The Political Graveyard: Oswego County, N.Y.

Oswego County
New York

Oswego County information:

Population: 122,377 (2000); 121,771 (1990)
Land area 953 square miles.
County seat: Oswego
Oswego County official web site.
Capital Impact: Oswego County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: Oswego County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
Oswego County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
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Oswego County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

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The Political Graveyard:

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

(not intended to be complete)

Abraham Phineas Grant (District Attorney, 1835) Merrick Stowell (County Judge, 1899) Henry D. Coville (County Attorney, 1907-14) Francis D. Culkin (District Attorney) Henry D. Coville (County Judge, 1915-21)

Trinity Church Cemetery
Constantia, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

William Henry Baker (1827-1911) — of Constantia, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Lenox Township, Madison County, N.Y., January 17, 1827. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1875-79; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894. Died in Constantia, Oswego County, N.Y., November 25, 1911. Interment at Trinity Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mt. Adnah Cemetery
Fulton, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Moses Lindley Lee (1805-1876) — also known as M. Lindley Lee — of Fulton, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Minisink, Orange County, N.Y., May 29, 1805. Republican. Member of New York state assembly, 1847-48 (Oswego County 1847, Oswego County 1st District 1848); member of New York state senate 20th District, 1856-57; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1859-61. Died in Petersburg, Va., May 19, 1876. Interment at Mt. Adnah Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Frank C. Ash — of Fulton, Oswego County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1952. Interment at Mt. Adnah Cemetery.

Maple View Cemetery
Mexico, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Avery Skinner (1796-1876) — of Union Square, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire County, N.H., June 9, 1796. Son of Timothy Skinner and Ruth (Warner) Skinner; brother of Alanson Skinner. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1832-33; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1838-41. Died in Union Square, Oswego County, N.Y., November 24, 1876. Interment at Maple View Cemetery.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

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

Politicians buried here:

George Adams Post (1854-1925) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New York, 1854. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1883-85. Died in 1925. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Paul's Cemetery
Oswego, Oswego County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Francis Dugan Culkin (1874-1943) — also known as Francis D. Culkin — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., November 10, 1874. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Oswego County District Attorney; county judge in New York, 1921-28; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1928-43; died in office 1943; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932, 1940. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., August 4, 1943. Interment at St. Paul's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Peter's Cemetery
Oswego, Oswego County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

John Fitzgibbons (1868-1941) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Glenmore, Oneida County, N.Y., July 10, 1868. Democrat. Mayor of Oswego, N.Y., 1910-11, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932; U.S. Representative from New York at-large, 1933-35. Died in a hospital at Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., August 4, 1941. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Rural Cemetery
Phoenix, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Thaddeus C. Sweet (1872-1928) — of Phoenix, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Phoenix, Oswego County, N.Y., November 16, 1872. Son of Anthony Wayne Sweet and Sarah Elizabeth (Campbell) Sweet. Republican. Paper manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1924; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in office 1928. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Died as result of an airplane accident in Whitney Point, Broome County, N.Y., May 1, 1928. Interment at Rural Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Pulaski Cemetery
Pulaski, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Alexander Pirnie (1903-1982) — of New York. Born in Pulaski, Oswego County, N.Y., April 16, 1903. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York, 1959-73 (34th District 1959-63, 32nd District 1963-73). Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners. Died in Canastota, Madison County, N.Y., June 12, 1982. Interment at Pulaski Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Andrew Zimmerman McCarty (1808-1879) — also known as Andrew Z. McCarty — of Pulaski, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1808. Member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 2nd District, 1848; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1855-57. Died in 1879. Interment at Pulaski Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Riverside Cemetery
Scriba town, Oswego County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Luther Wright Mott (1874-1923) — also known as Luther W. Mott — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., November 30, 1874. Son of John Mott and Alice J. (Wright) Mott; married, December 10, 1902, to Ruth Woolsey Johnson. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; U.S. Representative from New York, 1911-23 (28th District 1911-13, 32nd District 1913-23); died in office 1923. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., July 10, 1923. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Newton Wright Nutting (1840-1889) — also known as Newton W. Nutting — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1840. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1887-89 (24th District 1883-85, 27th District 1887-89); died in office 1889. Died October 15, 1889. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Joel Turrill (1794-1859) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Shoreham, Addison County, Vt., February 22, 1794. Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1828-33; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1831; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1833-37; U.S. Consul in Honolulu, 1845-48. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., December 28, 1859. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David P. Brewster (1801-1876) — of New York. Born in Cairo, Greene County, N.Y., June 15, 1801. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1839-43. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., February 20, 1876. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Savannah, Wayne County, N.Y., August 17, 1779. Lawyer; manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., July 16, 1837. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
James Cochran (1769-1848) — of New York. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 11, 1769. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1797-99; member of New York state senate Eastern District, 1813-17. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., November 7, 1848. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Charles Churchill (1821-1905) — of New York. Born in New York, 1821. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1867-71. Died in 1905. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Leander Babcock (1811-1864) — of New York. Born in Paris, Oneida County, N.Y., March 1, 1811. Democrat. Mayor of Oswego, N.Y.; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1851-53. Member, Kappa Alpha Society. Died in Richfield Springs, Otsego County, N.Y., August 18, 1864. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Abraham Phineas Grant (1804-1871) — of Oswego County, N.Y. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., April 5, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; Oswego County District Attorney, 1835; U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1837-39. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., December 11, 1871. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Orville Robinson (1801-1882) — of Oswego County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1801. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1834, 1836-37, 1856 (Oswego County 1834, 1836-37, Oswego County 1st District 1856); U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1843-45. Died in 1882. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
De Witt Clinton Littlejohn (1818-1892) — also known as De Witt C. Littlejohn — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Bridgewater, Oneida County, N.Y., February 7, 1818. Mayor of Oswego, N.Y., 1849; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1853-55, 1857, 1859-61, 1866-67, 1870-71, 1884; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1863-65; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876. Died October 27, 1892. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Patrick W. Cullinan (1851-1926) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., 1851. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County 1st District, 1880-81; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900 (alternate), 1904; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915. Member, Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., July 19, 1926. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Oswego County

Politicians who were born in Oswego County

Politicians who lived in Oswego County

Politicians who died in Oswego County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Oswego County