The Political Graveyard: Chenango County, N.Y.

Chenango County
New York

Chenango County information:

Population: 51,401 (2000); 51,768 (1990)
Land area 894 square miles.
County seat: Norwich
Capital Impact: Chenango County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
USA MapStats: Chenango County -- census data on population, race, economics
Chenango County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Chenango County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Madison County
Northeast: Otsego County
Southeast: Delaware County
Southwest: Broome County
Northwest: Cortland County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Chenango County
Politicians who were born in Chenango County
Politicians who lived in Chenango County
Politicians who died in Chenango County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Chenango County

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Chenango County

(not intended to be complete)

Uri Tracy (Sheriff, 1798-1801) Uri Tracy (County Clerk, 1801-15) Samuel Campbell (Sheriff, 1815-19) Lot Clark (District Attorney, 1822-23) Lot Clark (District Attorney, 1828-29) Albert F. Gladding (County Judge and Surrogate, 1897) James P. Hill (District Attorney) Janet Hill Gordon (County Attorney, 1944-45)

Glenwood Cemetery
Afton, Chenango County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Bert Lord (1869-1939) — of Afton, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Sanford, Broome County, N.Y., December 4, 1869. Republican. Merchant; lumber business; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of New York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S. Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in office 1939. Member, Freemasons; Redmen; Odd Fellows. Died in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1939. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Greenlawn Cemetery
Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) — also known as Irving M. Ives — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Bainbridge, Chenango County, N.Y., January 24, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S. Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956; candidate for Governor of New York, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Theta Delta Chi; Elks; Grange. Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., February 24, 1962. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.

St. Peter's Churchyard
Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Chamberlain Clark (1793-1852) — also known as John C. Clark — of Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass., January 14, 1793. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1826; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1827-29, 1837-43. Died in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., October 25, 1852. Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lambs Corners Cemetery
(formerly Columbus Corners Cemetery)
Columbus town, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Campbell (1773-1853) — of Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Mansfield, Tolland County, Conn., July 11, 1773. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1808-09, 1811-12, 1819-20; Chenango County Sheriff, 1815-19; U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1821-23. Died in Columbus town, Chenango County, N.Y., June 2, 1853. Interment at Lambs Corners Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Greene Cemetery
Greene, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edwin Ruthven Meade (1836-1889) — of New York. Born in New York, 1836. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1875-77. Died in 1889. Interment at Greene Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Hornby Cemetery
Greene, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Robert Monell (1786-1860) — of Greene, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Columbia County, N.Y., 1786. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1814-15, 1825-26, 1828; U.S. Representative from New York, 1819-21, 1829-31 (15th District 1819-21, 21st District 1829-31); circuit judge in New York, 1831-45. Died in Greene, Chenango County, N.Y., November 29, 1860. Interment at Hornby Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Andrews' Cemetery
New Berlin, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry Bennett (1808-1868) — of New York. Born in New Lisbon, Otsego County, N.Y., September 29, 1808. U.S. Representative from New York, 1849-59 (22nd District 1849-53, 21st District 1853-59). Died in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y., May 10, 1868. Interment at St. Andrews' Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

North Norwich Cemetery
North Norwich, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edmund G. Perlee — of Chenango County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1820-22, 1832. Interment at North Norwich Cemetery.

Riverside Cemetery
North Norwich, Chenango County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Obadiah German (1766-1842) — of Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Amenia, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 22, 1766. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1798-99, 1803-05, 1806-09, 1818-19; U.S. Senator from New York, 1809-15. Died in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., September 24, 1842. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Hope Cemetery
Norwich, Chenango County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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; married, June 26, 1871, to Mary Johnson. 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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Mason (1786-1860) — of Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1786. 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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Riverview Cemetery
Oxford, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.

Lines Hill Cemetery
Smyrna, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Stephens Smith (1755-1816) — of New York. Born in Long Island (unknown county), N.Y., November 8, 1755. Son of John Smith and Margaret (Stephens) Smith; married, June 12, 1786, to Abigail Amelia Adams (1765-1813) (daughter of John Adams; sister of John Quincy Adams; aunt of Charles Francis Adams). Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1813-15. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Smith Valley, Madison County, N.Y., June 10, 1816. Interment at Lines Hill Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.

Smyrna East Cemetery
Smyrna, Chenango County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Demas Hubbard, Jr. (1806-1873) — of Smyrna, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Winfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., January 17, 1806. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1838-40; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1865-67. Died in Smyrna, Chenango County, N.Y., September 2, 1873. Interment at Smyrna East Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Chenango County

Politicians who were born in Chenango County

Politicians who lived in Chenango County

Politicians who died in Chenango County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Chenango County