The Political Graveyard: Monroe County, N.Y.

Monroe County
New York

Monroe County information:

Population: 735,343 (2000); 713,968 (1990)
Land area 659 square miles.
County seat: Rochester
Monroe County official web site.
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Monroe County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Monroe County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Monroe County

(not intended to be complete)

Lewis Selye (County Treasurer, 1848-51) Lewis Selye (County Treasurer, 1854) Stephen J. Warren (District Attorney, 1899) John B. M. Stephens (Special County Judge, 1901) William F. Love (District Attorney, 1920-31) Albert W. Skinner (Sheriff)

City Cemetery
Brockport, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Elias Bellows Holmes (1807-1866) — also known as Elias B. Holmes — of Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Vermont, 1807. U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1845-49. Died in 1866. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

High Street Cemetery
Brockport, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Davis Carpenter (1799-1878) — of New York. Born in Walpole, Cheshire County, N.H., December 25, 1799. U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1853-55. Died in Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y., October 22, 1878. Interment at High Street Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lake View Cemetery
Brockport, Monroe County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Richard Cutts Shannon (1839-1920) — also known as Richard C. Shannon — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New London, New London County, Conn., February 12, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Nicaragua, 1891-93; Salvador, 1891-93; Costa Rica, 1891-93; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1895-99. Died in Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y., October 5, 1920. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William B. Mann (d. 1946) — of Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1940. Died in 1946. Interment at Lake View Cemetery.

Lakeview Cemetery
Brockport, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) — also known as Henry W. Seymour — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y., July 21, 1834. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82; member of Michigan state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated (Democratic), 1896. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1906. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Brockport Cemetery
Brockport, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jerome Fuller (1808-1880) — of Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn., 1808. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1848-49; chief justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1851-52. Died September 2, 1880. Interment at Old Brockport Cemetery.

West Clarkson Cemetery
Clarkson, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Bowman (1782-1853) — of Clarkson, Monroe County, N.Y. Born August 29, 1782. Member of New York state senate 8th District, 1824-26. Presbyterian. Died September 14, 1853. Interment at West Clarkson Cemetery.

Unknown Location
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

John Catlin (1803-1874) — of Wisconsin. Born in 1803. Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, 1846-48. Died in 1874. Interment somewhere.

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Joseph John O'Brien (1897-1953) — also known as Joseph J. O'Brien — of East Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., October 9, 1897. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1939-45; defeated, 1944. Professional football player and wrestler, 1919-26. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., January 23, 1953. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Patrick Bernard Duffy (1878-1969) — also known as James P. B. Duffy — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., November 25, 1878. Democrat. Delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1935-37; Justice of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1937; appointed 1937. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., January 8, 1969. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Mary Early O'Grady (1863-1928) — also known as James M. E. O'Grady — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1863. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1893-98; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1899-1901. Died in 1928. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Austin J. Mahoney (d. 1959) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924. Died January 4, 1959. Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Kodak Park
Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Politicians buried here:

George Eastman (1854-1932) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Waterville, Oneida County, N.Y., July 12, 1854. Son of George W. Eastman and Maria (Kilbourn) Eastman. Republican. Inventor; founder, Eastman Kodak Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot, Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 14, 1932; his suicide note was just six words: "My work is done. Why wait?". Interment at Kodak Park.
- Books about George Eastman: Carl W. Ackerman, George Eastman: Founder of Kodak and the Photography Business; Elizabeth Brayer, George Eastman: A Biography; Lynda Pflueger, George Eastman: Bringing Photography to the People (for young readers)

Mt. Hope Cemetery
Rochester, Monroe County, New York
Founded 1838; approximate acreage: 196
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Richard Thayer (1837-1909) — also known as Samuel R. Thayer — of Minnesota. Born in 1837. U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1889-93. Died in 1909. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Douglass (1817-1895) — also known as Frederick Douglass — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in slavery in Maryland, 1817. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1872; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Santo Domingo, 1889-91; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1889-91. Black. Lecturer and advocate of the abolition of slavery, starting in 1841. Publisher of The North Star, an abolitionist paper. In 1848, he attended the meeting in Seneca Falls, N.Y., which started the women's rights movement. Died, of a heart attack, February 20, 1895. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Books by Frederick Douglass: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave: Written by Himself
Addison Gardiner (1797-1883) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in 1797. Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1845-47; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1847; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1854-55. Died in 1883. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Abraham Maus Schermerhorn (1791-1855) — also known as Abraham M. Schermerhorn — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1791. Mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1837; resigned 1837; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1848; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1849-53. Died in 1855. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Freeman Clarke (1809-1887) — of Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., March 22, 1809. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1863-65, 1871-75 (28th District 1863-65, 1871-73, 29th District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1876. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., June 24, 1887. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Breck Perkins (1847-1910) — also known as James B. Perkins — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Paris, France. Born in St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wis., November 4, 1847. Son of Hamlet Houghton Perkins and Margaret A. Perkins; married 1878 to Mary E. Martindale. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 1st District, 1898; U.S. Representative from New York, 1901-10 (31st District 1901-03, 32nd District 1903-10); died in office 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Died in 1910. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Samuel George Andrews (1796-1863) — also known as Samuel G. Andrews — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Derby, New Haven County, Conn., October 16, 1796. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Monroe County, 1831-32; mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1840, 1856; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1857-59. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., June 11, 1863. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frederick Whittlesey (1799-1851) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1799. Cousin of Elisha Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey. U.S. Representative from New York, 1831-35 (27th District 1831-33, 28th District 1833-35). Died in 1851. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also Whittlesey family of Connecticut
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Byrne Dunn (1853-1924) — also known as Thomas B. Dunn — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Providence, Providence County, R.I., March 16, 1853. Republican. Member of New York state senate 45th District, 1907-08; New York state treasurer, 1909-10; U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1913-23; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1924. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Meyer Jacobstein (1880-1963) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 25, 1880. Democrat. University professor; U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1923-29; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928, 1932. Jewish. Died in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., April 18, 1963. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Mott (1804-1888) — of Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio. Born in New York, July 21, 1804. Republican. Mayor of Toledo, Ohio, 1845-46; U.S. Representative from Ohio 5th District, 1855-59. Died January 22, 1888. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Van Voorhis (1826-1905) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1826. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1879-83, 1893-95 (30th District 1879-83, 31st District 1893-95). Died in 1905. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Thomas Kempshall (c.1796-1865) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in England. Mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1837; U.S. Representative from New York 28th District, 1839-41. Died January 14, 1865. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Theron Rudd Strong (1802-1873) — of New York. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., November 7, 1802. Cousin of William Strong. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1839-41; member of New York state legislature, 1842; state court judge in New York, 1851; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1859. Died May 14, 1873. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Abel Carter Wilder (1828-1875) — also known as A. Carter Wilder — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kan.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Mendon, Worcester County, Mass., March 18, 1828. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1860, 1864; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Kansas at-large, 1863-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868, 1872; mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1872-73. Died in San Francisco, Calif., December 22, 1875. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Williams (1807-1875) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1807. Democrat. Mayor of Rochester, N.Y., 1853; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1855-57. Died in 1875. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Halbert Stevens Greenleaf (1827-1906) — of New York. Born in Vermont, 1827. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1883-85, 1891-93. Died in 1906. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Simon Louis Adler (1867-1934) — also known as Simon L. Adler — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., August 30, 1867. Son of Lewis Adler and Anne (Zalinksi) Adler. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1911-26; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1927-34; died in office 1934. Jewish. Suffered a heart attack at breakfast, and died soon after, in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 23, 1934. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- See also: federal judicial profile.
Charles Simeon Baker (1839-1902) — also known as Charles S. Baker — of Rochester,

Selected officials of Monroe County

Politicians who were born in Monroe County

Politicians who lived in Monroe County

Politicians who died in Monroe County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monroe County