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Robert Lansing (1864-1928) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
17, 1864.
Son of John Lansing and Maria L. (Dodge) Lansing.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1915-20.
Member, American
Political Science Association; Psi
Upsilon.
Died, of myocarditis,
in Washington,
D.C., October
30, 1928 (age 64 years, 13
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Charles Woodruff Yost (1907-1981) —
also known as Charles W. Yost —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., November
6, 1907.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Alexandria, 1932; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Thailand, 1946; U.S. Minister to Laos, 1954-55; U.S. Ambassador to Laos, 1955-56; Syria, 1957-58; Morocco, 1958-61; U.S. Representative to United Nations, 1969-71.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in 1981
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married 1934
to Irena Oldakowska (1915-2006). |
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Roswell Pettibone Flower (1835-1899) —
also known as Roswell P. Flower —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August 7,
1835.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1881-83, 1889-91 (11th District
1881-83, 12th District 1889-91); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1888
(speaker),
1892,
1896;
Governor
of New York, 1892-95.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Eastport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 12,
1899 (age 63 years, 278
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Ambrose Williams Clark (1810-1887) —
also known as Ambrose W. Clark —
of New York.
Born near Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
19, 1810.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1861-65 (23rd District 1861-63,
20th District 1863-65); U.S. Consul in Valparaiso, 1865-69.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
13, 1887 (age 77 years, 236
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Orville Hungerford (1790-1851) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn., October
29, 1790.
Son of Timothy Hungerford (1747-1827) and Hannah Heicox Hungerford
(1749-1827).
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1843-47.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 6,
1851 (age 60 years, 159
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Thomas Cotton Chittenden (1788-1866) —
of New York.
Born in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., August
30, 1788.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1839-43.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
22, 1866 (age 77 years, 357
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Micah Sterling (1784-1844) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., November
5, 1784.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1821-23; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1836-39.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., April 11,
1844 (age 59 years, 158
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Egbert Ten Eyck (1779-1844) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1779.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1823-25.
Died in 1844
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Albert Duane Shaw (1841-1901) —
also known as Albert D. Shaw —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
27, 1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1900-01; died in
office 1901.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died February
10, 1901 (age 59 years, 45
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Charles Ezra Clarke (1790-1863) —
also known as Charles E. Clarke —
of Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., April 8,
1790.
Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1839-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1849-51.
Died in Great Bend, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
29, 1863 (age 73 years, 265
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Joseph Mullin (1811-1882) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August 6,
1811.
Son of JOhn Mullin and Martha (Bodel) Mullin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1847-49; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-81.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 17,
1882 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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George Augustus Bagley (1826-1915) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 22,
1826.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1875-79; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 12,
1915 (age 88 years, 294
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Charles Rufus Skinner (1844-1928) —
also known as Charles R. Skinner —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Union Square, Oswego
County, N.Y., August 4,
1844.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1877-81; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1881-85.
Died June 30,
1928 (age 83 years, 331
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Brookside Cemetery.
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Frederick Lansing (1838-1894) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Manheim, Herkimer
County, N.Y., February
16, 1838.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1882-85; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1889-91.
Died January
31, 1894 (age 55 years, 349
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Willard Ives (1806-1896) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1806.
Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1851-53.
Died in 1896
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Joseph Mullin (1848-1897) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 29,
1848.
Son of Joseph
Mullin (1811-1882) and Lydia M. (Ten Eyck) Mullin.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1888;
member of New York
state senate, 1892-97 (21st District 1892-93, 22nd District
1894-95, 35th District 1896-97); died in office 1897.
Member, Freemasons.
Died suddenly, at the University Club, New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897 (age 49 years, 95
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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William Shuler Carlisle (1843-1907) —
also known as William S. Carlisle —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Lyme town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 16,
1843.
Son of John C. Carlisle and Pamelia (Waffle) Carlisle.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mechanic,
Davis Sewing Machine Co.; Watertown fire chief, 1874-75; candidate
for mayor
of Watertown, N.Y., 1884.
Died November
10, 1907 (age 64 years, 117
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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Nelson Burdick (1820-1908) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
28, 1820.
Son of Adam Burdick and Elizabeth (Moore) Burdick.
Democrat. Carriage
manufacturer; mayor
of Watertown, N.Y., 1882-83.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1908 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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John Nelson Carlisle (1866-1931) —
also known as John N. Carlisle —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Preble, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
24, 1866.
Son of William
Shuler Carlisle and Catherine Rose Delancy (Burdick) Carlisle
(1845-1885).
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1891-96; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1898-1905; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member, New York Public Service Commission, 1910-12; New York State
Commissioner of Highways, 1913-15.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died July 21,
1931 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
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