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Conrad
Diehl (Coroner, 1867-70)
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, 1912-16)
George
S. Buck (County Auditor, 1912-17)
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)
Dennis
T. Gorski (County Executive, 1988-99)
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.
Forest Avenue Cemetery
Angola, Erie County, New York
Politicians buried here:
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.
- 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.
- 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. Collapsed and died, apparently from a stroke, on
a sidewalk at Park Lane, London, England,
October
17, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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,
1984;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984.
Female.
Black.
Methodist.
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. Entombed in mausoleum at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Italian
ancestry. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. 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. Original interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; reinterment in 1888 at Forest Lawn
Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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, 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. 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.
- 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
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
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.
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 in Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1847. Married, November
11, 1898, to Dora Lyde. Democrat. Woolen
merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1907-13; defeated
(National Democratic), 1896. Died in 1929.
Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
- 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. Interment at United German and French Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. Father of Dennis
T. Gorski. 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. Interment at St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
- 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:
Pine Hill Cemetery
Gowanda, Erie County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
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.
Abbott's Corner Cemetery
(formerly Forest Lawn Cemetery)
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
Politicians buried here:
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.
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, American
Legion; Rotary; Freemasons;
Eagles;
National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League. 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.
- 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, Knights
of Columbus; Elks. 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:
Ledge Lawn Cemetery
Newstead town, Erie County, New York
Politicians buried here:
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:
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; married,
December
6, 1933, to Anna Hossack. 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 1983.
Interment at Williamsville Cemetery.
Williamsville Graveyard
Williamsville, Erie County, New York
Politicians formerly buried here:
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political
graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February
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