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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Son of Charles C. Badeau and Mary Lyles (Stothoff) Badeau.
Minister;
missionary;
university
professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961.
Christian Reformed; later Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Bert Andrew Bandstra (1922-1995) —
also known as Bert Bandstra —
of Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Monroe
County, Iowa, January
25, 1922.
Son of Andrew Bandstra and Adriana 'Jennie' (De Jong) Bandstra.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Marion
County Attorney, 1955-59; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 4th District, 1965-67; defeated, 1966,
1968.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion.
Died in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, October
23, 1995 (age 73 years, 271
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Pella, Iowa.
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Raymond H. Bateman (b. 1927) —
of North Branch, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., October
29, 1927.
Republican. Public
relations business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1958-65;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972;
member of New Jersey
state senate 16th District, 1976.
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan Speer. |
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Franks |
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Conrad F. Becker (1905-1965) —
of Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill.
Born in Red Bud, Randolph
County, Ill., November
11, 1905.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1940;
Illinois
state treasurer, 1945-47.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1965
(age about
59 years).
Interment at St.
Peter Cemetery, Red Bud, Ill.
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Henry Beets (b. 1869) —
of Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Koedyk, Netherlands,
January
5, 1869.
Son of Jasper Beets and Margaret (Smit) Beets.
Republican. Pastor; Dry
candidate for delegate to
Michigan convention to ratify 21st amendment from Kent County 1st
District, 1933.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Simon Boerum (1724-1775) —
of New York.
Born in Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1724.
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1761-75; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-75.
Christian Reformed.
Died in New Lots (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y., July 11,
1775 (age 51 years, 0
days).
Original interment at Dutch
Reformed Burying Ground (which no longer exists), Brooklyn, N.Y.;
reinterment in 1848 at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Andrew Bolt (1906-1971) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
8, 1906.
Son of Ralph D. Bolt and Anna (Klunder) Bolt.
Republican. Real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1939-64; defeated in primary, 1964, 1966.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Optimist
Club; Jaycees.
Died in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., January
26, 1971 (age 64 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward A. Borgman (1894-1980) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 28,
1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; automobile
dealer; real estate
broker; candidate for mayor
of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1944; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1949-64.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 7,
1980 (age 85 years, 345
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
12, 1920, to Josephine Scherphorn; father of Marvin Edward
Borgman (medic in Red Arrow Division during World War II; killed on
Leyte Island in 1944). |
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Oscar E. Bouwsma (1921-1978) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., August
15, 1921.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County 2nd District,
1961-64; member of Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1967-74; defeated, 1964, 1974.
Christian Reformed. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; National Rifle
Association; Eagles; American
Legion.
Died in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., March 22,
1978 (age 56 years, 219
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph P. Bradley (1813-1892) —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March 14,
1813.
Son of Philo Bradley and Mercy (Gardiner) Bradley.
Lawyer;
Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Scott Philip Brown (b. 1959) —
also known as Scott Brown —
of Wrentham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Kittery, York
County, Maine, September
12, 1959.
Son of Claude Bruce Brown and Judi (Rugg) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1999-2004; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 2004-10; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 2010-.
Christian Reformed. Member, Zeta Psi.
Still living as of 2012.
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Son of Philip Case and Amanda V. (Edwards) Case.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Clinton (1739-1812) —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Little Britain, Orange
County, N.Y., July 26,
1739.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775-76; Governor of
New York, 1777-95, 1801-04; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Ulster
County, 1788; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1800-01; Vice
President of the United States, 1805-12; died in office 1812.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 20,
1812 (age 72 years, 269
days).
Original interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.; reinterment in 1908 at First
Reformed Dutch Churchyard, Kingston, N.Y.
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Robert Clarkson Clothier (b. 1885) —
also known as Robert C. Clothier —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
8, 1885.
Son of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier.
Newspaper
reporter; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
vice-president, Scott Company (industrial personnel consultants),
1918-23; Dean of Men, University of Pittsburgh, 1929-32; director,
Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company; president,
Rutgers University, 1932; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Christian Reformed.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier; married, June 24,
1916, to Nathalie Wilson; father of Arthur Clothier (c.1920-1942;
killed in accident during Army Air Corps training). |
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Edna B. Conklin —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1924
(alternate), 1928,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1928-50; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1932-40.
Female.
Christian Reformed.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Johannes Cuyler (c.1661-1740) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born about 1661.
Mayor
of Albany, N.Y., 1725-26.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died in 1740
(age about
79 years).
Original interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Albany, N.Y.; reinterment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Peter J. Danhof (1864-1944) —
of Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Haven, Ottawa
County, Mich., January
1, 1864.
Son of John Danhof and Rensina Danhof.
Democrat. Lawyer; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1891-92; law partner of Allen
C. Adsit, 1901-12; candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 20th Circuit, 1911; superior court judge in
Michigan of Grand Rapids, 1915; appointed 1915; Democratic candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1916, 1918, 1934
(primary).
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1944 (age 80 years, 2
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, Mich.
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Robert John Danhof (b. 1925) —
also known as Robert J. Danhof —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., August
24, 1925.
Son of Nicholas J. Danhof and Joan (Buter) Danhof.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, 1960-61; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from 23rd Senatorial
District, 1961-62; candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1962; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1969-; defeated, 1968;
appointed 1969.
Christian Reformed or Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1998.
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Relatives:
Married to Marguerite DenHerder. |
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Lucas James DeKoster (1918-2000) —
also known as Lucas J. DeKoster —
of Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, June 18,
1918.
Lawyer;
member of Iowa state
senate 1st District, 1965-83.
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Hull, Sioux
County, Iowa, February
23, 2000 (age 81 years, 250
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hull, Iowa.
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Melvin J. De Stigter (1928-2003) —
of Hudsonville, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Sioux Center, Sioux
County, Iowa, November
21, 1928.
Republican. School
teacher; sales
manager; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 95th District, 1965-78; candidate
in primary for Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1978; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1992.
Christian Reformed. Member, Jaycees.
Died August 7,
2003 (age 74 years, 259
days).
Interment at Georgetown
Cemetery, Georgetown Township, Ottawa County, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1950
to Carol Jean Schultze. |
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Walter Dale DeVries (b. 1929) —
also known as Walter D. DeVries —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., November
13, 1929.
Son of Martin DeVries and Catherine (Vander Leek) DeVries.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; college
professor; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961-62.
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 1962.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois Arlene Cook. |
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Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) —
also known as Everett M. Dirksen; "The Wizard of
Ooze" —
of Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., January
4, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; merchant;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1933-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1951-69; died in office 1969.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Moose; American Bar
Association; Odd
Fellows; Izaak
Walton League.
Died, of lung
cancer, at the Walter
Reed Army Medical Center, Washington,
D.C., September
7, 1969 (age 73 years, 246
days).
Interment at Glendale
Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Ill.
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Edwin Winfield Eden (1887-1953) —
also known as Edwin W. Eden —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1887.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1928-30.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
1, 1953 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Vernon James Ehlers (b. 1934) —
also known as Vernon J. Ehlers; Vern
Ehlers —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pipestone, Pipestone
County, Minn., February
6, 1934.
Republican. College
professor; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1983-85; resigned
1985; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1985-93; resigned 1993; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1993-.
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 2009.
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Charles R. Feenstra (1894-1981) —
of Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Kent
County, Mich., February
11, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1928-36; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 2nd District,
1935-48; defeated in primary, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1951-62; defeated in primary, 1962.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1981
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Edgar J. Fredericks (b. 1942) —
also known as Ed Fredericks —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., June 27,
1942.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 54th District, 1975-78; member of
Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1979-90; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 4th District, 1990.
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 1990.
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Clyde H. Geerlings (1904-1978) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
12, 1904.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1951-64.
Christian Reformed. Member, Rotary.
Died in 1978
(age about
73 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edgar A. Geerlings (b. 1937) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April 24,
1937.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 97th District, 1967-86; defeated,
1964 (97th District), 1992 (91st District).
Christian Reformed. Member, National
Education Association; Delta
Sigma Phi; Fraternal
Order of Police.
Still living as of 1992.
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Henry Geerlings (b. 1868) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Mayor of
Holland, Mich., 1937; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1945-50.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Fred Benjamin Gernerd (1879-1948) —
also known as Fred B. Gernerd —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Born in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., November
22, 1879.
Son of C. W. B. Gernerd and Ellen V. (Schmoyer) Gernerd.
Republican. Lawyer; Lehigh
County District Attorney, 1908-12; member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1912-20; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1921-23;
defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928.
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Died in Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa., August 7,
1948 (age 68 years, 259
days).
Interment at Trexlertown
Cemetery, Trexlertown, Pa.
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Edward Winthrop Gray (1870-1942) —
also known as Edward W. Gray —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
18, 1870.
Son of Edward Gray and Elizabeth (Beggs) Gray.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
publisher; secretary of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1908-13; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1915-19; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918.
Dutch Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 10,
1942 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Ralph Waldo Gwinn (1884-1962) —
also known as Ralph W. Gwinn —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Noblesville, Hamilton
County, Ind., March 29,
1884.
Son of John Harvey Gwinn and Edith (Harvey) Gwinn.
Republican. Lawyer; writer; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1945-59; defeated,
1940, 1942.
Methodist
or Christian Reformed. Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died of a heart
attack, in Delray Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
27, 1962 (age 77 years, 335
days).
Interment at Pawling
Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Garrett William Hagedorn (1910-1985) —
also known as Garrett W. Hagedorn; Gary
Hagedorn —
of Midland Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Midland Park, Bergen
County, N.J., September
6, 1910.
Son of John William Hagedorn and Jennie (Klopman) Hagedorn.
Republican. Mayor of Midland Park, N.J., 1958-68; member of New Jersey
state senate 40th District, 1968-85.
Christian Reformed.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belfast, Waldo
County, Maine, August
10, 1985 (age 74 years, 338
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gerrit C. Hasper (1913-1991) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., April 12,
1913.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1966; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 96th District, 1969-90.
Christian Reformed.
Died in 1991
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Arthur Heitman (b. 1880) —
also known as Chester A. Heitman —
of Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Investment
securities business; Republican candidate for New York
state senate 24th District, 1924; mayor
of Spring Valley, N.Y., 1930; defeated (Democratic), 1935;
Democratic candidate for New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1934.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Brentwood Henry (1942-1993) —
also known as Paul B. Henry —
of Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 9,
1942.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-78; appointed 1975; resigned 1978;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 91st District, 1979-82; member of
Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1983-85; resigned 1985; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1985-93 (5th District 1985-93, 3rd
District 1993); died in office 1993.
Christian Reformed.
Died July 31,
1993 (age 51 years, 22
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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D-Cady Herrick II (b. 1908) —
of Slingerlands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., March 5,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1947-54.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Pi
Delta Epsilon.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Hiester (1747-1804) —
Born in Montgomery
County, Pa., June 25,
1747.
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1789-96 (at-large 1789-93, 4th
District 1793-95, 5th District 1795-96); U.S.
Representative from Maryland at-large, 1801-04; died in office
1804.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 7,
1804 (age 56 years, 256
days).
Interment at Zion
Reformed Graveyard, Hagerstown, Md.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Bancroft Hill (c.1858-1945) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Colebrook, Coos
County, N.H., about 1858.
Lawyer;
pastor;
college
professor; Dry candidate for delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian Reformed or Presbyterian.
Died January
23, 1945 (age about 87
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elise Weyerhaeuser (1860-1946; daughter of Frederick E.
Weyerhaeuser (1872-1945; lumber executive)). |
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Peter Hoekstra (b. 1953) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Groningen, Netherlands,
October
30, 1953.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1993-.
Reformed Church in America.
Still living as of 2009.
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William Imken (c.1918-1992) —
of Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1918.
Republican. Mayor
of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., 1969-87.
Christian Reformed.
Died May 12,
1992 (age about 74
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Marcia Howard. |
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Bartel John Jonkman (1884-1955) —
also known as Bartel J. Jonkman —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., April 28,
1884.
Son of John B. Jonkman and Sarah (Holwerda) Jonkman.
Republican. Lawyer; Kent
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1929-36; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1940-49; defeated in
primary, 1948.
Christian Reformed. Member, Delta
Sigma Rho; Lions.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., June 13,
1955 (age 71 years, 46
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Ella Demmink Koeze (1905-1986) —
also known as Ella D. Koeze; Ella Demmink; Mrs.
Albert S. Koeze; Ella Koeze Weed —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 25,
1905.
Daughter of Henry Demmink and Alieda (Hesselink) Demmink.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960
(alternate), 1964;
vice-chair
of Michigan Republican Party, 1957-60; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1961-69; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 2nd
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian Reformed.
Died in 1986
(age about
80 years).
Cremated.
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Relatives:
Married to Albert S. Koeze. |
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Peter Kok (b. 1919) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
24, 1919.
Republican. Realtor;
appraiser;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1965-78 (93rd District 1965-72,
91st District 1973-78).
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 1978.
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Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) —
also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1868.
Son of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke.
Republican. Produce
merchant; cemetery
monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in West Eaton, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1890
to Florence Tayntor. |
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John Lansing, Jr. (b. 1754) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
30, 1754.
Member of New York
state assembly from Albany County, 1780-84, 1785-87, 1788-89; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1786; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1785; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1786-90; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albany
County, 1788; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1790-1801.
Christian Reformed.
Mysteriously
disappeared in New York City, December 12, 1829, after leaving
his hotel to post a letter; his fate is
unknown.
Cenotaph at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Ben E. Lohman (1898-1982) —
of Hamilton, Allegan
County, Mich.
Born in Manlius Township, Allegan
County, Mich., April 28,
1898.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County, 1951-62;
defeated in primary, 1962 (Allegan County), 1964 (54th District),
1966 (54th District).
Christian Reformed. Member, Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1982
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucas Lugers (1853-1927) —
also known as Luke Lugers —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in a log
house, Laketown Township, Allegan
County, Mich., February
2, 1853.
Son of Benjamin Lugers and Henrietta (Brinkman) Lugers.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 1st District,
1899-1902; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1907-08.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
25, 1927 (age 74 years, 326
days).
Interment at Graafschap
Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Lucretia A. Ellenbaas. |
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David John Markey (b. 1882) —
also known as D. John Markey —
of Walkersville, Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., October
7, 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Maryland, 1946.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stephen V. Monsma (b. 1936) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Pella, Marion
County, Iowa, September
22, 1936.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1979-82; defeated, 1970, 1985; member
of Michigan
state house of representatives 93rd District, 1975-78; Democratic
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1980 (primary), 1982.
Christian Reformed. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 1985.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich (now Huntington), Hampshire
County, Mass., June 14,
1844.
Son of Garry Munson and Harriet (Lyman) Munson.
Republican. Collar
manufacturer; vice-president, Home Savings Bank;
director, National Exchange Bank;
vice-president, Albany Homeopathic Hospital;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1900.
Christian Reformed. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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William MacRae Nicoll (b. 1893) —
also known as William M. Nicoll —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Dundee, Scotland,
May 7,
1893.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1924-29.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benjamin Barker Odell, Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Son of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell
(1799-1856).
Republican. Restaurant
owner; ice
business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian Reformed. French and
English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Barker) Odell (1798-1879) and Isaac Odell (1799-1856);
married 1850
to Ophelia Bookstaver (1824-1902); father of Benjamin
Barker Odell, Jr.. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1902 |
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Robert T. Oestreicher (1897-1955) —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Born in Nelsonville, Athens
County, Ohio, February
28, 1897.
Automobile
dealer; mayor
of Columbus, Ohio, 1953.
Christian Reformed.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, February
19, 1955 (age 57 years, 356
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing
manufacturer and merchant; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Peter Oppewall (b. 1922) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Northbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; college
professor; candidate in primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Kent County 1st
District, 1961; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1965-70.
Christian Reformed. Member, Urban
League; Modern
Language Association.
Still living as of 1970.
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Frank M. Ozinga (b. 1914) —
of Evergreen Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Illinois, August
30, 1914.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Illinois
state senate, 1957-83 (6th District 1957-73, 8th District
1973-83).
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Still living as of 1983.
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Martin Ozinga, Jr. (b. 1921) —
of Evergreen Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Evergreen Park, Cook
County, Ill., May 4,
1921.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 6th District, 1969-70.
Christian Reformed. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1970.
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Alfred Rider Page (1859-1931) —
also known as Alfred R. Page —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Carlinville, Macoupin
County, Ill., October
7, 1859.
Son of Charles Page and Angeline (Rider) Page.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1910-23; resigned 1923;
Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1916-23; law partner of George
L. Ingraham, 1923-25.
Christian Reformed. Member, Chi Psi;
Freemasons.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Southampton Hospital,
Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1931 (age 71 years, 119
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Elizabeth M. Rose. |
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Anning Smith Prall (1870-1937) —
also known as Anning S. Prall —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Westerleigh, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1870.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1923-35; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate); Honest Government candidate for borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1933; member, Federal Communications
Commission, 1935-37; died in office 1937; chair, Federal Communications
Commission, 1935-37; died in office 1937.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln
County, Maine, July 23,
1937 (age 66 years, 309
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Clayton H. Ranck —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Democrat. Pastor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Christian Reformed.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Wesley Rathgeber, Jr. (b. 1922) —
also known as Lewis W. Rathgeber, Jr. —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., March 22,
1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948,
1952.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1952.
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Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) —
also known as "T.R."; "Teddy";
"The Colonel"; "The Hero of San Juan
Hill"; "The Rough Rider";
"Trust-Buster"; "The Happy
Warrior"; "The Bull Moose" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1858.
Son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (1831-1878) and Martha (Bulloch)
Roosevelt (1835-1884).
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1882-84;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884,
1900;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1886; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; Governor of
New York, 1899-1901; Vice
President of the United States, 1901; President
of the United States, 1901-09; defeated (Progressive), 1912;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1916.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Alpha
Delta Phi; Union
League.
Received the Medal
of Honor for leading a charge up San Juan Hill during battle
there, July 1, 1898. While campaigning for president in Milwaukee,
Wis., on October 14, 1912, was shot
in the chest by John F. Schrank; despite the injury, he continued his
speech for another hour and a half before seeking medical attention.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize in 1906; elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1950.
Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
6, 1919 (age 60 years, 71
days).
Interment at Youngs
Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Second great-grandson of Archibald
Bulloch; second cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt, Jr.; third cousin twice removed of Martin
Van Buren; grandnephew of James
I. Roosevelt; nephew of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; son of Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. (1831-1878)
and Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt (1835-1884); brother of Anna L.
Roosevelt (1855-1931; who married William
Sheffield Cowles (1847-1923)); married, October
27, 1880, to Alice Hathaway Lee (1861-1884); married, December
2, 1886, to Edith Kermit Carow (1861-1948); fourth cousin once
removed of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945); uncle of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962; who married
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)), Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962), Corinne
Robinson Alsop and William
Sheffield Cowles (1898-1986); father of Alice
Lee Roosevelt (who married Nicholas
Longworth) and Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.; granduncle of James
Roosevelt, Elliott
Roosevelt, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, Jr. and John
deKoven Alsop; great-grandfather-in-law of William
Floyd Weld. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Gifford
Pinchot — David
J. Leahy — William
Barnes, Jr. — Oliver
D. Burden — William
J. Youngs — George
B. Cortelyou — Mason
Mitchell — Frederic
MacMaster — John
Goodnow — William
Loeb, Jr. |
| | | Roosevelt counties in Mont. and N.M. are
named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: Theodore
Bassett
— Theodore
R. McKeldin
— Theodore
R. Kupferman
— Theodore
Roosevelt Britton, Jr.
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| | | Personal motto: "Speak softly and carry
a big stick." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Theodore Roosevelt: James
MacGregor Burns & Susan Dunn, The
Three Roosevelts: Patrician Leaders Who Transformed
America — H. W. Brands, T.R
: The Last Romantic — Edmund Morris, Theodore
Rex — Edmund Morris, The
Rise of Theodore Roosevelt — John Morton Blum, The
Republican Roosevelt — Richard D. White, Jr., Roosevelt
the Reformer : Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner,
1889-1895 — Frederick W. Marks III, Velvet
on Iron : The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt — James
Chace, 1912
: Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the
Country — Patricia O'Toole, When
Trumpets Call : Theodore Roosevelt After the White
House — Candice Millard, The
River of Doubt : Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest
Journey — Lewis Einstein, Roosevelt
: His Mind in Action (out of print) |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1901 |
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Richard Schell (1810-1879) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 15,
1810.
Son of Christian Schell.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1874-75.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
and German
ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
10, 1879 (age 69 years, 179
days).
Interment at Old
Dutch Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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William Abraham Schnader (b. 1886) —
also known as William A. Schnader —
of Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Bowmansville, Lancaster
County, Pa., October
5, 1886.
Son of Charles B. Schnader and Elizabeth (Renninger) Schnader.
Republican. Lawyer; Pennsylvania
state attorney general, 1930-35; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1934.
Christian Reformed. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Phi
Delta Phi; Order of the
Coif; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Omar Schnatmeier (b. 1908) —
of St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo.
Born in St. Charles, St. Charles
County, Mo., July 21,
1908.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; sheriff;
member of Missouri
Republican State Committee, 1944-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Missouri, 1948.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary;
Moose.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman (1855-1912) —
also known as James S. Sherman; "Sunny
Jim" —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
24, 1855.
Son of Richard
U. Sherman.
Republican. Mayor of
Utica, N.Y., 1884-86; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-91, 1893-1909 (23rd District
1887-91, 25th District 1893-1903, 27th District 1903-09); Vice
President of the United States, 1909-12; died in office 1912.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
30, 1912 (age 57 years, 6
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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Jelt Sietsema (b. 1921) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., May 7,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 94th District, 1969-86; defeated,
1986.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1986.
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Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Son of Christopher Steers.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer; broom
manufacturer; real estate
business; magistrate; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1948 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Stanley G. Stroup (b. 1904) —
of Bedford, Bedford
County, Pa.
Born in Somerset
County, Pa., September
18, 1904.
Republican. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Bedford County, 1955-60;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1960-74 (36th District 1960-68, 30th District
1969-74); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Freemasons;
Rotary;
Union
League.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Melvin D. Synhorst (b. 1914) —
of Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa.
Born in Orange City, Sioux
County, Iowa, January
21, 1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; secretary of
state of Iowa, 1949-65, 1967-80; resigned 1980.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Alpha
Tau Omega; Gamma
Eta Gamma; Amvets.
Still living as of 1980.
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Daniel D. Tompkins (1774-1825) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 21,
1774.
Son of Jonathan Griffin Tompkins (1733-1823) and Sarah Ann (Hyatt)
Tompkins (1740-1810).
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1802-03; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1805; Governor of
New York, 1807-17; Vice
President of the United States, 1817-25; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821.
Presbyterian
or Christian Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., June 11,
1825 (age 50 years, 355
days).
Entombed at St.
Mark's Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Barent Van Buren (1776-1849) —
of Ghent, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born June 8,
1776.
Son of Peter Van Buren and Mother Van Buren.
Postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1818-19.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died January
22, 1849 (age 72 years, 228
days).
Interment somewhere
in Ghent, N.Y.
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Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) —
also known as "The Little Magician"; "Old
Kinderhook"; "Red Fox of Kinderhook";
"Matty Van"; "American Talleyrand";
"Blue Whiskey Van" —
of Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
5, 1782.
Son of Abraham Van Buren (1737-1817) and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van
Buren (1747-1817).
Lawyer;
Columbia
County Surrogate, 1808-13; member of New York
state senate Middle District, 1812-20; New York
state attorney general, 1815-19; appointed 1815; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1821-28; Governor of
New York, 1829; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1829-31; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1831-32; Vice
President of the United States, 1833-37; President
of the United States, 1837-41; defeated, 1840 (Democratic), 1848
(Free Soil); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1844.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry.
Died, reportedly due to asthma,
but more likely some kind of heart
failure, in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 24,
1862 (age 79 years, 231
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Van Buren (1737-1817) and Maria (Hoes) Van Alen Van Buren
(1747-1817); married to the sister-in-law of Moses
I. Cantine; second cousin of Barent
Van Buren; half-brother of James
Isaac Van Alen; married, February
21, 1807, to Hannah Hoes (1783-1819); father of John
Van Buren; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Brodhead Van Buren; second cousin thrice removed of Harold
Sheffield Van Buren; third cousin twice removed of Theodore
Roosevelt. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: Sanford
W. Smith |
| | | Van Buren County,
Ark., Van
Buren County, Iowa, Van Buren County,
Mich. and Van Buren County,
Tenn. are named for him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: M.
V. B. Edgerly
— Martin
V. B. Ives
— Martin
V. B. Clark
— Martin
V. Godbey
|
| | | Opposition slogan (1840): "Van, Van, is
a used-up man." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Martin Van Buren: Major L.
Wilson, The
Presidency of Martin Van Buren — Joel H. Silbey, Martin
Van Buren and the Emergence of American Popular
Politics — Jerome Mushkat & Robert G. Rayback, Martin
Van Buren : Law, Politics, and the Shaping of Republican
Ideology — John Niven, Martin
Van Buren : The Romantic Age of American Politics —
Ted Widmer, Martin
Van Buren |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Robert VanderLaan (b. 1930) —
of Kentwood, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Paris Township (now Kentwood), Kent
County, Mich., June 4,
1930.
Republican. School
teacher; supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1961-63; resigned 1963; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-82 (17th District 1963-64, 31st District
1965-82); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974.
Christian Reformed.
Still living as of 1982.
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John Vanderwerp (1866-1939) —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Fillmore Township, Allegan
County, Mich., May 25,
1866.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Clarence
W. Sessions, 1901-05, and of John Q.
Ross, 1910; probate judge in Michigan, 1897-1901; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1911-12, 1939; died in office 1939;
circuit
judge in Michigan 14th Circuit, 1918-35.
Christian Reformed. Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary.
Died August
11, 1939 (age 73 years, 78
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George M. Van Peursem (b. 1912) —
of Zeeland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., December
18, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1951-59;
resigned 1959; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1957-58; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1961-63.
Christian Reformed. Member, Rotary.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936
to Gladys Dillman. |
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Riemer Van Til (1912-1975) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Griffith, Lake
County, Ind., March 23,
1912.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County, 1959-64;
defeated in primary, 1964; Ottawa
County Treasurer, 1973-75.
Christian Reformed.
Died in 1975
(age about
63 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold James Volkema (1930-1967) —
also known as Harold J. Volkema; Hal
Volkema —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., May 29,
1930.
Republican. Sports
announcer, WHTC radio; bookstore
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1965-67; died in office 1967.
Christian Reformed.
Died, of a heart
attack, December
17, 1967 (age 37 years, 202
days).
Interment at Pilgrim
Home Cemetery, Holland, Mich.
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Edward Oscar Weant (b. 1870) —
also known as E. O. Weant —
of Westminster, Carroll
County, Md.
Born in Carroll
County, Md., November
28, 1870.
Son of John Washington Weant and Hannah E. (Miller) Weant.
Democrat. Lawyer; Carroll
County State's Attorney, 1900-04, 1909-13; attorney or director
for several banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1924.
Christian Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaiah Davis Winne (1818-1902) —
also known as Davis Winne —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Shandaken town, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 18,
1818.
Son of Christian Winne (1794-1872) and Annatje (Longyear) Winne
(1796-1875).
Farmer;
lumber
business; hotelier;
Ulster
County Sheriff, 1861, 1864; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1876, 1887.
Christian Reformed.
Died February
27, 1902 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Barentse Yates (1784-1836) —
also known as John B. Yates —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., February
1, 1784.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1815-17; county judge
in New York, 1835; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1836; died in office 1836.
Christian Reformed.
Died in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 10,
1836 (age 52 years, 160
days).
Interment at Walnut
Grove Cemetery, Near Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y.
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Robert Yates (1738-1801) —
of Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
27, 1738.
State court judge in New York, 1777-98; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; delegate to
New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from Albany
County, 1788; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1789, 1795.
Christian Reformed.
Died September
9, 1801 (age 63 years, 225
days).
Original interment in unknown location; reinterment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Milton Zaagman (b. 1926) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., March 28,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; mortician;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1954, 1956; member of Michigan
state senate, 1963-74 (16th District 1963-64, 32nd District
1965-74); defeated, 1974; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1974.
Christian Reformed. Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1974.
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Relatives:
Married 1948
to Martha Haverkamp. |
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