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(not intended to be complete)
William
Jay (County Judge, 1820-42)
Joseph
H. Anderson (Sheriff, 1835-38)
Lewis
C. Platt (County Surrogate, 1847-52)
William
H. Robertson (County Judge, 1856-67)
Chauncey
M. Depew (County Clerk, 1867)
N.
Holmes Odell (County Treasurer, 1867-75)
Leverett
F. Crumb (County Clerk, 1899)
George
C. Andrews (District Attorney, 1899)
Francis
M. Carpenter (County Treasurer, 1900)
Frederick
E. Weeks (District Attorney, 1915-17)
Ulrich
Weisendanger (Sheriff, 1916)
Harry
E. Colwell (County Treasurer, 1919-25)
Frederick
E. Weeks (District Attorney, 1922)
Frank
H. Coyne (District Attorney, 1929-31)
William
S. Coffey (County Treasurer, 1934-)
Private or family graveyard
Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Joseph Halstead Anderson (1800-1870) — also known as
Joseph H. Anderson — of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
25, 1800. Democrat. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1833-34; Westchester
County Sheriff, 1835-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1843-47. Died in White
Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 23,
1870. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
Union Cemetery
Bedford, Westchester County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- William Henry Robertson (1823-1898) — also known as
William H. Robertson — of Katonah, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
10, 1823. Son of Henry Robertson (died 1881); uncle of Henry
Robertson Barrett. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1849-50;
member of New York
state senate, 1854-55, 1872-73, 1880-81, 1888-91 (7th District
1854-55, 9th District 1872-73, 12th District 1880-81, 1888-91); Westchester
County Judge, 1856-67; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1867-69; U.S. Collector of Customs for
New York, N.Y., 1881-85; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in Katonah, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
6, 1898. Interment at Union Cemetery.
Hillside Cemetery
Cortlandt town, Westchester County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew (1834-1928) — also known as
Chauncey M. Depew — of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 23,
1834. Cousin of Charles
H. Delavan; married 1871 to Elise
Hegeman (died 1893); married 1901 to Mary
Palmer. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1862-63; secretary of
state of New York, 1864-65; defeated (Liberal Republican), 1872;
Westchester
County Clerk, 1867; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1868,
1892,
1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
president, later chairman, New York Central Railroad;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1888;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1899-1911. Member, Union
League; Society
of the Cincinnati. Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1928. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- Philip Van Cortlandt (1749-1831) — of Croton, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1749.
Brother of Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Jr.. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1788-90; member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1790-93; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1793-1809 (3rd District 1793-1803,
4th District 1803-09). Died in 1831.
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- James William Husted (1870-1925) — also known as
James W. Husted — of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 16,
1870. Son of James
W. Husted. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1895-97; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1915-23; defeated,
1912. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
2, 1925. Cremated; ashes
interred at Hillside Cemetery.
- William Nelson (1784-1869) — of Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 29,
1784. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1819-21; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1824-27; state court judge in New
York, 1824-27; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1847-51. Died in
Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
3, 1869. Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
- Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762-1848) — of Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1762.
Brother of Philip
Van Cortlandt. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1791-92, 1793-95; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1811-13. Died in 1848.
Interment at Hillside Cemetery. Cortland County,
N.Y. is named for him.
- Pierre Van Cortlandt (1721-1814) — of New York. Born
in 1721.
Member of New York
state senate Southern District, 1777-78; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1778-95. Died in 1814.
Original interment in private or family graveyard; reinterment at
Hillside Cemetery.
- Walter Francis Burns — also known as Walter F.
Burns — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Grandson of Otway
Burns. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912
(alternate), 1920.
Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
Ferncliff Cemetery
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York
Founded 1903
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Elmer Anderson Carter (1890-1973) — also known as
Elmer A. Carter — of Prairie View, Waller
County, Tex.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1890. Son of George Cook Carter and Florence Lucretia (Young)
Carter; married 1922 to Edna
Felicia Billups; married 1927 to Thelma
Charles Johnson (died 1972). College
teacher; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; executive
secretary for the Urban League in various cities, 1920-28; editor of
Opportunity, a Journal of Negro Life, 1928-42; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1950; Republican
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1953. Black.
Member, Urban
League; NAACP; American
Legion; Alpha
Phi Alpha. Died January
16, 1973. Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
- David Matthew Potts (1906-1976) — also known as
David M. Potts — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 12,
1906. Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 9th District, 1944; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; Bronx County
Surrogate, 1951-53; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1954, 1955. Episcopalian.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
11, 1976. Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery.
- Albert Elmer Austin (1877-1942) — also known as
Albert E. Austin — of Old Greenwich, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn. Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1877. Step-father of Clare
Boothe Luce. Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1917-19, 1921-23; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940. Episcopalian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., January
26, 1942. Interment at Ferncliff Cemetery.
- William F. Passannante (1920-1996) — of Manhattan,
New
York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly, 1955-90 (New York County 1st District 1955-65,
69th District 1966, 63rd District 1967-72, 64th District 1973-82,
61st District 1983-90). Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Lions. Died
of pancreatic
cancer at Tisch Hospital
of New York University Medical
Center, New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1996. Entombed in mausoleum at Ferncliff Cemetery.
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Julius M. Mayer (1865-1925) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1865. Son of J. Daniel Mayer and Fannie M. (Marshuetz) Mayer.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908;
New
York state attorney general, 1905-06; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24. Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1925. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Jacob Aaron Cantor (1854-1921) — also known as
Jacob A. Cantor — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1854. Son of Henry Cantor and Hannah Cantor; married, August 8,
1888, to Julia (Lewenthal) Petshaw (died 1891); married, September
25, 1897, to Lydia Greenbaum. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1885-87;
member of New York
state senate, 1888-98 (10th District 1888-93, 14th District
1894-95, 20th District 1896-98); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1902-03; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1913-15; president,
New York City Department of Taxes and Assessments, 1918-21. Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 2,
1921. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
- Thomas Peck Ochiltree (1837-1902) — of Marshall, Harrison
County, Tex. Born in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches
County, Tex., October
26, 1837. Son of William
Beck Ochiltree. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1860;
major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1883-85. Died in Hot
Springs, Bath
County, Va., November
25, 1902. Original interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; reinterment in 1903 at Mt. Hope
Cemetery.
- J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born May 9,
1877. Son of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1906;
defeated, 1904; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1940-43. Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
9, 1943. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Temple Israel Cemetery
Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) — also known as
Martin C. Ansorge — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882. Son of Mark Perry Ansorge and Jennie (Bach) Ansorge.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1928. Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion. Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New
York Port Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published. Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967. Interment at Temple Israel Cemetery.
Gate of Heaven Cemetery
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York
Founded 1917
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Politicians buried here:
- James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) — also known as
James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker; "Beau
James"; "The Night Mayor" — of
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881. Son of William
H. Walker; married to Janet Allen (divorced 1933); married, April 18,
1933, to Betty Compton (actress;
divorced 1941). Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks. Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- John P. O'Brien (1873-1951) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., February
1, 1873. Son of Patrick O'Brien and Mary E. (Gibbons) O'Brien;
married, October
6, 1908, to Helen E. C. Madigan. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933; defeated, 1933; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Tammany
Hall. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1951. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) — also known as
"Holy Joe" — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born August 8,
1889. Married, November
27, 1918, to Cornelia Kraft. School
teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve. Died January
28, 1956. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) — also known as
James A. Farley — of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888. Son of James Farley and Ellen (Goldrick) Farley; married to
Elizabeth A. Finnegan. Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles; Elks; Redmen; Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Spruille Braden (1894-1978) — of Riverdale, Bronx,
Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Elkhorn, Jefferson
County, Mont., March 13,
1894. Son of William Braden and Mary (Kimball) Braden; married,
September
5, 1915, to Maria Humeres del Solar (died 1962); married 1964 to Verbena
Williams Hebbard (died 1977). Mining engineer;
financier;
U.S. Ambassador to Colombia, 1939-42; Cuba, 1942-45; Argentina, 1945. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Arbitration Association; Navy
League; John
Birch Society. Died, from a heart
ailment, in Good Samaritan Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
10, 1978. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- J. Daniel Mahoney (d. 1996) — Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1986-96; died in
office 1996. Co-founder of New York's Conservative Party in 1963.
Died in 1996.
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) — also known as
Charles A. Buckley — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890. Married to Marie E. Cowan; father of Charles
Anthony Buckley, Jr.. Democrat. Bricklayer;
building
contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair of
Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67. Irish
ancestry. Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- William Bourke Cockran (1854-1923) — also known as
W. Bourke Cockran — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in County Sligo, Ireland,
February
28, 1854. Son of Martin Cockran and Harriet (Knight) Cockran;
married, November
5, 1906, to Ann Ide (daughter of Henry
Clay Ide). School teacher
and principal; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-89, 1891-95, 1904-09, 1921-23
(12th District 1887-89, 10th District 1891-93, 12th District 1893-95,
1904-09, 16th District 1921-23); defeated (Progressive), 1912; died
in office 1923; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1904,
1920.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1923. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) — also known as
Walter A. Lynch — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County (part now in
Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894. Son of Joseph B. Lynch and Katherine (Joyce) Lynch; married
to Claire R. Mitchell. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
New York state constitutional convention, 1938; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office
1957. Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- James Joseph Lyons (1890-1966) — also known as
James J. Lyons — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1890. Married 1917 to
Gertrude Rose O'Brien. Democrat. Delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1934-61; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956.
Died, from complications of gall
bladder surgery, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
7, 1966. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Thomas Vincent Learson (1912-1996) — also known as
T. Vincent Learson — of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Roslindale, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
26, 1912. Son of Richard J. Learson and Katharine E. (Goode)
Learson; married, November
4, 1939, to Gladys Murray. Business
executive; chief executive officer, IBM Corporation, from 1971;
U.S. Ambassador to , 1975-77. Died in 1996.
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Charles Malcolm Wilson (1914-2000) — also known as
Malcolm Wilson — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1914. Son of Charles
Herbert Wilson. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1939-58 (Westchester County 5th District 1939-44,
Westchester County 1st District 1945-58); served in the U.S. Navy
during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1959-73; Governor of
New York, 1973-75; defeated, 1974; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1984.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Ancient
Order of Hibernians. Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 13,
2000. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- George Murray Hulbert (1881-1950) — also known as
G. Murray Hulbert — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 14,
1881. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1915-18; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1934-50;
died in office 1950. Member, American Bar
Association. Died in Bayport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 26,
1950. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Joseph Andrew Gavagan (1892-1968) — also known as
Joseph A. Gavagan — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1923-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1929-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1944-61. Member, Knights
of Columbus. Died in Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt., October
18, 1968. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Heywood Campbell Broun (1888-1939) — also known as
Heywood Broun — of New York; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
7, 1888. Son of Heywood Cox Broun and Henriette (Brose) Broun;
married 1917
to Ruth Hale (divorced 1933); married 1935 to
Constance (Madison) Dooley (actress).
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1930. Catholic.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union. Sportswriter;
columnist
for New York newspapers;
founder of
the American Newspaper Guild in 1933 and its first president;
expelled from Socialist Party in 1933. Died, of pneumonia,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
18, 1939. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- William Beck Widnall (1906-1983) — also known as
William B. Widnall — of Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J. Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., March 17,
1906. Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1946-50; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1950-74; defeated,
1974. Episcopalian.
Died in Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., December
28, 1983. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Michael Joseph Kennedy (1897-1949) — also known as
Michael J. Kennedy — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
25, 1897. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1939-43; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
leader of
New York County Democratic Party, 1942. Member, Tammany
Hall. Killed in an airplane
collision between an Eastern Air Lines DC-4 passenger airliner
and a war surplus P-38 fighter plane purchased by Bolivia, near
Washington National Airport,
Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
1, 1949. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- James H. Torrens (1874-1952) — of New York. Born in
New York, 1874.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1944-47. Died in 1952.
Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) — also known as
Thomas F. Burchill — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 3,
1882. Son of John Burchill and Mary (Wholey) Burchill; brother of
Joseph Burchill (killed in action, World War II); married to Margaret
McMahon (c1884-1968). Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45. Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks. Died,
following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 26,
1955. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Martin Conboy (1878-1944) — of Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
28, 1878. Son of Martin Conboy and Bridget (Harlow) Conboy;
married, July 31,
1912, to Bertha L. Mason. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1933-35. Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick. Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 5,
1944. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Vincent L. Leibell (1883-1968) — of New York. Born
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1883. Father of Vincent
L. Leibell III. U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1936. Died
September
22, 1968. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Victor James Dowling (1866-1934) — also known as
Victor J. Dowling — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1866. Son of Denis Dowling and Eliza Fierlants (Faider) Dowling;
married, June 16,
1891, to Mary Agnes Ford (died 1920). Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of William
Q. Titus, 1887-1901; member of New York
state assembly, 1894; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1901-04; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905-31; resigned 1931;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1911-31. Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall. Stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage in the office of
the Interborough Rapid Transit Company, and died soon after, in
Harbor Sanitarium,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 23,
1934. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Salvatore A. Cotillo (1886-1939) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Italy,
November
19, 1886. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 28th District, 1913, 1915-16;
member of New York
state senate, 1917-23 (20th District 1917-18, 18th District
1919-23); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-39; died in office
1939. Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy. Died, following an operation for a chest
tumor, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1939. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Charles Francis Connolly — of New York. Republican.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1922. Interment at
Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- John J. Donovan, Jr. (1913-1955) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., February
14, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1951-55 (24th District 1951-54, 26th District
1955); died in office 1955. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Federal
Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus; Delta
Theta Phi. Died March 12,
1955. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- S. Samuel DiFalco (1906-1978) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Italy,
July
26, 1906. Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate in primary for New York
state assembly, 1935; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1949-56; New York
County Surrogate, 1957-76. Italian
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall. Indicted
in May 1976, along with Justice Irving
Saypol, on official
misconduct charges,
in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction
commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Indicted
in February 1978 for criminal
contempt, in connection with his statements to a grand jury, but
died before trial. Died, from a heart
attack, while dining
with friends at the Columbus Club, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 28,
1978. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Lester W. Patterson (c.1893-1947) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Son of Lillian C. Patterson; married to Ethyle Lang.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1922-25; Bronx County
Sheriff, 1926-29; Bronx County
Clerk, 1930-33. Died November
15, 1947. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Harry M. Durning (d. 1958) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940
(alternate). Died November
9, 1958. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Gerard J. Muccigrosso (d. 1981) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1938; defeated
(American Labor), 1938. Died February
12, 1981. Interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
- Mortimer C. O'Brien (born c.1889) — of White Plains,
Westchester
County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1913;
candidate for mayor
of White Plains, N.Y., 1935. Interment at Gate of Heaven
Cemetery.
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (1891-1967) — of Hopewell
Junction, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Wiccopee (unknown
county), N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 11,
1891. Son of Henry
Morgenthau; father of Robert
Morris Morgenthau. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932;
U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1934-45. Jewish.
Died February
6, 1967. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
- Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Mannheim, Germany,
April
26, 1856. Son of Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim)
Morgenthau; married, May 10,
1883, to Josephine Sykes; father of Henry
Morgenthau, Jr.; grandfather of Robert
Morris Morgenthau. Lawyer; U.S.
Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter Company;
director, Equitable Life
Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty
Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Jewish.
Died following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1946. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Oakland Cemetery
Hudson Terrace, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Norton Prentiss Otis (1840-1905) — also known as
Norton P. Otis — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Halifax, Windham
County, Vt., March 18,
1840. Second cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Alleyne Otis; third cousin twice removed of Harrison
Gray Otis (1765-1848); third cousin once removed of Oran
Gray Otis, David
Perry Otis and Harrison
Gray Otis (1837-1917); second cousin once removed of Asa H.
Otis; son of Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861) and Susan (Houghton)
Otis (1811-1842); married 1877 to Lizzie
A. Fahs; fourth cousin of Lauren
Ford Otis; father of Charles Edwin Otis (son-in-law of J.
Harvey Bell). Republican. Mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1880-82; defeated, 1886; member of New York
state assembly, 1884; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1903-05; died in
office 1905. Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
20, 1905. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
Oakwood Cemetery
Mt. Kisco, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Edward Fletcher Brush (c.1847-1927) — also known as
Edward F. Brush — of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Dublin, Ireland.
Father of Walton Brush (U.S. Marine, killed in action in France,
1918). Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892-94, 1904-07, 1918-19; defeated
(Republican), 1901. Died, in a hospital
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
3, 1927. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
Beechwoods Cemetery
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
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Politicians buried here:
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- William M. Bennett (1895-1978) — of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., April 19,
1895. Son of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Irish
ancestry. Died in 1978.
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Jewish Cemetery
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Lucius Nathan Littauer (1859-1944) — also known as
Lucius N. Littauer — of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y. Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
20, 1859. Son of Nathan Littauer and Harriet (Sporborg) Littauer.
Republican. Glove
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1907 (22nd District 1897-1903,
25th District 1903-07); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1928.
Jewish.
Died March 2,
1944. Interment at Jewish Cemetery.
Dale Cemetery
Ossining, Westchester County, New York
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Politicians buried here:
- John Thompson Hoffman (1828-1888) — also known as
John T. Hoffman — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y., January
10, 1828. Son of Adrian Kissam Hoffman (physician). Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1866-68; Governor of
New York, 1869-72; defeated, 1866. Died, from heart
disease, in Wiesbaden, Germany,
March
24, 1888. Interment at Dale Cemetery.
- Aaron Ward (1790-1867) — of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1790.
Uncle of Elijah
Ward. Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1825-29, 1831-37,
1841-43. Died in 1867.
Interment at Dale Cemetery.
- Benjamin Brandreth — of Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y. Patent
medicine manufacturer; member of New York
state senate, 1850-51, 1858-59 (7th District 1850-51, 8th
District 1858-59). Interment at Dale Cemetery.
Old St. Peter's Churchyard
Peekskill, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
Greenwood Union Cemetery
Rye, Westchester County, New York
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Politicians buried here:
- Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1864-1945) — also known
as J. Mayhew Wainwright — of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
10, 1864. Son of John Howard Wainwright and Margaret Livingston
(Stuyvesant) Wainwright; married, November
23, 1892, to Laura Wallace Buchanan. Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York
state assembly, 1902-08 (Westchester County 2nd District 1902-06,
Westchester County 4th District 1907-08); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1909-12; colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S. Assistant Secretary of War, 1921-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1923-31; director,
Rye National Bank;
trustee, St. Luke's Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Psi; American Bar
Association. Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 3,
1945. Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
- Jared Valentine Peck (1816-1891) — also known as
Jared V. Peck — of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1816. Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1853-55. Died in Rye,
Westchester
County, N.Y., December
25, 1891. Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
- Edward Patrick Francis Eagan (1898-1967) — also
known as Edward P. F. Eagan; Eddie Eagan — of
Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Denver,
Colo., April 26,
1898. Son of John William Eagan and Clara (Bartholomew) Eagan;
married, October
1, 1927, to Margaret Colgate. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Won the gold
medal as light-heavyweight boxer at the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp,
Belgium; as member of a four-man bobsleigh team, won another gold
medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948.
Member, American
Legion; Beta
Theta Pi. Died, following a heart
attack, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1967. Interment at Greenwood Union Cemetery.
Jay Family Cemetery
Rye Brook, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- John Jay (1745-1829) — of New York. Born in New
York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1745. Nephew by marriage of Robert
Livingston, Peter
Van Brugh Livingston and Philip
Livingston (1716-1778); son-in-law of William
Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Peter
R. Livingston, Walter
Livingston and Philip
Livingston (1740-1810); married to the sister-in-law of John
Cleves Symmes; brother-in-law of Henry
Brockholst Livingston; father of Peter
Augustus Jay and William
Jay; grandfather of John
Jay II. Lawyer; law
partner of Robert
R. Livingston; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-76, 1778-79; state
court judge in New York, 1777; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1779-82; received 9 electoral votes, 1789;
received 5 electoral votes, 1796;
received one electoral vote, 1800;
Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1789-95; resigned 1795; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1790; Governor of
New York, 1795-1801; defeated, 1792. Episcopalian.
French
ancestry. Died in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 17,
1829. Interment at Jay Family Cemetery. Jay County,
Ind. is named for him.
- John Jay II (1817-1894) — Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 23,
1817. Grandson of John
Jay; son of William
Jay. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Austria, 1869-75; historian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1894. Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
- William Jay (1789-1858) — of Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 16,
1789. Son of John
Jay; father of John
Jay II. Lawyer; Westchester
County Judge, 1820-42. Anti-slavery activist. Died in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
14, 1858. Interment at Jay Family Cemetery.
St. James the Less Cemetery
Scarsdale, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known as
Herbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., October
28, 1881. Son of George
Washington Shonk; married 1907 to
Gertrude Knight (daughter of Erastus
Cole Knight). Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30;
died in office 1930. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa. Died, following a heart
attack, in White Plains Hospital,
White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1930.
Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery.
- Warren Wardlaw Cunningham (1885-1953) — also known
as Warren W. Cunningham — of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
11, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Scarsdale, N.Y., 1927-29. Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association. Died November
10, 1953. Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery.
Pocantico Hills Estate
Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) — also known
as Nelson A. Rockefeller; "Rocky" — of
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908. Grandson of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich; son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (1874-1960) and
Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller; nephew of Richard
Steere Aldrich and Winthrop
Williams Aldrich; married, June 23,
1930, to Mary Todhunter Clark (divorced); married, May 4,
1963, to Margaretta Fitler 'Happy' Murphy; second cousin of David
Hunter McAlpin (who married Nina
Underwood); brother of Winthrop
Rockefeller; uncle of John
Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller. Republican. Delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77. Baptist.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias. Participated in the founding of the United Nations;
received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977. Died, of a massive heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979. Cremated; ashes
interred at Pocantico Hills Estate.
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- William Paulding, Jr. (1770-1854) — of New York.
Born in Phillipsburgh (now Tarrytown), Westchester
County, N.Y., March 7,
1770. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1811-13; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1825-26, 1827-29. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
11, 1854. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) — also known as
"Agate" — Born in Cedarville, Greene
County, Ohio, October
27, 1837. Married, April 26,
1881, to Elizabeth Mills; uncle of Ella Spencer Reid (who married
Ralph
Chandler Harrison); father of Ogden Mills Reid (1882-1947;
newspaper publisher); grandfather of Ogden
Rogers Reid. Republican. Newspaper
editor; U.S. Minister to France, 1889-92; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912. Died in London, England,
December
15, 1912. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Carl Schurz (1829-1906) — of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; St.
Louis, Mo.; New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany,
March
2, 1829. Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1868
(Temporary
Chair; Speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81. German
ancestry. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 14,
1906. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery; statue at Morningside
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
- Walter S. Gurnee (1813-1903) — of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill. Born March 9,
1813. Mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1851-53. Scottish
ancestry. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 17,
1903. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Washington Irving (1783-1859) — of New York. Born in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1783. Brother of Peter
Irving and John
Treat Irving. U.S. Minister to Spain, 1842-46. essayist;
historian;
author
of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and other stories; elected to
the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
28, 1859. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866-1935) — also known
as R. Livingston Beeckman — of Newport, Newport
County, R.I. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 15,
1866. Descendant of Robert
Livingston, Philip
Livingston and Robert
R. Livingston; son of Gilbert Livingston Beeckman and Margaret
Atherton (Foster) Beeckman; married, October
8, 1902, to Eleanor Thomas (died 1920); married 1923 to Edna
(Marston) Burke; uncle of Katherine Steward (who married of Hallett
C. Johnson). Republican. Stockbroker;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1909-11; member of Rhode
Island state senate, 1912-14; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Rhode Island, 1912,
1924;
Governor
of Rhode Island, 1915-21; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1922. Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of apparently of a heart
attack, in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., January
21, 1935. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Adam Badeau (1831-1895) — Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1831. Son of Nicholas Badeau. General in the Union Army
during the Civil War; U.S. Consul General in London, 1870-81; Havana, 1882-84; author; historian.
Died in Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., March 19,
1895. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) — also known as
Charles D. Millard — of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1873.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37. Died in 1944.
Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- William Griggs Stahlnecker (1849-1902) — also known
as William G. Stahlnecker — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 20,
1849. Son of Oliver Stahlnecker. Democrat. Mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1885-93. Died in
Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March 26,
1902. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- William Harris Douglas (1853-1944) — also known as
William H. Douglas — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1853. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,
15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1944. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- William Adams Walker (1805-1861) — of New York. Born
in New Hampshire, 1805.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1853-55. Died in 1861.
Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Moses Hicks Grinnell (1803-1877) — also known as
Moses H. Grinnell — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 1803.
Brother of Joseph
Grinnell. Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1839-41; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1856,
1868;
U.S. Collector of Customs
for New York, N.Y., 1869-70. Died in 1877.
Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Nathaniel Holmes Odell (1828-1904) — also known as
N. Holmes Odell — of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Greenburgh, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
10, 1828. Democrat. Steamboat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1860-61; banker; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1867-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1875-77; real estate
business; postmaster. Died in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
30, 1904. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Augustin William Ferrin (1875-1976) — also known as
Augustin W. Ferrin — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Little Valley, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
1, 1875. Son of Augustin William Ferrin and Flavilla Jane (Van
Hoosen) Ferrin. Newspaper
reporter; magazine
editor; U.S. Consul in Madrid, 1924-26; Tabriz, 1926-28; Teheran, 1928-30; Malaga, 1930-35; Montevideo, 1935-38. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of the
Revolution. Died, in a nursing
home, in Marion
County, W.Va., March 17,
1976. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Joseph W. Harper (1826-1886) — Born in 1826.
Son of Fletcher Harper (died 1877); married to Ellen Urling Smith.
U.S. Consul in Munich, 1880-86, died in office 1886. Died, of Bright's
disease, in Munich (München), Germany,
December
8, 1886. Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Charles H. Delavan (c.1810-1892) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y. Cousin of Chauncey
Mitchell Depew. Hardware
business; insurance
broker; U.S. Consul in Sydney, 1842-48; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in SAINT Thomas, 1849-50. Member, Sons of the
Revolution. Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1892. Entombed at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.
- Messmore Kendall — of New York. Republican.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1940. Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery.
Kensico Cemetery
Valhalla, Westchester County, New York
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Politicians buried here:
- Herbert Henry Lehman (1878-1963) — also known as
Herbert H. Lehman — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 28,
1878. Son of Mayer Lehman and Babette Lehman; brother of Irving
Lehman; married 1910 to Edith
Louise Altschul; father of Peter Lehman (killed on active duty in
World War II); granduncle of Robert
Morris Morgenthau, Orin
Lehman and John
Langeloth Loeb, Jr.. Democrat. Director, Consolidated Cotton
Duck Co., Imperial Cotton
Co., U.S. Cotton
Duck Co., Washington Mills; colonel in the U.S. Army during World
War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1929-32; Governor of
New York, 1933-42; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1949-57; defeated, 1946. Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Gamma Delta; Americans
for Democratic Action. Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1963; inducted into the
Jewish-American Hall of
Fame in 1974. Died December
5, 1963. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Frederick Evan Crane (1869-1947) — also known as
Frederick E. Crane — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1869. Brother of Ida Elizabeth Crane (who married Edwin
Louis Garvin). Republican. Lawyer;
county judge in New York, 1902-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-20; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917-34; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1935-39. Member, American Bar
Association. Died in Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
21, 1947. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Frederic Courtland Penfield (1855-1922) — of
Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, April 23,
1855. Son of Daniel Penfield and Sophia (Young) Penfield; married
1892 to
Katharine Albert McMurdo Welles (died 1905); married 1908 to Anne
(Weightman) Walker. Author;
U.S. Vice Consul in London, 1885; U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1893-97; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1893-97; U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary, 1913-17. Died June 19,
1922. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- John North Willys (1873-1935) — also known as
John N. Willys — of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
25, 1873. Republican. President of automobile
manufacturing companies; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Ohio, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1930-32. Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
26, 1935. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) — also known as
Edward W. Curley — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1873. Democrat. Builder;
president, Stanley Hoist and Machine Company; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died in
office 1940. Member, Eagles.
Died, from a heart
attack, while seriously ill from a throat
ailment, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
6, 1940. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Caroline Love Goodwin O'Day (1875-1943) — also known
as Caroline O'Day — of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Georgia, 1875.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1920
(alternate), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
U.S.
Representative from New York at-large, 1935-43. Female.
Died in 1943.
Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Jacob Ruppert, Jr. (1867-1939) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 5,
1867. Son of Jacob Ruppert and Anna (Gilig) Ruppert. Democrat. Brewer;
president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07). Catholic.
Died in 1939.
Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known as
John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire
Strap-Hanger" — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1841. Son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus;
step-son of Catherine Andrus (c.1821-1908); married, June 23,
1869, to Julia M. Dyckman (died 1909); father of Edith Jefferson
Andrus (who married Frederick
Morgan Davenport). Republican. School
teacher; pharmaceutical
manufacturer; investor in real
estate, mining
claims, and the Standard Oil Company;
owned considerable stock in railroads
and utilities;
director, New York Life Insurance
Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical
Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical
Co.; director, National Fuel Gas
Co.; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1904; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13. Methodist.
Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman
Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's
wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work. Died, of pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
26, 1934. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- William Lukens Ward (1856-1933) — also known as
William L. Ward — of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, 1856.
Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1897-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1908; chair of
Westchester County Republican Party, 1927-31. Died in 1933.
Entombed in mausoleum at Kensico Cemetery.
- Herbert Zelenko (1906-1979) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 16,
1906. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1955-63. Jewish.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
23, 1979. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Oscar William Swift (1869-1940) — also known as
Oscar W. Swift — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1915-19. Died in 1940.
Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Douglas Mathewson (c.1870-1948) — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y. Married to Mary Dillingham. Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1897;
defeated, 1895; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1914-17; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
24, 1948. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Joseph James Little (1841-1913) — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Bristol, England,
June
5, 1841. Son of James Little; married 1866 to
Josephine Robinson. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; printer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1891-93. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic. Died February
11, 1913. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Herman August Metz (1867-1934) — also known as
Herman A. Metz — of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
19, 1867. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1922. Died in 1934.
Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Peter Moore Speer (1862-1933) — of Pennsylvania.
Born near Oil City, Venango
County, Pa., December
29, 1862. Republican. Member of Pennsylvania state legislature;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1911-13. Died in
New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August 3,
1933. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) — also known as
Benjamin I. Taylor — of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1877. Son of Maurice H. Taylor and Ella (Archer) Taylor;
married to Harriet Tyler Bulkley. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died, in United Hospital,
Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
5, 1946. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Curtis Arnoux Peters (c.1879-1933) — also known as
Curtis A. Peters — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Father of Peter Arno (1904-1968; cartoonist).
Democrat. Lawyer;
campaign manager, Thomas
C. T. Crain for Supreme Court, 1924; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927-33; died in office
1933. Died, of tolsythemia
vera, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1933. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy (1878-1937) — also
known as Grayson M. P. Murphy — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
19, 1878. Son of Howard Murphy and Anita (Mallet-Prevost) Murphy;
married, April 19,
1906, to Maud Donaldson; father of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr.. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army
during World War I; Commissioner of the American Red Cross in Europe,
1917; financier;
director, Bethlehem Steel
Corporation, Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company, Anaconda Copper Mining
Company, National Aviation
Corporation; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
18, 1937. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known as
Henry R. Barrett — of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
19, 1869. Nephew of William
Henry Robertson; son of Joseph Barrett and Emma (Robertson)
Barrett; married to Anna R. Parker (died 1914) and Elizabeth J.
Endriss. Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1932
(alternate). Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks. Died,
from a heart
attack, in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
4, 1940. Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
- Harry Geist — of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for New York
state senate 22nd District, 1926, 1928. Interment at Kensico
Cemetery.
- Leslie Jay Tompkins — also known as Leslie J.
Tompkins — of New York, New York
County, N.Y. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1905-06.
Interment at Kensico Cemetery.
Mt. Eden Cemetery
Westchester Hills, Westchester County, New York
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:
Politicians buried here:
- Sol Bloom (1870-1949) — of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y. Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870. Son of Garrison Bloom and Sara Bloom; married 1897 to Evelyn
Hechheimer (1876-1941). Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture
business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S. Naval
Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949. Interment at Mt. Eden Cemetery.
First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
White Plains, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
Oakland Cemetery
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Thomas Ewing (1829-1896) — of Leavenworth, Leavenworth
County, Kan.; Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio. Born in Lancaster, Fairfield
County, Ohio, August 7,
1829. Son of Thomas
Ewing (1789-1871); married 1856 to Ellen
E. Cox. Democrat. Private secretary to Pres. Zachary
Taylor; lawyer; delegate to
Kansas state constitutional convention, 1858; chief
justice of Kansas state supreme court, 1861-62; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Fairfield County,
1873; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-81 (12th District 1877-79, 10th
District 1879-81); candidate for Governor of
Ohio, 1879. Struck by a Third Avenue cable
car, and died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1896. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
- William W. Woodworth (1807-1873) — of Hyde Park, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Born in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 16,
1807. Democrat. Dutchess
County Judge, 1838; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1845-47; railroad
builder; real estate
business; banker; village
president of Yonkers, New York, 1857-58. Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
13, 1873. Interment at Oakland Cemetery.
St. Mary's Cemetery
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York
Politicians buried here:
- Thomas F. Larkin (c.1872-1928) — of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y. Democrat. Contractor;
business partner of James
J. Lynch; mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died, of apoplexy,
while playing
golf, at the 13th tee of the Briarcliff Lodge golf course, in
Briarcliff Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 25,
1928. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political
graveyard."
Henry L. Clinton, Apollo Hall, New York City, February
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