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John Quincy Adams (1848-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
26, 1848.
Son of Harvey Adams and Nancy Dustin (Rowell) Adams.
Democrat. Real estate
business; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where Betsy
Ross is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.
Methodist. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1911 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William E. Adams (1922-1983) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in April, 1983
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) —
also known as William C. Adamson —
of Carrollton, Carroll
County, Ga.
Born in Bowdon, Carroll
County, Ga., August
13, 1854.
Son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson.
Democrat. Lawyer; city
judge in Georgia, 1885-89; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1892;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1929 (age 74 years, 143
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
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Myron Dale Albro (b. 1897) —
also known as Myron D. Albro —
of Lounsberry, Tioga
County, N.Y.; Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
2, 1897.
Son of Wells G. Albro and Nellie J. (Feint) Albro.
Republican. Dairy farmer; cattle
breeder; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1938-52; director, Nichols
National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1964.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1919
to Marguerite M. Shalter. |
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Howard N. Allen (1873-1953) —
of Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Pawling, Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
21, 1873.
Republican. Farmer;
trustee and first vice-president, Pawling Savings Bank;
director, National Bank of
Pawling; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1923-44.
Methodist. Member, Grange; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons.
Died in 1953
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ray Allen (b. 1860) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Pavilion, Genesee
County, N.Y., March 22,
1860.
Son of Daniel Allen and Laverna (Cheney) Allen.
Republican. Railway
passenger agent; ordained
minister; missionary;
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Seth S. Allen (b. 1864) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
20, 1864.
Son of Isaac C. Allen and Henrietta (Fuller) Allen.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dry
candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Della Parsons. |
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Howard Wilmert Ameli (1881-1959) —
also known as Howard W. Ameli —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
12, 1881.
Son of Alonzo Ameli and Jessie Isabel (Robinson) Ameli.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Abner
C. Surpless; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-34.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Legion; Sons
of Union Veterans; Military
Order of the World Wars; Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Died, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 29,
1959 (age 77 years, 290
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Bernerd Anderson (1910-1989) —
also known as Robert B. Anderson —
of Texas.
Born in Burleson, Johnson
County, Tex., June 4,
1910.
Son of Robert Lee Anderson and Elizabeth Haskew "Lizzie"
Anderson.
School
teacher; lawyer;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1932; Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1955; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1957-61.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Pleaded
guilty in 1987 to charges
of evading
taxes by illegally operating an offshore
bank; sentenced
to jail, house
arrest, and probation;
disbarred
in 1988.
Died, of complications from surgery on cancer
of the esophagus, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1989 (age 79 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert S. Andrews (b. 1876) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Candor, Tioga
County, N.Y., April 21,
1876.
Son of David W. Andrews and Thirza J. (Howard) Andrews.
Republican. Lawyer;
treasurer and general manager, Owego Light and
Power Co.; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harlan P. Andrews (b. 1837) —
of Cuyler town, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Fabius town, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
12, 1837.
Son of James Andrews (born 1796) and Esther (Clough) Andrews (born
1799).
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1885.
Baptist;
later Methodist. Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Andrews (born 1796) and Esther (Clough) Andrews (born 1799);
married, December
4, 1861, to Phoebe B. Brown; married to Marian
Bogardus. |
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John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) —
also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire
Strap-Hanger" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1841.
Son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus.
Republican. School
teacher; pharmaceutical
manufacturer; investor in real
estate, mining
claims, and the Standard Oil Company;
owned considerable stock in railroads
and utilities;
director, New York Life Insurance
Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical
Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical
Co.; director, National Fuel Gas
Co.; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1904; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman
Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's
wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Elihu Anthony (1818-1905) —
of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif.
Born in Greenfield, Saratoga
County, N.Y., November
30, 1818.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Methodist
minister; member of California
state assembly 6th District, 1880-81.
Methodist.
Came overland to California in 1847. First
postmaster of Santa Cruz; started the first
foundry there; built the first
wharf; founded the first
Protestant church.
Died in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., August
15, 1905 (age 86 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oddfellows
Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) —
also known as Harry H. Atwell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
14, 1877.
Son of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell.
Democrat. Engineer;
grading
contractor; university
professor; Washtenaw
County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1933-34.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
American
Arbitration Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara
K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to
Katherine Anna Schaeberle. |
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Barbara Jean Bachle (b. 1952) —
also known as Barbara J. Bachle —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., January
7, 1952.
Daughter of Joseph Fred Bachle and Miriam (Graybill) Bachle.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Methodist.
Still living as of 1973.
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Chester Thurlow Backus (b. 1880) —
also known as Chester T. Backus —
of Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y., March 24,
1880.
Son of Allen S. Backus and Ella (Folts) Backus.
Republican. Otsego
County Clerk; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1937-44.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Chi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Harris Baker (1832-1915) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Parma town, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.
Methodist.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Arthur J. Baldwin (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
26, 1868.
Son of Eben R. Baldwin and Caroline (West) Baldwin.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Methodist. Member, Delta
Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis Everett Baldwin (b. 1856) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Son of John J. Baldwin and Sally M. (Beardslee) Baldwin.
Lawyer;
manufacturer;
New York Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate for
Governor
of New York, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
President, National Total Abstinence League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Jacob Banfield (b. 1895) —
also known as T. Jacob Banfield —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Hicks, Chemung
County, N.Y., March 28,
1895.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1934; defeated, 1934; chair of
Chemung County Democratic Party, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) —
of Elmont, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 25,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.
Methodist. Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
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Horace Thomas Barnaby (1823-1917) —
also known as Horace T. Barnaby —
of Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 26,
1823.
Republican. Gratiot
County Clerk, 1861-62; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Gratiot County, 1869-72; bishop.
Methodist.
Died in Gaines Township, Kent
County, Mich., February
27, 1917 (age 93 years, 307
days).
Interment somewhere
in Gaines, Mich.
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Edward M. Bartholomew —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1978-85.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1985.
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March 31,
1865.
Son of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933, 1940; justice, New
York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willow
Brook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) —
also known as John D. Bennett —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1911.
Son of Earl Bennett (1878-1965) and Edna (Davison) Bennett
(1887-1982).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; member
of New
York state senate 2nd District, 1945-53; Nassau
County Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
1, 2005 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Leo Allen Bergholz (1857-1945) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
10, 1857.
Son of William Rudolph Otto Bergholz (c.1833-1901) and Mary (Lyon)
Bergholz (c.1837-1926).
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Chinkiang, 1883-87; U.S. Consul in Erzerum, 1896-1903; Three Rivers, 1903-04; Dawson, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1905; Beirut, 1905-06; Canton, 1906, 1919-21; Kingston, 1912; Winnipeg, 1913; Dresden, 1913-17; Seoul, 1918-19.
Methodist. German
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1945
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Son of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; Governor of
Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Frank Milton Bristol (1851-1932) —
also known as Frank M. Bristol —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Jeddo (unknown
county), N.Y., January
4, 1851.
Republican. Minister; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1884 ;
bishop.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Died in 1932
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General
contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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Herbert Brownell, Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Son of Herbert Brownell and Mary A. (Miller) Brownell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and President; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif.
Died of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March 21,
1848.
Son of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; Presidential Elector for
Minnesota, 1896.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman (died 1881); married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 27,
1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) —
of Martville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 27,
1892.
Republican. Farmer; hay
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Harvey Cain (1825-1887) —
also known as Richard H. Cain —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Greenbrier
County, Va. (now W.Va.), April 12,
1825.
Republican. Delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1868-72; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1873-75, 1877-79 (at-large
1873-75, 2nd District 1877-79).
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Bishop of African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880-87.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
18, 1887 (age 61 years, 281
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Pope Caldwell (1875-1940) —
also known as C. Pope Caldwell —
of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born near Bastrop, Bastrop
County, Tex., June 18,
1875.
Son of Charles G. Caldwell and Mary (Hill) Caldwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate in
primary for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1925.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Sunnyside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 31,
1940 (age 65 years, 43
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Emor L. Calkins (b. 1855) —
also known as Emor Luther Capron —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.; Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Springville, Erie
County, N.Y., 1855.
Daughter of Joseph Capron (1820-1900) and Mary (Frank) Capron
(c.1825-1899).
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; member of Michigan
Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1919.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Joseph Capron (1820-1900) and Mary (Frank) Capron
(c.1825-1899); fourth cousin once removed of Adin
Ballou Capron; married, December
28, 1876, to Earl H. Calkins (1853-1901). |
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Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) —
also known as Alburtis A. Carley —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
6, 1833.
Son of Alanson
Carley and Sally (Courtright) Carley.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; manufacturer
of barrel staves; director, First National Bank of
Cortland; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 19,
1815.
Son of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter.
Republican. Real estate
business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease (1812-1839); married 1840 to Mary L.
Ellis (died 1848); married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth (died 1910). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Howard Chase (b. 1879) —
also known as James H. Chase —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
20, 1879.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1939-46.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) —
also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St.
Hill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1924.
Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th
District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; National
Organization for Women; Urban
League; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., January
1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist. Member, League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1865.
Republican. Architect;
builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) —
also known as Hillary Diane Rodham; "Hill";
"Evergreen" —
of Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
26, 1947.
Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993) and Dorothy Emma
(Howell) Rodham (1919-2011).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008
(speaker);
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 2009-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993) and Dorothy Emma
(Howell) Rodham (1919-2011); married, October
11, 1975, to William
Jefferson Clinton; sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham; mother of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky). See Polk-Ashe
family of North Carolina. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — votes
in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books by Hillary Clinton: Living
History (2003) — An
Invitation To The White House : At Home With History
(2000) — It
Takes A Village |
| | | Books about Hillary Clinton: Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe, Hillary
Rodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — Gene
Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Gail
Sheehy, Hillary's
Choice — Michael Tomasky, Hillary's
Turn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate
Campaign — Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr., Hillary
Clinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich, The
Case For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and Eileen
McGann, Condi
vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — Jeff
Gerth & Don Van Natta, Jr., Her
Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Susan Morrison, ed., Thirty
Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women
Writers |
| | | Critical books about Hillary Clinton:
Barbara Olson, Hell
to Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham
Clinton — Peggy Noonan, The
Case Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr.,
Madame
Hillary : The Dark Road to the White House — Jack
Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Carl Limbacher, Hillary's
Scheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the White
House — Ed Klein, The
Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far
She'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris, Rewriting
History — David N. Bossie, Hillary:
The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton,
The
First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton |
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Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) —
also known as Silas W. Cole —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., August 2,
1797.
Son of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole.
Wagon
maker; mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.
Methodist.
Died in Scioto
County, Ohio, January
6, 1875 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas Cole and Dinah (Crawford) Cole; married, November
22, 1822, to Elizabeth Huston (died 1861); married, January
27, 1864, to Antoinette (Vincent) Squires; father of Joseph H.
Cole (Second Lieutenant, Union Army, killed at Battle of Chickamauga,
1863). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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David Leigh Colvin (1880-1959) —
also known as D. Leigh Colvin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in South Charleston, Clark
County, Ohio, January
28, 1880.
Son of David Taylor Colvin and Maria (Larkin) Colvin.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916 (Prohibition), 1932 (Law
Preservation); Prohibition candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917; Prohibition candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1920; Prohibition candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1922; Chairman of
Prohibition National Committee, 1926-32; Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, from uremia, in
Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
7, 1959 (age 79 years, 222
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Mamie White Colvin (1883-1955) —
also known as Mamie W. Colvin; Mamie White —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Westview, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, June 12,
1883.
Daughter of Rev. Levi White and Mary Belle (Hudelson) White.
Prohibition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1922; Dry candidate
for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Women's
Christian Temperance Union; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Died in Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., October
30, 1955 (age 72 years, 140
days).
Interment at Summit
Lawn Cemetery, Westfield, Ind.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) —
of Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Son of Harrison
W. Crosby.
Republican. Printer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; fire
chief; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward O. Davies (b. 1869) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgewater town, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
24, 1869.
Republican. Laundry
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1917-20, 1932-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Willets Davison (b. 1872) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 25,
1872.
Son of Robert A. Davison and Emeline (Sealey) Davison.
Republican. Lawyer; Queens
County District Attorney, 1899; vice-president, Central Trust Co.;
director, Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Co., New York Municipal Railways
Co., Third Avenue Railway
Co., Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Co., American Eagle Fire
Insurance Co.
Methodist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Albro De Groot (b. 1869) —
also known as William A. De Groot —
of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Son of Alexander De Groot and Jane (McCullough) De Groot.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1904, 1906-09 (Queens County 2nd District 1904,
1906, Queens County 4th District 1907-09); candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1904; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) —
also known as Luren D. Dickinson —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., April 15,
1859.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County
2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan
state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924,
1932, 1936; Governor of
Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1940.
Methodist. English
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights
of Pythias.
Died April 22,
1943 (age 84 years, 7
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
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D. Clinton Dominick III (b. 1918) —
of near Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., June 4,
1918.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1955-58; member
of New
York state senate, 1959-70 (33rd District 1959-65, 42nd District
1966, 37th District 1967-70).
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1970.
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Agnes C. L. Donohugh (b. 1876) —
also known as Agnes Crawford Leaycraft —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 25,
1876.
Daughter of John
Edgar Leaycraft.
Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 14,
1906, to Rev. Thomas Smith Donohugh (1875-1961). |
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Thomas Joseph Downey (b. 1949) —
also known as Thomas J. Downey —
of West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
28, 1949.
Son of Norma
Rita Morgillo Downey.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972,
1984,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1975-93; defeated,
1992.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Alpha Mu; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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George Edwin Ellis (b. 1864) —
also known as George E. Ellis;
"Deacon" —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Belleville, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
22, 1864.
Son of Caleb Ellis and Christina (Ellis) Ellis.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-06; mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1906-16; defeated, 1916, 1917; candidate
in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1914; candidate for Michigan
state senate 16th District, 1916.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Few (1748-1828) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Baltimore (unknown
county), Md., June 8,
1748.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of Georgia state legislature, 1777-79; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Georgia, 1780-85; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 1789-93; state court judge in Georgia,
1796-99; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1801-05.
Methodist.
Died in Fishkill-on-Hudson (now part of Beacon), Dutchess
County, N.Y., July 16,
1828 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Original interment at Reformed
Dutch Church Cemetery, Beacon, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Paul's Churchyard, Augusta, Ga.
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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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Floyd Harold Flake (b. 1945) —
also known as Floyd H. Flake —
of Rosedale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
30, 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984,
1988,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1987-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur Sherwood Flemming (1905-1996) —
also known as Arthur S. Flemming —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.; Eugene, Lane
County, Ore.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., June 12,
1905.
Republican. Member, U.S.
Civil Service Commission, 1939-48; president,
Ohio-Wesleyan University, 1948-53; U.S.
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1958-61; president,
University of Oregon, 1961-68; president,
Macalester College, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1994.
Died of acute renal
failure, at a retirement
home in Alexandria,
Va., September
7, 1996 (age 91 years, 87
days).
Interment at Montrepose
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) —
also known as Lyman J. Gage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., June 28,
1836.
Son of Eli A. Gage and Mary (Judson) Gage.
Republican. Bank
president; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1916.
Methodist. Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., January
26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Walter C. Gifford (b. 1829) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Busti town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 8,
1829.
Son of Gideon Gifford and Millicent (Cornell) Gifford.
Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1891-92.
Methodist. Member, Grange.
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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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Son of John H. Goodwin and Mary F. (Tolley) Goodwin.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) —
also known as Ulysses S. Grant; "Savior of the
Union"; "Lion of Vicksburg"; "The
Austerlitz of American Politics"; "Unconditional
Surrender Grant"; "The Galena Tanner";
"The Silent Soldier"; "The Silent
General" —
of Galena, Jo Daviess
County, Ill.
Born in Point Pleasant, Clermont
County, Ohio, April 27,
1822.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; President
of the United States, 1869-77; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1880.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. His portrait appears on the
U.S. $50
bill, and also appeared on $1
and $5 silver certificates in 1887-1927.
Died of throat
cancer, at Mt. McGregor, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 23,
1885 (age 63 years, 87
days).
Interment at General
Grant Memorial, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married, August
22, 1848, to Julia Boggs Dent; father of Frederick
Dent Grant and Ulysses
Simpson Grant, Jr.; grandfather of Nellie Grant (who married William
Pigott Cronan). See Grant
family of Connecticut. |
| | | Cross-reference: Horace
Porter — Ayres
Phillips Merrill — Robert
Martin Douglas |
| | | Grant counties in Ark., Kan., La., Minn., Neb., N.M., N.Dak., Okla., Ore., S.Dak., Wash. and W.Va. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Ulysses
G. Denman
— S. U.
G. Rhodes
— U.
S. Grant Leverett
|
| | | Personal motto: "When in doubt,
fight." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about Ulysses S. Grant: Jean
Edward Smith, Grant —
Frank J. Scaturro, President
Grant Reconsidered — William S. McFeely, Grant
: A Biography — William S. McFeely, Ulysses
S. Grant: An Album: Warrior, Husband, Traveler, Emancipator,
Writer — Brooks D. Simpson, Ulysses
S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865 — Brooks
D. Simpson, Let
Us Have Peace: Ulysses S. Grant and the Politics of War and
Reconstruction, 1861-1868 — James S. Brisbin, The
campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax (out of
print) — Josiah Bunting III, Ulysses
S. Grant — Michael Korda, Ulysses
S. Grant : The Unlikely Hero — Edward H. Bonekemper,
A
Victor, Not a Butcher: Ulysses S. Grant's Overlooked Military
Genius — Harry J. Maihafer, The
General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and
Charles Dana |
| | | Critical books about Ulysses S. Grant:
Nathan Miller, Star-Spangled
Men : America's Ten Worst Presidents |
| | | Fiction about Ulysses S. Grant: Newt
Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Grant
Comes East — Newt Gingrich & William R. Forstchen, Never
Call Retreat : Lee and Grant: The Final Victory |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March 29,
1884.
Son of John Harvey Gwinn and Edith (Harvey) Gwinn.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist or Christian
Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary;
United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper (1824-1896) —
also known as Philip J. A. Harper —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.
Born October
21, 1824.
Son of James
Harper.
Member of the firm Harper and Brothers, publishers;
village
president of Hempstead, New York.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart and
kidney
trouble, in Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y., March 6,
1896 (age 71 years, 137
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melchert Helmer (1802-1876) —
of Indiana.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., April 20,
1802.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1851-52; delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51.
Methodist.
Died June 13,
1876 (age 74 years, 54
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March 24,
1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) —
also known as Wilford B. Hoggatt —
of Alaska.
Born in Paoli, Orange
County, Ind., September
11, 1865.
Governor
of Alaska District, 1906-09.
Methodist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
26, 1938 (age 72 years, 168
days).
Interment somewhere
in Utica, N.Y.
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Marvin James Howard (b. 1879) —
also known as Marvin J. Howard —
of South Londonderry, Londonderry, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Bouckville, Madison
County, N.Y., January
23, 1879.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Londonderry, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Son of Ira
Barnes Hyde and Caroline E. (Mastick) Hyde.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1928;
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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Samuel G. Ives (b. 1812) —
of Livingston
County, Mich.; Chelsea, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Lansing, Tompkins
County, N.Y., December
21, 1812.
Son of Orrin Ives and Mary (Gibbs) Ives.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st
District, 1855-58; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1872;
banker.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orrin Ives and Mary (Gibbs) Ives; married to Louisa Hedden (died
1871) and Mary (Watson) Duncan. |
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Fred Vail Johnson (b. 1873) —
also known as Fred V. Johnson —
of Somerset, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 12,
1873.
Republican. Lumberman;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Somerset, 1904, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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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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Stallham W. LaDu (b. 1823) —
of Montcalm
County, Mich.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
28, 1823.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1881-84 (Montcalm County 1881-82,
Montcalm County 2nd District 1883-84).
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edgar Leaycraft (1849-1916) —
also known as J. Edgar Leaycraft —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1849.
Son of Anthony D. Leaycraft.
Republican. Real estate
business; New York State Tax Commissioner, 1899.
Methodist. Member, Union
League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1916 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry W. Lengyel (1920-1999) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 28,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
legislative counsel to State Senator Henry A.
Wise, 1955-58; chair of
Jefferson County Republican Party, 1958-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1960
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); Judge of New York Court of
Claims, 1963-64.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died August
26, 1999 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman Frederick Lent, Jr. (b. 1931) —
also known as Norman F. Lent —
of East Rockaway, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Oceanside, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 23,
1931.
Son of Norman Frederick Lent and Ellen (Bain) Lent.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
confidential law secretary to Justice Thomas
P. Farley, 1960-62; member of New York
state senate, 1963-70 (2nd District 1963-65, 6th District 1966,
7th District 1967-70); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-93 (5th District 1971-73, 4th
District 1973-93); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2009.
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Merton Elmer Lewis (b. 1861) —
also known as Merton E. Lewis —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
10, 1861.
Son of Charles Chadwick Lewis and Rhoda Ann (Willard) Lewis.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1897, 1899-1901;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1902-06; New York
state attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate in
primary for Governor of
New York, 1918.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Chadwick Lewis and Rhoda Ann (Willard) Lewis; married, January
2, 1886, to Adaline Louise Moody (died 1894); married, November
8, 1899, to Eva J. Gates. |
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Lincoln R. Long (b. 1861) —
of New Kingston, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hancock town, Delaware
County, N.Y., February
3, 1861.
Republican. Farmer; stonecutter;
school
principal; Methodist
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hollis Irving Loveland (b. 1880) —
also known as Hollis I. Loveland —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Wevertown, Warren
County, N.Y., October
7, 1880.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1941-47.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Evelyn J. Lynn (b. 1930) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
2, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 27th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1999.
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Ernest Lyon (1860-1938) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Belize City, Belize,
October
22, 1860.
Son of Emmanuel Lyon and Ann F. (Bending) Lyon.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1903-10; U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1903-10.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Freemasons.
Died in 1938
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie Wright. |
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Denise L. Majette (b. 1955) —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 18,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer;
state court judge in Georgia, 1993-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2003-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2004.
Female.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Caldwell Calhoun Mayo (1864-1914) —
also known as John C. C. Mayo —
of Paintsville, Johnson
County, Ky.
Born in Johnson
County, Ky., September
16, 1864.
Democrat. School
teacher; coal mining
baron; reputed to be the wealthiest man and largest landholder in
Kentucky; philanthropist; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1908,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Kentucky, 1912-14.
Methodist.
Died, from Bright's
disease and peritonitis,
in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 11,
1914 (age 49 years, 237
days).
Interment at Mayo
Cemetery, Paintsville, Ky.
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Charles P. McClelland (b. 1854) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
December
19, 1854.
Son of William McClelland and Nicholas (Paul) McClelland.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1885-86, 1891; member of New York
state senate, 1892-93, 1903 (12th District 1892-93, 22nd District
1903); resigned 1903; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1903-36.
Methodist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) —
of Barnsville, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Grant, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March 18,
1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state
legislature, 1866-67.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1912
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.
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William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500
bill from about 1928 until 1946.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception
in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Interment at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell) McKone
(1842-1907).
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist. Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives:
Grandnephew of Samuel
Bell; son of Franklin McKone (c.1836-1870) and Mary C. (Bell)
McKone (1842-1907); married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend (1869-1937). |
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1911 |
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hunter Meighan —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1951-59;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1960-64.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1964.
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Donald Jerome Mitchell (b. 1923) —
also known as Donald J. Mitchell —
of Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y., May 8,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; optometrist;
mayor
of Herkimer, N.Y., 1956-59; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-72 (Herkimer County 1965, 122nd District
1966, 112th District 1967-72); U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1973-83.
Methodist. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1998.
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Sherman Moreland (b. 1870) —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Etten town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
22, 1870.
Son of Chauncey Moreland and Elizabeth (Simpson) Moreland.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1903-07.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist. Member, Rotary; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Mosher (1822-1889) —
of Michigan.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
2, 1822.
Farmer;
miller;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County 1st
District, 1863-64, 1877-80; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1884; Prohibition
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1886.
Methodist.
Died May 14,
1889 (age 67 years, 132
days).
Interment at Mosherville
Cemetery, Mosherville, Mich.
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Robert Jan Mrazek (b. 1945) —
also known as Robert J. Mrazek —
of Centerport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., November
6, 1945.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1983-93.
Methodist. Czech
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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Janet Napolitano (b. 1957) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
29, 1957.
Daughter of Leonard Michael Napolitano and Jane Marie (Winer)
Napolitano.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1993-97; Arizona
state attorney general, 1999-2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Arizona, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Governor
of Arizona, 2003-09; U.S.
Secretary of Homeland Security, 2009-.
Female.
Methodist. Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Son of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband.
Republican. College
professor; furniture
business; newspaper
editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist. English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr. (1886-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
31, 1886.
Son of Richard Cunningham Patterson and Martha Belle (Neiswanger)
Patterson.
Democrat. Gold miner;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive
vice-president and director, National Broadcasting
Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;
chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power &
Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatamala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53.
Methodist. Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist. Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Erastus Munson Pierce (b. 1838) —
also known as E. M. Pierce —
of Mendon, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Beekmantown, Clinton
County, N.Y., August
21, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Mendon, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Pooley (b. 1854) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
17, 1854.
Son of William Pooley and Mary A. (Menary) Pooley.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for New York Central and Hudson River Railroad;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1911-22.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Humphrey Pounds (b. 1861) —
also known as Lewis H. Pounds —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Lorain
County, Ohio, 1861.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1912
(alternate), 1936,
1940;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1913-17; New York
state treasurer, 1925-26.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles G. Putney (b. 1866) —
of Sandusky, Sanilac
County, Mich.
Born in Lisbon, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
4, 1866.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1911-12.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894
to Jessie A. Moore (died 1904). |
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Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) —
also known as A. Philip Randolph —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Crescent City, Putnam
County, Fla., April 15,
1889.
Son of James William Randolph and Elizabeth (Robinson) Randolph.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1919;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1920; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1924; organizer,
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; vice-president,
AFL-CIO, 1957; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on September 14, 1964.
Died May 16,
1979 (age 90 years, 31
days).
Cremated.
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George Leffingwell Reed (b. 1885) —
also known as George L. Reed —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
4, 1885.
Son of George Edward Reed and Ella Frances (Leffingwell) Reed.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1929-32; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1933-36.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Kappa Sigma; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1911
to Helen R. Moorhead. |
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Otto A. Riegelman (c.1889-1958) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1889.
Socialist. Owner, O. A. Riegelman Glass Company; candidate for New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1932, 1934;
candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1935, 1937.
Methodist.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
7, 1958 (age about 69
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) —
also known as Win Paul Rockefeller —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
17, 1948.
Son of Winthrop
Rockefeller and Barbara (Sears) Rockefeller.
Republican. Rancher; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1994; Lieutenant
Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arkansas, 2004.
Methodist. Member, National Rifle
Association.
Died, from a blood
disorder and complications of pneumonia,
in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., July 16,
2006 (age 57 years, 302
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Walter Root (b. 1837) —
also known as William W. Root —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1837.
Son of Harvey Root (1810-1891) and Polly A. (Barnes) Root
(1816-1891).
Physician;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1884.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl G. Sherwood (b. 1855) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Son of George Sherwood and Mary Ann (Jeffords) Sherwood.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Nellie C. Fountain. |
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John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855) —
also known as John C. Spencer —
of New York.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
8, 1788.
Son of Ambrose
Spencer.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1819-21, 1831, 1833; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1820; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1825-28; secretary of
state of New York, 1839-42; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1841-43; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1843-44.
Methodist.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 18,
1855 (age 67 years, 130
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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Charles B. Sternberg (b. 1869) —
of Stannard, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Parishville, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., 1869.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Stannard, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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George H. Taylor, Jr. (1873-1958) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., 1873.
Son of George H. Taylor and Elizabeth (Newlin) Taylor (c.1852-1925).
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-43; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1940.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Injured in a fall at
home, and died two weeks later, in Lawrence Hospital,
Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
18, 1958 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey Washington Upson (1823-1896) —
of Indiana.
Born near Masonville, Delaware
County, N.Y., March 14,
1823.
Son of Andrew Bronson Upson (1793-1872) and Betsey (Barnes) Smith
Upson.
Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1865.
Methodist.
Died in Warsaw, Kosciusko
County, Ind., July 15,
1896 (age 73 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Vaughan (b. 1866) —
of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., 1866.
Democrat. Building
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1922-33.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Son of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April 30,
1953.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1935
to Beatrice Hasbrouck. |
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Levi J. Wagner (c.1818-1882) —
of Missouri.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., about 1818.
Member of Missouri state legislature; elected 1858, 1872; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 12th District, 1875.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Memphis, Scotland
County, Mo., September
4, 1882 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Memphis
Cemetery, Memphis, Mo.
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Clifton Weaver (1907-1997) —
also known as Robert C. Weaver —
of Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
29, 1907.
Son of Mortimer G. Weaver and Florence (Freeman) Weaver.
Economist;
received the Spingarn
Medal in 1962; U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1966-68; first
black cabinet member; president,
Baruch College, 1969; trustee, Mount Sinai Medical
Center.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
The H.U.D. Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. was named for
him in 2000.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1997 (age 89 years, 200
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Weygant (b. 1839) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., July 8,
1839.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Orange
County Sheriff, 1870; mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1878-80.
Methodist. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1868
to Charlotte Sackett. |
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Forman E. Whitcomb (b. 1866) —
of Union (now part of Endicott), Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Smithboro, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1866.
Republican. Shoemaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1918-32.
Methodist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Whitcomb (1795-1852) —
of Indiana.
Born near Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., December
1, 1795.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state senate, 1830-36; Governor of
Indiana, 1843-48; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1849-52; died in office 1852.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Poet James Whitcomb Riley is named for him.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1852 (age 56 years, 308
days).
Original interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery (which no longer exists), Indianapolis, Ind.;
reinterment in 1892 at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.; statue at Monument
Circle, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Henry V. Wilson —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Wolcott, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlton town, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, Wayne
County 1941-46).
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Gary H. Wood (b. 1854) —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
10, 1854.
Son of Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1906-10.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) —
of Indiana.
Born in Washington, Washington
County, Pa., April 17,
1810.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana
state senate, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of
Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S.
Senator from Indiana, 1862-63.
Methodist.
Died in Berlin, Germany,
May
11, 1867 (age 57 years, 24
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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