The Political Graveyard: Montgomery County, N.Y.

Montgomery County
New York

Montgomery County information:

Population: 49,708 (2000); 51,981 (1990)
Land area 405 square miles.
County seat: Fonda
Montgomery County official web site.
Capital Impact: Montgomery County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Montgomery County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Montgomery County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Montgomery County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Fulton County
Northeast: Saratoga County
Southeast: Schenectady County
South: Schoharie County
Southwest: Otsego County
Northwest: Herkimer County

The Political Graveyard:

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

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Montgomery County

(not intended to be complete)

Charles S. Nisbet (County Judge, 1901) W. Barlow Dunlap (County Surrogate, 1901)

Green Hill Cemetery
Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Clark Betton Cochrane (1815-1867) — also known as Clark B. Cochrane — of Montgomery County, N.Y.; Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y.; Albany County, N.Y. Born in New Boston, Hillsborough County, N.H., May 31, 1815. Uncle of Gerry Whiting Hazelton and George Cochrane Hazelton. Republican. Member of New York state assembly, 1844, 1866 (Montgomery County 1844, Albany County 3rd District 1866); U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1857-61. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., March 5, 1867. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also Hazelton family of New Hampshire
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Benedict Arnold (1780-1849) — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., October 5, 1780. Brother-in-law of Matthias Jacob Bovee. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1829-31. Not related to the 1780 U.S. military traitor of the same name. Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., March 3, 1849. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
John Sanford (1803-1857) — of New York. Born in New York, June 3, 1803. Father of Stephen Sanford; grandfather of John Sanford (1851-1939). Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1841-43. Died October 4, 1857. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also Sanford family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
John Knox Stewart (1853-1919) — also known as John K. Stewart — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Perth, Fulton County, N.Y., October 20, 1853. Republican. Textile manufacturer; director, Farmers National Bank of Amsterdam; director, Chuctanunda Gas Light Company; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1890; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1899-1903. Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., June 27, 1919. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
John Sanford (1851-1939) — of New York. Born in New York, January 18, 1851. Grandson of John Sanford (1803-1857); son of Stephen Sanford. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1889-93. Died September 26, 1939. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also Sanford family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Stephen Sanford (1826-1913) — of New York. Born in New York, May 26, 1826. Son of John Sanford (1803-1857); father of John Sanford (1851-1939). Republican. Carpet manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1869-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1876. Died February 13, 1913. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also Sanford family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., July 31, 1856. Republican. Mayor of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., December 1, 1917. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
William Barclay Charles (1861-1950) — also known as William B. Charles — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Scotland, 1861. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1928, 1936 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1915-17. Died in 1950. Interment at Green Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

Caughnawaga Cemetery
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jelles Fonda (1727-1791) — of New York. Born in 1727. Son of Douw Fonda; married 1757 to Jannetje Vrooman. Merchant; member of New York state senate Western District, 1777-78, 1779-81, 1787-91; died in office 1791. Died June 23, 1791. Interment at Caughnawaga Cemetery.

Fort Plain Cemetery
Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Peter Joseph Wagner (1795-1884) — of New York. Born in New York, 1795. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1839-41. Died in 1884. Interment at Fort Plain Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fultonville Cemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Henry Starin (1825-1909) — also known as John H. Starin — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton County), N.Y., August 27, 1825. Grandson of Thomas Sammons. Republican. Druggist; banker; postmaster; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 21, 1909. Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Maple Avenue Cemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edward Wemple (1843-1920) — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y., October 23, 1843. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1883-85; defeated, 1884; member of New York state senate 18th District, 1886-87; New York state comptroller, 1888-91; defeated, 1891. Died in Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y., December 18, 1920. Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Village Cemetery
Fultonville, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Raymond Horton (1822-1894) — also known as Thomas R. Horton — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1822. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1855-57; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1860. Died in 1894. Interment at Village Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Simean Sammons Cemetery
Near Johnstown, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thomas Sammons (1762-1838) — of New York. Born in New York, October 1, 1762. Grandfather of John Henry Starin. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1803-07, 1809-13 (13th District 1803-07, 9th District 1809-13). Died November 20, 1838. Interment at Simean Sammons Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Palatine Bridge Cemetery
Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Webster Wagner (1817-1882) — of Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery County, N.Y., October 2, 1817. Married to Susan Davis. Republican. Railway station agent; inventor; founder of the Wagner Car Company, makers of sleeping cars and "drawing room" cars for railroad passeger service; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1871; member of New York state senate, 1872-82 (15th District 1872-79, 18th District 1880-82); died in office 1882; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880. German ancestry. Killed in a railroad accident on the Hudson River Railroad, at Spuyten Duyvil, New York County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., January 13, 1882. Interment at Palatine Bridge Cemetery.
- See also: Wikipedia article.

St. Johnsville Cemetery
St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry Markell (1792-1831) — of New York. Born in Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, N.Y., February 7, 1792. Son of Jacob Markell. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1825-29. Died in Palatine, Montgomery County, N.Y., August 30, 1831. Interment at St. Johnsville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pine Grove Cemetery
Tribes Hill, Montgomery County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Theron Akin (1855-1933) — of Akin (now Fort Johnson), Montgomery County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Johnstown, Fulton County, N.Y., May 23, 1855. Son of Ethan Akin and Susan (St. John) Akin; married to Jennie S. Roberts. Democrat. Farmer; U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1911-13; defeated, 1912, 1914; mayor of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1920-23; defeated, 1927. Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., March 26, 1933. Interment at Pine Grove Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of Montgomery County

Politicians who were born in Montgomery County

Politicians who lived in Montgomery County

Politicians who died in Montgomery County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Montgomery County