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  George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known as George B. Agnew — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1868. Son of Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew. Republican. Stockbroker; director of mining companies and railroads; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900 (alternate), 1904 (alternate), 1908; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1903-06; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1907-10. Presbyterian. English, French Huguenot, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Union League; Sons of the Revolution. Died, of pneumonia, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 21, 1941 (age about 72 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1908 to Emily D. Gruban.
  Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known as Walter G. Andrews — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889. Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews. Republican. Athletic coach; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales manager; U.S. Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45, 42nd District 1945-49). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died, from a heart attack, in a hotel at Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., March 5, 1949 (age 59 years, 232 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Old Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Grandson of Walter Quintin Gresham.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  George Archinal (1900-1987) — of Glendale, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 18, 1900. Republican. Stockbroker; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1938, 1960; member of New York state assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44, Queens County 7th District 1945-47); candidate for borough president of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1961; Presidential Elector for New York, 1972; Presidential Elector for New York, 1972. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Elks; Moose. Died, from heart failure, in Glendale, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 12, 1987 (age 87 years, 24 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Dorothy Koelling (died 1983).
  Francis H. Aspinwall — Conservative. Business executive; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
  Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 11, 1897. Son of Joseph Clark Baldwin and Fanny (Taylor) Baldwin. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper reporter; business executive; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated (Republican), 1936; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated (American Labor), 1946. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1957 (age 60 years, 289 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Clark Baldwin and Fanny (Taylor) Baldwin; married, December 5, 1923, to Marthe Guillon-Verne (niece of Jules Verne (1828-1905; author)).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) — also known as R. Livingston Beeckman — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 15, 1866. Son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster) Beeckman. Republican. Stockbroker; member of Rhode Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912, 1916, 1924; Governor of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1922. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died, of apparently of a heart attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, Calif., January 21, 1935 (age 68 years, 281 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Descendant of Robert Livingston the Elder, Philip Livingston and Robert R. Livingston; son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret Atherton (Foster) Beeckman; married, October 8, 1902, to Eleanor Thomas (died 1920); married 1923 to Edna (Marston) Burke; uncle of Katherine Steward (who married of Hallett C. Johnson). See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Cornelius Newton Bliss, Jr. (1874-1949) — also known as Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 13, 1874. Son of Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) and Elizabeth Mary (Plummer) Bliss (1837-1923). Republican. Business executive; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916 (alternate), 1924, 1928; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1916. Member, Union League. Died, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 5, 1949 (age 74 years, 357 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) and Elizabeth Mary (Plummer) Bliss (1837-1923); married 1906 to Zaidee C. Cobb; father of Cornelius Newton Bliss (1910-1996; son-in-law of Gwendolyn Burden Dows and David Dows). See Bliss-Dows family of New York.
  David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall Street" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born, in a log cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo County, Maine, August 13, 1837. Son of David Boody and Lucretia Boody. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; resigned 1891; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893. Presbyterian. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Alice H. Treat.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Edson Browne (1933-2006) — also known as Harry Browne — of Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn. Born in Nassau County, N.Y., June 17, 1933. Son of Edson Bradford Browne and Cecil Margaret (Davis) Browne. Libertarian. Writer; investment advisor; candidate for President of the United States, 1996, 2000; radio show host, 2003. Agnostic. Died, of Lou Gehrig's disease, in Franklin, Williamson County, Tenn., March 1, 2006 (age 72 years, 257 days). Interment at Mt. Gur Cemetery, Kernersville, N.C.
  Relatives: Married 1985 to Pamela Lanier Wolfe.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Ellsworth Brewer Buck (1892-1970) — also known as Ellsworth B. Buck — of Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., July 3, 1892. Son of Orlando Jacob Buck and Lillian Louisa (Brewer) Buck. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; business executive; U.S. Representative from New York, 1944-49 (11th District 1944-45, 16th District 1945-49); shot and seriously wounded, by Charles Van Newkirk, at the Richmond Borough Hall, April 5, 1949; chair of Richmond County Republican Party, 1951-52; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, Delta Tau Delta; Elks; American Legion. Died in Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis., August 14, 1970 (age 78 years, 42 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Thunder Mountain Ranch Cemetery, Stephenson town, Marinette County, Wis.
  Relatives: Married, April 12, 1919, to Constance Tyler.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Carter Lane Burgess (1916-2002) — also known as Carter L. Burgess — of Roanoke, Va. Born in Roanoke, Va., December 31, 1916. Insurance agent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; while stationed in England, he delivered a message from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, then in North Africa, informing him of the plans to invade Normandy; business executive; chief executive officer of Trans World Airlines (TWA), 1956-57; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1968-69. Episcopalian. Died, following two strokes, at Pheasant Ridge Nursing Home, Roanoke, Va., August 18, 2002 (age 85 years, 230 days). Interment at Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
  John Cashmore (1895-1961) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 7, 1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the general manager of the New York Edison Company electric utility; furniture manufacturer; business executive; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated, 1923; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1952. Member, American Legion. Collapsed from a heart attack, in his car, and died soon after, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1961 (age 65 years, 334 days). Interment at Canarsie Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Edythe Hall Tenney.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Ellsworth Chamberlin (b. 1872) — also known as George E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 17, 1872. Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and M. Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin. Traveling salesman; piano manufacturing business; U.S. Vice Consul in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, 1927-29; Halifax, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone.
  William Astor Chanler (1867-1934) — also known as William A. Chanler — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Barrytown, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Paris, France. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., June 11, 1867. Son of John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler (1838-1875). Democrat. Explorer; author; member of New York state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1898; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1899-1901. Member, Tammany Hall. Injured in an automobile accident in France, 1915, and lost a lower leg. Died in Mentone (Menton), France, March 4, 1934 (age 66 years, 266 days). Interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Winthrop Chanler and Margaret Astor (Ward) Chanler (1838-1875); first cousin once removed of William Waldorf Astor; married 1903 to Minnie 'Beatrice' Ashley (actress, comedienne, sculptor); brother of Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler. See Huntington-Chanler family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Bird Sim Coler (1868-1941) — also known as Bird S. Coler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., October 9, 1868. Son of Cordelia Shipley (Sim) Coler (1827-1886) and William Nichols Coler. Democrat. Stockbroker; banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1904; candidate for Governor of New York, 1902; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1918. Died, in Caledonia Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 12, 1941 (age 72 years, 246 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, October 10, 1888, to Emily Moore.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1902
  Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) — of Galion, Crawford County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Parma, Monroe County, N.Y., October 18, 1846. Republican. Traveling salesman; wholesale grocer; coal dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
  Marion Constantine (1889-1987) — also known as Marion Hamilton — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Passaic, Passaic County, N.J.; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., May 29, 1889. Daughter of Robert A. Hamilton and Harriet (Beecher) Hamilton. Stenographer; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic County, 1947. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in February, 1987 (age 97 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Joseph H. Constantine.
  Walter M. Cook — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Socialist. Stenographer; candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1918; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  John J. Cooney (b. 1888) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 7, 1888. Democrat. Cable inspector; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1926-34; defeated, 1924. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Modern Woodmen of America. Burial location unknown.
  Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) — also known as F. Shepard Cornell — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Charlottesville, Va. Born in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., July 13, 1899. Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell (died 1929). Republican. Stockbroker; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers of water heaters. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Rotary. Died in September, 1985 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell (died 1929); married, February 28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18, 1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27, 1943, to Lucille Fraser.
  Vincent R. Corrou (b. 1899) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 29, 1899. Democrat. Sales manager; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1935-43; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1944; member of New York state senate 41st District, 1945-46. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  James J. Crawford (b. 1871) — of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 16, 1871. Democrat. Business executive; member of New York state senate, 1929-52 (11th District 1929-44, 8th District 1945-52). Member, Elks; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas F. Denney — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Salesman; member of New York state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Samuel Aaron De Witt (1891-1963) — also known as Samuel A. De Witt — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in 1891. Socialist. Machinery dealer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1920; expelled 1920; defeated, 1920 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1924 (Bronx County 7th District), 1926 (Bronx County 7th District), 1927 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1929 (Bronx County 3rd District), 1932 (Queens County 4th District), 1933 (Queens County 4th District); candidate for borough president of Bronx, New York, 1925; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1928 (22nd District), 1934 (2nd District), 1935 (2nd District). Expelled from the New York State Assembly over alleged disloyalty, along with the other four Socialist members, April 1, 1920. Died in 1963 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Archibald Douglas, Jr. (b. 1904) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 24, 1904. Republican. Stockbroker; member of New York state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1945-58. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John Joseph Eagan (1872-1956) — also known as John J. Eagan — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1872. Democrat. Stenographer; school teacher and principal; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1913-21, 1923-25; defeated, 1920. Died in Paramus, Bergen County, N.J., June 13, 1956 (age 84 years, 143 days). Interment at Rosendale Cemetery, Tillson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Susan Hasbrouck.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Frederick Heber Eaton (1863-1916) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Berwick, Columbia County, Pa., April 15, 1863. Republican. Business executive; Presidential Elector for New York, 1896. Died January 28, 1916 (age 52 years, 288 days). Entombed at Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
  Myer Einstein (b. 1863) — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1863. Democrat. Traveling salesman; mayor of Dunkirk, N.Y., 1908-09. Burial location unknown.
  John Charles Frémont (1813-1890) — also known as "The Pathfinder"; "The Champion of Freedom" — Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., January 21, 1813. Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor) Frémont. Republican. Explorer; Military Governor of California, 1847; arrested for mutiny, 1847; court-martialed; found guilty of mutiny, disobedience, and conduct prejudicial to order; penalty remitted by Pres. James K. Polk; U.S. Senator from California, 1850-51; candidate for President of the United States, 1856; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of Arizona Territory, 1878-81; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1888. Episcopalian. French ancestry. Died, of peritonitis, in a hotel room at New York, New York County, N.Y., July 13, 1890 (age 77 years, 173 days). Original interment at Trinity Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1891 at Rockland Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jean Charles Frémont and Ann Whiting (Pryor) Frémont; married, October 19, 1841, to Jessie Benton (daughter of Thomas Hart Benton).
  Cross-reference: Selah Hill
  Fremont County, Colo., Fremont County, Idaho, Fremont County, Iowa and Fremont County, Wyo. are named for him.
  Politician named for him: John F. Hill
  Campaign slogan (1856): "Free Soil, Free Men, Fremont."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by John C. Fremont: Memoirs of My Life and Times
  Books about John C. Fremont: Tom Chaffin, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire — David Roberts, A Newer World : Kit Carson, John C. Fremont and the Claiming of the American West — Andrew Rolle, John Charles Fremont: Character As Destiny
  James Geddes (1763-1838) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa., July 22, 1763. Salt manufacturer; justice of the peace; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1803-04, 1821-22; common pleas court judge in New York, 1809; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1813-15; canal engineer. Died in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga County, N.Y., August 19, 1838 (age 75 years, 28 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles S. Gold — of Long Beach, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Stockbroker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; mayor of Long Beach, N.Y., 1934-35; defeated (Independent Citizens), 1922. Burial location unknown.
  Felix J. Grucci, Jr. (b. 1951) — of New York. Born in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., November 25, 1951. Republican. Business executive; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 2001-03; defeated, 2002. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Stephen H. Hall (born c.1849) — of Preston, New London County, Conn. Born in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., about 1849. Democrat. Mechanic; member of Connecticut state senate 10th District, 1887-88. Burial location unknown.
  Carl Swift Hallauer (1894-1971) — also known as Carl S. Hallauer — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., January 5, 1894. Republican. Business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1932, 1936, 1940; Presidential Elector for New York, 1948. Died in 1971 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
  Ralph Halpern (1890-1975) — of Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1890. Republican. Traveling salesman; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1920-21; defeated, 1921, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1936 (alternate), 1940, 1948 (alternate), 1956 (alternate), 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1972; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1936, 1961. Jewish. Died in Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 5, 1975 (age 85 years, 277 days). Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Seymour Halpern; granduncle of Stephen Joshua Solarz. See Halpern-Solarz family of New York.
  John Ambrose Hastings (1900-1964) — also known as John A. Hastings — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 21, 1900. Democrat. Broker; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932. Died in a hospital at New York, New York County, N.Y., 1964 (age about 64 years). Burial location unknown.
  John L. Havens (born c.1875) — of East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., about 1875. Republican. Sales manager; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1925-28. Burial location unknown.
  Chester Arthur Heitman (b. 1880) — also known as Chester A. Heitman — of Spring Valley, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 12, 1880. Investment securities business; Republican candidate for New York state senate 24th District, 1924; mayor of Spring Valley, N.Y., 1930; defeated (Democratic), 1935; Democratic candidate for New York state assembly from Rockland County, 1934. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Presumably named for: Chester A. Arthur
  Relatives: Married 1908 to Mabel De Baun.
  Evelyn West Hughan (1871-1947) — also known as Evelyn W. Hughan — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March, 1871. Daughter of Samuel Hughan (1837-1896) and Margaret (West) Hughan (died 1921). Socialist. Stenographer; publishing executive; candidate for New York state senate 13th District, 1928; candidate for New York state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1933. Female. Scottish, English, and French ancestry. Died, in the Wood Nursing Home, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 12, 1947 (age 76 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Sister of Jessie Wallace Hughan.
  George Smith Hutchinson (b. 1853) — also known as George S. Hutchinson — of Huron, Beadle County, S.Dak. Born in Pike, Wyoming County, N.Y., December 5, 1853. Son of Dr. George Hutchinson. Republican. Traveling salesman; mayor of Huron, S.Dak.; banker; member of South Dakota state house of representatives 23rd District, 1903-04; member of South Dakota state senate 22nd District, 1905-06. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Thomas Kane — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Salesman; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Edward R. Keeler (born c.1869) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, about 1869. Son of Mary W. Keeler. Stationery store owner; Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1895, 1919, 1921; Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from New York, 1900 (4th District), 1908 (5th District); Prohibition candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920; Prohibition candidate for New York state senate 5th District, 1920, 1922. Burial location unknown.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr. (1888-1969) — also known as Joseph P. Kennedy; Joe Kennedy — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass.; Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 6, 1888. Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929). Supervisor of the shipyard at Quincy, Mass.; banker; stockbroker; owner and financier of movie studios in the 1920s; organized the merger that created Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in 1928; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1934-35; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1938-40. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of complications from a stroke, in Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Barnstable County, Mass., November 18, 1969 (age 81 years, 73 days). Interment at Holyhood Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Augusta (Hickey) Kennedy (1857-1923) and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1858-1929); married, October 7, 1914, to Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald (1890-1995; daughter of John Francis Fitzgerald); father of Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Eunice Mary Kennedy (1921-2009; who married Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr.), Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Robert Francis Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith and Edward Moore Kennedy; grandfather of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Joseph Patrick Kennedy II, Mark Kennedy Shriver and Patrick Joseph Kennedy (1967-). See Kennedy family of Massachusetts and New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Richard J. Whalen, The Founding Father : The Story of Joseph P. Kennedy, A Study in Power, Wealth, and Family Ambition
  Critical books about Joseph P. Kennedy: Ronald Kessler, The Sins of the Father : Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded — Ted Schwarz, Joseph P. Kennedy : The Mogul, the Mob, the Statesman, and the Making of an American Myth
  Michael J. Kernan (b. 1884) — also known as Mike Kernan — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., 1884. Democrat. Investment broker; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1923; defeated, 1923; member of New York state senate 36th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1926, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Francis Kernan.
  Robert Patterson Lamont (1867-1948) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., December 1, 1867. Son of Robert Lamont and Isabella (Patterson) Lamont. Business executive; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1929-32. Died February 20, 1948 (age 80 years, 81 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 24, 1894, to Helen Gertrude Trotter.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Thomas Vincent Learson (1912-1996) — also known as T. Vincent Learson — of Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 26, 1912. Son of Richard J. Learson and Katharine E. (Goode) Learson. Business executive; chief executive officer, IBM Corporation, from 1971; U.S. Ambassador to , 1975-77. Died in 1996 (age about 83 years). Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, November 4, 1939, to Gladys Murray.
  Arthur Levitt, Jr. (b. 1931) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., February 3, 1931. Son of Arthur Levitt and Dorothy (Wolff) Levitt. Democrat. Investment broker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 1993-2001. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married, June 12, 1955, to Marylin Blauner.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  William Kingsland Macy (1889-1961) — also known as W. Kingsland Macy — of Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 21, 1889. Son of George Henry Macy and Kate Louise (Carter) Macy. Republican. Business executive; banker; chair of Suffolk County Republican Party, 1926-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1944, 1948; New York Republican state chair, 1930-34; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1946; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1947-51; defeated, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Died in Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., July 15, 1961 (age 71 years, 236 days). Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, October 3, 1912, to Julia A. Dick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas B. Maloney (b. 1876) — of Great Neck Station, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 13, 1876. Democrat. Broker; member of New York state assembly from Nassau County, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) — also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the Sugar Trust" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., June 18, 1849. Democrat. Cooper; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889; member of New York state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1904. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years. Died, from intestinal degeneration, complicated by appendicitis and myocarditis, in St. Catherine's Hospital, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Patrick Henry
  Relatives: Married to Kate Hogan (died 1883).
  Eugene Isaac Meyer (1875-1959) — also known as Eugene Meyer — of Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., October 31, 1875. Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer. Republican. Stockbroker; banker; instrumental in the merger of five chemical companies to create Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928; Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 1930-33; bought the Washington Post newspaper in 1933, and was its publisher until 1946; president, World Bank, 1946. Jewish. Died, from heart disease and cancer, at George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., July 17, 1959 (age 83 years, 259 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Marc Eugene Meyer and Harriet (Newmark) Meyer; married 1910 to Agnes Elizabeth Ernst; father of Katherine Graham (1917-2001; publisher of the Washington Post).
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Thomas Channing Moore (b. 1872) — also known as T. Channing Moore — of Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., June 1, 1872. Son of T. W. C. Moore. Republican. Sales manager; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1920-26, 1929. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Loyal Legion; Phi Delta Theta; Union League; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Francis Elias Spinner; son of T. W. C. Moore; married 1907 to Bertha Douglas Stone.
  Georgette Mosbacher (b. 1947) — also known as Georgette Paulsin — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Highland, Lake County, Ind., January 16, 1947. Daughter of George Paulsin and Dorothy 'Dee' Paulsin. Republican. Cosmetics executive; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Daughter of George Paulsin and Dorothy 'Dee' Paulsin; married to Robert Muir (divorced 1977); married 1980 to George Barrie (divorced 1982); married, March 1, 1985, to Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr.. See Mosbacher family of Texas.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Thomas Lee Perkins (b. 1905) — also known as Thomas L. Perkins — of Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Newport News, Va., November 9, 1905. Son of William R. Perkins and Mary (Bell) Perkins. Republican. Stockbroker; lawyer; Presidential Elector for New York, 1952; director, Pennsylvania Railroad, American Cyanamid Co., Duke Power Co., and others. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Adolph F. Reinecke (b. 1866) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 1, 1866. Bookkeeper; salesman; agent for harvester company; U.S. Consular Agent in Omsk, 1908-14. Burial location unknown.
  Sidney Rich (b. 1883) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 26, 1883. Stenographer; U.S. Deputy Consul in Chemnitz, 1911. Burial location unknown.
  Allan Aloysius Ryan, Jr. (b. 1903) — also known as Allan A. Ryan, Jr. — of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 4, 1903. Son of Allan A. Ryan and Sarah (Tack) Ryan. Republican. Stockbroker; owner of mining interests; member of New York state senate 28th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Catholic. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandson of Thomas Fortune Ryan; son of Allan A. Ryan and Sarah (Tack) Ryan; married, February 6, 1929, to Janet Newbold (divorced 1936); married, January 19, 1937, to Eleanor Barry; married, August 5, 1941, to Priscilla St. George. See Nicoll-Ryan family of New York.
  Montgomery Schuyler, Jr. (1877-1955) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn., September 2, 1877. Son of Katherine Beeckman (Livingston) Schuyler (1842-1914) and Montgomery Schuyler (1843-1914). Author; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1904-06; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1913; Salvador, 1921-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; stockbroker; banker. Episcopalian. Died November 1, 1955 (age 78 years, 60 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Edith Lawver (1877-1964).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Richard Stockton (c.1857-1929) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1857. Son of John Potter Stockton. Democrat. Stockbroker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916; New Jersey Commissioner of Charities and Corrections. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1929 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); great-grandson of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); grandson of Robert Field Stockton; son of John Potter Stockton; married to Clemence Finch. See Stockton family of New Jersey.
  Howard Sutphin — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Broker; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Percivale Thompson (b. 1887) — also known as Thomas P. Thompson — Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., June 13, 1887. Traveling salesman; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Foochow, 1911-14. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick Ulrich — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Draftsman; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1913. Burial location unknown.
  James Thomas Walsh (b. 1947) — also known as James T. Walsh — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., June 19, 1947. Son of William Francis Walsh. Republican. Served in the Peace Corps; business executive; U.S. Representative from New York, 1989-2004 (27th District 1989-93, 25th District 1993-2004). Catholic. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Lewis Wilson (born c.1932) — of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born about 1932. Republican. Travel agent; insurance business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
  Henry Rogers Winthrop (1876-1958) — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 2, 1876. Son of Buchanan Winthrop and Sarah Helen (Townsend) Winthrop. Republican. Banker; stockbroker; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; director, Long Island Railroad. Episcopalian. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons. Died in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla., November 14, 1958 (age 82 years, 135 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 3, 1905, to Alice Woodward Babcock.
  Charles B. Yates (1939-2000) — of Edgewater Park, Burlington County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 27, 1939. Democrat. Business executive; banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1970, 1974; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 7th District, 1972-78; member of New Jersey state senate, 1978-82. Killed, along with his family, in the crash of a small plane he was piloting, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., October 6, 2000 (age 61 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.
  Philip Young (1910-1987) — of New York; Great Falls (unknown county), Va. Born in Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass., May 9, 1910. Son of Josephine Sheldon (Edmonds) Young (1870-1935) and Owen D. Young. Republican. Economist; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; business executive; dean of the Columbia University business school, 1948-53; chair, U.S. Civil Service Commission, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador to Netherlands, 1957-60. Died, from a heart attack, in Arlington Hospital, Arlington, Arlington County, Va., January 15, 1987 (age 76 years, 251 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Josephine Sheldon (Edmonds) Young (1870-1935) and Owen D. Young; married, August 15, 1931, to Faith Adams; married, February 14, 1964, to Esther Sarah (Whitney) Fairey; married, November 20, 1982, to Diana (Morgan) Laylin.

 

 


 
   
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