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George Abel Simmons (1791-1857) —
also known as George A. Simmons —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hampshire, 1791.
Member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1840-42; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1853-57.
Died in 1857
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Ezra Carter Gross (1787-1829) —
also known as Ezra C. Gross —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Vermont, 1787.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1819-21; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1828-29.
Died in 1829
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Ash Tomlinson (1802-1872) —
also known as Thomas A. Tomlinson —
of Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1802.
Member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1841-43.
Died in 1872
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Richard Keese (1794-1883) —
of New York.
Born in Ausable Township, Clinton
County, N.Y., November
23, 1794.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1827-29; state court
judge in New York, 1835.
Died February
7, 1883 (age 88 years, 76
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Zephaniah Platt (1735-1807) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 27,
1735.
Member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1777-83; state court judge in New
York, 1781; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1784; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Dutchess
County, 1788.
Died September
12, 1807 (age 72 years, 108
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Jonas Platt (1769-1834) —
of New York.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 30,
1769.
Son of Zephaniah
Platt.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer and Onondaga counties, 1795-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1799-1801; member of
New
York state senate Western District, 1809-13; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1810; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1814-21.
Died in Peru, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
22, 1834 (age 64 years, 237
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Henry Theodore Kellogg (1869-1942) —
also known as Henry T. Kellogg —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Champlain, Clinton
County, N.Y., August
29, 1869.
Son of S. Alonzo Kellogg and Susan Elizabeth (Averill) Kellogg.
Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in New York, 1903; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1903-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1918-26; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1927-34; resigned 1934.
Episcopalian.
Died September
6, 1942 (age 73 years, 8
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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John Madison Wever (1847-1914) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ganges, Allegan
County, Mich., February
24, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1885-90; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1891-95 (21st District 1891-93,
23rd District 1893-95).
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
27, 1914 (age 67 years, 215
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Moss Kent (1766-1838) —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 3,
1766.
State court judge in New York, 1795; member of New York
state senate Western District, 1799-1803; member of New York
state assembly, 1806-07, 1809-10 (Jefferson, Lewis and St.
Lawrence counties 1806-07, Jefferson County 1809-10); U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1813-17.
Died May 30,
1838 (age 72 years, 57
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Peter Sailly (1754-1826) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Lorraine, France,
April
20, 1754.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in New York, 1788-96; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1805-07.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., March 16,
1826 (age 71 years, 330
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Andrew Williams (1828-1907) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ormstown, Quebec,
August
27, 1828.
Republican. Nail
manufacturer; among the organizers of Iron National Bank, and
its president, 1881-88; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1875-79; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1891-1907.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
6, 1907 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Lemuel Stetson (1804-1868) —
of Keeseville, Essex
County, N.Y.; Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Champlain, Clinton
County, N.Y., March 13,
1804.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1835-36, 1842, 1862; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1843-45; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; county judge
in New York, 1847-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1860.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., May 17,
1868 (age 64 years, 65
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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George William Palmer (1818-1916) —
also known as George W. Palmer —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Hoosick, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
13, 1818.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1857-61; member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1885-86.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., March 12,
1916 (age 98 years, 59
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Wallace Edgar Pierce (1881-1940) —
also known as Wallace E. Pierce —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Black Brook, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
9, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1917-19; chair of
Clinton County Republican Party, 1927-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1939-40; died in
office 1940.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the Congressional physician's
office, in the U.S.
Capitol, Washington,
D.C., January
3, 1940 (age 58 years, 25
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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