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Laing family of East Otto, New York

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  Solon S. Laing (1847-1911) — of East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., July 28, 1847. Member of New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County 2nd District, 1892. Died in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., November 9, 1911 (age 64 years, 104 days). Interment at East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Laing (1812-1899) and Minerva (Pierce) Laing; brother of John DeMott Laing; married to Martha D. Eddy; father of John Laing (1880-1934); first cousin of Philip Adam Laing.
  Political family: Laing family of East Otto, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Philip Adam Laing (1856-1948) — also known as Philip A. Laing — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 14, 1856. Lawyer; Justice of New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1919-20; appointed 1919; defeated, 1919; appointed 1920; defeated, 1920. Scottish and English ancestry. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 3, 1948 (age 92 years, 112 days). Interment at Prospect Lawn Cemetery, Hamburg, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen Durham Laing and Arvilla (Pratt) Laing; married, June 17, 1890, to Florence Edith Fish; first cousin of Solon S. Laing and John DeMott Laing; first cousin once removed of John Laing.
  Political family: Laing family of East Otto, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John DeMott Laing (1858-1929) — also known as J. DeMott Laing — of East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., September 17, 1858. Democrat. Merchant; postmaster; candidate for New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1918; Cattaraugus County Treasurer, 1926. Died in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., June 23, 1929 (age 70 years, 279 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Laing (1812-1899) and Minerva (Pierce) Laing; brother of Solon S. Laing; married 1878 to Lettie M. Dewey; uncle of John Laing (1880-1934); first cousin of Philip Adam Laing.
  Political family: Laing family of East Otto, New York.
  John Laing (1880-1934) — of East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., July 20, 1880. Democrat. Hardware merchant; candidate for New York state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1929. Died in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., May 21, 1934 (age 53 years, 305 days). Interment at East Otto Cemetery, East Otto, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Solon S. Laing and Martha (Eddy) Laing; married, October 11, 1911, to Gladys May Beach; nephew of John DeMott Laing; first cousin once removed of Philip Adam Laing.
  Political family: Laing family of East Otto, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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