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Johannes Abeel —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1694-95, 1709-10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert E. Allen —
of Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1910-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Alsop (1724-1794) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., 1724.
Son of John Alsop and Abigail (Sackett) Alsop.
Merchant; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76.
Died in Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
22, 1794 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April 22,
1904.
Son of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil Company,
1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission
on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Benedict Arnold (1780-1849) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Tryon County (now Montgomery
County), N.Y., October
5, 1780.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1816-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1829-31.
Not related to the 1780 U.S. military traitor of the same name.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 3,
1849 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Florence S. Babbitt (1847-1929) —
also known as Florence Lewis Smalley —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Friendship, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 19,
1847.
Daughter of Mortimer C. Smalley (1821-1899) and Nancy Maria (Lewis)
Smalley (1821-1887).
Democrat. Antique dealer; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
3, 1929 (age 82 years, 229
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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William Babcock (1785-1838) —
of Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1785.
Merchant; Yates
County Treasurer, 1823; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1831-33; hotel-keeper.
Died in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., October
20, 1838 (age about 53
years).
Interment at City
Hill Cemetery, Near Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y.
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Alvin W. Bailey (1814-1887) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
29, 1814.
Democrat. Merchant; Hastings Township Supervisor, 1852; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1853-54; first
village president, Hastings, Mich., 1855.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., March 6,
1887 (age 72 years, 158
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Norman Bailey (1822-1896) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1822.
Republican. Merchant; newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1861-62.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., February
15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Louis Bamberger (b. 1808) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany,
November
20, 1808.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1855-62.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Evert Bancker (1721-1803) —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Born May 29,
1721.
Son of Christoffel Bancker and Elizabeth (Hooglant) Bancker.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1777-83, 1785-88; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1779-83.
Died January
13, 1803 (age 81 years, 229
days).
Interment at First
Reformed Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
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Nathan Barlow, Jr. (1818-1899) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
1, 1818.
Son of Nathan
Barlow.
Democrat. Hotel
owner; merchant; Barry
County Clerk, 1843-44; Barry
County Treasurer, 1845-46; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1850;
Supervisor, Hastings Township, 1853; mayor, Hastings, Mich., 1873;
director, Grand River Valley Railroad,
1872-97.
Died January
25, 1899 (age 81 years, 24
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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James Battistoni —
of New York.
Born in Italy.
Socialist. Merchant; delegate to Socialist National Convention
from New York, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1928.
Italian
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter.
Democrat. Merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 11,
1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant; lumber
business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1869-71.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Abram V. Berry (b. 1804) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., August
20, 1804.
Merchant; village
president of Jackson, Michigan, 1843-46.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark Calvin Betts (1865-1940) —
also known as Mark C. Betts —
of Mt. Vernon, Davison
County, S.Dak.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
21, 1865.
Son of Calvin Betts (1839-1921) and Charlotte Louise (Jones) Betts
(1844-1921).
Republican. Merchant; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 13th District, 1903-06.
Died in Mitchell, Davison
County, S.Dak., October
6, 1940 (age 74 years, 290
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Mitchell, S.Dak.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Ann Samuel (1866-1926). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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John H. Black —
of Faust, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1935-38.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hartwell W. Booth (b. 1883) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Forest City, Meeker
County, Minn., May 7,
1883.
Son of Charles W. Booth (Baptist clergyman).
Republican. Office supply business; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthias Jacob Bovee (1793-1872) —
also known as Matthias J. Bovee —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 24,
1793.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1826; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1835-37.
Died in Eagle, Waukesha
County, Wis., September
12, 1872 (age 79 years, 50
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Eagle, Wis.
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Harry Broadbent (b. 1866) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in England,
January
21, 1866.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; U.S. Consular Agent in Port Said, 1900-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Son of John Broome and Jeanette (Witherspoon) Broome.
Democrat. Merchant; planter; lawyer;
probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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Charles M. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Ithaca, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
10, 1858.
Son of Merritt J. Brown (1826-1904) and Fannie H. (Swan) Brown
(1832-1889).
Democrat. Merchant; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
chair
of Gratiot County Democratic Party, 1900-12.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ezra Brown (born c.1839) —
of Harvard, Clay
County, Neb.
Born in New York, about 1839.
Republican. Merchant; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1883-86.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Brown (b. 1908) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Arthur E. Brundage (b. 1886) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 4,
1886.
Republican. Merchant; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1920-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas B. Bullene (1828-1894) —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1828.
Merchant; mayor
of Kansas City, Mo., 1882.
Died in 1894
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
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LaVerne P. Butts —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1913; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924;
chair
of Otsego County Democratic Party, 1927.
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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George H. Chase —
of Jewett, Greene
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1914-16.
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Jewett town, Greene County, N.Y.
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George William Chase (d. 1867) —
of New York.
Born in Maryland, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Merchant; miller; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1853-55.
Died in Maryland, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 17,
1867.
Entombed at Schenevus
Cemetery, Schenevus, N.Y.
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Fleming Duncan Cheshire (1849-1922) —
also known as Fleming D. Cheshire —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1849.
Merchant; U.S. Vice Consul in Foochow, 1878; U.S. Consul General in Mukden, 1904-06; , 1906-12; Canton, 1912-15.
Methodist.
Died in a hospital
at Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 73 years, 101
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Coffin (1877-1927) —
of Middlesboro, Bell
County, Ky.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
8, 1877.
Son of Charles A. Coffin and Alice E. (Gale) Coffin.
Merchant; U.S. Consul in Masqat, 1906-07; Tripoli, 1908-10; Jerusalem, 1910-13; U.S. Consul General in Budapest, 1913-17; Christiania, 1917; Stockholm, 1917-18; Berlin, 1919-26.
Died, from heart
disease, in Algiers, Algeria,
February
13, 1927 (age 49 years, 128
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Mabel Sands Rees. |
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George Morey Copeland (1815-1892) —
also known as George M. Copeland —
of Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Norton, Bristol
County, Mass., February
23, 1815.
Son of Samuel Copeland, Jr. (1789-1859) and Mercy Rich (Titus)
Copeland.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1852.
Died in Clarendon, Orleans
County, N.Y., February
12, 1892 (age 76 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Darius Nash Couch (1822-1897) —
also known as Darius N. Couch —
of Taunton, Bristol
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Putnam
County, N.Y., July 23,
1822.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; naturalist;
merchant; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1865; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1866-67.
Died in Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
12, 1897 (age 74 years, 204
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Mass.
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Charles Crocker (1822-1888) —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1822.
Son of Isaac Crocker and Eliza (Wright) Crocker.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; banker;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1861-62; one of the builders of the
Central Pacific Railroad;
first president of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Died in Monterey, Monterey
County, Calif., August
14, 1888 (age 65 years, 333
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Lucius B. Crocker (1801-1869) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Rensselaerville, Albany
County, N.Y., 1801.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor of
Oswego, N.Y., 1856-58; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York, 1860.
Died in Paris, France,
1869
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1831
to Ann Eliza Pardee. |
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Erastus C. Davis —
of Fonda, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1915-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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George A. Dobson (b. 1868) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., November
9, 1868.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1920-23.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Doige (b. 1887) —
of Chateaugay, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 9,
1887.
Republican. Railroad
work; real estate
business; merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1939-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Volkert Petrus Douw (1720-1801) —
also known as Volkert P. Douw —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in 1720.
Merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1761-70; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1785-93.
Died in 1801
(age about
81 years).
Original interment somewhere
in Rensselaer, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Edward P. Doyle (1890-1972) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1890.
Democrat. Merchant; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1926-37.
Died July 30,
1972 (age 82 years, 26
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Relative of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author). |
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William Duke, Jr. —
of Wellsville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1916-23; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924.
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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John K. Evans —
of Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1910-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Matthew Fenton (1808-1871) —
also known as William M. Fenton —
of Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., December
19, 1808.
Son of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845).
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1846-47; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1848-51; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1858-59; served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1864.
Injured while fire-fighting,
and subsequently died, in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., May 12,
1871 (age 62 years, 144
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Seneca Fenton (1781-1851) and Sarah (Thompson) Fenton
(1783-1845); married 1835 to
Adelaide Birdsall (1812-1868); second cousin thrice removed of Walter
Samuel Fenton. |
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George H. Few (b. 1855) —
of Flandreau, Moody
County, S.Dak.
Born in Albion, Orleans
County, N.Y., December
23, 1855.
Republican. Merchant; mayor of Flandreau, S.D.; member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1901-04.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881
to Ella B. Marinus. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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William Craig Fields (1804-1882) —
also known as William C. Fields —
of Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
13, 1804.
Republican. Merchant; manufacturer of cotton and
linen
goods; Otsego
County Clerk, 1852-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1867-69.
Died in Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
27, 1882 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, N.Y.
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Jelles Fonda (1727-1791) —
of New York.
Born in 1727.
Son of Douw Fonda.
Merchant; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1777-78, 1779-81, 1787-91; died in
office 1791.
Died June 23,
1791 (age about 63
years).
Interment at Caughnawaga
Cemetery, Fonda, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1757
to Jannetje Vrooman. |
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Walter A. Gage —
of Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1912-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Gilbert —
of Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1923-25; Law Preservation
candidate for New York
state senate 33rd District, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Gleason (1833-1892) —
of Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., September
28, 1833.
Son of Henry Gleason and Cynthia (Vandervoort) Gleason.
Merchant; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1864-65; pastor.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1892 (age 58 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry E. Goodrich (1876-1960) —
of Richburg, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Crystal Spring, Yates
County, N.Y., March 31,
1876.
Son of Martin E. Goodrich (1849-1915) and Lydia (Clark) Goodrich
(1854-1883).
Republican. Merchant; oil
producer; member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1930-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in March, 1960
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Leona Millis. |
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Raymond C. Green (b. 1893) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
27, 1893.
Republican. Merchant; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (b. 1820) —
also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1820.
Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor.
Republican. Banker;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan
state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Guinnip (d. 1869) —
of Salubria, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1834, 1836; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1850-51; resigned 1851; defeated,
1851.
Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., July 20,
1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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John W. Gurnett, Sr. —
of Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1905-06, 1911-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael J. Hendrick (1847-1922) —
Born in Penn Yan, Yates
County, N.Y., December
23, 1847.
Son of Thomas Hendrick and Catherine (Corcoran) Hendrick.
Merchant; U.S. Consul in Belleville, 1893-1908; Moncton, 1908-13; Plauen, 1915-17; Windsor, 1919-22; U.S. Consul General in Christiania, 1913-15.
Catholic.
Died September
9, 1922 (age 74 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Hone (1780-1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born October
25, 1780.
Whig. Merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1826-27.
German
ancestry.
Kept a famous diary of New York life in the 19th century.
Died May 5,
1851 (age 70 years, 192
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's-in-the-Bowerie Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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John Stewart Hopkins (1811-1882) —
also known as John S. Hopkins —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
28, 1811.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1853-56; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861, 1867, 1879; president of
Evansville, Cairo & Memphis Packet
Company; president of First National Bank in
Evansville; director of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad.
Died in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., July 6,
1882 (age 70 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1834
to Mary Ann Parrett. |
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Alexander W. Hover —
also known as Alex W. Hover —
of Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Farmer;
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1913-14; chair of
Columbia County Democratic Party, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Augustus S. Hughes —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Hunt —
of Rosedale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1929.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Henry Jackson (1846-1924) —
also known as Amos H. Jackson —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born near Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 10,
1846.
Son of George W. Jackson and Roxanna (Ripley) Jackson.
Republican. Street vendor; undergarments
manufacturer; mayor of
Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05.
Died in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, August
30, 1924 (age 78 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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George S. Johnson —
of Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1923-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Elisée Jouard (b. 1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Cognac, France.
Born in France,
1851.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant; U.S. Consular Agent in Cognac, 1899-1908; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Cognac, 1908-14; U.S. Vice Consul in La Rochelle, 1919-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Keeler (1781-1860) —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., July 3,
1781.
Son of Jabez Keeler (1750-1825) and Sarah (Benedict) Keeler (born
1753).
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1816-17; Delaware
County Sheriff, 1819; common pleas court judge in New York.
Died in South Kortright, Delaware
County, N.Y., April 1,
1860 (age 78 years, 273
days).
Interment somewhere
in South Kortright, N.Y.
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Stephen Hiram Keeler (1807-1876) —
also known as Stephen H. Keeler —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Kortright, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
24, 1807.
Son of Martin
Keeler and Patience (Mace) Keeler.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1841.
Died in Bloomville, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
27, 1876 (age 68 years, 339
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Bloomville, N.Y.
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant; miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Patrick J. Kelly —
of Marcellus, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick J. Kenney (born c.1909) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Democrat. Executive with Sears Roebuck & Co. retailers; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1961; appointed 1961; defeated, 1965.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Julian King (b. 1866) —
also known as Edward J. King —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 29,
1866.
Merchant; U.S. Consular Agent in Hakodate, 1904-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adam W. Kline (c.1818-1898) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born about 1818.
Merchant; banker;
pioneer in knit goods
manufacturing; member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1866-67.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August 6,
1898 (age about 80
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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H. Wallace Knapp (1869-1929) —
of Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., March 31,
1869.
Son of H. F. Knapp.
Republican. Merchant; member and chairman of the Clinton
County Board of Supervisors; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1903-06; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1907-10; president, National
Commercial Bank,
Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., April 4,
1929 (age 60 years, 4
days).
Interment at Old
Protestant Cemetery, Mooers, N.Y.
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Jonathan Lawrence (1737-1812) —
of Newtown, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in 1737.
Merchant; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1776-77; major in
Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-83.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
4, 1812 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Astoria, Queens, N.Y.
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Leo A. Lawrence —
of Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1937-64; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter B. Loomis (b. 1820) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 14,
1820.
Republican. Merchant; miller; banker; mayor of
Jackson, Mich., 1858-59; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District,
1859-60; treasurer, and later president, Jackson, Fort Wayne &
Saginaw Railroad.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant; lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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Nicholas Low (1739-1826) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., March 30,
1739.
Merchant; real estate
developer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1787-89; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New-York
County, 1788.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1826 (age 87 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred D. Lowe (b. 1850) —
of Depauville, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
26, 1850.
Son of Isaac Lowe and Zilla (Atwood) Lowe.
Republican. Merchant; postmaster;
director, Depauville Telephone
Exchange; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank A. Lyon (b. 1855) —
of Stanton, Montcalm
County, Mich.; Quincy, Branch
County, Mich.; Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Wayne
County, N.Y., January
4, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 6th District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Paul Mahoney (1848-1889) —
also known as Peter P. Mahoney —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1848.
Democrat. Merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1885-89.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 27,
1889 (age 40 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Abijah Mann, Jr. (1793-1868) —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
24, 1793.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1828-30, 1838; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1833-37; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1855; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1856;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1857.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
6, 1868 (age 74 years, 348
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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David Parshall Mapes (1798-1890) —
also known as David P. Mapes —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.; Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., January
10, 1798.
Son of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes.
Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1831; merchant;
Presidential Elector for Wisconsin, 1848.
Principal founder
of Ripon College, 1850; Mapes Hall, on Ripon's campus, is named for
him.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., May 18,
1890 (age 92 years, 128
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Ripon, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Timothy Mapes and Hannah (Brown) Mapes; married, April 14,
1822, to Ruth Frisbee (1804-1854); married, January
26, 1855, to Mary C. Frisbee (1827-1863); married, November
9, 1864, to Emeline (Huntsinger) Wilson (1827-1882); married, September
15, 1883, to Augusta R. Miles (1837-1911); father of Fannie
Mapes (who married Otto
Christian Neuman); fourth cousin once removed of Bertha
Mapes; third cousin thrice removed of Irving
Anthony Jennings. See Beakes-Galloway-Mapes-Neuman
family of Michigan. |
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memorial |
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Harry Ray Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Harry R. Marble —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 27,
1876.
Son of Harrison R. Marble and Sabra (Simmons) Marble.
Republican. School
teacher; railroad
office employee; farmer;
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1934-50.
Universalist.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jasper Mason (d. 1848) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Merchant; village
president of Niles, Michigan, 1846.
Died in 1848.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert M. McFarlane (b. 1857) —
of Eagle, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Castile, Wyoming
County, N.Y., May 26,
1857.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1908-09.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lorin Merwin (b. 1863) —
also known as Robert L. Merwin —
of Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin
Islands.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1863.
Merchant; British vice-consul at St. Croix, 1887-95; U.S.
Consular Agent in Frederiksted, 1901-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur I. Miller —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1923-24,
1926-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew D. Morgan (1859-1934) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in December, 1859.
Lawyer;
merchant; village
president of Ilion, New York; chairman, New York State Hospital
Commission, 1914-21.
Died December
15, 1934 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Denison Morgan (1811-1883) —
also known as Edwin D. Morgan —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington, Berkshire
County, Mass., February
8, 1811.
Merchant; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1850-53; New York
Republican state chair, 1856-58, 1874-75; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1856-64, 1872-76; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1856 ;
Governor
of New York, 1859-62; defeated (Republican), 1876; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1863-69; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1872-.
Died of Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1883 (age 72 years, 6
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant; real estate
investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles O. Newton —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Brimfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1905, 1907.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac N. Norton (d. 1837) —
of Athens, Athens
County, Ohio.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Merchant; mayor of
Athens, Ohio, 1836-37.
Died in 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Osgood (1782-1872) —
of Cincinnatus, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Pomfret, Windham
County, Conn., May 13,
1782.
Son of William Osgood (1740-1804) and Mary (Scarborough) Osgood.
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1838.
English
ancestry.
Died in Cincinnatus, Cortland
County, N.Y., December
19, 1872 (age 90 years, 220
days).
Interment at Cincinnatus
Cemetery, Cincinnatus, N.Y.
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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander A. Patrzykowski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly, 1917-20, 1922 (Erie County 6th District 1917,
Erie County 5th District 1918-20, 1922).
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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Edward Wheeler Pendleton (1825-1889) —
also known as Edward W. Pendleton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
13, 1825.
Son of Henry Pendleton (1799-1870) and Hannah (Wheeler) Pendleton
(1805-1859).
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper;
merchant; member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 18,
1889 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Phillips (b. 1823) —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
18, 1823.
Son of Waterman Phillips and Rachel (Kinney) Phillips.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; farmer;
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1873-74; president, Homer
National Bank.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1850
to Abby Rhodes (died 1896). |
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Edmund J. Pickett —
of Saranac, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1898-99; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ralph Plumb (1816-1903) —
of Oberlin, Lorain
County, Ohio; Streator, La Salle
County, Ill.
Born in Busti, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March 29,
1816.
Republican. Merchant; lawyer;
member of Ohio state
house of representatives, 1855; served in the Union Army during
the Civil War; coal mining
business; railroad
builder; banker; mayor
of Streator, Ill., 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 1885-89.
Died in Streator, La Salle
County, Ill., April 8,
1903 (age 87 years, 10
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Streator, Ill.
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William Radford (1814-1870) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 24,
1814.
Democrat. Merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1863-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
18, 1870 (age 55 years, 208
days).
Interment at Old
Presbyterian Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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Jared Rathbone (c.1792-1845) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born about 1792.
Merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1838-41.
Died in 1845
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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David M. Read (born c.1833) —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., about 1833.
Democrat. Merchant; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1881; member of Connecticut
state senate 14th District, 1889-92.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Reynolds (b. 1848) —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
8, 1848.
Son of William W. Reynolds and Mary (Peckham) Reynolds.
Merchant; shirt
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1901-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Richford —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1918-22; defeated, 1922.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus Richtmyer —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
merchant; hardware
business; coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1927-32; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Rockefeller (1778-1831) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
17, 1778.
Son of Philip Rockefeller (1746-1813) and Catherine (Best)
Rockefeller (1748-1833).
Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1813-14.
Died in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
6, 1831 (age 52 years, 354
days).
Interment at Germantown
Reformed Cemetery, Germantown, N.Y.
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Peter Rowe (1807-1876) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent, Saratoga
County, N.Y., March 10,
1807.
Democrat. Merchant; chief auditor, New York Central Railroad;
mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1846-50; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1853-55.
Died in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., April 17,
1876 (age 69 years, 38
days).
Interment at Vale
Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.
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John Russell (1772-1842) —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., September
7, 1772.
Physician;
merchant; Otsego
County Clerk, 1801-04; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1805-09; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1812;
delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839.
Died in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., 1842
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Christ
Churchyard, Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Russell Sage (1816-1906) —
also known as "The Sage of Troy"; "The Money
King"; "Father of Puts and Calls";
"Old Straddle" —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Verona, Oneida
County, N.Y., August 4,
1816.
Son of Prudence (Risley) Sage (1778-1865) and Elisha Sage, Jr.
(1779-1854).
Whig. Merchant; banker; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; delegate to Whig National Convention from New
York, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1853-57; railroad
builder; arrested
in 1869 and charged
with violation of New York usury
laws by charging high interest rates on loans; fined and
sentenced
to five days in prison,
which was later suspended.
On December 4, 1891, Henry Norcross, a stockbroker, brought a bomb to
Sage's office in New York City as part of an extortion scheme; when
his demands were refused, he detonated
the bomb, but Sage suffered only minor injuries.
Died in Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 22,
1906 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman;
merchant; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75).
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Daniel Bennett St. John (1808-1890) —
also known as Daniel B. St. John —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1808.
Merchant; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1876-79.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890 (age 81 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Cyrus Baldwin Sammons (1825-1881) —
also known as Cyrus B. Sammons —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
15, 1825.
Son of Johannis Sammons (1786-1845) and Abigail (Smith) Sammons
(1795-1864).
Merchant; postmaster;
village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1872-73.
Universalist.
Died in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., May 31,
1881 (age 55 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Myndert Schuyler (1672-1755) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in 1672.
Merchant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1719-21, 1723-25.
Died in 1755
(age about
83 years).
Original interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Thomas Henry Selby (1820-1875) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 14,
1820.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; merchant; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1869-71.
Died, of pneumonia,
in San
Francisco, Calif., June 17,
1875 (age 55 years, 34
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Sheehan —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Ridgebury, Bradford
County, Pa.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1903-04, 1908-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1912.
Interment somewhere
in Elmira, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Ellen 'Nellie' O'Herron. |
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William Wallace Smith (1849-1929) —
also known as William W. Smith —
of Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.
Born in Constantia, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
22, 1849.
Republican. Merchant; milling
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1917-20.
Died in 1929
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amasa Leland Stanford (1824-1893) —
also known as Leland Stanford —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., March 9,
1824.
Son of Josiah Stanford and Elizabeth (Phillips) Stanford.
Republican. Lawyer;
merchant; builder and president, Central Pacific Railroad;
founder
of Stanford University; Governor of
California, 1862-63; defeated, 1859; U.S.
Senator from California, 1885-93; died in office 1893.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Palo Alto, Santa Clara
County, Calif., June 21,
1893 (age 69 years, 104
days).
Entombed at Stanford
University, Palo Alto, Calif.
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Oren Stone (1833-1897) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1833.
Merchant; co-founder of Flint Woolen Mills; owner of Stone's
Opera House; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1888-89.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., April 20,
1897 (age 63 years, 270
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Jonathan Stratton (1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Son of Stephen Stratton (1754-1842) and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton (died
1841).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant; leather
business; lumber
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in 1863
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson (1800-1887). |
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Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1872.
Son of Isidor
Straus and Ida (Blum) Straus.
President, R. H. Macy & Co. department stores; U.S. Ambassador
to France, 1933-36.
Jewish.
Member, Sphinx.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
4, 1936 (age 64 years, 101
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Nathan Straus, Jr. (1889-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 27,
1889.
Son of Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus.
Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co. department store; served
in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. Housing
Authority, 1937-42.
Member, Elks; Moose.
Died in 1961
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cyrus L. Sulzberger (b. 1858) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1858.
Son of Leopold Sulzberger and Sophia (Lindauer) Sulzberger.
Merchant; philanthropist; Republican candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1903.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. Tallmadge (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
10, 1818.
Democrat. Merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1865-66; candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1867.
Died in Summit, Waukesha
County, Wis., October
16, 1873 (age 55 years, 279
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Charles Douglas Taylor (b. 1858) —
also known as Charles D. Taylor —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1858.
Railway
supply agent; commission merchant; U.S. Consular Agent in
Guaymas, 1906-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel W. Taylor (1833-1892) —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
11, 1833.
Merchant; Prominent in Washington local politics.
Died, from apoplexy,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1892 (age 59 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George L. Thompson (1864-1941) —
of Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Merchant; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Died September
1, 1941 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Thompson (1773-1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
7, 1773.
Son of Isaac
Thompson and Mary (Gardiner) Thompson.
Merchant; importing
business; banker; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1820-29.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1846 (age 73 years, 23
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John L. Thorne (b. 1814) —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Born in Winkleigh, Devon, England,
May
18, 1814.
Merchant; banker; mayor
of Hastings, Minn., 1860-61, 1863-65, 1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1863
to Josephine Chapman. |
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Mitchell A. Trahan, Jr. —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1918,
1920-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Edward Treman (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles E. Treman —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
11, 1868.
Son of Elias Treman and Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Treman.
Democrat. Merchant; banker; New
York State Superintendent of Public Works, 1911-13; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Evert Van Alen (1749-1807) —
also known as John E. Van Alen —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., 1749.
Merchant; civil
engineer; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1793-99; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1800-01.
Died in DeFreestville, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
27, 1807 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Van
Alen Cemetery, North Greenbush, N.Y.
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Wilson C. Van Duzer (b. 1894) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Orange
County, N.Y., 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
merchant; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1943-64.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Wisner. |
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Richard Van Horne (1770-1823) —
of Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Sussex
County, N.J., November
15, 1770.
Son of Abraham Van Horne.
Merchant; miller;
member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1808-10, 1812-13, 1815-16;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Died in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 12,
1823 (age 52 years, 117
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Van Ness (1745-1818) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., August 3,
1745.
Son of William Van Ness.
Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1790-91; Presidential
Elector for New York, 1792;
member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1800-02.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
3, 1818 (age 73 years, 61
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Cornelia Heermance. |
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March 22,
1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George S. Wheeler (b. 1830) —
of Salem, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1830.
Republican. Merchant; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) —
also known as Heber E. Wheeler —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
24, 1859.
Son of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920).
Republican. Merchant; postmaster;
Ontario
County Treasurer, 1904-09; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
76 years).
Interment at East
Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920); married, September
22, 1886, to Mary Adams (1863-1925); married to Theda M. Mead
(1861-1944). |
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Peter White (1820-1908) —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
31, 1820.
Democrat. Merchant; lawyer; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa District, 1857-58;
member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1875-76; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1876,
1888,
1896;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1882; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1904-08; died in office 1908.
Founder of Cleveland Cliffs mining company.
Died in Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich., 1908
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Presque
Isle Park, Marquette, Mich.
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Charles Sumner Winans (b. 1863) —
also known as Charles S. Winans —
of Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Tyre, Seneca
County, N.Y., January
25, 1863.
Son of Benjamin Winans and Mary Jane (Sumner) Winans.
Merchant; U.S. Consul in Iquique, 1900-07; Valencia, 1907-09; Seville, 1909-14; Nuremberg, 1914-17; Cienfuegos, 1917-19; London, 1919-20; Prague, 1920-26; U.S. Consul General in Prague, 1927.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Emma Rosina Kempf. |
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Peter Wintermute (1806-1876) —
of Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Sussex
County, N.J., August
20, 1806.
Son of Peter Wintermute (1773-1837) and Sarah (Kiser) Wintermute
(1774-1852).
Republican. Merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1859.
German
ancestry.
Died in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 4,
1876 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1841
to Emeline Lain. |
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Luther Wright (b. 1799) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Cheshire
County, N.H., September
13, 1799.
Merchant; miller; banker; village
president of Oswego, New York, 1839, 1841; treasurer of several
railroad
companies; president of the Oswego Gas Light
company.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1828
to Lucinda Smith (died 1838); married 1840 to Miss L.
Bailey. |
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