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Joseph Ackroyd (1847-1915) —
of Whitestown, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
23, 1847.
Son of Abram Ackroyd (1809-1886) and Harriet (Robinson) Ackroyd
(1815-1889).
Grocer; undertaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1884;
postmaster; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1907-08.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., March 15,
1915 (age 67 years, 112
days).
Interment at Glenside
Cemetery, New York Mills, N.Y.
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Truman Heminway Aldrich (1848-1932) —
also known as Truman H. Aldrich —
of Selma, Dallas
County, Ala.; Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
17, 1848.
Son of William F. Aldrich.
Republican. Banker; mining engineer;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 9th District, 1896-97; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1904;
postmaster.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., April 28,
1932 (age 83 years, 194
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Birmingham, Ala.
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William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) —
also known as William F. Aldrich —
of Aldrich, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., March 11,
1853.
Son of William F. Aldrich and Louisa Maria (Klapp) Aldrich.
Republican. Civil
engineer; mining
business; manufacturer;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99,
1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1904.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
30, 1925 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Orson MacIntire Allaben (1808-1891) —
also known as Orson M. Allaben —
of Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., August 5,
1808.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly, 1840, 1870 (Delaware County 1840, Delaware County
2nd District 1870); postmaster; member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1864-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
27, 1891 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., 1780.
Blacksmith;
postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1811-12; Ontario
County Sheriff, 1815-19; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1819-21.
Died in the Gault House hotel,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
22, 1832 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Churchyard, Allens Hill, N.Y.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Son of George
Mortimer Beakes and Elizabeth (Bull) Beakes (1837-1918).
Democrat. Lawyer;
private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) —
also known as William C. Beardsley —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Stewarts Corners, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 27,
1816.
Son of John Beardsley (1783-1857) and Alice (Booth) Beardsley
(1786-1877).
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; banker; railroad
director; Presidential Elector for New York, 1852;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
25, 1900 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Son of Joel Bragg and Margaretha (Kohl) Bragg.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond du
Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1880,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) —
also known as C. W. Buckley —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
18, 1835.
Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker; insurance
business; mining
business; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge
in Alabama, 1874-78; postmaster; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Alabama, 1896,
1900.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
4, 1906 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Orlando Walter Burhyte (b. 1855) —
also known as Orlando W. Burhyte —
of Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., February
22, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
postmaster; Madison
County Coroner, 1891-99; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1907-09.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alanson Carley (1797-1879) —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., June 6,
1797.
Son of Ebenezer Carley.
Whig. Dry
goods merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1829; director, Syracuse and
Binghamton Railroad;
director, First National Bank of
Cortland; Cortland
County Sheriff, 1840; postmaster.
Universalist.
Died April 8,
1879 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clark Ezra Carr (1836-1919) —
also known as Clark E. Carr —
of Galesburg, Knox
County, Ill.
Born in Boston Corners, Erie
County, N.Y., May 20,
1836.
Son of Clark M. Carr and Delia Ann (Torrey) Carr.
Postmaster; U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1889-93.
Died in 1919
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Galesburg, Ill.
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Barnabas Case (1799-1880) —
of Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., November
19, 1799.
Son of William Pitt Case (1762-1826) and Anna Case.
Democrat. Farmer; distiller;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1851-52.
Died in Manchester, Washtenaw
County, Mich., March 2,
1880 (age 80 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Clarissa M. Squires (1803-1882). |
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Elisha Champlin (1798-1855) —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Greenfield, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 25,
1798.
Son of Joshua Champlin and Hannah (Howard) Champlin.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1838, 1840;
postmaster; member of Michigan
state senate, 1841, 1842 (2nd District 1841, 3rd District 1842).
Died February
20, 1855 (age 56 years, 240
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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Lot Clark (1788-1862) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Hillsdale, Columbia
County, N.Y., May 23,
1788.
Lawyer;
Chenango
County District Attorney, 1822-23, 1828-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1823-25;
postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County, 1846.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
18, 1862 (age 74 years, 209
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James S. Clarkson (1842-1918) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookville, Franklin
County, Ind., May 17,
1842.
Son of Elizabeth (Goudie) Clarkson and Coker
Fifield Clarkson.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; railroad
builder; Iowa
Republican state chair, 1869-71; postmaster; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896;
member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1880-96; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1891-92; First Assistant U.S.
Postmaster General, 1889-90; U.S. Surveyor of Customs,
1902-10.
Assisted more than 500 escaping slaves en route to Canada via the
"underground railroad," 1856-62.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 31,
1918 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment somewhere
in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Cornelius Van Santvoord Collins (1856-1926) —
also known as Cornelius V. Collins —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich, Washington
County, N.Y., June 20,
1856.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; Troy city police commissioner, 1888-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912;
Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1905-08; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1926
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster; miller; banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; Presidential
Elector for Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
The village of Dansville, Michigan is named for
him.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Son of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881).
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1900.
Dalrymple Elementary School, in Albion, Mich., was named for
him.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Dalrymple and Hannah (Douglas) Dalrymple (1804-1881);
married, November
27, 1866, to Jane Ellen Knickerbocker (1842-1891); married 1896 to Ann
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Son of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
U.S. Consul in Sheffield, 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Frank W. Davis (b. 1850) —
of Belvidere Corners, Belvidere, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Honeoye Falls, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Farmer;
postmaster; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Belvidere, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Willoughby Dayton (1846-1910) —
also known as Charles W. Dayton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1846.
Son of Abraham C. Dayton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1881;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-10; defeated, 1901;
died in office 1910.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1910 (age 64 years, 65
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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David B. Dennis (1817-1902) —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.; Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Farmington, Ontario
County, N.Y., June 12,
1817.
Banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County, 1848-50; mayor
of Coldwater, Mich., 1863-64, 1871-72; postmaster.
Died in Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich., April 11,
1902 (age 84 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Angelus Driscoll (1875-1955) —
also known as Daniel A. Driscoll —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 6,
1875.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1909-17 (35th District 1909-13,
42nd District 1913-17); postmaster.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 5,
1955 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y.
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Thomas D. Edwards (b. 1849) —
of Lead, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Floyd, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1849.
Newspaper
editor; postmaster; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Juarez, 1905-17; Cornwall, 1919-22.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Alger Fancher (b. 1833) —
also known as Isaac A. Fancher —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Florida, Montgomery
County, N.Y., September
30, 1833.
Son of Jacob Schuyler Fancher and Eunice (Alger) Fancher.
Republican. Lawyer; surveyor;
postmaster; railroad
promoter; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-66, 1871-72; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1873-74;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1875-76; law partner of Peter
F. Dodds, 1875-82; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878-80; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1899.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Felt (1833-1912) —
also known as Andrew J. Felt —
of Nashua, Chickasaw
County, Iowa; Seneca, Nemaha
County, Kan.
Born in East Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
27, 1833.
Son of Warren Torry Felt (1809-1872) and Cynthia Amelia (Stowell)
Felt (1812-1855).
Republican. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Iowa, 1868,
1872;
postmaster; banker;
Presidential Elector for Kansas, 1884;
Lieutenant
Governor of Kansas, 1889-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 27,
1912 (age 78 years, 183
days).
Interment at Seneca
City Cemetery, Seneca, Kan.
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William Henry Frederick Fiedler (1847-1919) —
also known as William H. F. Fiedler —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
25, 1847.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1878-79, 1882;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1880-82; defeated, 1904; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1883-85;
postmaster; real estate
business.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
1, 1919 (age 71 years, 129
days).
Entombed at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Ferris Forman (1808-1901) —
of Vandalia, Fayette
County, Ill.; Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.; Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
24, 1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Illinois, 1839-41; member of Illinois
state senate, 1845-46; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Mexican War; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1848;
went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; postmaster; secretary of
state of California, 1858-60; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 13th District, 1870;
Fayette
County State's Attorney.
Died in Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif., February
11, 1901 (age 92 years, 171
days).
Interment at San
Joaquin Catholic Cemetery, Stockton, Calif.
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Ransom Hooker Gillet (1800-1876) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
27, 1800.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1832,
1840;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1833-37.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
24, 1876 (age 76 years, 271
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April 29,
1812.
Democrat. Livery
business; hotelier;
farmer;
Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851;
postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal,
grain, and
lumber
dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; newspaper
publisher; postmaster.
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Arthur H. Gleason (1865-1935) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Sag Harbor, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1865.
Son of G. Havens Gleason and Susan (Vail) Gleason.
Democrat. Grocer;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1924.
Died, while suffering from acute angina
pectoris, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt., November
29, 1935 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Henry Glynn (1871-1924) —
also known as Martin H. Glynn —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Valatie, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
27, 1871.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; postmaster; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1899-1901; New York
state comptroller, 1907-08; defeated, 1908; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913; Governor of
New York, 1913-15; defeated, 1914; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916
(Temporary
Chair), 1924.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Owner and editor of Albany Times-Union newspaper.
First
Catholic governor of New York State.
Committed suicide,
in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
14, 1924 (age 53 years, 78
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Milo Goodrich (1814-1881) —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in East Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
3, 1814.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
postmaster; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1871-73.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 15,
1881 (age 67 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green
Hills Cemetery, Dryden, N.Y.
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Samuel Gordon (1802-1873) —
of Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Wattles Ferry (now Unadilla), Otsego
County, N.Y., April 28,
1802.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1834; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1841-43, 1845-47 (20th District
1841-43, 10th District 1845-47).
Died in Delhi, Delaware
County, N.Y., October
28, 1873 (age 71 years, 183
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Joseph Clifford Hendrix (1853-1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Fayette, Howard
County, Mo., May 25,
1853.
Democrat. Banker;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1893-95.
Member, American
Bankers Association.
Died in 1904
(age about
51 years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Henry Hill (1877-1972) —
also known as William H. Hill —
of Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Plains, Luzerne
County, Pa., March 23,
1877.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; village
president of Lestershire, New York, 1898-1901; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1915-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1919-21; chair of
Broome County Republican Party, 1940-45, 1955; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 24,
1972 (age 95 years, 123
days).
Interment at Riverhurst
Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March 12,
1864.
Son of Henry D. Hull and Isabel (Renwick) Hull.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901;
postmaster; president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Wolcott J. Humphrey (1817-1890) —
of Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, Hartford
County, Conn., 1817.
Postmaster; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1851-52; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1866-69.
Died in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., January
19, 1890 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1841
to Amanda B. Martindale (died 1873); married 1874 to Hannah
Mulholland. |
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Charles Kellogg (1773-1842) —
of Kelloggsville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., October
3, 1773.
Merchant;
miller; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1808-10, 1820-22;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1825-27.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 11,
1842 (age 68 years, 220
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Alfred J. Kennedy (b. 1877) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Whitestone, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitestone, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1877.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1911-13, 1923-26;
postmaster; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1920; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1927-30; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936.
Burial
location unknown.
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James E. Kennedy (b. 1870) —
of North Williston, Williston, Chittenden
County, Vt.; Essex, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1870.
Democrat. Farmer; railway
station agent; postmaster; member of Vermont
state senate, 1908; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Williston, 1910; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont 1st District, 1922; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1924;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 1926.
Catholic.
Burial
location unknown.
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Preston King (1806-1865) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., October
14, 1806.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1835-38;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1843-47, 1849-53;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee), 1860,
1864;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1857-63; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1864;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865; died in office 1865.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Tied bags of lead shot to his body, jumped
from the ferryboat Paterson, between New York and Hoboken, and
drowned
in the Lower Hudson
River, November
12, 1865 (age 59 years, 29
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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John N. Knapp (1826-1893) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
8, 1826.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1880;
New York
Republican state chair, 1889-91; postmaster.
Died December
9, 1893 (age 67 years, 31
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. Latour (b. 1871) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Harriettstown, Franklin
County, N.Y., November
6, 1871.
Son of Tuffield Latour.
Republican. Coal,
ice and feed
business; partner in a garage
at Malone, N.Y.; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1916-21; postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1930-34.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred D. Lowe (b. 1850) —
of Depauville, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
26, 1850.
Son of Isaac Lowe and Zilla (Atwood) Lowe.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; director, Depauville Telephone
Exchange; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clinton Dugald MacDougall (1839-1914) —
also known as Clinton D. MacDougall —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born near Glasgow, Scotland,
June
14, 1839.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (25th District 1873-75,
26th District 1875-77).
Died in Paris, France,
May
24, 1914 (age 74 years, 344
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Abijah Mann, Jr. (1793-1868) —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
24, 1793.
Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1828-30, 1838;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1833-37; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1855; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1856;
candidate for New York
state senate, 1857.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., September
6, 1868 (age 74 years, 348
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Jimmy McMillan —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war; letter
carrier; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005 (Rent Is Too Damn High), 2009 (Rent
Is Too High).
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas A. McWhinney (c.1863-1933) —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1863.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-23 (Nassau County 1915-17, Nassau County 1st
District 1918-23); indicted
in 1920 on charges
that he and others had tipped off
gamblers to planned police raids; tried and
found not guilty.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; United
Spanish War Veterans; Foresters;
Redmen.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1933 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lidie Wright. |
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Son of Elijah Miles.
Postmaster; St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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John Miller (1774-1862) —
of Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Amenia, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
10, 1774.
Physician;
Cortland
County Coroner, 1802; postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1816-17, 1819-20, 1846; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1825-27; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846.
Died in Truxton, Cortland
County, N.Y., March 31,
1862 (age 87 years, 141
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Truxton, N.Y.
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Edward Sloman Minor (1840-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Minor —
of Fish Creek, Door
County, Wis.; Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
13, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; hardware
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1878, 1880-81; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1883-85; superintendent of Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan Ship
Canal, 1884-91; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1895-1907 (8th District 1895-1903,
9th District 1903-07); postmaster.
Died in Sturgeon Bay, Door
County, Wis., July 26,
1924 (age 83 years, 226
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
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Michael S. Myers (1801-1884) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., April 15,
1801.
Lawyer;
Cayuga
County Clerk, 1829; village
president of Auburn, New York, 1835-36; postmaster.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1884
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathaniel Holmes Odell (1828-1904) —
also known as N. Holmes Odell —
of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenburgh, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
10, 1828.
Democrat. Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1860-61; banker; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1867-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1875-77; real estate
business; postmaster.
Died in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
30, 1904 (age 76 years, 20
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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William Sterling Ostrander (1858-1924) —
also known as William S. Ostrander —
of Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 28,
1858.
Son of William Proper Ostrander (1823-1908) and Isabel Corliss
(Winney) Ostrander (1828-1911).
Lawyer;
postmaster; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1915.
Died June 21,
1924 (age 65 years, 359
days).
Interment somewhere
in Schuylerville, N.Y.
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Walter Patterson (d. 1852) —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y.
Son of Catherine (Livingston) Patterson (1744-1832) and John
Patterson.
Farmer;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1821-23;
postmaster; Columbia
County Judge, 1828.
Died November
5, 1852.
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ruth Ethel Perrin (1878-1949) —
also known as Ruth E. Perrin; Ruth Ethel
Penny —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Good Ground (now Hampton Bays), Long Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., March 3,
1878.
Daughter of Alanson C. Penny and Fannie (Jackson) Penny.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
postmaster.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, in Potsdam Hospital,
Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., March 8,
1949 (age 71 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Henry Hamilton Pulver (1843-1936) —
also known as Henry H. Pulver —
of Laingsburg, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Livingston
County, N.Y., September
2, 1843.
Son of James Pulver.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1885-86; postmaster.
Died in 1936
(age about
92 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Pulver; married to Achsah Hardy; married 1872 to Rosalia
Feezler; father of Seth
Quarles Pulver. |
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George Oscar Rathbun (1803-1870) —
also known as George Rathbun —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Scipioville, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1803.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1843-47.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
5, 1870 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Heman J. Redfield (1788-1877) —
of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Suffield, Hartford
County, Conn., December
27, 1788.
Son of Peleg Redfield (1762-1852) and Mary (Judd) Redfield
(1765-1844).
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1821; postmaster; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1823-25; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1853-57.
Died in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 22,
1877 (age 88 years, 207
days).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Elmore P. Ross (1809-1879) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 18,
1809.
Democrat. Postmaster; banker; railroad
president; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1860.
Died May 19,
1879 (age 70 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Caroline Akin. |
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Albert Berger Rossdale (1878-1968) —
also known as Albert B. Rossdale —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1878.
Son of Herman Rossdale and Betty (Berger) Rossdale.
Republican. Postal worker; jeweler; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Jewish.
Died in Eastchester, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 17,
1968 (age 89 years, 177
days).
Interment at Maimonides
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Cyrus Baldwin Sammons (1825-1881) —
also known as Cyrus B. Sammons —
of Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Geddes (now part of Syracuse), Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
15, 1825.
Son of Johannis Sammons (1786-1845) and Abigail (Smith) Sammons
(1795-1864).
Merchant;
postmaster; village
president of Blue Island, Illinois, 1872-73.
Universalist.
Died in Blue Island, Cook
County, Ill., May 31,
1881 (age 55 years, 197
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry F. Snyder —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Albany, N.Y., 1909; postmaster.
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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John Henry Starin (1825-1909) —
also known as John H. Starin —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., August
27, 1825.
Son of Myndert Starin (1786-1845) and Rachel (Sammons) Starin
(1797-1855).
Republican. Druggist; banker;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1909 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville
Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
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Jacob Henry Stewart (1829-1884) —
also known as Jacob H. Stewart —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Clermont, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
15, 1829.
Republican. Physician;
Minnesota surgeon general, 1857-63; member of Minnesota
state senate 2nd District, 1859-60; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1864-65, 1868-69, 1872-75; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1877-79; Minnesota
surveyor general, 1879-82.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., August
25, 1884 (age 55 years, 223
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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John D. Stivers (c.1861-1935) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1910-12; member
of New
York state senate 25th District, 1913-18.
Died in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., February
23, 1935 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Laurens J. Storke (d. 1912) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Sennett, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888;
postmaster; telephone
business.
Died January
26, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Morey Stuart (b. 1883) —
also known as William M. Stuart —
of Canisteo, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cameron town, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 7,
1883.
Republican. School
teacher; postmaster; author;
member of New York
state assembly, 1937-52 (Steuben County 2nd District 1937-44,
Steuben County 1945-52).
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) —
also known as Enos T. Throop —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
21, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1815-16; circuit
judge in New York, 1823; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1829; Governor of
New York, 1829-33; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Two Sicilies, 1838-41.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
1, 1874 (age 90 years, 72
days).
Interment at St.
Peter and St. John Churchyard, Auburn, N.Y.
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George B. Throop (1793-1847) —
of New York.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1793.
Lawyer;
postmaster; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1828-31; banker.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., 1847
(age about
54 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Uri Tracy (1764-1838) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
8, 1764.
Democrat. Minister;
postmaster; Chenango
County Sheriff, 1798-1801; Chenango
County Clerk, 1801-15; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1805-07, 1809-13 (16th District
1805-07, 13th District 1809-13); county judge in New York, 1819-23.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 21,
1838 (age 74 years, 163
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Oxford, N.Y.
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Barent Van Buren (1776-1849) —
of Ghent, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born June 8,
1776.
Son of Peter Van Buren and Mother Van Buren.
Postmaster; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1818-19.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died January
22, 1849 (age 72 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Ghent, N.Y.
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Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824.
Son of Clara (Wakeman) Wakeman (1784-1850) and Jonathan Wakeman (died
1867).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57;
postmaster; organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y.
Died June 29,
1889 (age 65 years, 29
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber
and hardware
merchant; postmaster; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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Ethan A. Warden —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Village
president of Auburn, New York, 1846-47; postmaster.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Son of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908; postmaster.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Whitney Waterman (1826-1891) —
also known as Robert W. Waterman —
of Geneva, Kane
County, Ill.; Wilmington, Will
County, Ill.; California.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
15, 1826.
Son of John Dean Waterman (1785-1837) and Mary Graves (Waldo)
Waterman (1787-1843).
Postmaster; newspaper
publisher; involved in silver and gold mining;
president, San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway;
Lieutenant
Governor of California, 1887; Governor of
California, 1887-91.
Died in San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif., April 12,
1891 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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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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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Son of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1884
to Ida A. Stevens. |
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Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) —
also known as Heber E. Wheeler —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
24, 1859.
Son of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920).
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster; Ontario
County Treasurer, 1904-09; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
76 years).
Interment at East
Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler (1831-1901) and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler
(1833-1920); married, September
22, 1886, to Mary Adams (1863-1925); married to Theda M. Mead
(1861-1944). |
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Son of Reuben Wilder and Mary (Merritt) Wilder.
Millwright;
foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Monroe
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1860-62; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1861-72; postmaster; member of
Michigan
state constitutional commission 2nd District, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1877-83.
Presbyterian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
22, 1896 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Monroe, Mich.
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Isaac Wilson (1780-1848) —
of Genesee
County, N.Y.; Batavia, Kane
County, Ill.
Born in Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt., June 25,
1780.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1816-17; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1817-21; county judge in New York,
1821-23, 1830-36; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1823-24;
postmaster.
Died in Batavia, Kane
County, Ill., October
25, 1848 (age 68 years, 122
days).
Interment at East
Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, Ill.
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David Woodcock (1785-1835) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer;
postmaster; member of New York
state assembly, 1814-15, 1826 (Seneca County 1814-15, Tompkins
County 1826); president, Cayuga Steamboat
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1821-23, 1827-29 (20th District
1821-23, 25th District 1827-29).
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
18, 1835 (age about 50
years).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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