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Walter W. Abbott (b. 1894) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 20,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1930-33; mayor of
Rome, N.Y., 1942-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Abbott and Anna (Pritchard) Abbott; married, September
7, 1920, to Marion A. FitzGibbons. |
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Milton A. Abelove (1912-1986) —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., June 9,
1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 36th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Luke's Memorial Hospital,
Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 22,
1986 (age 74 years, 43
days).
Interment at Temple Beth El Cemetery, Whitesboro, N.Y.
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Joseph Ackroyd (1847-1915) —
of Whitestown, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., November
23, 1847.
Democrat. Grocer; undertaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1884; postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 36th District, 1907-08.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., March
15, 1915 (age 67 years, 112
days).
Interment at Glenside
Cemetery, New York Mills, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Abram Ackroyd and Harriet (Robinson) Ackroyd; married 1871 to
Adelaide Hoag. |
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memorial |
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1907 |
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) —
also known as Cassius L. Alexander —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Eagles.
While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-car automobile
accident, when his car went off the road and hit a telephone
pole, in near Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 56 years, 136
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander; married to
Melinda Alvira Cody. |
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memorial |
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Hermes Luther Ames (1865-1920) —
also known as Hermes L. Ames; Henry Ames —
of Falconer, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Carroll town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
28, 1865.
Farmer;
school
teacher; hay
dealer; milling
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1918-20;
defeated (Prohibition), 1916; died in office 1920.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; Odd Fellows; Moose; Grange.
Died August
23, 1920 (age 54 years, 300
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Loretta Woodward (Tiller) Ames and Ezra Wales Ames; married, June 20,
1894, to Minta E. Brunson. |
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Floyd W. Annabel (c.1886-1944) —
of Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Howard, Steuben
County, N.Y., about 1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1935; appointed 1935;
defeated, 1935.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Bath Hospital,
Bath, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
13, 1944 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Olive Dutcher. |
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Arthur J. Audett (born c.1858) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario,
about 1858.
Republican. Lithographer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1895-96 (Kings County 13th District 1895, Kings
County 6th District 1896); member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1901-02.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Wallace Ray Austin (b. 1888) —
also known as W. Ray Austin —
of Spencerport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Spencerport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 25,
1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1923-33;
defeated, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Norman Bailey (1822-1896) —
of Hastings, Barry
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1822.
Republican. Merchant;
newspaper
editor; member of Michigan
state senate 21st District, 1861-62.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Hastings, Barry
County, Mich., February
15, 1896 (age 74 years, 45
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Hastings, Mich.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Thomas Jacob Banfield (b. 1895) —
also known as T. Jacob Banfield —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Hicks, Chemung
County, N.Y., March
28, 1895.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1934; defeated, 1934; chair of
Chemung County Democratic Party, 1942; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred A. Barber (1865-1924) —
of Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio.
Born in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
11, 1865.
Democrat. Lawyer; Fulton
County Probate Judge, 1905-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Ohio, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in 1924
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Wauseon
Union Cemetery, Wauseon, Ohio.
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March
31, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) —
of Ipswich, Edmunds
County, S.Dak.
Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., September
7, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of South
Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Baptist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died August
9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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Charles Bennett (1838-1903) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., October, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; furniture
manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
21, 1903 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
7, 1865, to Mary Myers. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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James Berg (c.1876-1944) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., about 1876.
Republican. Minister;
mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1928-31; defeated, 1913; resigned 1931;
executive secretary, Westchester Sanitary Commission, 1931-39.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Order
of United American Mechanics; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died, from a heart
attack, during services at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1944 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1904 to
Adeline Brommer. |
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Maurice Bloch (c.1891-1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1915-29 (New York County 22nd District 1915-17,
New York County 16th District 1918-29); died in office 1929; campaign
manager for U.S. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, 1926.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Order
Brith Abraham; Elks;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, from an embolus of the
heart, following a appendicitis
surgery, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1929 (age about 38
years).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1923 to
Madelaine Neuberger. |
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Arthur Grant Blue (1864-1952) —
also known as A. Grant Blue —
of Barneveld, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Deerfield, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 15,
1864.
Farmer;
bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1907-08.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Oneida
County, N.Y., December
17, 1952 (age 88 years, 216
days).
Interment at North Gage Cemetery, Deerfield, N.Y.
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Nils Andreas Boe (1913-1992) —
also known as Nils A. Boe —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltic, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak., September
10, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; Minnehaha
County State's Attorney, 1941-42; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 10th District, 1951-58; Speaker of
the South Dakota State House of Representatives, 1955-58; Lieutenant
Governor of South Dakota, 1963-65; Governor of
South Dakota, 1965-69; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for
Pres. Richard
Nixon, 1969-71; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1971-77.
Lutheran.
Member, Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died July 30,
1992 (age 78 years, 324
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.Dak.
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Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) —
also known as Arthur F. Bouton —
of Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., July 1,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1923-26; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938.
Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary;
Freemasons.
Died in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 23,
1952 (age 79 years, 327
days).
Interment at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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William C. Brady (b. 1852) —
of Athens, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., September
26, 1852.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1905-09; defeated, 1909.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August
7, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
5, 1970 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Henry E. H. Brereton —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1911-17; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1927-32; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General
contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to
Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) —
of Montevideo, Chippewa
County, Minn.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., March
21, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa
County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Minnesota.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie
Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie
C. Moyer. |
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March
27, 1876.
Republican. Grocer; coal,
feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Nelson, Madison
County, N.Y., March
15, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for Theodore
Roosevelt in the libel case brought by political boss William
Barnes, Jr., 1915; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Chi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26,
1905, to Irene de Tamble. |
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Andrew D. Burgdorf (b. 1892) —
of Martville, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Victory, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
27, 1892.
Republican. Farmer; hay
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1934-38.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Orlando Walter Burhyte (b. 1855) —
also known as Orlando W. Burhyte —
of Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in North Brookfield, Madison
County, N.Y., February
22, 1855.
Republican. Physician;
postmaster;
Madison
County Coroner, 1891-99; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1907-09.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Tyng Bushnell (1896-1949) —
also known as Robert T. Bushnell —
of West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County District Attorney, 1927-31; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1941-45.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his suite at the Royalton Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1949 (age 53 years, 106
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Stowe Bushnell and Mary Rockland (Tyng) Bushnell; married,
June
30, 1924, to Sylvia P. Folsom. |
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Thomas H. Bussey (b. 1857) —
of Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
25, 1857.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Esek Bussey. |
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill; married,
February
4, 1922, to Josephine Gates. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Chapman and Hannah (Percival) Chapman; married 1861 to Lucy
Woodbridge; married 1871 to Helen
Robbins. |
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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.
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Edwin Clifford Chipman (b. 1861) —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in West Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 7,
1861.
Physician;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Prohibition
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1910; member of
Connecticut Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1922.
Seventh-Day
Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Truman Chipman and Harriet A. Chipman; married 1888 to Eunice
C. Crumb. |
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Rodney W. Choate (b. 1834) —
of Delta Township, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Somerset, Niagara
County, N.Y., March 4,
1834.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; supervisor
of Delta Township, Michigan, 1869-74.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Silas C. Choate and Saloma (Seymour) Choate; married, November
4, 1857, to Ursula M. Brown. |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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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.
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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) |
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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.
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Peter P. Cornen (1815-1893) —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
13, 1815.
Democrat. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; real estate
business; oil
producer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate 11th District, 1867; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1871.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died March
23, 1893 (age 78 years, 10
days).
Interment at Scott's Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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Edward K. Corwin (b. 1873) —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Merchantsville (now Thurston), Steuben
County, N.Y., March 2,
1873.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1933-35, 1943-44.
Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Orlando F. Corwin and Loma (Coolbaugh) Corwin; married, October
10, 1894, to Lizzie B. Hicks. |
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James J. Crisona (1907-2003) —
of Arverne, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Neponsit, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
30, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 12th District, 1946; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952;
member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1955-57; defeated, 1946; resigned
1957; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1958-59; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959-60.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died September
4, 2003 (age 96 years, 5
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Edgar Culkin (1860-1949) —
also known as William E. Culkin —
of Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., October
15, 1860.
Lawyer;
Wright
County Attorney, 1887; member of Minnesota
state senate 38th District, 1895-98.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn., June 25,
1949 (age 88 years, 253
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Duluth, Minn.
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Carl E. Darling (b. 1903) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
20, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1936-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick R. Darling and Emma A. Darling; married, June 28,
1930, to Katherine L. Hall. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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John C. Davies (b. 1857) —
of Camden, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
17, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1887; chair of
Oneida County Republican Party, 1893-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
New
York state attorney general, 1899-1902; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Davies and Esther M. (Hempstead) Davies; married, September
9, 1890, to Elma B. Dorrance. |
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George Allen Davis (b. 1858) —
also known as George A. Davis —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1890; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate, 1896-1910 (49th District 1896-1906, 50th District
1907-10).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Interment at Lancaster
Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie N. Grimes. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Francis Henry Dodds (1858-1940) —
also known as Francis H. Dodds —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born near Waddington, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 9,
1858.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1892;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1909-13; defeated,
1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich., December
23, 1940 (age 82 years, 197
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
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Harold B. Ehrlich (born c.1902) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1934-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Asher Bates Emery (1867-1924) —
also known as Asher B. Emery —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1867.
Republican. Physician;
lawyer;
bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1922-24; appointed 1922;
died in office 1924.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from kidney
disease, in Sisters Hospital,
Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
8, 1924 (age 57 years, 172
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Isaac Alger Fancher (b. 1833) —
also known as Isaac A. Fancher —
of Mt. Pleasant, Isabella
County, Mich.
Born in Florida, Montgomery
County, N.Y., September
30, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; surveyor;
postmaster;
railroad
promoter; Isabella
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1865-66, 1871-72; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Midland District, 1873-74;
member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1875-76; law partner of Peter
F. Dodds, 1875-82; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1878-80; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 21st Circuit, 1899.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Schuyler Fancher and Eunice (Alger) Fancher; married, June 6,
1860, to Althea May Preston. |
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Charles Milton Fessenden (1883-1955) —
also known as C. Milton Fessenden —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
28, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died January
11, 1955 (age 71 years, 136
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875-1962) —
also known as Roy G. Fitzgerald —
of Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
25, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Merchants National Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 3rd District, 1921-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Odd Fellows; Woodmen;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Died in Dayton, Montgomery
County, Ohio, November
16, 1962 (age 87 years, 83
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Dayton, Ohio.
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Frank H. Flood (b. 1851) —
of Varick, Seneca
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Farmer, Seneca
County, N.Y., September
17, 1851.
Republican. Physician;
Seneca
County Coroner, 1879; Chemung
County Coroner, 1898-1900; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1900-02.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910) —
also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Stillwater, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
26, 1820.
Republican. Banker; merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan
state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1903.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich., March
10, 1910 (age 90 years, 43
days).
Interment at Sunset
View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
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George Clinton Hafford (1862-1941) —
also known as George C. Hafford —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Pierrepont Manor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 10,
1862.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; American
Legion.
Died in Michigan, August
19, 1941 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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Fletcher Hale (1883-1931) —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, January
22, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1918; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1925-31; died in
office 1931.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; American Bar
Association.
Died in the Brooklyn Naval Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
22, 1931 (age 48 years, 273
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Laconia, N.H.
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Joseph Nelson Hallock (1861-1942) —
also known as Joseph N. Hallock —
of Southold, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Southold, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
16, 1861.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1899-1901.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1942
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Southold, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Hallock and Maria J. (Dickerson) Hallock; married to Ella
Boldry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Shubael Hammond (1851-1906) —
of Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Junius town, Seneca
County, N.Y., July 29,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Meridian Township, Michigan, 1890-92, 1896-1900; Ingham
County Sheriff, 1901-04.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Meridian Township, Ingham
County, Mich., December
16, 1906 (age 55 years, 140
days).
Interment at Leek Cemetery, Alaiedon Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Henry Baldwin Harshaw (1842-1900) —
also known as Henry B. Harshaw —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Argyle, Washington
County, N.Y., June 14,
1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; postmaster
at Oshkosh,
Wis., 1877-86; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1887-91.
Member, Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Wounded at the battle of Laurel Hill, Va., 1864, and lost his
left arm as a result.
Died, of tongue
cancer, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., December
25, 1900 (age 58 years, 194
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Harry Edward Hull (1864-1938) —
also known as Harry E. Hull —
of Williamsburg, Iowa
County, Iowa.
Born near Belvidere, Allegany
County, N.Y., March
12, 1864.
Republican. Grain
business; mayor of Williamsburg, Iowa, 1889-1901; postmaster;
president, Williamsburg Telephone
Company; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1938 (age 73 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg, Iowa.
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Arthur Mastick Hyde (1877-1947) —
also known as Arthur M. Hyde —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo.; Trenton, Grundy
County, Mo.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, Mo., July 12,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
mayor of Princeton, Mo., 1908-10; Progressive candidate for Missouri
state attorney general, 1912; Governor of
Missouri, 1921-25; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Missouri, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1932;
president, Sentinel Life
Insurance Company of Kansas City; U.S.
Secretary of Agriculture, 1929-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Delta
Upsilon.
Died, following cancer
surgery, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1947 (age 70 years, 97
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Trenton, Mo.
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John Nathaniel Ingersoll (1817-1881) —
also known as John N. Ingersoll —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.; Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in North Castle town, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 4,
1817.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1849, 1869-70 (Chippewa County
1849, Shiawassee County 1st District 1869-70); member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1861-62; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1868;
mayor of Corunna, Mich.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Corunna, Shiawassee
County, Mich., May 13,
1881 (age 64 years, 9
days).
Interment at Pine
Tree Cemetery, Corunna, Mich.
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Gideon Sprague Ives (1846-1927) —
also known as Gideon S. Ives; Gid S. Ives —
of St. Peter, Nicollet
County, Minn.; St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Born in Dickinson, Franklin
County, N.Y., January
19, 1846.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; mayor
of St. Peter, Minn., 1885; member of Minnesota
state senate 17th District, 1887-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1891-93.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Odd Fellows.
Died in St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn., December
20, 1927 (age 81 years, 335
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn.
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Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 16,
1861.
Merchant;
lumberman;
postmaster at Norwich,
N.Y., 1894-1900; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in 1937
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) —
of Bay
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Darien, Genesee
County, N.Y., July 23,
1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bay
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29,
1893, to Alice L. Wilson. |
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George Kaminsky (born c.1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1935-36.
Jewish.
Member, Odd Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Isaac M. Kapper (b. 1864) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1910-34; defeated, 1906;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd
Department, 1933-34.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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John Morris Kellogg (1851-1925) —
also known as John M. Kellogg —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Taylor, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
28, 1851.
Republican. Lawyer; banker; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1902-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
16, 1925 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Kellogg and Nancy (Dillenbeck) Kellogg; married 1875 to
Henrietta Guest. |
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memorial |
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John Knight (b. 1871) —
of Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Arcade, Wyoming
County, N.Y., April
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; Wyoming
County District Attorney, 1904-12; member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1913-16; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1917-31; resigned 1931; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); federal
judge, 1931.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Levitt (1900-1980) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 28,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; New York
state comptroller, 1955-79; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Sigma Delta; Odd Fellows.
Died in 1980
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Jefferson Levy (1881-1955) —
also known as Aaron J. Levy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1908-13;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1912;
municipal judge in New York, 1913-23; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Tammany
Hall.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., November
21, 1955 (age 74 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mokom
Sholom Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Levy and Annie (Bernstein) Levy; married, March
10, 1903, to Libbie Finkelstein. |
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Simon J. Liebowitz (c.1906-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1960-68 (10th District 1960-65, 18th District 1966,
15th District 1967-68); Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1969-75.
Jewish.
Member, Odd Fellows; B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias.
Died at Good Samaritan Hospital
in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., May 24,
1998 (age about 92
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August
3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
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Myron Plato Lindsley (1825-1883) —
also known as Myron P. Lindsley —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Middlesex, Yates
County, N.Y., September
18, 1825.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1865; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1873-74.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in 1883
(age about
57 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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Alfred D. Lowe (b. 1850) —
of Depauville, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
26, 1850.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
director, Depauville Telephone
Exchange; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Lowe and Zilla (Atwood) Lowe; married, August
13, 1873, to Emma F. Smith. |
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Clayton Riley Lusk (1872-1959) —
also known as Clayton R. Lusk —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y., December
21, 1872.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; law
partner of Rowland
L. Davis, 1902-15; member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1919-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Union
League; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
14, 1959 (age 86 years, 55
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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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.
Socialist. Real estate
business; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903 (Social Democratic),
1906 (Socialist), 1915 (Socialist), 1923 (Socialist), 1929
(Socialist); Social Democratic candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1908, 1916; candidate
for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Ray Marble (b. 1876) —
also known as Harry R. Marble —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in West Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 27,
1876.
Republican. School
teacher; railroad
office employee; farmer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1934-50.
Universalist.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harrison R. Marble and Sabra (Simmons) Marble; married, March
21, 1900, to Effie May Cottrell. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Haskell Harold Marks (b. 1880) —
also known as Haskell H. Marks —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Jeweler;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1929-33;
defeated, 1933.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Marks and Anna (Aronberg) Marks. |
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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; Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Melva
Bettinger. |
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal
dealer; cement
contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson. |
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Eagles;
Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Alexander McIntosh (1833-1912) —
of Barnsville, Bourbon
County, Kan.
Born in Grant, Herkimer
County, N.Y., March
18, 1833.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kansas state
legislature, 1866-67.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in 1912
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Near Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kan.
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Charles P. Miller (b. 1884) —
of South Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1919-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Miller (b. 1863) —
of Apalachin, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 12,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper;
grocer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1930-37; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Alva Herman Morrill (1848-1922) —
also known as Alva H. Morrill —
of Stanfordville, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; New Bedford, Bristol
County, Mass.; Franklin, Merrimack
County, N.H.; Newton, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born in Grafton, Grafton
County, N.H., June 7,
1848.
Minister;
school
principal; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1892; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1906, 1908;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1912.
Christian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Odd Fellows.
Died in 1922
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Proprietors'
Burying Ground, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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Joseph E. Newburger (1853-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1853.
Lawyer;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906-23.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from heart
disease, in his suite at the Hotel
Champlain, near Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1931 (age 77 years, 271
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Library of Congress |
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Charles Damon Newton (b. 1861) —
also known as Charles D. Newton —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Birdsall, Allegany
County, N.Y., May 25,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1915-18; New York
state attorney general, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Newton and Polly A. (Brundage) Newton; married, August
10, 1887, to Nellie E. Durfee. |
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Eugene R. Norton (b. 1856) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., September
23, 1856.
Republican. Grocer; roofing slate
manufacturer; director of two banks;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1906-07, 1913, 1919-20;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Olin Tracy Nye (b. 1874) —
also known as Olin T. Nye —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born near Beaver Dams, Schuyler
County, N.Y., March
13, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Schuyler
County District Attorney, 1897; member of New York
state assembly from Schuyler County, 1901-04; defeated, 1899,
1927 (Independent); county judge in New York, 1906-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Redmen;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of E. M. W. Nye. |
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Benjamin Barker Odell Jr. (1854-1926) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., January
14, 1854.
Republican. Ice
business; president, Newburgh Electric
Light Co.; treasurer, Central Hudson Steamboat
Co.; president Orange County Traction
Co.; banker;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1884-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1895-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1924;
New York
Republican state chair, 1898-1900, 1904-06; Governor of
New York, 1901-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., May 9,
1926 (age 72 years, 115
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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James Andrew Outterson (1858-1922) —
also known as James A. Outterson —
of Carthage, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., October
18, 1858.
Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1902-03;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Carthage, N.Y.
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Hilem F. Paddock (1871-1922) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
10, 1871.
Saginaw
County Treasurer; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1915-19; resigned 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from gastritis,
in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., December
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Herman L. Page (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., May 27,
1818.
Democrat. Dry goods
merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1859-60; insurance
agent.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Dresden, Germany,
October
15, 1873 (age 55 years, 141
days).
Interment at Alter
Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Germany.
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John K. Patton (b. 1856) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
1, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Dow
Vroman; member of New York
state assembly, 1898-1907 (Erie County 7th District 1898-1906,
Erie County 8th District 1907).
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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John G. Peck (b. 1865) —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Great Bend, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
15, 1865.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1922-24.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Floyd Peck and Emily (Gordon) Peck. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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John G. Pembleton (b. 1880) —
of Tioga Center, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 8,
1880.
Republican. Lawyer; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1912-13.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 15,
1845.
Telegraph
operator; civil
engineer; druggist;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton;
brother of James
Pendleton; married, November
8, 1871, to Mary Brewster Burtch; great-grandnephew of Nathan
Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan
Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed of Charles
Marsh Pendleton, James
Monroe Pendleton, Cyrus
Henry Pendleton and Cornelius
Welles Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Daniel
Burrows; third cousin of Calvin
Crane Pendleton, Edward
Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph
Palmer Dyer, Charles
Henry Pendleton, Chauncey
C. Pendleton, Nathan
William Pendleton and Eckford
Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo
Burrows and Claudius
Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin of Enoch
C. Chapman. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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John Upfold Pettit (1820-1881) —
also known as John U. Pettit —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
11, 1820.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1844-45, 1865; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1865; circuit judge
in Indiana, 1853-54, 1873-79; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 11th District, 1855-61; colonel in
the Union Army during the Civil War.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
and French
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., March
21, 1881 (age 60 years, 191
days).
Interment at Falls
Cemetery, Wabash, Ind.
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William Louis Pfeiffer (1907-1985) —
also known as William L. Pfeiffer —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 29,
1907.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1949-51; New York
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate); treasurer of
New York Republican Party, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., July 22,
1985 (age 78 years, 54
days).
Interment at Pineview
Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.
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George H. Pierce (1872-1967) —
of Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Humphrey, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 27,
1872.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Olean, N.Y., 1923-29; member of New York
state senate, 1943-62 (51st District 1943-44, 56th District
1945-54, 58th District 1955-62); defeated (Democratic), 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in October, 1967
(age 95
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Republican. Grocer; meat dealer;
hotelier;
beer
bottler; mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Maccabees.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Corning Hospital,
Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., March
17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger. |
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William Gillett Ritch (1830-1904) —
also known as William G. Ritch —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Ulster
County, N.Y., May 4,
1830.
Ulster
County Clerk; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1867; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; newspaper
editor; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died in Engle, Sierra
County, N.M., September
14, 1904 (age 74 years, 133
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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James R. Robinson (b. 1885) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 27,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James R. Robinson; married to Elsie L.
Williams. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Adolph Julius Rodenbeck (1862-1960) —
also known as Adolph J. Rodenbeck —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1899-1901; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1902-03; Judge of New York Court of Claims,
1903-16; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1916-32; appointed 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Rodenbeck and Fredericka C. Rodenbeck. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1901 |
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William Schnitzspan (c.1859-1929) —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Justice, Third District Civil Court, Brooklyn, 1895;
candidate for New York
state senate 9th District, 1900; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1902; undersheriff.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Odd Fellows.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1929 (age about 70
years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill
owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., August
17, 1938 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Clarence W. Smith (1853-1937) —
of Wells, Hamilton
County, N.Y.; Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Jay, Essex
County, N.Y., October
19, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1902-03; mayor
of Johnstown, N.Y., 1914-15, 1918-19.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from complications of a stroke,
in Mount Stewart, Prince
Edward Island, June 24,
1937 (age 83 years, 248
days).
Interment at Central
Cemetery, Jay, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Eli Smith and Mary (Atwood) Smith; married to Cora E.
Bruce. |
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Stuart Worthington Smyth (1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Springer —
of Moravia, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 9,
1857.
Republican. Produce
merchant; coal,
lumber,
and feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died ten days later, in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 8,
1916 (age 59 years, 91
days).
Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius, N.Y.
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Joseph I. Stein (d. 1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1877.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
One of dozens killed in the wreck of the
steamboat Seawanhaka, which burned and
sank
in the East
River, June 28,
1880.
Interment at Linden
Hill Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y.
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Monroe Marsh Sweetland (1860-1944) —
also known as Monroe M. Sweetland —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., August
14, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1917.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows; Grange;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
12, 1944 (age 83 years, 182
days).
Interment at Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, N.Y.
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Edwin J. Tallman (1860-1919) —
of La Fargeville, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans, Jefferson
County, N.Y., January, 1860.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1916;
Jefferson
County Sheriff, 1903-05.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in La Fargeville, Jefferson
County, N.Y., March 4,
1919 (age 59 years, 0
days).
Interment at Grove Cemetery, La Fargeville, N.Y.
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George Lincoln Thompson (1864-1941) —
also known as George L. Thompson —
of Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Smithtown, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
22, 1864.
Republican. Merchant;
banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1909-10, 1912;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1915-41; defeated, 1912; died in
office 1941.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Lions.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Kings Park, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
1, 1941 (age 76 years, 283
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Church Graveyard, St. James, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Richmond Ansel Thompson and Ennie Elizabeth (Handshaw) Thompson;
married to Lottie F. Scott. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Justus Thorington (1848-1927) —
also known as Chet Thorington —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., February
20, 1848.
Democrat. Lumber and
timber business; shingle
manufacturer; livery
business; farmer; Midland
County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1914.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Charles Corning Turner (1854-1903) —
also known as Carlos C. Turner —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
6, 1854.
Wholesale
produce broker; Consul
for Uruguay in Chicago,
Ill., 1892-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill., July 29,
1903 (age 48 years, 235
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
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Relatives:
Married, October
3, 1893, to Laura Elizabeth Bradford. |
| | | Image source: Chicago Tribune, January
12, 1896 |
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William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) —
also known as William M. Tweed; William Marcy Tweed;
"Boss Tweed" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823.
Democrat. Chairmaker;
fire
fighter; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1868-73.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Convicted
of embezzlement
and sentenced
to twelve years in prison;
escaped;
captured
in Spain and brought back to New York.
Died in
prison, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
12, 1878 (age 55 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John E. Van Eps (1822-1908) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Madison, Madison
County, N.Y., January
15, 1822.
Democrat. Tanner; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
3, 1908 (age 86 years, 293
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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William L. Vaughan (b. 1866) —
of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., 1866.
Democrat. Building
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1922-33.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April
30, 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married 1935 to
Beatrice Hasbrouck. |
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James F. Walsh (b. 1864) —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Lewisboro, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
15, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Greenwich, 1901-02, 1919-20;
Speaker
of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1919-20;
member of Connecticut
state senate 27th District, 1903-04, 1907-08; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1905-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1912,
1920
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee); member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1922, 1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James F. Walsh and Annie E. Walsh; married, April
11, 1893, to Emily Gene Tweedale. |
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908-09; defeated, 1909; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks;
Odd Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren. |
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Alfred E. Watson (c.1875-1960) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1875.
Republican. Funeral
director; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1923; defeated, 1927.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
30, 1960 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ada Page. |
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Nathan Webb (b. 1808) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., 1808.
Republican. Physician;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1850-51, 1857-60; member of Michigan
state senate 8th District, 1861-62.
English
ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Webb and Mary (Pratt) Webb; married, February
19, 1835, to Larinda Enos; father of Frederick
Webb. |
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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general
solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
1870-85; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Odd Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy
M. Whithington. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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Morris Weinfeld (b. 1898) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1924-27;
defeated, 1922, 1927.
Member, Odd Fellows; Phi
Sigma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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William W. Wemple (b. 1862) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., January
19, 1862.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Schenectady
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1903-06; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Forman E. Whitcomb (b. 1866) —
of Union (now part of Endicott), Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Smithboro, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 24,
1866.
Shoemaker;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1918-32.
Methodist.
Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen
of the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William Seward Whittlesey (1840-1917) —
also known as W. Seward Whittlesey —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 15,
1840.
Republican. Postmaster at Rochester,
N.Y., 1907-11.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1917
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Orin S. Wilcox (b. 1898) —
of Theresa, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Alexandria town, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
22, 1898.
Republican. Hardware
merchant; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County, 1945-65.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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William Forte Willett Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried
and convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Joseph C. Wolff (b. 1849) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Besancon, France,
January
9, 1849.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1893; member
of New
York state senate 11th District, 1894-95.
Jewish.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
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John Reed Yale (1855-1925) —
also known as John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y., May 8,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died in
office 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist;
chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and 1942-45; founded Radio
Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman 1919-29; one of the
founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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