944, 49th District 1945-54,
53rd District 1955-62).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur O. Eve (b. 1933) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 23,
1933.
Son of Arthur B. Eve and Beatrice (Clark) Eve.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1967-2001 (143rd District 1967-82, 141st District
1983-2001); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1976,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000;
candidate for mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1977.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Amvets; NAACP; Urban
League; United
Auto Workers; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2001.
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Jacob Evertson (1734-1807) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
3, 1734.
Member of New York
provincial congress, 1774-75; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 1,
1807 (age 73 years, 118
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley Presbyterian Churchyard, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
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Albert Cole Fach (1882-1972) —
also known as Albert C. Fach —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
14, 1882.
Son of John Fach.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1910-19, 1924-31; Presidential Elector
for New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Elks.
On the morning of August 19, 1912, in his office, he was shot three
times and badly wounded, by Mrs. Elizabeth Edmunds, a disgruntled
former client.
Died June 3,
1972 (age 90 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Warren Fairbank (b. 1852) —
also known as Alexander W. Fairbank —
of Chazy, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Rouses Point, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
19, 1852.
Son of Warren Calvin Fairbank (1801-1872) and Sarah Ann (Stearns)
Fairbank (1813-1890).
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1914-15.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (1863-1946) —
also known as Benjamin L. Fairchild —
of Pelham, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Sweden, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
5, 1863.
Son of Benjamin Fairchild (1829-1897) and Calista (Schaeffer)
Fairchild (1836-1921).
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27
(16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27);
defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1918 (24th District),
1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District),
1930 (24th District).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
25, 1946 (age 83 years, 293
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Guy Leverne Fake (b. 1879) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Son of Milton E. Fake and Mary (Cook) Fake.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Elizabeth Micklow. |
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert T. Fancher (b. 1859) —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Leon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
18, 1859.
Republican. Oil
producer; farmer; Cattaraugus
County Clerk, 1885-88; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County 2nd District; elected
1900; member of New York
state senate, 1903-08 (50th District 1903-06, 51st District
1907-08); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1924,
1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elbert O. Farrar —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland
County, Vt.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1882-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis L. Fawcett (b. 1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Son of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale) Fawcett.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Grotto;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Ernest Fay (1887-1977) —
also known as Edward E. Fay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1887.
Son of Frederick J. Fay and Evelyn Louise (Armstrong) Fay.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1925-27;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Died in Pinellas
County, Fla., September
4, 1977 (age 89 years, 281
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Randolph Fearon (1883-1976) —
also known as George R. Fearon —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March 12,
1883.
Son of George Fearon (1816-1898) and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1916-20; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1921-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., January
2, 1976 (age 92 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Jesters;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Marion Lewis. |
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Aaron Spencer Feld (1891-1987) —
also known as A. Spencer Feld —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1891.
Son of Joel Feld and Mary (Brown) Feld.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1925-26;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1927-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died March 24,
1987 (age 96 years, 78
days).
Interment at Los
Angeles National Cemetery, Westwood, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Mortimer Y. Ferris (b. 1881) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 29,
1881.
Son of Edward M. Ferris and Marion Eliza (Yale) Ferris.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1919-26; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1927-30; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928;
chair
of Essex County Republican Party, 1930-39.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy G. Finch (b. 1884) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1884.
Son of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch.
Republican. Engineer;
New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish, Jr. (1926-1996) —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., June 3,
1926.
Son of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991) and Grace (Chapin) Fish.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1969-95 (28th District 1969-73,
25th District 1973-83, 21st District 1983-93, 19th District 1993-95);
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1984.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died July 24,
1996 (age 70 years, 51
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
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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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Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,
1923, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Foresters.
Suffered a stroke and
died, in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 30,
1928 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Smith. |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Son of Ferris
S. Fitch.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Son of M. G. Fitzgerald and Cornelia M. (Avery) Fitzgerald.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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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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Frank H. Flood (b. 1851) —
of Varick, Seneca
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Farmer, Seneca
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Son of James Flood (1826-1884) and Minerva (Kennedy) Flood.
Republican. Physician;
Seneca
County Coroner, 1879; Chemung
County Coroner, 1898-1900; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1900-02.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Parker Ford (1837-1905) —
also known as Henry P. Ford —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
15, 1837.
Mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1896-99.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 21,
1905 (age 67 years, 188
days).
Interment at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Clellan S. Forsythe (1895-1953) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa., March 6,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Suffered a heart
attack while holding a shotgun,
which accidentally
discharged, killing him, on Fox Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
18, 1953 (age 58 years, 196
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Froessel (b. 1892) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1938-49 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th
District 1948-49); judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1950.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) —
also known as Hadwen C. Fuller —
of Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Monroe, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
28, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45,
35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Watson Furniss (b. 1868) —
also known as Henry W. Furniss —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1868.
Son of William Henry Furniss and Mary Elizabeth (Williams) Furniss.
Physician;
U.S. Consul in Bahia, 1898-1905; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1905-13.
African
ancestry. Member, American Medical
Association; American
Public Health Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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