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Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) —
also known as Homer P. Snyder —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
6, 1863.
Son of Edwin Snyder and Mary E. (Rivenburg) Snyder.
Republican. Manufacturer of knitting
machinery and bicycles
as Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.; vice-president, Little Falls
National Bank;
director, Little Falls and Johnstown Railroad;
director, Little Falls Hotel
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
30, 1937 (age 74 years, 24
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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Henry Porteous Alexander (1801-1867) —
also known as Henry P. Alexander —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
13, 1801.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1849-51; defeated,
1846, 1850; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1856.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., February
22, 1867 (age 65 years, 162
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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George Petrie (1793-1879) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1793.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1847-49.
Died in 1879
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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Arphaxed Loomis (1798-1885) —
of Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Winsted, Litchfield
County, Conn., April 9,
1798.
Democrat. State court judge in New York, 1835; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1837-39; member of New York
state assembly, 1841-42, 1853 (Herkimer County 1841-42, Herkimer
County 1st District 1853); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., September
15, 1885 (age 87 years, 159
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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Edmund Gillett Chapin (1810-1861) —
also known as Edmund G. Chapin —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, January
20, 1810.
Son of Lois (Haynes) Chapin and Adolphus Chapin (1786-1818).
Member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County 1st District, 1855.
Died November
2, 1861 (age 51 years, 286
days).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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Harvey Feldmeier (1871-1936) —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1871.
Son of Maximilian Feldmeier and Elvire (d'Asnoy) Feldmeier.
Democrat. Engineer;
commissioner of public works, Little Falls, 1912-36; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1928.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Sigma
Xi; American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
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Owen D. Young (1874-1962) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
The Owen D. Young Central School, in Van Hornesville, N.Y., is named for
him.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van Hornesville Cemetery.
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