Very incomplete list!
in chronological order
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Jacob Leisler (c.1640-1691) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bockenheim, Holy Roman Empire (now part of Frankfurt am Main,
Germany),
about 1640.
Fur trader;
tobacco
business; following the English Revolution of 1688, which brought
Protestant rulers William and Mary to power, he led "Leisler's
Rebellion" and seized control of the colony; Colonial
Governor of New York, 1689-91; provided land for a settlement of
French Huguenot refugees (now the city of New Rochelle); following
the arrival of a new royal governor, he was ousted.
Arrested,
charged with treason,
tried,
convicted,
and sentenced to
death; executed
by hanging
and decapitation, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May
16, 1691 (age
about 51
years). Four years later, he was posthumously exonerated by an
act of Parliament.
Original interment at a private or family graveyard, New York County, N.Y.;
subsequent interment at Dutch
Church Burial Ground, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown
location; statue at Broadview Avenue, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Solomon P. Sharp (1780-1825) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Abingdon, Washington
County, Va., 1780.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1809; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky, 1813-17 (at-large 1813-15, 6th
District 1815-17); Kentucky
state attorney general, 1821-25.
Slaveowner.
Stabbed and killed,
by Jereboam O. Beauchamp, in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., November
7, 1825 (age about 45
years).
Interment at Frankfort
Cemetery, Frankfort, Ky.
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George Campbell Childress (1804-1841) —
also known as George C. Childress —
of Texas.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., January
8, 1804.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Texas Republic Republic constitutional convention from
District of Milam, 1836; signer,
Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836.
Killed
himself with a Bowie knife, in Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex., October
6, 1841 (age 37 years, 271
days).
Interment at Trinity
Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; statue at Washington-on-the-Brazos
State Park, Washington, Tex.
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John Gordon Chalmers (1803-1847) —
also known as John G. Chalmers —
of La Grange, Fayette
County, Tex.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., August
25, 1803.
Newspaper
editor; member of Virginia state legislature, 1830; Texas
Republic Secretary of the Treasury, 1841.
During a fight with Joshua Holden, he was Stabbed and mortally
wounded; he died soon after, January
1, 1847 (age 43 years, 129
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Moses W. Formwalt (1820-1852) —
of Atlanta, DeKalb County (now Fulton
County), Ga.
Born in Tennessee, 1820.
Tinsmith;
mayor
of Atlanta, Ga., 1848-49; deputy
sheriff.
Stabbed and killed by
a prisoner he was escorting, in May, 1852
(age about
31 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Atlanta, Ga.
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John C. Bell (c.1831-1860) —
of El
Dorado County, Calif.
Born about 1831.
Member of California
state assembly 18th District, 1860; died in office 1860.
During an argument just outside the Assembly
session in the California
State Capitol, was shot and
stabbed by Dr. W. H. Stone, mortally
wounded, and died four days later, in Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif., April
15, 1860 (age about 29
years).
Interment at Sacramento
City Cemetery, Sacramento, Calif.
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Josiah McNair Anderson (1807-1861) —
also known as Josiah M. Anderson —
of Fairview, Williamson
County, Tenn.
Born near Pikeville, Bledsoe
County, Tenn., November
29, 1807.
Whig. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1833-37; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1843-49; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1843-45, 1847-49; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 3rd District, 1849-51.
Slaveowner.
Just after having made a secession speech,
was stabbed and killed,
Looneys Creek, Marion
County, Tenn., November
8, 1861 (age 53 years, 344
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Sequatchie County, Tenn.
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Albert Pickett Morehouse (1835-1891) —
also known as Albert P. Morehouse —
of Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo.
Born in Delaware
County, Ohio, July 11,
1835.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1876
(member, Credentials
Committee); Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, 1885-89; Governor of
Missouri, 1887-89.
Killed
himself, by slashing his throat, in Maryville, Nodaway
County, Mo., September
23, 1891 (age 56 years, 74
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Mo.
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William Irvin Shaw (1860-1900) —
also known as W. Irvin Shaw —
of Houtzdale, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa., 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Clearfield County Republican Party, 1894; U.S. Consul in Barranquilla, 1897-1900.
Died by suicide,
from slashing his throat, wrists, and leg, in a hotel at
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
25, 1900 (age about 40
years).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Archibald Henry Shaw and Mary E. (Irvin) Shaw; married 1895 to Mary
Valentine Rhodes. |
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Samuel Levis Gracey (1835-1911) —
also known as Samuel L. Gracey —
of Smyrna, Kent
County, Del.; Pawtucket, Providence
County, R.I.; Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
8, 1835.
Methodist
minister; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Consul in Foochow, 1890-93, 1897-1911, died in office 1911.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died by suicide,
when he cut his throat with a razor, in the West Newton Sanitarium,
West Newton, Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., August
19, 1911 (age 75 years, 345
days).
Interment at Mt.
Moriah Cemetery, West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John J. Kennedy (1856-1914) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1856.
Democrat. Saloon
keeper; banker; New York
state treasurer, 1911-14; died in office 1914.
Killed
himself by slashing his throat with a razor, in a lavatory
near the ballroom of the Markeen Hotel,
Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
15, 1914 (age about 57
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y.
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Nathaniel Wheeler Bishop (1865-1920) —
also known as Nathaniel W. Bishop —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born July 16,
1865.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1916;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I.
Despondent due to a lengthy illness, he stabbed himself
in the chest, and died soon afterward at Bridgeport Hospital,
Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 4,
1920 (age 54 years, 263
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Jacob Haussling (1855-1921) —
also known as Jake Haussling —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
22, 1855.
Democrat. Essex
County Sheriff, 1881-83; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1907-14; defeated, 1914.
Stabbed himself,
in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
25, 1921 (age 66 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Eugene Agan (1898-1929) —
also known as Joseph E. Agan —
of Mahoningtown, Lawrence
County, Pa.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, July 23,
1898.
U.S. Vice Consul in Porto Alegre, as of 1921; translator;
newspaper
correspondent.
Member, American
Society for International Law.
Killed
himself, by slashing his throat and wrists with a razor
blade, stabbing himself in the heart with an ice pick, and leaping
from his apartment window to the street six floors below, in Washington,
D.C., October
11, 1929 (age 31 years, 80
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James L. Agan. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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Robert L. Roberts (1922-1973) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Fort Worth, Tarrant
County, Tex., 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; postmaster
at Kansas
City, Kan., 1959-68, 1970-73 (acting, 1959); served in the U.S.
Army during the Vietnam war.
Stabbed and mortally
wounded by Carroll Edward Noel, Jr., a former mail handler, in
the office
of the assistant postmaster, at the main post
office, and was dead on arrival at Bethany Medical
Center, Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
29, 1973 (age about 51
years). Noel was tried for murder, and found not guilty by reason
of insanity.
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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Audrey Phillips Beck (1931-1983) —
also known as Audrey P. Beck; Audrey Elaine
Phillips —
of Storrs, Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
6, 1931.
Democrat. University
professor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-75; member of Connecticut
state senate, 1975-83.
Female.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Killed
herself by slashing her wrists, in a wooded area of
Willington, Tolland
County, Conn., March 9,
1983 (age 51 years, 215
days).
Interment at New Storrs Cemetery, Storrs, Mansfield, Conn.
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Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) —
also known as "The King of Queens" —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleeding
from slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had been
abducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while he
was hospitalized, a criminal investigation
against him became public.
Stabbed himself
in the heart, and died soon after, at Booth Memorial Medical
Center, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
13, 1986 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) —
also known as Nelson G. Gross —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Saddle River, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born January
9, 1932.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
chair
of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate
developer; restaurant
owner.
Jewish.
Indicted
in May 1973 on charges
of falsifying
a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William
T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax
evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and
counseling a witness to commit perjury;
convicted
in March 1974, and sentenced
to two years jail;
served six months.
Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York,
and stabbed to death, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Gross. |
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