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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Son of Asher Minor Ray and Melissa P. (Gray) Ray.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist.
Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Henry Mitchell (1784-1856) —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1784.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1833-35.
Died in 1856
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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William Mason (1786-1860) —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1786.
Son of James Mason (1759-1820) and Abigail (Beaumont) Mason
(1761-1836).
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1820-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1835-37.
Died in 1860
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Smith Meade Purdy (1796-1870) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1796.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1843-45.
Died in 1870
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Elizur H. Prindle (1829-1890) —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Connecticut, 1829.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County 1st District, 1863; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1871-73.
Died in 1890
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Janet Hill Gordon (1915-1990) —
also known as Janet Hill —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1915.
Daughter of James
P. Hill and Florine Hill.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1942-46; Chenango
County Attorney, 1944-45; first
woman county attorney in New York State; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1947-58; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1959-62.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Daughters of the
American Revolution; Grange; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died September
17, 1990 (age 75 years, 249
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
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Uri Tracy (1764-1838) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., February
8, 1764.
Democrat. Minister; postmaster;
Chenango
County Sheriff, 1798-1801; Chenango
County Clerk, 1801-15; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1805-07, 1809-13 (16th District
1805-07, 13th District 1809-13); county judge in New York, 1819-23.
Presbyterian.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., July 21,
1838 (age 74 years, 163
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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Solomon Bundy (1823-1889) —
of New York.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 22,
1823.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1877-79.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
13, 1889 (age 65 years, 236
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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John Tracy (1783-1864) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., October
26, 1783.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1820-22, 1826; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1833-36.
Died in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 18,
1864 (age 80 years, 236
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
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