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Fulton County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Fulton County


Index to Locations

  • Johnstown Unknown location
  • Johnstown Johnstown Cemetery
  • Near Johnstown North Bush Cemetery
  • Northampton Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Oppenheim Hewitt Cemetery
  • Perth Unknown location


    Unknown Location
    Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Peter S. Wilson (1932-1992) — also known as Pete Wilson — of Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y. Born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., 1932. Republican. Mayor of Johnstown, N.Y., 1963-75. Died in 1992 (age about 60 years). Interment somewhere.


    Johnstown Cemetery
    Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      John Edwards (1781-1850) — of New York. Born near Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., August 6, 1781. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1837-39. Died in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., December 28, 1850 (age 69 years, 144 days). Interment at Johnstown Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Watts Cady (1790-1854) — also known as John W. Cady — of Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y. Born in Florida, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 28, 1790. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1821-22; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1823-25. Died in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., January 3, 1854 (age 63 years, 189 days). Interment at Johnstown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Daniel Cady. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Daniel Cady (1773-1859) — of Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., April 29, 1773. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1808-11, 1812-13; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1815-17; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1847-55; Presidential Elector for New York, 1856. Died in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., October 31, 1859 (age 86 years, 185 days). Interment at Johnstown Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Margaret Livingston; uncle of John Watts Cady; father of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
      John Wells (1817-1877) — of Fulton County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1817. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1851-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856. Died in 1877 (age about 60 years). Interment at Johnstown Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John Michael Carroll (1823-1901) — also known as John M. Carroll — of New York. Born in Springfield, Otsego County, N.Y., April 27, 1823. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1871-73. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., May 8, 1901 (age 78 years, 11 days). Interment at Johnstown Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    North Bush Cemetery
    Near Johnstown, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Cyrus Durey (1864-1933) — of Green Lake (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Caroga, Fulton County, N.Y., May 16, 1864. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1907-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1924, 1932; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 14th New York District, 1932. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 4, 1933 (age 68 years, 233 days). Interment at North Bush Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    Northampton, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      John Fay (1773-1855) — of Montgomery County, N.Y.; Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., February 10, 1773. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1808-09, 1811-12; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1819-21; Jefferson County Sheriff, 1828-31. Died in Northampton, Fulton County, N.Y., June 21, 1855 (age 82 years, 131 days). Interment at Old Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Hewitt Cemetery
    Oppenheim, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      Josiah Olmstead Brown (1783-1852) — also known as Josiah O. Brown — of New York. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., July 12, 1783. Son of Josiah Brown (Revolutionary War veteran). Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery and Hamilton counties, 1831. Died in Oppenheim, Fulton County, N.Y., January 27, 1852 (age 68 years, 199 days). Interment at Hewitt Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married to Betsy Galusha.


    Unknown Location
    Perth, Fulton County, New York
    Politicians buried here:
      George C. Stewart — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Interment somewhere.


     

     


     
       
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