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Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1881.
Republican. Carpenter;
builder;
vice-president, First National Bank of
Glen Cove; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died, in North Country Community Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
2, 1949 (age about 68
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Janet Gordon. |
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Norwood Francis Allman (1893-1987) —
also known as Norwood F. Allman —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Port Charlotte, Charlotte
County, Fla.
Born in Union Hall, Franklin
County, Va., July 24,
1893.
Son of John Isaac Allman and Nannie Kate (English) Allman.
Lawyer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Antung, 1917; Nanking, 1918; Tientsin, 1918-19; Tsinanfu, 1919-21; Shanghai, 1921; Chungking, 1921; U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1922-24.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa., February
28, 1987 (age 93 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Mary Louise Hamilton. |
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Floyd W. Annabel (c.1886-1944) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Howard, Steuben
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1935; appointed 1935;
defeated, 1935.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Bath Hospital,
Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
13, 1944 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Olive Dutcher. |
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George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) —
also known as George A. Arkwright —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
19, 1888.
Son of George A. Arkwright and Mary Augusta (McKeever) Arkwright.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1950-58, 1962-64; appointed 1950; Justice
of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1954-62.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1972 (age 83 years, 341
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ray Stephens Ashbery (1902-1974) —
also known as Ray S. Ashbery —
of Trumansburg, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 17,
1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1949-62.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1974
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1937
to Jean Bradley. |
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George J. Balbach (c.1910-1996) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1910.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1961-86.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Died, at St. Francis Hospital,
Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 15,
1996 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Son of Stephen Bateman (born 1844) and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman
(born 1844).
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; fuel oil
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) —
also known as Alexander G. Baxter —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
undertaker;
restaurant
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1931-34.
Methodist.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October
20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10,
1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson. |
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Son of Nicholas I. Beiter and Elizabeth (Wyman) Beiter.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March 11,
1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Son of William
Stiles Bennet and Gertrude (Witschief) Bennet.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange; Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., June 25,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1957-64.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) —
also known as Harry F. Besosa —
of Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 24,
1881.
Son of Manuel Besosa (1832-1898) and Fruta (Melero) Besosa.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Puerto
Rico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1928;
member of Republican National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks;
Rotary.
Died October
22, 1947 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District
1967-74).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Sons of
Italy.
Died May 16,
1997 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Sweeney. |
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Gilson Grant Blake, Jr. (1893-1970) —
also known as Gilson G. Blake, Jr. —
of Maryland; Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
7, 1893.
Son of Gilson Grant Blake and Alice Louise (Swan) Blake.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Newcastle, 1920-21, 1921; Adelaide, 1921; Melbourne, 1921-22; Ottawa, 1922-25; U.S. Consul in Georgetown, 1925-27; Geneva, 1927-36; Rome, 1936-42; Valparaiso, 1946-47; U.S. Consul General in Valparaiso, 1947-49.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Rotary.
Died in December, 1970
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August 7,
1889.
Son of William
C. Brady.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in August, 1970
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Son of Oliver
Ernesto Branch and Sarah Maria (Chase) Branch.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Son of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Lions; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General
contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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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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Fred Brummer (b. 1945) —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
28, 1945.
Republican. Accountant;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 38th District, 1999-.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 27,
1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Burns (b. 1913) —
of Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
24, 1913.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-77 (7th District 1966, 5th District 1967-72,
9th District 1973-77).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1977.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence Kinne. |
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Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 15,
1898.
Son of Carl A. Canfield and Florence A. (Saxton) Canfield.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George
N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in Hawthorne, Passaic
County, N.J., June 20,
1972 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, N.J.
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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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Guy Warren Cheney (1886-1939) —
also known as Guy W. Cheney —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
20, 1886.
Son of Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Southwick) Cheney (died 1886) and Warren
J. Cheney (1862-1921).
Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Alanson
B. Houghton, 1919-21; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1922-31; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1937-39; died in
office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Chi Rho; Phi
Delta Phi; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Died April 18,
1939 (age 53 years, 57
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Barber Benjamin Conable, Jr. (1922-2003) —
also known as Barber B. Conable, Jr. —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
2, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 53rd District, 1963-64; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-85 (37th District 1965-73,
35th District 1973-83, 30th District 1983-85); president, World Bank.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Jaycees.
Died in Sarasota, Sarasota
County, Fla., November
30, 2003 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment somewhere
in Alexander, N.Y.
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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929).
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers
of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson)
Cornell (died 1929); married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27,
1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
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Peter J. Costigan (b. 1930) —
of Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 2nd District, 1966-74.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Victoria Dubenchek. |
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Kenneth F. Cramer (b. 1894) —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer.
Republican. Coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1928-33; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 31,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lynda Distler —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 2000-04.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2006.
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Thomas A. Duffy —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1949-56; member
of New
York state senate 8th District, 1957-65; defeated, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1965.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1933; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1952.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August 1,
1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Austin W. Erwin (b. 1887) —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in West Sparta town, Livingston
County, N.Y., April 26,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Livingston
County District Attorney, 1924-31; member of New York
state senate, 1944-62 (44th District 1944, 49th District 1945-54,
53rd District 1955-62).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth H. Fake (1895-1963) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Son of Leon Fake and Clara (Hearn) Fake.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; lobbyist
for New York State Grange.
Member, Grange; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died in a hospital
at Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 24,
1963 (age 68 years, 104
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis L. Fawcett (b. 1872) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
23, 1872.
Son of James Mark Fawcett and Elizabeth Anne (Hale) Fawcett.
Republican. Chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1901-06; judge, Kings County
Court, 1906-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1918-40; defeated, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen; Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Benjamin Fegan (b. 1877) —
also known as R. B. Fegan —
of Junction City, Geary
County, Kan.
Born in New York, May 15,
1877.
Son of John Wesler Fagan and Eliza (Weeks) Fagan.
Republican. Telephone
company manager; rancher;
Kansas Highway Commissioner, 1929; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Kansas, 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Jesters;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1910
to Marion Lewis. |
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Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) —
also known as Frank E. Gannett —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
15, 1876.
Son of Joseph Charles Gannett and Maria (Brooks) Gannett.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper
chain; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1942.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Elks;
Rotary.
Died December
3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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George McMurtrie Godley II (1917-1999) —
also known as G. McMurtrie Godley —
of Washington,
D.C.; Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Congo (Leopoldville), 1964-66; Laos, 1969-73; Lebanon, 1974-76.
Member, Rotary.
Died, of heart
failure, in A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital,
Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
7, 1999 (age 82 years, 76
days).
Interment at Hillington
Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1946
to Livia Paravicini (divorced 1963); married 1969 to
Elizabeth McCray Johnson. |
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Mark Graves (b. 1877) —
of New York.
Born in Willing town, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
29, 1877.
Son of Martin Graves and Susan (Beaver) Graves.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Allegany County Democratic Party, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1908.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance from 1933.
Burial
location unknown.
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Scott E. Greene —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1965.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary; Elks; Freemasons;
Grange.
Still living as of 1967.
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Ernest Greenwood (1884-1955) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
November
25, 1884.
Son of William Greenwood and Mary (Cookson) Greenwood.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1951-53; defeated,
1954.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 15,
1955 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Bay Shore, Long Island, N.Y.
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Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) —
also known as Andy Guest —
of Front Royal, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
29, 1939.
Son of Elizabeth
Polk Guest and Raymond
Richard Guest.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1973-99.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Izaak
Walton League; Ruritan.
A state park in Warren County was named for
him in 1995.
Died, of cancer, in
Front Royal, Warren
County, Va., April 2,
2001 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Old
Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
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Chauncey B. Hammond (b. 1882) —
of near Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira town, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
5, 1882.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1935-39; resigned 1939;
member of New York
state senate, 1940-52 (41st District 1940-44, 46th District
1945-52).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Rhodes Hanley (1876-1961) —
also known as Joe R. Hanley —
of Muscatine, Muscatine
County, Iowa; Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa, May 30,
1876.
Son of John R. Hanley and Katherine (Rhodes) Hanley.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
ordained
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1927-31; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1932-43; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1944,
1948;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1943-50; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1950.
Presbyterian
or Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary; United
Spanish War Veterans.
Died, in Perry Nursing
Home, Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
4, 1961 (age 85 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Haskell, Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Eagles; Moose; American Bar
Association; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Helm (1896-1970) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Grayville, White
County, Ill., 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1962-63.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1970
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Leighton A. Hope (b. 1921) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; member
of New
York state senate 46th District, 1963-65.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1965.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Son of Louis Sessions Ingalls and Mary Ethel (Gallup) Ingalls.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power
Authority in 1967-90; in 1991, the powerhouse at the NYPA's
Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project, in Schoharie County,
was named for
him.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April 10,
2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Verner M. Ingram (b. 1911) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August
27, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1957-66 (St. Lawrence County 1957-65, 121st
District 1966).
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ethel Mason. |
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Henry M. James (b. 1885) —
also known as Harry M. James —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Kelly (b. 1854) —
of Vulcan, Dickinson
County, Mich.; Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich.
Born in New York, April 17,
1854.
Republican. Mining engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1912
(alternate), 1916.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert J. Kusse (b. 1918) —
of Warren, Warren
County, Pa.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 19,
1918.
Son of John Kusse and Anna (Henderson) Kusse.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 25th District, 1977-84.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1984.
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Son of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks;
Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Murray Leffingwell (1896-1983) —
also known as William M. Leffingwell —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 6,
1896.
Son of William
Elderkin Leffingwell and Mary (Walsh) Leffingwell.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Rotary.
Died May 21,
1983 (age 86 years, 349
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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W. Irving Lewis (born c.1882) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., about 1882.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905
to Elsie Walker. |
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Anthony Dryden Marshall (b. 1924) —
also known as Anthony D. Marshall —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1924.
Son of John Dryden Marshall and Brooke (Russell) Marshall.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Consul in Istanbul, 1958-59; U.S. Ambassador to Malagasy Republic, 1969-71; Trinidad and Tobago, 1972-73; Kenya, 1973-77; Seychelles, 1976-77.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1997.
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L. Richard Marshall (1917-1983) —
of Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., August
21, 1917.
Republican. Feed mill
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-77 (Chemung County 1963-65, 139th District
1966, 126th District 1967-77).
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in June, 1983
(age 65
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Melva Bettinger. |
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James Lukens McConaughy (1887-1948) —
also known as James L. McConaughy —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1887.
Republican. College
professor; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1939-41; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1947-48; died in office 1948.
Member, Rotary; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died March 7,
1948 (age 60 years, 138
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks;
Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Michael Robert McNulty (b. 1947) —
also known as Michael R. McNulty —
of Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
16, 1947.
Democrat. Green Island town supervisor, 1969-77 (at age 22, the
youngest elected town supervisor in the history of New York State);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1974; member of New York
state assembly 106th District, 1983-88; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (23rd District 1989-93,
21st District 1993-2003).
Catholic.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail liquor
dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Still living as of 1968.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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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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Wheeler Milmoe (1898-1972) —
of Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Canastota, Madison
County, N.Y., April 18,
1898.
Son of Patrick F. Milmoe.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1934-52; chair of
Madison County Republican Party, 1939; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1944-50; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (44th District 1953-54, 46th District
1955-58); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Rotary; Grange; Knights
of Columbus; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1972
(age about
74 years).
Interment at St.
Agatha's Cemetery, Canastota, N.Y.
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New York
state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Eagles;
National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April 23,
1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Kenmore, N.Y.
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Jeremiah J. Moriarty (b. 1914) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1961-62; member of New York
state senate 58th District, 1963-65.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1965.
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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) —
also known as Allen J. Oliver —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1903.
Republican. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District
1945-48); defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a coronary
occlusion (heart
attack), in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1953 (age 50 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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George Keyes Page (1896-1972) —
also known as G. Keyes Page —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
10, 1896.
Son of George Keeney Page and Adella (Keyes) Page.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Genesee County
1st District, 1961-62.
Protestant.
Member, Rotary; Elks.
Died in 1972
(age about
75 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances Marie Adams. |
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Dutton S. Peterson (b. 1894) —
of Enfield Center, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; near Odessa, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Costello, Potter
County, Pa., December
10, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; Methodist
minister; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1937-42; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (46th District 1953-54, 50th District
1955-64).
Methodist.
Norwegian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Marine
Corps League; Sons of
the American Revolution; Grange;
Rotary; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Otis Grey Pike (b. 1921) —
also known as Otis G. Pike —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79.
Congregationalist.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Still living as of 1998.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Son of Thomas Read and Jane (Davidson) Read.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate in primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
defeated, 1932;
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1928;
Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist.
English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, March 20,
1915, to Ethel K. White. |
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1939 |
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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.
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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Relatives:
Married to Elsie L. Williams. |
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Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) —
also known as Frederick W. Rowe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 10,
1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Died June 20,
1946 (age 83 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Son of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate in
primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke, in
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Bernard C. Smith (1923-1993) —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Barnesboro, Cambria
County, Pa., July 29,
1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1962-65; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1966-68.
Member, Rotary.
Died October
19, 1993 (age 70 years, 82
days).
Interment at Northport
Rural Cemetery, Northport, Long Island, N.Y.
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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).
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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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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Earle H. Stickney (1883-1945) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Hudson Falls, Washington
County, N.Y., 1883.
Republican. Electrical
contractor; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1932-33, 1936-39; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died June 8,
1945 (age about 61
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Lee Taylor (1912-1993) —
also known as Robert L. Taylor —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August 9,
1912.
Democrat. Mayor
of Salamanca, N.Y., 1945-49; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Rotary; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Alpha
Zeta.
Died July 6,
1993 (age 80 years, 331
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Albert W. Twiggar (c.1870-1938) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Son of Walter Twiggar and Caroline (Tompkins) Twiggar.
Dentist;
village
president of Ossining, New York, 1923; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Law
Preservation candidate for New York
state senate 26th District, 1934.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
30, 1938 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Dale
Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Augusta Meeks. |
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Wilson C. Van Duzer (b. 1894) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Orange
County, N.Y., 1894.
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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Relatives:
Married to Gladys Wisner. |
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Julius J. Volker —
of Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1945-66 (Erie County 7th District 1945-65, 162nd
District 1966); defeated, 1966.
Member, Elks; Moose; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Walmsley —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Upper Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1943-60.
Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Son of Henry D. Warner.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); resigned 1945; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. (1920-2006) —
also known as Vince Whibbs —
of Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
8, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; automobile
dealer; mayor
of Pensacola, Fla., 1978-91.
Catholic.
Member, Navy
League; Rotary.
Died in Pensacola, Escambia
County, Fla., May 30,
2006 (age 86 years, 111
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Pensacola, Fla.
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Arthur H. Wicks (b. 1887) —
also known as A. H. Wicks —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1887.
Republican. Worked in piano
manufacturing business; employed in the engineering department of
the New York City Board of Water
Supply, and then in construction of subways;
owner and operator of steam
laundry in Kingston; director, Governor Clinton Hotel;
member of New York
state senate, 1927-56 (29th District 1927-44, 34th District
1945-56); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
resigned
in November 1953 as Senate Majority Leader and acting Lieutenant
Governor, while under threat
of ouster over his Sing Sing prison visits to convicted extortionist
and labor leader Joseph S. Fay.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry V. Wilson —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.; Wolcott, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlton town, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1905-06, 1941-46 (Orleans County 1905-06, Wayne
County 1941-46).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Grange;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Catharine M. Young —
also known as Cathy Young —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in New York.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly 149th District, 1999-; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 2004;
member of New York
state senate 57th District; elected unopposed 2006; elected 2008.
Female.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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