The Political Graveyard: Oneida County, N.Y.

Oneida County
New York

Oneida County information:

Population: 235,469 (2000); 250,836 (1990)
Land area 1,213 square miles.
County seat: Utica
Oneida County official web site.
Capital Impact: Oneida County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Oneida County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Oneida County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

North: Lewis County
Northeast: Herkimer County
Southeast: Otsego County
Southwest: Madison County
Northwest: Oswego County

The Political Graveyard:

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

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Selected officials of Oneida County

(not intended to be complete)

John Thomas Spriggs (Prosecuting Attorney, 1853) John Thomas Spriggs (County Treasurer, 1854) Watson T. Dunmore (County Judge, 1899) George T. Davis (Special County Judge, 1899)

Boonville Cemetery
Boonville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known as Henry W. Bentley — of Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., September 30, 1838. Son of Zadock T. Bentley and Lucy Caroline (Gardner) Bentley; married to Mary M. Dickerman. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, First National Bank of Boonville; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., January 27, 1907. Interment at Boonville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Mary's Cemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James H. Donovan (1923-1990) — of Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Marcy, Oneida County, N.Y., November 12, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of New York state senate, 1966-90 (51st District 1966, 46th District 1967-82, 47th District 1983-90); died in office 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1980. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights of Columbus. Represented Oneida County in the New York State Senate longer than any other senator in the history of the county. Died, of colon cancer, in Chadwicks, Oneida County, N.Y., August 31, 1990. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

Sauquoit Valley Cemetery
Clayville, Oneida County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

William Robert Williams (1884-1972) — also known as William R. Williams — of Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y., August 11, 1884. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1936-43; U.S. Representative from New York, 1951-59 (35th District 1951-53, 34th District 1953-59). Died in Cassville, Oneida County, N.Y., May 9, 1972. Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Cyrus Dan Prescott (1836-1902) — also known as Cyrus D. Prescott — of Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1836. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1878; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1879-83. Died in 1902. Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
George W. Chadwick (1825-1885) — of Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Sauquoit, Oneida County, N.Y., June 16, 1825. Republican. President and general manager, Willowvale Bleachery; director, Oneida National Bank; director, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1871, 1874. Episcopalian. Died, from "congestion of the brain" (probably stroke), in Chadwicks Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., December 4, 1885. Interment at Sauquoit Valley Cemetery.

Hamilton College Cemetery
Clinton, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Elihu Root (1845-1937) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y., February 15, 1845. Son of Prof. Oren Root and Nancy Whitney (Buttrick) Root; married, January 8, 1878, to Clara Wales (died 1928). Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1883-85; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; U.S. Secretary of War, 1899-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912; U.S. Secretary of State, 1905-09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909-15; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Bar Association; American Philosophical Society; American Society for International Law; Union League. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1912. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1937. Interment at Hamilton College Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Willard Bartlett
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about Elihu Root: Richard William Leopold, Elihu Root and the Conservative Tradition (out of print)

City Cemetery
Oneida Castle, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Timothy Jenkins (1799-1859) — of Oneida Castle, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 1799. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1845-49, 1851-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856. Died in 1859. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rome Cemetery
Rome, Oneida County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Henry Allen Foster (1800-1889) — also known as Henry A. Foster — of New York. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., May 7, 1800. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1831-34, 1841-44; resigned 1844; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39; U.S. Senator from New York, 1844-45; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1853; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1864-72. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., May 11, 1889. Interment at Rome Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander Hamilton Bailey (1817-1874) — also known as Alexander H. Bailey — of Catskill, Greene County, N.Y.; Rome, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Minisink, Orange County, N.Y., August 14, 1817. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1849; state court judge in New York, 1851; member of New York state senate 19th District, 1862-65; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1867-71. Died in Rome, Oneida County, N.Y., April 20, 1874. Interment at Rome Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Unknown Locations
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians buried here:

James Rockwell Sheffield (1864-1938) — also known as James R. Sheffield — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, August 13, 1864. Son of Frederick William Hotchkiss Sheffield and Sarah (Kellogg) Sheffield; married, November 2, 1898, to Edith Tod (granddaughter of David Tod). Republican. Lawyer; private secretary to U.S. Sen. William B. Allison; member of New York state assembly, 1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1936; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1924-27; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. English and Scottish ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage, in Saranac Inn, Franklin County, N.Y., September 2, 1938. Interment somewhere.
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt (1865-1938) — also known as Wilford B. Hoggatt — of Alaska. Born in Paoli, Orange County, Ind., September 11, 1865. Governor of Alaska District, 1906-09. Methodist. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 26, 1938. Interment somewhere.
John Butterfield — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1865. Interment somewhere.

Burying Ground
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 19, 1773. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judge in New York, 1823-33. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 25, 1835. Original interment at Burying Ground; reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Forest Hill Cemetery
Utica, Oneida County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) — also known as James S. Sherman; "Sunny Jim" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 24, 1855. Son of Richard U. Sherman. Republican. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District 1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); Vice President of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Christian Reformed. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 30, 1912. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) — also known as "The Great Decliner" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Pompey Hill, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 31, 1810. Nephew of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857); son of Henry Seymour; brother of Julia Catherine Seymour (who married Roscoe Conkling); uncle of Horatio Seymour, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1842, 1844-45; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1845; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1843; Governor of New York, 1853-55, 1863-65; defeated, 1850, 1854, 1864; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1860; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; candidate for President of the United States, 1868; Presidential Elector for New York, 1876. Episcopalian. Died in Deerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., February 12, 1886. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Seymour-Conkling family of New York
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article.
- Books about Horatio Seymour: Stewart Mitchell, Horatio Seymour of New York
Alfred Conkling (1789-1874) — of New York. Born in Amagansett, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 12, 1789. Father of Frederick Augustus Conkling and Roscoe Conkling; grandfather of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling. U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1821-23; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1825-52; U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1852-53. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., February 5, 1874. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Seymour-Conkling family of New York
- See also: congressional biography.
Roscoe Conkling (1829-1888) — also known as "The Oneida Chieftan"; "My Lord Roscoe" — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., October 3, 1829. Son of Alfred Conkling and Eliza (Cockburn) Conkling; brother of Frederick Augustus Conkling; married 1855 to Julia Catherine Seymour (daughter of Henry Seymour; sister of Horatio Seymour); uncle of Alfred Conkling Coxe, Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York, 1859-63, 1865-67 (20th District 1859-63, 21st District 1865-67); U.S. Senator from New York, 1867, 1869-81; resigned 1881; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1876; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1880. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 18, 1888. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery; statue at Madison Square Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
- See also Seymour-Conkling family of New York
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
Alfred Conkling Coxe (1847-1923) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., May 20, 1847. Grandson of Alfred Conkling; nephew of Frederick Augustus Conkling and Roscoe Conkling; son of Rev. Samuel Hansen Coxe and Eliza (Conkling) Coxe; married 1878 to Maryette Doolittle; first cousin of Alfred Ronald Conkling and Howard Conkling. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1882-1902; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1902-17. Died April 15, 1923. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Seymour-Conkling family of New York
Ward Hunt (1810-1886) — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born June 14, 1810. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1839; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1844; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1865-72; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1868-69; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1872-82. Episcopalian. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Died March 24, 1886. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Hoosick, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 6, 1790. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1823; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1823-31; U.S. Representative from New York, 1831-36, 1843-44 (14th District 1831-33, 17th District 1833-36, 20th District 1843-44); circuit judge in New York, 1836; New York state attorney general, 1836-39; appointed 1836; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1844-47. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., May 6, 1860. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Thomas Hill Hubbard (1781-1857) — of New York. Born in New Haven, New Haven County, Conn., December 5, 1781. Democrat. Presidential Elector for New York, 1812, 1844, 1852; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1817-19, 1821-23. One of the founders of Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., May 21, 1857. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Orsamus Benajah Matteson (1805-1889) — of New York. Born in New York, 1805. U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1849-51, 1853-59. Died in 1889. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ezekiel Bacon (1776-1870) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., September 1, 1776. Son of John Bacon; father of William Johnson Bacon. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1805-06; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 12th District, 1807-13; state court judge in Massachusetts, 1811-14; state court judge in New York, 1818; member of New York state assembly from Oneida and Oswego counties, 1818-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., October 18, 1870. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Bacon family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography.
Charles Andrew Talcott (1857-1920) — of New York. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., June 10, 1857. Democrat. Mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1902-06; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-15 (27th District 1911-13, 33rd District 1913-15); defeated, 1914. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., February 27, 1920. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Savage (1779-1863) — of Salem, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., February 22, 1779. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1813-14; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1815-19; New York state comptroller, 1821-23. Died October 19, 1863. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Ellis Henry Roberts (1827-1918) — also known as Ellis H. Roberts — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1827. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868; U.S. Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73, 22nd District 1873-75). Died in 1918. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Edward Waterman Townsend (1855-1942) — also known as Edward W. Townsend — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1855. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1911-15 (7th District 1911-13, 10th District 1913-15); defeated, 1926. Author of a number of novels and books of short stories. Died in 1942. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benjamin Walker (1753-1818) — of New York. Born in London, England, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1801-03. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 13, 1818. Original interment at Old Village Burying Ground; reinterment in 1875 at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Nathan Williams (1773-1835) — of Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 19, 1773. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1805-07; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16, 1817-19; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; circuit judge in New York, 1823-33. Died in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., September 25, 1835. Original interment at Burying Ground; reinterment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joseph Kirkland (1770-1844) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Norwich (part now in Lisbon), New London County, Conn., January 18, 1770. Member of New York state assembly, 1803-05, 1817-18, 1820-21, 1825 (Oneida County 1803-05, 1817-18, Oneida and Oswego counties 1820-21, Oneida County 1825); U.S. Representative from New York 16th District, 1821-23; mayor of Utica, N.Y., 1832. Died January 26, 1844. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Johnson Bacon (1803-1889) — also known as William J. Bacon — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., February 18, 1803. Grandson of John Bacon; son of Ezekiel Bacon. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1850; state court judge in New York, 1854; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1877-79. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., July 3, 1889. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also Bacon family of Massachusetts
- See also: congressional biography.
Rutger Bleecker Miller (1805-1877) — also known as Rutger B. Miller — of Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1805. Son of Morris Smith Miller. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County, 1832; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1836-37. Died in 1877. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard U. Sherman — of New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y. Father of James Schoolcraft Sherman. Member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1857, 1875-76. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
Herbert Edward Trevvett — also known as Herbert E. Trevvett — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936. Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Old Village Burying Ground
Utica, Oneida County, New York

Politicians formerly buried here:

Benjamin Walker (1753-1818) — of New York. Born in London, England, 1753. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1801-03. Died in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 13, 1818. Original interment at Old Village Burying Ground; reinterment in 1875 at Forest Hill Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Agnes Cemetery
Utica, Oneida County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Francis Kernan (1816-1892) — of Utica,

Selected officials of Oneida County

Politicians who were born in Oneida County

Politicians who lived in Oneida County

Politicians who died in Oneida County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Oneida County