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John Hallock, Jr. (1783-1840) —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Orange
County, N.Y., 1783.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1816-17, 1820-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1825-29.
Died in Ridgebury, Orange
County, N.Y., December
6, 1840 (age about 57
years).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Jesse Woodhull (1735-1795) —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
10, 1735.
Member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1779-81; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Orange
County, 1788; Presidential Elector for New York, 1792.
Died in Orange
County, N.Y., February
4, 1795 (age 59 years, 359
days).
Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reinterment
at Cemetery of the Highlands, Highland Mills,
N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Hester Dubois. |
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William Averell Harriman (1891-1986) —
also known as W. Averell Harriman —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1891.
Son of Edward
Henry Harriman.
Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1943-46; Great Britain, 1946; , 1961, 1965-69; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1946-48; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1952,
1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
Governor
of New York, 1955-59; defeated, 1958.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias; Skull and
Bones.
Received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1969.
Died in Yorktown Heights, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 26,
1986 (age 94 years, 253
days).
Interment at Arden Farm Graveyard.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward
Henry Harriman; married, September
21, 1915, to Kitty Lawrence (divorced 1929); married, February
21, 1930, to Marie (Norton) Whitney (died 1970; ex-wife of Cornelius
Vanderbilt Whitney); married, September
27, 1971, to Pamela
Hayward. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
B. Bingham |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Averell Harriman: Walter
Isaacson, The
Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made |
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Pamela Harriman (1920-1997) —
also known as Pamela Beryl Digby; Pamela Churchill;
Pamela Hayward —
Born in Farnborough, Hampshire, England,
March
20, 1920.
Daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby (1894-1964; Baron) and Constance
Pamela Alice (Bruce) Digby.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1993-97, died in office 1997.
Female.
Catholic.
Suffered a stroke
while swimming
in the pool at the Paris Ritz Hotel, and
died at the American Hospital,
near Paris, France,
February
5, 1997 (age 76 years, 322
days).
Interment at Arden Farm Graveyard.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Edward Kenelm Digby (1894-1964; Baron) and Constance
Pamela Alice (Bruce) Digby; married, October
4, 1939, to Randolph Churchill (son of Winston Churchill
(1874-1965; British Prime Minister)); married, May 4,
1960, to Leland Hayward (1902-1971; grandson of Monroe
Leland Hayward); married, September
27, 1971, to William
Averell Harriman. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile |
| | | Books about Pamela Harriman: Sally
Bedell Smith, Reflected
Glory : The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman |
| | | Critical books about Pamela Harriman:
Christopher Ogden, Life
of the Party : The Biography of Pamela Digby
Churchill |
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Edward Henry Harriman (1848-1909) —
also known as E. H. Harriman —
of Arden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
25, 1848.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904.
Railroad
magnate; he controlled the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific,
Illinois Central and other railroads.
His battle with James J. Hill for control of the Northern Pacific
caused an economic panic in 1901; but he modernized every line he
owned, creating a fast, efficient system.
Died in Arden, Orange
County, N.Y., September
9, 1909 (age 61 years, 196
days).
Interment at Arden Farm Graveyard.
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Henry Bacon (1846-1915) —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 14,
1846.
Son of Daniel P. Bacon.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1886-89, 1891-93;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y., March 25,
1915 (age 69 years, 11
days).
Interment at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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James Whitney Wilkin (1762-1845) —
also known as James W. Wilkin —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Wallkill, Orange County (now Ulster
County), N.Y., 1762.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1795-96, 1807-09; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1800-04, 1810-14; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1815-19; Orange
County Clerk, 1819-21; Orange
County Treasurer.
Died in Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y., February
23, 1845 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) —
also known as Henry L. Burnett; "Lightning Eyes
Burnett" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
26, 1838.
Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.
Investigated the assassination of President Abraham
Lincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1916 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer. |
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Samuel Jones Wilkin (1793-1866) —
also known as Samuel J. Wilkin —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1793.
Son of James
Whitney Wilkin.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1831-33; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1848-49.
Died in 1866
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Slate Hill Cemetery.
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Jesse Woodhull (1735-1795) —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Setauket, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
10, 1735.
Member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1779-81; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Orange
County, 1788; Presidential Elector for New York, 1792.
Died in Orange
County, N.Y., February
4, 1795 (age 59 years, 359
days).
Original interment at a private or family
graveyard, Orange County, N.Y.; reinterment at Cemetery of the
Highlands.
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Relatives:
Married to Hester Dubois. |
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Lee Beattie Mailler (1898-1967) —
also known as Lee B. Mailler —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, March 17,
1898.
Son of William Henry Mailler (1861-1929) and Sophia Jane (Preston)
Mailler (1864-1941).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; credit
manager, Cornwall Hospital;
director, Highland Telephone
Company, Highland Mills, N.Y.; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1934-54; member,
New York State Parole Board, 1955-58.
Died, from leukemia,
in Cornwall Hospital,
Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1967 (age 69 years, 189
days).
Interment at Cemetery of the Highlands.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Mailler (1861-1929) and Sophia Jane (Preston)
Mailler (1864-1941); third cousin of Irene
Hazard Gerlinger; married to Marion MacKenzie
(1907-1976). |
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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).
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 (age 58 years, 346
days).
Original interment at Clinton Cemetery; reinterment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: 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)); brother of George
Clinton, Jr.; half-brother of James
Graham Clinton. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County,
Ill., are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: DeWitt
C. Walker
— De
Witt C. Littlejohn
— DeWitt
C. Clark
— De
Witt C. Leach
— Dewitt
C. West
— John
DeWitt Clinton Atkins
— DeWitt
C. Wilson
— De
Witt Clinton Giddings
— DeWitt
C. Hough
— DeWitt
Clinton Cregier
— DeWitt
C. Hoyt
— DeWitt
Clinton Senter
— DeWitt
C. Allen
— DeWitt
C. Peck
— DeWitt
C. Richman
— DeWitt
C. Cram
— De
Witt C. Bolton
— DeWitt
C. Pond
— De
Witt C. Badger
— DeWitt
C. Dominick
— DeWitt
C. Becker
— De
Witt C. Flanagan
— DeWitt
C. Talmage
— DeWitt
C. Cole
— Dewitt
Clinton Chase
— De Witt
C. Poole, Jr.
— Dewitt
C. Chastain
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan
Cornog, The
Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience,
1769-1828 |
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James Graham Clinton (1804-1849) —
also known as James G. Clinton —
of New York.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., January
2, 1804.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in New York; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1841-45 (6th District 1841-43, 9th
District 1843-45).
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 28,
1849 (age 45 years, 146
days).
Original interment at Clinton Cemetery; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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James Clinton (1736-1812) —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.; Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., August 9,
1736.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state assembly, 1787-88, 1800-01 (Ulster County 1787-88,
Orange County 1800-01); delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster
County, 1788; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1788-92; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801.
Died in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., December
22, 1812 (age 76 years, 135
days).
Original interment at Clinton Cemetery; reinterment in 1879 at Woodlawn Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Benjamin Barker Odell, Jr. (1854-1926) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., January
14, 1854.
Son of Ophelia (Bookstaver) Odell (1824-1902) and Benjamin
Barker Odell, Sr..
Republican. President, Newburgh Electric
Light Co.; treasurer, Central Hudson Steamboat
Co.; president Orange County Traction
Co.; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1884-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1895-99; New York
Republican state chair, 1898-1900, 1904-06; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1924;
Governor
of New York, 1901-05; Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., May 9,
1926 (age 72 years, 115
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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George Monroe Beebe (1836-1927) —
also known as George M. Beebe —
of Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New Vernon, Orange
County, N.Y., October
28, 1836.
Democrat. Secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1860-61; Governor of
Kansas Territory, 1860, 1860-61; candidate for justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1865; candidate for New York
state senate, 1871; member of New York
state assembly, 1872-73; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1875-79; defeated,
1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876,
1880,
1892;
state court judge in New York, 1883-90.
Died in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 1,
1927 (age 90 years, 124
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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James Graham Clinton (1804-1849) —
also known as James G. Clinton —
of New York.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., January
2, 1804.
Democrat. Common pleas court judge in New York; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1841-45 (6th District 1841-43, 9th
District 1843-45).
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 28,
1849 (age 45 years, 146
days).
Original interment at Clinton Cemetery,
Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Daniel Bennett St. John (1808-1890) —
also known as Daniel B. St. John —
of Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
8, 1808.
Merchant;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1840; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1876-79.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890 (age 81 years, 133
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell
(1799-1856).
Republican. Restaurant
owner; ice
business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian
Reformed. French and
English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856);
married 1850
to Ophelia Bookstaver (1824-1902); father of Benjamin
Barker Odell, Jr.. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1902 |
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James Clinton (1736-1812) —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.; Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., August 9,
1736.
General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state assembly, 1787-88, 1800-01 (Ulster County 1787-88,
Orange County 1800-01); delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster
County, 1788; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1788-92; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801.
Died in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., December
22, 1812 (age 76 years, 135
days).
Original interment at Clinton Cemetery,
Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment in 1879 at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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John W. Brown (1796-1875) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Dundee, Scotland,
October
11, 1796.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1833-37; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1850-65.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
6, 1875 (age 78 years, 330
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March 31,
1865.
Son of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman;
merchant;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75).
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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Francis Marvin (1828-1905) —
of Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1828.
Republican. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1864; candidate for New York
state senate, 1881; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1893-95.
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., August
14, 1905 (age 77 years, 159
days).
Interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery.
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Thomas Wilson Bradley (1844-1920) —
also known as Thomas W. Bradley —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Yorkshire, England,
April
6, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly, 1876; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884
(alternate), 1892,
1896,
1900,
1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1903-13.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1896 for action at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Died in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., May 30,
1920 (age 76 years, 54
days).
Interment at Wallkill Valley Cemetery.
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Charles Henry Winfield (1822-1888) —
also known as Charles H. Winfield —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Crawford, Ulster
County, N.Y., April 22,
1822.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1863-67.
Died in Walden, Orange
County, N.Y., June 10,
1888 (age 66 years, 49
days).
Interment at Wallkill Valley Cemetery.
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Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark., January
26, 1880.
Son of Arthur MacArthur and Mary Pinkney (Hardy) MacArthur.
Republican. General in the U.S. Army during World War I; general in
the U.S. Army during World War II; received the Medal
of Honor for his defense of the Philippines in 1942; repeatedly
disavowed any intention of becoming a candidate for any public
office, but his supporters persisted in putting his name forward; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956.
Died, from primary biliary
cirrhosis (an auto-immune disorder), in Washington,
D.C., April 5,
1964 (age 84 years, 70
days).
Entombed at MacArthur
Memorial, Norfolk, Va.; statue at United States Military Academy.
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Winfield Scott (1786-1866) —
also known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" —
Born in Dinwiddie
County, Va., June 13,
1786.
Whig. Candidate for Whig nomination for President, 1839; general in
the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; candidate for President
of the United States, 1852.
Died in West Point, Orange
County, N.Y., May 29,
1866 (age 79 years, 350
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery; statue erected
1874 at Scott
Circle, Washington, D.C.
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James Maurice Gavin (1907-1990) —
also known as James M. Gavin; "Jumping
Jim" —
Born in Mt. Carmel, Northumberland
County, Pa., March 22,
1907.
General in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1961-62.
Died, of Parkinson's
disease, in Baltimore,
Md., February
23, 1990 (age 82 years, 338
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881) —
also known as Judson Kilpatrick;
"Kilcavalry" —
of New Jersey.
Born near Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., January
14, 1836.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Minister to Chile, 1866-70, 1881, died in office 1881; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1880.
Died of a kidney
ailment, in Chile,
December
2, 1881 (age 45 years, 322
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., May 30,
1850.
Son of Ulysses
Simpson Grant and Julia (Dent) Grant (1826-1902).
Army officer; U.S. Minister to Austria-Hungary, 1889-93; New York City Police Commissioner,
1894-98; general in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died, from throat
cancer, April 11,
1912 (age 61 years, 317
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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Thomas Howard Ruger (1833-1907) —
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., April 2,
1833.
Lawyer;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; Governor of
Georgia, 1868; superintendent, U.S. Military Academy, 1871-76.
Died June 3,
1907 (age 74 years, 62
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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Egbert Ludoricus Viele (1825-1902) —
of New York.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 17,
1825.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in
the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1885-87.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 22,
1902 (age 76 years, 309
days).
Entombed at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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John Biddle (1859-1936) —
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., February
2, 1859.
Son of William Shepard Biddle (1830-1907) and Susan Dayton (Ogden)
Biddle (1831-1878).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1901-07.
Died in San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., January
18, 1936 (age 76 years, 350
days).
Interment at United States Military Academy Cemetery.
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