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Kenneth Seaborne MacAffer (b. 1900) —
also known as Kenneth S. MacAffer —
of Menands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y., March 1,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1922; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1938-45; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1950-58; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph A. Macchia (born c.1916) —
of New York.
Born about 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957.
Still living as of 1957.
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John MacCrate (1885-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dumbarton, Scotland,
March
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1909; candidate
for New
York state senate 7th District, 1909; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1919-20; resigned
1920; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-55; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1948-49.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 91 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Wallace Macfarlane (b. 1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St. John, New
Brunswick, December
3, 1856.
Son of James Macfarlane and Mary (Cameron) Macfarlane.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1894-98.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., September
16, 1872.
Son of James W. MacGregor and Harriet (Cratar) MacGregor.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned
1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1952 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Thomas J. Mackell (1914-1992) —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Died January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edwin A. Mackey —
of Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1914-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Brown Maclay (1812-1882) —
also known as William B. Maclay —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 20,
1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1840-42; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1843-49, 1857-61 (4th District
1843-49, 5th District 1857-61).
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1882 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960) —
also known as John Van A. MacMurray —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
6, 1881.
Son of Junius W. MacMurray and Henrietta (Van Antwerp) MacMurray.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1907; U.S. Minister to China, 1925-29; Estonia, 1933-36; Latvia, 1933-36; Lithuania, 1933-36; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1936-41.
Died in 1960
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Tracy P. Madden (b. 1886) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1912-13.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel T. Maddox (1854-1916) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1854.
Son of Sarah T. (Bates) Maddox and Samuel
T. Maddox (1830-1876).
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1913.
Died March 12,
1916 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frederick B. Maerkle —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Warren Magee (1861-1927) —
also known as Walter W. Magee —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 23,
1861.
Son of Col. John Magee and Mariet (Patchin) Magee.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1915-27; died in
office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 27,
1927 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Son of William
Lyman Maginnis and Letie (Abbot) Maginnis.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Thomas Francis Magner (1860-1945) —
also known as Thomas F. Magner —
of Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1860.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1888; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (5th District 1889-93, 6th
District 1893-95).
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
22, 1945 (age 85 years, 289
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Daniel Magone, Jr. (1829-1904) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
26, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1884;
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1886-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., September
4, 1904 (age 75 years, 222
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864-1937) —
also known as Rowland B. Mahany —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1864.
Son of Kean Mahany and Catherine (Reynolds) Mahany.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1892-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1895-99; defeated,
1892, 1898; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1924
(alternate), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1937 (age 72 years, 216
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis J. Mahoney (d. 1956) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1943-56 (13th District 1943-44, 19th District
1945-54, 25th District 1955-56); died in office 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
23, 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 10,
1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1937-64 (48th District 1937-44, 53rd District
1945-54, 55th District 1955-64); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1982
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Mahoney (c.1898-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Ridgeway, Ontario.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., about 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Died, in a nursing
home at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 19,
1980 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Gordon Main —
also known as Robert G. Main —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1951-59; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District; elected 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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William C. Mains (c.1869-1909) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1869.
Son of Rev. George P. Mains.
Republican. Lawyer; crusader against saloons in Mt. Vernon,
N.Y.; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1901.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office at
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
23, 1909 (age about 40
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Denise L. Majette (b. 1955) —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 18,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; state court judge in Georgia, 1993-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2003-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2004.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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George Roland Malby (1857-1912) —
also known as George R. Malby —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., September
16, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1891-95 (St. Lawrence County 1st District
1891-92, St. Lawrence County 1893-95); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1907-12; died in
office 1912.
Died, from heart
disease, in his room at the Murray Hill Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1912 (age 54 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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James Male —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1922-24.
Burial
location unknown.
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Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. 1866) —
also known as Leon A. Malkiel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Moscow, Russia,
August
1, 1866.
Son of Andrew Malkiel and Elizabeth Malkiel.
Real
estate business; lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1903 (Social Democratic), 1906 (Social
Democratic), 1915 (Socialist), 1929 (Socialist); Social Democratic
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1904; Socialist candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rufus Mallory (1831-1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
10, 1831.
Son of Samuel Mallory and Lucretia (Davis) Mallory.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1862, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1873-82.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April 30,
1914 (age 83 years, 110
days).
Cremated.
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Son of William C. Malone and Rose (McKenny) Malone.
Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest
Wilson Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Culver City Hospital,
Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Samuel Mandelbaum (b. 1884) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1923-32; member
of New
York state senate 14th District, 1933-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) —
also known as "The King of Queens" —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleeding
from slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had been
abducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while he
was hospitalized, a criminal investigation
against him became public.
Stabbed
himself
in the heart, and died soon after, at Booth Memorial Medical
Center, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 13,
1986 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, near Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Son of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan (died 1961).
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Guy James Mangano (b. 1930) —
also known as Guy Mangano —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
14, 1930.
Son of James
V. Mangano.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1959-62; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1963-65; resigned 1965; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Robert E. Manley (c.1876-1958) —
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1930.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1958 (age about 82
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William B. Mann (d. 1946) —
of Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1940-44.
Died in 1946.
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Thomas Courtland Manning (1825-1887) —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., September
14, 1825.
Son of Joseph Manning and Sarah (Houghton) Manning.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1864-65, 1882-86; chief
justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1886-87.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1887 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1848
to Mary Blair. |
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Walter Roe Mansfield (1911-1987) —
of New York; New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 1,
1911.
Son of Frederick
William Mansfield and Helena E. (Roe) Mansfield.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-71; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of a stroke, in
Christchurch, New
Zealand, January
7, 1987 (age 75 years, 190
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Thomas Manton (1880-1946) —
also known as Martin T. Manton —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August 2,
1880.
Son of Michael Manton and Catherine (Mullen) Manton.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1916-18; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1918-39; resigned 1939.
Catholic.
U.S. District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey charged
in 1939 that Judge Manton had received more than $400,000 from
litigants; Dewey sent six specific instances the U.S. House Judiciary
Committee for consideration of impeachment.
Following the judge's resignation,
he was indicted
on bribery
charges;
tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to two years in prison
and fined
$10,000; released in 1941.
Died in Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
17, 1946 (age 66 years, 107
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7th
District 1993-99); Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 22,
2006 (age 73 years, 231
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bertha Mapes (1880-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
21, 1880.
Daughter of William Archer Mapes (1839-1913) and Ida Cornly (Arnow)
Mapes (1846-1919).
Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Died in February, 1967
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Carmine J. Marasco —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915, 1935-37, 1939-41 (New York County 3rd
District 1915, Kings County 16th District 1935-37, 1939-41); resigned
1941; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1941-44.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954) —
also known as Vito Marcantonio —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
10, 1902.
Son of Samuel Marcantonio and Angelina (De Dobitis) Marcantonio.
Lawyer; campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Fiorello
H. LaGuardia, 1924-32; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-37, 1939-51 (20th District
1935-37, 1939-45, 18th District 1945-51); defeated, 1936, 1950;
American Labor candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; New York American Labor Party state
chair, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, United
World Federalists; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Fell dead, after coming up the subway stairs, on Broadway by City
Hall Park, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August 9,
1954 (age 51 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John J. Marchi (1921-2009) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 20,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1957-2006 (19th District 1957-65, 26th District
1966, 23rd District 1967-72, 24th District 1973-2006); candidate for
borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1961; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lucca, Italy,
April
25, 2009 (age 87 years, 340
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William L. Marcy, Jr. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1929-33; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) —
also known as William L. Marcy —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
12, 1786.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; New York
state comptroller, 1823-29; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1829; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1831-33; Governor of
New York, 1833-39; defeated, 1838; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1845-49; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1853-57.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 4,
1857 (age 70 years, 204
days). His portrait appeared on some U.S. currency
issued in the 19th or early 20th century.
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Orest V. Maresca —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1951-68 (New York County 13th District 1951-65,
80th District 1966, 71st District 1967-68).
Still living as of 1968.
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Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) —
of Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Glen Head, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 6,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; legislative counsel to Sen. Edward
J. Speno, 1960-61; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District
1967-72, 17th District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
28, 2008 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Crean. |
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Albert J. Marino (b. 1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1944; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1946-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Louis Marino (c.1915-2000) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1964.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 2000 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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David Everett Mark (b. 1923) —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1923.
Son of Leslie Mark and Lena (Tyor) Mark.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1974.
Still living as of 1997.
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Henry Markell (1792-1831) —
of New York.
Born in Stone Arabia, Montgomery
County, N.Y., February
7, 1792.
Son of Jacob
Markell.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1825-29.
Died in Palatine, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
30, 1831 (age 39 years, 204
days).
Interment at St.
Johnsville Cemetery, St. Johnsville, N.Y.
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; gold and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke, in
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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George L. Marks (b. 1927) —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Born October
20, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1962.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jacob Marks (b. 1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1861.
Son of Wolff Marks and Henrietta (Rothschild) Marks.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1905-06; municipal judge in New York,
1907-27.
Jewish.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Henrietta Barnett. |
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Jerome W. Marks (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 22,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-68 (New York County 4th District 1963-65,
67th District 1966, 61st District 1967-68).
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith.
Still living as of 1968.
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Samuel Marks (b. 1861) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
24, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1909;
defeated, 1909.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frances K. Marlatt (d. 1969) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1953-60.
Female.
Died in 1969.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph R. Marro (b. 1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 17,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (18th District 1953-54, 24th District
1955-64).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert McC. Marsh —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1912;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 25th District, 1916-17;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1920, 1933.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870-1931) —
also known as H. Snowden Marshall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
15, 1870.
Son of Charles Marshall and Rebecca (Snowden) Marshall.
Lawyer; law partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, George
Gordon Battle, and James
A. O'Gorman; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1913-17; in
1915-16, U.S. Rep. Frank
Buchanan (who was at the time being indicted by a federal grand
jury) introduced impeachment
resolutions against Marshall; the charges, including malfeasance
in the handling of past cases, were investigated
by a House Judiciary subcommittee, which held hearings in New York,
and inquired into the proceedings of the grand jury which had
indicted Rep. Buchanan; Marshall wrote a critical letter to the
subcommittee, impugning its motives; based on this letter, the full
House voted to find him in contempt
of Congress, and ordered his
arrest; on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the
authority of the House to punish for contempt extended only to
actions which directly interfered with its proceedings.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1931 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James Creel Marshall (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Marshall —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., March 31,
1948.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1996-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 2003-08 (3rd District 2003-07, 8th
District 2007-08); defeated, 2000.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thurgood Marshall, Jr. (b. 1956) —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1956.
Son of Thurgood
Marshall and Cecilia
Marshall.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1996;
assistant to Pres. Bill
Clinton, 1997-2001.
African
and Filipino
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2007.
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Vincent A. Marsicano (1905-1976) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born September
24, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1933; candidate
for New
York state senate 12th District, 1942; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1960.
Died March 17,
1976 (age 70 years, 175
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Celora E. Martin (b. 1834) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Herkimer
County, N.Y., August
23, 1834.
Son of Ellis Martin and Lucetta (Brayton) Martin.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1877-95; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1895-1906; Presidential Elector for
New York, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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John S. Martin, Jr. (b. 1935) —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1935.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Leonard
P. Moore, 1961-62; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1980-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1990-2003;
senior judge, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Louis M. Martin —
of Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1898-1900,
1916-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1925-26; resigned 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Martin (1748-1826) —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
20, 1748.
Son of Benjamin Martin and Hannah Martin.
Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1778-1805, 1818-22; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; defense attorney for Samuel
Chase in his 1805 impeachment trial, and for Aaron
Burr in his 1807 treason trial.
Episcopalian.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1826 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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John Henry Martindale (1815-1881) —
also known as John H. Martindale —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sandy Hill, Washington
County, N.Y., March 20,
1815.
Son of Henry
Clinton Martindale.
Lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1842-51; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Military Governor of Washington, 1862-64; New York
state attorney general, 1866-67.
Died in Nice, France,
1881
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1840
to Emeline M. Holden. |
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Alfred Marvin (b. 1873) —
of Matamoras, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., April 11,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1907-09;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Pratt Marvin (1803-1892) —
of New York.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
23, 1803.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1837-41 (31st District 1837-39,
19th District 1839-41).
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
11, 1892 (age 88 years, 19
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary; Grange.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Melva Bettinger. |
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William Ernest Mason (1850-1921) —
also known as William E. Mason —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 7,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1879-80; member of Illinois
state senate, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1887-91, 1917-21 (3rd District
1887-91, 2nd District 1917-19, at-large 1919-21); defeated, 1912;
died in office 1921; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1897-1903; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1904.
Died June 16,
1921 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Waukegan, Ill.
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Agnes E. Warner. |
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Douglas Mathewson (c.1870-1948) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1897;
defeated, 1895; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1914-17; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
24, 1948 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Dillingham. |
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David Matthews —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1776-84.
In 1776, the New York Provincial Congress ordered his arrest
over his involvement
in a plot to poison
Gen. George
Washington; continued serving as mayor during British occupation
of the city; in 1783, he fled to
Nova Scotia with other Loyalists.
Burial
location unknown.
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Burr Mattice (1856-1903) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Jefferson, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 10,
1856.
Son of George Mattice and Delissa (Picket) Mattice.
Republican. Lawyer; Otsego
County District Attorney, 1893; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1897-1903; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1903 (age 47 years, 122
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Naomi Caplan Matusow (b. 1938) —
also known as Naomi Matusow —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1988
(alternate), 2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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Sharon J. Mauhs (1901-1964) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon Springs, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
27, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1926-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (27th District), 1944 (30th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1949-52; chair of
Schoharie County Democratic Party, 1955; New York State
Conservation Commissioner, 1956-58.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange; Farm
Bureau.
Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
7, 1964 (age 62 years, 346
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hugh Maxwell (1787-1873) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paisley, Scotland,
1787.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; New
York County District Attorney, 1817-18, 1821-29; U.S. Collector of Customs,
1849-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1873 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius M. Mayer (1865-1925) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1865.
Son of J. Daniel Mayer and Fannie M. (Marshuetz) Mayer.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908;
New
York state attorney general, 1905-06; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1925 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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John Maynard (d. 1850) —
of New York.
Born in New York.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1841-43 (26th District
1827-29, 25th District 1841-43); member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1838-41; resigned 1841; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1847-50; died in office 1850.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 24,
1850.
Burial
location unknown.
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William McAdoo (1853-1930) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Ireland,
October
25, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
Gibbs McAdoo (no relation); member of New Jersey state
legislature, 1882; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1883-91.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1930 (age 76 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Son of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo
(1832-1913).
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Leonard G. McAneny —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of
Yonkers, N.Y., 1928.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis J. McCaffrey, Jr. (b. 1902) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
9, 1902.
Son of Dr. Francis J. McCaffrey and Irene (Booth) McCaffrey.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1934-40;
member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1941; resigned 1941.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1932
to Katherine Agnes Hume. |
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Francis J. McCaffrey (b. 1917) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
16, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1951-56 (28th District 1951-54, 29th District
1955-56); defeated, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
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Edward Everett McCall (1863-1924) —
also known as Edward E. McCall —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
6, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13; resigned 1913;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1913; chair, New York State Public
Service Commission, 1913-15; removed from
office in November, 1915, because he owned
stock in a company under commission jurisdiction; president, New
Jersey Life
Insurance Company, 1916.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 12,
1924 (age 61 years, 66
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Edward
Everett |
| | | Relatives: Married 1886 to Ella
Frances Gaynor; brother of John A. McCall (president, New York Life
Insurance Company). |
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Lyman H. McCall (b. 1860) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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John G. McCarthy (b. 1923) —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
10, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (Suffolk County 3rd District 1963-65, 6th
District 1966-72, 8th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis;
Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Stanco. |
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George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) —
also known as George B. McClellan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dresden, Saxony (now Germany)
of American parents, November
23, 1865.
Son of George
Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) and Ellen (Marcy) McClellan.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1904-09; university
professor; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died November
30, 1940 (age 75 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles P. McClelland (b. 1854) —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Scotland,
December
19, 1854.
Son of William McClelland and Nicholas (Paul) McClelland.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1885-86, 1891; member of New York
state senate, 1892-93, 1903 (12th District 1892-93, 22nd District
1903); resigned 1903; Judge of
U.S. Customs Court, 1903-36.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James D. McClelland (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 7,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1882; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1911-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin McClung (b. 1867) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., 1867.
Son of Samuel McClung and Margaret (Upright) McClung.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Foresters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugene A. McCollum (b. 1880) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles R. McConnell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1935-40.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anson George McCook (1835-1917) —
also known as Anson G. McCook —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, October
10, 1835.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1877-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
30, 1917 (age 82 years, 81
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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William C. McCreery (b. 1896) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
22, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1926-40;
defeated, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank S. McCullough —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1945-50;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1951-59; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District; elected 1960.
Catholic.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Francis X. McDermott (b. 1924) —
also known as Frank X. McDermott —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
15, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-65;
candidate in primary for Governor of
New Jersey, 1969.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Patricia Keogh. |
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William C. McDonald (1858-1918) —
of Carrizozo, Lincoln
County, N.M.
Born in Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 25,
1858.
Son of John McDonald and Lydia Marshall (Biggs) McDonald.
Lawyer; civil
engineer; cattle ranch
manager; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; Governor of
New Mexico, 1912-17.
Died April 11,
1918 (age 59 years, 260
days).
Interment at Cedarvale
Cemetery, White Oaks, N.M.
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Bernard C. McDonnell (d. 1959) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1948-59; died in
office 1959.
Died August 2,
1959.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Van McDuffie (1841-1896) —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born in Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 16,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; planter;
probate judge in Alabama, 1868-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1872,
1876,
1880
(alternate); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1890-91; defeated, 1886.
Died November
18, 1896 (age 55 years, 186
days).
Interment at Pines
Cemetery, Hayneville, Ala.
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Peter P. McElligott (b. 1878) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1909-19 (New York County 7th District 1909-17,
New York County 3rd District 1918-19).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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James T. McFarland —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; administrative assistant to Assemblyman William
E. Adams, 1964; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (154th District 1966, 140th District
1967-72); member of New York
state senate 59th District, 1973-78.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1978.
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Walter G. McGahan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1958.
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J. Raymond McGovern (b. 1898) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
22, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1945-50; New York
state comptroller; elected 1950; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1954.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis X. McGowan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-52 (New York County 12th District 1943-44,
New York County 6th District 1945-52).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher Columbus McGrath (1902-1986) —
also known as Christopher C. McGrath —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1928-35; state
court judge in New York, 1935-48, 1952; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1949-53.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 7,
1986 (age 84 years, 53
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick J. McGrath (b. 1879) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1908-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. McGuiness —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1951-56.
Still living as of 1956.
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Charles H. McHugh —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 10th District, 1951-52.
Still living as of 1952.
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John J. McInerney (b. 1873) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 10,
1873.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1924.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) —
also known as "Holy Joe" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August 8,
1889.
School
teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Died January
28, 1956 (age 66 years, 173
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William Henry McKeon (b. 1920) —
also known as William H. McKeon; Billy McKeon;
"Little Ceasar"; "The Mighty
Mite" —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born May 24,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
chair
of Cayuga County Democratic Party, 1953-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1963-65.
Still living as of 1965.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Donovan. |
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William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $500
bill from about 1928 until 1946.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception
in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Interment at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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Charles B. McLaughlin (1884-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bronx
County District Attorney, 1930-33; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-47; appointed 1933;
died in office 1947.
Died December
8, 1947 (age about 63
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester B. McLaughlin (b. 1857) —
of Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Moriah, Essex
County, N.Y., February
10, 1857.
Son of Lyman McLaughlin and Harriet C. McLaughlin.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County Judge and Surrogate, 1891-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1896-1913; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st Department,
1898-1900; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917.
Interment at Moriah
Cemetery, Moriah, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucy Warner. |
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J. Fairfax McLaughlin —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1918-20.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. McLaughlin (b. 1874) —
of Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
25, 1874.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1908-09.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martin Thomas McMahon (1838-1906) —
also known as Martin T. McMahon —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Laprairie, Quebec,
March
21, 1838.
Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Minister to Paraguay, 1868-69; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1891; member of
New
York state senate, 1892-95 (8th District 1892-93, 7th District
1894-95).
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at White Oak Swamp, Virginia, June
30, 1862.
Died in New York, 1906
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Patrick Joseph McMahon (born c.1883) —
also known as Patrick J. McMahon —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1883.
Democrat. Inspector of highways; Master
Workman of the Bronx Knights of Labor; lawyer; member of
New
York state assembly from New York County 34th District, 1913.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Labor; Elks; Woodmen;
Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907
to Wilhelmina Hamberg. |
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Walter Scott McNab —
also known as Walter S. McNab —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-19 (Schenectady County 1915-17, Schenectady
County 1st District 1918-19); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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John J. McNaboe (b. 1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., November
11, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1931-40.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel McNamara, Jr. (b. 1892) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born January
3, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1930-35.
Burial
location unknown.
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John McNulta (1837-1900) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1837.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1873-75.
Died February
22, 1900 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of the
Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 24,
1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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R. Hunter McQuistion —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1914-16; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles McVean (1802-1848) —
of Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1833-35; Montgomery
County District Attorney, 1836-39; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1848; died in
office 1848.
Died December
22, 1848 (age about 46
years).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Charles L. Mead —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; Orange
County Treasurer, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1916-21, 1923-25.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles W. Mead (born c.1852) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., about 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1884; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1903-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Donald H. Mead —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1949-53;
resigned 1953; mayor
of Syracuse, N.Y., 1954-56; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District; elected 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Harold Raymond Medina (1888-1990) —
also known as Harold R. Medina —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
16, 1888.
Son of Joaquin A. Medina and Elizabeth (Fash) Medina.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; took senior
status 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., March 14,
1990 (age 102 years, 26
days).
Interment at Westhampton
Cemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
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Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2009.
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Hunter Meighan —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1951-59;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1964.
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Robert E. Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Robert Menendez —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New Jersey
state senate, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-.
Catholic.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Abraham I. Menin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928;
candidate for mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1947.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony J. Mercorella —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (93rd District 1966, 85th District
1967-72).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeLucia. |
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Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825-1883) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
24, 1825.
Son of Ayres Phillips Merrill (M.D.).
Lawyer; evacuated from Natchez during the Civil War, along
with other Northern sympathizers, with the help of Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1876-77.
Died September
16, 1883 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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Relatives:
Married to Jane Sarah Surget. |
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Edwin Albert Merritt (1860-1914) —
also known as Edwin A. Merritt —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Pierrepont, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., July 25,
1860.
Son of Edwin
Atkins Merritt.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1902-12; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1912-14 (26th District 1912-13,
31st District 1913-14); died in office 1914.
Died in Potsdam, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., December
4, 1914 (age 54 years, 132
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, St. Lawrence County, N.Y.
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Thomas Henry Merry (1838-1907) —
also known as Thomas H. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hueneme (now Port Hueneme), Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1838.
Son of Thomas Henry Merry and Candida (Xavier) Merry.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of California
state assembly 10th District, 1880-81.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
20, 1907 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Smith Mesick (1856-1942) —
also known as William S. Mesick —
of Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
26, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1897-1901; defeated,
1900.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
1, 1942 (age 86 years, 97
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Fortescue C. Metcalfe (b. 1877) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1903-04; defeated,
1904.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Herman Methfessel (c.1901-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born about 1901.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car
accident, and died the next day, in North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley E. Michels (b. 1933) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
1984
(alternate), 2000;
candidate in primary for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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George Miles (1789-1850) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 5,
1789.
Lawyer; law partner of Alexander
S. Diven, around 1840; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1846-50; died in office 1850.
Died in 1850
(age about
61 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Son of Elijah Miles.
Postmaster;
St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Cyrus Chace Miller (c.1867-1956) —
also known as Cyrus C. Miller —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., about 1867.
Son of Jacob F. Miller.
Lawyer; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1910-13.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1956 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Herbert J. Miller —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (30th District 1966, 27th District
1967-72, 30th District 1973-75).
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Killian Miller (1785-1859) —
of Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 30,
1785.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1825, 1828; Columbia
County Clerk, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1855-57.
Died in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
9, 1859 (age 73 years, 163
days).
Interment at Hudson
City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Morris Smith Miller (1779-1824) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1779.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1813-15.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
17, 1824 (age 45 years, 109
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Nathan Lewis Miller (1868-1953) —
also known as Nathan L. Miller —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Solon town, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
10, 1868.
Son of Samuel Miller and Almira (Russell) Miller.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; New York
state comptroller, 1901-03; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1903-13; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1904-13; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1913-15; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
Governor
of New York, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Died June 26,
1953 (age 84 years, 259
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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William Henry Harrison Miller (1840-1917) —
Born in Augusta, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
6, 1840.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1889-93.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 25,
1917 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Fred G. Milligan, Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1915-16; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Son of Ogden Mills and Ruth (Livingston) Mills.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Churchyard, Staatsburg, N.Y.
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James Beverly Milner (1857-1936) —
also known as James B. Milner —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Middlefork, Clinton
County, Ind., October
31, 1857.
Son of William Milner (1817-1892) and Anna Elmira (Williams) Milner
(1831-1906).
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Calais, 1898-1916; Niagara Falls, 1917-24.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
25, 1936 (age 79 years, 25
days).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of William Milner (1817-1892) and Anna Elmira (Williams) Milner
(1831-1906); married, May 25,
1885, to May Frances Allen (1869-1922); father of George
Milner. |
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Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) —
also known as Bucky Mintz —
of South Fallsburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Indicted
in 1965 on bribery
charges;
convicted
in February 1966, and sentenced
to a year in prison.
Died, following a heart
attack, while serving a prison
sentence, in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 25,
1966 (age about 57
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Mishler (born c.1911) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1944;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1952;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959; defeated, 1959.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) —
of New York.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1879.
Son of James Mitchel and Mary (Purroy) Mitchel.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George
V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1913; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated in primary, 1917; on
April 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he was shot
at by an M. P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bullet
missed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city's
Corporation Counsel.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Killed in a plane
crash during World War
I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood, Calcasieu
Parish, La., July 6,
1918 (age 38 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Edward Mitchell (b. 1842) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 15,
1842.
Son of William Mitchell and Mary Penfold (Berrien) Mitchell.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1880;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1883, 1886; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1889-94.
Member, Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Son of George John Mitchell and Mary (Saad) Mitchell.
Democrat. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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John Murray Mitchell (1858-1905) —
also known as John M. Mitchell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 18,
1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1896-99; defeated,
1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Died in Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y., May 31,
1905 (age 47 years, 74
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Son of Joseph Charles Mitchell and Margaret Agnes (McMahon) Mitchell.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried and
acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 18,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,
New York County 1st District 1945-46); member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died of pneumonia
at New
York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1996 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salisbury
Cemetery, Salisbury, Conn.
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William DeWitt Mitchell (1874-1955) —
also known as William D. Mitchell —
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., September
9, 1874.
Son of William
Mitchell and Frances (Merritt) Mitchell.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor General,
1925-29; U.S.
Attorney General, 1929-33.
Died in Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
24, 1955 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Alfred Kean Moe (b. 1874) —
also known as Alfred K. Moe —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
5, 1874.
Son of Alfred Myron Moe and Sarah (Mahony) Moe.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1902-04; Dublin, 1904-09; Bordeaux, 1909-14; commissioner of public works, Elizabeth,
N.J., from 1926.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1906
to Charlotte Campbell. |
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Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1901.
Son of R. Burnham Moffat (1861-1916) and Ellen Low (Pierrepont)
Moffat (1872-1960).
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1929-43; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Died, of cancer, at
a retirement
home in Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J., April 17,
1996 (age 94 years, 341
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ferdinand J. Mondello —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-72 (Bronx County 10th District 1961-65, 94th
District 1966, 80th District 1967-72); defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Carlyn M. Ioppolo. |
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets; Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert Monell (1786-1860) —
of Greene, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., 1786.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1814-15, 1825-26, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1819-21, 1829-31 (15th District
1819-21, 21st District 1829-31); circuit judge in New York, 1831-45.
Died in Greene, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
29, 1860 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Hornby
Cemetery, Greene, N.Y.
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Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz (1898-1971) —
also known as B. J. Monkiewicz —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August 8,
1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Connecticut, 1961-68.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., July 2,
1971 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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George E. Monroe —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1902-05.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Monroe (1758-1831) —
of Virginia.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., April 28,
1758.
Son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister to France, 1794-96; Great Britain, 1803-07; Governor of
Virginia, 1799-1802, 1811; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1811-14, 1815-17; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1814-15; President
of the United States, 1817-25; delegate to
Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1930. His portrait appeared on the
U.S. $100
silver certificate in the 1880s and 1890s.
Died, probably of tuberculosis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1831 (age 73 years, 67
days).
Originally entombed at New
York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed at
New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858
at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Joseph
Jones; son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married
1786 to
Eliza Kortright; distant cousin of Thomas
Bell Monroe; uncle of James
Monroe (1799-1870); second great-granduncle of Theodore
Douglas Robinson and Corinne
Robinson Alsop. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Monroe counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., W.Va. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Monroe
— James
Monroe
— James
M. Pendleton
— James
M. Jackson
— James
Monroe Letts
— James
M. Ritchie
— James
M. Comly
— James
Monroe Buford
— James
M. Seibert
— James
M. Lown
— James
M. Miller
— James
Monroe Hale
— James
Monroe Spears
— James
M. Lown, Jr.
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon,
James
Monroe: The Quest for National Identity |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1930; Erie
County Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8th
District, 1955-56; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed and died, apparently of a heart
attack, while appearing in a court
case in City
Hall, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paris Montrose (c.1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1927, 1928.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were disciplined
for ambulance
chasing activities and paying
insurance company adjusters for favorable settlement of claims; his
license to practice law was suspended
for two years.
Died, of cancer, in
the Memorial Center
for Cancer and Allied Diseases of the Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Institute, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gideon Curtis Moody (1832-1904) —
also known as Gideon C. Moody —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
16, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1867-69, 1874-75; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1868-69,
1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota
Territory Territory, 1868;
justice
of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1878-83; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1889-91.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 17,
1904 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Cremated.
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George J. Moore —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1924-25; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 34th District, 1938.
Burial
location unknown.
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J. Lee Moore (1898-c.1949) —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born in 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1948;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1936-39, 1948 (9th District 1936-39, 5th District
1948); member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-43, 1944-47 (27th District
1940-43, 21st District 1944-47).
Died about 1949 (age about 51
years).
Interment somewhere
in Franklin, Ky.
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Leonard Page Moore (1898-1982) —
also known as Leonard P. Moore —
of New York.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 2,
1898.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-57; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1957-71; took senior
status 1971; senior
judge, 1971-82.
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., December
7, 1982 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel W. Moran (b. 1869) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., April 15,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Seneca
County District Attorney, 1898-1901; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1902-03.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar F. Moran —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1936-44; defeated,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward S. Moran, Jr. (b. 1901) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1927-38.
Arrested
in June 1938 and charged
with accepting $36,000 in bribes
from two taxicab companies; released on bail; again arrested
in April 1939 and charged
with state
income tax evasion; again released; tried on
the bribery
charges
in June 1939 and convicted;
sentenced
to two and a half to five years in prison;
released pending appeal, which was unsuccessful; disbarred;
started prison
term in January 1941; released on parole in September 1942.
Burial
location unknown.
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Miller B. Moran —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1921-24; Lewis
County District Attorney, 1927-31.
Burial
location unknown.
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Sherman Moreland (b. 1870) —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Etten town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
22, 1870.
Son of Chauncey Moreland and Elizabeth (Simpson) Moreland.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1903-07.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Morey (1798-1881) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., 1798.
Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1837-41.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, 1881
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Andrew D. Morgan (1859-1934) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in December, 1859.
Lawyer; merchant;
village
president of Ilion, New York; chairman, New York State Hospital
Commission, 1914-21.
Died December
15, 1934 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 4,
1808.
Son of Christopher Morgan (1777-1834) and Nancy (Barber) Morgan
(1785-1864).
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1839-43; defeated,
1842; secretary of
state of New York, 1847-51; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1860.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 3,
1877 (age 68 years, 303
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Harry Hays Morgan (b. 1860) —
also known as Harry H. Morgan; Henry H.
Morgan —
of Louisiana; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
24, 1860.
Son of Philip
Hickey Morgan and Beatrice Leslie (Ford) Morgan.
Cashier of a gas-light
company in St. Louis, 1887-91; lawyer; mining
business; U.S. Consul in Horgen, 1897-98; Aarau, 1898-1902; Lucerne, 1902-06; Stuttgart, 1906-07; Amsterdam, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1910-13; Hamburg, 1913-17; Antwerp, 1918-19; Brussels, 1919-22; Buenos Aires, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Hill Morgan (b. 1870) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 30,
1870.
Son of James Lancaster Morgan and Alice M. (Hill) Morgan.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1900-03; trustee,
Brooklyn Savings Bank;
member advisory committee, Bank of
America.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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Justin C. Morgan —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-56 (Erie County 7th District 1941-44, Erie
County 2nd District 1945-56).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
April
26, 1856.
Son of Lazarus Morgenthau and Babette (Guggenheim) Morgenthau.
Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter Company;
director, Equitable Life
Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty
Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Jewish.
Died following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1946 (age 90 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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L. Judson Morhouse —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1946-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960;
New York
Republican state chair, 1958.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jeremiah J. Moriarty (b. 1914) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1961-62; member of New York
state senate 58th District, 1963-65.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Still living as of 1965.
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Fred G. Moritt (b. 1905) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1938-44; member
of New
York state senate, 1945-57 (11th District 1945-54, 12th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Dave Hennen Morris (1872-1944) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 24,
1872.
Son of John Albert Morris (1836-1895) and Cora (Hennen) Morris
(1841-1872).
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1933-37; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1933-37.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1944 (age 72 years, 10
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Albert Morris (1836-1895) and Cora (Hennen) Morris
(1841-1872); brother of Alfred
Hennen Morris; married, June 19,
1895, to Alice Vanderbilt Shepard (1874-1950; great-granddaughter
of Cornelius 'Commodore' Vanderbilt (1794-1877; steamboat and
railroad baron)). |
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Newbold Morris (1902-1966) —
also known as Augustus Newbold Morris —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1902.
Son of Col. Newbold Morris and Helen Schermerhorn (Kingsland) Morris.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1945, 1949 (Republican); New York City
Parks Commissioner, 1960-66.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 31,
1966 (age 64 years, 57
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert Hunter Morris (1808-1855) —
also known as Robert H. Morris —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1808.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1833-34; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1841-44.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1855 (age 47 years, 251
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William E. Morris (b. 1901) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
31, 1901.
Son of Thomas F. Morris and Anna E. Morris.
Republican. Lawyer; assistant district attorney; member
of New
York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1934-37.
Burial
location unknown.
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Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) —
also known as Bruce A. Morrison —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas E. Morrissey, Jr. (c.1900-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Son of Thomas
E. Morrissey, Sr. and Margaret (Dempsey) Morrissey.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-58.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
28, 1975 (age about 75
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Irving Mosberg (b. 1908) —
of Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1958-67 (6th District 1958-65, 10th District 1966,
11th District 1967).
Jewish.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Abbott Moseley (1798-1873) —
also known as William A. Moseley —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitesboro, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
20, 1798.
Whig. Physician;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1835; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1843-47.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1873 (age 75 years, 30
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Gerard J. Muccigrosso (d. 1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1938; defeated
(American Labor), 1938.
Died February
12, 1981.
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Charles Andrew Muecke (b. 1918) —
also known as Charles A. Muecke; Carl
Muecke —
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1960, 1961-64; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1964-84; took senior status 1984.
Still living as of 2005.
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George Vincent Mullan (b. 1872) —
also known as George V. Mullan —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 7,
1872.
Son of John Mullan and Jane (Jebb) Mullan.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of John
Purroy Mitchel, 1902-13; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Mullin (1811-1882) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August 6,
1811.
Son of JOhn Mullin and Martha (Bodel) Mullin.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1847-49; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-81.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 17,
1882 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Joseph Mullin (1848-1897) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 29,
1848.
Son of Joseph
Mullin (1811-1882) and Lydia M. (Ten Eyck) Mullin.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1888;
member of New York
state senate, 1892-97 (21st District 1892-93, 22nd District
1894-95, 35th District 1896-97); died in office 1897.
Member, Freemasons.
Died suddenly, at the University Club, New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897 (age 49 years, 95
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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William Henry Munger (1845-1915) —
also known as William H. Munger —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
12, 1845.
Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1897-1915; died in office 1915.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
11, 1915 (age 69 years, 303
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christopher S. Murphy (b. 1973) —
of Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., August 3,
1973.
Son of Scott L. Murphy and Catherine (Lewczyk) Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 81st District, 1999-2003; member
of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 2003-06; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008.
Still living as of 2012.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy, Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Son of Grayson
Mallet-Prevost Murphy and Maud (Donaldson) Murphy.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence P. Murphy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Son of Daniel F. Murphy and Mary Murphy.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1945-70 (Kings County 13th District 1945-65, 42nd
District 1966-70).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Theresia Marie Byrne. |
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Thomas F. Murphy (c.1906-1995) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Lawyer; Judge of
U.S. District Court, 1951.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
As assistant U.S. attorney in New York in 1949-50, he was assigned to
be the lead prosecutor in the trial of Alger Hiss. In 1950-51, he
served as New York City Police Commissioner.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age about 89
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Brother of "Fireman" Murphy (professional baseball player
with the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox). |
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Frank J. Murray (b. 1884) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1912; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1913-14, 1922-34; resigned 1934; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lawrence J. Murray, Jr. (1910-2000) —
of Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 20,
1910.
Son of Lawrence J. Murray (born 1874) and Emma (Brennan) Murray.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940; charged,
in January 1940, with embezzling
$49,102 from Miss May Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client
(also sister-in-law to U.S. Postmaster General James
A. Farley); the money was lost in gambling
on horse races; tried, convicted
on all counts, and hence automatically disbarred
and removed from
office; sentenced
to five to ten years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1942; arrested
in 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegally taking
bets.
Irish
ancestry.
Died March 15,
2000 (age 89 years, 269
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Alfred Murtha (b. 1870) —
also known as James A. Murtha —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
3, 1870.
Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1894; National
Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1911-18; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Michael S. Myers (1801-1884) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., April 15,
1801.
Lawyer; Cayuga
County Clerk, 1829; village
president of Auburn, New York, 1835-36; postmaster.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1884
(age about
83 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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