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George Gilbert Hoskins (1824-1893) —
also known as George G. Hoskins —
of Bennington, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Wyoming
County, N.Y., December
24, 1824.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1860, 1865-66; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1865; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (30th District 1873-75,
31st District 1875-77); defeated, 1876; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1880-82.
Died in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., June 12,
1893 (age 68 years, 170
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Harvey Putnam (1793-1855) —
of New York.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., January
5, 1793.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1838-39, 1847-51 (29th District
1838-39, 33rd District 1847-51); member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1843-46.
Died in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
20, 1855 (age 62 years, 258
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Parmenio Adams (1776-1832) —
of New York.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., September
9, 1776.
Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1824-27.
Died in Alexander, Genesee
County, N.Y., February
19, 1832 (age 55 years, 163
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Robert Smith Stevens (1824-1893) —
of New York.
Born in New York, 1824.
Democrat. Member of New York state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1883-85.
Died in 1893
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Charles Brewster Benedict (1828-1901) —
of New York.
Born in Attica Township, Wyoming
County, N.Y., February
7, 1828.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1877-79.
Died in Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y., October
3, 1901 (age 73 years, 238
days).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Clarence Henry Greff (1873-1954) —
also known as Clarence H. Greff —
of Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Bennington, Wyoming
County, N.Y., 1873.
Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 44th District, 1915.
Died May 18,
1954 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery.
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Augustus Frank (1826-1895) —
of Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., July 17,
1826.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1856;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1859-65 (30th District 1859-63,
36th District 1863-65); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894.
Died April 29,
1895 (age 68 years, 286
days).
Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.
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Seth Merrill Gates (1800-1877) —
of New York.
Born in Winfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
10, 1800.
Member of New York
state assembly; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1839-43.
Died in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
24, 1877 (age 76 years, 318
days).
Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.
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Francis Frederick Fargo (1824-1891) —
also known as Francis F. Fargo; Frank
Fargo —
of California.
Born in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April 27,
1824.
Newspaper
publisher; member of California
state assembly 4th District, 1861-62.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
12, 1891 (age 66 years, 260
days).
Interment at Warsaw Cemetery.
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