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Accountant Politicians in New York

  Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Oltenitza, Romania, February 15, 1886. Republican. Lawyer; accountant; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922; magistrate. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; Freemasons. Died, apparently of a heart attack, in a stationery store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 12, 1952 (age 66 years, 210 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married, November 11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel.
  Bernard Ades (1903-1986) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Maryland, July 3, 1903. Communist. Lawyer; accountant; defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan Jones") in his 1932-33 trial for the murder of the Davis family; during the trial, Ades was attacked and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred for casting aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of Maryland, 1934; fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War, 1937. Jewish. Died in New York, May 27, 1986 (age 82 years, 328 days). Interment at Cemetery of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Harry Ades and Fannie Ades.
  Books about Bernard Ades: Joseph E. Moore, Murder on Maryland's Eastern Shore: Race, Politics and the Case of Orphan Jones
Bernard Austin Bernard Austin (1896-1959) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Russia, 1896. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died in office 1959. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Elks; Federal Bar Association. After giving a short speech at the swearing-in of City Court Justice Louis B. Heller, he collapsed and died from a heart attack, in the Central Courts Building, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 6, 1959 (age about 62 years). Interment at Beth-David Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Herman Badillo Herman Badillo (1929-2014) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Caguas, Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico, August 21, 1929. Lawyer; accountant; borough president of Bronx, New York, 1966-69; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1988; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973 (Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republican primary); U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; Democratic candidate for New York state comptroller, 1986. Protestant. Puerto Rican ancestry. Member, Beta Gamma Sigma. First person of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 3, 2014 (age 85 years, 104 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francisco Badillo and Carmen (Rivera) Badillo; married, May 18, 1961, to Irma Deutsch.
  Cross-reference: Charles M. Kinsolving, Jr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Bertram L. Baker (1898-1985) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Nevis, January 10, 1898. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state assembly, 1949-70 (Kings County 17th District 1949-54, Kings County 6th District 1955-65, 46th District 1966, 56th District 1967-70). African ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons; Urban League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 8, 1985 (age 87 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Grandfather of Diane (Bemus) Whiting (who married Deval Patrick).
  Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) — also known as Caleb H. Baumes — of Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Bethlehem, Albany County, N.Y., March 31, 1865. Republican. School teacher; bookkeeper; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1930. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences for fourth felony offenders. Died, of a heart attack, on a New York Central train, near Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., September 25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March 17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck.
  Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) — also known as Abraham D. Beame; Abe Beame; "Spunky" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in London, England, March 20, 1906. Democrat. Accountant; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960 (alternate), 1964, 1980; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967. Jewish. First Jewish mayor of New York City. Died, from complications after heart surgery, in New York University Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 10, 2001 (age 94 years, 327 days). Interment at New Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
  Campaign slogan (1973): "New York needs what Abe Beame knows."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  George W. Brown (b. 1859) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Schenevus, Otsego County, N.Y., October 14, 1859. Republican. Produce dealer; produce dealer in Otsego County; later, employed by a hay, grain, and produce merchant in Brooklyn; bookkeeper and manager for a carriage painting and sign-making business; bookkeeper; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1907, 1909-10. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Carlton Brown.
  Fred Brummer (b. 1945) — of Apopka, Orange County, Fla. Born in Babylon, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 28, 1945. Republican. Accountant; member of Florida state house of representatives 38th District, 1999-. Lutheran. Member, Rotary. Still living as of 1999.
  Rudolf Edwin Cahn (b. 1900) — also known as Rudolf E. Cahn — Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 7, 1900. Stenographer; accountant; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1925-43. Burial location unknown.
  Bernard Downing (1869-1931) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 14, 1869. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District 1919-31); died in office 1931. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of tuberculosis, in the Loomis Sanitarium, Liberty, Sullivan County, N.Y., May 25, 1931 (age 61 years, 284 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing.
  Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (1915-1988) — also known as Thaddeus J. Dulski — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 27, 1915. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; U.S. Representative from New York, 1959-74 (41st District 1959-73, 37th District 1973-74). Died, from leukemia, in the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., October 11, 1988 (age 73 years, 14 days). Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) — of Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, Mich. Born in Lincklaen, Chenango County, N.Y., June 15, 1856. Republican. Bookkeeper; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District, 1907-18. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Aaron Frank (c.1904-1955) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., about 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; accountant; law professor; New York City Third Deputy Police Commissioner, 1950-53; candidate for borough president of Bronx, New York, 1953. Jewish. Member, American Arbitration Association. Died May 10, 1955 (age about 51 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Philip Frank.
  William J. Gillen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Bookkeeper; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1909-16. Burial location unknown.
  Erland Gjessing (1869-1954) — of New York. Born in Schleswig, Germany, March 16, 1869. Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper; stenographer; interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Copenhagen, 1918-38. Danish ancestry. Died in Glover, Orleans County, Vt., October 28, 1954 (age 85 years, 226 days). Interment at Westlook Cemetery, Glover, Vt.
  Relatives: Son of Jens George Gjessing and Freda (Laren) Gjessing.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) — also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 9, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law partner of Charles C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940, 1944, 1948; New York state attorney general, 1943-54. Jewish. Member, American Legion; American Bar Association; Alpha Epsilon Pi; American Jewish Committee; Freemasons; Elks; Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith. Died, from a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 24, 1981 (age 84 years, 288 days). Interment at Mt. Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Etta May Brown.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
John H. Hamilton John Hanible Hamilton (b. 1862) — also known as John H. Hamilton — of New York; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Colusa, Colusa County, Calif., September 8, 1862. Merchant; accountant; U.S. Consular Agent in Manaos, 1905-11; tile manufacturer. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Hamilton; married, April 14, 1913, to Sallie Wyman.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1924)
John P. Hayes John P. Hayes — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1925-40; postmaster at Albany, N.Y., 1940-54 (acting, 1940-41). Catholic. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Knights of Columbus; Order of Alhambra. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Kingston, Somerset County, N.J., about 1871. Accountant; lawyer; banker; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Baptist. Died, of a heart attack, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 5, 1955 (age about 84 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married, October 4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell.
Theodore Koehler Theodore Koehler (b. 1856) — of Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, July 30, 1856. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1896-98. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: The Men of New York, Volume II (1898)
  Charles Lawyer Jr. (b. 1898) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in March, 1898. Democrat. Boxing promoter; accountant; candidate for New York state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Lawyer and Cora B. Lawyer; first cousin twice removed of Abraham L. Lawyer; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Lawyer.
  Political family: Lawyer family of Schoharie and Cobleskill, New York.
  Albert B. Lewis (b. 1925) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born October 16, 1925. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; lawyer; member of New York state senate 20th District, 1967-78. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Sara Ann Beresniakoff.
  Magnus Lipton (b. 1902) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass., March 22, 1902. Republican. Accountant; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1934; defeated, 1934. Member, Maccabees; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  George N. Lopano — of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), Westchester County, N.Y. Democrat. Airline auditor; candidate for mayor of North Tarrytown, N.Y., 1965. Still living as of 1965.
  Mauro Magnani — Conservative. Bookkeeper; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966. Still living as of 1966.
  John G. Malone (b. 1877) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 27, 1877. Republican. Accountant; electrical contractor; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1912-19. Burial location unknown.
  William J. McKenna (b. 1854) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), October 2, 1854. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1887-88. Irish ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Gregory McMahon (1915-1989) — of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., March 19, 1915. Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Representative from New York 4th District, 1947-49; defeated, 1948, 1950. Died in 1989 (age about 74 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
Frank G. Miller Frank G. Miller (b. 1863) — of Apalachin, Tioga County, N.Y. Born in Cortland County, N.Y., July 12, 1863. Republican. Bookkeeper; grocer; member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1930-37; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Nathaniel M. Minkoff — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Accountant; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1938; defeated (American Labor), 1938, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Thomas Parker Moffat (b. 1866) — also known as Thomas P. Moffat — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., April 7, 1866. Accountant; poet; U.S. Consul in Turks Island, 1903-05; La Guaira, 1905-08; Trinidad, 1909; Bluefields, 1909-11; Managua, 1911; U.S. Vice Consul in Trinidad, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1911; New York leader of the Frank O. Lowden for President campaign, 1928. In 1908, when the Venezuelan government was denying an outbreak of plague in La Guaira, and jailing doctors who diagnosed bubonic plague, he alone among the foreign consuls refused to sign the government's declaration that the city was plague-free. After a quarantine was imposed, he rowed five miles out to sea to meet an American gunboat. Burial location unknown.
  Frederick E. Muller (1844-1907) — also known as Friderich Emil Muller=y=Storer — of Baltimore, Md.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Santa Cruz, Danish West Indies (now St. Croix, Virgin Islands), November 4, 1844. Manager, Monumental Trading Company (fruit importer); auditor, American Fruit Company; Consul for Argentina in Baltimore, Md., 1899-1901. Died, from interstitial nephritis, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 30, 1907 (age 62 years, 87 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jacobo Muller and Malvina (Storer) Muller.
  Frank Murphy (1897-1944) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, N.Y., May 15, 1897. Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged with bribery in 1944; pleaded guilty. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died, from a heart ailment, December 25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Constance Kirchner.
  Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) — also known as Allen J. Oliver — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 18, 1903. Republican. Accountant; member of New York state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District 1945-48); defeated, 1948. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died, of a coronary occlusion (heart attack), in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 9, 1953 (age 50 years, 52 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
  Herbert A. Posner (b. 1925) — of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; member of New York state assembly 19th District; elected 1966. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Hamilton F. Potter Hamilton Fish Potter (1901-1978) — also known as Hamilton F. Potter — of Smithtown Branch, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Westchester County, N.Y., July 29, 1901. Republican. Accountant; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1929-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in 1978 (age about 76 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Philip Ragusa (born c.1940) — also known as Phil Ragusa — of Beachhurst, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born about 1940. Republican. Accountant; candidate for New York state assembly 26th District, 1986, 1986; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008 (alternate). Still living as of 2008.
Samuel J. Ramsperger Samuel J. Ramsperger (b. 1862) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., April 25, 1862. Democrat. Bookkeeper and cashier, William Simon Brewery; member of New York state senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49th District 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Catholic. Member, Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Conrad Ramsperger and Anna Maria (Reppert) Ramsperger; married, November 20, 1889, to Anna Seibert.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Adolph F. Reinecke (b. 1866) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 1, 1866. Bookkeeper; salesman; agent for harvester company; U.S. Consular Agent in Omsk, 1908-14. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (1875-1948) — also known as Lewis K. Rockefeller — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y.; Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., November 25, 1875. Republican. Accountant; Deputy New York State Tax Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, 1921-33; chair of Columbia County Republican Party, 1933-40; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in Canaan, Columbia County, N.Y., September 18, 1948 (age 72 years, 298 days). Interment at Kinderhook Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Spencer R. Rockefeller and Henrietta 'Nettie' (Kirby) Rockefeller; married to Clara Bain; first cousin thrice removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin four times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin twice removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller and Winthrop Rockefeller.
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Jules G. Sabbatino — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Accountant; member of New York state assembly, 1959-70 (Queens County 4th District 1959-65, 33rd District 1966, 32nd District 1967-70). Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society. Still living as of 1970.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy E. Albarino.
  Eleanor Skelley — of Philmont, Columbia County, N.Y. Democrat. Bookkeeper; candidate for New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) — also known as Maurice H. Stans — of Washington, D.C. Born in Shakopee, Scott County, Minn., March 22, 1908. Accountant; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72. Catholic. Indicted in 1973, along with John N. Mitchell, for perjury and obstruction over a contribution from fugitive financier Robert Vesco to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and acquitted; later pleaded guilty to five violations of campaign finance laws and paid a fine of $5,000. Suffered a heart attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif., April 14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of J. Hubert Stans and Mathilda (Nyssen) Stans; married, September 7, 1933, to Kathleen Carmody.
  Cross-reference: Harry L. Sears
  See also NNDB dossier
  George Benjamin Starbuck (1866-1931) — also known as George B. Starbuck — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., August 24, 1866. Bookkeeper; U.S. Vice Consul in Cienfuegos, 1915-29. Died in Cienfuegos, Cuba, August 5, 1931 (age 64 years, 346 days). Interment at Tomas Acea Cemetery, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
  Relatives: Son of George H. Starbuck and Emeline (Watson) Starbuck; married to Carolina Aguero; third cousin of Wharton Barker.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Bache-Dallas family of Pennsylvania and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Thomas R. Suozzi (b. 1962) — of Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., August 31, 1962. Democrat. Accountant; lawyer; mayor of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1994-2001; defeated, 1991; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000, 2008; Nassau County Executive, 2002-09; candidate for Governor of New York, 2006; U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 2017-. Catholic. Italian, English, and Irish ancestry. Still living as of 2018.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph A. Suozzi and Marguerite Suozzi; nephew of Vincent A. Suozzi; first cousin of Ralph V. Suozzi.
  Political family: Suozzi family of Glen Cove, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  William J. Wells (1876-1940) — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 15, 1876. Republican. Accountant; general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department store; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Died, from a heart condition, in Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, Essex County, N.J., March 22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Oren Elbridge Wilson — also known as Oren E. Wilson — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Accountant; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1894-95. Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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