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Erie County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Erie County


Index to Locations

  • Alden Evergreen Cemetery
  • Angola Forest Avenue Cemetery
  • Buffalo Unknown location
  • Buffalo Unknown location
  • Buffalo Unknown location
  • Buffalo City Hall Grounds
  • Buffalo Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Buffalo Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Buffalo Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Buffalo United German and French Cemetery
  • Cheektowaga St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Clarence Harris Hill Cemetery
  • Collins Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Gowanda Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Hamburg Abbott's Corner Cemetery
  • Hamburg Lakeside Memorial Park
  • Kenmore Elmlawn Cemetery
  • Lackawanna Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Lancaster Lancaster Rural Cemetery
  • Newstead town Ledge Lawn Cemetery
  • South Wales South Wales Cemetery
  • Tonawanda Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Williamsville Williamsville Cemetery
  • Williamsville Williamsville Graveyard


    Evergreen Cemetery
    Alden, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Edmund Francis Cooke (1885-1967) — also known as Edmund F. Cooke — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Prescott, Yavapai County, Ariz., April 13, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1923-28; U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1929-33. Died in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., May 13, 1967 (age 82 years, 30 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Forest Avenue Cemetery
    Angola, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Pius Louis Schwert (1892-1941) — also known as Pius L. Schwert; P. L. Schwert — of Angola, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1892. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; U.S. Representative from New York 42nd District, 1939-41; died in office 1941. Died March 11, 1941 (age about 48 years). Interment at Forest Avenue Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Unknown Locations
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Ansley B. Borkowski (1898-1992) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 15, 1898. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1921, 1924-30; defeated, 1922; candidate for New York state senate 49th District, 1930, 1932, 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 1, 1992 (age 94 years, 321 days). Interment somewhere.
      F. Danahy Georger (d. 1972) — of Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1940; candidate for New York state senate 50th District, 1942. Died June 12, 1972. Interment somewhere.


    Unknown Location
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Genevieve M. Starosciak (d. 1999) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972. Female. Died in June, 1999. Interment somewhere.


    Unknown Location
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York


    City Hall Grounds
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York

    Politicians who have monuments here:
      Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882). Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908 (age 71 years, 98 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.; statue at City Hall Grounds.
      Relatives: Third cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan Usher; son of Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland (1804-1853) and Ann (Neal) Cleveland (1806-1882); third cousin once removed of John Palmer Usher and Robert Cleveland Usher; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom (1864-1947); fourth cousin once removed of Rollin Usher Tyler; father of Richard F. Cleveland. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett — Wilson S. Bissell — David King Udall — Edward S. Bragg — Thomas F. Grady — Lyman K. Bass — George B. Cortelyou
      Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
      Other politicians named for him: Grover C. CookGrover C. HelmGrover C. RobertsonGrover A. WhalenGrover C. TaylorGrover C. WinnGrover C. LukeGrover C. BelknapGrover C. WorrellGrover C. DillmanGrover C. BrennemanGrover C. MitchellGrover C. LadnerGrover C. HallGrover C. CiselGrover C. HedrickGrover C. HunterGrover C. MontgomeryGrover C. FarwellGrover C. GillinghamGrover C. CombsGrover C. SnyderGrover C. GuernseyGrover C. SmithGrover C. JacksonGrover C. HunterGrover C. LandGrover C. MoritzGrover C. Richman, Jr.Grover C. AndersonGrover C. ChrissGrover C. GeorgeGrover C. CriswellGrover C. Robinson III
      Campaign slogan (1884): "We love him for the enemies he has made."
      Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma, Where's My Pa?"
      See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
      Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884 — Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland — Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)


    Forest Lawn Cemetery
    1411 Delaware Avenue
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Founded 1849
    Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1990
    Politicians buried here:
      Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) — also known as "The Accidental President" — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., January 7, 1800. Son of Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore. Whig. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from New York, 1833-35, 1837-43 (32nd District 1833-35, 1837-41, 38th District 1841-43); candidate for Governor of New York, 1844; New York state comptroller, 1848-49; Vice President of the United States, 1849-50; President of the United States, 1850-53; defeated, 1852, 1856. Unitarian. English ancestry. Died, after a series of strokes, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 8, 1874 (age 74 years, 60 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe (Millard) Fillmore; married, February 5, 1826, to Abigail Powers (died 1853); married, February 10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh.
      Cross-reference: Edward H. Thompson
      Fillmore counties in Minn. and Neb., and Millard County, Utah, are named for him.
      Other politicians named for him: Millard F. DunlapMillard F. Caldwell, Jr.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
      Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J. Raybach, Millard Fillmore : Biography of a President — Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
      Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
      Wilson Shannon Bissell (1847-1903) — also known as Wilson S. Bissell — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New London, Oneida County, N.Y., December 31, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with Grover Cleveland and Lyman K. Bass, 1873-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1888; U.S. Postmaster General, 1893-95; resigned 1895; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896; chancellor, University of Buffalo, 1902. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 6, 1903 (age 55 years, 279 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Nathan Kelsey Hall (1810-1874) — of New York. Born in Marcellus, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 28, 1810. Son of Ira Hall and Katherine (Rose) Hall. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1841-45; member of New York state assembly, 1846; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1847-49; U.S. Postmaster General, 1850-52; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1852-74; died in office 1874. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 2, 1874 (age 63 years, 339 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 16, 1832, to Emily Paine.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Insco Buchanan (1853-1909) — also known as William I. Buchanan — of Piqua, Miami County, Ohio; Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born near Covington, Miami County, Ohio, September 10, 1853. U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1894-99; Panama, 1903-04. Collapsed and died, apparently from a stroke, on a sidewalk at Park Lane, London, England, October 17, 1909 (age 56 years, 37 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1878 to Lulu Williams.
      James Osborne Putnam (1818-1903) — also known as James O. Putnam — Born in 1818. U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1880-82. Died in 1903 (age about 85 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of James W. Putnam (psychiatrist, studied with Freud).
      John Cornelius Butler (1887-1953) — also known as John C. Butler — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 2, 1887. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1941-49, 1951-53 (42nd District 1941-45, 44th District 1945-49, 1951-53). Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 13, 1953 (age 66 years, 42 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John McCreath Farquhar (1832-1918) — also known as John M. Farquhar — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born near Ayr, Scotland, April 17, 1832. Son of John Farquhar and Marion (McCreath) Farquhar. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1885-91; member, U.S. Industrial Commission, 1898-1902. Member, International Typographical Union. Received the Medal of Honor in 1902, for action at Stone River, Tenn., December 31, 1862. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 24, 1918 (age 86 years, 7 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1882 to Jane Wood.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      De Alva Stanwood Alexander (1846-1925) — also known as De Alva S. Alexander — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Richmond, Sagadahoc County, Maine, July 17, 1846. Son of Stanwood Alexander and Priscilla (Brown) Alexander. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1872; secretary of Indiana Republican Party, 1874-78; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1889-93; U.S. Representative from New York, 1897-1911 (33rd District 1897-1903, 36th District 1903-11); defeated, 1910. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 30, 1925 (age 78 years, 197 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Stanwood Alexander and Priscilla (Brown) Alexander; married, September 21, 1871, to Alice Colby (died 1890); married, December 28, 1893, to Anne Gerlach Bliss.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
      Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Wayne County, N.Y., September 16, 1872. Son of James W. MacGregor and Harriet (Cratar) MacGregor. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned 1928; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42. Baptist. Member, Psi Upsilon; Knights of Pythias. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 18, 1952 (age 79 years, 155 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Daniel Newton Lockwood (1844-1906) — also known as Daniel N. Lockwood — of New York. Born in Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y., June 1, 1844. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1877-79, 1891-95; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1886-89; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Died June 1, 1906 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Elbridge Gerry Spaulding (1809-1897) — also known as Elbridge G. Spaulding — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Summer Hill, Cayuga County, N.Y., February 24, 1809. Republican. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1847-48; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1848; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1849-51, 1859-63; New York state treasurer, 1854-55; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856 (chair, Credentials Committee; speaker). Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 5, 1897 (age 88 years, 70 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: Elbridge Gerry
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) — also known as Solomon G. Haven — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Chenango County, N.Y., November 17, 1810. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1842-43; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1851-57. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 24, 1861 (age 51 years, 37 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — also known as Lyman K. Bass — of New York. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., November 13, 1836. Republican. Lawyer; Erie County District Attorney, 1865; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75, 32nd District 1875-77); law partner with Grover Cleveland and Wilson S. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for many railroads. Died, of consumption, in the Buckingham Hotel, New York, New York County, N.Y., May 11, 1889 (age 52 years, 179 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Fannie Metcalfe.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Frank A. Sedita (1907-1975) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., June 20, 1907. Democrat. Candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1936; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1957-61, 1966-73; resigned 1973; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1966. Italian ancestry. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1975 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      William Dorsheimer (1832-1888) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Lyons, Wayne County, N.Y., February 5, 1832. Democrat. Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1875-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee); U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1883-85; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1885-86. Died in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., March 26, 1888 (age 56 years, 50 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) — also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St. Hill — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 30, 1924. Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980; Honorary Co-Chair, 1984; speaker, 1988. Female. Methodist. African ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP; Americans for Democratic Action; National Organization for Women; Urban League; Delta Sigma Theta. Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Fla., January 1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill; married, October 8, 1949, to Conrad Chisholm (divorced 1977); married, November 26, 1977, to Arthur Hardwick, Jr. (1916-1986).
      Campaign slogan: "Unbought and unbossed."
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
      William Findlay Rogers (1820-1899) — of New York. Born near Easton, Northampton County, Pa., March 1, 1820. Son of Thomas Jones Rogers. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1868-69; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1883-85. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 16, 1899 (age 79 years, 290 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Abbott Moseley (1798-1873) — also known as William A. Moseley — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Whitesboro, Oneida County, N.Y., October 20, 1798. Whig. Physician; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1835; member of New York state senate 8th District, 1838-41; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1843-47. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 19, 1873 (age 75 years, 30 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William George Fargo (1818-1881) — also known as William Fargo — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 20, 1818. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1862-65. With Henry Wells in 1851, founded Wells, Fargo & Co. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 3, 1881 (age 63 years, 75 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also NNDB dossier
      Lawrence Washington Hall (1819-1863) — of Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio. Born in Lake County, Ohio, 1819. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Ohio, 1852-57; U.S. Representative from Ohio 9th District, 1857-59; defeated, 1858. Imprisoned for alleged disloyalty to the Union in 1862. Died of a lung hemorrhage, Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio, January 18, 1863 (age about 43 years). Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Daniels (1825-1897) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1825. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1893-97. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 20, 1897 (age 72 years, 271 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      James Morgan Humphrey (1819-1899) — also known as James M. Humphrey — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1819. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1865-69. Died in 1899 (age about 80 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Cutting Love (1789-1853) — of New York. Born in Cambridge, Washington County, N.Y., November 30, 1789. U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1835-37. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 17, 1853 (age 63 years, 291 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Ganson (1818-1874) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., January 1, 1818. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 31st District, 1862-63, 1874; died in office 1874; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., January 28, 1874 (age 56 years, 27 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Israel Thompson Hatch (1808-1875) — also known as Israel T. Hatch — of Erie County, N.Y. Born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., June 30, 1808. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1852; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1857-59; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Died September 24, 1875 (age 67 years, 86 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      William Williams (1815-1876) — of New York. Born in Connecticut, 1815. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1871-73. Died in 1876 (age about 61 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) — also known as Charles F. Bishop; Charles Frederick Bischoff — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y., October 14, 1844. Democrat. Dealer in tea, coffee, and spices; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, of cancer, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1913 (age 68 years, 335 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, August 6, 1865, to Kate Moran.
      John Baptiste Weber (1842-1926) — also known as John B. Weber — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1842. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1885-89. Died in 1926 (age about 84 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Presumably named for: John the Baptist
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Alfred Parish Stone (1813-1865) — of Ohio. Born in Worthington, Hampshire County, Mass., June 28, 1813. Son of John Stone and Lora (Parish) Stone. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1844-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1856 (speaker); Ohio treasurer of state, 1857-62. Died, from congestion of the brain, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 2, 1865 (age 52 years, 35 days). Original interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment in 1888 at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1841 to Ann M. Townsend.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Edgar Boardman Jewett (1843-1924) — of New York. Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 14, 1843. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1895-97. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 28, 1924 (age 80 years, 105 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      William Frederick Waldow (1882-1930) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 26, 1882. Republican. Member of New York Republican State Committee, 1916; U.S. Representative from New York 42nd District, 1917-19; defeated, 1918; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920. Died in Snyder, Erie County, N.Y., April 16, 1930 (age 47 years, 233 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Francis Harter (1897-1947) — also known as J. Francis Harter — of Eggertsville, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y., September 1, 1897. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated, 1940. Baptist. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Moose; Eagles. Died December 20, 1947 (age 50 years, 110 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Orlando Allen (1803-1874) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., February 10, 1803. Apothecary; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1848-49; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1850-51. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 4, 1874 (age 71 years, 206 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      George W. Clinton (1807-1885) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 24, 1807. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1844-45; state court judge in New York, 1854. Died September 7, 1885 (age 78 years, 136 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Solomon Scheu (d. 1888) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Democrat. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1878-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888. Died November 23, 1888. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Ray Vaughn Pierce (1840-1914) — of New York. Born in New York, 1840. Republican. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1879-80. Died in 1914 (age about 74 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Mary Dolores Welch Denman (c.1932-2000) — also known as M. Dolores Denman — of New York. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., about 1932. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate in primary for New York state attorney general, 1978; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1979-2000; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1981-2000. Female. Catholic. Died in Naples, Collier County, Fla., 2000 (age about 68 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) — also known as James A. Roberts — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Waterboro, York County, Maine, March 8, 1847. Son of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1879-80; New York state comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Grand Army of the Republic; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 19, 1922 (age 75 years, 256 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married, June 1, 1871, to Minnie Pineo; married, December 11, 1884, to Martha Dresser.
      Norman Edward Mack (1858-1932) — also known as Norman E. Mack — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in West Williams, Ontario, July 24, 1858. Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912 (speaker), 1924, 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1900-30; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1908-12; New York Democratic state chair, 1911-12. Died December 26, 1932 (age 74 years, 155 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 22, 1891, to Harriet B. Taggart; father of Norma Mack (who married George Wadsworth II). See Mack-Wadsworth family of New York.
      Nelson W. Cheney (b. 1875) — of Eden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 27, 1875. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly, 1916-29 (Erie County 9th District 1916-17, Erie County 8th District 1918-29); member of New York state senate 50th District, 1930-38. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Edwin F. Jaeckle (1894-1992) — also known as Ed Jaeckle — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 27, 1894. Son of Jacob Jaeckle and Mary (Marx) Jaeckle. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; chair of Erie County Republican Party, 1935-42; New York Republican state chair, 1940-44; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948. Died May 14, 1992 (age 97 years, 200 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Grace Drechsel.
      Chauncey Jerome Hamlin (1881-1963) — also known as Chauncey J. Hamlin — of New York. Born in 1881. Son of Harry Hamlin (1855-1907). Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1914; advocate and leader for the Buffalo Museum of Science. Died in 1963 (age about 82 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Emily Gray.
      Image source: Library of Congress
      John G. Langner (1825-1882) — also known as Johann Gottleib August David Langner — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Breslau, Prussia (now Wroclaw, Poland), December 4, 1825. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1865-66, 1877-78. Lutheran. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 1, 1882 (age 56 years, 209 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Monroe Wheeler (1849-1922) — of Hammondsport, Steuben County, N.Y.; Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Wheeler, Steuben County, N.Y., August 16, 1849. Steuben County Surrogate, 1901; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 43rd District, 1915. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 19, 1922 (age 72 years, 337 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandson of Grattan Henry Wheeler.
      James D. Warren — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880, 1884; New York Republican state chair, 1883-85. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
      George E. D. Brady (b. 1881) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., June 10, 1881. Republican. Undertaker; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1919-21. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.


    Holy Cross Cemetery
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      William Francis Sheehan (1859-1917) — also known as William F. Sheehan; "Blue-Eyed Billy" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 6, 1859. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with Charles F. Tabor, from 1883, Alton B. Parker, 1905-12, Edward W. Hatch, 1905-15, and George L. Ingraham, 1916-17; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1885-91; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1891; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1889-93; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1891, 1896; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1892-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892, 1912; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1915. Irish ancestry. Died, from kidney disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 14, 1917 (age 57 years, 128 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.


    Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      William Henry Ryan (1860-1939) — also known as William H. Ryan — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass., May 10, 1860. Son of Patrick Ryan and Jane (Cleary) Ryan. Democrat. Boot and shoe business; U.S. Representative from New York, 1899-1909 (32nd District 1899-1903, 35th District 1903-09); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904, 1924 (alternate). Died in 1939 (age about 79 years). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, September 19, 1887, to Ellen T. Cosgrove.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    United German and French Cemetery
    Buffalo, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Vincent Fornes (1847-1929) — also known as Charles V. Fornes — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y., January 22, 1847. Democrat. Woolen merchant; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated (National Democratic), 1896. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 22, 1929 (age 82 years, 120 days). Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, November 11, 1898, to Dora Lyde.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1901
      Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) — also known as Anthony F. Tauriello — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 14, 1899. Son of Sebastian Tauriello and Lucia (Tita) Tauriello. Democrat. Lawyer; liquor store owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940 (alternate), 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1968; U.S. Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950, 1952. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Eagles; Elks; Moose. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 21, 1983 (age 84 years, 129 days). Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Louis Fechter, Sr. (1851-1921) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France, 1851. Republican. Employed on Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad; lost an arm in an 1877 railroad accident; carting business; organized Buffalo Rendering Co.; manager, Buffalo Fertilizer Co.; president, Minnehaha Mining and Smelting Co.; president, Fechter-Elliott Agency, real estate and insurance; member of New York state senate 48th District, 1905-06. Catholic. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 16, 1921 (age about 69 years). Interment at United German and French Cemetery.


    St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    700 Pine Ridge Heritage Boulevard
    Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Edmund Patrick Radwan (1911-1959) — also known as Edmund P. Radwan — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 22, 1911. Athletic coach; lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York state senate 54th District, 1946-50; U.S. Representative from New York, 1951-59 (43rd District 1951-53, 41st District 1953-59); defeated (New Deal), 1941. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 7, 1959 (age 47 years, 350 days). Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Joseph Mruk (1903-1995) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 6, 1903. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1943-45; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1950-53. Died, in the Furgala Nursing Home, Lancaster, Erie County, N.Y., January 31, 1995 (age 91 years, 86 days). Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Stanley M. Makowski (1923-1981) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 22, 1923. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1973-77; appointed 1973. Polish ancestry. Died August 5, 1981 (age 58 years, 105 days). Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, August 7, 1954, to Florence Ziolo.
      Chester Charles Gorski (1906-1975) — also known as Chester C. Gorski — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 22, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1956, 1964; U.S. Representative from New York 44th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1950. Polish ancestry. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 25, 1975 (age 68 years, 307 days). Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
      Relatives: Father of Dennis T. Gorski.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      Joseph C. Ruszkiewicz — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932. Polish ancestry. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.


    Harris Hill Cemetery
    Clarence, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) — of Lakewood, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kan., March 13, 1899. Son of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion. Died in 1941 (age about 42 years). Interment at Harris Hill Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married 1926 to Kathryn M. Blume.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial


    Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    East Becker Road
    Collins, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Nathaniel Knight (1792-1864) — of Erie County, N.Y. Born in 1792. Member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1831. Died in Collins, Erie County, N.Y., 1864 (age about 72 years). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Polly Chadwick (1795-1857).


    Pine Hill Cemetery
    Gowanda, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Daniel Greene Garnsey (1779-1851) — of Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., June 17, 1779. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1825-29; served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War. Died in Gowanda, Erie County, N.Y., May 11, 1851 (age 71 years, 328 days). Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Abbott's Corner Cemetery
    (formerly Forest Lawn Cemetery)
    Hamburg, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Thomas Lathrop Bunting (1844-1898) — of New York. Born in Eden, Erie County, N.Y., April 24, 1844. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 33rd District, 1891-93. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 27, 1898 (age 54 years, 247 days). Interment at Abbott's Corner Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Lakeside Memorial Park
    Hamburg, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      John Raymond Pillion (1904-1978) — also known as John R. Pillion — of Hamburg, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, August 10, 1904. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1941-50; U.S. Representative from New York, 1953-65 (42nd District 1953-63, 39th District 1963-65). Died in Eden, Erie County, N.Y., December 31, 1978 (age 74 years, 143 days). Interment at Lakeside Memorial Park.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Elmlawn Cemetery
    Kenmore, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) — of Kenmore, Erie County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Toronto, Ontario, March 23, 1896. Republican. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938; New York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Freemasons; Eagles; National Rifle Association; Izaak Walton League. Died in Crystal River, Citrus County, Fla., April 23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31 days). Interment at Elmlawn Cemetery.


    Holy Cross Cemetery
    Lackawanna, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Daniel Angelus Driscoll (1875-1955) — also known as Daniel A. Driscoll — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 6, 1875. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1909-17 (35th District 1909-13, 42nd District 1913-17); postmaster. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., June 5, 1955 (age 80 years, 91 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Anthony J. Canney (1900-1948) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., November 4, 1900. Democrat. Secretary, Buffalo Municipal Baseball and Basketball League; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1929-40; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 49th District, 1938. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 18, 1948 (age 47 years, 349 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
      John Widmer — of Lackawanna, Erie County, N.Y. Mayor of Lackawanna, N.Y., 1915-16. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.


    Lancaster Rural Cemetery
    Lancaster, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      George A. Davis — of Lancaster, Erie County, N.Y. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894; member of New York state senate, 1896-1910 (49th District 1896-1906, 50th District 1907-10). Interment at Lancaster Rural Cemetery.


    Ledge Lawn Cemetery
    Newstead town, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Archibald Smith Clarke (c.1778-1821) — also known as Archibald S. Clarke — of New York. Born in Prince George's County, Md., about 1778. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Niagara County, 1808-11; member of New York state senate Western District, 1812-16; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1816-17. Died in Clarence, Erie County, N.Y., November 28, 1821 (age about 43 years). Interment at Ledge Lawn Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Staley Nichols Clarke.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    South Wales Cemetery
    South Wales, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Asher Bates Emery (d. 1924) — also known as Asher B. Emery — of East Aurora, Erie County, N.Y. Son of Josiah Emery. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1924; died in office 1924. Died in South Wales, Erie County, N.Y., August 8, 1924. Interment at South Wales Cemetery.


    Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    Tonawanda, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Charles Bennett Smith (1870-1939) — also known as Charles B. Smith — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1870. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-19 (36th District 1911-13, 41st District 1913-19). Died in 1939 (age about 68 years). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Williamsville Cemetery
    Williamsville, Erie County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Edward Julius Elsaesser (1904-1983) — also known as Edward J. Elsaesser — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 10, 1904. Son of John Elsaesser and Ida (Steinke) Elsaesser. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940; U.S. Representative from New York 43rd District, 1945-49. Died in Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y., January 7, 1983 (age 78 years, 303 days). Interment at Williamsville Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, December 6, 1933, to Anna Hossack.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Williamsville Graveyard
    Williamsville, Erie County, New York
    Politicians formerly buried here:
      Benjamin Ellicott (1765-1827) — of New York. Born in Ellicotts Mills (now Ellicott City), Howard County, Md., April 17, 1765. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19. Died in Williamsville, Erie County, N.Y., December 10, 1827 (age 62 years, 237 days). Original interment at Williamsville Graveyard; reinterment in 1849 at Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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