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• Milo M. Acker (b. 1853) — of Hornell, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Hartsville, Steuben County, N.Y., October 3, 1853. Son of Hugh J. Acker and Huldah (Call) Acker; married, October 9, 1890, to Mary W. Clarke. Republican. Lawyer; director, First National Bank of Hornell; vice-president, Urbana Wine Co.; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1888-91; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 27th District, 1894; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• James N. Adam (b. 1842) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Peebles, Scotland, March 1, 1842. Son of Thomas Adam and Isabelle (Borthwick) Adam; married 1872 to Margaret L. Paterson. Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edgar Lyman Adams (b. 1857) — also known as Edgar L. Adams — of Marathon, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Marathon, Cortland County, N.Y., April 27, 1857. Son of Lyman Adams and Ruth (Squires) Adams; married, May 13, 1879, to Ella V. Courtney. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; banker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Bliss Agnew (1868-1941) — also known as George B. Agnew — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., 1868. Son of Andrew Gifford Agnew and Mary Hervey (Bliss) Agnew; married 1908 to Emily D. Gruban. Republican. Stockbroker; director of mining companies and railroads; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900 (alternate), 1904 (alternate), 1908; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1902-06; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1907-10. Presbyterian. English, French Huguenot, Scottish, and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Union League. Died, of pneumonia, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 21, 1941. Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  
  
• Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known as Charles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park, Orange County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1849. Son of Henry Martyn Alexander and Susan Mary (Brown) Alexander; married, April 26, 1887, to Harriet Crocker (daughter of Charles Crocker); father of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (1888-1972) (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (1955-). Democrat. Lawyer; director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad, the Hocking Valley Railroad, and several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916 (alternate), 1920; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1927. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  • See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York
  
  
• Warren Mattice Anderson (1915-2007) — also known as Warren M. Anderson — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Bainbridge, Chenango County, N.Y., October 16, 1915. Son of Edna (Mattice) Anderson and Floyd E. Anderson; married, June 28, 1941, to Eleanor C. Sanford (died 1996). Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York state senate, 1953-88 (45th District 1953-54, 47th District 1955-65, 55th District 1966, 47th District 1967-82, 51st District 1983-88); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1972, 1976, 1980; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1985-86. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Sons of the American Revolution; Alpha Tau Omega. Died, in Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center, Johnson City, Broome County, N.Y., June 1, 2007. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Walter Gresham Andrews (1889-1949) — also known as Walter G. Andrews — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Evanston, Cook County, Ill., July 16, 1889. Son of William Henry Andrews and Kate (Gresham) Andrews. Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War I; sales manager; U.S. Representative from New York, 1931-49 (40th District 1931-45, 42nd District 1945-49). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Died in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Fla., March 5, 1949. Interment at Old Fort Niagara Cemetery, Youngstown, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Ray Stephens Ashbery (1902-1974) — of Trumansburg, Tompkins County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 17, 1902. Married 1937 to Jean Bradley. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Tompkins County, 1949-62. Presbyterian. Member, Rotary. Died in 1974. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Nathaniel Bacon (1802-1869) — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., July 14, 1802. Married to Caroline S. Lord (1815-1887). Republican. Lawyer; justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1855-57; circuit judge in Michigan 2nd Circuit, 1858-63, 1867-69; died in office 1869. Presbyterian. Died in Niles Township, Berrien County, Mich., September 9, 1869. Interment at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
  
  
• Robert Bacon (1860-1919) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 5, 1860. Son of William B. Bacon and Emily C. (Low) Bacon; married, October 10, 1883, to Martha Waldron Cowdin; father of Robert Low Bacon. Republican. Financier; U.S. Secretary of State, 1909; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1909-12; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from New York, 1916; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I. Presbyterian. English ancestry. Died, from complications following surgery for mastoiditis, in the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 29, 1919. Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
  • See also Bacon family of New York
  
  
• Andrew D. Baird (1839-1923) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Kelso, Scotland, October 14, 1839. Married 1866 to Miss Warner (died 1875); married 1884 to Catherine Lamb. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stonecutter; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1887, 1889. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 4, 1923. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Ellsworth Barbour (1877-1945) — also known as Henry E. Barbour — of Fresno, Fresno County, Calif. Born in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., March 8, 1877. Son of William J. Barbour and Mary M. (Houston) Barbour; married, October 29, 1907, to Mary D. Meux. Republican. U.S. Representative from California 7th District, 1919-33; defeated, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Phi. Died in Fresno, Fresno County, Calif., March 21, 1945. Interment at Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Calif.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Orlando Mack Barnes (1824-1899) — also known as Orlando M. Barnes — of Lansing, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Cato, Cayuga County, N.Y., November 21, 1824. Married to Amanda Fleming (1825-1921); father of Orlando Fleming Barnes. Democrat. Member of Michigan state house of representatives from Ingham County 1st District, 1863-64; mayor of Lansing, Mich., 1877; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1878. Presbyterian. Died in Lansing, Ingham County, Mich., November 11, 1899. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
  • See also: Find-A-Grave page.
  
  
• Robert Gaylord Barnes (1914-1977) — of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Mich., October 18, 1914. Son of George Emerson Barnes and Myrtle Kendall (Montague) Barnes; married, April 10, 1942, to Natalie Jane Stirling. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, 1964-66; manager of international government relations, Mobil Oil Corporation. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Died, in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., October 24, 1977. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Robertson Barrett (1869-1940) — also known as Henry R. Barrett — of White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., August 19, 1869. Nephew of William Henry Robertson; son of Joseph Barrett and Emma (Robertson) Barrett; married to Anna R. Parker (died 1914) and Elizabeth J. Endriss. Republican. Lawyer; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1915; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died, from a heart attack, in White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., February 4, 1940. Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  
  
• Robert Raymond Barry (1915-1988) — of Bronxville, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Omaha, Douglas County, Neb., May 15, 1915. Son of Ralph Barry and Ethel (Tamanosian) Barry; married, July 19, 1945, to Anne Rogers Benjamin. Republican. President, Plumas Mining Co.; U.S. Representative from New York, 1959-65 (27th District 1959-63, 25th District 1963-65); defeated, 1964, 1972. Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha Delta Phi. Died in Redwood City, San Mateo County, Calif., June 14, 1988. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Kenneth Gill Bartlett (b. 1906) — also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1906. Married to Bernice Kleinhans. Republican. Dean, adult education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52; vice president dean of public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank; member of New York state assembly 119th District, 1967-70. Presbyterian. Member, Alpha Delta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi; Sigma Nu. Still living as of 1970.
  
  
• 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. Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice Beaumont (1831-1872) (granddaughter of Myron Holly (prominent abolitionist)). 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. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) — also known as Josiah W. Begole — of Flint, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y., January 20, 1815. Son of William Begole and Eleanor Bowls Begole; married, April 22, 1839, to Harriet Miles; great-grandfather of Charles Begole Cumings. School teacher; farmer; Genesee County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1872; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated, 1874, 1880; Governor of Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884. Presbyterian. Died in Flint, Genesee County, Mich., June 5, 1896. Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
  • See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Augustus Witschief Bennet (1897-1983) — also known as Augustus W. Bennet — of Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 7, 1897. Son of William Stiles Bennet and Gertrude (Witschief) Bennet; married, October 19, 1929, to Maxine Layne. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47. Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Rotary; Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Upsilon. Died in Concord, Middlesex County, Mass., June 5, 1983. Cremated; ashes interred at Cedar Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• William Stiles Bennet (1870-1962) — also known as William S. Bennet — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., November 9, 1870. Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet; married, June 30, 1896, to Gertrude Witschief; father of Augustus Witschief Bennet. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02; municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S. Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District 1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1916; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1938. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Sons of the American Revolution; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Delta Chi. Died in Falkirk Hospital, Central Valley, Orange County, N.Y., December 1, 1962. Cremated; ashes interred at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known as Henry W. Bentley — of Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., September 30, 1838. Son of Zadock T. Bentley and Lucy Caroline (Gardner) Bentley; married to Mary M. Dickerman. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, First National Bank of Boonville; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., January 27, 1907. Interment at Boonville Cemetery, Boonville, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) — also known as James G. Birney — of Huntsville, Madison County, Ala.; New York, New York County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay County), Mich. Born in Danville, Boyle County, Ky., February 4, 1792. Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney; married 1816 to Agatha McDowell; uncle of Humphrey Marshall; father of James M. Birney. Lawyer; studied law in the office of Alexander J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky state legislature, 1816-17; member of Alabama state legislature, 1819-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828; Liberty candidate for President of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of Michigan, 1843, 1845. Presbyterian. While traveling, the horse he was riding bucked; he fell, suffered severe injuries, and subsequently died, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., November 25, 1857. Interment at Williamsburgh Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
  • See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
  
  
• Bernard Blair (1801-1880) — of Salem, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., May 24, 1801. Son of William Blair and Sally (Train) Blair; married to Charlotte Lansing; third cousin of Austin Blair; third cousin once removed of Charles Austin Blair. Whig. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43. Presbyterian. Died in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., May 7, 1880. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
  • See also Blair family of Michigan and New York
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• J. Seward Bodine (b. 1903) — of Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., September 21, 1903. Lawyer; county judge in New York, 1949; Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1964. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Francis J. Boland, Jr. (b. 1923) — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in Johnson City, Broome County, N.Y., September 13, 1923. Married to Sara Caven. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; real estate developer; builder; excavation contractor; appraiser; insurance business; member of New York state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District 1967-74). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1974.
  
  
• Francis Eugene Bouck (1873-1941) — also known as Francis E. Bouck — of Leadville, Lake County, Colo.; Denver, Colo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 25, 1873. Son of Dr. Francis Anthony Bouck and Pauline Emilie (Raefle) Bouck; married, November 29, 1900, to Mabel Frankland Worcester (died); married, August 20, 1917, to Harriet Wolcott Vaile. Democrat. Lawyer; district judge in Colorado 5th District, 1918-33; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 1933-41; died in office 1941; chief justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1941; died in office 1941. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Royal Arcanum; Phi Delta Phi. Died, from a heart ailment, in Denver, Colo., November 24, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Bowman (1782-1853) — of Clarkson, Monroe County, N.Y. Born August 29, 1782. Member of New York state senate 8th District, 1824-26. Presbyterian. Died September 14, 1853. Interment at West Clarkson Cemetery, Clarkson, N.Y.
  
  
• Aubrey Boyles (b. 1878) — of Mobile, Mobile County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Mt. Pleasant, Monroe County, Ala., October 9, 1878. Son of Andrew Jackson Boyles and Minnie (Ferrell) Boyles; married, November 5, 1907, to Mary Washington Moody. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, 1922-26; candidate for U.S. Representative from Alabama 1st District, 1926; promoted construction of natural gas pipelines. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Samuel B. Bradner (1869-1937) — of Cochise County, Ariz. Born in New York, 1869. Democrat. Speaker of the Arizona State House of Representatives, 1912-14. Presbyterian. Died in 1937. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John Green Brady (1848-1918) — of Alaska. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 25, 1848. Governor of Alaska District, 1897-1906. Presbyterian. Forced to resign as governor in 1906, after an inquiry about his involvement with the Reynolds-Alaska Development Company. Ill with diabetes, he suffered a stroke and died in Sitka, Alaska, December 17, 1918. Interment at National Cemetery, Sitka, Alaska.
  
  
• Alfred Franklin Rice Braley (b. 1828) — of Michigan. Born in Albion, Orleans County, N.Y., October 20, 1828. Mayor of Saginaw, Mich., 1867-70. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Breckenridge (b. 1886) — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 25, 1886. Son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge and Louise Ludlow (Dudley) Breckinridge; married, July 7, 1910, to Ruth Bradley Woodman; married, August 5, 1927, to Aida de Acosta Root. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; attorney for Charles A. Lindbergh, 1932; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1936. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Loyal Legion; Military Order of the World Wars; Sons of the American Revolution. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Colvin Brewster (1845-1928) — also known as Henry C. Brewster — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., September 7, 1845. Son of Simon L. Brewster and Editha C. (Colvin) Brewster; married, October 5, 1876, to Alice E. Chapin. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 29, 1928. Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Jesse David Bright (1812-1875) — also known as Jesse D. Bright — of Madison, Madison County, Ill.; Jeffersonville, Clark County, Ind. Born in Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., December 18, 1812. Brother of Michael Graham Bright. Democrat. State court judge in Indiana, 1834-39; member of Indiana state senate, 1841-43; Lieutenant Governor of Indiana, 1843-45; U.S. Senator from Indiana, 1845-62; member of Kentucky state house of representatives, 1867-71; Presidential Elector for Kentucky, 1868. Presbyterian. Expelled from the U.S. Senate, February 5, 1862, over alleged disloyalty to the Union, as evidenced by a letter of introduction he wrote for an arms merchant, addressed to Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Died in Baltimore, Md., May 20, 1875. Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• John Robert Brook (b. 1905) — also known as John R. Brook — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 26, 1905. Married 1928 to Elizabeth Munro Waters. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1944-64 (New York County 15th District 1944, New York County 9th District 1945-64). Presbyterian. Member, Phi Gamma Delta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• David L. Brunstrom (b. 1899) — of Lakewood, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kan., March 13, 1899. Son of Rev. David V. Brunstrom and Catherine (Nelson) Brunstrom; married 1926 to Kathryn M. Blume. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1933-34. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Lewis Buell (1898-1966) — also known as Robert L. Buell — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 6, 1898. Son of George Clifford Buell and Gertrude (Ackerman) Buell. U.S. Vice Consul in Calcutta, 1925-27; U.S. Consul in Tientsin, 1932; Colombo, 1933; Berlin, 1941; Singapore, 1941; Calcutta, 1942-43; U.S. Consul General in Léopoldville, 1945; Johannesburg, 1947; Alexandria, 1949. Presbyterian. Died in Newport, Newport County, R.I., July 5, 1966. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Oliver D. Burden (b. 1873) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Nelson, Madison County, N.Y., March 15, 1873. Son of James H. Burden and Lucia (Groesbeck) Burden; married, June 26, 1905, to Irene de Tamble. Republican. Lawyer; attorney for Theodore Roosevelt in the libel case brought by political boss William Barnes, Jr., 1915; U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1923-36. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Shriners; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Delta Chi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Aaron Burr (1756-1836) — also known as Aaron Edwards — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 6, 1756. Son of Aaron Burr ; nephew of Pierpont Edwards; married 1782 to Theodosia Prevos (died 1794); married 1833 to Eliza (Bowen) Jumel (1775-1865); first cousin of Theodore Dwight and Henry Waggaman Edwards; father of Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) (who married Joseph Alston). Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County 1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01); New York state attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789; U.S. Senator from New York, 1791-97; Vice President of the United States, 1801-05. Presbyterian. Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, July 11, 1804. Tried for treason in 1807 and acquitted. Died, after several strokes, at the Winants or Port Richmond Hotel, Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 14, 1836. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  • Cross-reference: Jonathan Dayton; Nathaniel Pendleton; John Smith; John Tayler; Walter D. Corrigan, Sr.; Cowles Mead; Luther Martin
  • See also Edwards-Burr family
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
  • Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask, Aaron Burr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President, 1756-1805 (out of print); Milton Lomask, Aaron Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 (out of print); Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary; Buckner F. Melton Jr., Aaron Burr : Conspiracy to Treason; Thomas Fleming, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America; Arnold A. Rogow, A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
  • Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal, Burr
  
  
• Thomas H. Bussey (b. 1857) — of Perry, Wyoming County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., February 25, 1857. Son of Esek Bussey. Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York state senate 44th District, 1911-14. Presbyterian. Member, Moose; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858) — also known as Benjamin F. Butler — of Albany County, N.Y. Born in Kinderhook Landing, Columbia County, N.Y., December 17, 1795. Descendant of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658; English military leader and politician); son of Medad Butler and Hannah (Tylee) Butler; married 1818 to Harriet Allen. Lawyer; Albany County District Attorney, 1821-24; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1828; U.S. Attorney General, 1833-38; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1838-41, 1845-48; Presidential Elector for New York, 1844. Presbyterian. Died in Paris, France, November 8, 1858. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Axtell J. Byles (1880-1941) — of Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.; Ardsley-on-Hudson, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., October 21, 1880. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1908. Presbyterian. President of American Petroleum Institute. Died September 28, 1941. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Gordon K. Cameron — of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Westfield, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; insurance and real estate business; member of New York state assembly 96th District, 1967-68. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion. Still living as of 1968.
  
  
• Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., December 1, 1805. Son of Ezra Carpenter (died 1841); married, September 20, 1826, to Celia Bradley; married, October 1, 1879, to Ann A. Stevens. Carpenter; surveyor; supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw County Treasurer, 1863. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Morton F. Case (b. 1840) — of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., August 22, 1840. Son of Richmond Case and Lydia Case; married, February 23, 1865, to Gertrude Dibble. Republican. Supervisor of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1876-83, 1884-1901. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Edmund B. Chaffee (c.1887-1936) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rose Center, Oakland County, Mich. Minister; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Presbyterian. Dropped dead, while making a speech, at a social work conference in St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minn., September 15, 1936. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Ellsworth Chamberlin (b. 1872) — also known as George E. Chamberlin — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in West Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., February 17, 1872. Son of Edward Chandler Chamberlin and M. Jane (Kinney) Chamberlin; married, September 7, 1911, to Grace Anna Stone. Piano manufacturing business; U.S. Vice Consul in Singapore, 1906-10; U.S. Consul in Swatow, 1910; Queenstown, 1910-14; Georgetown, 1914-19; Glasgow, 1919-26; U.S. Consul General in Glasgow, 1927-29; Halifax, 1932. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Robert Keaton Christenberry (1899-1973) — also known as Robert K. Christenberry — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich.; Peoria, Peoria County, Ill.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Fla. Born in Huntingdon, Carroll County, Tenn., January 27, 1899. Son of William Calvin Christenberry and Rebecca Arminta (Keaton) Christenberry; married, August 14, 1929, to Edna Joan LeRoy. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lost his right hand and wrist in a grenade explosion; U.S. Vice Consul in Vladivostok, 1919; hotel manager and executive; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1957; New York City postmaster, 1958-66. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters. Suffered a stroke, and died two months later, in Methodist Hospital, Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., April 13, 1973. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) — also known as Tom C. Clark — Born in Dallas, Dallas County, Tex., September 23, 1899. Son of William H. Clark and Jennie (Falls) Clark; married, November 8, 1924, to Mary Jane Ramsey; father of Ramsey Clark. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney General, 1945-49; Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Eagles; Delta Tau Delta. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1977. Interment at Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
  • See also: Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Son of Rev. Richard F. Cleveland and Ann (Neel) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom; father of Richard F. Cleveland. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908. Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J. Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
  • Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett; Wilson S. Bissell; David King Udall; Edward S. Bragg; Thomas F. Grady
  • See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
  • Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character; H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland; Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884; Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland; Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
  
  
• George Henry Cobb — also known as George H. Cobb — of Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Hounsfield town, Jefferson County, N.Y. Son of Elijah Cobb and Emily (Crandall) Cobb; married, April 19, 1893, to Louisa Wenzel. Republican. Lawyer; Jefferson County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York state senate 35th District, 1905-12; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1910. Presbyterian. English, Scottish, and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978) — also known as Charles W. Cole — of New York. Born in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., February 8, 1906. U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1961-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Economic Association; American Historical Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in 1978. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• 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. Son of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September 16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. 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.
  
  
• Harry E. Colwell — of New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y. Married, February 8, 1936, to Eugenia Louise Valentine (bacteriologist). Republican. Banker; real estate and insurance business; mayor of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1910-11; Westchester County Treasurer, 1919-25. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Don W. Cook (b. 1919) — of Henrietta, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 8, 1919. Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member of New York state assembly 135th District, 1967-75. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Shriners; Lions. Still living as of 1975.
  
  
• John H. Cooke (b. 1911) — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y., June 29, 1911. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1951-62 (51st District 1951-54, 57th District 1955-62); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1962-64. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Richard T. Cooke (b. 1913) — of Alden, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Alden, Erie County, N.Y., July 5, 1913. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 57th District, 1963-64. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Still living as of 1964.
  
  
• Henry Perrin Coon (1822-1884) — of San Francisco, Calif. Born in Columbia County, N.Y., September 30, 1822. Physician; state court judge in California, 1856-60; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1863-67. Presbyterian. Died of heart failure in the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, Calif., December 4, 1884. Interment at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
  
  
• Hovey E. Copley (b. 1869) — of Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Chemung town, Chemung County, N.Y., May 2, 1869. Republican. Farmer; Chemung County Clerk; member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1924-26. Presbyterian. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• George Washington Covington (1838-1911) — of Maryland. Born in Berlin, Worcester County, Md., September 12, 1838. Democrat. Delegate to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1881-85. Presbyterian. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 6, 1911. Interment at All Hallows Cemetery, Snow Hill, Md.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Arthur Griswold Crane (1877-1955) — also known as A. G. Crane — of Wyoming. Born in Davenport Center, Delaware County, N.Y., September 1, 1877. Republican. Secretary of state of Wyoming, 1947-51; Governor of Wyoming, 1949-51. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Delta Sigma Rho; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Kappa. Died August 21, 1955. Burial location unknown.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) — also known as Charles M. Croswell — of Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 31, 1825. Son of John Croswell and Sally (Hicks) Croswell. Republican. Contractor; lawyer; mayor of Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th District 1867-68); delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1868; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District, 1873-74; Speaker of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of Michigan, 1877-80. Presbyterian. Died in Adrian, Lenawee County, Mich., December 13, 1886. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
  • See also: National Governors Association biography.
  
  
• Warren Wardlaw Cunningham (1885-1953) — also known as Warren W. Cunningham — of Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., October 11, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; mayor of Scarsdale, N.Y., 1927-29. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died November 10, 1953. Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
  
  
• Marion Lindsay Dawson — of Richmond, Va.; Suffolk County, N.Y.; Brooksville, Hernando County, Fla. Born in Scottsville, Albemarle County, Va. Married 1903 to Alice Taylor. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 1915-19; campaign manager for Gov. Cary A. Hardee. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Alexander Samuel Diven (1809-1896) — of Angelica, Allegany County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler County, N.Y., February 10, 1809. Son of John Diven and Eleanor (Means) Diven; married 1834 to Amanda M. Beers; married 1876 to Maria Joy. Republican. Lawyer; law partner of George Miles, and later, of Samuel G. Hathaway; railroad promoter; candidate for New York state assembly, 1843 (Allegany County), 1854 (Chemung County); member of New York state senate 27th District, 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1861-63; general in the Union Army during the Civil War. Presbyterian. Irish and English ancestry. Died in Elmira, Chemung County, N.Y., June 11, 1896. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• James Duane Doty (1799-1865) — also known as James D. Doty — Born in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., November 5, 1799. Cousin of Morgan Lewis Martin; father of Charles Doty. Democrat. Federal judge, 1828-32; member Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1834-35; Delegate to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1839-41; Governor of Wisconsin Territory, 1841-44; delegate to Wisconsin state constitutional convention, 1846; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1849-53; Governor of Utah Territory, 1863-65; died in office 1865. Presbyterian. Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, June 13, 1865. Interment at Fort Douglas Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • See also Doty family of Wisconsin
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Allen Welsh Dulles (1893-1969) — also known as Allen W. Dulles — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., April 7, 1893. Grandson of John Watson Foster; brother of John Foster Dulles. Republican. Foreign Service officer; lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1953-61. Died January 28, 1969. Burial location unknown.
  • See also Dulles-Foster-Lansing family of New York
  
  
• John Foster Dulles (1888-1959) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Washington, D.C., February 25, 1888. Grandson of John Watson Foster; brother of Allen Welsh Dulles. Republican. Lawyer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944; U.S. Senator from New York, 1949; defeated, 1949; U.S. Secretary of State, 1953-59. Presbyterian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Received the Medal of Freedom in 1959. Died of cancer and pneumonia, in Washington, D.C., May 24, 1959. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  • Cross-reference: Edward Corsi
  • See also Dulles-Foster-Lansing family of New York
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Webster Edmunds — of Cohocton, Steuben County, N.Y. Born in Cohocton, Steuben County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; school teacher; insurance and real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1927-28. Presbyterian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jacob W. Egelston (1802-1889) — of Indiana. Born in Steuben County, N.Y., May 28, 1802. Member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1837, 1839; major in the Union Army during the Civil War. Presbyterian. Died in Dearborn County, Ind., February 10, 1889. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• John George Erhardt (1889-1951) — also known as John G. Erhardt — of New York. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 4, 1889. Son of John Erhardt and Mary (Bader) Erhardt; married, February 13, 1920, to Eleanor Davis. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Athens, 1920; U.S. Consul in Athens, 1920-24; Winnipeg, 1924-26; Bordeaux, 1930-33; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1933-36; U.S. Minister to Austria, 1946-50; U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, 1950-51, died in office 1951. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta Upsilon. Died in Cape Town, South Africa, February 18, 1951. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Austin W. Erwin (b. 1887) — of Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y. Born in West Sparta town, Livingston County, N.Y., April 26, 1887. Republican. Lawyer; Livingston County District Attorney, 1924-31; member of New York state senate, 1944-62 (44th District 1944, 49th District 1945-54, 53rd District 1955-62). Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Jacob Evertson (1734-1807) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in South Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., January 3, 1734. Father of Margaret Evertson (1764-1837) (who married John Cotton Smith). Member of New York provincial congress, 1774-75; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, N.Y., May 1, 1807. Interment at Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Churchyard, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
  
  
• Benjamin Lewis Fairchild (1863-1946) — also known as Benjamin L. Fairchild — of Pelham, Westchester County, N.Y.; Pelham Manor, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Sweden, Monroe County, N.Y., January 5, 1863. Son of Benjamin Fairchild and Calista (Schaeffer) Fairchild; married, February 28, 1893, to Anna E. Crumbie (died 1902); married, April 21, 1922, to Elinor Gardiner Parsons. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-97, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27 (16th District 1895-97, 24th District 1917-19, 1921-23, 1923-27); defeated, 1896 (Independent, 16th District), 1918 (24th District), 1922 (24th District), 1926 (24th District), 1928 (24th District), 1930 (24th District). Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Pelham Manor, Westchester County, N.Y., October 25, 1946. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Elbert O. Farrar — of Onondaga County, N.Y.; Granville, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Middletown Springs, Rutland County, Vt. Married, September 14, 1869, to Ida A. Jackson. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1882-83. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Harold Daniel Finley (b. 1893) — also known as Harold D. Finley — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., November 4, 1893. Son of Peter Anson Finley and Mary Bell (Ostrom) Finley; married, October 20, 1920, to Virginia Sampson Wheat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1924; U.S. Consul in Naples, 1926-27; Edinburgh, 1927-30; Bordeaux, 1933-36; Mexico City, 1943; Managua, 1945; Algiers, 1945; U.S. Consul General in Algiers, 1947-49. Presbyterian. Member, Beta Theta Pi. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• William Floyd (1734-1821) — of New York. Born in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., December 17, 1734. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-77, 1778-83; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New York state senate, 1777-88, 1807-08 (Southern District 1777-88, Western District 1807-08); U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1789-91; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1801. Presbyterian. Died in Westernville, Oneida County, N.Y., August 4, 1821. Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Westernville, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
  
  
• Marion Bayard Folsom (1893-1976) — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in McRae, Telfair County, Ga., November 23, 1893. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1955-58. Presbyterian. Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Economic Association. Treasurer of Eastman Kodak Company, 1935-53. Died September 27, 1976. Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  
  
• Clellan S. Forsythe (b. 1895) — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pa., March 6, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile dealer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1945-48. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Charles W. Froessel (b. 1892) — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., November 8, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1938-49 (2nd District 1938-48, 10th District 1948-49); judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1950. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Louise Cuyler Gerry — also known as Louise C. Gerry — of Snyder, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Robbinston, Washington County, Maine. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940. Female. Congregationalist or Presbyterian. Member, Grange; Daughters of the American Revolution; Zonta. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) — also known as Norman J. Gould — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., March 15, 1877. Grandson of Norman Buel Judd. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1916; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1914-22; U.S. Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23. Presbyterian. Died at Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., August 20, 1964. Interment at Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
  • See also: congressional biography.
  
  
• Scott E. Greene — of Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Fleischmanns, Delaware County, N.Y. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York state assembly from Otsego County, 1965. Presbyterian. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Still living as of 1967.
  
  
• Frederick Winter Griffith (b. 1858) — also known as Frederick W. Griffith — of Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Phelps town, Ontario County, N.Y., December 17, 1858. Father of Henry Watson Griffith. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1900-02; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; member of New York state senate 42nd District, 1910-12. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Henry Watson Griffith (b. 1897) — also known as Henry W. Griffith — of Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y. Born in Palmyra, Wayne County, N.Y., January 1, 1897. Son of Frederick Winter Griffith. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state senate, 1939-50 (42nd District 1939-44, 47th District 1945-50). Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  
  
• Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (b. 1820) — also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich.; Monroe, Monroe County, Mich. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 26, 1820. Son of E. O. Grosvenor and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor; married, February 22, 1844, to Sally Ann Champlin (daughter of Elisha T. Champlin). 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