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(not intended to be complete)
Joseph
I. Berry (Coroner, 1902-05)
James
V. Ganly (County Clerk, 1914-17)
Francis
Martin (District Attorney, 1914-20)
James
F. Donnelly (Sheriff, 1918-21)
Joseph
M. Callahan (County Clerk, 1918-21)
Edward
J. Glennon (District Attorney, 1920-23)
Edward
J. Flynn (Sheriff, 1922-25)
John
E. McGeehan (District Attorney, 1924-29)
Louis
A. Schoffel (County Register, 1925-32)
Lester
W. Patterson (Sheriff, 1926-29)
Charles
B. McLaughlin (District Attorney, 1930-33)
Lester
W. Patterson (County Clerk, 1930-33)
Herman
M. Albert (County Register, 1933-41)
Samuel
Foley (District Attorney, 1933-50)
John
J. Hanley (Sheriff, 1934-37)
Nicholas
J. Eberhard (County Clerk, 1934-37)
George
B. DeLuca (District Attorney, 1950-54)
David
M. Potts (County Surrogate, 1951-53)
Daniel
V. Sullivan (District Attorney, 1955-59)
Isidore
Dollinger (District Attorney, 1960-68)
Burton
B. Roberts (District Attorney, 1968-72)
Mario
Merola (District Attorney, 1973-87)
Paul
Gentile (District Attorney, 1987-88)
Robert
T. Johnson (District Attorney, 1989-)
St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Lewis Morris (1726-1798) — of New York. Born in
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 8,
1726. Half-brother of Gouverneur
Morris; uncle of Lewis
Richard Morris; great-great-grandfather of John
Kean; ancestor of Hamilton
Fish, Jr.. Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-78, 1780-81, 1783-90. Died
January
22, 1798. Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard.
- Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) — of Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Morrisania, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
31, 1752. Half-brother of Lewis
Morris; uncle of Lewis
Richard Morris; relative of Wymberley
DeRenne Coerr. Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1792-94; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1800-03. Episcopalian.
Died November
6, 1816. Interment at St. Anne's Episcopal Churchyard.
St. Paul's Churchyard
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Philip Pell, Jr. (1753-1811) — of Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1753. Lawyer;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state assembly from Westchester County, 1779-81, 1783-86; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1788-89. Died in Pelham
Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 1,
1811. Interment at St. Paul's Churchyard.
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Joshua Sands (1757-1835) — of New York. Born in
Sands Point, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
12, 1757. Member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1791-97; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1803-05, 1825-27. Died
September
13, 1835. Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard;
reinterment in 1852 at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Patrick F. Egan (1841-1919) — of Nebraska. Born in
County Longford, Ireland,
1841.
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1889-93. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
30, 1919. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- James Vincent Ganly (1878-1923) — also known as
James V. Ganly — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1878. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1907; Bronx County
Clerk, 1914-17; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1919-21, 1923;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1923. Died in an automobile
accident in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1923. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- George William Loft (1865-1943) — also known as
George W. Loft — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
6, 1865. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1913-17 (15th District 1913-15,
13th District 1915-17); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940.
Died in Baldwin, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
6, 1943. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- Duncan T. O'Brien (1895-1938) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1895. Son of Dr. Michael C. O'Brien. Democrat.
Secretary-treasurer, Amelia Island Fig Preserving
Company; insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1923-38. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Redmen.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, September
14, 1938. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- John E. McGeehan (1880-1968) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
17, 1880. Democrat. Bronx County
District Attorney, 1924-29; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-50. Died in Manhattan,
New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1968. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- Arthur H. Murphy (d. 1922) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Democrat. Chair of Bronx
County Democratic Party, 1913-22; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Died February
6, 1922. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- Mary A. Parker (d. 1960) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Female.
Died in 1960.
Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- Philip J. Kearns — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916.
Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- Thomas F. McAvoy — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1916.
Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
Woodlawn Cemetery
Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Founded 1863
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Louis F. Haffen (1854-1935) — of Melrose,
Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of
Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854. Son of Mathias Haffen and Catherine (Hayes) Haffen;
married 1886
to Caroline Kurz. Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930. Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Royal
Arcanum. Haffen Park, Bronx, is named for
him. Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- 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;
married, November
17, 1904, to Helen Zobel (c.1879-1930). 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;
Elks; Rotary. 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. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April 11,
1862. Son of David Charles Hughes and Mary Catherine (Connelly)
Hughes; married, December
5, 1888, to Antoinette Carter; grandfather of H.
Stuart Hughes. Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Governor of
New York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916; candidate for President
of the United States, 1916; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1921-25; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41. Baptist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association. Died in Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
27, 1948. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William F. Havemeyer (1804-1874) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in 1804.
Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1845-46, 1848-49, 1873-74. Died in 1874.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (1882-1947) — also known as
Fiorello H. LaGuardia; "The Little Flower"
— of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
11, 1882. Son of Achille Luigi Carlo La Guardia and Irene Coen;
married 1919
to Thea Almerigotti; married to Marie Fisher. Republican. U.S.
Consular Agent in Fiume, 1904-06; interpreter;
lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1917-19, 1923-33 (14th District
1917-19, 20th District 1923-33); defeated, 1914; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1920,
1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate); mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1934-45; defeated, 1921, 1929. Episcopalian.
Italian
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
LaGuardia Airport in Queens, N.Y., is named for
him. Died of pancreatic
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
20, 1947. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) — of New York. Born
in 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of George
V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S.
Collector of Customs for New York, N.Y., 1913; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated in primary, 1917. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Killed in a plane
crash during World War
I military training, in Louisiana, July 6,
1918. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Robert A. Van Wyck (1847-1918) — of New York. Born
in 1847.
Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1898-1901; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Member, Tammany
Hall. Died in Paris, France,
November
30, 1918. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) — also known as
Benjamin F. Butler — of Albany
County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook Landing, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
17, 1795. Descendant of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658; English
military leader and politician); son of Medad Butler and Hannah
(Tylee) Butler; married 1818 to Harriet
Allen. Lawyer; Albany
County District Attorney, 1821-24; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1828; U.S.
Attorney General, 1833-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1844.
Presbyterian.
Died in Paris, France,
November
8, 1858. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William L. Strong (1827-1900) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in 1827.
Republican. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1895-97. Died in 1900.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Lindley Miller Garrison (1864-1932) — Born in
Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
28, 1864. Son of Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison and Elizabeth
Vanarsdale (Grant) Garrison; brother of Charles
Grant Garrison; married, June 30,
1900, to Margaret Hildeburn. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1913-16; resigned 1916. Episcopalian.
Died in Sea Bright, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
19, 1932. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Daniel Scott Lamont (1851-1905) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born February
9, 1851. U.S.
Secretary of War, 1893-97. Died July 23,
1905. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Cyrus Chace Miller (c.1867-1956) — also known as
Cyrus C. Miller — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y. Son of Jacob F. Miller. Lawyer; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1910-13. Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1956. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Thomas F. Gilroy (1840-1911) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Ireland,
June
3, 1840. Democrat. Mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1893-94; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall. Died, from apoplexy,
in Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1911.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William Collins Whitney (1841-1904) — also known as
William C. Whitney — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Conway, Franklin
County, Mass., July 5,
1841. Grandfather of John
Hay Whitney. Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89; established
the Naval War College, in Newport, R.I.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1894.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1904. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jesse Isidor Straus (1872-1936) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 25,
1872. Son of Isidor
Straus and Ida (Blum) Straus; nephew of Oscar
Solomon Straus; married, November
20, 1895, to Irma S. Nathan; first cousin of Nathan
Straus, Jr.; uncle of Stuart
Scheftel; first cousin once removed of R.
Peter Straus. President, R. H. Macy & Co. department
stores; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1933-36. Jewish.
Member, Sphinx.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
4, 1936. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Augustus Schell (1812-1884) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1812.
Brother of Richard
Schell. Democrat. Lawyer;
director or trustee of several railroad
companies; New York
Democratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1856,
1860,
1876;
U.S. Collector of Customs
for New York, N.Y., 1857-61; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1872; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1877; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1878. German and
Dutch
ancestry. Died, from complications of Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 27,
1884. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) — also known as
Cornelius N. Bliss — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
26, 1833. Son of Asahel Newton Bliss and Irene Borden (Luther)
Bliss; fourth cousin once removed of Albert
Bliss; married, March 30,
1859, to Elizabeth Mary Plummer (1837-1923); father of Cornelius
Newton Bliss, Jr.. Republican. Dry goods
merchant; banker; New York
Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League. Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911. Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William Butler Ogden (1805-1877) — Born in Walton,
Delaware
County, N.Y., June 15,
1805. Member of New York
state assembly, 1834-35; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1837-38. Died August 3,
1877. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954) — also known as
Vito Marcantonio — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
10, 1902. Son of Samuel Marcantonio and Angelina (De Dobitis)
Marcantonio; married, May 20,
1925, to Miriam A. Sanders. Lawyer;
campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Fiorello
H. LaGuardia, 1924-32; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-37, 1939-51 (20th District
1935-37, 1939-45, 18th District 1945-51); defeated, 1936, 1950;
American Labor candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; New York American Labor Party state
chair, 1949. Catholic.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; United
World Federalists. Fell dead, after coming up the subway stairs,
on Broadway by City Hall Park, New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1954. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Paul Morton (1857-1911) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 22,
1857. Son of Julius
Sterling Morton; father of Caroline Morton (who married Harry
Frank Guggenheim) and Pauline
Morton Sabin. Republican. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1904-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1911. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Douglas H. Grieve (c.1881-1951) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Republican. Engineer;
candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1928; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1937. Protestant.
Died, in Westchester Square Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
13, 1951. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James Warren Nye (1814-1876) — also known as
James W. Nye — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Carson
City, Nev. Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., June 10,
1814. Republican. County judge in New York, 1844-51; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1848; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1860;
Governor
of Nevada Territory, 1861-64; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1864-73; member of Republican
National Committee from Nevada, 1870-. Died in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
25, 1876. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Nye County,
Nev. is named for him.
- Edward Oliver Wolcott (1848-1905) — also known as
Edward O. Wolcott — of Denver,
Colo.; Walhurst (unknown
county), Colo. Born in Massachusetts, 1848.
Republican. Member of Colorado state legislature; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1889-1901; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1904.
Died in Monte Carlo, Monaco,
1905.
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James Watson Webb (1802-1884) — also known as J.
Watson Webb — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in 1802.
Republican. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Austria, 1849-50; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Brazil, 1861-69. Died in 1884.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) — also known as
William A. Clark — of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont. Born near Connellsville, Fayette
County, Pa., January
8, 1839. Son of John Clark and Mary (Andrews) Clark; married 1869 to Kate L.
Stauffer (died 1893); married, May 25,
1901, to Anna E. La Chapelle. Democrat. Banker; mine owner;
delegate
to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate
for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; U.S.
Senator from Montana, 1899-1907; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Montana, 1904.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1925. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Clark County,
Nev. is named for him.
- Alfred Clark Chapin (1848-1936) — also known as
Alfred C. Chapin — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in South Hadley, Hampshire
County, Mass., March 8,
1848. Married 1884 to Grace
Stebbins (c.1863-1908); father of Grace Chapin (who married Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1888-1991)); grandfather of Hamilton
Fish, Jr. (1926-1996). Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1882-83; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1883; New York
state comptroller, 1884-87; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1888-91; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891-92. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi. Died in Montreal, Quebec,
October
2, 1936. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Simon Guggenheim (1867-1941) — of Denver,
Colo. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
30, 1867. Son of Meyer Guggenheim and Barbara (Myers) Guggenheim;
brother of Solomon
R. Guggenheim; married, November
24, 1898, to Olga H. Hirsh; uncle of Meyer
Robert Guggenheim and Harry
Frank Guggenheim. Republican. Mining and
smelting
business; Presidential Elector for Colorado, 1904;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1907-13; member of Republican
National Committee from Colorado, 1912. Jewish.
Died November
2, 1941. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
5, 1888. Son of Jens Christopher Bay and Marie (Hauan) Bay;
married 1942
to Josephine Holt Perfect. Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer
of medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers;
founder, Bay Petroleum
Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad;
director, First National Bank and
Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53. Episcopalian.
Norwegian
ancestry. Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
31, 1955. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Martin Wiley Littleton (1872-1934) — also known as
Martin W. Littleton — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born near Kingston, Roane
County, Tenn., February
12, 1872. Son of Thomas Jefferson Littleton and Hannah (Ingraham)
Littleton; married, December
1, 1896, to Maude Elizabeth Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1904-05; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1911-13. Died in
Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
19, 1934. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Samuel Rossiter Betts (1787-1868) — of New York.
Born in Richmond, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 8,
1787. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1815-17; circuit judge
in New York, 1823-26; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1826-67;
resigned 1867. Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
2, 1868. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- George Scott Graham (1850-1931) — also known as
George S. Graham — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850. Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-99; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931. Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (1863-1946) — also known as
Benjamin L. Fairchild — of Pelham, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Sweden, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
5, 1863. Son of Benjamin Fairchild and Calista (Schaeffer)
Fairchild; married, February
28, 1893, to Anna E. Crumbie (died 1902); married, April 21,
1922, to Elinor Gardiner Parsons. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27
(16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27);
defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1918 (24th District),
1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District),
1930 (24th District). Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
25, 1946. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Elijah Ward (1816-1882) — of New York. Born in New
York, 1816.
Nephew of Aaron
Ward. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1857-59, 1861-65, 1875-77 (7th
District 1857-59, 1861-63, 6th District 1863-65, 8th District
1875-77). Died in 1882.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Royal Hurlburt Weller (1881-1929) — also known as
Royal H. Weller — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1881. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1923-29; died in
office 1929; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1929. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James Coats Auchincloss (1885-1976) — also known as
James C. Auchincloss — of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
19, 1885. Son of Edgar Stirling Auchincloss and Maria (Sloan)
Auchincloss; married 1909 to Lee F.
Alexander; married, November
18, 1960, to Vera Rogers Brown. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1943-65. Died in Alexandria,
Va., October
2, 1976. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) — also known as
Michael K. Reilly — of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis. Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869. Son of Michael Reilly and Margaret (Phelan) Reilly.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1928. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Foresters;
Knights
of Columbus; Moose. Died
October
14, 1944. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Frederick Morgan Davenport (1866-1956) — also known
as Frederick M. Davenport — of Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Essex
County, Mass., August
27, 1866. Son of David Davenport and Annie L. (Green) Davenport;
married, January
2, 1899, to Edith Jefferson Andrus (daughter of John
Emory Andrus). College
professor; member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1909-10, 1919-24; Progressive
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1912; Progressive candidate for Governor of
New York, 1914; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1924,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1925-33; defeated
(Republican), 1932, 1934. Member, American
Political Science Association; Phi
Beta Kappa. Died in Washington,
D.C., December
26, 1956. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) — of Columbia
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1799.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1826, 1830; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1833-37, 1839-41. Died
in 1870.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Ashbel Parmelee Fitch (1848-1904) — also known as
Ashbel P. Fitch — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
8, 1848. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-93 (13th District 1887-93,
15th District 1893); resigned 1893; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1904. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) — of Manhattan,
New
York County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
11, 1897. Son of Joseph Clark Baldwin and Fanny (Taylor) Baldwin;
married, December
5, 1923, to Marthe Guillon-Verne (niece of Jules Verne
(1828-1905; author)). Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; business
executive; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated (Republican), 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated
(American Labor), 1946. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1957. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Philip Burrill Low (1836-1912) — also known as
Philip B. Low — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 6,
1836. Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1898. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1912. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Waldo Hutchins (1822-1891) — of Kings
County, N.Y.; Kingsbridge, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1822. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1852; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1879-85. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., February
8, 1891. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James Joseph Lanzetta (1894-1956) — also known as
James J. Lanzetta — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1894. U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1933-35, 1937-39;
defeated, 1934 (Law Preservation), 1938 (Democratic), 1940
(Democratic); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1940;
state court judge in New York, 1948. Died October
27, 1956. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Horace Francis Clark (1815-1873) — also known as
Horace F. Clark — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Southbury, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1815. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1857-61. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1873. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Benjamin Albertson Willis (1840-1886) — of New York.
Born in New York, 1840.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1875-79. Died in 1886.
Original interment at Friends
Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery.
- William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) — of Richmond,
Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass. Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840. Son of Sylvester Stowell and Fanny Chandler (Bowen)
Stowell; married, November
13, 1873, to Emma Clara Averill (daughter of John
Thomas Averill). Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron Steel
Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of
West Duluth, 1889-1895. Episcopalian.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April 27,
1922. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- John Bussing Haskin (1821-1895) — of Fordham,
Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., August
27, 1821. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1857-61. Died September
18, 1895. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Andrew Jackson Rogers (1828-1900) — also known as
Andrew J. Rogers — of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1828.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1863-67. Died in 1900.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) — of Montgomery,
Montgomery
County, Ala. Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
18, 1835. Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker; insurance
business; mining
business; delegate to
Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge
in Alabama, 1874-78; postmaster; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1896.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
4, 1906. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- John Wheeler (1823-1906) — of New York. Born in
Connecticut, 1823.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1853-57. Died in 1906.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William McAdoo (1853-1930) — of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J. Born in Ireland,
October
25, 1853. Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner with William
Gibbs McAdoo (no relation); member of New Jersey state
legislature, 1882; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1883-91. Died in New
York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1930. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Henry John Seaman (1805-1861) — also known as
Henry J. Seaman — of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y. Born in Marshland (now Greenridge), Staten Island,
Richmond
County, N.Y., April 16,
1805. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1845-47. Died in
Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 3,
1861. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Walter Underhill (1795-1866) — of New York. Born in
New York, 1795.
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1849-51. Died in 1866.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) — also known as
William E. Dodge — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
4, 1805. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1865-67. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1883. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Dodge County,
Ga. is named for him.
- Josiah Sutherland (1804-1887) — of New York. Born in
New York, 1804.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1851-53; state court
judge in New York, 1857. Died in 1887.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Charles Henry Adams (1824-1902) — also known as
Charles H. Adams — of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y. Born in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., April 10,
1824. Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1858; mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1870-72; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1872;
member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1875-77; defeated,
1876. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1902. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Ausburn Birdsall (c.1814-1903) — of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1847-49. Died in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1903. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) — also known as
Robert W. Bonynge — of Denver,
Colo. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863. Republican. Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James George Donovan (1898-1987) — also known as
James G. Donovan — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., December
15, 1898. Member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1951-57; defeated
(Republican), 1956. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1987. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont (1858-1908) — of New
York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
12, 1858. Son of August
Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother
of Perry
Belmont and August
Belmont (1853-1924); married 1882 to Sarah
Swan 'Sally' Whiting (divorced); married 1896 to Alva
Erskine (Smith) Vanderbilt (1853-1933; donor to woman's suffrage
campaigns) (grandaunt by marriage of William
Henry Vanderbilt III). Democrat. Financier;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1901-03. Member, Freemasons.
Died of infections following surgery for appendicitis,
in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 10,
1908. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Hervey Chittenden Calkin (1828-1913) — of New York.
Born in Malden, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 23,
1828. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1869-71. Died in
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 20,
1913. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) — also known as P.
Henry Dugro — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1855. Democrat. Lawyer; hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-20. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1920. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Samuel McMillan (1850-1924) — of Lake Mahopac, Putnam
County, N.Y. Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August 6,
1850. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1907-09. Died in New
York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 6,
1924. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Joseph Rowan (1870-1930) — of New York. Born in New
York, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1919-21. Died in 1930.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) — Born in Hungary,
April
10, 1847. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Missouri state legislature, 1869; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 31st District, 1875;
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1885-86. Jewish.
Died aboard his
yacht in the harbor of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., October
29, 1911. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Robert Moses (1888-1981) — also known as
"The Great Builder" — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., December
18, 1888. Son of Emanuel Moses and Isabella C. Moses; married, August
15, 1915, to Mary Louise Sims. Republican. Secretary of
state of New York, 1927-28; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1936;
as head of multiple state and city agencies, led the building of
dozens of major projects, including highways, bridges, parks, and
public housing. Jewish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa. Died, of heart
disease, in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 29,
1981. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery; statue at Village
Hall Grounds, Babylon, Long Island, N.Y.
- De Witt Clinton Flanagan (1870-1946) — also known as
De Witt C. Flanagan — of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J. Born in New York, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1902-03; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Died in 1946.
Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Cornelius Newton Bliss, Jr. (1874-1949) — also known
as Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr. — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 13,
1874. Son of Cornelius
Newton Bliss and Elizabeth Mary (Plummer) Bliss (1837-1923);
married 1906
to Zaidee C. Cobb. Republican. Business
executive; philanthropist; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1916
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1916. Member, Union
League. Died, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1949. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- George Landon Ingraham (1847-1931) — also known as
George L. Ingraham — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 1,
1847. Son of Daniel
Phoenix Ingraham (1804-1881) and Mary (Landon) Ingraham; married
1873 to
Georgina Lent; father of Daniel
Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934). Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New York, 1883-91; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1891-1915; appointed 1891;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1896-1915; law partner of William
F. Sheehan, 1916-17, and Alfred
R. Page, 1923-25. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
24, 1931. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Francis Martin (c.1878-1947) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Democrat. Bronx County
District Attorney, 1914-20; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1921-45; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department,
1933-45. Catholic.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 1,
1947. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jesse Sherwood Cooper, Jr. (1899-1971) — of
Delaware. Born near Dover, Kent
County, Del., 1899.
Democrat. Delaware
state auditor, 1927; Delaware
state treasurer, 1945. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar. In 1950, quietly helped Sen. John
J. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service, but his role was not disclosed until after his death. The
Jesse S. Cooper Building in Dover, Del. was named for
him by the state of Delaware in 1971. Died in 1971.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Irwin Untermyer (b. 1886) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1886. Son of Samuel
Untermyer. Democrat. Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-45; defeated, 1919;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1940-45. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1804-1881) — of New York,
New
York County, N.Y. Born in 1804.
Married to Mary Hart Landon; father of George
Landon Ingraham; grandfather of Daniel
Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934). Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-74. Died December
12, 1881. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) — also known as
Peter A. Hatting — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1867. Married to Rose L. Magee (died 1937). Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office
1933. German
ancestry. Died, from diabetes
and osteomyelitis
and complications from the amputation of his left leg, in
Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1933. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Daniel Phoenix Ingraham (1874-1934) — also known as
Phoenix Ingraham — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1874. Grandson of Daniel
Phoenix Ingraham (1804-1881); son of George
Landon Ingraham. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-34; died in office
1934. Member, Tammany
Hall; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of the
Revolution; Freemasons.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 30,
1934. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Clarence J. Shearn — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Independence League candidate for Governor of
New York, 1908; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916; defeated, 1911.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Paul M. Crandell (c.1877-1935) — of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y. Lawyer; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1934-35; appointed 1934; nominated, but
died before the election 1935; died in office 1935. After completing
a speech at a meeting
of the New Rochelle Teachers Club, at Albert Leonard Junior High
School, suffered a heart
attack and died, from coronary
thrombosis, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
23, 1935. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Fred A. Potts — of Hunterdon
County, N.J. Member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1874-76. Interment at
Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Hamilton Fish Potter (1901-1978) — also known as
Hamilton F. Potter — of Smithtown Branch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., July 29,
1901. Republican. Accountant;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1929-36;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1972.
Died in 1978.
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1868.
Son of Howard Van Amrige (died 1915; Dean of Columbia College).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
magistrate. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars. Died, of appendicitis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1936. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858. Father of Irwin
Untermyer. Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1938. Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died March 16,
1940. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) — also known as
Henry W. Taft — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859. Grandson of Peter
Rawson Taft; son of Alphonso
Taft and Louisa Maria (Torrey) Taft; half-brother of Charles
Phelps Taft; brother of William
Howard Taft; married,
