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John Quincy Adams (1848-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
26, 1848.
Son of Harvey Adams and Nancy Dustin (Rowell) Adams.
Democrat. Real estate business; raised money to save "The Old
Flag House", where Betsy Ross is reputed to have sewed the first
American flag; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1911 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Augustus F. Allen (1873-1958) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
7, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1907-10.
Died August
22, 1958 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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DeHart H. Ames (b. 1872) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
30, 1872.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1921-24; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) —
also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire
Strap-Hanger" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1841.
Son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus.
Republican. School
teacher; pharmaceutical
manufacturer; investor in real estate, mining
claims, and the Standard Oil Company;
owned considerable stock in railroads
and utilities;
director, New York Life Insurance
Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical
Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical
Co.; director, National Fuel Gas
Co.; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1904; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13.
Methodist.
Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman
Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's
wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) —
also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1874.
Son of Carl F. Auf der Heide and Louise Auf der Heide.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; director of several banks;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908-11; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33,
14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1928,
1932;
president, Elizabeth Brewing Co.
Died in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., March 29,
1945 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hoboken
Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Steven Beckwith Ayres (1861-1929) —
also known as Steven B. Ayres —
of New York.
Born in Fort Dodge, Webster
County, Iowa, October
27, 1861.
Son of Stephen Ayres and Artemisia (Dunlap) Ayres.
Real estate business; advertising
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1911-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, in Park West Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1929 (age 67 years, 217
days).
Interment at Clearwater
Cemetery, Clearwater, Fla.
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Jo Webb Baer (b. 1936) —
also known as Jo W. Baer —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.; South Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Sterling, Choctaw
County, Ala., February
28, 1936.
Democrat. Real estate broker; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1972,
1976;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975-80.
Female.
Still living as of 1993.
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Frank John Becker (1899-1981) —
also known as Frank J. Becker —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Son of Maximilian Becker and Eva (Sperling) Becker.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1945-52; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (3rd District 1953-63, 5th
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1981 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Alfred D. Bell —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Webster Bell (1857-1927) —
of Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., June 11,
1857.
Son of Matthew Bell and Elizabeth Emma Bell.
Progressive. Fruit
farmer; real estate business; Los
Angeles County Clerk, 1899-1903; member of California
state senate, 1907-12; U.S.
Representative from California 9th District, 1913-15.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 19,
1927 (age 69 years, 312
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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J. Harvey Bell (d. 1921) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Son of James C.
Bell and Harriet (Thomas) Bell.
Democrat. Real estate broker; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1886-90.
Died in 1921.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Philip E. Thomas (first president of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad); son of James C.
Bell and Harriet (Thomas) Bell; married to Elizabeth Cock
(c.1859-1937); father of Harriet T. Bell (daughter-in-law of Norton
Prentiss Otis). See Otis
family of New York. |
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Albert Charles Benninger (1884-1937) —
also known as Albert C. Benninger —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New Germany, Nova
Scotia, August
27, 1884.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1913; Park
Commissioner for the borough of Queens, 1918-28; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1924
(alternate), 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-37.
Died in Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 18,
1937 (age 52 years, 203
days).
Interment somewhere
in New Germany, Nova Scotia.
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Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) —
also known as Archibald M. Bliss —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
25, 1838.
Son of Neziah Bliss and Mary Ann (Meserole) Bliss.
Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864,
1868;
Republican candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District
1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884;
vice-president, Bushwick Railroad
Company, 1877; real estate business.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1923 (age 85 years, 53
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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Francis J. Boland, Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer;
real estate developer; builder;
excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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John Joseph Boylan (1878-1938) —
also known as John J. Boylan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1878.
Son of Patrick Boylan and Elizabeth (McElroy) Boylan.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1910-12;
member of New York
state senate, 1913-22 (15th District 1913-18, 13th District
1919-22); U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Redmen.
Died, in French Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1938 (age 60 years, 15
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas G. Brennan (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry E. H. Brereton —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1911-17; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1927-32; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Brinster —
of Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate broker; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1945-48.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Brown (b. 1908) —
of Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Bridgeport, Madison
County, N.Y., July 27,
1908.
Merchant;
real estate business; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; member of New York
state assembly 114th District, 1968-72.
Member, American
Legion; Grange; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith S. Steier. |
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Thomas H. Brown (1908-1992) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
April
8, 1908.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1949-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died March 25,
1992 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Viola Smith. |
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Henry Bruckner (1871-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Son of John A. Bruckner and Katharine (Schmidt) Bruckner.
Democrat. President, Bruckner Beverages;
director, Milton Realty Co.; director, American Metal Cap Co.;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1901; New York
City Commissioner of Public Works, 1902-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1932
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1913-17; resigned
1917; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1918-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Elks.
In 1932, the Seabury investigating committee, looking into corruption
in New York City, called him to testify about the wealth he had
accumulated; at the conclusion of the investigation, the committee called for
his removal as Borough President. The Bruckner Expressway in the
Bronx is named for
him.
Died, from chronic
nephritis, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 14,
1942 (age 70 years, 301
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Frank Brunner (1887-1965) —
also known as William F. Brunner —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Rockaway Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1922-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1929-35; defeated,
1942 (Democratic), 1942 (American Labor); Queens
County Sheriff, 1935-36.
Died in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 23,
1965 (age 77 years, 220
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Buchmaier (c.1853-1927) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1853.
Realtor; mayor
of Tonawanda, N.Y., 1911.
Died in Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y., October
31, 1927 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Son of Walter Burke and Sarah T. (Beckwith) Burke.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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James A. Burke (1890-1965) —
of Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1890.
Democrat. Worked for various railroads
as clerk, train
dispatcher, and car accountant; stock supervisor, Brooklyn Navy Yard;
real estate broker; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1931-33, 1935;
defeated, 1933; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1942-49.
Died in Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
12, 1965 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Frederick S. Burr —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1913, 1915-19;
defeated, 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel L. Burrows (b. 1908) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cape Charles, Northampton
County, Va., January
23, 1908.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gordon K. Cameron —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly 96th District, 1967-68.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Real estate developer; builder;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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David Carpenter (1815-1891) —
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 19,
1815.
Son of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter.
Republican. Real estate business; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-71.
Methodist.
Died in Mt. Dora, Lake
County, Fla., December
22, 1891 (age 76 years, 247
days).
Interment at Pleasant
View Cemetery, Blissfield, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Clement Carpenter and Sarah (Gilmore) Carpenter; married 1834 to Tibza
Pease (1812-1839); married 1840 to Mary L.
Ellis (died 1848); married 1848 to
Hepsibeth Worth (died 1910). |
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William G. Carroll —
of Bayport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1920; candidate
for New
York state senate 1st District, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard A. Cerosky (b. 1927) —
of Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
13, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate and
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Westchester County 6th District 1965,
102nd District 1966, 92nd District 1967-70).
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Glade. |
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Murray A. Chanin —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Lawyer;
real estate broker; Village Improvement candidate for mayor
of Hempstead, N.Y., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Albert Clark Chapin (1891-1950) —
also known as Albert C. Chapin —
of South Egremont, Egremont, Berkshire
County, Mass.; Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., May 14,
1891.
Son of Albert King Chapin (1850-1908) and Emily A. (Schenck) Chapin.
Interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1917-18; Tientsin, 1918; Mukden, 1918; real estate broker.
Died in Mendocino
County, Calif., December
28, 1950 (age 59 years, 228
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles F. Cline (b. 1881) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1881.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; electrician;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1924-29.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Collin (b. 1850) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., August 2,
1850.
Son of Henry Clark Collin and Maria Louisa (Park) Collin.
Lawyer;
director, Chemung Canal
Trust Co.; director, Arnot Realty Corporation; director,
Elmira, Corning, & Waverly Railway;
mayor
of Elmira, N.Y., 1894-98; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910-20; appointed 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry E. Colwell —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Banker;
real estate and insurance
business; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1910-11; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1919-25.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
8, 1936, to Eugenia Louise Valentine
(bacteriologist). |
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James A. Corcoran —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1940-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (9th District 1944, 10th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Mary Genevieve DeLacy. |
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Peter P. Cornen (1815-1893) —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 13,
1815.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate
business; oil
producer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1867; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1871.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died March 23,
1893 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at Scott's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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Robert J. Crews (b. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1894.
Republican. Advertising
business; real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1936, 1938-47;
defeated, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Cuite (b. 1913) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 4,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real estate
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (8th District 1953-54, 13th District
1955-58).
Member, Elks; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Lacy Dayton (b. 1890) —
also known as D. Lacy Dayton —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Maspeth, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
realtor; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1924-25;
defeated, 1922, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael Devereaux —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Irondequoit, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
real estate business; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1879-80; mayor
of Mt. Pleasant, Mich., 1890-92, 1896-98, 1907-08; candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry M. Dietz (b. 1892) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 26,
1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Moose; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roscoe D. Dix (1839-1912) —
of Berrien Springs, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 11,
1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; permanently
disabled by injuries suffered in the battle at Knoxville,
November 24, 1863; real estate business; banker; Michigan
land commissioner, 1887-90; Michigan
state auditor general, 1897-1900.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died September
5, 1912 (age 73 years, 86
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Berrien Springs, Mich.
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William L. Doige (b. 1887) —
of Chateaugay, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, March 9,
1887.
Republican. Railroad
work; real estate business; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1939-50.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry W. Doll —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1915-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal
and lumber
dealer; feed
business; real estate business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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John P. Donohoe —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1917-20; candidate in primary
for New
York state treasurer, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Dooling (1887-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1887.
Democrat. Real estate broker; appraiser;
auctioneer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1930-42;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940,
1944.
Died in Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 14,
1955 (age about 67
years).
Interment at James
Cemetery, Setauket, Long Island, N.Y.
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Peter Joseph Dooling (1857-1931) —
also known as Peter J. Dooling —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1857.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-21 (16th District 1913-19,
15th District 1919-21); defeated, 1920; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1931 (age 74 years, 245
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Dorst, Jr. —
of Akron, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Telegraph
operator; real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 9th District, 1913; defeated,
1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward P. Doyle (1890-1972) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 4,
1890.
Democrat. Merchant;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1926-37.
Died July 30,
1972 (age 82 years, 26
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Relative of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author). |
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Nicholas J. Eberhard (1878-1957) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1878.
Son of Nicholas Eberhard and Anna (Brown) Eberhard.
Democrat. Insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1922-33; Bronx
County Clerk, 1934-37.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1957 (age 78 years, 246
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Clark. |
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Webster Edmunds —
of Cohocton, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohocton, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1927-28.
Presbyterian.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph H. Esquirol —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen A. Fallon —
of Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Louis Fechter, Sr. (1851-1921) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1851.
Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad;
lost an
arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting
business; organized Buffalo Rendering
Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer
Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and
Smelting
Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real estate and insurance;
member of New York
state senate 48th District, 1905-06.
Catholic.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 16,
1921 (age about 69
years).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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John H. Ferril —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Neponsit, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; trustee, Rockaway Beach Hospital
and Dispensary; member of New York
state assembly, 1939-45 (Queens County 5th District 1939-44,
Queens County 12th District 1945).
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Clarence Lyon Fisher (b. 1877) —
also known as Clarence L. Fisher —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Son of William Hubbell Fisher and Mary (Lyon) Fisher.
Republican. Real estate business; lumber and
timber business; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1925-29.
Member, Grange; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Democrat. Real estate business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,
1923, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Foresters.
Suffered a stroke and
died, in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 30,
1928 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Smith. |
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Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897-1951) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; South Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
9, 1897.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1929-37; Queens
County Sheriff, 1937-41; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1950-51; died in office 1951.
Collapsed and died, of a heart
attack, in Star Lake, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August
25, 1951 (age 54 years, 228
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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William B. Fitzgerald (1914-1970) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
3, 1914.
Democrat. Real estate sales; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1965-70; died in
office 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; AFSCME.
Died December
7, 1970 (age 56 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Flanagan (1876-1935) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1876.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1907; Queens
Borough Secretary, 1910-28.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 25,
1935 (age 59 years, 156
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John H. Flynn (born c.1879) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Southold, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1879.
Democrat. Contractor;
real estate and insurance
business; appraiser;
candidate for mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1905; U.S. Appraiser of Customs at New York,
1942-53.
Burial
location unknown.
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Cadman H. Frederick (b. 1880) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born, in the British West Indies, May 22,
1880.
Republican. Real estate developer; one of the founders of the
Suffolk Title and
Guarantee Company, 1925; banker; mayor of
Babylon, N.Y., 1937-38.
Resigned
in 1956 as president and director of the Suffolk County Federal
Savings and Loan Association, in the midst of an investigation
of the sale of tax-foreclosed properties by Suffolk County. He and
others shared
profits on the sale of these properties with Deputy County
Treasurer John
A. Britting.
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) —
also known as Albert W. Gilchrist —
of Punta Gorda, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Greenwood, Greenwood
County, S.C., January
15, 1858.
Son of William
E. Gilchrist and Rhoda Elizabeth (Waller) Gilchrist.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; real estate dealer; orange
grower; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1893-96, 1903-06; Speaker of
the Florida State House of Representatives, 1905; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Governor of
Florida, 1909-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1912
(speaker);
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1916.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a tumor of the
thigh, in the Hospital
for the Ruptured and Crippled, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 15,
1926 (age 68 years, 120
days).
Interment at Indian
Springs Cemetery, Punta Gorda, Fla.
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Michael J. Gillen (1884-1942) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1884.
Democrat. Insurance
business; real estate broker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1926-42; died in
office 1942.
Member, Elks.
Died, of a heart
attack, in an automobile
as he was leaving a dance, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
1, 1942 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) —
of Centereach, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1913.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; bank
director; member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1966-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Elks.
Died November
8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose M. Gazzano. |
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Charles Goeller (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1849.
Son of Charles J. Goeller and Sophia Goeller.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel for banks and
breweries;
real estate investor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh John Grant (c.1853-1910) —
also known as Hugh J. Grant —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; New
York County Sheriff, 1886-88; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1889-92; defeated, 1884, 1894; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888,
1892,
1896.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of acute
nephritis or Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1910 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Son of Albert Gross.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1962; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate developer; restaurant
owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax
evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and
counseling a witness to commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed
to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Hackett (b. 1873) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, February
22, 1873.
Democrat. Contractor;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly, 1903-12 (New York County 13th District 1903-06,
New York County 9th District 1907-12).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank Salisbury Harris —
also known as Frank S. Harris —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Real estate agent; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1944-45.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ernest I. Hatfield (b. 1891) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Pleasant town, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1891.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1943-47 (Dutchess County 2nd District 1943-44,
Dutchess County 1945-47); resigned 1947; member of New York
state senate, 1948-64 (33rd District 1948-54, 35th District
1955-64).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Grotto; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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Murray Hearn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Realtor; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1924-29; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-49.
Interment somewhere
in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1913-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Heiberger (c.1862-1932) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1862.
Republican. Real estate dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1932 (age about 70
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Pauline Volkert. |
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Frank B. Hendel (b. 1892) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1892.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1927-30; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1931-36.
Member, Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Abraham J. Hirschfeld (born c.1920) —
also known as Abe Hirschfeld —
of New York.
Born about 1920.
Real estate developer; candidate in Democratic primary for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1974, 1976; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1992 (Independent
Fusion), 1994 (Democratic primary); Independence candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1998.
In 1998, offered Paula Jones $1 million to drop her sexual harassment
lawsuit against President Bill
Clinton; later sued by Jones when he tried to back out of the
offer. Convicted
in 2000 of trying to hire
a hit man to kill
his business partner; also charged
with tax
evasion; jailed
for violating
a court order against discussing the trial with the media.
Still living as of 2000.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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William S. Hults, Jr. (b. 1906) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 18,
1906.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1943-44; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1945-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Lions.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) —
also known as Stanley M. Isaacs —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1882.
Son of Myer S. Isaacs and Maria (Solomon) Isaacs.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate investor; builder;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1962 (age 79 years, 288
days).
Cremated.
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Emil A. Jackson (b. 1911) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., February
2, 1911.
Son of Ernest Jackson, Sr. and Florence Mattie (Ross) Jackson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; sergeant-at-arms, New York State Senate, 1966-67; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Mildred Mayo McGrew. |
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Louis Kalish —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1947-66 (Kings County 7th District 1947-65, 57th
District 1966).
Still living as of 1966.
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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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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope
Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Kerrigan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly, 1889-91, 1893, 1913 (New York County 17th
District 1889-91, 1893, New York County 11th District 1913).
Burial
location unknown.
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Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) —
also known as Erastus C. Knight —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 1,
1857.
Republican. Real estate business; Buffalo city controller,
1895-1900; New York
state comptroller, 1901; mayor of
Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Lane —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 33rd District, 1913-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter W. Law, Jr. —
of Briarcliff Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1914-17;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1919-20.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Edgar Leaycraft (1849-1916) —
also known as J. Edgar Leaycraft —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1849.
Son of Anthony D. Leaycraft.
Republican. Real estate business; New York State Tax
Commissioner, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Union
League; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1916 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to his
death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate Smith (died 1924). |
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Joseph Lentol (b. 1875) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born September
25, 1875.
Democrat. Barber;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1919-20; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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Gilbert L. Lewis —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1921-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Henry Lindsay (1837-1916) —
also known as George H. Lindsay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1837.
Democrat. Real estate business; hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1882-86; Kings
County Coroner, 1887-92; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-13 (6th District 1901-03, 2nd
District 1903-13).
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 25,
1916 (age 79 years, 139
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Washington Lindsay (1865-1938) —
also known as George W. Lindsay —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 28,
1865.
Son of George
Henry Lindsay.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1923-35; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Died March 15,
1938 (age 72 years, 352
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Nicholas Low (1739-1826) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., March 30,
1739.
Merchant;
real estate developer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1787-89; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New-York
County, 1788.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1826 (age 87 years, 230
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. 1866) —
also known as Leon A. Malkiel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Moscow, Russia,
August
1, 1866.
Son of Andrew Malkiel and Elizabeth Malkiel.
Real estate business; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1903 (Social Democratic), 1906 (Social
Democratic), 1915 (Socialist), 1929 (Socialist); Social Democratic
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1904; Socialist candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter A. McArdle (b. 1876) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
1, 1876.
Democrat. Real estate broker; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1915-25.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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John T. McCall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-08, 1931-40 (16th District 1907-08, 18th
District 1931-40); defeated, 1940, 1942; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 18th District, 1938;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born February
18, 1875.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
laundry
supply business; real estate agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17,
New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters;
Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial
location unknown.
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Maurice McDonald —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1915-17.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter J. McGarry —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Blissville, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate agent; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1914-18; member
of New
York state senate 3rd District, 1919-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. McKeon (b. 1869) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1869.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1909-18.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew J. H. McLaughlin —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Son of Edward McLaughlin and Alice McLaughlin.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1934-46 (Bronx County 1st District 1934-44, Bronx
County 4th District 1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilson Messer (1876-1958) —
of Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
23, 1876.
Son of Martha (White) Messer (1844-1905) and Thomas Messer (died
1892).
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1924-36;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1932.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, June 3,
1920, to Maude B. Woodcock (1867-1935). |
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Bernard J. Moran —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate broker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1935-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
April
26, 1856.
Son of Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim) Morgenthau.
Lawyer;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter Company;
director, Equitable Life
Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty
Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Jewish.
Died following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1946 (age 90 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Algeron S. Munger (b. 1821) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1821.
Merchant;
real estate investor; mayor of
Bay City, Mich., 1870.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry A. Murphy —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1914-18;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis J. Musso —
of Freeport, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Real estate business; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Freeport, N.Y., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Martin Nachtmann (1836-1886) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
September
29, 1836.
Printer;
real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1869-71, 1877.
Died, from bronchitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1886 (age 50 years, 69
days).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Irving Murray Nason (1890-1969) —
also known as Irving M. Nason —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Smilowitz, Silesia (now Smilovice, Czech
Republic), July 9,
1890.
Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1922.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1969
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hoffman Nickerson (b. 1888) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
6, 1888.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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E. B. Northrup (b. 1867) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Fulton
County, N.Y., April 21,
1867.
Republican. Real estate business; member of South
Dakota state senate 9th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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Henry L. O'Brien (d. 1935) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1930-35; died in office 1935.
Died February
8, 1935.
Burial
location unknown.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Son of Henry Meigs Oddie and Ellen Gibson (Prout) Oddie.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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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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Harry E. Oxford (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in England,
1866.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-03, 1913 (New York County 6th District
1902-03, New York County 3rd District 1913); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1915.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph E. Parisi (1913-1990) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1913.
Republican. Real estate broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1942; member of
New
York state senate 14th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died May 29,
1990 (age 77 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bernard M. Patten —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1913-16; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928;
borough
president of Queens, New York, 1928; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 9th District, 1944.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Gedney Patten (1861-1939) —
also known as Thomas G. Patten —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1861.
Son of Thomas Patten and Maria L. (Gedney) Patten.
Democrat. Real estate business; president, New York and Long
Branch Steamboat
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-17 (15th District 1911-13,
18th District 1913-17).
Died in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
23, 1939 (age 77 years, 164
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Calif.
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John J. Perren (b. 1848) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April 21,
1848.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1899-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael J. Reilly (b. 1887) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
10, 1887.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1920-26; member of
New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Son of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds.
Republican. Builder;
real estate developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for misappropriating
city funds in connection with a bond issue; tried in
June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Guerrier. |
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Son of Michael Riordan and Margaret (Horrigan) Riordan.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in 1923
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert W. Robert (b. 1864) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1864.
Real estate and insurance
business; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1909-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore L. Rogers (b. 1880) —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in West Hebron, Washington
County, N.Y., July 25,
1880.
Republican. Insurance
and real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1925-28; chair of
Herkimer County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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James M. Rozan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Boruszyn, Poland.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1909-10, 1912-13.
Polish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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George W. Rulison (b. 1834) —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1834.
Republican. Real estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1897-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Bennett St. John (1808-1890) —
also known as Daniel B. St. John —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1808.
Merchant;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1876-79.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890 (age 81 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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John T. Satriale —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1949-65 (Bronx County 8th District 1949-54, Bronx
County 7th District 1955-65).
Still living as of 1965.
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Jacob Schifferdecker (b. 1862) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1862.
Organizer
and president,
Bartenders Union Local 70; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1911-13.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate broker; banker;
candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1952,
1956.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924
to Lillian Tverskoi (died 1958). |
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Frederick J. Slater (b. 1885) —
also known as Fred J. Slater —
of Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 26,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936.
Member, Order of the
Coif; Farm
Bureau; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Slater —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Real estate broker; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1957.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Son of Alfred Emanuel Smith and Catherine (Mulvihill) Smith.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish,
German,
and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Clarence C. Smith —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1919-21.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Herman Emil Sprigade (1891-1976) —
also known as Herman E. Sprigade;
"Bunny" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 25,
1891.
Son of Emma Sprigade (1856-1931) and Carl Sprigade (born 1842).
Republican. Real estate business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1920, 1921;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1924; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Son of Christopher Steers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer; broom
manufacturer; real estate business; magistrate; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1948 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Son of Simon Steingut and Lena (Wolbach) Steingut.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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Stephen J. Stilwell (1866-1942) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, May 10,
1866.
Son of Mary Delia (Archer) Stilwell (1833-1925) and William Jewitt
Stilwell.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1909-13; removed 1913; charged
in 1913 with extorting
a bribe
of $3,500 from George H. Kendall, president of the New York Bank Note
company, over a bill that Kendall supported; tried in
the State Senate and found not guilty on April 15 by a vote of 28 to
21; indicted
on May 12 by a grand jury for soliciting
a bribe; tried
soon after, and convicted
on May 24; this removed him from office; sentenced
to four to eight years in prison;
after his release, he moved to Mamaroneck and entered the real
estate business; indicted
in 1934 on charges that he defrauded
his former stenographer of $9,000 when she came to him seeking a
Naval Academy appointment for her son, but the case did not go to
trial; arrested
in March 1941 and indicted
in April on charges that he attempted to bribe a
Mamaroneck village trustee $1,000 to obtain a police job for an
associate; pleaded
guilty, but never sentenced; while incarcerated, his legs were
amputated.
Died, while a prisoner
awaiting sentence, in Grasslands Hospital,
Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 20,
1942 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher Daniel Sullivan (1870-1942) —
also known as Christopher D. Sullivan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1907-16 (13th District 1907-08, 11th District
1909-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1924
(alternate), 1928,
1940;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1917-41; leader of New
York County Democratic Party, 1940-41.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his office at
the Second Assembly District Tammany Club, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1942 (age 72 years, 20
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Louise R. Tatosian —
also known as Louise Rohlfing —
of Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate broker; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion Auxiliary.
Still living as of 1950.
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Relatives:
Married to Alexander K. Tatosian. |
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Frank J. Taylor (1884-1958) —
also known as Frank J. Barrett, Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1884.
Son of Frank J. Barrett.
Democrat. Riveter;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1913-25; Kings
County Sheriff, 1926-28; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate); New York City Commissioner of Welfare, 1930-34; New York
City Controller, 1935-37; assistant to the president of Todd Shipyards;
president, American Merchant
Marine Institute (chief negotiator with East Coast maritime
unions), 1938-53; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 7,
1958 (age 74 years, 53
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Barrett; adoptive son of James Taylor; married to
Josephine McCarthy. |
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Tracey D. Taylor —
of Berlin, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1913-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09; real estate
investor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11.
Congregationalist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Tonry (1893-1971) —
also known as Richard J. Tonry —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1922-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1935-37; defeated,
1936.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1971 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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James E. Towner —
of Towners, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1914-22 (26th District 1914-18, 28th District
1919-22).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Underhill (d. 1905) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Brewer;
real estate business; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1888.
Apparently tripped and fell while
walking, suffered a skull fracture, and died soon after, in Yonkers,
Westchester
County, N.Y., July 2,
1905.
Burial
location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick H. Waldorf (c.1861-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; real estate developer; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1912-14, 1918-20.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 3,
1935 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin W. Wallace (born c.1888) —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer;
real estate business; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1924-33.
Burial
location unknown.
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William T. A. Webb —
of Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Real estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1938-42.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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James Lee Wells —
also known as James L. Wells; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in West Farms, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.
Son of James Wells and Maria Wells.
Republican. Real estate business; auctioneer;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80, 1892 (Westchester County 1st District
1879, New York County 24th District 1880, 1892); candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1901; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1912,
1920,
1924;
New York
state treasurer, 1915-20.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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Winfred E. Whittemore (1868-1947) —
of Estelline, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., February
22, 1868.
Son of Josephus W. Whittemore (1832-1889) and Lucy A. (Hoyt)
Whittemore (1844-1930).
Republican. School
teacher; real estate and insurance
business; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14 (29th
District 1907-08, 59th District 1913-14); member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1915-18.
Died March 12,
1947 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Estelline, S.Dak.
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David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) —
also known as David F. Wilber —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Milford, Otsego
County, N.Y., December
7, 1859.
Son of David
Wilber.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; vice-president and director of the
Wilber National Bank of
Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul
in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, 1921-22; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1924-27.
Died in Upper Dam, Oxford
County, Maine, August
14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Scio, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Brick
manufacturer; newspaper
editor; real estate business; banker; mayor of
Pullman, Wash., 1890-93.
Died in 1918
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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Sandra Lee Wirth —
of West Seneca, Erie
County, N.Y.
Realtor; member of New York
state assembly 148th District, 1995-.
Female.
Still living as of 2001.
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Stephen J. Wojtkowiak (1895-1945) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 20,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate business; member of New York
state senate, 1929-45 (49th District 1929-44, 54th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died April 6,
1945 (age 49 years, 260
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred B. Wood (b. 1866) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Ames, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 14,
1866.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Minnesota, 1905-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) —
of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 16,
1807.
Son of William Woodworth (1780-1839; inventor).
Democrat. Dutchess
County Judge, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; defeated,
1842; railroad
builder; real estate business; banker; village
president of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
13, 1873 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Andrew B. Yacenda —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1922; defeated,
1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate business; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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