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Benjamin Wright Raymond (1801-1883) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
23, 1801.
Son of Benjamin Raymond (1774-1824) and Hannah (Wright) Raymond
(1779-1806); married, January
12, 1834, to Amelia Porter; third cousin twice removed of Frank
Lovell Raymond.
Whig. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1839-40, 1842-43.
Presbyterian.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 5,
1883 (age 81 years, 164
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Ogden Rogers Reid (b. 1925) —
of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 24,
1925.
Grandson of Whitelaw
Reid; son of Ogden Mills Reid (1882-1947; newspaper publisher)
and Helen (Rogers) Reid.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Israel, 1959-61; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-75 (26th District 1963-73,
24th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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James H. Robinson (born c.1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn., about 1907.
Liberal. Minister;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953.
Presbyterian. African
ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James R. Robinson (b. 1885) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 27,
1885.
Son of Rev. James R. Robinson; married to Elsie L. Williams.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1923-36.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Davison Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) —
also known as Jay Rockefeller —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1937.
First cousin six times removed of Henry
Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Simon
S. Rockefeller; great-grandson of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich; grandnephew of Richard
Steere Aldrich; son of John D. Rockefeller III (1906-1978) and
Blanchette Ferry (Hooker) Rockefeller (1909-1992); nephew of Nelson
Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop
Rockefeller; married, April 1,
1967, to Sharon
Percy (daughter of Charles
Harting Percy); third cousin of Elsie Rockefeller (who married William
Proxmire); brother-in-law of Mark
Dayton; cousin of Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-68;
secretary
of state of West Virginia, 1969-72; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1972
(alternate), 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Governor
of West Virginia, 1977-85; defeated, 1972; U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1985-.
Presbyterian. Member, Trilateral
Commission.
Still living as of 2010.
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Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (1875-1948) —
also known as Lewis K. Rockefeller —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
25, 1875.
First cousin four times removed of Henry
Rockefeller; first cousin thrice removed of Simon
S. Rockefeller; son of Spencer R. Rockefeller (1849-1925) and
Henrietta 'Nettie' (Kirby) Rockefeller (1853-1922); married to Clara
Bain (1877-1973).
Republican. Accountant;
Deputy New York State Tax Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New York
State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, 1921-33; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1937-40.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Canaan, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
18, 1948 (age 72 years, 298
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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William Pierce Rogers (1913-2001) —
also known as William P. Rogers —
Born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 23,
1913.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1957-61; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1969-73.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif.
Received the Medal
of Freedom in 1973.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., January
2, 2001 (age 87 years, 193
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Ogden J. Ross (b. 1893) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 6,
1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1933-36; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1938;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Married to Marie Helen Van Eps (1856-1912; daughter of John
E. Van Eps).
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Willis Hubbard Sargent (1896-1976) —
also known as Willis H. Sargent —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
11, 1896.
Son of Frank C. Sargent (died 1910; lawyer).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1925-33; member
of California
state assembly; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1940;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Died in Wellesley Island, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
22, 1976 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles H. Sherrill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1867.
Son of Charles Hitchcock Sherrill and Sarah Fulton (Wynkoop)
Sherrill; married, February
8, 1906, to Miss George Barker Gibbs.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Argentina, 1909-10; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1932-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Paris, France,
June
25, 1936 (age 69 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Delano Sibley (1861-1937) —
also known as Herbert D. Sibley —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Napoli, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
8, 1861.
Son of Judson Sibley and Ann Eliza (Miller) Sibley; married, June 16,
1884, to Margaret E. Campbell.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912.
Presbyterian.
Died August
30, 1937 (age 75 years, 265
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Grove Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Richard D. Simons (b. 1927) —
of New York.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 23,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1963-83; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1983-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1993.
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Henry Perkins Smith III (1911-1995) —
also known as Henry P. Smith III —
of North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., September
29, 1911.
Son of Henry Perkins Smith (1871-1939) and Ida Hale (Hubbell) Smith
(born 1874); married, April 3,
1937, to Helen Elliott Belding (1912-1996); brother of Katharine
Hale Smith (born 1899; daughter-in-law of James
P. Mackenzie).
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1961-63; Niagara
County Judge, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-75 (40th District 1965-73,
36th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian. Member, Rotary.
Died in Washington,
D.C., October
1, 1995 (age 84 years, 2
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Herbert L. Smith (b. 1867) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
23, 1867.
Son of Benjamin Smith and Emily (Hall) Smith; married to Adeline
Bennett.
Republican. Dairy supply
business; banker; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1905-06.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard G. Smith (1922-1999) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
2, 1922.
Married 1947
to Joyce Cummings.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1953-56; defeated
in primary, 1950; circuit
judge in Michigan 18th Circuit, 1957-64; appointed 1957;
resigned 1964; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1963.
Presbyterian. Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American
Legion.
Died December
4, 1999 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. Smith II (b. 1916) —
of Big Flats, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
25, 1916.
Republican. Farmer; restaurant
owner; member of New York
state senate, 1963-86 (49th District 1963-65, 56th District 1966,
51st District 1967-82, 52nd District 1983-86).
Presbyterian. Member, Farm
Bureau; Rotary.
Still living as of 1986.
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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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C. Tracey Stagg (1878-1939) —
of Cayuga Heights, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., December
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1935-39; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Acacia; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 14,
1939 (age 60 years, 210
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Stanberry (1803-1881) —
of Fairfield
County, Ohio; Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1803.
Whig. Ohio
state attorney general, 1846-51; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Franklin County,
1850-51; U.S.
Attorney General, 1866-68.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1881 (age 78 years, 126
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) —
also known as D. Mallory Stephens —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., December
17, 1893.
Grandson of Daniel
B. Mallory; son of Henry B. Stephens (Putnam County sheriff) and
Alice (Mallory) Stephens; married 1914 to Grace
Hine; father of Willis
H. Stephens; grandfather of Willis
H. Stephens, Jr..
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52; chair of
Putnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Presbyterian. Member, Grange.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1961 (age 67 years, 25
days).
Interment at Maple
Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y.
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Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) —
also known as J. Ross Stevenson —
of Sedalia, Pettis
County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland
County, Pa., March 1,
1866.
Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson;
married, May 16,
1899, to Florence Day.
Democrat. Pastor; college
professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ;
president,
Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Henry Lewis Stimson (1867-1950) —
also known as Henry L. Stimson —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
New York, 1910; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1911-13, 1940-45; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1929-33.
Presbyterian. Member, Skull and
Bones.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
20, 1950 (age 83 years, 29
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery, near Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Timothy Stone (b. 1868) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Baltimore,
Md.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Massachusetts, September
7, 1868.
Son of Timothy Dwight Porter Stone and Susan Margaret (Dickinson)
Stone; married, November
28, 1895, to Bessie Parsons.
Republican. Pastor; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1916.
Presbyterian. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Studdiford Stratton (1916-1990) —
also known as Samuel S. Stratton —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1950; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1956-58; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-89 (32nd District 1959-63,
35th District 1963-71, 29th District 1971-73, 28th District 1973-83,
23rd District 1983-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Presbyterian. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets; Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died, in a nursing
home, 1990
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Strong (1808-1895) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Somers, Tolland
County, Conn., May 6,
1808.
Cousin of Theron
Rudd Strong.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1847-51; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1857-68; resigned 1868; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-80; retired 1880.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
19, 1895 (age 87 years, 105
days).
Interment at Charles
Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.
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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.
Married, June 21,
1905, to Edna A. Almy.
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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William Sulzer (1863-1941) —
also known as "Plain Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 18,
1863.
Son of Thomas Sulzer and Lydia Sulzer; married, January
7, 1908, to Clara Rodelheim; brother of Charles
August Sulzer.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District
1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6th
District 1914); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1893; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903,
10th District 1903-09, 16th District 1909-11, 10th District 1911-12);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(speaker);
Governor
of New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914.
Presbyterian. German and
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Impeached
and removed from
office as governor, 1913.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
6, 1941 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Phillips Talbot (b. 1915) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., June 7,
1915.
Son of Kenneth Hammet Talbot and Gertrude (Phillips) Talbot; married,
August
18, 1943, to Mildred Aleen Fisher.
Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Greece, 1965-69.
Presbyterian. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 1991.
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Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833-1897) —
also known as Asa W. Tenney; "Magnetic
Tenney" —
of Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dalton, Coos
County, N.H., May 20,
1833.
Third cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Tenney; second cousin twice removed of Asa
Tenney; son of John Tenney (1792-1869) and Sophia (Wentworth)
Tenney (1795-1863); third cousin once removed of Abner
Bailey White Tenney and Horace
Addison Tenney; married to Maria Abbott; fourth cousin of William
Richards Castle; fourth cousin once removed of William
Richards Castle, Jr..
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1877-85; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1897.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1897 (age 64 years, 204
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Warren Thomas Thayer (1869-1956) —
also known as Warren T. Thayer —
of Chateaugay, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Burke, Franklin
County, N.Y., July 12,
1869.
Son of Alfred Thayer (1836-1910) and Hulda (Hall) Thayer (1837-1910);
married to Haseltine Miller (1868-1951).
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1916-20; member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1921-34.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died, in Alice Hyde Hospital,
Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., March 2,
1956 (age 86 years, 234
days).
Interment at East
Side Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y.
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Norman Mattoon Thomas (1884-1968) —
also known as Norman Thomas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, November
20, 1884.
Married 1910
to Frances Violet Stewart.
Socialist. Ordained
minister; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1924, 1938; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1925 (Socialist), 1929; candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; candidate for President
of the United States, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1930; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937.
Presbyterian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; League
for Industrial Democracy.
Died December
19, 1968 (age 84 years, 29
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Smith Thompson (1768-1843) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., January
17, 1768.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1800-01; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; state court
judge in New York, 1802-14; U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1819-23; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1823-43; died in office 1843; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1828.
Presbyterian.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
18, 1843 (age 75 years, 335
days).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 21,
1774.
Son of Jonathan Griffin Tompkins (1733-1823) and Sarah Ann (Hyatt)
Tompkins (1740-1810); brother of Caleb
Tompkins; married, February
20, 1798, to Hannah Minthorne (1781-1829); grandfather of Hannah
Minthorne Tompkins (who married Theodore
Chardavoyne Vermilye).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1805; Governor of
New York, 1807-17; Vice
President of the United States, 1817-25; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Presbyterian or Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., June 11,
1825 (age 50 years, 355
days).
Entombed at St.
Mark's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Gardner Towne (1795-1879) —
of Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1795.
Son of Francis Towne and Relief Towne; married 1826 to Dorcas
Eames (1801-1887).
Farmer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1856-57.
Congregationalist;
later Presbyterian.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 20,
1879 (age about 83
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian or Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Charles Edward Treman (b. 1868) —
also known as Charles E. Treman —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
11, 1868.
Son of Elias Treman and Elizabeth (Lovejoy) Treman; married, December
5, 1900, to Mary A. Bott.
Democrat. Merchant;
banker;
New York State Superintendent of Public Works, 1911-13; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson C. Van Duzer (b. 1894) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Orange
County, N.Y., 1894.
Married to Gladys Wisner.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant;
farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1943-64.
Presbyterian. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Henry Vestal (1875-1932) —
also known as Albert H. Vestal —
of Anderson, Madison
County, Ind.
Born in Frankton, Madison
County, Ind., January
18, 1875.
Son of William H. Vestal and Mary E. (Jackson) Vestal; married to Maude
Vestal.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 8th District, 1917-32; died in office
1932.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 1,
1932 (age 57 years, 74
days).
Interment at East
Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Ind.
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Thomas Waaland (b. 1911) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Stavanger, Norway,
May
22, 1911.
Son of Thomas Waaland and Anna Marie (Simonsen) Waaland; married, April 30,
1938, to Jean McKinley.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; glass
manufacturing executive; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1956.
Presbyterian. Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Wadsworth II (1893-1958) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 3,
1893.
Son of Henry Cowles Wadsworth and Mabel (Miller) Wadsworth; married,
May
21, 1921, to Dorothy Maynard Lasell (died 1928); married, May 1,
1936, to Norma Mack (died 1946; daughter of Norman
Edward Mack and Harriet
Taggart Mack).
University
professor; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nantes, 1917-19; Constantinople, 1919-20; Sofia, 1920; Alexandria, 1920-21; U.S. Consul in Cairo, 1922-24, 1928-31; U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, 1935; Jerusalem, 1936-40; Damascus, 1942-44; Beirut, 1942-44; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Syria, 1942-44; Lebanon, 1942-44; U.S. Minister to Lebanon, 1944-47; Syria, 1944-47; Iraq, 1946-48; Yemen, 1953-57; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1948-52; Czechoslovakia, 1952-53; Saudi Arabia, 1953-58.
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi.
Died, of cancer, March 5,
1958 (age 64 years, 336
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Son of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1900; member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ebenezer William Walbridge (1779-1856) —
also known as Ebenezer W. Walbridge —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
28, 1779.
Son of Elizabeth (Stebbins) Walbridge (1736-1822) and Ebenezer
Walbridge (1738-1819); married, January
12, 1805, to Sally Morgan (1787-1824); married, September
25, 1825, to Martha (Russell) Woodward (1789-1874); first cousin
of Henry
Sanford Walbridge; second cousin once removed of David
Safford Walbridge; granduncle of Hiram
Walbridge; second cousin twice removed of John
Hill Walbridge and Henry
E. Walbridge; second cousin thrice removed of Cyrus
Packard Walbridge; second cousin five times removed of Herbert
Edwin Walbridge; second cousin four times removed of Clair
Hiram Walbridge.
Lawyer;
banker;
paper
mill business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1816-17, 1819-20.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March 23,
1856 (age 76 years, 147
days).
Interment at Troy
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) —
also known as Frederic C. Walcott —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Manufacturer;
banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Died in 1949
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Norfolk, Conn.
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Henry Agard Wallace (1888-1965) —
also known as Henry A. Wallace —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa; South Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Orient, Adair
County, Iowa, October
7, 1888.
Son of May (Brodhead) Wallace and Henry
Cantwell Wallace; married, May 20,
1914, to Ilo Browne.
U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1933-40; Vice
President of the United States, 1941-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Iowa, 1940,
1944;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1945-46; Progressive candidate for President
of the United States, 1948.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn., November
18, 1965 (age 77 years, 42
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Married 1917
to Gertrude Hamilton.
Republican. Engineer;
miller;
director of First National Bank of
Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tom Warner (b. 1948) —
of Florida.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
6, 1948.
Married to Martha
C. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 82nd District, 1993-.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1999.
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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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Alexander Hamilton Waterman (1825-1856) —
also known as Alexander H. Waterman —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
6, 1825.
Second cousin thrice removed of David
Waterman and Luther
Waterman; third cousin twice removed of Elisha
Waterman and Thomas
Glasby Waterman; son of George Washington Waterman (1802-1880)
and Catherine (Van Slyke) Waterman (1807-1885); third cousin once
removed of William
Harrison Waterman; married, September
11, 1850, to Jeannette Frisbee Ingham (1828-1903); first cousin
of Robert
Whitney Waterman; fourth cousin once removed of Sterry
Robinson Waterman.
Lawyer;
U.S. Consul in Curacao, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
8, 1856 (age 30 years, 337
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Almon Wheeler (1819-1887) —
also known as William A. Wheeler —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., June 30,
1819.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1850-51; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1861-63, 1869-77 (16th District
1861-63, 17th District 1869-73, 18th District 1873-75, 19th District
1875-77); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; Vice
President of the United States, 1877-81.
Presbyterian.
Died in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., June 4,
1887 (age 67 years, 339
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Christine Todd Whitman (b. 1946) —
also known as Christie Whitman; Christine Temple
Todd —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
26, 1946.
Granddaughter of John
Reynard Todd, Reeve
Schley and Kate
Prentice Schley; daughter of Webster
Bray Todd and Eleanor
Schley Todd; married, April 20,
1974, to John R. Whitman (grandson of Charles
Seymour Whitman).
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1990; Governor of
New Jersey, 1994-2001; resigned 2001; Administrator, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2001-03; lobbyist.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Daniel E. Whitmore (b. 1825) —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
6, 1825.
Son of Luther Whitmore (1792-1869) and Elsie (Perkins) Whitmore;
married, July 9,
1850, to Lydia M. Shattuck; brother of George
B. Whitmore; father of Daniel
Webster Whitmore.
School commissioner; wholesale produce
dealer; fire
insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1875.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
limb in an accident at age 10.
Burial
location unknown.
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Orin S. Wilcox (b. 1898) —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Alexandria town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
22, 1898.
Married, August
15, 1922, to Gladys Jane Eggleston.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1945-65.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Williamson (1735-1819) —
of Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C.
Born in West Nottingham, Chester
County, Pa., December
5, 1735.
Son of John Williamson, Sr. and Mary (Davison) Williamson; married 1789 to Maria
Apthorpe; granduncle of Joseph
Pomeroy; great-granduncle of John
Means Pomeroy and William
Culbertson Pomeroy; second great-granduncle of Albert
Nevin Pomeroy.
Preacher;
university
professor; physician;
member of North Carolina state legislature, 1782; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1782; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina at-large, 1789-93.
Presbyterian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 22,
1819 (age 83 years, 168
days).
Entombed at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian; later Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin Willits (1830-1896) —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Otto, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 24,
1830.
Married to Jane Ingersoll.
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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William Hartman Woodin (1868-1934) —
also known as William H. Woodin; Will
Woodin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., May 27,
1868.
Son of Clement Woodin.
President, American Car and Foundry Company, manufacturer of railroad
freight cars; music
composer; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1933.
Presbyterian. Member, Lions; Union
League.
Died, from a throat
infection and nephritis,
in the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1934 (age 65 years, 341
days).
Entombed at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Pa.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian. Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850.
Republican. Manufacturer of axles;
owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97.
Presbyterian. German
ancestry.
Died June 27,
1917 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank L. Young (1860-1930) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Byron, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
31, 1860.
Son of Levi W. Young and Margaret (Lane) Young; married to Mary
Yawger and Mary Lockwood; married 1916 to Mary E.
Cummings.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1909-12;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1923-30; died in office
1930.
Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from acute
indigestion, in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 21,
1930 (age 69 years, 202
days).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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William Young (b. 1870) —
of Williamsport, Lycoming
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Topeka, Shawnee
County, Kan., April 23,
1870.
Son of John M. Young and Caroline (Van Patten) Young.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Lycoming County Republican Party, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly, 1905-07 (New York County 21st District 1905-06,
New York County 17th District 1907).
Presbyterian. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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