The Political Graveyard: Erie County, N.Y.

Erie County
New York

Erie County information:

Population: 950,265 (2000); 968,532 (1990)
Land area 1,045 square miles.
County seat: Buffalo
Erie County official web site.
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Selected officials of Erie County

(not intended to be complete)

Grover Cleveland (Sheriff, 1870-73) Albert Haight (County Judge, 1872-76) Edward W. Hatch (District Attorney, 1881) Louis W. Marcus (County Surrogate, 1896) Thomas Penney (District Attorney, 1900) Louis B. Hart (County Surrogate, 1905-39) Wesley C. Dudley (District Attorney) Guy B. Moore (District Attorney, 1917-31) Charles A. Freiberg (Sheriff) Michael J. Montesano (County Surrogate, 1939-40) Edward A. Rath (County Clerk) John F. Dwyer (District Attorney) Frank A. Slade (County Treasurer) Elmer R. Weil (County Attorney)

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

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. Interment at Forest Avenue Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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. 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

Forest Lawn Cemetery
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; married, February 5, 1826, to Abigail Powers (died 1853); married, February 10, 1858, to Caroline (Carmichael) McIntosh. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Fillmore counties in Minn. and Neb., and Millard County, Utah, are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Edward H. Thompson
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about Millard Fillmore: Robert J. Raybach, Millard Fillmore : Biography of a President; Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore
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, 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. 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; married, November 16, 1832, to Emily Paine. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Married 1878 to Lulu Williams. U.S. Minister to Argentina, 1894-99; Panama, 1903-04. Died in 1909. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
James Osborne Putnam (1818-1903) — also known as James O. Putnam — Born in 1818. Father of James W. Putnam (psychiatrist, studied with Freud). U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1880-82. Died in 1903. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married 1882 to Jane Wood. 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. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, September 21, 1871, to Alice Colby (died 1890); married, December 28, 1893, to Anne Gerlach Bliss. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, Knights of Pythias; Psi Upsilon. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 18, 1952. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; 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. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 5, 1897. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Solomon George Haven (1810-1861) — of New York. Born in Chenango County, N.Y., November 17, 1810. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1846-47; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1851-57. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 24, 1861. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) — of New York. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., November 13, 1836. Republican. 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). Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 11, 1889. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; married, October 8, 1949, to Conrad Chisholm (divorced 1977); married, November 26, 1977, to Arthur Hardwick, Jr. (1916-1986). 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. Female. Black. Methodist. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; League of Women Voters; NAACP; National Organization for Women; Urban League; Delta Sigma Theta. Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia County, Fla., January 1, 2005. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1966-73; resigned 1973; candidate for New York state attorney general, 1966. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1975. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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. Original interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio; reinterment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Married, August 6, 1865, to Kate Moran. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alfred Parish Stone (1813-1865) — of Ohio. Born in Worthington, Hampshire County, Mass., June 28, 1813. Son of John Stone and Lora (Parish) Stone; married 1841 to Ann M. Townsend. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 16th District, 1844-45; Ohio treasurer of state, 1857-62. Died, from congestion of the brain, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, August 2, 1865. Original interment at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment in 1888 at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; Eagles; Moose. Died December 20, 1947. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1850-51. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 4, 1874. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
George Clinton (1807-1885) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 24, 1807. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1842-43; state court judge in New York, 1854. Died September 7, 1885. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Solomon Scheu (d. 1888) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1878-79. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Mary Dolores Welch Denman (c.1932-2000) — also known as M. Dolores Denman — of New York. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. 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. 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; married, June 1, 1871, to Minnie Pineo; married, December 11, 1884, to Martha Dresser. 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, Grand Army of the Republic; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 19, 1922. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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. Married, December 22, 1891, to Harriet B. Taggart; father of Norma Mack (who married George Wadsworth II). Democrat. Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892 (alternate), 1896, 1900, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928; member of Democratic National Committee from New York, 1900-30; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1908; New York Democratic state chair, 1911-12. Died December 26, 1932. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- See also 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; married to Grace Drechsel. 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Chauncey Jerome Hamlin (1881-1963) — also known as Chauncey J. Hamlin — of New York. Born in 1881. Son of Harry Hamlin (1855-1907); married to Emily Gray. Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1914; advocate and leader for the Buffalo Museum of Science. Died in 1963. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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. 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. Grandson of Grattan Henry Wheeler. Steuben County Surrogate, 1901; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 43rd District, 1915. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., July 19, 1922. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
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, 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.

Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
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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; married, September 19, 1887, to Ellen T. Cosgrove. 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. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

United German and French Cemetery
Buffalo, Erie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Charles Vincent Fornes (1844-1929) — also known as Charles V. Fornes — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1844. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated (National Democratic), 1896. Died in 1929. Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, Eagles; Elks; Knights of Columbus; Moose. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., December 21, 1983. Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at United German and French Cemetery.

St. Stanislaus Cemetery
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 New York, 1911. 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 1959. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Stanley M. Makowski (1923-1981) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 22, 1923. Married, August 7, 1954, to Florence Ziolo. 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. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
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. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 25, 1975. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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.

Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Collins, Erie County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Nathaniel Knight (1792-1864) — of Erie County, N.Y. Born in 1792. Married to Polly Chadwick (1795-1857). Member of New York state assembly from Erie County, 1831. Died in Collins, Erie County, N.Y., 1864. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Pine Hill Cemetery
Gowanda, Erie County, New York
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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. Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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. Interment at Abbott's Corner Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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. Interment at Lakeside Memorial Park.
- See also: congressional biography.

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. Born in Toronto, Ontario, March 23, 1896. Republican. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938, 1967; New York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1951-53. Member, Izaak Walton League; National Rifle Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Eagles; Rotary. Died in Crystal River, Citrus County, Fla., April 23, 1978. 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. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, 1938. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 18, 1948. 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. Brother of Staley Nichols Clarke. 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. Interment at Ledge Lawn Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

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. Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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 New York, 1904. Republican. 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 1983. Interment at Williamsville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Williamsville Graveyard
Williamsville, Erie County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Benjamin Ellicott (1765-1827) — of New York. Born in Maryland, 1765. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1817-19. Died in 1827. Original interment at Williamsville Graveyard; reinterment in 1849 at Batavia Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
- See also: congressional biography.

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