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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; married,
April
11, 1928, to Louise DePuy; father of Barbara
A. 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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Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (b. 1860) —
also known as Abraham L. Kellogg —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
county judge in New York, 1908-18; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1920-30.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Augustus Kellogg (1865-1929) —
also known as Joseph A. Kellogg —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., May 13,
1865.
Son of Rev. Charles Dor Kellogg and Mary Jane (Baucus) Kellogg;
married, November
29, 1893, to Emma Ada Cronkhite.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County 2nd District, 1891;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1904; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1911; appointed 1911;
defeated, 1911; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1912,
1924
(member, Platform
Committee); New York
Democratic state chair, 1918-19.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, of appendicitis,
in a hospital
at Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., September
8, 1929 (age 64 years, 118
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Sue W. Kelly (b. 1936) —
of Katonah, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Allen
County, Ohio, September
26, 1936.
Republican. School
teacher; staff for U.S. Rep. Hamilton
Fish; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1995-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jack French Kemp (1935-2009) —
also known as Jack Kemp —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 13,
1935.
Married, July 19,
1958, to Joanne Main; father of Jennifer Kemp (daughter-in-law of
Thomas
Coleman Andrews, Jr.).
Republican. Professional football
player, National and American Football Leagues, 1957-70; cofounder and
president,
American Football League Players Association; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1971-89 (39th District 1971-73,
38th District 1973-83, 31st District 1983-89); candidate for
Republican nomination for President, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1989-93; candidate
for Vice
President of the United States, 1996.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died, of cancer, in
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., May 2,
2009 (age 73 years, 293
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Charles Killough, Jr. (1906-1961) —
also known as Robert C. Killough, Jr. —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., November
8, 1906.
Son of Robert C. Killough (1880-1914) and Anna E. (Iverson) Killough
(1883-1941); married, April 3,
1937, to Margaret Agnes Casey (1908-1994).
Republican. Lawyer;
exempted from military service because childhood polio resulted in atrophy
of lower leg muscles and feet, though he learned to walk almost
normally using orthopedic shoes; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1930; Assistant
Commissioner for Professional Education, New York State Education
Department.
Presbyterian. Irish and
English
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of cancer, in
Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y., November
14, 1961 (age 55 years, 6
days).
Interment at St.
Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Dwight B. La Du (b. 1876) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Buren, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1876.
Son of J. Sears La Du and Julia L. (Warner) La Du.
Democrat. Engineer;
New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1923-24; defeated, 1918, 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Leeds (b. 1834) —
also known as Charles H. Leeds —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
9, 1834.
Son of Samuel Leeds and Mary Warren (Mellen) Leeds; married, December
21, 1865, to Sarah P. Lambert.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1894-95.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Lewis (b. 1875) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
18, 1875.
Married 1899
to Sophia A. Silver.
Democrat. Building
contractor; construction
superintendent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence Boyd Lindemer (b. 1921) —
also known as Lawrence B. Lindemer —
of Stockbridge, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1921.
Son of George F. Lindemer and Altamae (Reimers) Lindemer; married, December
31, 1940, to Rebecca Mead Gale.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1951-52; defeated in primary, 1952; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1957-61; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1957-61; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1960,
1964
(alternate); candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1966; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1969-75; defeated, 1968; appointed
1969; resigned 1975; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1975-76; appointed 1975; defeated,
1976; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1988.
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Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823) —
also known as Brockholst Livingston —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1757.
Great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder; nephew of Robert
Livingston, Peter
Van Brugh Livingston and Philip
Livingston; son of William
Livingston; first cousin by marriage of James
Duane and William
Duer; first cousin of Peter
R. Livingston, Walter
Livingston, Catherine Livingston (1743-1775; who married Nicholas
Bayard) and Susan Livingston (1759-1833; who married John
Kean); second cousin of Robert
R. Livingston and Edward
Livingston; brother of Sarah Livingston (who married John
Jay) and Susannah Livingston (who married John
Cleves Symmes); first cousin once removed of Henry
Walter Livingston and Edward
Philip Livingston.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1788-89, 1800-02; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1806-23.
Presbyterian.
Died March 18,
1823 (age 65 years, 113
days).
Original interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Philip Livingston (1716-1778) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
15, 1716.
Grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; nephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; brother of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston and William
Livingston; first cousin of Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); uncle by marriage (3) of James
Duane; uncle of Peter
R. Livingston, Walter
Livingston, Sarah Livingston (who married John
Jay), Susannah Livingston (who married John
Cleves Symmes), Susan Livingston (who married John
Kean), Catherine Livingston (who married Nicholas
Bayard) and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin once removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; uncle by marriage (1) of William
Duer; grandfather of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer
Westerlo and Edward
Philip Livingston; granduncle of Henry
Walter Livingston; ancestor of Robert
Livingston Beeckman.
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1769, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-78; died in office
1778; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-78; died in office 1778.
Presbyterian.
Died while attending the sixth session of the Continental
Congress in York, York
County, Pa., June 12,
1778 (age 62 years, 148
days).
Entombed at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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William Livingston (1723-1790) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
30, 1723.
Grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder; nephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; brother of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston and Philip
Livingston; first cousin of Robert
R. Livingston; uncle by marriage of James
Duane and William
Duer; uncle of Peter
R. Livingston, Catherine Livingston (1743-1775; who married Nicholas
Bayard) and Susan Livingston (1759-1833; who married John
Kean); father of Sarah Livingston (who married John
Jay), Susannah Livingston (who married John
Cleves Symmes) and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; granduncle of Henry
Walter Livingston and Edward
Philip Livingston.
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1759-61; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76; Governor of
New Jersey, 1776-90; died in office 1790; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787.
Presbyterian.
Died July 25,
1790 (age 66 years, 237
days).
Originally entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; re-entombed in 1846 at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Davenport Lockwood (b. 1877) —
also known as Charles D. Lockwood —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
11, 1877.
Son of Henry Lockwood and Helen (Davenport) Lockwood.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1920;
delegate
to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Sigma
Xi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen Timothy Lockwood (b. 1874) —
also known as Stephen T. Lockwood —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
7, 1874.
Son of Stephen Lockwood and Oriel A. (Wood) Lockwood; married 1899 to Sada F.
Daly.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1915-22; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sherman James Lowell (b. 1858) —
also known as Sherman J. Lowell —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lamberton, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 28,
1858.
Son of James Willoughby Lowell and Jane (Selleck) Lowell; married, November
27, 1889, to Martha Louisa Marsh.
Republican. Member, U.S.
Tariff Commission, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Richard Lunn (1873-1948) —
also known as George R. Lunn —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Lenox, Taylor
County, Iowa, June 23,
1873.
Son of Martin A. Lunn and Mattie (Bratton) Lunn; married, May 7,
1901, to Mabel Healy.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Presbyterian
minister; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1912-13, 1916-17, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1917-19; defeated
(Democratic), 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate); candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1923-24; defeated (Democratic), 1924.
Presbyterian. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died in Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego
County, Calif., November
27, 1948 (age 75 years, 157
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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Clayton Riley Lusk (b. 1872) —
also known as Clayton R. Lusk —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y., December
21, 1872.
Son of Samuel R. Lusk and Clara M. (Root) Lusk; married 1904 to Anna
Lee Mix.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1919-24.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Macdonald (b. 1867) —
of St. Regis Falls, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Nova
Scotia, September
13, 1867.
Son of Alexander Macdonald and Catherine (MacAulay) Macdonald;
married, June 15,
1900, to Edith O'Neil.
Republican. School
principal; banker; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1908; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1910-15; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
New York State Conservation Commissioner, from 1922.
Presbyterian. Member, Chi Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Warren Magee (1861-1927) —
also known as Walter W. Magee —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 23,
1861.
Son of Col. John Magee and Mariet (Patchin) Magee; married 1895 to Sarah
Genevieve Wood; brother of Edward
Murray Magee.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1915-27; died in
office 1927.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 27,
1927 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Carolyn Bosher Maloney (b. 1948) —
also known as Carolyn B. Maloney —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C., February
19, 1948.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1984
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1993-.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Walter Roe Mansfield (1911-1987) —
of New York; New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 1,
1911.
Son of Frederick
William Mansfield and Helena E. (Roe) Mansfield; married, January
17, 1947, to Gertrude Rient.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-71; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of a stroke, in
Christchurch, New
Zealand, January
7, 1987 (age 75 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Son of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin; married, June 18,
1874, to Lizzie Blanche Hildreth.
Lumber
business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March 26,
1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1916.
Married 1941
to Melva Bettinger.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Mitchell (1807-1865) —
of Kendallville, Noble
County, Ind.
Born in Root, Montgomery
County, N.Y., January
19, 1807.
Republican. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1842-43; candidate for Indiana
state senate, 1843; candidate for delegate to
Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1856;
U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1861-63; defeated,
1862.
Presbyterian.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., September
11, 1865 (age 58 years, 235
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Kendallville, Ind.
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Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) —
also known as Robert Mosbacher —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 11,
1927.
Son of Emil Mosbacher and Gertrude (Schwartz) Mosbacher; married to
Jane Pennybacker (died 1970); married 1973 to Sandra
Smith Gerry (divorced 1982); married, March 1,
1985, to Georgette
Mosbacher; married 2000 to Michele
'Mica' McCutchen; father of Robert
Mosbacher, Jr..
Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy
Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American
Petroleum
Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank;
director, New York Life
Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.
Jewish;
later Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Son of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy and Maud (Donaldson) Murphy; married, October
28, 1933, to Mary Eleanor Warren.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian. Member, Union
League.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Damon Newton (b. 1861) —
also known as Charles D. Newton —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Birdsall, Allegany
County, N.Y., May 25,
1861.
Son of Daniel Newton and Polly A. (Brundage) Newton; married, August
10, 1887, to Nellie E. Durfee.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1915-18; New York
state attorney general, 1919-22.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Herbert Norton (b. 1851) —
also known as Thomas H. Norton —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushford, Allegany
County, N.Y., June 30,
1851.
Son of Rev. Robert Norton and Julia Ann Granger (Horsford) Norton;
married, December
27, 1883, to Edith Eliza Ames.
Republican. Chemist;
newspaper
editor; university
professor; librarian;
U.S. Consul in Harput, 1900-05; Smyrna, 1905-06; Chemnitz, 1906-14.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American
Chemical Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Church Osborn (b. 1862) —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
31, 1862.
Son of William Henry Osborn and Virginia Reed (Sturges) Osborn;
married, June 3,
1886, to Alice H. Dodge.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1894;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1914-16; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916,
1920
(alternate); candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1918; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York,
1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Austin Otto (b. 1890) —
of Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
20, 1890.
Son of William E. Otto and Frances (Wallace) Otto; married to Alice
M. Rowe.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railway
yardmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer; coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1932-36.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Parsons (1869-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
28, 1869.
Son of John E. Parsons (c.1830-1915) and Mary D. (McIlvaine) Parsons;
married, September
1, 1900, to Elsie Worthington Clews.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Presbyterian or Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Union
League.
Lost control of a motor
bicycle, fell,
suffered a ruptured
kidney, and died as a result, (age 55 years, 323
days).in House of Mercy Hospital,
Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
16, 1925.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Lenox
Cemetery, Lenox, Mass.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Son of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27,
1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum.
Wholesale
grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian; later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew Paterson (c.1732-1817) —
of Fredericksburg, Dutchess County (now Patterson, Putnam
County), N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
about 1732.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1782-89, 1791-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1817
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Maple
Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y.
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William Paterson (1745-1806) —
of New Jersey.
Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
24, 1745.
Father of Cornelia Paterson (who married Stephen
Van Rensselaer).
Delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of
New Jersey, 1790-93; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at
Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George Walbridge Perkins (b. 1895) —
also known as George W. Perkins —
of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., May 2,
1895.
Son of George Walbridge Perkins (1862-1920) and Evelina (Ball)
Perkins.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1920;
executive secretary to U.S. Postmaster General Will H.
Hays, 1921-22; assistant
secretary of New York Republican Party, 1922; colonel in the U.S.
Army during World War II; assistant Secretary of State for European
Affairs, 1949-53.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Perry (1900-1972) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1937-42; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1945-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Alpha
Sigma Phi.
Died in 1972
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Louis Pfeiffer (1907-1985) —
also known as William L. Pfeiffer —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 29,
1907.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1949-51; New York
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate); treasurer of
New York Republican Party, 1963.
Presbyterian. Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., July 22,
1985 (age 78 years, 54
days).
Interment at Pineview
Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.
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Samuel Field Phillips (1824-1903) —
also known as Samuel F. Phillips —
of Chapel Hill, Orange
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1824.
Son of James Phillips (mathematician) and Judith (Vermeule) Phillips;
married, December
3, 1849, to Frances Lucas Stone (1831-1883); married 1889 to Sarah
Maury (died 1902).
Lawyer;
North
Carolina state auditor, 1862-64; resigned 1864; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1871; U.S. Solicitor General,
1872-85.
Presbyterian.
Represented Homer Plessy in Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
18, 1903 (age 79 years, 273
days).
Interment somewhere
in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) —
also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The
Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga
County" —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 15,
1833.
Son of William Platt (1791-1855) and Lesbia (Hinchman) Platt
(1791-1859); married, November
12, 1852, to Ellen Lucy Barstow (1833-1901); married, October
11, 1903, to Lillian (Thompson) Janeway (separated 1906).
Republican. Lumber
business; Tioga
County Clerk, 1859-61; banker;
director and president, Southern Central Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,
28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.
Presbyterian.
In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk
Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a
lawsuit for breach
of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit,
reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican
officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to
stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the
Senator with bigamy,
claiming that he had secretly
married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss
Wood was arrested and charged with perjury.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1910 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Jess J. Present (b. 1921) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 28,
1921.
Married to Elaine Coates.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; jeweler;
director, First National Bank of
Jamestown; chair of
Chautauqua County Republican Party, 1964-66; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-68 (164th District 1966, 150th District
1967-68).
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Grotto.
Still living as of 1968.
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Cornelius Amory Pugsley (1850-1936) —
also known as Cornelius A. Pugsley —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1850.
Son of Gilbert Taylor Pugsley and Julia Butler (Meeker) Pugsley;
married, April 7,
1886, to Emma C. Gregory; father of Chester
DeWitt Pugsley.
Democrat. Banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1901-03.
Presbyterian. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1936
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Raymond
Hill Cemetery, Carmel, N.Y.
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