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A. D. Babcock (b. 1818) —
of Polk
County, Ore.
Born in New York, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Oregon state constitutional convention from Polk County, 1857.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Bacher —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1915-16;
candidate for New York
state senate 9th District, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick Backer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957-68; appointed 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Lawyer; lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Henry Bacon (1846-1915) —
of Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
14, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1886-89, 1891-93;
defeated, 1888 (15th District), 1892 (17th District); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Goshen, Orange
County, N.Y., March
25, 1915 (age 69 years, 11
days).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 14,
1802.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit
judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office
1869.
Presbyterian.
Died in Niles Township, Berrien
County, Mich., September
9, 1869 (age 67 years, 57
days).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Selden E. Bacon (1861-1946) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., September
28, 1861.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Northern Westchester Hospital,
Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 25,
1946 (age 84 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon and Susan (Bacon) Bacon; married, October
24, 1894, to Sarah Blair Fairchild; married, July 25,
1903, to Josephine Dodge Daskam. |
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Luther Walter Badger (1785-1869) —
also known as Luther Badger —
of Jamesville, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Colesville town, Broome
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Partridgefield (now Peru), Berkshire
County, Mass., April
10, 1785.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1825-27; Broome
County District Attorney, 1847-49.
Died in Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
30, 1869 (age 84 years, 203
days).
Interment at Jordan
Cemetery, Jordan, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lemuel Badger and Sabra (Smith) Badger; married 1811 to Eunice
Welles; married, August
28, 1845, to Betsey Dimmock; second cousin of Daniel
Kellogg (1791-1875); second cousin once removed of John
Allen, George
Bradley Kellogg and Daniel
Kellogg (1835-1918); second cousin twice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; second cousin thrice removed of Alonzo
Mark Leffingwell; second cousin four times removed of John
Leffingwell Randolph; third cousin of John
William Allen; third cousin once removed of Timothy
Pickering, Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer, Jason
Kellogg, Eli
Elmer, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821); fourth cousin of Amaziah
Brainard, John
Wingate Weeks, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, John
Russell Kellogg, Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903); fourth cousin once removed of Elijah
Boardman, William
Bostwick, Dudley
Leavitt Pickman, Oliver
Owen Forward, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Walter
Forward, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chauncey
Forward, Chester
William Chapin, Graham
Hurd Chapin, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Orlando
Kellogg, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Henry
Ward Beecher, Philemon
Bliss, William
Dean Kellogg, Stephen
Wright Kellogg, Joseph
H. Elmer, Leveret
Brainard, William
Chapman Williston, William
Pitt Kellogg, Arthur
Tappan Kellogg, George
Frederick Stone, Selah
Merrill and Allen
Jacob Holcomb. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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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.
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Harold Baer Jr. (1933-2014) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1933.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1982-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-2004;
took senior status 2004.
Died in Stony Brook, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 27,
2014 (age 81 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Theodorus Bailey (1758-1828) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born near Fishkill, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
12, 1758.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1793-97, 1799-1801,
1801-03; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1801-02; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1803-04; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1804-28.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
6, 1828 (age 69 years, 330
days).
Original interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1864 at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Caleb Baker (1762-1849) —
of Tioga County (part now in Chemung
County), N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., 1762.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; member of
New
York state assembly from Tioga County, 1813-15, 1829; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1819-21.
Died in Southport (now part of Elmira), Chemung
County, N.Y., June 26,
1849 (age about 86
years).
Interment at Fitzsimmons
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Harold Albert Baker (b. 1929) —
of Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
4, 1929.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1978-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-94;
took senior status 1994.
Still living as of 2000.
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John Harris Baker (1832-1915) —
of Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind.
Born in Parma town, Monroe
County, N.Y., February
28, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state senate, 1863; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1875-81; U.S.
District Judge for Indiana, 1892-1902.
Methodist.
Died in Goshen, Elkhart
County, Ind., October
21, 1915 (age 83 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Goshen, Ind.
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Arthur J. Baldwin (b. 1868) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eben R. Baldwin and Caroline (West) Baldwin; married, June 18,
1892, to Frances Smiley. |
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Erwin J. Baldwin (1849-1927) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., March
10, 1849.
Lawyer; Prohibition candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1906, 1909, 1913, 1915;
Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912; Prohibition candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916.
Died in Chemung, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 14,
1927 (age 78 years, 65
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Francis Everett Baldwin (1856-1930) —
also known as Francis E. Baldwin —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Lawyer; milk bottle
manufacturer; president, National Total Abstinence League; New York
Prohibition state chair, 1889-93; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1894; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1906; Prohibition
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1910; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1914; Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1920.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Mentone (Menton), France,
December
19, 1930 (age 74 years, 111
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Frank A. Baldwin (1854-1930) —
of Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio.
Born in West Junius, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 30,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wood
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-80; common pleas court judge in
Ohio 10th District, 1909-15; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1912.
Died in Bowling Green, Wood
County, Ohio, April
27, 1930 (age 75 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Bowling Green, Ohio.
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George L. Baldwin (b. 1871) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Towanda, Bradford
County, Pa., December
31, 1871.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1906-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry de Forest Baldwin (1862-1947) —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa, November
7, 1862.
Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull
and Bones.
Died, following a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1947 (age 84 years, 192
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks; Eagles;
Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Flamen Ball (1809-1885) —
of Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Harlem, New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
5, 1809.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, 1861-69; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
20, 1885 (age 76 years, 15
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Horatio Ballard (1803-1879) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y., 1803.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1856;
secretary
of state of New York, 1862-63; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1863; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1867.
Died in 1879
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Vincent R. Balletta Jr. (1927-1996) —
of Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 7,
1927.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 18th District, 1967-70; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1976.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Lions; Sons of
Italy; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died October
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maria Sottosanti. |
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute
Mills, and Jersey United Gas and
Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard. |
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Eugene F. Bannigan (b. 1911) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
16, 1911.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1941-58; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1948.
Burial location unknown.
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Dominic Joseph Baranello (1922-2006) —
also known as Dominic J. Baranello —
of Medford Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Holbrook, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Blue Point, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
25, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1960
(alternate), 1968,
1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chair
of Suffolk County Democratic Party, 1966-2000; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1972-73, 2004.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of Alzheimer's
disease, in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 9,
2006 (age 83 years, 165
days).
Interment at Calverton
National Cemetery, Calverton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Angelo Giuseppe Baranello and Josephine (Belmonte)
Baranello. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband / Loving
Father / and Grandfather." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
11, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fulton
County Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1924
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Wauseon
Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio.
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Anthony Barbiero (1915-1983) —
of Elmont, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1915.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1955-64.
Methodist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Lions.
Died in December, 1983
(age 68
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lydia Pappalardi. |
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H. Douglas Barclay (b. 1932) —
of Pulaski, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born July 5,
1932.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1965-84 (43rd District 1965, 50th District 1966,
43rd District 1967-82, 46th District 1983-84); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; Farm
Bureau; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Francis Channing Barlow (1834-1896) —
also known as Francis C. Barlow; "The Boy
General" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
19, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; secretary
of state of New York, 1866-67; New York
state attorney general, 1872-73.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from "the grip" (influenza),
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1896 (age 61 years, 84
days).
Interment at Walnut
Street Cemetery, Brookline, Mass.
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Stephen Steele Barlow (1818-1900) —
also known as Stephen S. Barlow —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Delton, Sauk
County, Wis.
Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
17, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1852, 1867 (Walworth County 1852, Sauk County
1867); candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; Wisconsin
state attorney general, 1870-74.
Died October
5, 1900 (age 82 years, 49
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Dewey Barnard (1797-1861) —
also known as Daniel D. Barnard —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., July 16,
1797.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1839-45 (27th District
1827-29, 10th District 1839-43, 13th District 1843-45); member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1838; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1850-53.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
24, 1861 (age 63 years, 282
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George Gardner Barnard (c.1829-1879) —
also known as George G. Barnard —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., about 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; a close ally of corrupt New York City
political boss William
M. Tweed; Recorder, New York City, 1858-60; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1861-72; removed 1872; impeached
by the New York legislature in 1872, on charges
that he abused
his judicial power through the takeover of several railroads,
putting them under the control of receivers who were allied with
"robber barons" Jay Gould and Jim Fisk; the Union Pacific and other
railroads had to relocate their headquarters away from New York City
to evade the jurisdiction of Barnard and Justice Albert
Cardozo; Barnard was unanimously convicted
by the Court of Impeachment, and also barred
from holding office of any kind.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
27, 1879 (age about 50
years).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Joseph Folger Barnard (1823-1904) —
also known as Joseph F. Barnard —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
18, 1823.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1864-93.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 4,
1904 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) —
also known as Clarence A. Barnes —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker);
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1950.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., May 25,
1970 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March
13, 1906, to Helen V. Long; married, October
8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
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Ezra Andrew Barnes (1879-1928) —
also known as Ezra A. Barnes —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scriba, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 11,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; 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; American
Legion.
He killed
himself by opening the gas jets
in his room, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1928 (age 48 years, 365
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) —
also known as Orlando M. Barnes —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.; Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
21, 1824.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ingham
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853; law partner of George
M. Huntington, 1857-65; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District,
1863-64; mayor
of Lansing, Mich., 1877-78; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1888; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Presbyterian.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
11, 1899 (age 74 years, 355
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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Robert E. Barnes —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1959, 1961; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961.
Still living as of 1972.
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William Henry Barnes (1843-1904) —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Hampton, Windham
County, Conn., May 14,
1843.
Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1871-72; justice of
Arizona territorial supreme court, 1885.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died November
10, 1904 (age 61 years, 180
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Park, Tucson, Ariz.
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John T. Barnett (b. 1869) —
of Silverton, San Juan
County, Colo.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Ouray
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 22,
1869.
Democrat. School
principal; newspaper
editor; lawyer; Ouray
County Attorney, 1898-1910; Colorado
state attorney general, 1909-10; secretary of
Colorado Democratic Party, 1912-16; member of Democratic
National Committee from Colorado, 1913-20.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Barnett and Katherine Barnett; married, January
24, 1906, to Sue Sayre Nash; married, March 7,
1917, to Myrtle Louise Emily Schlessiner. |
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Hiram Barney (1811-1895) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Henderson, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 30,
1811.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1840; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1856;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1861-64.
Died in Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., May 18,
1895 (age 83 years, 353
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Pelham Barr (b. 1950) —
also known as William Barr —
of Virginia.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 23,
1950.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1991-93; vice-president and general counsel for
General Telephone
and Electronics (GTE), and later for Verizon Communications.
Still living as of 2020.
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Caesar B. F. Barra (b. 1880) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Salerno, Italy,
February
3, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1916-20 (New York County 3rd District 1916-17,
New York County 2nd District 1918-20).
Italian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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 (age 70 years, 169
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Maryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937) —
also known as Maryanne Trump —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1937.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1983-99; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1999-2011; took
senior status 2011; senior judge, 2011-.
Female.
German
and Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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William Bernard Barry (1902-1946) —
also known as William B. Barry —
of St. Albans, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in County Mayo, Ireland,
July
21, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-46 (2nd District 1935-45, 4th
District 1945-46); died in office 1946.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died, from pneumonia,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
20, 1946 (age 44 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) —
also known as John R. Bartels —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
8, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; appointed 1950;
defeated, 1952; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1997 (age 99 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Millard Bartels (1905-1997) —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
24, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; director, general counsel, Travelers Insurance
Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
16, 1997 (age 92 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Bartels and June (Millard) Bartels; married, June 1,
1934, to Eulalia Stevens. |
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Edward M. Bartholomew —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1978-85.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 1985.
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Edward Theodore Bartlett (1841-1910) —
also known as Edward T. Bartlett —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1841.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1891; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1894-1910; died in office 1910.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died, of heart
disease, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 3,
1910 (age 68 years, 323
days).
Interment somewhere
in Skaneateles, N.Y.
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Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
10, 1847.
Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1892,
1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated
(Republican), 1896.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of a kidney
disorder, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
23, 1909 (age 61 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Elihu
Root, 1869-83 and 1917-24; drama
critic; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1907; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1896-1906; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1906-16; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1914-16.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1925 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Coles Bashford (1816-1878) —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.; Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born near Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
24, 1816.
Republican. Lawyer; Wayne
County District Attorney, 1847-50; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1853-55; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856-58; defeated, 1855; Arizona
territory attorney general, 1864-66; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1867-69; secretary
of Arizona Territory, 1869-76.
Died in Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz., April
25, 1878 (age 62 years, 91
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Lyman Kidder Bass (1836-1889) —
also known as Lyman K. Bass —
of New York.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., November
13, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County District Attorney, 1865-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1868;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (31st District 1873-75,
32nd District 1875-77); defeated, 1870; law partner with Grover
Cleveland and Wilson
S. Bissell, 1873-82; attorney for many railroads.
Died, of consumption,
in the Buckingham Hotel,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 11,
1889 (age 52 years, 179
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Lyman Metcalfe Bass (1876-1955) —
also known as Lyman M. Bass —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1876.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1906-09.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 9,
1955 (age 79 years, 4
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Edward Murray Bassett (1863-1948) —
also known as Edward M. Bassett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
7, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1903-05.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
7, 1948 (age 85 years, 243
days).
Interment at Ashfield
Plains Cemetery, Ashfield, Mass.
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George Sherman Batcheller (1837-1908) —
also known as George S. Batcheller —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 25,
1837.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County 2nd District, 1859, 1873-74,
1886, 1889; resigned 1889; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; judge, International Tribunal of Egypt, 1875-85, 1898; U.S.
Minister to Portugal, 1890-92.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died, from mouth
cancer, in Paris, France,
July
2, 1908 (age 70 years, 343
days).
Interment at Greenridge
Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
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George Gordon Battle (1868-1949) —
also known as "Mr. Chairman" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edgecombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, H.
Snowden Marshall, and James
A. O'Gorman; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Watergate conspirator G. Gordon Liddy was named after him.
Died, following a heart
attack, in a hospital
at Fredericksburg,
Va., April
29, 1949 (age 80 years, 185
days).
Interment at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Turner Westray Battle and Lavinia (Bassett) Daniel Battle;
married, April
12, 1898, to Martha Burwell Dabney Bagby. |
| | | Epitaph: "Throughout a long and
distinguished career as a greatly beloved and brilliant lawyer in the
city of New York, he never failed to defend the helpless and uphold
the rights of the poor and oppressed." |
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memorial |
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Deborah A. Batts (b. 1947) —
of New York.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
13, 1947.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1994-.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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Arnold Bauman (1914-1989) —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 25,
1914.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-74;
resigned 1974.
Died, from cancer,
at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1989 (age 75 years, 119
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bernice Rechtman. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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Irving Franklin Baxter (b. 1863) —
also known as Irving F. Baxter —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Liverpool, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
11, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Douglas
County Judge, 1893-99; district judge in Nebraska 4th District,
1900-04; resigned 1904; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1904-05; law partner of Norris
Brown.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baxter and Amie C. (Sitts) Baxter; married, September
26, 1888, to Mary C. Gleason. |
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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William Van Ness Bay (1818-1894) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
23, 1818.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1844-48; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 2nd District, 1849-51; justice of
Missouri state supreme court, 1862-65.
Died in Eureka, St. Louis
County, Mo., February
10, 1894 (age 75 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Kirkwood, Mo.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life
Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,
New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willowbrook
Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
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Lucien S. Bayliss (b. 1869) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
2, 1869.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1897.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Thomas Baylor (b. 1866) —
also known as Theodore T. Baylor —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hampton, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
24, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1918, 1920.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Randolph Bayne (1851-1933) —
also known as Howard R. Bayne —
of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Winchester,
Va., May 11,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March
13, 1933 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne; married, April
27, 1886, to Lizzie S. Moore (daughter of Samuel Preston Moore);
married, February
17, 1932, to Amy (Hughes) D'Aeth. |
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Lewis Beach (1835-1886) —
of Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
30, 1835.
Democrat. Lawyer; treasurer of
New York Democratic Party, 1877-79; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1881-86 (14th District 1881-85,
15th District 1885-86); died in office 1886.
Died, from typhoid
fever and Bright's
disease, in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., August
10, 1886 (age 51 years, 133
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Miles Beach (b. 1840) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., 1840.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1879-95; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William A. Beach. |
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Hiram J. Beakes (1827-1882) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
6, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1863-64; Washtenaw
County Probate Judge, 1864-72; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1873-75; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., May 18,
1882 (age 54 years, 254
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Samuel Willard Beakes (1861-1927) —
also known as Samuel W. Beakes —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Burlingham, Sullivan
County, N.Y., January
11, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; private secretary to Judge Thomas
M. Cooley; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1888-90; postmaster at Ann
Arbor, Mich., 1894-98; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1913-17, 1917-19;
defeated, 1916, 1918; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1916.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
9, 1927 (age 66 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Curtis Coe Bean (1828-1904) —
of Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn.; Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tamworth, Carroll
County, N.H., January
4, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1867-68; member of Arizona
territorial senate, 1879; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1885-87; defeated, 1876,
1886.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 28
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Beardsley (1790-1860) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Hoosick, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
6, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1823; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1823-31; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1831-36, 1843-44 (14th District
1831-33, 17th District 1833-36, 20th District 1843-44); circuit judge
in New York, 1836; New York
state attorney general, 1836-39; appointed 1836; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1844-47.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 6,
1860 (age 70 years, 90
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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Samuel Arthur Beardsley (1856-1932) —
also known as Samuel A. Beardsley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
1, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; incorporated New York Gas,
Electric Light, Heat & Power Co., which later became the New York
Edison Co.; director of several other utilities;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1889-92; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1889-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
28, 1932 (age 75 years, 149
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Arthur Moore Beardsley and Louise Howland (Adams) Beardsley;
married, September
14, 1881, to Elizabeth Ann Hopper; married 1927 to
Lillian Valérie Ella Walpole-Moore. |
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William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) —
also known as William C. Beardsley —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Stewarts Corners, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
27, 1816.
Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Auburn,
N.Y., 1841-45; banker; railroad
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1884, 1886.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
25, 1900 (age 83 years, 304
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Beardsley and Alice (Booth) Beardsley; married to Catharine
Richardson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Andrew T. Beasley (born c.1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1919-22.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Karl K. Bechtold (b. 1910) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 46th District, 1939-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Le Roy Becker (1878-1948) —
also known as Alfred L. Becker —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1918.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 13,
1948 (age 70 years, 113
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Loomis Becker (1829-1904) —
also known as George L. Becker —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
4, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1856-57; delegate
to Minnesota state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1857;
candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1859, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Minnesota, 1860;
member of Minnesota
state senate 1st District, 1868-71; member of Minnesota
railroad and warehouse commission, 1885; appointed 1885.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., January
6, 1904 (age 74 years, 336
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Neal Dow Becker (1883-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., February
13, 1883.
Lawyer; president, Hammond Typewriter
Corporation, 1913-24; president (1925-52) and chairman (1952-55),
Intertype Corporation; trustee and member of executive committee,
Consolidated Edison electric
utility; bank
director; Honorary
Consul-General for Bulgaria in New
York, N.Y., 1923-33; chairman, Cornell University Board of
Trustees, 1947-53.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1955 (age 72 years, 92
days).
Interment at All Souls Onteora Park Church Cemetery, Hunter, N.Y.
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Ralph Elihu Becker (1907-1994) —
also known as Ralph E. Becker —
of Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
29, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1936;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for District of Columbia; U.S. Ambassador to Honduras, 1976-77.
Jewish;
later Episcopalian.
Lithuanian
and Belarusian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Federal
Bar Association; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith; American
Jewish Committee.
Donor of the Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana to the
Smithsonian Institution; a sponsor of the Antarctic-South Pole
Operation Deep Freeze expedition, 1963.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in George Washington University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., August
24, 1994 (age 87 years, 207
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Tracy Chatfield Becker (b. 1855) —
also known as Tracy C. Becker —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y., February
14, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Beckinella (1904-1982) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1938-44; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1955-67.
Died in May, 1982
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Antoinette Sparacio. |
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Charles Beckwith (1825-1895) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Buffalo superior court judge, 1878-91;
defeated, 1891; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1894.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 9,
1895 (age 69 years, 243
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Beckwith and Mary (Tyrrell) Beckwith; married to Harriett
Dodge. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Pictorial History of the
Superior Court of Buffalo (1886) |
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Glen R. Bedenkapp (1890-1966) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Lewiston, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lewiston, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 19,
1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; chair of
Niagara County Republican Party, 1932-42; New York
Republican state chair, 1945-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Died in June, 1966
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Dorsett Bedle (1821-1894) —
also known as Joseph D. Bedle —
of Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Middletown Point (now Matawan), Monmouth
County, N.J., January
5, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1864;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1865-75; Governor of
New Jersey, 1875-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1894 (age 73 years, 289
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Freehold, N.J.
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George Monroe Beebe (1836-1927) —
also known as George M. Beebe —
of Troy, Doniphan
County, Kan.; Virginia City, Storey
County, Nev.; Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.; Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New Vernon, Orange
County, N.Y., October
28, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; secretary
of Kansas Territory, 1860-61; Governor
of Kansas Territory, 1860, 1860-61; candidate for justice of
Nevada state supreme court, 1865; candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1871; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1875-79; defeated,
1878; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876,
1880
(speaker),
1892;
Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1883-1900.
Died in Ellenville, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 1,
1927 (age 90 years, 124
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died August
9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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Roswell Beebe (1795-1856) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
22, 1795.
Lawyer; president, Cairo and Fulton Railroad
Company; mayor
of Little Rock, Ark., 1849-50.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1856 (age 60 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Henry Rutgers Beekman (1845-1900) —
also known as Henry R. Beekman —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1845.
Lawyer; New York City Park Commissioner, 1885-87; president,
New York City Board of Aldermen, 1887-88; New York City Corporation
Counsel, 1888-89; New York City superior court judge, 1895; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office
1900.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1900 (age 55 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William F. Beekman and Catharine A. Beekman; married 1870 to
Isabella Lawrence. |
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Thomas Beekman (1790-1870) —
of Smithfield, Madison
County, N.Y.; Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 4,
1790.
Lawyer; farmer; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1829-31; candidate
for New York
state senate, 1831.
Died in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
2, 1870 (age 79 years, 213
days).
Interment at Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Richard Cameron Beer (b. 1893) —
also known as Richard C. Beer —
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
8, 1893.
Lawyer; U.S. Vice Consul in Nassau, 1917-18; Ottawa, 1918-19; Havana, 1919; Bradford, 1919-20; Liverpool, 1920-21; London, 1921-22; Budapest, 1922; Belfast, as of 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen M. Begley (1906-1981) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., May 16,
1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1932, 1933;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1947-51; member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1957-65.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Catholic
War Veterans; American Bar
Association.
Died in September, 1981
(age 75
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Charles Beilenson (1932-2017) —
also known as Anthony C. Beilenson —
of Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
26, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly, 1963-66; member of California
state senate, 1967-76; candidate for U.S.
Senator from California, 1968; U.S.
Representative from California, 1977-97 (23rd District 1977-93,
24th District 1993-97); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996.
Jewish.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 5,
2017 (age 84 years, 130
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Worth Belknap (1829-1890) —
also known as William W. Belknap —
of Iowa.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
22, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1857-58; general in the Union
Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1869-76.
Impeached
in 1876 by the House of Representatives for taking
bribes; resigned
on March 2, 1876. Despite arguments that the Senate lacked
jurisdiction after his resignation, an impeachment trial
was held; on August 1, the Senate voted 35 to 25 for his conviction,
short of the necessary two-thirds.
Died, of an apparent heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., October
13, 1890 (age 61 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Gordon Knox Bell (1871-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1915.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died August
27, 1955 (age 84 years, 189
days).
Interment at Reynolds Cemetery, Cross River, N.Y.
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J. Mortimer Bell (born c.1864) —
of Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in City Island, Pelham, Westchester County (now Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., about 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1921-26, 1933-38;
member of Connecticut
state senate 31st District, 1939-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel H. Bell (b. 1925) —
of Ohio.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
31, 1925.
Lawyer; municipal judge in Ohio, 1968-73; common pleas court
judge in Ohio, 1973-77; Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals, 1977-82; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, 1982-96; took
senior status 1996.
Still living as of 2000.
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Carol Bellamy (b. 1942) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., January
14, 1942.
Democrat. Served
in the Peace Corps; lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1973-77 (23rd District 1973-74, 25th District
1975-77); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1992;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1985; candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1990; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York.
Female.
Still living as of 1993.
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Perry Belmont (1851-1947) —
of Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
28, 1851.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1881-88; resigned
1888; defeated, 1902 (7th District); U.S. Minister to Spain, 1888-89; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1892,
1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1912;
major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., May 25,
1947 (age 95 years, 148
days).
Interment at Island
Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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Charles Linnaeus Benedict (1824-1901) —
also known as Charles L. Benedict —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newbury, Orange
County, Vt., March 2,
1824.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1862; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1865-97;
resigned 1897.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
8, 1901 (age 76 years, 312
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Erastus Cornelius Benedict (1800-1880) —
also known as Erastus C. Benedict —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Branford, New Haven
County, Conn., March
19, 1800.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1848, 1864 (New York County 13th District 1848,
New York County 7th District 1864); member, New York State Board of
Regents, 1855; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1872-73.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
22, 1880 (age 80 years, 217
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joel Tyler Benedict and Currence (Wheeler) Benedict; married
to Caroline Margaret Bloodgood. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Erastus D. Benedict —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1880; candidate
for New York
state senate 9th District, 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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Russell Benedict (1859-1936) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Great Neck Estates, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1859.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1912-25.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Great Neck Estates, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
29, 1936 (age 77 years, 4
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Forbes Benjamin (1817-1877) —
also known as John F. Benjamin —
of Shelbyville, Shelby
County, Mo.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Cicero, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
23, 1817.
Lawyer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives, 1850-52; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Missouri; general in the Union Army during
the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 8th District, 1865-71; defeated
(Republican), 1872.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1877 (age 60 years, 44
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Shelby County, Mo.
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Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Grange;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910 (17th District), 1916
(23rd District), 1936 (19th District), 1944 (21st District); delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Burton Ellsworth Bennett (1863-1929) —
also known as Burton E. Bennett —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Sitka,
Alaska.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., April
17, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Alaska Territory, 1895-98.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1929
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Charles Edward Bennett (1910-2003) —
also known as Charles E. Bennett —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
2, 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida, 1949-93 (2nd District 1949-67, 3rd
District 1967-93).
Christian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Lions;
Jaycees.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., September
6, 2003 (age 92 years, 278
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Goodwin Bennett (1863-1914) —
also known as Charles G. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
11, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1892, 1898; Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1900-12.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 25,
1914 (age 50 years, 165
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Davison Bennett (1911-2005) —
also known as John D. Bennett —
of Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1938-44; member
of New
York state senate 2nd District, 1945-53; Nassau
County Surrogate Court Judge, 1953-78; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 7th District, 1967.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died in Greenport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
1, 2005 (age 93 years, 225
days).
Interment at Greenfield
Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Earl Bennett and Edna (Davison) Bennett; married to Mildred
Schwindt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
New
York state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Louis Bennett —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1939-48 (Bronx County 7th District 1939-44, Bronx
County 8th District 1945-48); member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1949.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William M. Bennett (1869-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 11,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918, 1920.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis in his office,
and died soon after in Broad Street Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William M. Bennett (1895-1978) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
19, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1936.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
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John F. Bennison —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Frankfort, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1941-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Bennison and Anna Bennison; married 1934 to Irene
F. McGroarty. |
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Allan Benny (1867-1942) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898-1900; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1903-05; defeated,
1904.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., November
6, 1942 (age 75 years, 117
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Arthur Benson (b. 1889) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 26,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1923.
Burial location unknown.
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Egbert Benson (1746-1833) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1746.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1777-81, 1787-88; New York
state attorney general, 1777-88; appointed 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1784-88; delegate
to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1789-93, 1813 (3rd District
1789-93, 2nd District 1813); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1794-1801; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1801-02.
Slaveowner.
Died in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., August
24, 1833 (age 87 years, 64
days).
Interment at Prospect
Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) —
also known as Henry W. Bentley —
of Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y., September
30, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, First National Bank of
Boonville; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
27, 1907 (age 68 years, 119
days).
Interment at Boonville
Cemetery, Boonville, N.Y.
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Mortimer Murray Benton (1807-1885) —
also known as Mortimer M. Benton —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., January
21, 1807.
Lawyer; mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1840.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 5,
1885 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Nathaniel Seley Benton (1792-1869) —
also known as Nathaniel S. Benton —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
19, 1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member
of New
York state senate 5th District, 1828-31; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1831; secretary
of state of New York, 1845-47.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., June 30,
1869 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Julius S. Berg (1895-1938) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 15,
1895.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
injured in combat and lost a
leg; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 3rd District, 1923-30; member of
New
York state senate 22nd District, 1931-38; died in office 1938.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Indicted
on charges
of receiving
money for his aid in procuring
liquor licenses and arranging for concessions at the New York
World's Fair; that same day, he killed
himself by gunshot,
in his law
office, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 20,
1938 (age 43 years, 5
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Francis Bergan (1902-1998) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April
20, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1936-58; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 30th District, 1938;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1949; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1963-72; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Elks.
Died at the Teresian House nursing
home, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March
23, 1998 (age 95 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Bergan and Mary Bergan. |
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Shelley Berkley (b. 1951) —
also known as Rochelle Levine —
of Las Vegas, Clark
County, Nev.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
20, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada 1st District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Greek
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Albert Berkowitz (b. 1910) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., June 25,
1910.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1957-64.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (1895-1971) —
also known as Adolf A. Berle; A. A. Berle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
29, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; economist;
law
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.
Ambassador to Brazil, 1945-46.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Muddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.
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Peter Adolf Augustus Berle (1937-2007) —
also known as Peter A. A. Berle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1937.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Air Force during the
Vietnam War; member of New York
state assembly, 1969-74 (64th District 1969-72, 68th District
1973-74); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
New York State Commissioner of Environmental Conservation, 1976-78;
president, National Audubon Society, 1985-95.
Member, Audubon
Society.
Injured in the collapse
of a barn roof, and died a few weeks later at Berkshire Medical
Center, Pittsfield, Berkshire
County, Mass., November
1, 2007 (age 69 years, 328
days).
Interment at Muddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.; cenotaph at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Alexander Berley (b. 1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born July 30,
1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1934; defeated,
1934, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Geoffrey Steven Berman (b. 1959) —
also known as Geoffrey Berman —
of New York.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., September
12, 1959.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2018-20.
Still living as of 2020.
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Richard M. Berman (b. 1943) —
of Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
11, 1943.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1998-.
Still living as of 2000.
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg was
amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New
Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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J. Sidney Bernstein (1877-1943) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 9,
1877.
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 (age 66 years, 214
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Bernstein and Jeanette Bernstein; married, January
1, 1905, to Idalia Rosenblum. |
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Robert Bernstein (b. 1906) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
4, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1934.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Berolzheimer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1936;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1928.
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Helen Ginger Berrigan (b. 1948) —
of Louisiana.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
15, 1948.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, 1994-.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Joseph I. Berry (c.1868-1952) —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born about 1868.
Republican. Lawyer; Bronx
County Coroner, 1902-05; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1903; Park Commissioner of the
Bronx.
Died in South Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., October
20, 1952 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eva Baack. |
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Harry Felipe Besosa (1881-1947) —
also known as Harry F. Besosa —
of Santurce, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
24, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; candidate for Puerto
Rico senate, 1924; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Puerto Rico, 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; member, Credentials
Committee; member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); member of Republican
National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1928-32; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1932-33.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Elks; Rotary.
Died October
22, 1947 (age 66 years, 181
days).
Interment at Cementerio
de Isla Verde, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
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Alfred Besunder (1908-2008) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
5, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1948; candidate for
New
York state senate 15th District, 1950, 1952.
Jewish.
Died July 22,
2008 (age 99 years, 291
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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Seymour Besunder (1911-2005) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born February
10, 1911.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 16th District, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1960 (11th District), 1962 (10th
District); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1964;
candidate for New York
state assembly 42nd District, 1965; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1966;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Died May 27,
2005 (age 94 years, 106
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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James Albert Betts (1853-1928) —
also known as James A. Betts —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., March
18, 1853.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; president, Kingston Savings Bank;
vice-president, Kingston City Hospital;
trustee, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery; Ulster
County Surrogate, 1892-98; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1899-1912.
Baptist.
Died in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 8,
1928 (age 75 years, 51
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts; married, October
16, 1884, to Frances M. Hill; married 1908 to Olivia
Ann (Mathews) North. |
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Preet Bharara (b. 1968) —
of New York.
Born in Firozpur, Punjab, India,
October
13, 1968.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 2009-17.
Indian
subcontinent ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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William J. Bianchi (b. 1913) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1951-52; defeated (American Labor),
1952.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of F. J. Bianchi. |
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Alexander Bicks (1901-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
March
17, 1901.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1954-63;
died in office 1963.
Jewish.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 9,
1963 (age 62 years, 53
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Bicks and Sarah (Thomas) Bicks; married, December
25, 1924, to Henrietta Isaacson. |
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Benjamin Alden Bidlack (1804-1849) —
also known as Benjamin A. Bidlack —
of Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne
County, Pa.; Milford, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Paris, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
8, 1804.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Pike
County Treasurer, 1834; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1835-36; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1841-45 (15th District 1841-43,
11th District 1843-45); U.S. Charge d'Affaires to New Grenada, 1845-49, died in office 1849.
Died in Bogotá, Colombia,
February
6, 1849 (age 44 years, 151
days).
Interment at English
Cemetery, Bogota, Colombia.
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John Bigelow (1817-1911) —
of Highland Falls, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Malden, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
25, 1817.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; author;
U.S. Consul in Paris, 1861-64; U.S. Minister to France, 1865-66; secretary
of state of New York, 1876-77; executor of the estate of Samuel
J. Tilden.
Swedenborgian.
English
ancestry.
Died, from a bladder
ailment, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
19, 1911 (age 94 years, 24
days).
Interment at Peacedale
Cemetery, Highland Falls, N.Y.
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Nathan Bijur (1862-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1862.
Republican. Lawyer; took part in railroad
reorganizations and the creation of the Southern Railway;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-30; died in office
1930; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
1st Department, 1926-30; died in office 1930.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; American
Society for International Law; American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from pleurisy and
empyema, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1930 (age 68 years, 37
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Asher Bijur and Pauline (Sondheim) Bijur; married 1886 to Lilly
Pronich. |
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Charles A. Binder (1857-1891) —
also known as John Roth —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1857.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1884, 1886; accused
in 1891 of embezzling
$20,000 from the estate of Barbara Hausman; fled
and became a fugitive,
traveling under the alias "John Roth".
German
ancestry.
Wounded by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his room at the Sheridan House Hotel,
and died there early the next morning, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 17,
1891 (age 33 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Mitchell Bingham (1905-1998) —
also known as Alfred M. Bingham —
of Salem, New London
County, Conn.; Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., February
20, 1905.
Democrat. Magazine
editor; lawyer; member of Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1941-42; major in the U.S. Army
during World War II; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Connecticut, 1952;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1952.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union.
Died in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
2, 1998 (age 93 years, 255
days).
Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
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Jonathan Brewster Bingham (1914-1986) —
also known as Jonathan B. Bingham; Jack
Bingham —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., April
24, 1914.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
secretary to New York Governor W.
Averell Harriman, 1955-59; candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1958; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-83 (23rd District 1965-73,
22nd District 1973-83).
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Americans
for Democratic Action; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1986 (age 72 years, 70
days).
Interment at Woodbridge Cemetery, Salem, Conn.
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Kinsley Scott Bingham (1808-1861) —
also known as Kinsley S. Bingham —
of Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich.
Born in Camillus, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
16, 1808.
Lawyer; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1837-39, 1841-42 (Livingston
District 1837-39, 1841, Livingston County 1842); Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1838-39, 1842; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1847-51; Governor of
Michigan, 1855-59; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1859-61; died in office 1861.
Died in Green Oak, Livingston
County, Mich., October
5, 1861 (age 52 years, 293
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Livingston County, Mich.;
reinterment at Old
Village Cemetery, Brighton, Mich.
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Peter R. Biondo (1916-1997) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born December
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (103rd District 1966, 93rd District
1967-74).
Italian
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Sons
of Italy.
Died May 16,
1997 (age 80 years, 146
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Sweeney. |
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John Bird (1768-1806) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
22, 1768.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1795-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1799-1801; resigned
1801.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
2, 1806 (age 37 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ida Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Ausburn Birdsall (1814-1903) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Otego, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
13, 1814.
Democrat. Lawyer; Broome
County District Attorney; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1847-49.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1903 (age 88 years, 239
days).
Original interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.; reinterment in 1910 at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Birdsall (1783-1856) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.; Fenton, Genesee
County, Mich.; Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1783.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chenango
County Surrogate, 1811; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1815-17; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1827.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 20,
1856 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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John Birdsall (1840-1891) —
also known as "John Williams" —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; merchant;
farmer;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1880-81.
While registered under the assumed name "John Williams," he killed
himself with illuminating
gas in his room at the United States Hotel,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
14, 1891 (age 50 years, 191
days).
Interment at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Glen Cove, Long Island,
N.Y.
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John Charles Birdsall (1802-1839) —
also known as John Birdsall —
of Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Greene, Chenango
County, N.Y., 1802.
Lawyer; circuit judge in New York, 1826-29; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1831; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1832-34; resigned 1834; Attorney
General of the Texas Republic, 1837-38.
Died in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., July 22,
1839 (age about 37
years).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Houston, Tex.
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Victory James Birdseye (1782-1853) —
also known as Victory Birdseye —
of Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., December
25, 1782.
Whig. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1815-17, 1841-43 (19th District
1815-17, 23rd District 1841-43); Onondaga
County District Attorney, 1818-33; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1823, 1838, 1840; member of
New
York state senate 7th District, 1827.
Died in Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
16, 1853 (age 70 years, 265
days).
Interment at Pompey
Hill Cemetery, Pompey, N.Y.
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama; mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Anti-Slavery Society.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Roswell Peter Bishop (1843-1920) —
also known as Roswell P. Bishop —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
6, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; wounded
during the war at Lees Mills, Va., and lost his
right arm; lawyer; Mason
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1877-80, 1885-86; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1883-84,
1893-94; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1895-1907; defeated,
1906; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 26th District, 1907.
Died in Pacific Grove, Monterey
County, Calif., March 4,
1920 (age 77 years, 58
days).
Interment at El
Carmelo Cemetery, Pacific Grove, Calif.
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Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) —
also known as Herbert P. Bissell —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad;
also counsel to the Buffalo Traction
Co.; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
While presiding at a trial, in court,
in the Niagara County
Courthouse, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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William Henry Bissell (1811-1860) —
also known as William H. Bissell —
of Belleville, St. Clair
County, Ill.
Born in Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., April
25, 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1840; colonel in the U.S. Army
during the Mexican War; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1849-55 (1st District 1849-53, 8th
District 1853-55); Governor of
Illinois, 1857-60; died in office 1860.
Catholic.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., March
18, 1860 (age 48 years, 328
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
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Wilson Shannon Bissell (1847-1903) —
also known as Wilson S. Bissell —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., December
31, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with Grover
Cleveland and Lyman
K. Bass, 1873-82; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1893-95; resigned 1895; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896;
chancellor,
University of Buffalo, 1902.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
6, 1903 (age 55 years, 279
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Frank Swett Black (1853-1913) —
also known as Frank S. Black —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born near Limington, York
County, Maine, March 8,
1853.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1895-97; resigned
1897; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904;
Governor
of New York, 1897-99.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., March
22, 1913 (age 60 years, 14
days).
Cremated.
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Loring Milton Black Jr. (1886-1956) —
also known as Loring M. Black, Jr.; "The Kid
Senator" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1911-12, 1919-20 (4th District 1911-12, 6th
District 1919-20); defeated, 1920; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1923-35; candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1933.
One of the leaders of the "wet bloc" in Congress, which opposed
Prohibition.
Died from a heart
attack, in a drugstore
at Washington,
D.C., May 21,
1956 (age 70 years, 4
days).
Interment at Fort
Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Md.
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Abel Edward Blackmar (1852-1931) —
also known as Abel E. Blackmar —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
21, 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1908-22; defeated (Citizens
Judiciary), 1906; appointed 1908; Justice of the Appellate Division
of the New York Supreme Court, 1917-22; director, Interborough Rapid
Transit Company, 1922-31.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
14, 1931 (age 78 years, 177
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Austin Blair (1818-1894) —
also known as "The War Governor" —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Caroline, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
8, 1818.
Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County, 1846;
instrumental in the 1846 abolition of capital punishment in Michigan,
the first
English-speaking jurisdiction to do so; Jackson
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1853-54, 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1855-56; Governor of
Michigan, 1861-65; defeated (Liberty), 1872; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1867-73; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1881-89; appointed 1881.
Unitarian.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
6, 1894 (age 76 years, 179
days).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.; statue at State
Capitol Grounds, Lansing, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Rhoda (Blackman) Mann Blair and George Blair; married, February
18, 1841, to Persis Lyman; married, May 25,
1846, to Elizabeth Pratt; married, February
16, 1849, to Sarah Louesa (Horton) Ford; father of Charles
Austin Blair; third cousin of Bernard
Blair. |
| | | Political family: Blair
family of Jackson, Michigan. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Bernard Blair (1801-1880) —
of Salem, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., May 24,
1801.
Whig. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43.
Presbyterian.
Died in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., May 7,
1880 (age 78 years, 349
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
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William McCormick Blair Jr. (1916-2015) —
of Illinois.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., October
24, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; administrative and executive assistant to Adlai
E. Stevenson, 1950-55; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1961-64; Philippines, 1964-67.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in New York, August
28, 2015 (age 98 years, 308
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Blank (b. 1898) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born May 8,
1898.
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.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dora Rubenstein. |
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Richard Milford Blatchford (1798-1875) —
also known as Richard M. Blatchford —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
24, 1798.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1855; U.S.
Minister to Papal States, 1862; New York City Park Commissioner, 1872.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., September
4, 1875 (age 77 years, 133
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel M. Blatchford (1820-1893) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1820.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1867-78; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1878-82; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1882-93; died in office 1893.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., July 7,
1893 (age 73 years, 120
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George A. Blauvelt (b. 1866) —
of Monsey, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ramapo, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
11, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1911-12; member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1915;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Leon Bleecker —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1914, 1916;
defeated, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Chester Merton Bliss (1898-1958) —
also known as Chester Bliss —
of Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y., April 4,
1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1942.
Died in Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y., June, 1958
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y.
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Francis Walter Bliss (1892-1982) —
also known as F. Walter Bliss —
of Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Gilboa, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April
27, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1933-44; defeated, 1944;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd
Department, 1933-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Died September
8, 1982 (age 90 years, 134
days).
Interment somewhere in Middleburgh, N.Y.; cenotaph at Breakabeen Cemetery, Breakabeen, N.Y.
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Walter Thomas Bliss (1860-1941) —
also known as Walter T. Bliss —
of Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y., November
6, 1860.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1909, 1916; Prohibition
candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Bolivar, Allegany
County, N.Y., February
5, 1941 (age 80 years, 91
days).
Interment at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Bolivar, N.Y.
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Frederic Block (b. 1934) —
of Suffolk
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly 2nd District, 1965; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1994-.
Still living as of 2001.
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S. John Block (c.1880-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, about 1880.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1908; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914,
1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1916, 1917; delegate to Socialist
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Lawyers Guild; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1955 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Block and Belle (Adler) Block; married to Anita
Cahn. |
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Harold E. Blodgett (1890-1979) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 5,
1890.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 1st District, 1920-21.
Died in July, 1979
(age about
88 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Blodgett and Catherine A. Blodgett. |
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Jeremiah B. Bloom (1913-1983) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 25,
1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1957-78 (12th District 1957-65, 21st District 1966,
17th District 1967-72, 19th District 1973-78); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Jewish
War Veterans.
Suffered a heart
attack at the Port Authority Bus
Terminal, and died soon after, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1983 (age 70 years, 130
days).
Interment at Mt.
Lebanon Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Max Bloom (c.1909-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Liberal. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1950; candidate for
borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1957; criminal court judge in New
York, 1962-69; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1970-86; defeated, 1964,
1965; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme
Court, 1979-86; vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1987.
Died, from a neurological
disorder, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
10, 1990 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Gair Blue (1882-1941) —
also known as Alexander G. Blue —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 5,
1882.
Progressive. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1912; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1930-32.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, in Mather Memorial Hospital,
Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April
11, 1941 (age 59 years, 37
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Gair Blue and Isabella McFarlane (Black) Blue; married,
October
13, 1906, to Alma E. Smith. |
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Albert Howard Blumenthal (1928-1984) —
also known as Albert H. Blumenthal —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1928.
Liberal. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-76 (New York County 5th District 1963-65,
73rd District 1966, 67th District 1967-72, 69th District 1973-76);
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1973.
Jewish.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; American
Jewish Congress; American Bar
Association; Americans
for Democratic Action.
In December, 1975, he was indicted
on perjury
charges over his testimony about a 1971 meeting where he was alleged
to intercede on behalf of a nursing home operator; later, bribery
charges were added; in April, 1976, all the charges were ruled to be
without factual basis, and dismissed.
Died, presumably from cancer,
in the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1984 (age 55 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Bennet M. Blumenthal and Matilda Blumenthal; married, May 18,
1958, to Joel Marie Winik. |
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Richard Blumenthal (b. 1946) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; aide in the White House of President Richard
Nixon, 1969-70; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry
Blackmun, 1974-75; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen. Abraham
Ribicoff, 1975-76; U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1977-81; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1984-87; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1987-90; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1991-2010; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 2011-.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2018.
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Alexander John Boarman (1839-1916) —
also known as Aleck Boarman —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Yazoo City, Yazoo
County, Miss., December
10, 1839.
Republican. Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1865-67; U.S.
Representative from Louisiana 4th District, 1872-73; circuit
judge in Louisiana, 1877-81; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 1881-1916;
died in office 1916.
Died in Loon Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., August
30, 1916 (age 76 years, 264
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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Abraham Bockee (1784-1865) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Shekomeko, Dutchess
County, N.Y., February
3, 1784.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1819-20; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1829-31, 1833-37;
member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1842-45; state court judge in New
York, 1843; county judge in New York, 1846.
Died in Shekomeko, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 1,
1865 (age 81 years, 118
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Dutchess County, N.Y.
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George Leslie Bockes (d. 1940) —
also known as George L. Bockes —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1914; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 37th District, 1915.
Died in 1940.
Interment at Plains
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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J. Seward Bodine (1903-1966) —
of Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., September
21, 1903.
Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1949; Judge of New York
Court of Claims, 1964.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Died in January, 1966
(age 62
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) —
also known as Nils A. Boe —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltic, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
10, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1963-65; Governor of
South Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for
Pres. Richard
Nixon, 1969-71; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Odd
Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1992 (age 78 years, 324
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Owen W. Bohan (b. 1880) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
23, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1906-07, 1909 (New York County 15th District
1906, New York County 11th District 1907, 1909).
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Boies (1827-1923) —
of Hamburg, Erie
County, N.Y.; Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa; Palermo Township, Grundy
County, Iowa; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., December
7, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1857; Governor of
Iowa, 1890-94; defeated, 1893; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1892;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1902.
French
and English
ancestry.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 4,
1923 (age 95 years, 118
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa.
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David Alexander Bokee (1805-1860) —
also known as David A. Bokee —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1805.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1848-49; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1849-51.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
15, 1860 (age 54 years, 161
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Grosvenor Bond (1877-1974) —
also known as Charles G. Bond —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, May 29,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Died in Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J., January
10, 1974 (age 96 years, 226
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at West
Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Ohio.
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William Bondy (1870-1964) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1916;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1923-56;
took senior status 1956.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in the Sherry-Netherland Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
30, 1964 (age 93 years, 356
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Salaman Bondy and Amelia (Lederer) Bondy. |
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Samuel Bonom (1912-1962) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 7,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1956-62; died in
office 1962.
Jewish.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America.
Died December
13, 1962 (age 50 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Bonom and Lena (Jackel) Bonom; married to Clarice Juliet
Goldberg. |
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Dudley Baldwin Bonsal (1906-1995) —
also known as Dudley B. Bonsal —
of New York.
Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
6, 1906.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1961-76;
took senior status 1976.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 22,
1995 (age 88 years, 289
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931 to Lois
Abbott Worrall; married 1983 to Lucia
Turner Faithfull. |
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Paul Bonynge (c.1876-1937) —
of Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1933-37; died in office
1937; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1937; died in office 1937.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died nine days later, in Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 29,
1937 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Bonynge and Louise (Latham) Bonynge; married to Anne C.
Robinson. |
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Robert William Bonynge (1863-1939) —
also known as Robert W. Bonynge —
of Denver,
Colo.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1893-94; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Colorado 1st District, 1904-09; defeated,
1900.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 1939 (age 76 years, 14
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert Boochever (1917-2011) —
of Alaska.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
2, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; justice of
Alaska state supreme court, 1972-80; chief
justice of Alaska state supreme court, 1975-78; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1980-86; took
senior status 1986; senior judge, 1986-2011.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 2011 (age 94 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) —
also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of
Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall
Street" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, in a log
cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo
County, Maine, August
13, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888;
U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated
(Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Presbyterian.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Ferris Booher (1848-1921) —
also known as Charles F. Booher —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in East Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
31, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889, 1907-21; died in
office 1921.
German
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., January
21, 1921 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Paul P. E. Bookson (c.1933-2005) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1965-74 (24th District 1965, 27th District 1966,
24th District 1967-72, 25th District 1973-74).
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; B'nai
B'rith.
Struck
by a motorcycle while crossing a street in Brooklyn, died later
the same day in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
22, 2005 (age about 72
years).
Interment somewhere
in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Relatives: Son
of Leo Bookson and Anna Bookson; married to Tova
Heller. |
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Ansley B. Borkowski (1898-1992) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
15, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1921, 1924-30;
defeated, 1922; candidate for New York
state senate 49th District, 1930, 1932, 1934; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
1, 1992 (age 94 years, 321
days).
Interment somewhere
in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles Borland Jr. (1786-1852) —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Minisink, Orange
County, N.Y., June 29,
1786.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1820-21, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1821-23; Orange
County District Attorney, 1835-41.
Slaveowner.
Died in Wardsbridge (now Montgomery), Orange
County, N.Y., February
23, 1852 (age 65 years, 239
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Montgomery, N.Y.
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Albert Henry Bosch (1908-2005) —
also known as Albert H. Bosch —
of Woodhaven, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
30, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1953-61; county judge
in New York, 1961-62; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 11th District, 1962-64; defeated, 1959.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Died in Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
21, 2005 (age 97 years, 22
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Charles Francis Bostwick (1866-1923) —
also known as Charles F. Bostwick —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Tuckahoe, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
10, 1866.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 17th District, 1900; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1903-04.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1923 (age 56 years, 254
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Henry Bottum (1853-1946) —
also known as Joseph H. Bottum —
of Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak.
Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
26, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; Faulk
County Register of Deeds, 1883; Faulk
County State's Attorney, 1890-94; member of South
Dakota state senate 35th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04.
Died in Faulkton, Faulk
County, S.Dak., June 19,
1946 (age 92 years, 266
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) —
also known as Francis E. Bouck —
of Leadville, Lake
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 5th District,
1918-33; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Denver,
Colo., November
24, 1941 (age 67 years, 364
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck;
married, November
29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester; married, August
20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. |
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Louis B. Boudin (1874-1952) —
also known as Louis Boudianoff; Leib
Boudiansky —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Korsun, Russia (now Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi, Ukraine),
December
15, 1874.
Socialist. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1905 (Socialist), 1906
(Socialist), 1907, 1908, 1909 (Socialist), 1910 (Socialist), 1912
(Socialist), 1919 (Socialist); candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1910, 1917; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916; left the Socialist
Party, 1919.
Jewish.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1952 (age 77 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Boudin (b. 1939) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1939.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John
Marshall Harlan, 1964-66; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1990-92; resigned
1992; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1992-.
Still living as of 2002.
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Martin Bourke —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915, 1917-18, 1920 (New York County 17th
District 1915, 1917, New York County 9th District 1918, 1920);
defeated, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) —
also known as Arthur F. Bouton —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., July 1,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1923-26; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 23,
1952 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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Joseph W. Bouton (b. 1856) —
of McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
20, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania
48th District, 1903-29; candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Verne M. Bovie —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. Bowe (b. 1896) —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-46, 1949-52 (Queens County 4th District
1943-44, Queens County 6th District 1945-46, 1949-52).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bowe. |
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Christopher Columbus Bowen (1832-1880) —
of Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., January
5, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1867-71; delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention from Charleston
County, 1868; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives from Charleston County,
1871-72; Charleston
County Sheriff, 1873-80.
Catholic.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 23,
1880 (age 48 years, 170
days).
Interment at St.
Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Herbert Wolcott Bowen (1856-1927) —
also known as Herbert W. Bowen —
of New York; Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1856.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Barcelona, 1890-95; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1895-98; last American official to leave Spain
before the Spanish American War; U.S. Minister to Persia, 1899-1901; Venezuela, 1901-05.
English
ancestry.
Died, of heart
disease, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., May 29,
1927 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
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John Myer Bowers (1772-1846) —
of New York.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
25, 1772.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1813.
Died in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
24, 1846 (age 73 years, 152
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Cooperstown, N.Y.
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Samuel Smith Bowne (1800-1865) —
also known as Samuel S. Bowne —
of Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
11, 1800.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1834; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1841-43; Otsego
County Judge, 1851-55.
Died near Morris, Otsego
County, N.Y., July 9,
1865 (age 65 years, 89
days).
Interment at Friends
Burying Ground, Morris, N.Y.
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Hugh Henry Bownes (1920-2003) —
also known as Hugh H. Bownes —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
10, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Hampshire, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Hampshire, 1963; mayor
of Laconia, N.H., 1963-65; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1966-68; U.S.
District Judge for New Hampshire, 1968-77; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1977-90; took
senior status 1990.
Protestant.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Lions.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
5, 2003 (age 83 years, 240
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Paul L. Boyce (b. 1887) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Bolton, Warren
County, N.Y., November
19, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1928-30.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Seymour Boyers (b. 1926) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born October
9, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of
New
York state assembly 24th District, 1967-68.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1968.
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John Boyle Jr. (b. 1876) —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Northern
Ireland, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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John N. Boyle (born c.1884) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married, November
5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. |
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Thomas Jefferson Boynton (1838-1871) —
also known as Thomas J. Boynton —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Born in Amherst, Lorain
County, Ohio, August
31, 1838.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 1861-63; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1864-70;
resigned 1870.
Died, in Bellevue Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 2,
1871 (age 32 years, 244
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar Truman Brackett (b. 1853) —
also known as Edgar T. Brackett —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Emerson's Corners, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 30,
1853.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1896-1906, 1909-12 (28th District 1896-1906, 30th
District 1909-12); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1904,
1908,
1912
(alternate); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; law
partner of Hiram
C. Todd, 1917-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Martin S. Brackett (1810-1877) —
of Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Elbridge, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
9, 1810.
Democrat. Lawyer; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney; Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor.
Died in Bellevue, Eaton
County, Mich., February
7, 1877 (age 66 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary L. Earl. |
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Luther Bradish (1783-1863) —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Cummington, Hampshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1783.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1828-30, 1836-38; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1838; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1837-42; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1842.
Died, in Ocean House hotel,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
30, 1863 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Col. John Bradish and Hannah (Warner) Bradish; married 1814 to Helen
Elizabeth Gibbs; married 1839 to Mary
Eliza Hart. |
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Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) —
also known as Joseph P. Bradley —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March
14, 1813.
Lawyer; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
As the only politically independent member of the Electoral
Commission to settle the disputed 1876 presidential election, he cast
the deciding vote to award all of the disputed electoral votes to the
Republican candidate, Rutheford
B. Hayes.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Thomas Joseph Bradley (1870-1901) —
also known as Thomas J. Bradley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
2, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1897-1901.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, from cirrhosis of
the liver, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1901 (age 31 years, 89
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Joseph Brady (1853-1916) —
also known as John J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
30, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1904;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1907-16; died in office
1916.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Elks.
Collapsed on a
train returning from Atlantic City, and brought home; died, a
week later, from pneumonia,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
7, 1916 (age 62 years, 130
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Thomas Joseph Brady (1885-1971) —
also known as Thomas J. Brady —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
25, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Justice, New York City Special Sessions, 1934-39; Justice, New York
City Court, 1940-50; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1951-55.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Died, in Union Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1971 (age 86 years, 7
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Edward Stuyvesant Bragg (1827-1912) —
also known as Edward S. Bragg —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
20, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fond
du Lac County District Attorney, 1854-56; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1860,
1872,
1884,
1892,
1896;
general in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1868-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1877-83, 1885-87 (5th District
1877-83, 2nd District 1885-87); U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1888-89; U.S. Consul General in Havana, 1902-03; Hong Kong, 1903-06.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 1884, made a famous speech supporting Grover
Cleveland, in which he declared: "We love him for the enemies he
has made," meaning the Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Died in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., June 20,
1912 (age 85 years, 121
days).
Interment at Rienzi
Cemetery, Fond du Lac, Wis.
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John M. Braisted Jr. (1907-1997) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March
13, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1948-52; defeated, 1952.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons.
Died in West Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., December
9, 1997 (age 90 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in New Hampshire,
1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Norton Franklin Brand (1869-1947) —
also known as Norton F. Brand —
of Grandin, Cass
County, N.Dak.
Born in Faribault, Rice
County, Minn., May 5,
1869.
Lawyer; pastor;
U.S. Consul in Salina Cruz, 1917-18; Fernie, 1918-32.
Died April
10, 1947 (age 77 years, 340
days).
Interment at Bayside
Cemetery, Potsdam, N.Y.
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Frank James Brasco (1932-1998) —
also known as Frank J. Brasco —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
15, 1932.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with his uncle Joseph Brasco, on federal bribery
conspiracy charges,
over payoffs
received from a Bronx trucking company which was seeking mail hauling
contracts from the Post Office; the first trial
led to a hung jury; retried
and convicted;
sentenced
to five years in prison,
with all but three months suspended, fined
$10,000, and disbarred.
Died October
19, 1998 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Burial location unknown.
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M. William Bray (1889-1961) —
also known as Bill Bray —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Churubusco, Clinton
County, N.Y., September
25, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940,
1948;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1933-38.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114
days).
Interment at St. Patrick Cemetery, Chateaugay, N.Y.
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Henry Skillman Breckinridge (1886-1960) —
also known as Henry Breckinridge; Henry
Breckenridge —
of Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fresh Meadows, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1886.
Democrat. Assistant Secretary of War, 1913-16; served in the U.S.
Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A.
Lindbergh, 1932; Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1936.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Loyal
Legion; Navy
League.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 3,
1960 (age 73 years, 344
days).
Interment at Lexington
Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge (1842-1921) and Louise Ludlow (Dudley)
Breckinridge; married, July 7,
1910, to Ruth (Bradley) Woodman; married, August
5, 1927, to Aida (de Acosta) Root; married, March
27, 1947, to Margaret Lucy Smith; nephew of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge Jr. and William
Campbell Preston Breckinridge; grandson of Robert
Jefferson Breckinridge; grandnephew of Joseph
Cabell Breckinridge (1788-1823), William
Campbell Preston and John
Smith Preston; great-grandson of John
Breckinridge and Francis
Smith Preston; great-grandnephew of James
Patton Preston; second great-grandson of William
Preston and William
Campbell; second great-grandnephew of William
Cabell and Patrick
Henry; first cousin of Levin
Irving Handy and Desha
Breckinridge; first cousin once removed of John
Cabell Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1827-1864); first cousin twice removed of James
Douglas Breckinridge, Benjamin
William Sheridan Cabell, James
McDowell, John
Buchanan Floyd and George
Rogers Clark Floyd; first cousin thrice removed of William
Cabell Jr. and William
Henry Cabell; second cousin of Clifton
Rodes Breckinridge and Peter
Augustus Porter (1853-1925); second cousin once removed of Carter
Henry Harrison, William
Lewis Cabell and George
Craighead Cabell; second cousin twice removed of Valentine
Wood Southall, Frederick
Mortimer Cabell, Samuel
Meredith Garland (1802-1880) and Edward
Carrington Cabell; third cousin of Benjamin
Earl Cabell and Carter
Henry Harrison II; third cousin once removed of John
William Leftwich, Stephen
Valentine Southall and Earle
Cabell; fourth cousin of Samuel
Meredith Garland (1861-1945). |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd
family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Leo W. Breed —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Buren town, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1937-46.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Breitbart (b. 1887) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Burstein, Austria,
1887.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1933-39; resigned
1939.
Austrian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Charles David Breitel (1908-1991) —
also known as Charles D. Breitel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
13, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1950-58; appointed 1950;
defeated, 1950; appointed 1950; Justice of the Appellate Division of
the New York Supreme Court, 1952; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966; appointed 1966; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1973-79.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee.
Died, following strokes
and heart
failure, in Mary Manning Walsh Nursing
Home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
1, 1991 (age 82 years, 353
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman L. Breitel and Regina D. (Zuckerberg) Breitel; married, April 9,
1927, to Jeanne S. Hollander. |
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Charles J. Brennan (b. 1880) —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
19, 1880.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Dayton, Ohio, 1934-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Brennan. |
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George R. Brennan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1914-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen W. Brennan (1893-1968) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y., March
20, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1919; chair of
Oneida County Democratic Party, 1936; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1942-63.
Died April 9,
1968 (age 75 years, 20
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Brennan Jr. (1918-2000) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Elmhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
11, 1918.
Democrat. Police
officer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1955-64; member
of New
York state senate 12th District, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1970-85; resigned 1985.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
In July 1985, he was indicted
in Federal court for accepting
bribes in return for reducing or dismissing charges in criminal
cases involving organized
crime figures; also charged with extortion;
pleaded not guilty and tried;
did not testify in his own defense; convicted
in December 1985, sentenced
to five years in prison,
and fined
$209,000. He was released from prison in May 1988.
Died May 8,
2000 (age 81 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Gloria
M. Lauer. |
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Benjamin Brenner —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1938; defeated
(American Labor), 1938; American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1940; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-67; defeated (American
Labor), 1942.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Calvin Stewart Brice (1845-1898) —
also known as Calvin S. Brice —
of Lima, Allen
County, Ohio.
Born in Denmark, Morrow
County, Ohio, September
17, 1845.
Democrat. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; active in railroad
law; president of railroad
companies; candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1888;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Ohio, 1888; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1889-92; U.S.
Senator from Ohio, 1891-97.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1898 (age 53 years, 89
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Lima, Ohio.
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Charles L. Brieant Jr. (b. 1923) —
of New York.
Born in Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1971-.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clay Stone Briggs (1876-1933) —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., January
8, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1906-08; district judge in Texas
10th District, 1909-19; U.S.
Representative from Texas 7th District, 1919-33; died in office
1933.
Episcopalian.
Died of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., April
29, 1933 (age 57 years, 111
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Lewis Alexander Brigham (1831-1885) —
also known as Lewis A. Brigham —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
2, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1879-81.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
19, 1885 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Old
Bergen Church Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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John Bright (1884-1948) —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., May 23,
1884.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1941-48;
died in office 1948.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., March
24, 1948 (age 63 years, 306
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y.
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John B. Brisbin (1827-1898) —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Schuylerville, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
10, 1827.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Minnesota territorial council 2nd District, 1856-57; President
of the Minnesota Territorial Council, 1856-57; mayor
of St. Paul, Minn., 1857-58; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 21, 1863.
French
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., March
22, 1898 (age 71 years, 71
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Benjamin Helm Bristow (1832-1896) —
also known as Benjamin H. Bristow —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elkton, Todd
County, Ky., June 20,
1832.
Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil
War; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1863-65; U.S.
Attorney for Kentucky, 1866-70; law partner of John
M. Harlan, 1870; U.S. Solicitor General, 1870-72; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1874-76; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1876.
Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died, from appendicitis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 22,
1896 (age 64 years, 2
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Vincent Lyons Broderick (1920-1995) —
also known as Vincent L. Broderick —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
26, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1962; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1976-88;
took senior status 1988.
New York City Police Commissioner, 1965-66.
Died, of cancer,
at the Stanley R. Tippett Hospice,
Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 3,
1995 (age 74 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Broderick. |
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Richard Louis Brodsky (b. 1946) —
also known as Richard L. Brodsky —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1946.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 86th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Anita Blumstein Brody (b. 1937) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1937.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1981-92; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1992-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Isaac Hopkins Bronson (1802-1855) —
also known as Isaac H. Bronson —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla.; Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
16, 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1837-39; district
judge in New York 5th District, 1839-40; district judge in Florida,
1840; circuit judge in Florida, 1845; U.S.
District Judge for Florida, 1846-47; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Florida, 1847-55;
died in office 1855.
Slaveowner.
Died in Palatka, Putnam
County, Fla., August
13, 1855 (age 52 years, 301
days).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Palatka, Fla.
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Jack E. Bronston (b. 1922) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., January
10, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1959-78 (5th District 1959-65, 11th District 1966,
9th District 1967-78); defeated, 1956.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Robert Brook (1905-1968) —
also known as John R. Brook —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New
York County 9th District 1945-64).
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta.
Died in Woodstock, Windsor
County, Vt., July 1,
1968 (age 63 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1928 to
Elizabeth Munro Waters. |
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David Brooks (1756-1838) —
of New
York County, N.Y.; Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., 1756.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1786-88, 1793-96, 1809-10 (New York County
1786-88, Dutchess County 1793-96, 1809-10); county judge in New York,
1795-1807; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1797-99.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Slaveowner.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
30, 1838 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Poughkeepsie
Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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James Wilton Brooks (1854-1916) —
also known as J. Wilton Brooks —
of Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1883; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 6,
1916 (age 62 years, 78
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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James Emilius Broome (1808-1883) —
also known as James E. Broome; "The Veto
Governor" —
of Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla.; Fernandina (now part of Fernandina Beach), Nassau
County, Fla.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamburg, Aiken
County, S.C., December
15, 1808.
Democrat. Merchant;
planter;
lawyer; probate judge in Florida, 1843-48; Governor of
Florida, 1853-57; member of Florida
state senate, 1861.
Died in DeLand, Volusia
County, Fla., November
23, 1883 (age 74 years, 343
days).
Original interment at Oakdale
Cemetery, DeLand, Fla.; reinterment in 1897 somewhere
in Quincy, Fla.
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Alexander Brough (b. 1863) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
January
25, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1907; member
of New
York state senate 18th District, 1909-10; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1912.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Scott Brower (b. 1888) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Kewanee, Lauderdale
County, Miss., November
17, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
member of Alabama
state senate, 1923-27; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Alabama, 1932.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Walter
Scott |
| | | Relatives: Son of Joshua Randolph
Brower and Elizabeth Judieth (Ingram) Brower; married 1920 to
Elizabeth Jordan. |
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Addison Brown (1830-1913) —
of New York.
Born in West Newbury, Essex
County, Mass., February
21, 1830.
Lawyer; botanist;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1881-1901;
retired 1901.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1913 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Anson Brown (1800-1840) —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlton, Saratoga
County, N.Y., 1800.
Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State
Bank in
1830; U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in
office 1840.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., June 14,
1840 (age about 39
years).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Charles Francis Brown (1844-1929) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
12, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1874, 1880-82; Orange
County District Attorney, 1875-77; Orange
County Judge, 1878-82; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1883-96; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1889-92; Justice of the Appellate
Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1893-96;
general counsel, Metropolitan Street
Railway Co., 1897-1901.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, from an intestinal
malady, in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., June 19,
1929 (age 84 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. Brown (b. 1858) —
of Belmont, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in West Winfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 20,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Allegany
County District Attorney, 1889-97; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1899-1900; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of New York, 1900-06; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1907-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hiram Clark Brown and Alice Ann (Stuart) Brown; married, November
16, 1881, to Alice C. Smith. |
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Elon Rouse Brown (1857-1922) —
also known as Elon R. Brown —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Stone Mills, Orleans, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
7, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; counsel to the Rome, Watertown &
Ogdensburg Railroad;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1898-1904, 1913-18; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1916,
1920.
Opposed woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition.
While duck
hunting from a small
boat, he suffered a heart
attack and died, at Fox Island, Cape Vincent, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
24, 1922 (age 64 years, 352
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Lawyer; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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John W. Brown (1796-1875) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Dundee, Scotland,
October
11, 1796.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1833-37; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1850-65.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., September
6, 1875 (age 78 years, 330
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Rufus Everson Brown (b. 1854) —
also known as Rufus E. Brown —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Dickinson, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
3, 1854.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate, 1901; Vermont
state attorney general, 1912-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John T. Brown and Margaret Brown; married, September
2, 1877, to Della F. Wood. |
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William M. Brown (1850-1915) —
of New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Born in Greenville, Mercer
County, Pa., September
20, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1876, 1880; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1897-1900; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1903-07; elected U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 24th District 1914, but died
before taking office.
Died, from pneumonia,
in the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
31, 1915 (age 64 years, 133
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, New Castle, Pa.
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William Ripley Brown (1840-1916) —
also known as William R. Brown —
of Emporia, Lyon
County, Kan.; Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan.; El Reno, Canadian
County, Okla.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 16,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in Kansas, 1867-77; U.S.
Representative from Kansas 3rd District, 1875-77; probate judge
in Oklahoma, 1894-98.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., March 4,
1916 (age 75 years, 232
days).
Interment at Lawrence
Cemetery, Lawrence, Kan.
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William Wallace Brown (1836-1926) —
of Bradford, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Summer Hill, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April
22, 1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; McKean
County District Attorney, 1867-69; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1872-76; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1883-87.
Died in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., November
4, 1926 (age 90 years, 196
days).
Interment at Alfred
Cemetery, Alfred, N.Y.
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Kenneth N. Browne (b. 1923) —
of Hollis, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 25,
1923.
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).
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Elks; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Shirley Ann Session. |
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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Irwin R. Brownstein (1930-1996) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1930.
Lawyer; law partner of Sebastian
Leone; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1960-63; member
of New
York state senate, 1964-66 (15th District 1964-65, 23rd District
1966); civil court judge in New York, 1967-68; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1969-80.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died of a heart
attack in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March
24, 1996 (age 65 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Bright Bruce (1879-1943) —
also known as Edward Bruce —
Born in Dover Plains, Dutchess
County, N.Y., April
13, 1879.
Lawyer; artist; lobbyist;
arts
administrator; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1940-43.
Died in Hollywood, Broward
County, Fla., January
26, 1943 (age 63 years, 288
days).
Interment at Santa
Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Matthew Linn Bruce (c.1861-1936) —
also known as M. Linn Bruce —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mercersburg, Franklin
County, Pa., about 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
New York County Republican Party, 1903; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1905-06; resigned 1906; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-07, 1908; appointed
1906; defeated, 1907; appointed 1908; defeated, 1908.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
26, 1936 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James Bruce. |
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Walter Bruchhausen (1892-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1892.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-67;
took senior status 1967.
Died, in Weeks Memorial Hospital,
Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
11, 1976 (age 84 years, 135
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Thayer. |
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
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.
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, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Werner Bruns —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1886.
Burial location unknown.
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David L. Brunstrom (1899-1941) —
of Lakewood, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Lindsborg, McPherson
County, Kan., March
13, 1899.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Died in 1941
(age about
42 years).
Interment at Harris
Hill Cemetery, Clarence, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom; married
1926 to
Kathryn M. Blume. |
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memorial |
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Henry Brush (1778-1855) —
of Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio; London, Madison
County, Ohio.
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., June, 1778.
Lawyer; member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1810; member of Ohio
state senate, 1814; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1819-21; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1830-31.
Died near London, Madison
County, Ohio, January
19, 1855 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, London, Ohio.
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Andrew De Witt Bruyn (1790-1838) —
also known as A. D. W. Bruyn —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Wawarsing, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
18, 1790.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of the peace; Tompkins
County Surrogate, 1817-21; village
president of Ithaca, New York, 1822; candidate for New York
state senate, 1825; common pleas court judge in New York,
1826-36; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1837-38; died in
office 1838.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 27,
1838 (age 47 years, 251
days).
Interment at Ithaca
City Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Frederick van Pelt Bryan (1904-1978) —
also known as Frederick V. P. Bryan —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
27, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1946; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1956-72;
took senior status 1972.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
17, 1978 (age 73 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Alexander Bryan (1794-1864) —
also known as John A. Bryan —
of Ellicottville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., April
13, 1794.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1827; Ohio
auditor of state, 1833-39; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Peru, 1845.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Menasha, Winnebago
County, Wis., May 24,
1864 (age 70 years, 41
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Wis.
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Frederick Howard Bryant (1877-1945) —
also known as Frederick H. Bryant —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Addison
County, Vt., July 25,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1927; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1927-45;
died in office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died September
4, 1945 (age 68 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lester A. Bryant and Mary A. (Delphy) Bryant; married, October
22, 1907, to Florence B. Boyce. |
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Earl William Brydges (1905-1975) —
also known as Earl W. Brydges —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Wilson, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y., May 25,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1949-72 (52nd District 1949-54, 54th District
1955-65, 60th District 1966, 52nd District 1967-72); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 52nd District, 1967.
Catholic.
Died, of cancer,
in a hospital
at Lewiston, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
30, 1975 (age 69 years, 309
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Naomi Reice Buchwald (b. 1944) —
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., 1944.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1999-.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Daniel Buck (1837-1905) —
of Mankato, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Boonville, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 15,
1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 17, 1866; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1876
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of Minnesota
state senate 14th District, 1879-82; Blue
Earth County Prosecuting Attorney; justice of
Minnesota state supreme court, 1893-99; resigned 1899.
Died in 1905
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George Sturges Buck (b. 1875) —
also known as George S. Buck —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hyde Park (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., February
10, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; Erie
County Auditor, 1912-17; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1918-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Boswell R. Buck and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck; married, October
6, 1903, to Louise Hussey. |
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Charles Anthony Buckley Jr. (born c.1926) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley, Jr. —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; charged
in 1965 with drunken
driving
following an automobile accident in Hartsdale, N.Y.
Still living as of 1965.
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James Lane Buckley (b. 1923) —
also known as James L. Buckley —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sharon, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in an elevator at Women's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1971-77; defeated, 1968 (Conservative),
1976 (Republican); Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1980; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1985-96; took
senior status 1996.
Catholic.
Irish
and Swiss
ancestry. Member, Skull
and Bones.
President, Radio Free
Europe/Radio
Liberty, 1982-85.
Still living as of 2018.
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John L. Buckley (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1925-26; member
of New
York state senate 15th District, 1927-42; defeated, 1942; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Theta Phi; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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John T. Buckley —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 116th District, 1967-72.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks; Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Emory Roy Buckner (1877-1941) —
also known as Emory R. Buckner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, August
7, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1941 (age 63 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. J. D. M. Buckner and Sarah A. (Ellis) Buckner; married, April 4,
1901, to Katherine Keach. |
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March
21, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Minnesota.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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Ann Marie Buerkle (b. 1951) —
also known as Ann Marie Colella —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 8,
1951.
Republican. Registered
nurse; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 2011-13; defeated,
2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2017.
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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;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Order
Brith Abraham.
Burial location unknown.
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Romanzo Bunn (1829-1909) —
of Galesville, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in South Hartwick, Otsego
County, N.Y., September
24, 1829.
Lawyer; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1860; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1869-77; candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1877-1905;
retired 1905; law
professor.
Died in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., January
25, 1909 (age 79 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Savannah, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
17, 1779.
Lawyer; manufacturer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 16,
1837 (age 57 years, 333
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Horatio Chapin Burchard (1825-1908) —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Born in Marshall, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
22, 1825.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 56th District, 1863-67; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1869-79 (3rd District 1869-73, 5th
District 1873-79); director of the U.S. Mint, 1879-85.
Died in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., May 14,
1908 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Freeport, Ill.
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Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Madison
County, N.Y., March
15, 1873.
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; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26,
1905, to Irene de Tamble. |
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Shirley Carter Burden Jr. (1941-1996) —
also known as Carter Burden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
County, Calif., August
25, 1941.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1978; founder of
Commodore Media, owner of radio
stations.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
23, 1996 (age 54 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stephen F. Burkard (b. 1897) —
of Queens Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 8,
1897.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1927-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Adrian Paul Burke (1904-2000) —
also known as Adrian P. Burke —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
2, 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 13th District, 1938;
judge
of New York Court of Appeals, 1955-73.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Lauderhill, Broward
County, Fla., September
3, 2000 (age 95 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Burke and Rose Mary Daw Burke; married, December
27, 1934, to Edith Martin. |
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Edmund Burke Jr. (1905-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, 1941-43; attorney for Texaco oil company.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 13,
1993 (age 88 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edmund Burke and Mabel Jeannette (Rule) Burke; married, July 18,
1939, to Marion Hopkins McDonagh. |
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Harold P. Burke (1895-1981) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 6,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1929; candidate
for New York
state senate 46th District, 1930; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1937-81;
took senior status 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 17,
1981 (age 86 years, 41
days).
Interment at St.
Ann's Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Burke and Jennie (Noonan) Burke; married, June 30,
1927, to Margaret M. McKay. |
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Thomas Burke (1849-1925) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Clinton
County, N.Y., December
22, 1849.
Lawyer; King
County Probate Judge, 1876-80; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Washington Territory, 1880; chief
justice of Washington territorial supreme court, 1888-89.
While speaking at the semi-annual
meeting of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he
suffered a stroke of
apoplexy and died, in the offices
of the Carnegie Foundation, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1925 (age 75 years, 347
days). Present at the meeting were Nicholas
Murray Butler (who caught him as he collapsed), Elihu
Root, Robert
Lansing, John
W. Davis, David
Jayne Hill, Gov. Andrew
Jackson Montague, Sen. LeRoy
Percy, and others.
Interment at Evergreen-Washelli
Memorial Park, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of James Burke and Bridget Della (Ryan) Burke; married, October
6, 1879, to Caroline E. McGilvra. |
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Timothy Farrar Burke (b. 1855) —
also known as Timothy F. Burke —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1892; U.S.
Attorney for Wyoming, 1898-1907, 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William C. Burke and Sarah E. (Farrar) Burke; married 1879 to
Blanche Harvey. |
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Alvah Waterman Burlingame Jr. (1879-1952) —
also known as Alvah W. Burlingame, Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1909-10, 1915-22; defeated, 1912,
1922; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1914.
Died May 18,
1952 (age 72 years, 270
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Anson Burlingame (1820-1870) —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
14, 1820.
Lawyer; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1852; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1855-61; U.S.
Minister to China, 1861-67.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in St. Petersburg, Russia,
February
23, 1870 (age 49 years, 101
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Wilder L. Burnap —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in New York.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1882.
Burial location unknown.
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Madison Burnell (1812-1865) —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Charlotte town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., February
10, 1812.
Lawyer; law partner of Richard
P. Marvin, 1838-47; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1846-47.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., December
8, 1865 (age 53 years, 301
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Burnell; married 1840 to Sarah
Spurr. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Chautauqua
County (1875) |
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Henry Lawrence Burnett (1838-1916) —
also known as Henry L. Burnett; "Lightning Eyes
Burnett" —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, December
26, 1838.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1898-1906.
Investigated the assassination of President Abraham
Lincoln, and helped prosecute the conspirators.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1916 (age 77 years, 9
days).
Interment at Slate
Hill Cemetery, Goshen, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Agnes Suffern Tailer. |
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Jean La Rue Burnett (d. 1907) —
also known as Jean L. Burnett —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1899-1907; died in office
1907; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904.
Died in February, 1907.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles O. Burney Jr. (b. 1907) —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 28,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1937-40; member of
New
York state senate, 1941-48 (50th District 1941-44, 55th District
1945-48); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Burr (1756-1836) —
also known as Aaron Edwards —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
6, 1756.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County
1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01); New York
state attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1791-97; Vice
President of the United States, 1801-05; Killed Alexander
Hamilton in a duel,
July 11, 1804; tried
for treason
in 1807; found not guilty.
Presbyterian.
Slaveowner.
Died, after several strokes,
at the Winants or Port Richmond Hotel,
Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
14, 1836 (age 80 years, 221
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Burr (1716-1757) and Esther (Edwards) Burr; brother of Sarah
Burr (who married Tapping
Reeve); married, July 2,
1782, to Theodosia (Bartow) Prevost (first cousin twice removed
of Francis
Stebbins Bartow); married 1833 to Eliza
(Bowen) Jumel; father of Theodosia Burr (who married Joseph
Alston); nephew of Pierpont
Edwards; third great-grandson of Thomas
Willett; ancestor of Karla
Ballard; first cousin of Theodore
Dwight and Henry
Waggaman Edwards; first cousin four times removed of Anson
Foster Keeler; second cousin of John
Davenport and James
Davenport; second cousin once removed of Theodore
Davenport; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Robert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed of Charles
Taylor Sherman, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson
Parker Sherman, John
Sherman and Evert
Harris Kittell; second cousin four times removed of Chauncey
Mitchell Depew, Ezekiel
Gilbert Stoddard, Stillman
Stephen Light and Blanche
M. Woodward; second cousin five times removed of Alfred
Walstein Bangs, John
Clarence Keeler, Louis
Ezekiel Stoddard, John
Cecil Purcell and Arthur
Callen Kittell Jr.; third cousin of Benjamin
Tallmadge; third cousin once removed of Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge; third cousin twice removed of Eli
Thacher Hoyt, George
Smith Catlin, John
Appleton, Howkin
Bulkley Beardslee, Joseph
Pomeroy Root and Edward
Williams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed of Greene
Carrier Bronson, Abijah
Catlin, David
Munson Osborne, George
Landon Ingraham, Dwight
Arthur Silliman and Charles
Dunsmore Millard; fourth cousin of Noah
Phelps and Hezekiah
Case; fourth cousin once removed of Parmenio
Adams, Elisha
Phelps, Ambrose
Tuttle, Jesse
Hoyt, Abiel
Case, Henry
Fisk Janes, Jairus
Case, John
Leslie Russell, George
Washington Wolcott, William
Dean Kellogg and Almon
Case. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Jonathan
Dayton — Nathaniel
Pendleton — John
Smith — John
Tayler — Walter
D. Corrigan, Sr. — Cowles
Mead — Luther
Martin — William
P. Van Ness — Samuel
Swartwout — William
Wirt — Theophilus
W. Smith |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask,
Aaron
Burr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President,
1756-1805 — Milton Lomask, Aaron
Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 —
Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's
Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the
Judiciary — Buckner F. Melton Jr., Aaron
Burr : Conspiracy to Treason — Thomas Fleming, Duel:
Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of
America — Arnold A. Rogow, A
Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —
H. W. Brands, The
Heartbreak of Aaron Burr — David O. Stewart, American
Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's
America — Donald Barr Chidsey, The
great conspiracy: Aaron Burr and his strange doings in the
West |
| | | Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal,
Burr |
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Joseph Arthur Burr (1850-1915) —
also known as Joseph A. Burr —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
11, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Corporation Counsel, city of Brooklyn,
1896-97; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1904-15; appointed 1904;
died in office 1915; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court, 1909.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the Revolution; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1915 (age 64 years, 219
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Arthur Burr and Harriet (Nash) Burr; married to Ella A.
Dawson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William P. Burr (b. 1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dublin, Ireland,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920-26; appointed 1920;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Silas Mainville Burroughs (1810-1860) —
also known as Silas M. Burroughs —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Ovid, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 16,
1810.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1837, 1850-51, 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 31st District, 1857-60; died in
office 1860.
Died in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., June 3,
1860 (age 49 years, 323
days).
Interment at Boxwood
Cemetery, Medina, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Gordon W. Burrows (1926-1997) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
28, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; legislative
assistant, Assemblyman P.
Boice Esser, 1959; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-88 (97th District 1966, 90th District
1967-82, 84th District 1983-88); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1989-96.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 1997 (age 70 years, 257
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Ramirez. |
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Karen S. Burstein —
of Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1970 (4th District), 1980 (5th
District); member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1973-78; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1994.
Female.
Still living as of 1994.
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Sidney Burstein —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Liberal. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1954, 1958;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) —
also known as Robert T. Bushnell —
of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; Middlesex
County District Attorney, 1927-31; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1941-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his suite at the Royalton Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1949 (age 53 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,
June
30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
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Richard Busteed (1822-1898) —
Born in County Cavan, Ireland,
February
16, 1822.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874; U.S.
District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 1863-74;
resigned 1874.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1898 (age 76 years, 210
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) —
also known as Benjamin F. Butler —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook Landing, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
17, 1795.
Lawyer; Albany
County District Attorney, 1821-24; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1828; U.S.
Attorney General, 1833-38; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Presbyterian.
Died in Paris, France,
November
8, 1858 (age 62 years, 326
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Randolph Butler Jr. (b. 1940) —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1940.
Lawyer; Mobile
County District Attorney, 1971-75; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Alabama, 1988-2005;
took senior status 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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Mortimer W. Byers (1877-1962) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 28,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War
I; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1929-60;
took senior status 1960.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1962 (age 84 years, 281
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas S. Byers and Isabella F. (Wardle) Byers; married, June 6,
1906, to Kate A. House. |
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Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa., October
21, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908;
president, Tide Water Oil
Company, 1924-26, and of its successor, Tide Water Associated Oil
Company, 1926-33; president, American Petroleum
Institute, 1933-41.
Presbyterian.
Died in Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
28, 1941 (age 60 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to
Florence Payne. |
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Doris I. Byrne —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 2nd District, 1934-37; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1948;
vice-chair
of New York Democratic Party, 1945.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Richard P. Byrne (1880-1958) —
of DeWitt, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born near Pompey, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
27, 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1934; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1945-46; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, in Crouse-Irving Hospital,
Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., July 18,
1958 (age 77 years, 264
days).
Interment at Pompey
Hill Cemetery, Pompey, N.Y.
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William Thomas Byrne (1876-1952) —
also known as William T. Byrne —
of Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Bean Hill, Florida town, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March 6,
1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1923-36; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-52 (28th District 1937-45,
32nd District 1945-52); died in office 1952.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
27, 1952 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Colonie, N.Y.
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John A. Byrnes (c.1897-1963) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1897.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1926-36;
Justice, New York City Court, 1937-59; chief justice, 1943-57.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1963 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mae McSherry. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Elinor Byrns —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.
Socialist. Lawyer; woman suffrage activist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1918, 1926; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1927.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Ainsworth Harrison Byrns and Eliza (Grover)
Byrns. |
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