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Bainbridge Colby (1869-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., December
22, 1869.
Son of John Peck Colby and Frances (Bainbridge) Colby.
Lawyer;
attorney for author Samuel L. Clemens ("Mark Twain"); member of New York
state assembly from New York County 29th District, 1902; among
the founders
of the Progressive ("Bull Moose") Party in 1912; Progressive
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914, 1916; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1920;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1920-21; law partner of Woodrow
Wilson 1921-23; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 11,
1950 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at Bemus Point Cemetery.
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Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) —
also known as Edward L. Allen —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Leicester, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
14, 1868.
Son of Elias Allen and Rosetta (Sheldon) Allen.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Congregationalist.
Member, Alpha
Zeta.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
30, 1932 (age 64 years, 77
days).
Interment at Bemus Point Cemetery.
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Warren Brewster Hooker (1856-1920) —
also known as Warren B. Hooker —
of Forestville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.; Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
24, 1856.
Son of John Hooker and Philena (Waterman) Hooker.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1891-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1898-1913; appointed 1898;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court,
1902-09.
Died in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March 5,
1920 (age 63 years, 102
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Francis Smith Edwards (1817-1899) —
of New York.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., May 28,
1817.
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1855-57.
Died in Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 20,
1899 (age 81 years, 357
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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John S. Lambert (1851-1936) —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnsonville, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
4, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; Chautauqua
County Judge, 1882-89; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1890-1921.
Died in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 15,
1936 (age 85 years, 162
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Reuben Eaton Fenton (1819-1885) —
also known as Reuben E. Fenton —
of Frewsburg, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 4,
1819.
Son of George Washington Fenton (1783-1860) and Elsie (Owen) Fenton
(1790-1875).
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1853-55, 1857-65 (33rd District
1853-55, 1857-63, 29th District 1863-65); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1856;
Governor
of New York, 1865-69; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1868;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1869-75.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., August
25, 1885 (age 66 years, 52
days).
Entombed at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Charles Ellsworth Goodell (1926-1987) —
also known as Charles E. Goodell —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March 16,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-68 (43rd District 1959-63,
38th District 1963-68); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1964;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1968-71; defeated, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
21, 1987 (age 60 years, 311
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Richard Pratt Marvin (1803-1892) —
of New York.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
23, 1803.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1837-41 (31st District 1837-39,
19th District 1839-41).
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
11, 1892 (age 88 years, 19
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Abner Hazeltine (1793-1879) —
of New York.
Born in Vermont, 1793.
Son of Daniel Hazeltine (1761-1828) and Susanna (Jones) Hazeltine
(1766-1852).
Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1833-37.
Died in 1879
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Chapin Hall (1816-1879) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Busti, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 12,
1816.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District, 1859-61.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
12, 1879 (age 63 years, 62
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Porter Sheldon (1831-1908) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1869-71.
Died in 1908
(age about
77 years).
Entombed at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Samuel A. Carlson —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1909-27, 1930-33, 1937.
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Gilden R. Broadberry (d. 1936) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1920;
candidate for New York
state senate 51st District, 1926.
Died in 1936.
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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Augustus F. Allen (1873-1958) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
7, 1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1907-10.
Died August
22, 1958 (age 84 years, 349
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
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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.
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Albion Winegar Tourgee (1838-1905) —
also known as Albion W. Tourgee —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.; Raleigh, Wake
County, N.C.; Denver,
Colo.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsfield, Ashtabula
County, Ohio, May 2,
1838.
Son of Louisa Emma (Winegar) Tourgee and Valentine Tourgee
(1814-1889).
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; delegate to
North Carolina state constitutional convention, 1868, 1875;
superior court judge in North Carolina, 1868-75; candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina, 1878; author;
U.S. Consul in Bordeaux, 1897-1905, died in office 1905.
French
Huguenot and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, of acute
uremia, due to an infected
wound, in Bordeaux, France,
May
21, 1905 (age 67 years, 19
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Mayville Cemetery.
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Samuel Frederick Nixon (1860-1905) —
also known as S. Frederick Nixon —
of Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1888-90, 1894-1905 (Chautauqua County 1st
District 1888-90, Chautauqua County 1894-95, Chautauqua County 2nd
District 1896-1905); died in office 1905; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1899-1905; died in office 1905;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
Died in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
10, 1905 (age 44 years, 311
days).
Interment at Westfield Cemetery.
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George Washington Patterson (1799-1879) —
also known as George W. Patterson —
of Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H., November
11, 1799.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1849-50; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1856
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1877-79.
Died in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
15, 1879 (age 79 years, 338
days).
Interment at Westfield Cemetery.
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