The Political Graveyard: Herkimer County, N.Y.

Herkimer County
New York

Herkimer County information:

Population: 64,427 (2000); 65,797 (1990)
Land area 1,412 square miles.
County seat: Herkimer
Capital Impact: Herkimer County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Herkimer County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Herkimer County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Herkimer County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: St. Lawrence County
Northeast: Hamilton County
Southeast: Fulton County; Montgomery County
South: Otsego County
Southwest: Oneida County
Northwest: Lewis County

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Herkimer County
Politicians who were born in Herkimer County
Politicians who lived in Herkimer County
Politicians who died in Herkimer County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Herkimer County

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Selected officials of Herkimer County

(not intended to be complete)

Irving R. Devendorf (County Judge and Surrogate, 1896) Carl W. Peterson (District Attorney, 1931)

General Herkimer Cemetery
Danube, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Herkimer (1773-1848) — of Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1773. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1803-04, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from New York, 1817-19, 1823-25 (17th District 1817-19, 15th District 1823-25). Died in 1848. Interment at General Herkimer Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Episcopal Cemetery
Fairfield, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Hamilton Buell (1801-1853) — also known as Alexander H. Buell — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, N.Y., July 4, 1801. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1845; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1851-53; died in office 1853. Died in Washington, D.C., January 29, 1853. Interment at Episcopal Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
- See also: congressional biography.

Oak Hill Cemetery
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Warner Miller (1838-1918) — of Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y.; Herkimer, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1838. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1874-75; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1879-81; U.S. Senator from New York, 1881-87. Died in 1918. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Gaylord Griswold (1767-1809) — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1767. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1796-98; U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1803-05. Died in 1809. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Church Street Cemetery
Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

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; married, June 27, 1882, to Jessie Falla Breese. 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. Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Henry Porteous Alexander (1801-1867) — 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. Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Church Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Harvey Feldmeier (d. 1936) — of Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1928. Died in 1936. Interment at Church Street Cemetery.

Snells Bush Cemetery
Manheim, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jacob Markell (1770-1852) — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady County, N.Y., May 8, 1770. Father of Henry Markell. Manheim Town Supervisor, 1797-1819, 1824-29; common pleas court judge in New York; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1813-15; member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1819-20. Died in Manheim, Herkimer County, N.Y., November 26, 1852. Interment at Snells Bush Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mohawk Cemetery
Mohawk, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Francis Elias Spinner (1802-1890) — also known as Francis E. Spinner — of Mohawk, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Mohawk, Herkimer County, N.Y., January 21, 1802. Grandfather of Thomas Channing Moore. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1855-61. Died in Jacksonville, Duval County, Fla., December 31, 1890. Interment at Mohawk Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

First Baptist Church Cemetery
Newport, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Westel Willoughby, Jr. (1769-1844) — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1769. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1807-09; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1815-17. Died in 1844. Interment at First Baptist Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Poland, Herkimer County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Charles Stephen Millington (1855-1913) — also known as Charles S. Millington — of Herkimer, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1855. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1909-11. Died in 1913. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Robinson Cemetery
Warren town, Herkimer County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Theodore Douglas Robinson (1883-1934) — also known as Theodore D. Robinson — of Mohawk, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born April 28, 1883. Great-great-grandnephew of James Monroe (1758-1831); great-grandson of James Monroe (1799-1870); son of Douglas Robinson and Corinne (Roosevelt) Robinson (1861-1933; poet); nephew of Theodore Roosevelt; married 1904 to Helen Roosevelt; brother of Corinne Robinson Alsop; uncle of Joseph Alsop (1910-1989; newspaper columnist), Stewart Alsop (1914-1974; newspaper columnist) and John DeKoven Alsop. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1912; member of New York state senate 35th District; elected 1922. Died April 10, 1934. Interment at Robinson Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Helen Roosevelt Robinson (1881-1962) — also known as Helen Roosevelt — of Mohawk, Herkimer County, N.Y. Born September 26, 1881. Daughter of James Robinson and Helen (Astor) Robinson; married 1904 to Theodore Douglas Robinson; half-niece of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; half-first cousin of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940. Female. Died July 8, 1962. Interment at Robinson Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family

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Selected officials of Herkimer County

Politicians who were born in Herkimer County

Politicians who lived in Herkimer County

Politicians who died in Herkimer County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Herkimer County