The Political Graveyard: St. Lawrence County, N.Y.

St. Lawrence County
New York

St. Lawrence County information:

Population: 111,931 (2000); 111,974 (1990)
Land area 2,686 square miles.
County seat: Canton
St. Lawrence County official web site.
Capital Impact: St. Lawrence County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
Fedstats/Mapstats: St. Lawrence County -- data on agriculture, population, immigration, business, crime, environment
St. Lawrence County NYGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
St. Lawrence County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

East: Franklin County
Southeast: Hamilton County
South: Herkimer County
Southwest: Lewis County; Jefferson County
Northeast: Ontario, Canada

The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of St. Lawrence County
Politicians who were born in St. Lawrence County
Politicians who lived in St. Lawrence County
Politicians who died in St. Lawrence County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Lawrence 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 St. Lawrence County

(not intended to be complete)

Silas Wright, Jr. (County Surrogate, 1821-24) Michael H. Flaherty (County Treasurer, 1900) John C. Crapser (District Attorney)

Private or family graveyard
St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Edwin Albert Merritt (1860-1914) — also known as Edwin A. Merritt — of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., July 25, 1860. Son of Edwin Atkins Merritt. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1902-12; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1912; U.S. Representative from New York, 1912-14 (26th District 1912-13, 31st District 1913-14); died in office 1914. Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 4, 1914. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Fairview Cemetery
Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Calvin Tilden Hulburd (1809-1897) — also known as Calvin T. Hulburd — of Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1809. Republican. Member of New York state assembly, 1842-44, 1862 (St. Lawrence County 1842-44, St. Lawrence County 3rd District 1862); U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1863-69; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868. Died in 1897. Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Evergreen Cemetery
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Leslie W. Russell (1840-1903) — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., April 15, 1840. Republican. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; county judge in New York, 1877-81; New York state attorney general, 1882-83; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884, 1900; U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1891; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1891-1902. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 3, 1903. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Silas Wright Cemetery
Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Silas Wright, Jr. (1795-1847) — of Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass., May 24, 1795. First cousin once removed of Alvan Kidder. Democrat. Lawyer; St. Lawrence County Surrogate, 1821-24; member of New York state senate 4th District, 1824-27; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29, 1829-30; New York state comptroller, 1829-34; U.S. Senator from New York, 1833-44; resigned 1844; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1844; Governor of New York, 1845-47; defeated, 1846. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $50 gold certificate from the 1880s until about 1913. Died in Canton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., August 27, 1847. Interment at Silas Wright Cemetery. Wright counties in Minn. and Mo. are named for him; Wright County, Iowa may have been named for him.
- See also Kidder family of Vermont
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

Riverside Cemetery
Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Rhoda Fox Graves (1877-1950) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Fowler town, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1877. Married to Perle A. Graves (1869-1954) (first cousin by marriage of Frank L. Seaker); mother of Paul D. Graves. 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. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also Graves family of New York
Paul D. Graves (1907-1972) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in 1907. Son of Perle Graves and Rhoda Fox Graves; second cousin once removed of Norinne Seaker Dickson. Member of New York state senate 39th District, 1949-53; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1958. Died in 1972. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also Graves family of New York
Frank L. Seaker (1873-1931) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in 1873. Married to Nora Graves (1871-1952) (first cousin by marriage of Rhoda Fox Graves); grandfather of Norinne Seaker Dickson. Republican. Farmer; automobile dealer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1912-21. Died in 1931. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also Graves family of New York
Norinne Seaker Dickson (1919-1997) — also known as Norinne Seaker; Mrs. Andrew Dickson — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in 1919. Granddaughter of Frank L. Seaker; second cousin once removed of Paul D. Graves; married to Andrew Dickson. Republican. Member of New York Republican State Committee, 1961. Female. Died in 1997. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.
- See also Graves family of New York

Hopkinton Cemetery
Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

Jonah Sanford (1790-1867) — of Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Cornwall, Addison County, Vt., November 30, 1790. Great-grandfather of Rollin Brewster Sanford. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1830-31; common pleas court judge in New York, 1831-37; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Died in Hopkinton, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., December 25, 1867. Interment at Hopkinton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

City Cemetery
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

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, 1860, 1864; U.S. Senator from New York, 1857-63; U.S. Collector of Customs for New York, N.Y., 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. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
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. Interment at City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Ogdensburg Cemetery
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, New York

Politicians buried here:

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. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Bishop Perkins (1787-1866) — of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 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 in 1866. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Fine (1794-1867) — of Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1794. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1839-41; member of New York state senate 15th District, 1848-49. Died in 1867. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Socrates Norton Sherman (1801-1873) — of New York. Born in Vermont, 1801. Republican. U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1861-63. Died in 1873. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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, 1942; 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.
George E. Van Kennen — of New York. Father of John D. Van Kennen. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904. Interment at Ogdensburg Cemetery.

Bayside Cemetery
Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

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. First cousin once removed of Albert G. Warren. 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. Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
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. Interment at Bayside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Brookside Cemetery
Waddington, St. Lawrence County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

David A. Ogden (1770-1829) — of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in New Jersey, 1770. Member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County, 1814-15; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1817-19. Died in 1829. Interment at Brookside Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

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Selected officials of St. Lawrence County

Politicians who were born in St. Lawrence County

Politicians who lived in St. Lawrence County

Politicians who died in St. Lawrence County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in St. Lawrence County