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Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) —
also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The
Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga
County" —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 15,
1833.
Son of William Platt (1791-1855) and Lesbia (Hinchman) Platt
(1791-1859).
Republican. Lumber
business; Tioga
County Clerk, 1859-61; banker;
director and president, Southern Central Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,
28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.
Presbyterian.
In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk
Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a
lawsuit for breach
of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit,
reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican
officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to
stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the
Senator with bigamy,
claiming that he had secretly
married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss
Wood was arrested and charged with perjury.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1910 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Howard Winfield Robison (1915-1987) —
also known as Howard W. Robison —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., October
30, 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1958-75 (37th District 1958-63,
33rd District 1963-73, 27th District 1973-75).
Died in Rehoboth Beach, Sussex
County, Del., September
26, 1987 (age 71 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Mason Parker (1805-1873) —
of New York.
Born in Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1805.
U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1855-59.
Died in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., December
16, 1873 (age 68 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John Reuben Drake (1782-1857) —
also known as John R. Drake —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
28, 1782.
County judge in New York, 1815-23; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1817-19; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1833-38; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1834.
Died in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March 21,
1857 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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John James Taylor (1808-1892) —
also known as John J. Taylor —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Leominster, Worcester
County, Mass., April 27,
1808.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1853-55; defeated,
1850; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1858; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1864.
Died in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 1,
1892 (age 84 years, 65
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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