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John
Vanderbilt (County Judge, 1844-47)
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, 1912-16)
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)
Unknown Location
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
Beth-El Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
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.
Canarsie Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
Cypress Hills Abbey
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
Cypress Hills Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
- Archibald Meserole Bliss (1838-1923) — also known as
Archibald M. Bliss — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C. 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; real estate
business. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 19,
1923. Interment at Cypress Hills Cemetery.
- 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
Revolution; Sons of
the American 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 1929-55; 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.
- Albert Cardozo (1828-1885) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
21, 1828. Married to Rebecca Washington Nathan; father of Benjamin
Nathan Cardozo. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court; implicated
in a judicial corruption
scandal in 1868, and resigned
from the bench. Jewish. Portugese
ancestry. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1885. 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, Elks; B'nai
B'rith; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall. 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.
Dutch Reformed Burying Ground (now
gone)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
Field Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
Fresh Pond Road Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
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.
Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Founded 1838; approximate acreage: 478
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
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.
- 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.
- 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. Son of Zaccheus Greeley (1782-1867) and Mary (Woodburn)
Greeley (1788-1855); married, July 5,
1836, to Mary Y. Cheney (1811-1872); second cousin of Wallace
M. Greeley; fifth cousin once removed of Horace
Wesley Greeley. 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 in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
29, 1872. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery. Greeley counties in
Kan. and
Neb. are
named for him.
- See also Greeley
family
- See also: congressional
biography; Wikipedia
article; NNDB
dossier.
- 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
- 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
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League. Died in Bedford Hills, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
17, 1916. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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; brother-in-law of Edward
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.
- Edward Cooper (1824-1905) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1824. Son of Peter
Cooper; brother-in-law of Abram
Stevens Hewitt; married 1863 to
Cornelia Redmond (died 1894); father of Edith Cooper (who married Lloyd
Stephens Bryce). Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1860,
1876;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1879-80. Died, of an apoplectic
stroke, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1905. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Benjamin Franklin Tracy (1830-1915) — also known as
Benjamin F. Tracy — of Tioga
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
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; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1896;
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.
- 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 in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850. Republican. Manufacturer of axles;
owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97. Presbyterian.
German
ancestry. Died June 27,
1917. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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; resigned 1891;
mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893. Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1930. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- Townsend Harris (1804-1878) — Born in 1804.
U.S. Minister to Japan, 1859. Died in 1878.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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; father of Edward
Cooper. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 from Hudson County, 1865-66,
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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; son of John Kean and Lucy (Halsted) Kean; brother of John
Kean (1852-1914); married, January
12, 1888, to Katharine Taylor Winthrop; 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.
- 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.
- 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; married to Edith Cooper
(daughter of Edward
Cooper). 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Bar
Association; Sons of the
Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- James Brooks (1810-1873) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
10, 1810. Father of James
Wilton Brooks. Newspaper
publisher; 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.
- 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. Banker; 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
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1860;
director of railroad
companies. Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
8, 1874. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Father of Robert Cloughen (silver medallist at 1908
Olympics). Contractor;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1909. Irish
ancestry. Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1911. 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.
- 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, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Mortimer W. Byers (1877-1962) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 28,
1877. Son of Thomas S. Byers and Isabella F. (Wardle) Byers;
married, June 6,
1906, to Kate A. House. Republican. Lawyer;
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. Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1962. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
John M. Mitchell — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 18,
1858. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1896-99; defeated,
1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y., May 31,
1905. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Robinson Howe (1839-1914) — also known as
James R. Howe — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1839. Republican. Dry goods
merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1902; Kings County
Register of Deeds, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in North Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1914. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) — also known as
Francis E. Dorn — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1911. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948, 1950; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961. Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., September
17, 1987. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Simeon Baldwin Chittenden (1814-1889) — of New York.
Born in Connecticut, 1814.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1874-81. Died in 1889.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Dwight Townsend (1826-1899) — of New York. Born in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1826. Son of Walter Wilmot Townsend; married 1854 to Emily
Hodges. Democrat. Sugar refining
business; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1864-65, 1871-73; telegraph
business. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1899. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry Bristow (1840-1906) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in St. Michaels, Azores,
June
5, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1901-03; defeated,
1892 (2nd District), 1902 (6th District). Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
11, 1906. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Joseph Adams (1848-1919) — also known as
John J. Adams — of New York. Born in Douglas Town, New
Brunswick, September
16, 1848. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87 (8th District 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-87). Died suddenly, of heart
disease (a year after suffering a stroke of
paralysis), in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1919. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- William Jerome Coombs (1833-1922) — also known as
William J. Coombs — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
24, 1833. Son of Charles Coombs and Mary (Wooleaver) Coombs;
married 1856
to Josephine Adams. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1891-95 (3rd District 1891-93, 4th
District 1893-95). Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
12, 1922. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Lucien Bonaparte Chase (1817-1864) — of Tennessee.
Born in Derby Line, Derby, Orleans
County, Vt., December
5, 1817. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 9th District, 1845-49. Died December
4, 1864. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John M. Wood (1813-1864) — of Maine. Born in New
York, 1813.
Republican. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1855-59. Died in 1864.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Osborne Whitehouse (1817-1881) — of New York.
Born in New Hampshire, 1817.
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1873-77. Died in 1881.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- George W. Baker (1863-1928) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863. Son of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married
to Isabel C. Huggins. Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921. Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Lefferts (1785-1829) — of New York. Born in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
17, 1785. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1813-15; member of New York
state senate, 1820-25 (Southern District 1820-22, 1st District
1823-25); delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Died September
18, 1829. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Robert Troup (1757-1832) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y. Born in Hanover, Morris
County, N.J., August
19, 1757. Colonel in the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1785-86; U.S.
District Judge for New York, 1796-98. Columbia classmate and
close friend of Alexander
Hamilton. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1832. Entombed in mausoleum at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Porter (1787-1839) — of New York. Born in
Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., April 18,
1787. Democrat. Member of New York state legislature, 1814; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1817-19. Died February
7, 1839. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Joel Thompson (1760-1843) — of Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y. Born in Stanford, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
3, 1760. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1797-98, 1802-04 (Albany County 1797-98, Chenango
County 1802-04); common pleas court judge in New York, 1799-1807;
county judge in New York, 1807-14; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1813-15. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1843. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Milnor (1773-1844) — of Pennsylvania. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1773.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1811-13. Died in
1844.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry Jarvis Raymond (1820-1869) — also known as
Henry J. Raymond — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1820.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1850-51, 1862;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1855-56; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1864-66; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1865-67. Died in 1869.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
10, 1847. Son of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer);
brother of Willard
Bartlett; married to Bertha Post. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated
(Republican), 1896; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1896,
1904.
Member, Sons of the
Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Died, of a kidney
disorder, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 23,
1909. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Harry Alfred Hanbury (1863-1940) — also known as
Harry A. Hanbury — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Bristol, England,
January
1, 1863. Republican. Founder of Hanbury Iron Works in
Brooklyn; candidate for New York
state senate, 1895; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902. Died in Methuen, Essex
County, Mass., August
22, 1940. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Michael Joseph Hogan (1871-1940) — of New York. Born
in New York, 1871.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922. Died in 1940.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Jacob Van Vechten Olcott (1856-1940) — also known as
J. Van Vechten Olcott — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1856. Son of John N. Olcott and Euphemia Helen (Knox) Olcott;
married, April 19,
1882, to Laura I. Hoffman; brother of William
Morrow Knox Olcott. Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1905-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of the
Revolution; Alpha
Delta Phi; Union
League. Died in 1940.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) — also known as
Frederick W. Rowe — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 10,
1863. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21. Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1946.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Warren Isbell Lee (1874-1955) — also known as
Warren I. Lee — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Bartlett, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
5, 1874. Son of Arthur D. Lee and Nettie (Isbell) Lee; married,
September
15, 1903, to Mira Porter. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1906-10, 1920 (Kings County 18th District
1906-10, Kings County 21st District 1920); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1910 (5th District), 1922 (6th District), 1924 (6th District).
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Union
League. Died December
25, 1955. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Brown Johnston (1882-1960) — also known as
John B. Johnston — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
July
10, 1882. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1919-21; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1928-52; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1935-52. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
11, 1960. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- William Starr Miller (1793-1854) — also known as
William S. Miller — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1793.
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1845-47. Died in 1854.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Thomas William Cumming (c.1814-1855) — of New York.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1853-55. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1855. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Henry Hobart Haws (1809-1858) — of New York.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1809.
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1851-53. Died January
27, 1858. Original interment at St.
Stephen's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1866 at
Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Thomas Richard Whitney (1807-1858) — also known as
Thomas R. Whitney — of New York. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1807. Member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1854-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1855-57. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., April 12,
1858. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Michael Walsh (1810-1859) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
May 4,
1810. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1839, 1847-48, 1852; convicted
about 1845 for publication of a libel;
U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1853-55. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1859. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) — also known as
David A. Bokee — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1805. Whig. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 15,
1860. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Lot Clark (1788-1862) — of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y. Born in Hillsdale, Columbia
County, N.Y., May 23,
1788. Lawyer; Chenango
County District Attorney, 1822-23, 1828-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1823-25; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County, 1846. Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
18, 1862. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Isaac Clason Delaplaine (1817-1866) — of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1817. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1861-63. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1866. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Anson Herrick (1812-1868) — of New York. Born in
Lewiston, Androscoggin
County, Maine, January
21, 1812. Son of Ebenezer
Herrick. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1863-65. Died February
6, 1868. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Thomas Child, Jr. (1818-1869) — of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y. Born in Vermont, 1818.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1855-57; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1866. Died in 1869.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Francis Brockholst Cutting (1804-1870) — of New
York. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 6,
1804. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1836-37; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1853-55. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1870. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- William Wall (1800-1872) — of New York. Born in
Pennsylvania, 1800.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1861-63. Died in 1872.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Franklin Clark (1801-1874) — of Maine. Born in
Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, August 2,
1801. Democrat. Member of Maine state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Maine 4th District, 1847-49. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
24, 1874. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Luther Cullen Carter (1805-1875) — also known as
Luther C. Carter — of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Born in Bethel, Oxford
County, Maine, February
25, 1805. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1859-61. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., January
3, 1875. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) — also known as
William M. Tweed; William Marcy Tweed; "Boss
Tweed" — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823. Son of Richard Tweed and Eliza (Magear) Tweed; married, September
18, 1844, to Mary Jane C. Skaden. Democrat. Chairmaker;
fire
fighter; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1868-73. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Convicted
of embezzlement
and sentenced
to twelve years in prison;
escaped;
captured
in Spain and brought back to New York. Died in
prison, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 12,
1878. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Hardy (1835-1913) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Scotland,
September
10, 1835. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1861; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1881-85. Died December
9, 1913. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Michael Cavanaugh (1823-1879) — also known as
James M. Cavanaugh — of Chatfield, Fillmore
County, Minn.; Helena, Lewis and
Clark County, Mont. Born in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., July 4,
1823. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Minnesota at-large, 1858-59; delegate to
Minnesota state constitutional convention, 1865; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1867-71. Died October
30, 1879. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Teunis Garret Bergen (1806-1881) — also known as
Teunis G. Bergen — of New Utrecht (now part of
Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
6, 1806. Second cousin of John
Teunis Bergen. Democrat. Delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1846, 1867-68; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1865-67. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 24,
1881. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Philip Schuyler Crooke (1810-1881) — also known as
Philip S. Crooke — of Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March 2,
1810. Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1864; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1873-75. Died in
Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 17,
1881. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Hyatt Smith (1824-1886) — also known as J.
Hyatt Smith — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1824.
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1881-83. Died in 1886.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Demas Barnes (1827-1888) — of New York. Born in
Gorham Township, Ontario
County, N.Y., April 4,
1827. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1867-69. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1888. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Abram Wakeman (1824-1889) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., May 31,
1824. Son of Clara (Wakeman) Wakeman (1784-1850) and Jonathan
Wakeman (died 1867); fourth cousin of Seth
Wakeman; married to Mary E. Harwood (1825-1883). Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1850-51; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1855-57; postmaster;
organized railroads
on Long Island, N.Y. Died June 29,
1889. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Frederick Augustus Conkling (1816-1891) — also known
as Frederick A. Conkling — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
22, 1816. Son of Alfred
Conkling; brother of Roscoe
Conkling; uncle of Alfred
Conkling Coxe; father of Alfred
Ronald Conkling and Howard
Conkling; granduncle of Alfred
Conkling Coxe, Jr.. Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1854, 1859-60 (New York County 13th District
1854, New York County 7th District 1859-60); U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1861-63. Died in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., September
18, 1891. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Stephen Tyng Hopkins (1849-1892) — also known as
Stephen T. Hopkins — of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1849.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1887-89. Died in 1892.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Morgan Jones (1830-1894) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in England,
February
26, 1830. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1865-67. Died July 13,
1894. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Orlando Brunson Potter (1823-1894) — of New York.
Born in Charlemont, Franklin
County, Mass., March 10,
1823. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1883-85. Died January
2, 1894. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Hugh Graham (1835-1895) — of New York. Born in
Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April 1,
1835. Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1893-95. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 11,
1895. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Daniel Lawson (1816-1896) — also known as
"Sitting Bull" — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Montgomery, Orange
County, N.Y., February
18, 1816. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1868,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1873-75. Died January
24, 1896. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Samuel Thomas Stranahan (1808-1898) — also
known as James S. T. Stranahan — of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1808.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1855-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1860.
Died in 1898.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry Clay Miner (1842-1900) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1842.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1895-97. Died in 1900.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Anthony Eickhoff (1827-1901) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Lippstadt, Westphalia (now Germany),
September
11, 1827. Democrat. Founder or editor of several German-language
newspapers,
in St. Louis, Mo., Dubuque, Iowa, and New York City; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1864; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1877-79; New York City
Fire Commissioner, 1891-96. German
ancestry. Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 1901. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- William Copeland Wallace (1856-1901) — also known as
William C. Wallace — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1856.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1889-91; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in 1901.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Joseph Clifford Hendrix (1853-1904) — of New York.
Born in Missouri, 1853.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1893-95. Died in 1904.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Stephen Van Culen White (1831-1913) — also known as
Stephen V. White — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in North Carolina, 1831.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1887-89. Died in 1913.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Theodore Dwight (1764-1846) — of Connecticut. Born
in Northampton, Hampshire
County, Mass., 1764.
Nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; first cousin of Aaron
Burr and Henry
Waggaman Edwards. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1806-07. Died in 1846.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Dudley Selden (d. 1855) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1831; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1833-34. Died in
Paris, France,
November
7, 1855. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Richard Young (1846-1935) — of Flatbush, Brooklyn,
Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August 6,
1846. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1909-11. Died in
Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1935. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry George Stebbins (1811-1881) — of New York.
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
15, 1811. U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1863-64. Died December
6, 1881. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) — of San
Fernando, Los
Angeles County, Calif. Born near West Point, Orange
County, N.Y., March 1,
1809. Banker; mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54. Died, of a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1885. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- George Blinn Francis (1883-1967) — of New York. Born
in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., August
12, 1883. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1917-19. Died in Boca
Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 20,
1967. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- George Alfred Arkwright (1888-1972) — also known as
George A. Arkwright — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
19, 1888. Son of George A. Arkwright and Mary Augusta (McKeever)
Arkwright; married, August
20, 1924, to Loretta Marie Cleary. Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1950-58, 1962-64; appointed 1950; Justice
of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1954-62. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Rotary.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1972. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Curtis Coe Bean (1828-1904) — of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz. Born in Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H., January
4, 1828. Republican. Member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1879; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1885-87; defeated, 1876,
1886. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1904. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Almet Francis Jenks (d. 1924) — also known as
Almet F. Jenks — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1900-20; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1916. Died in 1924.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine. Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 27,
1862. Son of Francis N. Bangs and Amelia Francis (Bull) Bangs;
married, March 3,
1886, to Agnes Lawson Hyde; married, April 27,
1904, to Mary Blakeney Gray. Democrat. Magazine
editor; author; playwright;
candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1894; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921. Died, from intestinal
cancer, in City Hospital,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., January
21, 1922. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Edward Held Wilson (1874-1942) — also known as
Edward H. Wilson — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
24, 1874. Son of Isaac Crawford 'Ike' Wilson (1846-1916) and
Elvina P. Wilson (died 1880); married to Eva Capron (1874-1965).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1940. Died, of cancer, in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
26, 1942. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry Rutgers Beekman (1845-1900) — also known as
Henry R. Beekman — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1845. Son of William F. Beekman and Catharine A. Beekman;
married 1870
to Isabella Lawrence. Lawyer; New
York City Park Commissioner, 1885-87; president, New York City Board
of Aldermen, 1887-88; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1888-89;
superior court judge in New York, 1895; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office
1900. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Psi
Upsilon. Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1900. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Frederick Smyth (1832-1900) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in County Galway, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1876;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office
1900. Episcopalian;
later Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall. Suffered a debilitating attack
of vertigo, from which he never completely recovered, contracted
pneumonia,
and died, in the Dennis Hotel,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
18, 1900. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Charles Willoughby Dayton (1846-1910) — also known
as Charles W. Dayton — of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1846. Descendant of Andrew
Adams; son of Abraham C. Dayton. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1881;
postmaster; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-10; defeated, 1901;
died in office 1910. Member, Sons of the
Revolution. Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1910. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) — also known as
George B. Abbott — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., September
27, 1850. Son of Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering)
Abbott; married, November
20, 1878, to Eva Topping Reeve. Democrat. Lawyer; Kings County
Surrogate, 1889-1901; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office
1908. Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Phi; Society
of Colonial Wars. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
10, 1908. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) — also known as
James W. Johnson; James William Johnson — of
Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla. Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., June 17,
1871. Son of James Johnson and Helen Louise (Dillet) Johnson;
married 1910
to Grace Nail (1885-1976). School
principal; author; lawyer; U.S.
Consul in Puerto Cabello, 1906-07; Dakar, 1907-08; Corinto, 1908-09. Black.
Member, NAACP; Sigma Pi
Phi; Phi
Beta Sigma; Freemasons.
Author of the words to the song "Liftg Every Voice and Sing," which
became known as the "Negro National Anthem". Killed in a car-train
collision, in Wiscasset, Lincoln
County, Maine, June 26,
1938. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known as
George B. Agnew — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1868.
Son of Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married 1908 to Emily
D. Gruban. Republican. Stockbroker;
director of mining
companies and railroads;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904
(alternate), 1908;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1902-06;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1907-10. Presbyterian.
English,
French
Huguenot, Scottish,
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League; Sons of the
Revolution. Died, of pneumonia,
in New
York Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1941. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Stephen M. Griswold — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1886-87. Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery.
- James Wilton Brooks (1854-1916) — also known as
J. Wilton Brooks — of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1854. Son of James
Brooks and Mary Louisa (Randolph) Brooks; married, November
29, 1893, to Florence Miller (died 1902); married, April 2,
1912, to Frances (Reese) Beadel. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1883; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 6,
1916. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Michael J. Dady (c.1850-1921) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Republican. Contractor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1921. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- John Feitner — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1924.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
- Henry Hilton — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1864.
Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery.
Politicians formerly buried here:
- Thomas Peck Ochiltree (1837-1902) — of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex. Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., October
26, 1837. Son of William
Beck Ochiltree. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1860;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1883-85. Died in Hot
Springs, Bath
County, Va., November
25, 1902. Original interment at Green-Wood Cemetery; reinterment
in 1903 at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Holy Cross Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- William Russell Grace (1832-1904) — also known as
William R. Grace — of Callao, Peru;
New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland,
May
10, 1832. Son of James Grace and Ellen Mary (Russell) Grace;
married, September
11, 1859, to Lillius Gilchrist. Democrat. Steamship
business; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1881-82, 1885-86. Catholic.
Died, from pneumonia
and kidney
problems, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 21,
1904. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930) — also known as
Ardolph L. Kline — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born near Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., February
21, 1858. Son of Anthony Kline and Margaret (Busby) Kline;
married, November
25, 1886, to Frances A. Phalon. Republican. Colonel in the U.S.
Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1913; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922. Episcopalian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans (later SUVCW); Royal
Arcanum. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1930. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James J. Byrne (1863-1930) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1863. Son of Richard Byrne and Bridget (Lawrey) Byrne; married 1906 to May A.
Sesnon (sister-in-law of John
Henry McCooey); uncle by marriage of John
Henry McCooey, Jr.. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1905; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1926-30; died in office 1930. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus. Died, from gallstones,
in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 14,
1930. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Henry Hesterberg (c.1882-1950) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Son of Henry Hesterberg . Democrat. Borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1930-33; defeated, 1933; member
of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940.
Died, in Midwood Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1950. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Thomas Henry Cullen (1868-1944) — also known as
Thomas H. Cullen — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 29,
1868. Democrat. Marine insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1896-98; member of
New
York state senate 3rd District, 1899-1918; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1919-44; died in
office 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940
(alternate); member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1944. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Andrew Lawrence Somers (1895-1949) — also known as
Andrew L. Somers — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 21,
1895. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1925-49 (6th District 1925-45, 10th
District 1945-49); died in office 1949. Died in St. Albans, Queens,
Queens
County, N.Y., April 6,
1949. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Joseph Delaney (1878-1948) — also known as
John J. Delaney — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
21, 1878. Son of Charles J. Delaney and Jane (Brazier) Delaney;
married, February
24, 1925, to Lotti S. Brochert. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1918-19, 1931-48; died
in office 1948. Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks. Died
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
18, 1948. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) — also known as
Donald L. O'Toole — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 1,
1902. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th
District 1945-53); defeated, 1956. Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., September
12, 1964. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John James Rooney (1903-1975) — also known as
John J. Rooney — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
29, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1952
(alternate), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1944-74 (4th District 1944-45, 12th
District 1945-53, 14th District 1953-74). Catholic.
Member, Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus. Died in Washington,
D.C., October
26, 1975. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) — also known as
James J. Heffernan — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888. Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53). Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- William Edward Cleary (1849-1932) — also known as
William E. Cleary — of New York. Born in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 20,
1849. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1918-21, 1923-27;
defeated, 1920. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
20, 1932. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John James Bennett (1894-1967) — also known as
John J. Bennett — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894. Son of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett;
married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission. Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Denis Michael Hurley (1843-1899) — also known as
Denis M. Hurley — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Ireland,
March
14, 1843. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1895-99; died in
office 1899. Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., February
26, 1899. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Felix Campbell (1829-1902) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1829.
Democrat. Engineer;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-91 (4th District 1883-85, 2nd
District 1885-91). Irish
ancestry. Died, of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1902. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Michael Clancy (1837-1903) — also known as
John M. Clancy — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in County Queens (now County Laois), Ireland,
May 7,
1837. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1878-81 (Kings County 1st District 1878-79, Kings
County 4th District 1880-81); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (4th District 1889-93, 2nd
District 1893-95); defeated, 1896. Died in Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont., July 25,
1903. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Matthew Vincent O'Malley (1878-1931) — also known as
Matthew V. O'Malley — of New York. Born in New York, 1878.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1931; died in office
1931. Died May 26,
1931. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Thomas Francis Magner (1860-1945) — also known as
Thomas F. Magner — of Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1860. Uncle of John
Francis Carew. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1888; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (5th District 1889-93, 6th
District 1893-95). Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
22, 1945. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Daniel Joseph Griffin (1880-1926) — also known as
Daniel J. Griffin — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 26,
1880. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1913-17; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Died in 1926.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Thomas Kinsella (1832-1884) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Ireland,
December
31, 1832. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1864,
1876;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1871-73. Died February
11, 1884. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Daniel O'Reilly (1838-1911) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Limerick, Ireland,
June
3, 1838. U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1879-81; defeated,
1880. Died in Bayville, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
23, 1911. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James Henry O'Brien (1860-1924) — also known as
James H. O'Brien — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 15,
1860. Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1911-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks. Died
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1924. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Henry McCooey (1864-1934) — also known as
John H. McCooey; "Tammany's Uncle John"
— of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 18,
1864. Son of John H. McCooey and Anna (Hanlon) McCooey; married,
January
17, 1899, to Catharine I. Sesnon (sister-in-law of James
J. Byrne); father of John
Henry McCooey, Jr.. Democrat. Shipyard
worker; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1909; chair of Kings
County Democratic Party, 1910-34; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1933-34; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Died, of myocarditis,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
21, 1934. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Peter P. Smith (c.1877-1960) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-45; appointed 1933;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court,
1936. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Suffered a heart
attack, and died a few hours later, in Methodist Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
3, 1960. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John Henry McCooey, Jr. (1899-1948) — also known as
John H. McCooey, Jr. — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1899. Nephew by marriage of James
J. Byrne; son of John
Henry McCooey; married to Helen Cornell; father of Helen McCooey
(who married Jerome
Anthony Ambro, Jr.). Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during
World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-48; died in office
1948. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 23,
1948. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Peter J. Hamill (c.1886-1930) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1916-30 (New York County 2nd District 1916-17,
New York County 1st District 1918-30); died in office 1930. Member,
Tammany
Hall. Died, from complications of appendicitis
surgery, in Polyclinic Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1930. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Eugene F. O'Connor (d. 1928) — of New York. Served
in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1888-89. Died in 1928.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- James V. Mangano (c.1905-1988) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Married to Rose Mancaruso; father of Guy
James Mangano. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1935-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Kings
County Sheriff, 1938-42; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1948. Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Died, of cancer, in
Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1988. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Edward Ward McMahon (1884-1936) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in 1884.
Married to Gertrude
F. Vaughan. Democrat. Candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936.
Died in 1936.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- John F. Jameson (1879-1937) — also known as Bud
Jameson — of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 12,
1879. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1911; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus. Died of broncho-pneumonia,
May
14, 1937. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Michael A. Scudi (1872-1937) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in 1872.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Died in 1937.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Gertrude McMahon (1896-1993) — also known as
Gertrude F. Vaughan — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born October
12, 1896. Married to Edward
Ward McMahon. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Female.
Died April 15,
1993. Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
- Arthur S. Somers — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916
(alternate), 1928.
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Maimonides Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Israel Frederick Fischer (1858-1940) — also known as
Israel F. Fischer — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
17, 1858. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1895-99; federal
judge, 1899-1927; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1927-33. Jewish.
Died in 1940.
Interment at Maimonides Cemetery.
- Samuel Hamilton Kaufman (1893-1960) — of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1948. Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died May 5,
1960. Interment at Maimonides Cemetery.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians formerly buried here:
- John Howard Payne (1791-1852) — also known as
John H. Payne — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1791. Actor;
playwright;
author of the lines which were later adapted as the song "Home Sweet
Home"; U.S. Consul in Tunis, 1842-45, 1851-52, died in office 1852. Inducted into the
Songwriters Hall of
Fame, 1970. Died in Tunis, Tunisia,
April
10, 1852. Original interment at St.
George's Protestant Cemetery, Tunis, Tunisia; reinterment in 1883
at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; memorial monument at Prospect
Park.
St. John's Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- David Joseph O'Connell (1868-1930) — also known as
David J. O'Connell — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
25, 1868. Son of James O'Connell and Mary O'Connell; married 1893 to Mary
Agnes Green. Democrat. Bookseller;
U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1919-21, 1923-30;
defeated, 1920; died in office 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Elks. Died
in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
29, 1930. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
- John Francis Quayle (1868-1930) — also known as
John F. Quayle — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
1, 1868. Son of Francis Joseph Quayle and Mary (McGarrigle)
Quayle; married, February
16, 1898, to Katherine J. Sullivan. Democrat. Delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1923-30; died in
office 1930. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1930. Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
- Valentine J. Riedman (1866-1922) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in 1866.
Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1899. Died in 1922.
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
St. Raymond's Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- James Martin Fitzpatrick (1869-1949) — also known as
James M. Fitzpatrick — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in West Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 27,
1869. Son of Thomas Fitzpatrick and Ellen (Burke) Fitzpatrick;
married to Laura Stevenson. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1927-45. Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose. Died
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., April 10,
1949. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
- James Kerrigan (1828-1899) — of New York. Born in
New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
25, 1828. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1861-63. Died November
1, 1899. Interment at St. Raymond's Cemetery.
The Evergreens Cemetery
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Founded 1849
Politicians buried here:
- George Washington Lindsay (1865-1938) — also known
as George W. Lindsay — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 28,
1865. Son of George
Henry Lindsay; brother-in-law of Stephen
Andrew Rudd; uncle of Roy
H. Rudd. Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1923-35; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930. Died March 15,
1938. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- George Henry Lindsay (1837-1916) — also known as
George H. Lindsay — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1837. Father of George
Washington Lindsay; father-in-law of Stephen
Andrew Rudd; grandfather of Roy
H. Rudd. Democrat. Real estate
business; hotelier;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1882-86; Kings County
Coroner, 1887-92; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-13 (6th District 1901-03, 2nd
District 1903-13). Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 25,
1916. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Charles Tappan Dunwell (1852-1908) — also known as
Charles T. Dunwell — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., February
13, 1852. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1903-08; died in
office 1908. Member, Kappa
Alpha Society. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1908. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Stephen Andrew Rudd (1874-1936) — also known as
Stephen A. Rudd — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1874.
Son-in-law of George
Henry Lindsay; son of Robert
J. Rudd; brother-in-law of George
Washington Lindsay; father of Roy
H. Rudd. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1931-36; died in
office 1936. Died in 1936.
Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Charles Goodwin Bennett (1863-1914) — also known as
Charles G. Bennett — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
11, 1863. Son of George
C. Bennett; married to Marie Louise Floyd-Smith (died 1913);
married 1914
to Marguerite Tennant. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1892; Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1900. Member, Union
League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 25,
1914. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Robert Baker (1862-1943) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England,
1862.
Married 1887
to Gertrude A. Zoller. Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904, 1906. Advocate of "Single Tax" and other reforms. Died in
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 15,
1943. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- William Forte Willett, Jr. (1869-1938) — also known
as William Willett, Jr. — of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869. Son of William Willett and Marion Willett; married 1895 to Marie
R. Van Tassel. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried and
convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks. Died,
from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Jacob Worth (1838-1905) — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1838.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1864-66, 1868, 1873-76, 1878 (Kings County 7th
District 1864-66, Kings County 6th District 1868, 1873-76, 1878);
member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1886-89; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1900. Died, of a heart
attack, at the Eastman Hotel, Hot
Springs, Garland
County, Ark., February
21, 1905. Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery.
- Charles Alt — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Republican. Member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1909-10. Interment at The Evergreens
Cemetery.
- Joseph H. DeBragga — of Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Republican. Queens
County Sheriff, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916,
1924,
1928;
chair of
Queens County Republican Party, 1927-29. Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery.
Friends Burying Ground
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Raymond Vail Ingersoll (1875-1940) — also known as
Raymond V. Ingersoll — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 3,
1875. Son of Andrew Jackson Ingersoll and Ellen (Vail) Ingersoll;
married, September
29, 1908, to Marion Crary. Democrat. Lawyer;
campaign manager for Alfred
E. Smith, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1934-40; died in office 1940.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta. Died, following surgery, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1940. Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political
graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February
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