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Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) —
also known as Phoenix Ingraham —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1874.
Son of George
Landon Ingraham.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office
1934.
Member, Freemasons; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1934 (age 59 years, 189
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Verner M. Ingram (b. 1911) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1957-66 (St. Lawrence County 1957-65, 121st
District 1966).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ethel Mason. |
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Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954) —
also known as Robert H. Jackson —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; McLean, Fairfax
County, Va.
Born in Spring Creek, Warren
County, Pa., February
13, 1892.
Son of William Eldred Jackson and Angelina (Houghwout) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1938-40; U.S.
Attorney General, 1940-41; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1941-54; died in office 1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
9, 1954 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, N.Y.
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John C. Jacobs (d. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1867-73; member of
New
York state senate, 1874-85, 1890-91 (3rd District 1874-79, 4th
District 1880-85, 2nd District 1890-91); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
22, 1894.
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Henry M. James (b. 1885) —
also known as Harry M. James —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William P. James (b. 1870) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
10, 1870.
Son of David James and Jane (Parry) James.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1905-10; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1910-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Ella V. Haas. |
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Rodney B. Janes (1892-1973) —
of East Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
21, 1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; publisher of
greeting cards; member of New York
state senate, 1939-46 (45th District 1939-44, 50th District
1945-46); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1944.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1973
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Son of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905-27; appointed 1905;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died, of heart
disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edmund B. Jenks (b. 1863) —
of Whitney Point, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Upper Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y., March 16,
1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1917-32 (Broome County 1917, Broome County 1st
District 1918-32); defeated, 1932; chair of
Broome County Republican Party, 1927-29; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William F. Jenks (1831-1910) —
of New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Burlington, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
29, 1831.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango
County Judge and Surrogate, 1878-89.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Southern Pines, Moore
County, N.C., October
3, 1910 (age 79 years, 35
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) —
also known as James W. Johnson; James William
Johnson —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871.
Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson.
School
principal; author; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi
Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem".
Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938 (age 67 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Owen H. Johnson —
of West Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1973-2008; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1996.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. (1893-1968) —
also known as "The General" —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1893.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1968 (age about 74
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900-01; district judge
in New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lazarus Joseph (b. 1891) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born January
25, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1934-45 (21st District 1934-44, 24th District 1945).
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Lee Jost (1873-1950) —
also known as Henry L. Jost —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1873.
Son of Simeon Jost and Lena (Bahr) Jost.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1912-16; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 5th District, 1923-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died July 13,
1950 (age 76 years, 219
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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Garwood Leverett Judd —
also known as Garwood L. Judd —
of near Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1891-92.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry O. Kahan (b. 1891) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
26, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1922-32.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac M. Kapper (b. 1864) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1910-34; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1933-34.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Kavanagh (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1890.
Son of William Kavanagh and Margaret (Fox) Kavanagh.
Republican. Private secretary to Dwight
W. Morrow, 1909-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1923 (Kings County 12th District), 1928 (Richmond
County 1st District).
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for
knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) —
also known as Hamilton F. Kean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Union Township, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1862.
Son of John Kean and Lucy (Halstead) Kean.
Republican. Banker; farmer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died December
27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary Gazetta (Foster)
Keeler (born 1856).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Abraham L. Kellogg —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
county judge in New York, 1908-18; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1920-30.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gouverneur Kemble (1786-1875) —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1786.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1837-41; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1844,
1860;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., September
16, 1875 (age 89 years, 234
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.Y.
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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Republican. Professional football
player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder and
president,
American Football League Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer, in
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) —
also known as Clarence E. Kilburn —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., April 13,
1893.
Son of Frederick
D. Kilburn and Clara (Berry) Kilburn.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45,
34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65).
Methodist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Elks;
Freemasons.
Died May 20,
1975 (age 82 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Son of Horatio
King and Anne (Collins) King.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary of
state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Rufus King (1755-1827) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarborough, Cumberland
County, Maine, March 24,
1755.
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts state legislature, 1783-85; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1784-87; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-96, 1813-25; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1789-90; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1796-1803, 1825-26; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1804, 1808; candidate for President
of the United States, 1816.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died April 29,
1827 (age 72 years, 36
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Son of Julius
C. Kinne and Rachel (Wetherby) Kinne.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leigh G. Kirkland (b. 1873) —
of Randolph, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Conewango town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., February
8, 1873.
Republican. Farmer; feed
business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1921-24; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1925-38.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip M. Kleinfeld (b. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1922; defeated,
1920; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1923-41; resigned 1941; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1943-58.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) —
also known as Erastus C. Knight —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 1,
1857.
Republican. Real estate
business; Buffalo city controller, 1895-1900; New York
state comptroller, 1901; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Knight (b. 1850) —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 5,
1850.
Lawyer;
justice
of Wyoming state supreme court.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Knight (b. 1871) —
of Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April 30,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Wyoming
County District Attorney, 1904-12; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1913-16; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1917-31; resigned 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928;
federal
judge, 1931.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Koch —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1882-83; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) —
also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1868.
Son of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke.
Republican. Produce
merchant; cemetery
monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in West Eaton, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Florence Tayntor. |
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Frederick W. Kruse (born c.1852) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born about 1852.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1900-20.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 19,
1918.
Son of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1984.
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