Selected officials of Kings County

(not intended to be complete)

George H. Lindsay (Coroner, 1887-92) George B. Abbott (County Surrogate, 1889-1901) Joseph M. Aspinwall (County Judge, 1896) James R. Howe (Register of Deeds, 1900-02) John F. Clarke (District Attorney, 1900) Herbert T. Ketcham (County Surrogate) James C. Cropsey (District Attorney) Charles J. Dodd (District Attorney, 1923-29) George E. Brower (District Attorney, 1929-30) William F. X. Geoghan (District Attorney, 1931) James V. Mangano (Sheriff, 1938-42) Nathan R. Sobel (County Surrogate, 1969-76)

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Kings County

• Brooklyn Unknown location
• Brooklyn Beth-El Cemetery
• Brooklyn Canarsie Cemetery
• Brooklyn Cypress Hills Abbey
• Brooklyn Cypress Hills Cemetery
• Brooklyn Dutch Reformed Burying Ground (now gone)
• Brooklyn Field Cemetery
• Brooklyn Fresh Pond Road Cemetery
• Brooklyn Green-Wood Cemetery
• Brooklyn Holy Cross Cemetery
• Brooklyn Maimonides Cemetery
• Brooklyn Prospect Park
• Brooklyn St. John's Cemetery
• Brooklyn St. Raymond's Cemetery
• Brooklyn The Evergreens Cemetery
• Prospect Park, Brooklyn Friends Burying Ground

Politicians buried here:

• Murray Hearn — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Realtor; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1924-29; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-49. Interment somewhere.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Oscar Solomon Straus (1850-1926) — also known as Oscar S. Straus — of New York. Born in Germany, December 23, 1850. Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara Straus; brother of Isidor Straus; uncle of Jesse Isidor Straus and Nathan Straus, Jr.; granduncle of Stuart Scheftel and R. Peter Straus. Progressive. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1887-89, 1898-99; U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1906-09; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1909-10; candidate for Governor of New York, 1912. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. First Jewish U.S. cabinet member. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 3, 1926. Interment at Beth-El Cemetery.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  
  

Politicians formerly buried here:

• Isidor Straus (1845-1912) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Otterberg, Germany, February 6, 1845. Son of Lazarus Straus and Sara Straus; married, July 12, 1871, to Ida Blum; brother of Oscar Solomon Straus; father of Jesse Isidor Straus; uncle of Nathan Straus, Jr.; grandfather of Stuart Scheftel; granduncle of R. Peter Straus. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1894-95. Jewish. One of the owners of the R. H. Macy & Co. department store in New York. Perished in the wreck of the steamship Titanic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912; his body was subsequently recovered. Originally entombed at Beth-El Cemetery; later interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Straus Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• John Cashmore (1895-1961) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 7, 1895. Married to Edythe Tenney. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the general manager of the New York Edison Company electric utility; furniture manufacturer; business executive; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated, 1923; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1952. Member, American Legion. Collapsed from a heart attack in his car, and died soon after, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 7, 1961. Interment at Canarsie Cemetery.
  
  
• William R. Wilson (d. 1963) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1940-45. Died in 1963. Interment at Canarsie Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Andrew Nicholas Petersen (1870-1952) — of New York. Born near Thisted, Denmark, March 10, 1870. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922, 1924. Died in East Rockaway, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 28, 1952. Interment at Cypress Hills Abbey.
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Politicians buried here:

• Irving Lehman (1876-1945) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 28, 1876. Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette (Newgass) Lehman; married, June 26, 1901, to Sissie Straus (sister of Nathan Straus, Jr.); brother of Herbert Henry Lehman. Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1900-24; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1924-39; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1940-45. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association. Died, of a heart ailment, in Port Chester, Westchester County, N.Y., September 22, 1945. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  
  
• Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) — also known as Archibald M. Bliss — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1838. Son of Neziah Bliss and Mary Ann (Meserole) Bliss; married, June 15, 1857, to Maria E. Meserole. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1864, 1868; Republican candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1867; U.S. Representative from New York, 1875-83, 1885-89 (4th District 1875-83, 5th District 1885-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888; vice-president, Bushwick Railroad Company, 1877. Died in Washington, D.C., March 19, 1923. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Jefferson Monroe Levy (1852-1924) — also known as Jefferson M. Levy — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 16, 1852. Son of Jonas P. Levy and Fanny (Mitchell) Levy. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1911-15 (13th District 1899-1901, 1911-13, 14th District 1913-15). Jewish. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution. Inherited Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello, from his uncle; maintained and preserved it for later generations. Died March 6, 1924. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edmund Hope Driggs (1865-1946) — also known as Edmund H. Driggs — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 2, 1865. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897-1901; defeated, 1900; candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1901. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 27, 1946. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Emanuel Bernard Hart (1809-1897) — of New York. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 27, 1809. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1851-53. Jewish. Died August 29, 1897. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Albert Cohn (c.1885-1959) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Married to Dora Marcus; father of Roy M. Cohn (1927-1986; lawyer and associate of U.S. Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy). Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1929-50; appointed 1929; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department, 1936-49. Jewish. Died, from a stroke, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 8, 1959. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  
  
• Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Married 1923 to Madelaine Neuberger. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17, New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign manager for U.S. Senator Robert F. Wagner, 1926. Jewish. Member, Tammany Hall; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Odd Fellows. Died, from an embolus of the heart, following a appendicitis surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 5, 1929. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  
  
• James A. Van Brunt (d. 1891) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 20, 1891. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  
  
• Edward R. Rayher (1883-1958) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Hartsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 20, 1883. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1921-22. Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital, Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., May 12, 1958. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
  
  

Politicians formerly buried here:

• Simon Boerum (1724-1775) — of New York. Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., February 29, 1724. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1761-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-75. Christian Reformed. Died in New Lots (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., July 11, 1775. Original interment at Dutch Reformed Burying Ground; reinterment in 1848 at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Isaac Siegel (1880-1947) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1880. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1915-23; defeated, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916 (alternate), 1920, 1924, 1936. Jewish. Died in 1947. Interment at Field Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

Politicians buried here:

• Harry Howard Dale (1868-1935) — also known as Harry H. Dale — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 3, 1868. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1898, 1902-05; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1913-19. Died in Bellmore, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., November 17, 1935. Cremated; ashes interred at Fresh Pond Road Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  

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Politicians buried here:

• De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) — also known as "Father of the Erie Canal" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Napanoch, Ulster County, N.Y., March 2, 1769. Son of James Clinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton (1737-1795); nephew of George Clinton; married, February 13, 1796, to Maria Franklin (died 1818); married, May 8, 1819, to Catherine Jones; sister of Mary Clinton Norton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katharine Clinton Norton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)); cousin of George Clinton, Jr.; half-brother of James Graham Clinton. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; U.S. Senator from New York, 1802-03; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1811-13; candidate for President of the United States, 1812; Governor of New York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Member, Freemasons. Chief advocate for the Erie Canal, completed 1825. His portrait appeared on the $1,000 U.S. Note from about 1898 to about 1905. Died, from heart failure, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 11, 1828. Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery. Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County, Ill., are named for him.
  • See also Clinton family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan Cornog, The Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828
  
  
• William Jay Gaynor (1848-1913) — also known as William J. Gaynor — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Whitestown, Oneida County, N.Y., 1848. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1894-1907; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1910-13; died in office 1913. Shot in the throat by a James J. Gallagher, a former city employee, on August 9, 1910. Died, from a heart attack, on board the steamship Baltic, in the North Atlantic Ocean, September 10, 1913. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Horace Greeley (1811-1872) — also known as "Old Honesty"; "Old White Hat" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hillsborough County, N.H., February 3, 1811. U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1848-49; defeated (Republican), 1870; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1860; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1866-70; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; Democratic candidate for President of the United States, 1872. Founder and editor of the New York Tribune. After the Civil War, became advocate of universal amnesty for Confederates, and in May 1867 offered bail for Jefferson Davis. Died November 29, 1872. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery. Greeley counties in Kan. and Neb. are named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  • Books by Horace Greeley: American conflict: A history of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-1865 (1869); Recollections Of A Busy Life
  • Books about Horace Greeley: Glyndon G. Van Deusen, Horace Greeley, Nineteenth Century Crusader; Harry J. Maihafer, The General and the Journalists: Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, and Charles Dana; Wilbur J. Granberg, Spread the truth : The life of Horace Greeley; Doris Faber, Horace Greeley: The People's Editor; Coy F. Cross, Go West Young Man! : Horace Greeley's Vision for America; J. Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley, Editor of the New York Tribune
  
  
• Andrew Hutchins Mickle (1805-1863) — also known as Andrew H. Mickle — of New York. Born in New York, February 5, 1805. Tobacco merchant; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1846-47. Died January 25, 1863. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• James Harper (1795-1869) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newtown, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 13, 1795. Father of Philip Jacob Arcularius Harper. One of the founders of Harper and Brothers, publishers; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1844-45. Died March 27, 1869. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Seth Low (1850-1916) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 18, 1850. Son of Abiel Abbot Low and Ellen Almira (Dow) Low; married, December 9, 1880, to Annie Wroe Scollay Curtis (daughter of Benjamin Robbins Curtis); uncle of Seth Low Pierrepont and Abbot Augustus Low; great-granduncle of Jay Pierrepont Moffat and Abbot Low Moffat. Republican. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1882-85; president, Columbia University, 1890-1900; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1902-03; defeated, 1897, 1903; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Philosophical Society; Union League. Died in Bedford Hills, Westchester County, N.Y., September 17, 1916. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Butler-Straus-Belmont-Pickens family of New York
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) — also known as Abram S. Hewitt — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1822. Son-in-law of Peter Cooper. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1875-79, 1881-87; Chairman of Democratic National Committee, 1876; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1887-88. Died in 1903. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Hewitt-Cooper-Tiemann family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Edward Cooper (1824-1905) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 26, 1824. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860, 1876; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1879-80. Died February 25, 1905. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Henry George (1839-1897) — of New York. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., September 2, 1839. Father of Henry George, Jr.. Candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1886. Author of Progress and Poverty. Died October 29, 1897. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• James Kirke Paulding (1778-1860) — Born in Great Nine Partners (unknown county), N.Y., August 22, 1778. U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1838-41. Said to have written the rhyme 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'. Died in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 6, 1860. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • Books about James Kirke Paulding: Lorman Ratner, James Kirke Paulding : The Last Republican
  
  
• Benjamin Franklin Tracy (1830-1915) — also known as Benjamin F. Tracy — of Tioga County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., April 26, 1830. Great-grandfather of Frederic René Coudert, Jr.. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1862; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1866-77; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1881-83; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1889-93; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1897. Received the Medal of Honor in 1895 for action at Wilderness, Va., May 6, 1864. Died August 6, 1915. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Coudert-Tracy family of New York
  
  
• Townsend Harris (1804-1878) — Born in 1804. U.S. Minister to Japan, 1859. Died in 1878. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) — also known as Samuel F. B. Morse — of New York. Born in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 27, 1791. Son of Jedidiah Morse. Artist; inventor of the telegraph; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1841; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1854. Died, of pneumonia, in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 2, 1872. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• William Livingston (1723-1790) — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., November 30, 1723. Grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; brother of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; first cousin of Robert R. Livingston; uncle by marriage of James Duane, William Duer and John Kean; uncle of Peter R. Livingston; father-in-law of John Cleves Symmes and John Jay; father of Henry Brockholst Livingston; granduncle of Henry Walter Livingston and Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1759-61; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76; Governor of New Jersey, 1776-90; died in office 1790; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787. Presbyterian. Died July 25, 1790. Originally entombed at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; re-entombed in 1846 at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Joseph Albert Wright (1810-1867) — of Indiana. Born in Washington, Washington County, Pa., April 17, 1810. Brother of George Grover Wright. Democrat. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1833-34, 1836-37; member of Indiana state senate, 1839-40; U.S. Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1843-45; Governor of Indiana, 1849-57; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1857-61, 1865-67, died in office 1867; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1862-63. Methodist. Died in Berlin, Germany, May 11, 1867. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery. Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Peter Cooper (1791-1883) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 12, 1791. Uncle by marriage of Daniel F. Tiemann; father-in-law of Abram Stevens Hewitt. Manufacturer, inventor, philanthropist, creator of first U.S. steam locomotive; founder of Cooper Union.; Greenback candidate for President of the United States, 1876. Unitarian. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 4, 1883. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Hewitt-Cooper-Tiemann family of New York
  
  
• Bronson Murray Cutting (1888-1935) — also known as Bronson M. Cutting — of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, N.M. Born in Oakdale, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., June 23, 1888. Republican. U.S. Senator from New Mexico, 1927-28, 1929-35; died in office 1935; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from New Mexico, 1932. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion. Died in an airplane crash, near Atlanta, Macon County, Mo., May 6, 1935. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Dixon Hall Lewis (1802-1848) — also known as Dixon H. Lewis — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala.; Lowndesboro, Lowndes County, Ala. Born in Dinwiddie County, Va., August 10, 1802. Son-in-law of John Archer Elmore; nephew of Bolling Hall; half-brother-in-law of Franklin Harper Elmore and Benjamin F. Elmore; brother-in-law of Rush Elmore and Albert S. Elmore. Member of Alabama state house of representatives, 1826; U.S. Representative from Alabama, 1829-44 (3rd District 1829-33, 4th District 1833-41, at-large 1841-43, 3rd District 1843-44); U.S. Senator from Alabama, 1844-48; died in office 1848. Died October 25, 1848. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Elmore family of Alabama
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Leon Abbett (1836-1894) — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 8, 1836. Son of Ezekiel Abbett and Sarah (Howell) Abbett; married, October 8, 1862, to Mary Briggs. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1864-66, 1869-70; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1875-77; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876; Governor of New Jersey, 1884-87, 1890-93; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1893-94; appointed 1893; died in office 1894. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., December 4, 1894. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Martin Kalbfleisch (1804-1873) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Netherlands, February 8, 1804. Democrat. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1861-63, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1863-65. Died February 12, 1873. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Cruse Murphy (1810-1882) — also known as Henry C. Murphy — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 5, 1810. Democrat. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1842; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1843-45, 1847-49; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1857-61; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1862-73; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876. Owner and editor of Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspaper. Died December 1, 1882. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Tom Loftin Johnson (1854-1911) — also known as Tom L. Johnson — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., July 18, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1891-95; mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, 1901-09; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1904. Died April 10, 1911. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  • Books about Tom Loftin Johnson: Eugene C. Murdock, Tom Johnson of Cleveland (out of print); Kevin O'Connell, Tom Johnson : The Life and Times of Cleveland's Greatest Mayor
  
  
• William Musgrave Calder (1869-1945) — also known as William M. Calder — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 3, 1869. Married 1893 to Catherine E. Harloe. Republican. Builder; U.S. Representative from New York 6th District, 1905-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940; U.S. Senator from New York, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; elected (Wet) delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 3, 1945. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764-1831) — also known as Samuel L. Mitchill — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1764. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1797-98, 1809-10; U.S. Representative from New York, 1801-04, 1810-13 (2nd District 1801-03, 3rd District 1803-04, 2nd District 1810-13); U.S. Senator from New York, 1804-09. Died in 1831. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) — also known as Hamilton F. Kean — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Union Township, Union County, N.J., February 27, 1862. Great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); grandnephew of Hamilton Fish; brother of John Kean (1852-1914); father of Robert Winthrop Kean; grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean. Republican. Banker; farmer; member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; member of Republican National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934. Episcopalian. Died December 27, 1941. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Son of Christopher Steers. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer; broom manufacturer; real estate business; magistrate; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 2, 1948. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) — of New York. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 9, 1820. Son of Julia (Mumford) Blatchford and Richard Milford Blatchford; married, December 17, 1844, to Caroline Appleton. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 7, 1893. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: federal judicial profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Lloyd Stephens Bryce (1851-1917) — also known as Lloyd Bryce — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., September 20, 1851. Son of Maj. J. S. Bryce. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 7th District, 1887-89; editor, North American Review magazine, 1889-96; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1911-13; Luxembourg, 1911-13. Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 2, 1917. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Hall (1795-1868) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1795. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1834, 1855-56. Died in 1868. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Samuel Sullivan Cox (1824-1889) — also known as Samuel S. Cox; "Sunset Cox" — of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 30, 1824. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1857-65 (12th District 1857-63, 7th District 1863-65); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1864; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1868, 1876; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-73, 1873-85, 1886-89 (6th District 1869-73, 1873-85, 9th District 1885, 1886-89); died in office 1889; U.S. Minister to Turkey, 1885-86. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 10, 1889. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery; statue at Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Stockton Green (1831-1895) — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., March 25, 1831. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1868-73; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1880, 1888; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1885-87; resigned 1887; Governor of New Jersey, 1887-90. Died in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., May 7, 1895. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• John Brooks Henderson (1826-1913) — also known as John B. Henderson — of Louisiana, Pike County, Mo. Born near Danville, Pittsylvania County, Va., November 16, 1826. Democrat. Member of Missouri state house of representatives, 1848-50, 1856-58; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1860; member of Missouri state legislature; U.S. Senator from Missouri, 1862-69. Died in Washington, D.C., April 12, 1913. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Bird Sim Coler (1867-1941) — also known as Bird S. Coler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Champaign, Champaign County, Ill., October 9, 1867. Son of William N. Coler. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1904; candidate for Governor of New York, 1902; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1906-09; candidate for New York state comptroller, 1918. Died, in Caledonia Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 12, 1941. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Greene C. Bronson (d. 1863) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1821-22; New York state attorney general, 1829-36; appointed 1829; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847-51; resigned 1851; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1850-51; candidate for Governor of New York, 1853. Died September 9, 1863. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Isaac Bell, Jr. (1846-1889) — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 6, 1846. Son of Isaac Bell; married 1878 to Jeanette Gordon Bennett (daughter of James Gordon Bennett (1795-1872; founder, New York Herald)). Democrat. Cotton broker; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1885-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1888. Died, from complications of typhoid fever, and pyaemia, in St. Luke's Hospital, New York, New York County, N.Y., January 20, 1889. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Mass., October 14, 1846. Son of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer) and Agnes E. H. (Willard) Bartlett; married, October 26, 1870, to Mary Fairbanks Buffum; brother of Franklin Bartlett. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Elihu Root, 1869-83 and 1917-24; drama critic; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1906; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1896-1906; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1906-16; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1913-16. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 17, 1925. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Churchill Caldom Cambreleng (1786-1862) — also known as Churchill C. Cambreleng — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., October 24, 1786. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1821-39 (2nd District 1821-23, 3rd District 1823-39); U.S. Minister to Russia, 1840-41. Died April 30, 1862. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Caleb Lyon (1822-1875) — of Lyonsdale, Lewis County, N.Y. Born in Lyonsdale, Lewis County, N.Y., December 7, 1822. Son of Caleb Lyon (1784?-?). Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1851; resigned 1851; member of New York state senate 21st District, 1851; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1853-55; Governor of Idaho Territory, 1864-66. In 1866, an audit revealed that he had embezzled $46,418 in federal funds intended for the Nez Perce Indians, but he was never convicted. Died in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 8, 1875. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Simon Boerum (1724-1775) — of New York. Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., February 29, 1724. Member of New York colonial assembly, 1761-75; Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-75. Christian Reformed. Died in New Lots (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., July 11, 1775. Original interment at Dutch Reformed Burying Ground (which no longer exists); reinterment in 1848 at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Cyrus P. Smith (1800-1877) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born April 5, 1800. Married to Lydia L. Hooker (1805-1877). Whig. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1839-41; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1856-57. Died February 13, 1877. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Francis B. Stryker (1811-1892) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born December 10, 1811. Whig. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1846-48. Died January 12, 1892. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Jeremiah Johnson (1768-1852) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1768. Whig. Member of New York state assembly from Kings County, 1808-10, 1840-41; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1837-38. Died in 1852. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• John Drake Sloat (1781-1867) — Born in Sloatsburg, Rockland County, N.Y., July 6, 1781. Commodore in U.S. Navy; claimed California for the United States on July 7, 1846; Military Governor of California, 1846. Dutch ancestry. Two U.S. warships, and elementary schools in Sacramento and in San Francisco, were named for him. Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 28, 1867. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery; memorial monument at Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, Calif.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Conklin Brush (1794-1870) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born March 8, 1794. Whig. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1851-52. Died July 4, 1870. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• John Ward Hunter (1807-1900) — also known as John W. Hunter — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Bedford (now part of Brooklyn), Kings County, N.Y., October 15, 1807. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1866-67; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1874-75. Censured by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1867 for the use of unparliamentary language. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 16, 1900. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert Barnwell Roosevelt (1829-1906) — also known as Robert B. Roosevelt — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 7, 1829. Son of Cornelius Roosevelt (1794-1871) and Margaret (Barnhill) Roosevelt (1799-1861); nephew of James I. Roosevelt; uncle of Theodore Roosevelt; granduncle of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1871-73; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1888-89. Died in Sayville, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., June 14, 1906. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• James Brooks (1810-1873) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, November 10, 1810. Member of Maine state house of representatives, 1835; member of New York state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1848; U.S. Representative from New York, 1849-53, 1863-66, 1867-73 (6th District 1849-53, 8th District 1863-66, 1867-73, 6th District 1873); died in office 1873; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867. Censured by the House in 1873 for his role in the Credit Mobilier bribery scandal. Died in Washington, D.C., April 30, 1873. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known as David A. Boody — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Jackson, Waldo County, Maine, August 13, 1837. Married to Alice H. Trett. Democrat. Banker; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891-93; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 20, 1930. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Dudley Sanford Gregory (1800-1874) — also known as Dudley S. Gregory — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., February 5, 1800. Republican. Mayor of Jersey City, N.J., 1838-40, 1841-42, 1858-60; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1847-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856, 1860. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., December 8, 1874. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Cloughen (d. 1911) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Father of Robert Cloughen (silver medallist at 1908 Olympics). Borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1909. Died in 1911. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Daniel D. Whitney (1818-1914) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in 1818. Democrat. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1886-87. Died in 1914. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Charles Adolph Schieren (1842-1915) — also known as Charles A. Schieren — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Germany, February 28, 1842. Republican. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1894-95. Died March 10, 1915. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born April 1, 1850. Republican. Mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97. Died June 27, 1917. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• Nicholas Muller (1836-1917) — of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Luxembourg, November 15, 1836. Democrat. Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1875; member of New York state assembly from New York County 1st District, 1875-76; U.S. Representative from New York, 1877-81, 1883-87, 1899-1902 (5th District 1877-81, 1883-85, 6th District 1885-87, 7th District 1899-1902); defeated, 1880; resigned 1901; candidate for borough president of Richmond, New York, 1901. Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., November 12, 1917. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) — also known as George N. Seger — of Passaic, Passaic County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 4, 1866. Republican. Builder; mayor of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33, 8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Royal Arcanum. Died August 26, 1940. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry George, Jr. (1862-1916) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Sacramento, Sacramento County, Calif., November 3, 1862. Son of Henry George; married, December 2, 1897, to Marie M. Hitch. Democrat. Newspaper work; Jeffersonian Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1897; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-15 (17th District 1911-13, 21st District 1913-15). Died in Washington, D.C., November 14, 1916. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Brockholst Livingston (1757-1823) — also known as Brockholst Livingston — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1757. Great-grandson of Robert Livingston (1654-1728); nephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and Philip Livingston; son of William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of James Duane, William Duer and John Kean; first cousin of Peter R. Livingston and Walter Livingston; brother-in-law of John Cleves Symmes and John Jay; second cousin of Robert R. Livingston and Edward Livingston; first cousin once removed of Henry Walter Livingston and Edward Philip Livingston. Member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1788-89, 1800-02; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1806-23. Presbyterian. Died March 18, 1823. Original interment at Trinity Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Gorham Parks (1794-1877) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in Westfield, Hampden County, Mass., May 27, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Maine 7th District, 1833-37; candidate for Governor of Maine, 1837; U.S. Attorney for Maine, 1843-45; U.S. Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1845-49. Died in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 23, 1877. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Mortimer W. Byers (1877-1962) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 28, 1877. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-60; took senior status 1960. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 5, 1962. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: federal judicial profile.
  
  
• William Brown Maclay (1812-1882) — also known as William B. Maclay — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 20, 1812. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1840-42; U.S. Representative from New York, 1843-49, 1857-61 (4th District 1843-49, 5th District 1857-61). Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 19, 1882. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Joshua Sands (1757-1835) — of New York. Born in Sands Point, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 12, 1757. Member of New York state senate Southern District, 1791-97; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1803-05, 1825-27. Died September 13, 1835. Original interment at St. Paul's Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.; reinterment in 1852 at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Humphrey (1811-1866) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1811. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-61, 1865-66 (2nd District 1859-61, 3rd District 1865-66); died in office 1866. Died in 1866. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• George Briggs (1805-1869) — of Bennington, Bennington County, Vt.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Broadalbin, Fulton County, N.Y., May 6, 1805. Member of Vermont state house of representatives, 1837; U.S. Representative from New York, 1849-53, 1859-61 (5th District 1849-53, 7th District 1859-61). Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 1, 1869. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Lewis Beach (1835-1886) — of Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 30, 1835. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1881-86 (14th District 1881-85, 15th District 1885-86); died in office 1886. Died in Cornwall, Orange County, N.Y., August 10, 1886. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Robert McClellan (1806-1860) — of New York. Born in New York, 1806. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 8th District, 1837-39, 1841-43. Died in 1860. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Erigena Robinson (1814-1892) — also known as William E. Robinson — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), May 6, 1814. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1867-69, 1881-85 (3rd District 1867-69, 2nd District 1881-85). Died in 1892. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Warner Slocum (1827-1894) — also known as Henry W. Slocum — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1827. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1859; U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-73, 1883-85 (3rd District 1869-73, at-large 1883-85). Died in 1894. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Thomas James Creamer (1843-1914) — also known as Thomas J. Creamer — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Garadice Lake, Ireland, May 26, 1843. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1865-67, 1889 (New York County 10th District 1865-66, New York County 14th District 1867, 1889); member of New York state senate 6th District, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1901-03 (7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1901-03). Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 4, 1914. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Moses Fowler Odell (1818-1866) — of New York. Born in New York, 1818. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1861-65 (2nd District 1861-63, 3rd District 1863-65). Died in 1866. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James I. Roosevelt (1795-1875) — of New York. Born in New York, 1795. Uncle of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1841-43; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1859-61. Died in 1875. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Barretto Spinola (1821-1891) — also known as Francis B. Spinola — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., March 19, 1821. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1856, 1877, 1881, 1883 (Kings County 2nd District 1856, New York County 16th District 1877, 1881, 1883); member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1887-91; died in office 1891. Died in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1891. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Godfrey Schumaker (1826-1905) — also known as John G. Schumaker — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1826. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1869-71, 1873-77; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1894. Died in 1905. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Francis Henry Wilson (1844-1910) — also known as Francis H. Wilson — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Nebraska, 1844. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1895-97; resigned 1897. Died in 1910. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Luther Bradish (1783-1863) — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Cummington, Hampshire County, Mass., September 15, 1783. Son of Col. John Bradish and Hannah (Warner) Bradish; married 1814 to Helen Elizabeth Gibbs; married 1839 to Mary Eliza Hart. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1828-30, 1836-38; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1838; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1837-42; candidate for Governor of New York, 1842. Died, in Ocean House hotel, Newport, Newport County, R.I., August 30, 1863. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• John Brownson (d. 1865) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, 1823-30. Died in South Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., March 23, 1865. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
  
  
• John Murry Mitchell (1858-1905) — also known as J