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Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) —
also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh
Acker —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1882.
Son of Oscar J. Acker and Sarah E. Acker.
Republican. Presidential Elector for Florida, 1928;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Actor
in two silent
movies, 1919-20.
Died in 1960
(age about
77 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Son of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1913-15; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) —
also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames —
of Falconer, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
28, 1865.
Son of Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames
(1841-1920).
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; hay
dealer; milling
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20; died
in office 1920.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Grange.
Died August
23, 1920 (age 54 years, 300
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Son of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson.
Building
contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks;
Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Koelling (died 1983). |
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert
Bacon.
Republican. Banker;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Son of Lucian Earl Baldwin and Sarah Emily (Tyler) Baldwin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Stanley J. Bauer (1913-1972) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 3,
1913.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-58 (54th District 1951-54, 56th District
1955-58); defeated, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1952,
1956
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Eagles;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in October, 1972
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Moose; Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 11,
1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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George Blakely (b. 1885) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
27, 1885.
Republican. Bricklayer;
plasterer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,
Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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George Blumberg (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 28,
1903.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Henry Bosch (1908-2005) —
also known as Albert H. Bosch —
of Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
30, 1908.
Son of Henry Bosch and Margaretha (Hamburger) Bosch.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1953-61; county judge
in New York, 1961-62; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1959.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Died in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
21, 2005 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Son of Willis W. Bradley and Sarah Anne (Johnson) Bradley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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Thomas H. Bussey (b. 1857) —
of Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
25, 1857.
Son of Esek Bussey.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mario Joseph Cariello (1907-1985) —
also known as Mario J. Cariello —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1936-41; resigned
1941; municipal judge in New York, 1941-63; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1963-68; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1964;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1969-77.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Order of
Ahepa; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer, in
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1985 (age 78 years, 198
days).
Entombed at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lee Pallante. |
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James H. Caulfield, Jr. (b. 1875) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
11, 1875.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1917-22; candidate
for New
York state senate 7th District, 1922.
Member, Elks;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cosmo A. Cilano (1893-1937) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 22,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1929-34.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in 1937
(age about
44 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Clancy —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1943-52; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Catholic.
Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Schiffmacher. |
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Peter J. Costigan (b. 1930) —
of Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 2nd District, 1966-74.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Victoria Dubenchek. |
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Harry B. Crowley (b. 1887) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1917-21;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Del Giorno (b. 1900) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Italy,
February
28, 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1945-51; resigned
1951; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1957-64.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ida Serra. |
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Thomas Charles Desmond (b. 1887) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Grange;
Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Carl Deutschmann (b. 1888) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; proprietor,
North Beach swimming pool; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1927-29; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, Moose; Eagles; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. Dietz (b. 1892) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 26,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Dimond (1881-1953) —
also known as Anthony J. Dimond; Tony
Dimond —
of Valdez, Valdez-Cordova
census area, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
30, 1881.
Son of John P. Dimond and Emily (Sullivan) Dimond.
Democrat. Prospector;
lawyer;
mayor
of Valdez, Alaska, 1920-22, 1925-32; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1923-26, 1929-32; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1933-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936,
1940;
district judge in Alaska, 1945-53; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 28,
1953 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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John Jay Dorman (c.1871-1953) —
also known as John J. Dorman —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1871.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate); chair of
Kings County Democratic Party, 1923-53; New York City Fire
Commissioner, 1926-33; vice-president, Commercial State Bank and
Trust Company.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 21,
1953 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) —
also known as James M. Fitzpatrick —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869.
Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 10,
1949 (age 79 years, 287
days).
Interment at St.
Raymond's Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) —
of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
19, 1913.
Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph
Halpern.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; advertising
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District
1945-54); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th
District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Moose; Knights
of Pythias; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died from complications of pneumonia,
at Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 83 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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John Francis Harter (1897-1947) —
also known as J. Francis Harter —
of Eggertsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose; Eagles.
Died December
20, 1947 (age 50 years, 110
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Albert Haskell, Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles;
Moose; American Bar
Association; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Son of Robert B. Haskell and Monrovia (Grayson) Haskell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Richard S. Heller (b. 1904) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 11,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952;
chair
of Chemung County Democratic Party, 1955; Judge of New York Court
of Claims, 1964.
Member, Sigma
Nu; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
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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George Kaminsky (born c.1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1935-36.
Jewish.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose; Elks; Eagles; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Son of John Foster Keeler (born 1854) and Mary Gazetta (Foster)
Keeler (born 1856).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor of
Norwalk, Conn., 1928-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward R. Koch (b. 1881) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1924; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-51; appointed 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Moose; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abram Bennett Macardell (1877-1958) —
also known as Abram B. Macardell —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., July 28,
1877.
Son of Cornelius Macardell (1836-1904) and Esther (Crawford)
Macardell (1838-1927).
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; mayor
of Middletown, N.Y., 1924-29; defeated, 1921.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Moose; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., January
10, 1958 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Cornelius Macardell (1836-1904) and Esther (Crawford) Macardell
(1838-1927); married, June 8,
1908, to Jennie F. Osterbanks (1880-1912); married, June 28,
1926, to Amelia Theresa Ackerman (1881-1953). |
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Thomas J. McDonald (b. 1883) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 21,
1883.
Son of John McDonald.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1918-27.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Royal
Arcanum; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) —
also known as Donald L. O'Toole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1902.
Son of Thomas J. O'Toole and Jane R. (Healy) O'Toole.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th
District 1945-53); defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., September
12, 1964 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Son of Charles H. Paddock and Helen R. Paddock.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor of
Saginaw, Mich., 1915-.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles W. Posthauer (b. 1871) —
of College Point, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1871.
Democrat. Builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1927-29.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Son of Michael Reilly and Margaret (Phelan) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Elks;
Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Son of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan.
Democrat. Engineer;
building
contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick D. Schmidt (b. 1932) —
of South Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 30,
1932.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1965-72, 1975-92 (Queens County 13th District
1965, 25th District 1966, 29th District 1967-72, 38th District
1975-92).
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Moose; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1992.
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Married to Julia Mary Casassa. |
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Francis Xavier Schwab (b. 1874) —
also known as Frank X. Schwab —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1874.
Son of Frank Schwab and Anna (Bauer) Schwab.
Republican. Mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1922-29.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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William R. Sears (born c.1930) —
of Woodgate, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born about 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-90 (129th District 1966, 115th District
1967-90).
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Married to Anne Miller. |
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Frederick J. Slater (b. 1885) —
also known as Fred J. Slater —
of Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Farm
Bureau; Elks;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Straus, Jr. (1889-1961) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 27,
1889.
Son of Nathan Straus and Lina (Gutherz) Straus.
Democrat. Partner, R. H. Macy & Co. department
store; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1940
(alternate), 1944;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1921-26; Chief, U.S. Housing
Authority, 1937-42.
Member, Elks;
Moose.
Died in 1961
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis M. Swasey (c.1859-1929) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, of apoplexy,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1929 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) —
also known as Anthony F. Tauriello —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1899.
Son of Sebastian Tauriello and Lucia (Tita) Tauriello.
Democrat. Lawyer; liquor store
owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950, 1952.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks;
Moose.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
21, 1983 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August 9,
1912.
Democrat. Mayor
of Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Moose; Elks; Rotary; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Alpha
Zeta.
Died July 6,
1993 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Frank E. Van Lare (b. 1900) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Gates town (part now in Rochester), Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1900.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-66 (51st District 1951-65, 58th District 1966).
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius J. Volker —
of Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1945-66 (Erie County 7th District 1945-65, 162nd
District 1966); defeated, 1966.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Moose; Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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John H. Westbrook (b. 1890) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 6,
1890.
Democrat. Sheet metal
worker; president,
Local 15, Sheet Metal Workers; delegate,
Central Federation of Labor, 1912; president,
Troy Building Trades Council, 1918; president,
New York State Council of Sheet Metal Workers, 1921-22; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie (1890-1978) and Wendell
Lewis Willkie.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose; Elks.
Died April 10,
1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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