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Knights of Pythias
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Politician members

• Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 14, 1912. Married to Ann Soffrin. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore Dollinger; member of New York state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th District 1966); died in office 1966. Jewish. Member, Urban League; Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died, from a heart attack, in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 10, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Abrams (b. 1938) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., July 4, 1938. Son of Benjamin Abrams and Dorothy (Kaplan) Abrams. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1966-69 (89th District 1966, 81st District 1967-69); borough president of Bronx, New York, 1970-78; resigned 1978; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984; New York state attorney general, 1979-93; Presidential Elector for New York, 1988; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1992. Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; NAACP; Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 2000.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• William Charles Adamson (1854-1929) — also known as William C. Adamson — of Carrollton, Carroll County, Ga. Born in Bowdon, Carroll County, Ga., August 13, 1854. Son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson; married, January 29, 1885, to Minna Reese (died 1912); married, January 1, 1917, to Ellen (Zellars) Camp. Democrat. Lawyer; city judge in Georgia, 1885-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1892; Presidential Elector for Georgia, 1892; U.S. Representative from Georgia 4th District, 1897-1917; Judge of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-28. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Royal Arcanum. Died, of pneumonia, in Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 3, 1929. Interment at City Cemetery, Carrollton, Ga.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• DeHart H. Ames (b. 1872) — of Franklinville, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., January 30, 1872. Republican. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York state senate 51st District, 1921-24. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Antin (1884-1956) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Berlinez, Ukraine, August 4, 1884. Son of Charles Antin and Frances (Schwartzman) Antin; married, August 18, 1918, to Dora Polsky (c.1897-1970). Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1921-22; member of New York state senate 22nd District, 1923-30; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Tammany Hall; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Khorassan; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 22, 1956. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) — of Burlington, Chittenden County, Vt. Born in Whitehall, Washington County, N.Y., February 9, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of Vermont, 1950-51. Unitarian. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Amvets; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Order of the Eastern Star; Eagles; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; United Commercial Travelers. Died July 19, 1971. Entombed in mausoleum at Lake View Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Bernard Austin — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-58. Member, Federal Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Howard E. Babbush (b. 1941) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 8, 1941. Democrat. Member of New York state senate, 1976-93 (16th District 1976-82, 17th District 1983-93, 19th District 1993). Jewish. Member, Jewish War Veterans; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1993.
  
  
• Ezra A. Barnes (b. 1879) — of Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y. Born in Scriba, Oswego County, N.Y., May 11, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Oswego County, 1921-23. Member, American Bar Association; Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March 17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. 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; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. 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. Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
  
  
• Alexander G. Baxter (b. 1859) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 6, 1859. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; undertaker; restaurant owner; member of New York state senate 32nd District, 1931-34. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Blakely (b. 1885) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Toronto, Ontario, April 27, 1885. Republican. Bricklayer; plasterer; member of New York state assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17, Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922. Member, Knights of Pythias; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Philip Blank (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born May 8, 1898. Married to Dora Rubenstein. Democrat. Pharmacist; lawyer; college teacher; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46. Jewish. Member, Knights of Pythias; Delta Sigma Theta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Blumberg (b. 1903) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 28, 1903. Republican. Lumber business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934. Jewish. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe County, Ala., October 9, 1878. Son of Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married, November 5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promoted construction of natural gas pipelines. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Physician; member of Colorado state legislature. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of heart failure, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913. Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  
  
• Kenneth N. Browne (b. 1923) — of Hollis, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., June 25, 1923. Married to Shirley Ann Session. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1965-68 (Queens County 11th District 1965, 22nd District 1966, 26th District 1967-68). Black. Member, American Bar Association; NAACP; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Edward Jackson Brundage (b. 1869) — also known as Edward J. Brundage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born in Campbell, Steuben County, N.Y., May 13, 1869. Son of Victor D. Brundage and Maria L. (Armstrong) Brundage; married, December 17, 1913, to Germaine Vernier. Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916, 1928 (alternate); Illinois state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway. Protestant. Member, Scottish Rite Masons; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Maurice Z. Bungard (b. 1891) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born at sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, August 24, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1924-33. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Nelson, Madison County, N.Y., March 15, 1873. Son of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26, 1905, to Irene de Tamble. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Theodore Roosevelt in the libel case brought by political boss William Barnes, Jr., 1915; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) — also known as Manny Celler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 6, 1888. Son of Henry H. Celler and Josephine (Müller) Celler; married, June 30, 1914, to Stella B. Baar (died 1966). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45, 15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, United World Federalists; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 15, 1981. Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Albert Martin Cohen (b. 1901) — also known as Albert M. Cohen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 10, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1928-34. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Son of Roscoe P. Copeland (1836-1933) and Frances J. (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding. Democrat. Physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924, 1936; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938. Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Marion Lindsay Dawson — of Richmond, Va.; Suffolk County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va. Married 1903 to Alice Taylor. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for Gov. Cary A. Hardee. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Charles Desmond (b. 1887) — also known as Thomas C. Desmond — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., September 15, 1887. Son of Thomas Henry Desmond and Katharine (Safried) Desmond; married, August 16, 1923, to Alice B. Curtis (who later married Hamilton Fish, Jr.). Republican. Engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1940; member of New York state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District 1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58). Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Redmen; Phi Beta Kappa; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Luren Dudley Dickinson (1859-1943) — also known as Luren D. Dickinson — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., April 15, 1859. Married 1888 to Zora D. Cooley. Republican. School teacher and principal; farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1897-98, 1905-08 (Eaton County 2nd District 1897-98, Eaton County 1905-08); member of Michigan state senate 15th District, 1909-10; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1915-20, 1927-32, 1939; defeated, 1924, 1932, 1936; Governor of Michigan, 1939-40; defeated, 1920, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1940. Methodist. English and Irish ancestry. Member, Grange; Knights of Pythias. Died April 22, 1943. Interment at Maple Hill Cemetery, Charlotte, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Samuel Dickstein (1885-1954) — also known as "Crook" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born near Vilna, Lithuania, February 5, 1885. Son of Israel Dickstein and Slata B. (Gordon) Dickstein. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1919-22; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-45 (12th District 1923-45, 19th District 1945); Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1945-50. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias. According to old Russian records found in the mid-1990s, he was a paid agent of the Soviet intelligence service while in Congress, and received some $12,000 in 1937-40 under the Soviet code-name "Crook". Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 22, 1954. Interment at Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Barney Diehl (b. 1871) — of Mt. Clemens, Macomb County, Mich. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., 1871. Married, November 26, 1895, to Mary Wolff. Republican. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Macomb County, 1917-18. Member, Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry M. Dietz (b. 1892) — of Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., April 26, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; realtor; member of New York state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1924-26. Member, American Legion; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Eliot Lanze Engel (b. 1947) — also known as Eliot L. Engel — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., February 18, 1947. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972 (alternate), 1984, 2000, 2004; member of New York state assembly 81st District, 1977-88; U.S. Representative from New York, 1989-2003 (19th District 1989-93, 17th District 1993-2003). Jewish. Member, Americans for Democratic Action; Zionist Organization of America; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 2004.
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post.
  
  
• Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 12, 1902. Son of Louis Farbstein and Yetta Schlanger Farbstein; married to Blossom Langer. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in primary, 1970. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Died, of advanced heart disease, at New York Downtown Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 9, 1993. Interment at Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Elbert O. Farrar — of Onondaga County, N.Y.; Granville, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt. Married, September 14, 1869, to Ida A. Jackson. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1882-83. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Frank H. Flood (b. 1851) — of Varick, Seneca County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Farmer, Seneca County, N.Y., September 17, 1851. Son of James Flood (1826-1884) and Minerva (Kennedy) Flood; married 1888 to Lyle R. Choate. Republican. Physician; Seneca County Coroner, 1879; Chemung County Coroner, 1898-1900; mayor of Elmira, N.Y., 1900-02. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Stanley H. Fuld (1903-2003) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 23, 1903. Son of Emanuel I. Fuld and Hermine (Frisch) Fuld; married, May 29, 1930, to Florence Geringer (died 1975); married to Stella Rapaport. Republican. Lawyer; judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1946-66; appointed 1946; chief judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1967-73. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Died July 22, 2003. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jacob H. Gilbert (1920-1981) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 17, 1920. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1951-54; member of New York state senate 27th District, 1955-60; U.S. Representative from New York, 1960-71 (23rd District 1960-63, 22nd District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1964. Jewish. Member, Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Lions. Died in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., February 27, 1981. Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Mark Graves (b. 1877) — of New York. Born in Willing town, Allegany County, N.Y., December 29, 1877. Son of Martin Graves and Susan (Beaver) Graves. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Allegany County Democratic Party, 1904; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 43rd District, 1908. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Rotary. New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance from 1933. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Abraham Greenberg (b. 1881) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 22, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1908, 1913-14 (New York County 31st District 1908, New York County 26th District 1913-14); member of New York state senate 17th District, 1927-28; defeated, 1928. Jewish. Member, Tammany Hall; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel L. Greenberg (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 12, 1898. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1943-72 (8th District 1943-44, 12th District 1945-54, 17th District 1955-65, 22nd District 1966, 19th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Clinton Hafford (b. 1862) — also known as George C. Hafford — of Albion, Calhoun County, Mich. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., July 10, 1862. Son of Jacob Tisdale Hafford and Lydia Ann (Matteson) Hafford; married, June 30, 1887, to Cora E. Ulsaver. Democrat. Physician; surgeon; candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1928. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Seymour Halpern (1913-1997) — of Kew Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., November 19, 1913. Son of Anna (Swanton) Halpern and Ralph Halpern; married, December 27, 1959, to Barbara Margaret Olsen; first cousin once removed of Stephen Joshua Solarz. Republican. Newspaper reporter; advertising business; candidate for New York state assembly from Queens County 5th District, 1937; member of New York state senate, 1941-54 (2nd District 1941-44, 4th District 1945-54); U.S. Representative from New York, 1959-73 (4th District 1959-63, 6th District 1963-73); Presidential Elector for New York, 1972. Jewish. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose. Died from complications of pneumonia, at Southampton Hospital, Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., January 10, 1997. Interment at Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also Halpern-Solarz family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Frederic E. Hammer (b. 1909) — of Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 7, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 5th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960. Member, Federal Bar Association; Eagles; Exchange Club; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1960.
  
  
• William Averell Harriman (1891-1986) — also known as W. Averell Harriman — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 15, 1891. Son of Edward Henry Harriman; married, September 21, 1915, to Kitty Lawrence (divorced 1929); married, February 21, 1930, to Marie Whitney (died 1970); married, September 27, 1971, to Pamela Hayward. Democrat. U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1943-46; Great Britain, 1946; , 1961, 1965-69; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1946-48; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1952, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; Governor of New York, 1955-59. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Skull and Bones. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Died in Yorktown Heights, Westchester County, N.Y., July 26, 1986. Interment at Arden Farm Graveyard, Arden, N.Y.
  • Cross-reference: Jonathan B. Bingham
  • See also Harriman family of New York
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Averell Harriman: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made
  
  
• Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) — also known as Henry B. Harshaw — of Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis. Born in Argyle, Washington County, N.Y., June 14, 1842. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Wisconsin state treasurer, 1887-91. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his left arm as a result. Died, of tongue cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., December 25, 1900. Cremated; ashes interred at Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
  
  
• Gustave Hartman (b. 1880) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Hungary, August 12, 1880. Son of Kalman Hartman and Sallie Hartman. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1905-06; municipal judge in New York, 1913-28; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Jewish. Member, American Arbitration Association; Zionist Organization of America; Freemasons; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) — also known as Reuben L. Haskell — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 5, 1878. Son of Robert B. Haskell and Monrovia (Grayson) Haskell; married, October 8, 1902, to Aleda C. Baylis. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated, 1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate in primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1921. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Moose; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum; Delta Chi. Died in Westwood, Bergen County, N.J., October 2, 1971. Interment at Mt. Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Sidney S. Hein (1907-1972) — of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Laurelton, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 16, 1907. Son of Hugo Hein and Regina (Pulitzer) Hein; married to Frederica Clark. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1961; director, Franklin National Bank, Eagle Insurance Company of New Jersey, Peninsula Hospital, and Brunswick Hospital. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Foresters; Knights of Pythias. Died, from a heart attack, at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1, 1972. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel H. Hofstadter (b. 1894) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Austria, 1894. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1925-28; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1929-32; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-58. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lazarus Joseph (b. 1891) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born January 25, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1934-45 (21st District 1934-44, 24th District 1945). Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) — of Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., July 23, 1864. Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29, 1893, to Alice L. Wilson. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles P. Kellison (b. 1850) — of Indiana. Born near Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben County, N.Y., June 17, 1850. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1885-87; candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1896. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louis J. Lefkowitz (1904-1996) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 3, 1904. Son of Samuel Lefkowitz and Mollie (Isaacs) Lefkowitz; married, June 14, 1931, to Helen Schwimmer. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1928-30; municipal judge in New York, 1935; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964; New York state attorney general, 1957-78; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1961. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Knights of Pythias. Died June 20, 1996. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 28, 1900. Father of Arthur Levitt, Jr.. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; New York state comptroller, 1955-79; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1980. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Merton Elmer Lewis (b. 1861) — also known as Merton E. Lewis — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Webster, Monroe County, N.Y., December 10, 1861. Son of Charles Chadwick Lewis and Rhoda Ann (Willard) Lewis; married, January 2, 1886, to Adaline Louise Moody (died 1894); married, November 8, 1899, to Eva J. Gates. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1894; New York state attorney general, 1917-18; appointed 1917; candidate in primary for Governor of New York, 1918. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966, 15th District 1967-68); Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1969-75. Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla., May 24, 1998. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Chemung town, Chemung County, N.Y., October 7, 1868. Son of John Lowman (1832-1884) and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married, September 9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10; chair of Chemung County Republican Party, 1912-34; member of New York state senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira Savings Bank, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died in 1940. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Wayne County, N.Y., September 16, 1872. Son of James W. MacGregor and Harriet (Cratar) MacGregor. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned 1928; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42. Baptist. Member, Knights of Pythias; Psi Upsilon. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., February 18, 1952. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Haskell Harold Marks (b. 1880) — also known as Haskell H. Marks — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., October 24, 1880. Son of Jacob Marks and Anna (Aronberg) Marks. Republican. Jeweler; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1929-33. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) — also known as "Idol of Ohio" — of Canton, Stark County, Ohio. Born in Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, January 29, 1843. Married, January 25, 1871, to Ida Saxton; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Prather Fletcher. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District 1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District 1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1888; Governor of Ohio, 1892-96; President of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901. Methodist. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Sigma Alpha Epsilon. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500 bill from about 1928 until 1946. Shot by Leon Czolgosz, at a reception in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 14, 1901. Interment at McKinley Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio. McKinley County, N.M. is named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Albert Halstead
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about William McKinley: Lewis L. Gould, The Presidency of William McKinley; Kevin Phillips, William McKinley; H. Wayne Morgan, William McKinley and His America
  
  
• Irving Mosberg (b. 1908) — of Laurelton, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 6, 1908. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1958-67 (6th District 1958-65, 10th District 1966, 11th District 1967). Jewish. Member, NAACP; B'nai B'rith; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• William MacRae Nicoll (b. 1893) — also known as William M. Nicoll — of Scotia, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Dundee, Scotland, May 7, 1893. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1924-29. Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Olin Tracy Nye (b. 1874) — also known as Olin T. Nye — of Watkins Glen, Schuyler County, N.Y. Born near Beaver Dams, Schuyler County, N.Y., March 13, 1874. Son of E. M. W. Nye. Republican. Lawyer; Schuyler County District Attorney, 1897; member of New York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1901-04; defeated, 1899; county judge in New York, 1906-17. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• H. Murray Pakulski (b. 1880) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1880. Son of Jacob Pakulski and Rosalie (Davidson) Pakulski; married, June 30, 1904, to Ada S. Feldman. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908, 1912 (alternate). Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Poletti (1903-2002) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Barre, Washington County, Vt., July 2, 1903. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936 (alternate), 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II. Baptist. Italian ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Urban League; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa. First American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of occupied Italy. The New York Power Authority's plant in Astoria, Queens, is named for him. Died in Marco Island, Collier County, Fla., August 7, 2002. Interment somewhere in Elizabethtown, N.Y.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Jay H. Pratt (b. 1874) — of Verona, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Verona town, Oneida County, N.Y., 1874. Republican. Farmer; canning business; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1904-06. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Lynn Ransom (b. 1883) — of Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Harmony town, Chautauqua County, N.Y., June 20, 1883. Son of Nelson Fullam Ransom and Rose (Wiltsie) Ransom; married, September 14, 1909, to Mary Crawford Hope. Republican. Presidential Elector for New York, 1916. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; American Bar Association; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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; Governor of New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1964, 1968; Vice President of the United States, 1974-77. Baptist. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Knights of Pythias; Phi Beta Kappa. 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, N.Y.
  • See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: Cary Reich, The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer, 1908-1958 (out of print)
  
  
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) — also known as Franklin D. Roosevelt; "F.D.R." — of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 30, 1882. Great-great-grandson of Edward Hutchinson Robbins; son of James Roosevelt (1828-1900) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt (1854-1941); fourth cousin once removed of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); half-uncle of Helen Roosevelt Robinson; married, March 17, 1905, to Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) (niece of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919); first cousin of Corinne Douglas Robinson); second cousin of Caroline Astor Drayton (who married William Phillips); first cousin of Warren Delano Robbins; fifth cousin of Nicholas Roosevelt; father of James Roosevelt (1907-1991) and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1911-13; resigned 1913; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920, 1924, 1928; contracted polio in the early 1920s; as a result, his legs were paralyzed for the rest of his life; Governor of New York, 1929-33; President of the United States, 1933-45; died in office 1945; on February 15, 1933, in Miami, Fla., he and Chicago mayor Anton J. Cermak were shot at by Guiseppe Zangara; Cermak was hit and mortally wounded. Episcopalian. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Served as president during the Depression and World War II. His portrait appears on the U.S. dime (ten cent coin). Died of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Warm Springs, Meriwether County, Ga., April 12, 1945. Interment at Roosevelt Home, Hyde Park, N.Y.
  • Cross-reference: Ross T. McIntire; Milton Lipson; W. W. Howes; Bruce Barton; Hamilton Fish, Jr.; Joseph W. Martin, Jr.; Samuel I. Rosenman; Rexford G. Tugwell
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
  • Books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: James MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed America; Doris Kearns Goodwin, No Ordinary Time : Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II; Joseph Alsop & Roland Gelatt, FDR : 1882-1945; Bernard Bellush, Franklin Roosevelt as Governor of New York; Robert H. Jackson, That Man : An Insider's Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt; Jonas Klein, Beloved Island : Franklin & Eleanor and the Legacy of Campobello; Conrad Black, Franklin Delano Roosevelt : Champion of Freedom; Charles Peters, Five Days in Philadelphia: The Amazing "We Want Willkie!" Convention of 1940 and How It Freed FDR to Save the Western World; Steven Neal, Happy Days Are Here Again : The 1932 Democratic Convention, the Emergence of FDR--and How America Was Changed Forever; Karen Bornemann Spies, Franklin D. Roosevelt (for young readers)
  • Critical books about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Jim Powell, FDR's Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression; John T. Flynn, The Roosevelt Myth
  • Fiction about Franklin D. Roosevelt: Philip Roth, The Plot Against America: A Novel
  
  
• William Rosenblatt — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 16th District, 1945-70. Jewish. Member, Zionist Organization of America; B'nai B'rith; Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• Irving H. Saypol (1905-1977) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 3, 1905. Son of Louis Saypol and Minnie (Michakin) Saypol; married, September 29, 1925, to Adele D. Kaplan. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1949-51; prosecuted Ethel and Julius Rosenberg on espionage charges; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1952-68. Jewish. Member, American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; Knights of Pythias. Indicted in May 1976, along with Surrogate S. Samuel DiFalco, on bribery and perjury charges, in connection with an alleged scheme to obtain appraisal and auction commissions for Saypol's son; the charges were later dismissed. Died, of cancer, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 30, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Ellis Schumer (b. 1950) — also known as Charles E. Schumer; Chuck Schumer — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 23, 1950. Married, September 21, 1980, to Iris Weinshall. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly 45th District, 1975-80; U.S. Representative from New York, 1981-99 (16th District 1981-83, 10th District 1983-93, 9th District 1993-99); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1984, 2000, 2004; U.S. Senator from New York, 1999-. Jewish. Member, Knights of Pythias. Still living as of 2007.
  • Cross-reference: Anthony D. Weiner
  • See also: congressional biography; votes in Congress from the Washington Post; Internet Movie Database profile.
  
  
• Jacob J. Schwartzwald — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1927-33; defeated, 1933; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1935-42; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1958. Jewish. Member, American Legion; Jewish War Veterans; Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Albert Joseph Seligman (b. 1859) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 24, 1859. Son of Jesse Seligman and Henrietta Seligman; married, December 22, 1886, to Lillie Glazier. Republican. Banker; mining business; member of Montana territorial legislature, 1884-85; Montana Republican state chair, 1889-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1892. Member, Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Bullen Shaw (1854-1894) — also known as George B. Shaw — of Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wis. Born in Alma, Allegany County, N.Y., March 12, 1854. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1884; mayor of Eau Claire, Wis., 1888-89; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1893-94; died in office 1894. Member, Knights of Pythias. Died in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wis., August 27, 1894. Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Eau Claire, Wis.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Carl G. Sherwood (b. 1855) — of Clark, Clark County, S.Dak. Born in Chenango County, N.Y., January 18, 1855. Son of George Sherwood and Mary Ann (Jeffords) Sherwood; married to Nellie C. Fountain. Republican. Lawyer; member of South Dakota state senate, 1889; South Dakota Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota, 1912-17; judge of South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Ancient Order of United Workmen; Elks; Kiwanis; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Sanford W. Smith (1869-1929) — of Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook, Columbia County, N.Y., August 19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where President Martin Van Buren was born in 1782. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1901; member of New York state senate, 1906-08 (24th District 1906, 25th District 1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias. Died, of a heart attack, in Chatham, Columbia County, N.Y., January 24, 1929. Interment at Chatham Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.
  
  
• Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 17, 1893. Son of Simon Steingut and Lena Steingut; married to Rae Kaufman; father of Stanley Steingut. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in office 1952; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948; member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Died, from a heart attack, in Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 26, 1952. Interment at Montefiore Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Herbert Tenzer (1905-1993) — of New York. Born in New York,