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  Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) — also known as Horace T. Cahill — of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 12, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts, 1947-73. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died, in City Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill; married, February 4, 1922, to Josephine Gates.
  Frederick Manwell Calder (1861-1921) — also known as Frederick M. Calder — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in New York Mills, Oneida County, N.Y., March 20, 1861. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Oneida County Republican Party, 1891-92; Justice of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1921; died in office 1921. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died, from cerebral apoplexy, while presiding in court, in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 17, 1921 (age 59 years, 303 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Calder and Margaret (Huton) Calder; married, June 17, 1891, to Elizabeth Holbrook.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Pope Caldwell (1875-1940) — also known as C. Pope Caldwell — of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born near Bastrop, Bastrop County, Tex., June 18, 1875. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1915-21; candidate for borough president of Queens, New York, 1925. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Sunnyside, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., July 31, 1940 (age 65 years, 43 days). Cremated; ashes scattered.
  Relatives: Son of Charles G. Caldwell and Mary (Hill) Caldwell; married, July 20, 1907, to Frances Morrison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Stephen Callaghan (1876-1952) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Lebanon, Laclede County, Mo., October 3, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; municipal judge in New York, 1912-15; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1915-29; appointed 1915; defeated, 1929; elected (Wet) delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Freemasons. Died October 12, 1952 (age 76 years, 9 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Callaghan and Lucy (Fulbright) Callaghan; married, November 28, 1905, to Ethel Van Dien.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Donald A. Campbell (1922-1992) — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., August 2, 1922. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1951-68 (Montgomery County 1951-65, 123rd District 1966, 104th District 1967-68). Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Amvets; American Legion; American Bar Association. Died November 8, 1992 (age 70 years, 98 days). Burial location unknown.
  Edgar C. Campbell (b. 1889) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 28, 1889. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1920-23. Member, Freemasons; American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., April 15, 1898. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American Legion. Died in Hawthorne, Passaic County, N.J., June 20, 1972 (age 74 years, 66 days). Interment at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Carl A. Canfield and Florence A. (Saxton) Canfield; married, November 15, 1928, to Dorothy E. Greenwell.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
Jacob A. Cantor Jacob Aaron Cantor (1854-1921) — also known as Jacob A. Cantor — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1854. Democrat. Newspaper reporter; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1884, 1888; member of New York state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1885-87; member of New York state senate, 1888-98 (10th District 1888-93, 14th District 1894-95, 20th District 1896-98); borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1902-03; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1913-15; defeated, 1894 (15th District), 1914 (20th District); president, New York City Department of Taxes and Assessments, 1918-21. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., July 2, 1921 (age 66 years, 208 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Cantor and Hannah Cantor; married, August 8, 1888, to Julia (Lewenthal) Petshaw; married, September 25, 1897, to Lydia Greenbaum.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Times, October 21, 1894
  Maurice F. Cantor (b. 1895) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1895. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1927-29. Member, Freemasons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) — also known as Alburtis A. Carley — of Marathon, Cortland County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Marathon, Cortland County, N.Y., January 6, 1833. Republican. Dry goods merchant; manufacturer of barrel staves; director, First National Bank of Cortland; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Alanson Carley and Sally (Courtright) Carley; married, October 22, 1884, to Anna B. Friter.
  John Nelson Carlisle (1866-1931) — also known as John N. Carlisle — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Preble, Cortland County, N.Y., August 24, 1866. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1891-96; secretary of New York Democratic Party, 1898-1905; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904; member, New York Public Service Commission, 1910-12; New York State Commissioner of Highways, 1913-15. Universalist. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died July 21, 1931 (age 64 years, 331 days). Interment at Brookside Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Shuler Carlisle and Catherine Rose Delancy (Burdick) Carlisle; married, January 17, 1894, to Carrie C. Brown; grandson of Nelson Burdick; great-grandson of William Carlisle.
  Political family: Carlisle family of Watertown, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1892-1943) — also known as Gouverneur M. Carnochan — of New City, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., June 28, 1892. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; stockbroker; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Member, Freemasons. While in wartime service, he was killed in a plane crash, in South America or the Atlantic Ocean, October 12, 1943 (age 51 years, 106 days). Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1865-1915) and Mathilda Grosvenor (Goodridge) Carnochan; married 1915 to Eleanor Taylor; married 1928 to Sierra Baldwin Bliss; father of Gouverneur Morris Carnochan (1919-1944; private in U.S. Army, killed in action in Luxembourg); second great-grandnephew of Richard Valentine Morris; third great-grandson of Lewis Morris (1726-1798); third great-grandnephew of Richard Morris and Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816); fourth great-grandnephew of Robert Hunter Morris; fifth great-grandson of Lewis Morris (1671-1746); first cousin four times removed of Lewis Richard Morris; second cousin thrice removed of Gouverneur Morris (1809-1894).
  Political family: Morris-Ingersoll family of New York and Connecticut (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Brown Carswell (1883-1953) — also known as William B. Carswell — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1883. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 6th District, 1913-16; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1923-53; died in office 1953; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1927-49; candidate for delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; vice-president and trustee, Caledonian Hospital. Christian Reformed. Scottish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Grotto; Elks. Died, following surgery for a stomach ailment, in Sherbrooke Hospital, Sherbrooke, Quebec, September 7, 1953 (age about 70 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of David Bruce Carswell and Ann (Brown) Carswell.
Elbert N. Carvel Elbert Nostrand Carvel (1910-2005) — also known as Elbert N. Carvel; "Big Bert" — of Laurel, Sussex County, Del. Born in Shelter Island, Suffolk County, N.Y., February 9, 1910. Democrat. Fertilizer manufacturer; Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, 1945-49; Delaware Democratic state chair, 1946-47, 1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960; Governor of Delaware, 1949-53, 1961-65; defeated, 1952; candidate for U.S. Senator from Delaware, 1958, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Delaware. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Lions; Grange; Sigma Delta Kappa; Alpha Zeta. Died in Laurel, Sussex County, Del., February 6, 2005 (age 94 years, 363 days). Interment a private or family graveyard, Queen Anne's County, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Arnold Wrightson Carvel and Elizabeth (Nostrand) Carvel; married, December 17, 1932, to Ann Hall Valliant.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Alfred Levi Cary (b. 1835) — also known as Alfred L. Cary — of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis. Born in Sterling, Cayuga County, N.Y., July 23, 1835. Lawyer; general solicitor, Milwaukee, Lakeshore & Western Railroad; member of Wisconsin state assembly, 1874. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel C. Cary and Sophia (Eaton) Cary; married, September 6, 1864, to Harriet M. Van Slyck.
  James Henry Cassidy (1869-1926) — also known as James H. Cassidy — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, October 28, 1869. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., August 23, 1926 (age 56 years, 299 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James H. Cassidy and Mary (Brown) Cassidy; married, November 21, 1903, to Elizabeth Handiges.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert A. Catchpole (b. 1865) — of Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in London, England, August 17, 1865. Republican. Meat merchant; mayor of Geneva, N.Y., 1922-23; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1925-33. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Eagles; Elks; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John G. Catchpole and Elizabeth A. (Walsh) Catchpole; married to Helen F. McCarthy.
Emanuel Celler Emanuel Celler (1888-1981) — also known as Manny Celler — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 6, 1888. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1923-73 (10th District 1923-45, 15th District 1945-53, 11th District 1953-63, 10th District 1963-73); defeated (Liberal), 1972; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940, 1944 (member, Platform and Resolutions Committee), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks; United World Federalists; American Jewish Congress; American Jewish Committee; B'nai B'rith. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 15, 1981 (age 92 years, 254 days). Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry H. Celler and Josephine (Müller) Celler; married, June 30, 1914, to Stella B. Baar.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
George E. Chamberlin George Ellsworth Chamberlin (1872-1952) — also known as George E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y.; Lynchburg, Va. Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 17, 1872. Traveling salesman; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul General in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, as of 1927-30; Halifax, as of 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; American Geographic Society. Died in Lynchburg, Va., December 7, 1952 (age 80 years, 294 days). Interment at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Palmer, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and Maria Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin; married, September 7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1922)
  John Wayne Champlin (1831-1901) — also known as John W. Champlin — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., February 17, 1831. Democrat. Candidate for circuit judge in Michigan, 1863; mayor of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1867-68; defeated, 1868; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1884-91; chief justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1890-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons. Died in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., July 24, 1901 (age 70 years, 157 days). Interment at Fulton Street Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  See also Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society
  Maro Spaulding Chapman (1839-1907) — also known as Maro S. Chapman — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn., February 13, 1839. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postal envelope manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1882; member of Connecticut state senate 2nd District, 1885-86; candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grand Army of the Republic. Instrumental in the establishment of the Hartford, Manchester, Rockville Tramway Co. in 1895. Died in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., March 2, 1907 (age 68 years, 17 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman; married 1861 to Lucy Woodbridge; married 1871 to Helen Robbins.
  Elmer E. Charles (1862-1936) — of Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in New York, January 3, 1862. Lawyer; law partner of I. Sam Johnson, 1886-1906; Wyoming County District Attorney, 1895-1904; member of New York state assembly from Wyoming County, 1904-05. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons. Died in Warsaw, Wyoming County, N.Y., October 31, 1936 (age 74 years, 302 days). Interment at Warsaw Cemetery, Warsaw, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Charles and Lurana (Witherell) Charles; married to Sadie Baird.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Barclay Charles (1861-1950) — also known as William B. Charles — of Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, April 3, 1861. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; cotton dealer; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1904-06; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1928, 1936 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 30th District, 1915-17. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, N.Y., November 25, 1950 (age 89 years, 236 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1897 to Eleanor Rhodes.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Howard Chase (b. 1879) — also known as James H. Chase — of Aurora, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga County, N.Y., September 20, 1879. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County, 1939-46. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Grange; Farm Bureau. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1906 to Grace M. Crispell; grandson of Sanford Gifford.
  Political family: Lyon family of Cayuga County, New York.
  Andrew Gould Chatfield (1810-1875) — also known as Andrew G. Chatfield — of Addison, Steuben County, N.Y.; Racine, Racine County, Wis.; Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn. Born in Butternuts, Otsego County, N.Y., January 27, 1810. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County, 1839-41, 1846; justice of Minnesota territorial supreme court, 1853-57. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Belle Plaine, Scott County, Minn., October 3, 1875 (age 65 years, 249 days). Interment at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Cemetery, Belle Plaine, Minn.
  Relatives: Son of Enos Chatfield and Hannah (Starr) Chatfield; married, June 27, 1836, to Eunice Electa Clark Beeman; sixth great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Almon Ferdinand Rockwell; second cousin of Philo Fairchild Barnum and Phineas Taylor Barnum; third cousin once removed of Charles Robert Sherman and Truman Hotchkiss; fourth cousin of Charles Taylor Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman, Lampson Parker Sherman, John Sherman, Benjamin Pulaski Chatfield and Glover Wheeler Cable; fourth cousin once removed of Asahel Otis, Nathan Summers Beardslee and Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Chatfield, in Fillmore and Olmsted counties, Minnesota, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eli Perry Chatfield (b. 1846) — also known as Eli P. Chatfield — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Prattsville, Greene County, N.Y., August 14, 1846. Republican. Secretary, J. E. Tilt Shoe Company; candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ira D. Chatfield and Eliza (Case) Chatfield; married, February 13, 1873, to Ida M. Parker.
  Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958) — of Wyoming. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., July 21, 1860. Republican. Member of Wyoming state senate, 1890; Wyoming Republican state chair, 1893-94; secretary of state of Wyoming, 1899-1907; Governor of Wyoming, 1903-05. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar. Died May 9, 1958 (age 97 years, 292 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Guy Warren Cheney (1886-1939) — also known as Guy W. Cheney — of Corning, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Fort Covington, Franklin County, N.Y., February 20, 1886. Lawyer; secretary to U.S. Rep. Alanson B. Houghton, 1919-21; Steuben County District Attorney, 1922-31; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1937-39; died in office 1939. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Chi Rho; Phi Delta Phi; Odd Fellows; Elks; Rotary; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons. Died April 18, 1939 (age 53 years, 57 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth 'Lizzie' (Southwick) Cheney and Warren J. Cheney; married, February 2, 1911, to Edith Madison Costello.
  Charles Addison Chickering (1843-1900) — also known as Charles A. Chickering — of Copenhagen, Lewis County, N.Y. Born in Harrisburg, Lewis County, N.Y., November 26, 1843. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1879-81; clerk of the New York Assembly, 1884-1890; U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1893-1900; died in office 1900. Member, Freemasons. Jumped or fell from a fourth-floor balcony of the Grand Union Hotel, and died from his injuries, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 13, 1900 (age 56 years, 79 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Copenhagen, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1870 to Emma B. Stanton.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, as of 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; postmaster at New York City, N.Y., 1958-66 (acting, 1958-59). Presbyterian. Member, Disabled American Veterans; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973 (age 74 years, 76 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy.
Edgar E. Clark Edgar Erastus Clark (1856-1930) — also known as Edgar E. Clark — of Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. Born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., February 18, 1856. Republican. Train conductor; Grand Senior Conductor (1889), and Grand Chief Conductor (1890-1906), of the Order of Railway Conductors of America; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1904; member, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1906-21; chair, Interstate Commerce Commission, 1913-14, 1918-21. Member, Order of Railway Conductors; Freemasons; Elks. Died in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 1, 1930 (age 74 years, 286 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Dean Clark and Nancy Elizabeth (Jones) Clark; married, September 1, 1880, to Lovenia Jenkins; married, June 28, 1911, to Agnes English Barnes.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) — also known as Tom C. Clark — Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 23, 1899. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1945-49; Associate Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1977 (age 77 years, 263 days). Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Clark and Virginia Maxey 'Jennie' (Falls) Clark; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey (daughter of William Franklin Ramsey); father of Ramsey Clark.
  Political family: Clark-Ramsey family of Dallas, Texas.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Andrews Clark (1839-1925) — also known as William A. Clark — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Born near Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., January 8, 1839. Democrat. Banker; mine owner; delegate to Montana state constitutional convention, 1884, 1889; candidate for Delegate to U.S. Congress from Montana Territory, 1888; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1892, 1904; U.S. Senator from Montana, 1899-1900, 1901-07; resigned 1900. Member, Freemasons. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 2, 1925 (age 86 years, 53 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Clark and Mary (Andrews) Clark; married 1869 to Kate L. Stauffer; married, May 25, 1901, to Anna E. La Chapelle.
  Clark County, Nev. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., 1865. Republican. Architect; builder; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
De_Witt Clinton De Witt Clinton (1769-1828) — also known as "Father of the Erie Canal" — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Napanoch, Ulster County, N.Y., March 2, 1769. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1797-98; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1798-1802, 1805-11; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York council of appointment, 1801; U.S. Senator from New York, 1802-03; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1803-07, 1808-10, 1811-15; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1811-13; candidate for President of the United States, 1812; Governor of New York, 1817-23, 1825-28; died in office 1828. Member, Freemasons. Chief advocate for the Erie Canal, completed 1825. Slaveowner. Died, from heart failure, in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 11, 1828 (age 58 years, 346 days). Original interment at Clinton Cemetery, Little Britain, N.Y.; reinterment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Clinton and Mary (De Witt) Clinton; half-brother of James Graham Clinton; brother of Charles Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)); married, February 13, 1796, to Maria Franklin; married, May 8, 1819, to Catherine Livingston Jones; father of George William Clinton; nephew of George Clinton; first cousin of Jacob Hasbrouck DeWitt; first cousin once removed of Charles De Witt; first cousin five times removed of Abraham Owen Smoot III and Isaac Albert Smoot; second cousin once removed of Charles D. Bruyn and Charles Gerrit De Witt; second cousin twice removed of David Miller De Witt.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Cross-reference: Peter Gansevoort
  Clinton counties in Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Mo. and Pa., and DeWitt County, Ill., are named for him.
  The township and city of DeWitt, Michigan, are named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Iowa, is named for him.  — The village of DeWitt, Illinois, is named for him.  — The city of De Witt, Missouri, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: De Witt C. StevensDeWitt C. WalkerDe Witt C. StanfordDe Witt C. LittlejohnDe Witt C. GageDeWitt C. ClarkDe Witt C. LeachDewitt C. WestJohn DeWitt Clinton AtkinsDeWitt C. WilsonDe Witt C. MorrisD. C. GiddingsDeWitt C. HoughDeWitt C. JonesDe Witt C. TowerD. C. CoolmanDeWitt Clinton CregierDeWitt C. HoytDeWitt Clinton SenterDe Witt C. RuggDeWitt C. AllenDeWitt C. PeckDeWitt C. RichmanDewitt C. AldenDeWitt C. CramDe Witt C. BoltonDeWitt C. HuntingtonDeWitt C. JonesDeWitt C. PondDe Witt C. CarrDeWitt C. PierceDeWitt C. MiddletonDe Witt C. BadgerDeWitt C. DominickDeWitt C. BeckerDe Witt C. TitusDe Witt C. WinchellDewitt C. TurnerDewitt C. RuscoeDeWitt C. BrownDeWitt C. FrenchDe Witt C. FlanaganDeWitt C. ColeDeWitt C. TalmageDewitt Clinton ChaseDe Witt C. Poole, Jr.DeWitt C. CunninghamDewitt C. Chastain
  Coins and currency: His portrait appeared on the U.S. $1,000 note in 1898-1905.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about De Witt Clinton: Evan Cornog, The Birth of Empire : DeWitt Clinton and the American Experience, 1769-1828
  Image source: New York Public Library
George Clinton George Clinton (1739-1812) — of Ulster County, N.Y.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Little Britain, Orange County, N.Y., July 26, 1739. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster County, 1788; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812. Christian Reformed. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., April 20, 1812 (age 72 years, 269 days). Original interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at Old Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Clinton (1690-1773) and Elizabeth (Denniston) Clinton; brother of James Clinton; married, February 7, 1770, to Cornelia Tappen; father of Catherine Clinton (who married Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr.) and Elizabeth Denniston Clinton (who married Matthias Burnett Tallmadge); uncle of Charles Clinton (1767-1829), De Witt Clinton, George Clinton Jr., Mary Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)), Katherine Clinton (who married Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848)) and James Graham Clinton; granduncle of George William Clinton.
  Political families: Clinton-DeWitt family of New York; DeWitt-Bruyn-Hasbrouck-Kellogg family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Clinton counties in N.Y. and Ohio are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about George Clinton: John P. Kaminski, George Clinton : Yeoman Politician of the New Republic
  Image source: New York Public Library
  John T. Clyne (b. 1857) — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Born in Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y., December 8, 1857. Republican. Postmaster at Joliet, Ill., 1903-15; banker. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Clyne and Catherine (Quinn) Clyne.
  Herbert P. Coats (b. 1872) — of Saranac Lake, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Fulton, Oswego County, N.Y., September 1, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 34th District, 1910-14. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Coats and Emma G. Coats; married 1895 to Bertha E. Roberts.
George H. Cobb George Henry Cobb (b. 1864) — also known as George H. Cobb — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Hounsfield town, Jefferson County, N.Y., 1864. Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York state senate 35th District, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1910. Presbyterian. English, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Elijah Cobb and Emily (Crandall) Cobb; married, April 19, 1893, to Louisa Wenzel.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Hewitt Coburn Jr. (b. 1859) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 6, 1859. Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Manchester, 1907-08. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Hewitt Coburn and Martha (Sterritt) Coburn; married, December 12, 1895, to Lena May Carter.
  James Hodge Codding (1849-1919) — also known as James H. Codding — of Towanda, Bradford County, Pa. Born in Pike Township, Bradford County, Pa., July 8, 1849. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 15th District, 1895-99. Member, Freemasons. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 12, 1919 (age 70 years, 66 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Towanda, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albert Martin Cohen (b. 1901) — also known as Albert M. Cohen — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 10, 1901. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1928-34. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  William Wolfe Cohen (1874-1940) — also known as William W. Cohen — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 6, 1874. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1927-29. Jewish. Member, Freemasons; Elks; B'nai B'rith. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 12, 1940 (age 66 years, 36 days). Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Cohen and Fredericka (Kronacher) Cohen; married, February 4, 1902, to Sophie Dazian.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ernest E. Cole (1871-1949) — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Savona, Steuben County, N.Y., November 18, 1871. Republican. School principal; lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1920-22; member of New York state senate 43rd District, 1923-26; New York Commissioner of Education, 1940. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Odd Fellows. Died in 1949 (age about 77 years). Interment at Seamans Cemetery, Savona, N.Y.
  George Wilson Cole (1858-1923) — also known as George W. Cole — of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Humphrey, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., December 31, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; Cattaraugus County District Attorney, 1902-13; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1916-23; appointed 1916; died in office 1923. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Died in Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., March 30, 1923 (age 64 years, 89 days). Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen S. Cole and Lemira P. (Berry) Cole; married to Lucia Ellen Weber.
  William Sterling Cole (1904-1987) — also known as W. Sterling Cole — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Painted Post, Steuben County, N.Y., April 18, 1904. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1935-57 (37th District 1935-45, 39th District 1945-53, 37th District 1953-57). Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Nu; Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Delta Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Freemasons. Died in Washington, D.C., March 15, 1987 (age 82 years, 331 days). Interment somewhere in Bath, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Ernest Ethelbert Cole and Minnie (Pierce) Cole; married, July 3, 1929, to Mary Elizabeth Thomas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) — also known as William T. Coleman — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pa., April 20, 1867. Republican. Grocer; mayor of Elmira, N.Y., 1905. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Odd Fellows; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September 16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey.
Schuyler Colfax Schuyler Colfax Jr. (1823-1885) — also known as "The Christian Statesman"; "Smiler" — of South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 23, 1823. Delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1850-51; delegate to Whig National Convention from Indiana, 1852; U.S. Representative from Indiana 9th District, 1855-69; Speaker of the U.S. House, 1863-69; Vice President of the United States, 1869-73; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1872. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons. Died in Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn., January 13, 1885 (age 61 years, 296 days). Interment at South Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Schuyler Washington Colfax and Hannah (Stryker) Colfax; married 1844 to Evelyn Clark; married, November 18, 1868, to Ellen Maria Wade (niece of Benjamin Franklin Wade and Edward Wade; first cousin of Decius Spear Wade); father of Schuyler Colfax III.
  Political family: Wade-Colfax family of Andover and Jefferson, Ohio.
  Colfax counties in Neb. and N.M. are named for him.
  The city of Schuyler, Nebraska, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Schuyler Colfax: Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax : The changing fortunes of a political idol — James S. Brisbin, The campaign lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax and the political upheaval of 1854-1855 — Willard H. Smith, Schuyler Colfax: a reappraisal
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  Cornelius Van Santvoord Collins (1856-1926) — also known as Cornelius V. Collins — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Greenwich, Washington County, N.Y., June 20, 1856. Republican. Dry goods merchant; Troy city police commissioner, 1888-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900 (alternate), 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920; Rensselaer County Sheriff, 1905-08; postmaster. Member, Freemasons. Died in 1926 (age about 70 years). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
Norman J. Colman Norman Jay Colman (1827-1911) — also known as Norman J. Colman — of New Albany, Floyd County, Ind.; St. Louis, Mo. Born near Richfield Springs, Otsego County, N.Y., May 16, 1827. Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; Lieutenant Governor of Missouri, 1875-77; defeated, 1868; U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 1889. Member, Freemasons. Editor and publisher of an agricultural newspaper. Died, of apoplexy, in St. Louis, Mo., November 3, 1911 (age 84 years, 171 days). Interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
  Relatives: Son of Hamilton Colman and Nancy (Sprague) Colman; married 1851 to Clara Porter; married 1866 to Catherine 'Kate' Wright.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Image source: Life and Work of James G. Blaine (1893)
  John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) — also known as John H. Colvin — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y., October 25, 1839. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1904. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Foresters; Royal Arcanum; Knights of Honor. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Nancy Colvin and Harvey Doolittle Colvin; married, March 7, 1872, to Anna Wickliffe.
Frank Comesky Frank Comesky (b. 1858) — of Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Carmel, Putnam County, N.Y., January 14, 1858. Democrat. School principal; lawyer; Rockland County District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900. Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Foresters. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky.
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) — also known as Oliver C. Comstock — of Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Warwick, Kent County, R.I., March 1, 1780. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Marshall, Calhoun County, Mich., January 11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316 days). Interment at Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
  Presumably named for: Oliver Cromwell
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 7, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold Democratic State Central Committee, 1899. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Royal and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Shriners; American Bar Association. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December 9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9, 1882, to Fanny Butterfield.
  Cassius Congdon (b. 1870) — of West Clarksville, Allegany County, N.Y. Born in West Clarksville, Allegany County, N.Y., 1870. Republican. Farmer; cheese manufacturer; oil and gas producer; member of New York state assembly from Allegany County, 1924-29. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus M. Congdon; married to Corinne Butts (granddaughter of Martin Butts); grandson of Anson Congdon.
  Political family: Congdon family of West Clarksville, New York.
  Charles Gerard Conn (1844-1931) — of Elkhart, Elkhart County, Ind. Born in Manchester, Ontario County, N.Y., January 29, 1844. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor of Elkhart, Ind., 1880-83; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1889; U.S. Representative from Indiana 13th District, 1893-95. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons. Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., January 5, 1931 (age 86 years, 341 days). Interment at Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Ind.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Don W. Cook (b. 1919) — of Henrietta, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 8, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of New York state assembly 135th District, 1967-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  John H. Cooke (b. 1911) — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., June 29, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1951-62 (51st District 1951-54, 57th District 1955-62); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1962-64. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Charles W. Cool (1858-1932) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y., August 19, 1858. Republican. Mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1908-10, 1922-24. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Died in 1932 (age about 73 years). Burial location unknown.
  Mortimer Elwyn Cooley (b. 1855) — also known as Mortimer E. Cooley — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born near Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., March 28, 1855. Democrat. Engineer; university professor; served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; candidate for U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1924. Member, Sigma Phi; Sigma Xi; Freemasons; American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Blake Cooley and Achsah Bennett (Griswold) Cooley; married, December 25, 1879, to Caroline Elizabeth Mosely.
  Jesse Sherwood Cooper Jr. (1899-1971) — also known as Jesse S. Cooper, Jr. — of Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y.; Dover, Kent County, Del. Born in Dover, Kent County, Del., March 13, 1899. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1928; Delaware state treasurer, 1945-46; defeated, 1946. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Sons of the American Revolution. In 1950, he quietly helped Sen. John J. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, but his role was not disclosed until after his death. Died in Dover, Kent County, Del., 1971 (age about 72 years). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jesse Sherwood Cooper and Juliette Gardner (Minard) Cooper; married, April 19, 1937, to Elizabeth Roberts.
  The Jesse S. Cooper Building (Delaware Health and Social Services division), in Dover, Delaware, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Royal S. Copeland Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) — also known as Royal S. Copeland — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland County, N.Y. Born in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 7, 1868. Homeopathic physician; university professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S. Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1936; candidate in Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1937. Methodist. English ancestry. Member, Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees; Knights of Pythias; Elks; American Public Health Association. Died in Washington, D.C., June 17, 1938 (age 69 years, 222 days). Interment at Mahwah Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Roscoe Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland; married, December 31, 1891, to Mary DePriest Ryan; married, July 15, 1908, to Frances Spalding; nephew of Joseph Tarr Copeland.
  Political family: Copeland family.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Fred P. Corson Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) — also known as Fred P. Corson — of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pa. Born in Millville, Cumberland County, N.J., April 11, 1896. Methodist minister; president, Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia, 1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948, 1952; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Union League; Rotary; Kappa Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Tau Kappa Alpha; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from a cerebral hemorrhage after a fall, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla., February 16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to Frances Blount Beaman.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Dickinson College
  Charles Henry Coster (1898-1977) — also known as Charles H. Coster — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1898. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Florence, as of 1926. Member, Freemasons. Died in Florence (Firenze), Italy, April 3, 1977 (age about 78 years). Interment at Allori Cemetery, Firenze, Italy.
  Relatives: Son of C. H. Coster and Emily (Pell) Coster; married to Vincenza Giuliani; uncle of Sumner Pell Gerard.
  Political family: Gerard family of Brooklyn, New York.
  George D. Cowdin (b. 1835) — of Oxford, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Livingston County, N.Y., October 21, 1835. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District, 1907-08. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Arthur Cowee (b. 1859) — of Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y., August 31, 1859. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1916-22; defeated, 1922. Member, Grange; Freemasons; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) — also known as Kenneth F. Cramer — of Wethersfield, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., October 3, 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal business; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; member of Connecticut state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1936; general in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion; Purple Heart; Sons of the American Revolution; Society of the War of 1812; Sons of Union Veterans; Phi Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Shriners; Rotary. Died, from a heart attack, while hunting, in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, February 20, 1954 (age 59 years, 140 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Henry Cramer and Stella Sophia (Brown) Cramer; married, January 3, 1920, to Ruth Rose Fuller.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
A. G. Crane Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) — also known as A. G. Crane — of Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyo. Born in Davenport Center, Delaware County, N.Y., September 1, 1877. Republican. Secretary of state of Wyoming, 1947-51; Governor of Wyoming, 1949-51. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Delta Kappa; Freemasons. Died August 21, 1955 (age 77 years, 354 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Who's Who in United States Politics (1950)
  Joseph Force Crater (b. 1889) — also known as Joseph F. Crater; "Good Time Joe" — of New York. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., January 5, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; secretary to Robert F. Wagner, 1920-26; newspapers reported that the two became law partners, but Wagner later denied it; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930; appointed 1930. Member, Freemasons; Sigma Chi; Tammany Hall. Mysteriously disappeared (probably kidnapped and murdered) on August 6, 1930; his body was never found; he was declared legally dead in 1939.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Ellsworth Crater and Leila Virginia (Montague) Crater; married 1917 to Stella Mance Wheeler.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Andrew Murray Crawford (1853-1925) — also known as Andrew M. Crawford — of Marshfield (now Coos Bay), Coos County, Ore.; Portland, Multnomah County, Ore. Born in Cannonsville, Delaware County, N.Y., January 29, 1853. Republican. Lawyer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1897; Oregon state attorney general, 1903-15. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons. Died January 29, 1925 (age 72 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Cecil O. Creal (1899-1986) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Kiantone, Chautauqua County, N.Y., December 19, 1899. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; manager, Godfrey Moving & Storage Co.; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1959-65. Episcopalian. Member, Lions; Elks; Freemasons; American Legion. Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., November 20, 1986 (age 86 years, 336 days). Interment at Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
  Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) — of Homer, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., July 31, 1896. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  DeWitt Clinton Cregier (1829-1898) — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 1, 1829. Democrat. Engineer; mayor of Chicago, Ill., 1889-91. Member, Freemasons. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 9, 1898 (age 69 years, 161 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Presumably named for: DeWitt Clinton
  Relatives: Married, August 2, 1853, to Mary S. Foggin.
Sidney W. Crofut Sidney Winter Crofut (b. 1847) — also known as Sidney W. Crofut — of Danielson, Killingly, Windham County, Conn. Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester County, N.Y., October 17, 1847. Republican. Insurance business; banker; warden (borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1888-90; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Killingly, 1893; Connecticut Banking Commissioner, 1895-1900. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George W. Crofut; married, June 9, 1870, to Lucy E. Marcy.
  Image source: Men of Mark in Connecticut (1908)
  George Cromwell (1860-1934) — of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 3, 1860. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; borough president of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924; member of New York state senate 23rd District, 1915-18. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Elks. Suffered a stroke, and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 17, 1934 (age 74 years, 76 days). Interment at Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Bowman Cromwell and Sarah (Seaman) Cromwell; married, June 1, 1915, to Hermine De Rouville.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) — also known as D. L. Crossman — of Dansville, Ingham County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cayuga County, N.Y., November 4, 1836. Republican. Postmaster; miller; banker; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Royal Arch Masons. Died in Williamston, Ingham County, Mich., March 7, 1901 (age 64 years, 123 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Nancy M. Woodhouse.
  The village of Dansville, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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