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George Birch Abbott (1850-1908) —
also known as George B. Abbott —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brookfield, Orange
County, Vt., September
27, 1850.
Son of Benjamin Franklin Abbott and Diancy (Pickering) Abbott.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kings
County Surrogate, 1889-1901; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1907-08; died in office 1908.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sigma
Phi; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died, from blood
poisoning, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
10, 1908 (age 57 years, 136
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Son of Clyde A. Adams and Winnie Marian (Sherman) Adams.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange; Elks;
Society of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
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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.
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, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Frederick Hobbes Allen (1858-1937) —
also known as Frederick H. Allen —
of Pelham Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 30,
1858.
Son of Elisha
Hunt Allen and Mary Harrod (Hobbes) Allen.
Democrat. Lawyer; economist;
village president of Pelham Manor, N.Y., 1904-06; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1904-14; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920
(alternate); served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Newport Hospital,
Newport, Newport
County, R.I., December
3, 1937 (age 79 years, 187
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jefferson Randolph Anderson (b. 1861) —
also known as J. Randolph Anderson —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
4, 1861.
Son of Edward Clifford Anderson, Jr. and Jane Margaret (Randolph)
Anderson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
attorney for several railroads;
director, Savannah Bank and
Trust Co.; director, Savannah Electric &
Power Co.; member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1909-12; member of Georgia
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1907-08; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1912
(speaker);
member of Georgia
state senate, 1913-14.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Alpha
Tau Omega; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Breckinridge Ardery (1887-1967) —
also known as William B. Ardery —
of Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky.
Born near Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., August
11, 1887.
Son of William Porter Ardery and Mary Ella (Adair) Ardery.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 73rd District, 1930-31; candidate
for nomination for Governor of
Kentucky, 1931; circuit judge in Kentucky 14th District, 1936-67.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Judicature Society; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died of a heart
attack, in Paris, Bourbon
County, Ky., July 25,
1967 (age 79 years, 348
days).
Interment at Paris
Cemetery, Paris, Ky.
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Henry Moore Baker (1841-1912) —
also known as Henry M. Baker —
of Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Bow, Merrimack
County, N.H., January
11, 1841.
Son of Aaron W. Baker and Nancy (Dustin) Baker.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 9th District, 1891-92; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1893-97; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1902; member of
New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1905-09.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 30,
1912 (age 71 years, 140
days).
Interment at Alexander
Cemetery, Bow, N.H.
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Thomas Raymond Ball (1896-1943) —
also known as Thomas R. Ball —
of Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1896.
Son of Thomas Watson Ball and Alice Lynde (Raymond) Ball.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; architect;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Old Lyme, 1927-38; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Institute of Architects; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grange;
Society of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Old Lyme, New London
County, Conn., June 16,
1943 (age 47 years, 124
days).
Interment at Duck
River Cemetery, Old Lyme, Conn.
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Anthony Bleecker Banks (b. 1837) —
also known as A. Bleecker Banks —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 7,
1837.
Son of David Banks and Harriet (Lloyd) Banks.
Democrat. Publishing
business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1862; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1868-71; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1876-78, 1884-86; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1884;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 19th District, 1894.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Phebe Wells. |
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William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) —
also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The
Champ" —
of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1888.
Son of William J. Barbour and Adelaide (Sprague) Barbour.
Republican. Manufacturer;
business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1936; died in office 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Society of Colonial Wars.
Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in
1910-11.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Franklin Bartlett (1847-1909) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grafton, Worcester
County, Mass., September
10, 1847.
Son of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer).
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1893-97; defeated
(Republican), 1896.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died, of a kidney
disorder, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 23,
1909 (age 61 years, 225
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Willard Bartlett (1846-1925) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Uxbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., October
14, 1846.
Son of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer) and Agnes E. H.
(Willard) Bartlett.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
partner of Elihu
Root, 1869-83 and 1917-24; drama
critic; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1884-1906; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1896-1906; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1906-16; chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1913-16.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1925 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Osborne Bartlett (prominent lawyer) and Agnes E. H.
(Willard) Bartlett; married, October
26, 1870, to Mary Fairbanks Buffum; brother of Franklin
Bartlett. |
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Mabel C. Batchelder (born c.1874) —
also known as Mabel C. Streeter —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1874.
Daughter of Leonard Streeter and Caroline (Ammidown) Streeter.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924
(alternate), 1932.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Cornelius Bates (b. 1843) —
of North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in North Brookfield, Worcester
County, Mass., June 4,
1843.
Son of Elijah Bates and Sarah (Fletcher) Bates.
Republican. Manufacturer;
proprietor, Worcester Corset Co.; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1879; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1883; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Massachusetts, 1884.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jesse Bunton Baxter (b. 1872) —
also known as Jesse B. Baxter —
of Milton, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., October
10, 1872.
Son of William Quincy Baxter and Isadore Frances (Bunton) Baxter.
Republican. Banker; treasurer of
Massachusetts Republican Party, 1915-16; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Randolph Bayne (1851-1933) —
also known as Howard R. Bayne —
of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Winchester,
Va., May 11,
1851.
Son of Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1909-12.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 13,
1933 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bayne and Mary Ellen (Ashby) Bayne; married, April 27,
1886, to Lizzie S. Moore (died 1923; daughter of Samuel Preston
Moore (Confederate surgeon-general)); married, February
17, 1932, to Amy (Hughes) D'Aeth. |
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Russell Benedict (1859-1936) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Great Neck Estates, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1859.
Son of Seth Williston Benedict (1803-1869) and Anna Elizabeth
(Russell) Benedict.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1912-25.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Great Neck Estates, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
29, 1936 (age 77 years, 4
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Greene Wheeler Benjamin (1837-1914) —
also known as S. G. W. Benjamin —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born, of American parents, at Argos, Greece,
February
13, 1837.
Son of Nathan B. Benjamin (missionary) and Mary Gladding (Wheeler)
Benjamin (poet).
Librarian;
author;
artist;
U.S. Minister to Persia, 1883-85.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Forestry Association; Navy
League.
Died in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., July 19,
1914 (age 77 years, 156
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Robert Worth Bingham (1871-1937) —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Orange
County, N.C., November
8, 1871.
Son of Col. Robert Bingham and Delphine Louise (Worth) Bingham.
Lawyer;
publisher of Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1907; Republican candidate for Judge,
Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1910; circuit judge in Kentucky, 1911;
U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1933-37.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., December
18, 1937 (age 66 years, 40
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Henry Alfred Bishop (b. 1860) —
also known as Henry A. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
4, 1860.
Son of William
Darius Bishop and Julia Ann (Tomlinson) Bishop.
Democrat. Ticket agent, purchasing agent, and superintendent of
several railroads;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Connecticut, 1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1912
(alternate); candidate for secretary of
state of Connecticut, 1888; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1904; president, Clapp Fire Resisting
Paint Co., Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey Power
Co., and Reed Carpet
Co.; vice-president, Brady Brass Co.,
Pacific Iron
Works, Connecticut National Bank, and
Consolidated Telephone
Co.; director, Westchester Street
Railway Co., Western Union Telegraph
Co.; director, Bridgeport Hospital.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) —
also known as Chester C. Bolton —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, September
5, 1882.
Son of Charles C. Bolton and Julia (Castle) Bolton.
Republican. Member of Ohio state
senate, 1923-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1928;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 22nd District, 1929-37, 1939; died in
office 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Rotary.
Died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
29, 1939 (age 57 years, 54
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Henry Sherman Boutell (1856-1926) —
also known as Henry S. Boutell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 14,
1856.
Son of Lewis Henry Boutell and Anna (Greene) Boutell.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1884; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1897-1911 (6th District 1897-1903,
9th District 1903-11); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1908;
U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1911-13; law
professor.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, in Sanremo, Italy,
March
11, 1926 (age 69 years, 362
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Westborough, Mass.
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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.
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 (age 82 years, 144
days).
Originally entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
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James Henry Brown (b. 1859) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo., September
3, 1859.
Son of Henry Cordes Brown and Jane Cory (Thompson) Brown.
Republican. Lawyer;
attorney for railroads;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1890-92.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Anson Butler (b. 1841) —
also known as E. A. Butler —
of Rockland, Knox
County, Maine.
Born in Rockland, Knox
County, Maine, July 25,
1841.
Son of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler.
Republican. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; shipbroker;
mayor
of Rockland, Maine, 1890-93.
Congregationalist.
English
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anson Butler and Annah (Hunstable) Butler; married, December
30, 1868, to Lucy A. Stanley (died); married, May 11,
1892, to Eva Arey Bartlett. |
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Melbert Brinkerhoff Cary (b. 1852) —
also known as Melbert B. Cary —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., July 23,
1852.
Son of John Watson Cary and Isabel (Brinkerhoff) Cary.
Democrat. Lawyer; Connecticut
Democratic state chair, 1898-1900; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1902; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1908.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862-1948) —
also known as Wilbur L. Cross —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., April 10,
1862.
Son of Samuel Cross and Harriet M. (Gurley) Cross.
Democrat. University
professor; Governor of
Connecticut, 1931-39; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Connecticut, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; Society
of the Cincinnati; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
5, 1948 (age 86 years, 178
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Philip Kingsland Crowe (1908-1976) —
also known as Philip K. Crowe —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
7, 1908.
Son of Earl R. Crowe and Kathleen McClellan (Higgins) Crowe.
Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Ceylon, 1953-56; South Africa, 1959-61; Norway, 1969-73; Denmark, 1973-75.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in 1976
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James G. Cutler (1848-1927) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., April 24,
1848.
Son of John N. Cutler and Mary E. (Goold) Cutler.
Republican. Architect;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1896;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1904-07.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Union
League.
Patented
the mail chute for tall buildings.
Died in 1927
(age about
79 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Douglas Dillon (1909-2003) —
also known as C. Douglas Dillon; Clarence Douglass
Dillon —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland,
of American parents, August
21, 1909.
Son of Anne McEldin (Douglass) Dillon (1881-1961) and Clarence Dillon
(1882-1979; financier).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; financier;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1952;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1953-57; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1961-65.
Scottish,
French,
Swedish,
and Jewish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars.
Recipient of the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on July 6, 1989.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
10, 2003 (age 93 years, 142
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Harris Douglas (1853-1944) —
also known as William H. Douglas —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1853.
Son of Alfred Douglas and Rebecca (Harris) Douglas.
Republican. Exporter;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03,
15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1944 (age 90 years, 53
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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William Eastin English (1850-1926) —
also known as William E. English —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., November
3, 1850.
Son of William
Hayden English and Emma Mardulia (Jackson) English.
Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1879; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 7th District, 1883-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1892,
1896;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1912;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1917-25; defeated (Republican), 1908, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; United
Spanish War Veterans; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 29,
1926 (age 75 years, 177
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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William Hayden English (1822-1896) —
also known as William H. English —
of Lexington, Scott
County, Ind.
Born in Lexington, Scott
County, Ind., August
27, 1822.
Son of Elisha
Gale English.
Democrat. Member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1851-52; Speaker of
the Indiana State House of Representatives, 1851-52; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 2nd District, 1853-61; candidate for
Vice
President of the United States, 1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., February
7, 1896 (age 73 years, 164
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley (1907-1990) —
also known as Charles P. Farnsley; Charlie
Farnsley —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., March 28,
1907.
Son of Burrel Hopson Farnsley and Anna May (Peaslee) Farnsley.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to
Kentucky convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1936-40; candidate in primary for
U.S.
Senator from Kentucky, 1940; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kentucky, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952;
mayor
of Louisville, Ky., 1948-53; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 3rd District, 1965-67; defeated in
primary, 1932 (at-large), 1934 (3rd District).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Society of Colonial Wars; Delta
Upsilon; Omicron
Delta Kappa.
Died, from Alzheimer's
disease, at Brownsboro Hills Nursing
Home, Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., June 19,
1990 (age 83 years, 83
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.; statue at West
Main Street, Louisville, Ky.
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Claude Moore Fuess (b. 1885) —
also known as Claude M. Fuess —
of Andover, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Waterville, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
12, 1885.
Son of Louis Philip Fuess and Helen Augusta (Moore) Fuess.
Republican. Instructor
and headmaster,
Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass.; director, Andover National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1932.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hampson Gary (1873-1952) —
of Tyler, Smith
County, Tex.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Tyler, Smith
County, Tex., April 23,
1873.
Son of Franklin Newman Gary and Martha Isabella (Boren) Gary.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, Royall National Bank;
director, Guaranty State Bank;
served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1901-02; member of Texas
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1902-04; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1908;
U.S. Diplomatic Agent to Egypt, 1917; U.S. Consul General in Cairo, 1919-20; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1920-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Alpha
Tau Omega; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died April 18,
1952 (age 78 years, 361
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Howard Gates (1865-1927) —
of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha
County, S.Dak.
Born in Waterloo, Black Hawk
County, Iowa, October
26, 1865.
Son of John Cook Gates and Adelia (St. John) Gates.
Republican. Lawyer; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1913-27; died in
office 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; American Bar
Association; Kiwanis.
Died November
8, 1927 (age 62 years, 13
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles A. Goss (1863-1938) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Edinburg, Portage
County, Ohio, December
10, 1863.
Son of Alfred Ruggles Goss and Martha (Carr) Goss.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893; U.S.
Attorney for Nebraska, 1905-10; district judge in Nebraska 4th
District, 1920-25; chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1927-38; died in office
1938.
Methodist.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died August
13, 1938 (age 74 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Bates Greenough (1866-1956) —
also known as William B. Greenough —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., November
22, 1866.
Son of James Carruthers Greenough and Jeanie Ashley (Bates)
Greenough.
Republican. Lawyer; Rhode
Island state attorney general, 1905-12; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Chi Phi;
Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died November
17, 1956 (age 89 years, 361
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Curtis Guild, Jr. (1860-1915) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., February
2, 1860.
Son of Curtis Guild (born 1827) and Sarah C. Guild.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of Massachusetts
Republican State Committee, 1884; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1896;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903-06; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1906-09; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1908;
U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Forestry Association.
In 1907, John A. Steele came to the State House with a revolver, and
attempted
to kill Gov. Guild; he was subdued and arrested after shooting
two people.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April 6,
1915 (age 55 years, 63
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.
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Franklin Mott Gunther (1885-1941) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1885.
Son of Franklin L. Gunther and Louisa Dunmore (Mott) Gunther.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Egypt, 1928-30; Romania, 1937-41.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Society of Colonial
Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Bucharest, Romania,
December
22, 1941 (age 56 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Boardman Hall (b. 1856) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine, April 17,
1856.
Son of Col. Joseph Frye Hall and Mary M. (Farrow) Hall.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1892; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 10th District, 1896.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1892
to Mary E. Hamlin. |
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Carter Henry Harrison II (1860-1953) —
also known as Carter H. Harrison —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April 23,
1860.
Son of Carter
Henry Harrison.
Democrat. Lawyer; real estate
business; newspaper
editor and publisher; mayor of
Chicago, Ill., 1897-1905, 1911-15; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Society of Colonial Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars.
Died December
25, 1953 (age 93 years, 246
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Boynton Philip Clayton Hill (1879-1941) —
also known as John Philip Hill —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Annapolis, Anne Arundel
County, Md., May 2,
1879.
Son of Charles E. Hill and Kate Watts (Clayton) Hill.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1910-15; candidate for mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 1915; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Maryland, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 3rd District, 1921-27; defeated,
1908, 1928, 1930, 1936; delegate to
Maryland convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society of Colonial Wars; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks; Moose; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 23,
1941 (age 62 years, 21
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Samuel Furman Hunt (b. 1844) —
also known as Samuel F. Hunt —
of Glendale, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Springdale, Hamilton
County, Ohio, October
22, 1844.
Son of John Randolph Hunt (M.D.) and Amanda (Baird) Hunt.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Ohio state
senate, 1870-71; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Ohio, 1871; delegate
to Ohio state constitutional convention from Hamilton County,
1873; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1880; superior court judge
in Ohio, 1890-98.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Society of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles P. Hutchinson (b. 1887) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1887.
Son of Barton
B. Hutchinson.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County Clerk, 1928-45; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1945-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Laura D. Reading. |
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William Moulton Ingraham (b. 1870) —
also known as William M. Ingraham —
of Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, November
2, 1870.
Son of Darius
Holbrook Ingraham and Ella (Moulton) Ingraham.
Democrat. Lawyer;
probate judge in Maine, 1907-15; mayor
of Portland, Maine, 1915; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maine 1st District, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1928;
delegate
to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Cumberland
County, 1933.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Psi
Upsilon; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Almet Francis Jenks (1853-1924) —
also known as Almet F. Jenks —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 21,
1853.
Son of Grenville Tudor Jenks and Persis Sophia (Smith) Jenks.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1900-20; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1916.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in 1924
(age about
71 years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Hallett C. Johnson (1888-1968) —
also known as Francis Hallett Johnson —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
26, 1888.
Son of Jeremiah Augustus Johnson (1836-1912) and Frances Valeda
'Fannie' (Matthews) Johnson.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1944-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1968 (age 79 years, 259
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Edward Lawrence Katzenbach (1878-1934) —
also known as Edward L. Katzenbach —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
21, 1878.
Son of Frank Snowden Katzenbach (1844-1921) and Augusta (Mushbach)
Katzenbach.
Lawyer;
counsel for banks and
paper
companies; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1924-29.
Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., December
18, 1934 (age 56 years, 58
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing Township, Mercer County, N.J.
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Henry Thomas Kays (b. 1878) —
also known as Henry T. Kays —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., September
29, 1878.
Son of Thomas M. Kays and Marielle (Ryerson) Kays.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Sussex
County Freeholder, 1910-11; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1913-15;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Sussex County, 1919-24; resigned 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1924;
Judge, New Jersey Court of
Errors and Appeals, 1924-35; vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1935-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County,
1947.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Great-grandson of Thomas
Cox Ryerson; son of Thomas M. Kays and Marielle (Ryerson) Kays;
married to Katherine Van Blarcom. |
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Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) —
also known as Hamilton F. Kean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Union Township, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1862.
Son of John Kean and Lucy (Halstead) Kean.
Republican. Banker; farmer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died December
27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Dean Kimball (1859-1930) —
also known as Charles D. Kimball —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., September
13, 1859.
Son of Emery S. Kimball and Mary C. (Briggs) Kimball.
Republican. Merchant;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1894-99; Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 1900-01; Governor of
Rhode Island, 1901-03.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died December
8, 1930 (age 71 years, 86
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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John Edgar Leaycraft (1849-1916) —
also known as J. Edgar Leaycraft —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 15,
1849.
Son of Anthony D. Leaycraft.
Republican. Real estate
business; New York State Tax Commissioner, 1899.
Methodist.
Member, Union
League; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 3,
1916 (age 67 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Costello Lippitt (b. 1842) —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Born in East Killingly, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., December
12, 1842.
Son of Norris G. Lippitt and Eliza M. (Leffingwell) Lippitt.
Republican. Banker; mayor of
Norwich, Conn., 1908-09; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1911-13.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Son of Thomas Martin Moore (attorney) and Sarah (Wickham) Moore.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Lillian Ring. |
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Thomas Channing Moore (b. 1872) —
also known as T. Channing Moore —
of Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., June 1,
1872.
Son of T. W. C. Moore.
Republican. Sales
manager; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1920-26,
1929.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Phi
Delta Theta; Union
League; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Luther Wright Mott (1874-1923) —
also known as Luther W. Mott —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
30, 1874.
Son of John Mott and Alice J. (Wright) Mott.
Republican. Banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-23 (28th District 1911-13,
32nd District 1913-23); died in office 1923.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 10,
1923 (age 48 years, 222
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Henry Gleason Newton (b. 1843) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Durham, Middlesex
County, Conn., June 5,
1843.
Son of Capt. Gaylord Newton and Nancy M. (Merwin) Newton.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1885, 1895; trustee, Farmers' and
Mechanics' Savings Bank,
Middletown, Conn.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Herbert Norton (b. 1851) —
also known as Thomas H. Norton —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Rushford, Allegany
County, N.Y., June 30,
1851.
Son of Rev. Robert Norton and Julia Ann Granger (Horsford) Norton.
Republican. Chemist;
newspaper
editor; university
professor; librarian;
U.S. Consul in Harput, 1900-05; Smyrna, 1905-06; Chemnitz, 1906-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; American
Chemical Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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A. Dayton Oliphant (1887-1963) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
28, 1887.
Son of Henry Duncan Oliphant and Elizabeth Van Dever (Dayton)
Oliphant.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1915-17; Mercer
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1927-45; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1945-46, 1948-57; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1946-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Delta Theta; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died June 25,
1963 (age 75 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Son of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack.
Republican. Forester;
president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1886
to Alice Gertrude Hatch. |
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Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
22, 1862.
Son of Cortlandt
Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1903-07; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died January
23, 1948 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Lewis Baldwin Parsons (b. 1818) —
also known as Lewis B. Parsons —
of Flora, Clay
County, Ill.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April 5,
1818.
Son of Lewis Parsons and Lucina (Hoar) Parsons.
Democrat. Lawyer;
treasurer and president, Ohio and Mississippi Railroad;
colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Illinois, 1880; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1884.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Parsons and Lucina (Hoar) Parsons; married, September
21, 1847, to Sarah Green Edwards (died 1850); married, July 5,
1852, to Julia Maria Edwards (died 1857); married, December
28, 1869, to Elizabeth Darrah (died 1887). |
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Richard Cunningham Patterson, Jr. (1886-1966) —
also known as Richard C. Patterson, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., January
31, 1886.
Son of Richard Cunningham Patterson and Martha Belle (Neiswanger)
Patterson.
Democrat. Gold miner;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; engineer;
New York City Commissioner of Correction, 1927-32; executive
vice-president and director, National Broadcasting
Co., 1932-36; chairman, Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) Corp., 1939-43;
chairman, Ogden Corp. (Utilities Power &
Light Co.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1928
(alternate), 1932
(alternate), 1936,
1944,
1948;
U.S. Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1944-47; Guatamala, 1948-50; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1951-53.
Methodist.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons.
Died September
30, 1966 (age 80 years, 242
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May 4,
1897.
Son of Franz von Rottenburg (1845-1907) and Marian (Phelps) von
Rottenburg (1868-1922).
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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LeBaron Bradford Prince (1840-1922) —
also known as L. Bradford Prince —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 3,
1840.
Son of William R. Prince and Charlotte G. (Collins) Prince.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1868,
1876;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1871-75; member
of New
York state senate 1st District, 1876-77; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1878-82; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from New Mexico Territory, 1882, 1884; Governor of
New Mexico Territory, 1889-93; member New
Mexico territorial council, 1909; delegate to
New Mexico state constitutional convention, 1911.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
22, 1922 (age 82 years, 172
days).
Interment at St.
George's Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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Stanley Forman Reed (1884-1980) —
also known as Stanley F. Reed —
of Maysville, Mason
County, Ky.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Minerva, Mason
County, Ky., December
31, 1884.
Son of Dr. John A. Reed and Frances (Forman) Reed.
Democrat. Lawyer;
counsel, Burley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1912-16; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1920,
1936;
U.S. Solicitor General,
1935-38; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1938-57.
Protestant.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Phi.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1980 (age 95 years, 93
days).
Interment at Maysville
Cemetery, Maysville, Ky.
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Daniel C. Remick (b. 1852) —
of Littleton, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Hardwick, Caledonia
County, Vt., January
15, 1852.
Son of Samuel K. Remick and Sophia (Cushman) Remick.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1901-02; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1904.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry Alden Richardson (1853-1928) —
also known as Harry A. Richardson —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Camden, Kent
County, Del., January
1, 1853.
Son of Alden B. Richardson and Lucy R. Richardson.
Republican. Member of Delaware
state senate, 1888; candidate for Governor of
Delaware, 1890; U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1907-13; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Delaware, 1908,
1912.
Baptist.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., June 16,
1928 (age 75 years, 167
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover, Del.
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James Arthur Roberts (1847-1922) —
also known as James A. Roberts —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterboro, York
County, Maine, March 8,
1847.
Son of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1879-80; New York
state comptroller, 1894-98; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Grand
Army of the Republic; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1922 (age 75 years, 256
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Roberts and Alma (Roberts) Roberts; married, June 1,
1871, to Minnie Pineo; married, December
11, 1884, to Martha Dresser. |
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Morris Woodruff Seymour (1842-1920) —
also known as Morris W. Seymour —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born October
6, 1842.
Son of Origen
Storrs Seymour.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1881-82 (10th District 1881, 14th District 1882).
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Society
of the Cincinnati.
Died October
27, 1920 (age 78 years, 21
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Hitchcock Sherrill (1867-1936) —
also known as Charles H. Sherrill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., April 13,
1867.
Son of Charles Hitchcock Sherrill and Sarah Fulton (Wynkoop)
Sherrill.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Minister to Argentina, 1909-10; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1932-33.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Sons of
the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Paris, France,
June
25, 1936 (age 69 years, 73
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) —
also known as H. Alexander Smith —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1880.
Son of Dr. Abram Alexander Smith and Sue Lehn (Bender) Smith.
Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1956;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
27, 1966 (age 86 years, 270
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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John Lindsley Tappin (1906-1964) —
also known as John L. Tappin —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
22, 1906.
Son of Lindsley Tappin and Elise Irving (Huntington) Tappin.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Ambassador to Libya, 1954-58.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Aspen, Pitkin
County, Colo., December
24, 1964 (age 58 years, 337
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Guy Van Amrige (1868-1936) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1868.
Son of Howard Van Amrige (died 1915; Dean of Columbia College).
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908;
magistrate.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died, of appendicitis,
in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1936 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James M. Varnum (1848-1907) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 11th District, 1879-80;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890; New
York County Surrogate, 1899.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Society of Colonial Wars.
Badly injured when his car
collided with a streetcar,
and died soon after, in Roosevelt Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 26,
1907 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899
to Mary Witherspoon Dickey. |
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Frank Bentley Weeks (1854-1935) —
also known as Frank B. Weeks —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1854.
Son of Daniel L. Weeks and Frances M. (Edwards) Weeks.
Republican. Grain milling
business; Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1904;
Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1909; Governor of
Connecticut, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died October
2, 1935 (age 81 years, 255
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Son of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton)
Wicoff (1844-1928).
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer
Company; candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff
(1844-1928); married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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Henry Lane Wilson (1857-1932) —
also known as Henry L. Wilson —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in Crawfordsville, Montgomery
County, Ind., November
3, 1857.
Son of James Wilson and Emma (Ingersoll) Wilson.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; banker;
U.S. Minister to Chile, 1897-1904; Belgium, 1905-09; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1909-12.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars; Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1932
(age about
74 years).
Entombed at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married 1885
to Alice Vajen. |
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Daniel Fooks Wolcott (b. 1909) —
also known as Daniel F. Wolcott —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.
Born in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., January
20, 1909.
Son of Josiah Oliver Wolcott and Mary Rebecca (Fooks) Wolcott.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Delaware, 1948;
chair
of New Castle County Democratic Party, 1950; justice of
Delaware state supreme court, 1957.
Episcopalian.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Society of Colonial Wars.
Lost
his right leg during World War II, while commanding a combat
demolition unit.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua Butler Wright (1877-1939) —
also known as J. Butler Wright —
of Wyoming.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
18, 1877.
Son of Louis Bogert Wright and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright.
Banker;
U.S. Minister to Hungary, 1927-30; Uruguay, 1930-34; Czechoslovakia, 1934-37; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1937-39, died in office 1939.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society of Colonial Wars.
Died in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, December
4, 1939 (age 62 years, 47
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Louis Bogert Wright and Caroline Isabel (Richards) Wright;
married, June 2,
1902, to Maude A. Wolfe; married, May 27,
1916, to Harriet Rodman Southerland. |
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