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Shonk-Knight family of New York

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George Washington Shonk (1850-1900) — also known as George W. Shonk — of Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa. Born in Pennsylvania, 1850. Republican. U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 12th District, 1891-93. Died in 1900 (age about 50 years). Interment at Shawnee Cemetery, Plymouth, Pa.

		Presumably named for: George Washington
		Relatives: Father of Herbert Bronson Shonk.
		Political family: Shonk-Knight family of New York.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) — also known as Erastus C. Knight — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 1, 1857. Republican. Real estate business; Buffalo city controller, 1895-1900; New York state comptroller, 1901; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Married, May 14, 1881, to Mary Elizabeth Cowles; father of Gertrude Knight (who married Herbert Bronson Shonk).
		Political family: Shonk-Knight family of New York.

Herbert Bronson Shonk (1881-1930) — also known as Herbert B. Shonk — of Scarsdale, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Plymouth, Luzerne County, Pa., October 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; oil business; major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1923-30; died in office 1930. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; American Legion; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, from pneumonia, following a heart attack, in White Plains Hospital, White Plains, Westchester County, N.Y., September 26, 1930 (age 48 years, 333 days). Interment at St. James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of George Washington Shonk; married 1907 to Gertrude Knight (daughter of Erastus Cole Knight).
		Political family: Shonk-Knight family of New York.
		Image source: New York Red Book 1924

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