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Franklin County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Franklin County

Index to Locations Chateaugay East Side Cemetery Chateaugay St. Patrick Cemetery Fort Covington Unknown location Fort Covington Old Cemetery Malone Morningside Cemetery Moira Moira Cemetery East Side Cemetery Chateaugay, Franklin County, New York Politicians buried here: Warren Thomas Thayer (1869-1956) — also known as Warren T. Thayer — of Chateaugay, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Burke, Franklin County, N.Y., July 12, 1869. Republican. Newspaper publisher; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1916-20; member of New York state senate 34th District, 1921-34; resigned 1934; in March 1934, a scandal erupted over letters he had written in 1927-28 to a power company which was paying his expenses, including his acceptance of money to pay campaign expenses for village trustees in Chateaugay; following an investigation, a special session of the State Senate was called to consider his expulsion; he resigned, but the Senate later voted unanimously to find him guilty of misconduct. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died, in Alice Hyde Hospital, Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., March 9, 1956 (age 86 years, 241 days). Interment at East Side Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Alfred Thayer and Hulda (Hall) Thayer; married to Haseltine Miller.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1917 St. Patrick Cemetery Chateaugay, Franklin County, New York Politicians buried here: M. William Bray (1889-1961) — also known as Bill Bray — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Churubusco, Clinton County, N.Y., September 25, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; chair of Oneida County Democratic Party, 1924-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928, 1932, 1940, 1948; New York Democratic state chair, 1928-30; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1933-38. Irish ancestry. Member, American Bar Association. Died, in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., January 17, 1961 (age 71 years, 114 days). Interment at St. Patrick Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Hannah (Fahey) Bray and John Bray; married 1948 to Catherine Clare Coleman.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1936 Unknown Location Fort Covington, Franklin County, New York Politicians formerly buried here:   Leonard Covington (1768-1813) — of Maryland. Born in Aquasco, Prince George's County, Md., October 30, 1768. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Maryland at-large, 1805-07; member of Maryland state senate, 1807-09; general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. Slaveowner. Mortally wounded in the Battle of Chrysler's Field, and died in Frenchs Mills (now Fort Covington), Franklin County, N.Y., November 14, 1813 (age 45 years, 15 days). Original interment somewhere; reinterment in 1820 at Mt. Covington, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.; cenotaph at Military Post Cemetery, Sackets Harbor, N.Y.   Covington counties in Ala. and Miss. are named for him.   The city of Covington, Kentucky, is named for him.  — The city of Covington, Georgia, is named for him.  — The town of Covington, New York, is named for him.  — Fort Covington (early 19th century blockhouse) and the town of Fort Covington, New York, were named for him.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Old Cemetery Fort Covington, Franklin County, New York Politicians buried here:   James Bradley Spencer (1781-1848) — also known as James B. Spencer — of Fort Covington, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., April 26, 1781. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1831-32; U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1837-39. Died in Fort Covington, Franklin County, N.Y., March 26, 1848 (age 66 years, 335 days). Interment at Old Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Morningside Cemetery Malone, Franklin County, New York Politicians buried here: William Almon Wheeler (1819-1887) — also known as William A. Wheeler — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., June 30, 1819. Republican. Member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1850-51; member of New York state senate 17th District, 1858-59; U.S. Representative from New York, 1861-63, 1869-77 (16th District 1861-63, 17th District 1869-73, 18th District 1873-75, 19th District 1875-77); delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867-68; Vice President of the United States, 1877-81. Presbyterian. Died in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., June 4, 1887 (age 67 years, 339 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier   Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)   Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) — also known as Clarence E. Kilburn — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., April 13, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45, 34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65). Methodist. Member, Psi Upsilon; Elks; Freemasons. Died May 20, 1975 (age 82 years, 37 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Morningside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Frederick D. Kilburn and Clara (Berry) Kilburn; married, August 16, 1917, to Anne Crooks.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Henry Flack (1861-1907) — also known as William H. Flack — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Franklin Falls, Franklin County, N.Y., March 22, 1861. Republican. Lumber business; tanner; Franklin County Clerk, 1898-1902; chair of Franklin County Republican Party, 1898-1902; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1903-07; died in office 1907. Died in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., February 2, 1907 (age 45 years, 317 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Nathaniel Monroe Marshall (1854-1935) — also known as N. Monroe Marshall — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Schuyler Falls, Clinton County, N.Y., June 13, 1854. Republican. Machinist; telegraph operator; railway station agent; bookkeeper; Franklin County Clerk, 1886-90; insurance agent; banker; member of New York state senate 34th District, 1915-20; New York state treasurer, 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928. Died in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., February 16, 1935 (age 80 years, 248 days). Interment at Morningside Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Marshall and Ann Leticher (Hackstaff) Marshall; married to Lucy Ann Bellows.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1917 Moira Cemetery Moira, Franklin County, New York Politicians buried here:   Sidney Lawrence (1801-1892) — of Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Weybridge, Addison County, Vt., December 31, 1801. Democrat. Member of New York state senate 4th District, 1843-44; member of New York state assembly from Franklin County, 1846; U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1847-49. Died May 9, 1892 (age 90 years, 130 days). Interment at Moira Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page

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