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Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Fowler town, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., 1877.
Republican. Farmer; school
teacher; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1925-32;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-48 (34th District 1935-44, 39th District
1945-48).
Female.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Order of the
Eastern Star.
First
woman elected to the New York State Senate.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
25, 1950 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Paul D. Graves (1907-1972) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1907.
Son of Perle Graves and Rhoda
Fox Graves.
Member of New York
state senate 39th District, 1949-53; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1958.
Died in 1972
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Frank L. Seaker (1873-1931) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1873.
Republican. Farmer; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1912-21.
Died in 1931
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Vasco P. Abbott (1847-1918) —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1847.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894.
Died in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., November
2, 1918 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Norinne Seaker Dickson (1919-1997) —
also known as Norinne Seaker; Mrs. Andrew
Dickson —
of Gouverneur, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in 1919.
Republican. Member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961.
Female.
Died in 1997
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
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Preston King (1806-1865) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., October
14, 1806.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1835-38; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1843-47, 1849-53;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856
(member, Platform
Committee), 1860,
1864;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1857-63; Presidential Elector for New
York, 1864;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1865; died in office 1865.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
Tied bags of lead shot to his body, jumped
from the ferryboat Paterson, between New York and Hoboken, and
drowned
in the Lower Hudson
River, November
12, 1865 (age 59 years, 29
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Newton Martin Curtis (1835-1910) —
also known as N. Martin Curtis —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., May 21,
1835.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District,
1884-90; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891-97.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at Fort Fisher, N.C., January 15,
1865.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
8, 1910 (age 74 years, 232
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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George Roland Malby (1857-1912) —
also known as George R. Malby —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., September
16, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1891-95 (St. Lawrence County 1st District
1891-92, St. Lawrence County 1893-95); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1907-12; died in
office 1912.
Died, from heart
disease, in his room at the Murray Hill Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1912 (age 54 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Amaziah Bailey James (1812-1883) —
also known as A. B. James —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1812.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1860;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1877-81.
Died in 1883
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Bishop Perkins (1787-1866) —
of St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Massachusetts, September
5, 1787.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1846-47; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1853-55.
Died November
20, 1866 (age 79 years, 76
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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John Fine (1794-1867) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
26, 1794.
Democrat. Lawyer; St.
Lawrence County Treasurer, 1821-33; common pleas court judge in
New York, 1824-39, 1843-47; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1839-41; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1847, 1849; member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1848-49.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
4, 1867 (age 72 years, 131
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Socrates Norton Sherman (1801-1873) —
of New York.
Born in Vermont, July 22,
1801.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1861-63; major in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died February
1, 1873 (age 71 years, 194
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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John D. Van Kennen —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Son of George
E. Van Kennen.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 34th District, 1932; chair of
St. Lawrence County Democratic Party, 1940-55; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1944; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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William Allan Newell (1883-1977) —
also known as W. Allan Newell —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 22,
1883.
Son of Edgar A. Newell (1853-1920) and Adeline Barbara (Priest)
Newell.
Republican. President, Newell Manufacturing Co. (brass works);
mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1928-29; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1933-38.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., April 5,
1977 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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George E. Van Kennen —
of New York.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1904.
Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
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Bertrand Hollis Snell (1870-1958) —
also known as Bertrand H. Snell —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Colton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
9, 1870.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1915-39; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1932.
Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., February
2, 1958 (age 87 years, 55
days).
Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
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Abraham X. Parker (1831-1909) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Granville, Addison
County, Vt., November
14, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 3rd District, 1863-64;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1868-71; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1881-89 (19th District 1881-85,
22nd District 1885-89); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1892.
Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., August 9,
1909 (age 77 years, 268
days).
Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
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Bloomfield Usher (1814-1893) —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Herkimer, Herkimer
County, N.Y., 1814.
Hatter;
canal
superintendent; banker;
member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1857.
Died in 1893
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
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Ruth Ethel Perrin (1878-1949) —
also known as Ruth E. Perrin; Ruth Ethel
Penny —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Good Ground (now Hampton Bays), Long Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., March 3,
1878.
Daughter of Alanson C. Penny and Fannie (Jackson) Penny.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1928;
postmaster.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Died, of coronary
thrombosis, in Potsdam Hospital,
Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., March 8,
1949 (age 71 years, 5
days).
Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
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