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Wilhelmina F. Adams (1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets; Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., June 25,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1957-64.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Effie Easton (b. 1869) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1924,
1928.
Female.
Member, Order of the Eastern Star.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Daniel E. F. Easton (1873-1963;
physician). |
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C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August 4,
1946.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-; candidate in primary for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; Order of the Eastern Star.
Still living as of 2008.
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Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) —
also known as Janet Hill —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1915.
Daughter of James
P. Hill and Florine Hill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1942-46; Chenango
County Attorney, 1944-45; first
woman county attorney in New York State; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1959-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
17, 1990 (age 75 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Fowler town, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., 1877.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District
1945-48).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star.
First
woman elected to the New York State Senate.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
25, 1950 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
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Joseph Reich (born c.1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1923-25; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Order of the Eastern Star; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William David Thomas (1880-1936) —
also known as William D. Thomas —
of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., March 22,
1880.
Son of David D. Thomas and Mary (McKenzie) Thomas.
Republican. Pharmacist;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26; chair of
Rensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-29; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1928,
1936
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died in
office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Son of William E. Walsh and Mary (Schneider) Walsh.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952;
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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