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Thomas T. Aldwell (b. 1868) —
of Port Angeles, Clallam
County, Wash.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
1868.
Son of John Aldwell and Sarah Louise (Lloyd) Aldwell.
Republican. Banker;
livery stable owner; real estate
investor; newspaper
editor; Clallam
County Auditor, 1897-1900; chair of
Clallam County Republican Party, 1900-01.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Aldwell and Sarah Louise (Lloyd) Aldwell; brother of John
Lloyd Aldwell; married 1899 to Eva M.
Wolf. |
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Nathaniel Allen (1780-1832) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in East Bloomfield, Ontario
County, N.Y., 1780.
Blacksmith; postmaster;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1811-12; Ontario
County Sheriff, 1815-19; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1819-21.
Died in the Gault House hotel,
Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December
22, 1832 (age about 52
years).
Interment at Episcopal
Church Churchyard, Allens Hill, N.Y.
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Wilbert Nelson Austin (1859-1943) —
of Torrington, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 23,
1859.
Livery business; trucking
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1891, 1899, 1931-35, 1941.
Episcopalian.
Died in Plymouth, Litchfield
County, Conn., May 20,
1943 (age 83 years, 331
days).
Interment at West
Cemetery, Plymouth, Conn.
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Louis Victor Baughman (1845-1906) —
also known as L. Victor Baughman; "Little Napoleon of
Western Maryland" —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., April 11,
1845.
Son of John William Baughman and Mary Jane (Jamison) Baughman.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; lawyer; newspaper
editor; farmer;
horseman; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 6th District, 1886; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1888;
Maryland
state comptroller, 1888-92; president, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; president, Frederick, Northern & Gettysburg Electric
Railway Company.
Died near Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., November
30, 1906 (age 61 years, 233
days).
Interment at St.
John's Catholic Church Cemetery, Frederick, Md.
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Frederick A. Beckwith (1865-1952) —
also known as Fred A. Beckwith —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Born in 1865.
Son of John Tyler Beckwith (born 1838) and Annie T. (Beckwith)
Beckwith (born 1841).
Republican. Coal
and wood
yard; livery business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Lyme, 1907-08, 1927-30,
1939-42; defeated, 1930; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-26.
Died in New London, New London
County, Conn., March 24,
1952 (age about 86
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Earle Brown (1879-1963) —
of Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., October
6, 1879.
Republican. Horse breeder; Hennepin
County Sheriff, 1920-29, 1942-46; Chief, Minnesota Highway
Patrol, 1929-32; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1932.
Died in Brooklyn Center, Hennepin
County, Minn., March 12,
1963 (age 83 years, 157
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Relatives:
Married 1921
to Gwen Foster. |
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Noah Whittier Burdick (b. 1855) —
also known as Noah W. Burdick —
of Milbrook, Mecosta
County, Mich.; Traverse City, Grand
Traverse County, Mich.; Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Dexter, Penobscot
County, Maine, September
6, 1855.
Republican. Harness manufacturer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1899-1900, 1907-10 (Antrim
District 1899-1900, Antrim County 1907-10).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Joseph Butler (1862-1917) —
also known as James J. Butler —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., August
29, 1862.
Son of Edward Butler and Ellen (O'Neill) Butler.
Democrat. Blacksmith; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 12th District, 1901-03, 1903-05;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1904,
1908.
Died, from acute
nephritis and diabetes,
in St.
Louis, Mo., May 31,
1917 (age 54 years, 275
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Sandra Duncan Campbell (born c.1957) —
of Lincoln, Placer
County, Calif.
Born about 1957.
Republican. Horse breeder; delegate to Republican National
Convention from California, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Leonard Evans Carson (1900-1972) —
also known as Leonard Carson —
of Crab Orchard, Lincoln
County, Ky.
Born in Turnersville, Lincoln
County, Ky., July 4,
1900.
Son of James Thomas Carson and Susie Belle (Carter) Carson.
Democrat. Farmer;
horseman; state
government employee; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 42nd District, 1938-39.
Died, in Haggin Memorial Hospital,
Harrodsburg, Mercer
County, Ky., February
9, 1972 (age 71 years, 220
days).
Interment at Buffalo
Springs Cemetery, Stanford, Ky.
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John Deere (1804-1886) —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Born in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., February
7, 1804.
Son of William Rinold Deere and Sarah (Yates) Deere (1780-1826).
Blacksmith; inventor
of the first successful steel plow; founder of John Deere &
Company, manufacturers of farm
implements; president, National Bank of
Moline; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1873-75.
Died in Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill., May 17,
1886 (age 82 years, 99
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Moline, Ill.; statue at John
Deere Historic Site, Grand Detour, Ill.
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Robert F. Devine (1860-1928) —
of Erie, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Schuylkill
County, Pa., September
17, 1860.
Democrat. Coal miner;
blacksmith; president, Erie Forge
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
candidate for mayor of
Erie, Pa., 1912.
Died January
3, 1928 (age 67 years, 108
days).
Interment at Erie
Cemetery, Erie, Pa.
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F. N. Dexter —
of Canova, Miner
County, S.Dak.
Republican. Livery business; grain buyer;
Miner
County Commissioner; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 18th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903 |
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David Dows (1885-1966) —
also known as "Big Dave" —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
12, 1885.
Son of David Dows (1857-1899) and Jane (Strahan) Dows (1859-1945).
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in iron and steel
mills; supervised construction
of steel
mills overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of a
steamship
line; horse breeder; bank
director; Nassau
County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944;
member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1956.
Convicted
of assault
in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was
attempting to interview him.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., August
13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Charles C. Dunham (1845-1917) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.
Born in Ohio, 1845.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livery
business; furniture
and undertaking
business; mayor
of Cadillac, Mich., 1902-04, 1911-12; defeated, 1910.
Died in 1917
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Cadillac, Mich.
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Edward G. Edgerton —
of Yankton, Yankton
County, S.Dak.
Livery business; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 3rd District, 1889-90;
member of South
Dakota state senate 3rd District, 1899-1902.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hermann Eisner (b. 1898) —
of Cross Plains, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Austria,
December
29, 1898.
Blacksmith; farmer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dane County 3rd District, 1949-50; defeated
(Republican), 1958; Republican candidate for Wisconsin
state senate 16th District, 1956.
Burial
location unknown.
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William H. Elmendorf (c.1867-1948) —
of Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind.
Born about 1867.
Democrat. Blacksmith; mayor
of Evansville, Ind., 1922-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Died, in Deaconess Hospital,
Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., May 12,
1948 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Locust
Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie Jourdan. |
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Alfred Gerry Fairbanks (1822-1896) —
also known as Alfred G. Fairbanks —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Francestown, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
16, 1822.
Son of Buckman Fairbanks (1788-1862) and Cynthia (Downs) Fairbanks.
Republican. Blacksmith; grocer; deputy
sheriff; undertaker;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Manchester,
1881-82; Hillsborough
County Commissioner, 1883-89; member of New
Hampshire state senate 17th District, 1893-94.
Congregationalist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1896
(age about
74 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Walter Kellogg Farnsworth (1870-1929) —
also known as Walter K. Farnsworth —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.; Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., November
17, 1870.
Son of Jonathan Farnsworth and Maria Augusta (Hatch) Farnsworth.
Republican. Lawyer;
horse breeder; member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1923; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1925-27; candidate in primary for Governor of
Vermont, 1926.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange.
Died in Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., August 2,
1929 (age 58 years, 258
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Augustus F. Fey (1861-1944) —
also known as Gus Fey —
of Carbondale, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Born in Hawley, Wayne
County, Pa., February
3, 1861.
Blacksmith; mayor
of Carbondale, Pa., 1928-32.
Presbyterian.
Died, in Moses Taylor Hospital,
Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., July 2,
1944 (age 83 years, 150
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Carbondale, Pa.
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Carlos French (1835-1903) —
of Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Humphreysville (now Seymour), New Haven
County, Conn., August 6,
1835.
Son of Raymond French (1805-1886) and Olive (Curtiss) French.
Democrat. Inventor;
president and treasurer, Fowler Nail Co.; vice-president, H. A.
Matthews Manufacturing
Co.; director, Union Horse Shoe Nail Co.; director, Second
National Bank of New
Haven; director, New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1860, 1868; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1887-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1892.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Seymour, New Haven
County, Conn., April 14,
1903 (age 67 years, 251
days).
Interment at Seymour
Union Cemetery, Seymour, Conn.
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David Gilman (1812-1885) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.; Watab, Benton
County, Minn.
Born in New York, April 29,
1812.
Democrat. Livery business; hotelier;
farmer;
Benton
County Sheriff, 1849-51; member of Minnesota
territorial House of Representatives 6th District, 1851; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watab, Benton
County, Minn., May 9,
1885 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Benton
County Cemetery, Sauk Rapids, Minn.
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A. R. Gisslen —
of Minnesota.
Born in Sweden.
Socialist. Blacksmith; delegate to Socialist National
Convention from Minnesota, 1920.
Swedish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel R. Hamilton (b. 1868) —
of Osceola Mills, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in North Point, Huntingdon
County, Pa., February
28, 1868.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Clearfield County, 1909;
member of Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Julius C. Harpham (b. 1855) —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Wayne
County, Ind., February
14, 1855.
Son of Henry Harpham.
Republican. Harness manufacturer; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Nebraska, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Carroll Harrison (1822-1855) —
also known as J. C. Harrison —
of Cherokee
County, Tex.
Born in Alabama, October
3, 1822.
Son of Joseph D. Harrison and Rachel (Lockhart) Harrison.
Newspaper
publisher; insurance
agent; hotel
operator; livery business; member of Texas
Republic House of Representatives, 1855; died in office 1855.
Methodist.
Died in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., November
9, 1855 (age 33 years, 37
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Hamilton Tyler Howe (b. 1849) —
also known as Hamilton T. Howe —
of Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in Thetford, Orange
County, Vt., April 19,
1849.
Son of William Howe and Sarah (Bastoon) Howe.
Carpenter;
door, sash, and blind manufacturer;
livery business; member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1907-08.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Third
cousin twice removed of Jonas
Howe; son of William Howe and Sarah (Bastoon) Howe; fourth cousin
once removed of Jonas
Holland Howe; married 1880 to Nettie
E. Moody. See Howe
family of Massachusetts. |
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Henry Lincoln Johnson (1870-1925) —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., July 27,
1870.
Republican. Blacksmith; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, 1912-16; member of Republican
National Committee from Georgia, 1920-24.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, and died a few days later in Freedmen's Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
10, 1925 (age 55 years, 45
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, September
28, 1903, to Georgia Douglas Camp (1880-1966;
poet). |
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Congress |
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Lyman H. Johnson (born c.1846) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn., about 1846.
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1895-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Johnston (b. 1854) —
of Howard Lake, Wright
County, Minn.; Bertha, Todd
County, Minn.
Born in Canada,
1854.
Hotelier;
livery business; farmer; livestock
breeder; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1907-18, 1927-28 (53rd District 1907-14, 51st
District 1915-18, 1927-28).
Burial
location unknown.
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Image source:
Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917 |
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William N. Kahler (b. 1849) —
of Perry
County, Pa.
Born in Berrysburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., September
21, 1849.
Harness maker; carriage
manufacturing business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Perry County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Nathan Keator (1838-1886) —
of Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y., May 11,
1838.
Son of Jacob I. Keator (1802-1871) and Magdalena (Schoonmaker)
Keator.
Blacksmith; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1877-78.
Died in Rosendale, Ulster
County, N.Y., February
25, 1886 (age 47 years, 290
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Joseph Kelly —
also known as John J. Kelly —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Master horseshoer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1913.
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Kerwin (1826-1907) —
also known as "Honest Dan" —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in County Kildare, Ireland,
August
13, 1826.
Son of James Kerwin and Mary (Reeves) Kerwin.
Democrat. Blacksmith; manufacturer;
proprietor, Anchor Iron Works and Bolt Factory; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
member of Missouri
state senate, 1886-90.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Kirkwood, St. Louis
County, Mo., November
3, 1907 (age 81 years, 82
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Relatives:
Married 1854
to Mary E. Knight. |
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Samuel Laning —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Builder;
livery business; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1828-30; resigned 1830.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Mauch —
of Lake Preston, Kingsbury
County, S.Dak.
Harness maker; member of South
Dakota state senate 21st District, 1901-02.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank McQuown (b. 1876) —
of Luzerne
County, Pa.
Born in Berwick, Columbia
County, Pa., January
6, 1876.
Blacksmith; railroad
clerk; fire
chief; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Luzerne County, 1909.
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel Mills (b. 1861) —
of South Ryegate, Ryegate, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Topsham, Orange
County, Vt., February
20, 1861.
Republican. Blacksmith; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ryegate, 1910.
Presbyterian.
Burial
location unknown.
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C. A. Neill (b. 1859) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 25,
1859.
Republican. Harness and saddle business; Codington
County Sheriff, 1895-98; member of South
Dakota state senate 28th District, 1903-06.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, February
9, 1887, to Ada D. Harrington. |
| | | Image source: South Dakota Legislative
Manual, 1903 |
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Seth Pratt (born c.1846) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Sheffield, Berkshire
County, Mass., about 1846.
Republican. Livery business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1886; member of Connecticut
state senate 20th District, 1887-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith; ironworker;
structural
iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Alonzo E. Salisbury (d. 1858) —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Born in Vermont.
Stagecoach driver; miller;
member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1856.
First burial in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Died October
4, 1858.
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Omaha, Neb.
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Lewis Selye (1803-1883) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Chittenango, Madison
County, N.Y., July 11,
1803.
Blacksmith; iron
manufacturer; Monroe
County Treasurer, 1848-51, 1854; newspaper
publisher; U.S.
Representative from New York 28th District, 1867-69.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
27, 1883 (age 79 years, 200
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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John E. Shervin (born c.1837) —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Maryland, about 1837.
Democrat. Harness maker; member of Nebraska
state senate, 1885-88.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis T. Smith —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Blacksmith; candidate for mayor
of Ypsilanti, Mich., 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac R. Srope (c.1802-1862) —
of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born about 1802.
Son of Christopher Srope.
Democrat. Blacksmith; deputy
sheriff; farmer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1846-47;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey.
Died, of typhoid
fever, Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J., April 14,
1862 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Christ M. Stauffer (b. 1896) —
of Monticello, Green
County, Wis.
Born in Monticello, Green
County, Wis., May 25,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
blacksmith; welder; fire
chief; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green County, 1957-64.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Zachary Taylor Sutley (1848-1930) —
also known as Zack T. Sutley —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.; Fort Pierre, Stanley
County, S.Dak.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Cherry Tree, Indiana
County, Pa., May 1,
1848.
Son of William Sutley (1818-1899) and Jane (Hays) Sutley (1830-1919).
Democrat. Farmer; postmaster;
livery business; railroad
builder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from South Dakota, 1908;
Honorary Vice-President, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for South Dakota, 1908;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1911-12; author.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla., April 17,
1930 (age 81 years, 351
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Albertus Tawney (1855-1919) —
also known as James A. Tawney —
of Winona, Winona
County, Minn.
Born in Mt. Pleasant Township, Adams
County, Pa., January
3, 1855.
Republican. Blacksmith; machinist;
lawyer;
member of Minnesota
state senate 15th District, 1891-95; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 1st District, 1893-1911.
Died in Excelsior Springs, Clay
County, Mo., June 12,
1919 (age 64 years, 160
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Winona, Minn.
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M. E. Thompson (d. 1906) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Hotelier;
livery stable owner; realtor;
mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1892-95.
Died in 1906.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ingebert J. Thomsen (b. 1873) —
also known as I. J. Thomsen —
of Minden, Kearney
County, Neb.
Born in North Albid, Denmark,
August
4, 1873.
Son of Peter H. Thomsen and Marie (Johansen) Thomsen.
Republican. Farmer; inventor
of Nu-Matic horse collar; Kearney
County Clerk, 1916-23; postmaster;
real
estate dealer; abstractor;
chair
of Kearney County Republican Party, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Danish
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) —
also known as Charles L. Underhill —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 20,
1867.
Son of Jesse Johnson Underhill and Sallie (Clements) Underhill.
Republican. Blacksmith; hardware
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) —
also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" —
of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Petersburg, Cape May
County, N.J., November
23, 1857.
Democrat. Blacksmith; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in 1921
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) —
also known as Cornelius V. Whitney;
"Sonny" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Roslyn, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
20, 1899.
Son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude (Vanderbilt) Whitney.
Democrat. Co-founder and chairman of Pam American Airways;
chairman, Hudson Bay Mining and
Smelting
Company; horse breeder; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1932; along with David
O. Selznick, he helped to finance and produce Hollywood
films in the 1930s and 1940s.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
13, 1992 (age 93 years, 297
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandson of William
Collins Whitney; son of Harry Payne Whitney and Gertrude
(Vanderbilt) Whitney; married, March 5,
1923, to Marie Norton (who later married William
Averell Harriman); married, September
29, 1931, to Gwladys Crosby Hopkins; married, June 18,
1941, to Eleanor Searle (c.1909-2002; divorced 1958); married, January
24, 1958, to Mary Lou (Schroeder) Hosford (actress); first cousin
of John
Hay Whitney. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
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John Wilson (1849-1918) —
of Henry
County, Ill.; Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., February
21, 1849.
Son of Samuel Wilson and Mary (Owens) Wilson.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; livery business; Buffalo
County Sheriff, 1889-92; member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1893.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Kearney, Buffalo
County, Neb., January
13, 1918 (age 68 years, 326
days).
Interment at Kearney
Cemetery, Kearney, Neb.
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K. Herman Wollman (born c.1872) —
of Burlington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hirshfelde, Saxony, Germany,
about 1872.
Son of Karl B. Wollman (1839-1914) and Juliana (Muench) Wollman (born
1842).
Republican. Blacksmith; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Burlington, 1911-12.
German
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Henry Workman (1839-1918) —
also known as William H. Workman —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in New Franklin, Howard
County, Mo., January
1, 1839.
Son of David Workman (1798-1854) and Nancy (Hook) Workman
(1807-1888).
Democrat. Harness manufacturer; mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1886-88.
English
ancestry.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
21, 1918 (age 79 years, 51
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) —
of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., May 5,
1833.
Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley.
Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79.
German
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1873
to Nancy E. Gilbert (died 1890). |
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