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Jeremiah Wilbur Dwight (1819-1885) —
also known as Jeremiah W. Dwight —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnatus, Cortland
County, N.Y., April 17,
1819.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1860-61; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1872,
1876,
1880,
1884;
U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1877-83.
Died in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
26, 1885 (age 66 years, 223
days).
Interment at Green Hills Cemetery.
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Milo Goodrich (1814-1881) —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in East Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
3, 1814.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; postmaster;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1871-73.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 15,
1881 (age 67 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green Hills Cemetery.
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David Woodcock (1785-1835) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., 1785.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly, 1814-15, 1826 (Seneca County 1814-15, Tompkins
County 1826); president, Cayuga Steamboat
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1821-23, 1827-29 (20th District
1821-23, 25th District 1827-29).
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
18, 1835 (age about 50
years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Charles Humphrey (1792-1850) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., February
14, 1792.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1825-27; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1834-36, 1842; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1835-36.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 17,
1850 (age 58 years, 62
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Amasa Dana (1792-1867) —
of Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
19, 1792.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1828-29; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1839-41, 1843-45 (22nd District
1839-41, 26th District 1843-45).
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., December
24, 1867 (age 75 years, 66
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Andrew De Witt Bruyn (1790-1838) —
of New York.
Born in Wawarsing, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
18, 1790.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1818; candidate for New York
state senate, 1825; common pleas court judge in New York,
1826-36; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1837-38; died in
office 1838.
Died in 1838
(age about
47 years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Alfred Wells (1814-1867) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware, 1814.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1859-61.
Died in 1867
(age about
53 years).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Henry Sanford Walbridge (1801-1869) —
also known as Henry S. Walbridge —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., April 8,
1801.
Son of Gustavus Walbridge (1755-1828) and Anna (Sanford) Walbridge
(1755-1819).
Whig. Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1846; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1851-53.
Died January
27, 1869 (age 67 years, 294
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Cyrus Beers (1786-1850) —
of New York.
Born in Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn., June 21,
1786.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1838-39.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., June 5,
1850 (age 63 years, 349
days).
Interment at City Cemetery.
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Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) —
also known as Andrew D. White —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., November
7, 1832.
Son of Horace White (1802-1860) and Clara (Dickson) White
(1811-1882).
Republican. University
professor; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and first president
of Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1872
(alternate), 1884,
1912;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1872;
U.S. Minister to Germany, 1879-81; Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1897-1902.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
4, 1918 (age 85 years, 362
days).
Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad.
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Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) —
also known as Andrew D. White —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., November
7, 1832.
Son of Horace White (1802-1860) and Clara (Dickson) White
(1811-1882).
Republican. University
professor; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1864-67; co-founder and first president
of Cornell University, 1867-79 and 1881-85; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1872
(alternate), 1884,
1912;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1872;
U.S. Minister to Germany, 1879-81; Russia, 1892-94; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1897-1902.
Member, American
Historical Association; American
Philosophical Society.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., November
4, 1918 (age 85 years, 362
days).
Entombed at Sage Chapel; statue at Arts Quad.
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Alonzo B. Cornell (1832-1904) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
22, 1832.
Son of Ezra
Cornell.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1868,
1880;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1868; New York
Republican state chair, 1870-74, 1875-77, 1878-79; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1873; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1873; Governor of
New York, 1880-83.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., October
15, 1904 (age 72 years, 267
days).
Interment at Sage Chapel.
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Ezra Cornell (1807-1874) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born January
11, 1807.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1862-63; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1864-67; founder
of Cornell University, in Ithaca, N.Y., 1865.
Died December
9, 1874 (age 67 years, 332
days).
Entombed at Sage Chapel.
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John Henry Camp (1840-1892) —
also known as John H. Camp —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., April 4,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1877-83.
Died in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., October
12, 1892 (age 52 years, 191
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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Nicoll Halsey (1782-1865) —
of Trumansburg, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 8,
1782.
Son of Silas
Halsey.
Democrat. Miller;
member of New York
state assembly, 1815-16, 1824 (Seneca County 1815-16, Tompkins
County 1824); Tompkins
County Sheriff, 1819-21; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1833-35; county judge
in New York, 1834.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., March 3,
1865 (age 82 years, 360
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery.
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