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Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York

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Richard Hansen Franchot (1816-1875) — also known as Richard Franchot — of Otsego County, N.Y.; Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., June 2, 1816. Republican. Civil engineer; farmer; president, Albany & Susquehanna Railroad; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1861-63; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., November 23, 1875 (age 59 years, 174 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery, Schenectady, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Stanislas Pascal Franchot and Catherine (Hansen) Franchot; married to Ann Van Vranken; father of Stanislaus Pascal Franchot and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot; grandfather of Edward Eells Franchot and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II.
		Political family: Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York.
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Stanislaus Pascal Franchot (1851-1908) — also known as Stanislaus P. Franchot — of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., January 30, 1851. Republican. Civil engineer; chemical manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904; member of New York state senate 47th District, 1907-08. Died in Montreal, Quebec, March 24, 1908 (age 57 years, 54 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Hansen Franchot and Ann (Van Vranken) Franchot; brother of Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot; married, May 7, 1874, to Annie Powers Eells; father of Edward Eells Franchot and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II.
		Political family: Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York.
		Image source: New York Red Book 1907

Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot (1855-1943) — also known as Nicholas V. V. Franchot — of Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., August 21, 1855. Republican. Lawyer; oil producer; vice-president, Exchange National Bank of Olean; director Electric Light & Power Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892, 1896, 1904; mayor of Olean, N.Y., 1894-98. Episcopalian. Member, Sigma Phi. Died in Olean, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 6, 1943 (age 87 years, 258 days). Interment at Hillington Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Richard Hansen Franchot and Ann (Van Vranken) Franchot; brother of Stanislaus Pascal Franchot; married, November 5, 1879, to Annie Coyne Wood; uncle of Edward Eells Franchot and Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II.
		Political family: Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Edward Eells Franchot (1881-1950) — also known as Edward E. Franchot — of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., March 14, 1881. Delegate to New York state constitutional convention 47th District, 1915. Died in Grand Island, Erie County, N.Y., March 25, 1950 (age 69 years, 11 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Stanislaus Pascal Franchot and Annie Powers (Eells) Franchot; brother of Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II; married, October 7, 1908, to Harriette DuBois McKnight; nephew of Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot; grandson of Richard Hansen Franchot.
		Political family: Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot II (1884-1938) — also known as Nicholas V. V. Franchot II — of Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y. Born in Titusville, Crawford County, Pa., May 5, 1884. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1918-19, 1921. Died in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, N.Y., December 14, 1938 (age 54 years, 223 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.

		Relatives: Son of Stanislaus Pascal Franchot and Annie Powers (Eells) Franchot; brother of Edward Eells Franchot; married, October 12, 1909, to Alice Pierson; nephew of Nicholas Van Vranken Franchot; grandson of Richard Hansen Franchot.
		Political family: Franchot family of Morris and Niagara Falls, New York.
		See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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