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Schenectady County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Schenectady County

Index to Locations Duanesburg Christ Episcopal Church Niskayuna Holy Redeemer Cemetery Rotterdam Viewland Cemetery Schenectady Dutch Church Cemetery Schenectady First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Schenectady First Reformed Church Columbarium Schenectady Park View Cemetery Schenectady St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery Schenectady Vale Cemetery Christ Episcopal Church Duanesburg, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   James Duane (1733-1797) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 6, 1733. Delegate to Continental Congress from New York, 1774-83; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1782-85, 1787-90; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1784-89; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788; U.S. District Judge for New York, 1790-94. Died February 1, 1797 (age 63 years, 361 days). Interment at Christ Episcopal Church.   Relatives: Son-in-law of Robert Livingston; brother-in-law of Peter Robert Livingston and Walter Livingston; nephew by marriage of Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Philip Livingston and William Livingston; first cousin by marriage of Philip Peter Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston.   Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   William North (1755-1836) — of Albany County, N.Y.; Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Maine, 1755. Member of New York state assembly, 1791-92, 1793-96, 1809-10 (Albany County 1791-92, 1793-95, Albany and Schoharie counties 1795-96, Schenectady County 1809-10); U.S. Senator from New York, 1798. Slaveowner. Died in 1836 (age about 81 years). Entombed at Christ Episcopal Church.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Holy Redeemer Cemetery Niskayuna, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   Thomas W. Wallace (d. 1943) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1943; died in office 1943. Died July 17, 1943. Interment at Holy Redeemer Cemetery. Viewland Cemetery Rotterdam, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   Simon Jacob Schermerhorn (1827-1901) — also known as Simon J. Schermerhorn — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 25, 1827. Democrat. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1862; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1893-95. Died in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, N.Y., July 21, 1901 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at Viewland Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Dutch Church Cemetery Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Politicians formerly buried here:   Harmanus Peek (1782-1838) — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 24, 1782. Member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1819-21. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 27, 1838 (age 56 years, 95 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Cemetery; reinterment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   Charles Kane (1763-1834) — of Washington County, N.Y. Born March 31, 1763. Member of New York state assembly from Washington County, 1797-99. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., August 31, 1834 (age 71 years, 153 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Kane; married to Maria Wray.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial First Reformed Church Columbarium 8 North Church Street Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Archibald C. Wemple (1905-1982) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in 1905. Republican. Mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1952-55. Died in 1982 (age about 77 years). Cremated; ashes interred at First Reformed Church Columbarium.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Park View Cemetery Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   Clark C. Wemple (1927-1993) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in 1927. Member of New York state assembly, 1966-82 (117th District 1966, 105th District 1967-72, 107th District 1973-82). Died in 1993 (age about 66 years). Interment at Park View Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   James P. Hooley (b. 1855) — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Connecticut, July 12, 1855. Iron molder; organizer for the Knights of Labor; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1884-85. Irish ancestry. Interment at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Morgan Hooley and Mary Margaret (Coffey) Hooley. Vale Cemetery Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York Politicians buried here:   John Keyes Paige (1788-1857) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Hardwick, Worcester County, Mass., August 2, 1788. Mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1845-46. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., December 10, 1857 (age 69 years, 130 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John Isaac De Graff (1783-1848) — also known as John I. De Graff — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., October 2, 1783. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1837-39 (12th District 1827-29, 11th District 1837-39); mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1832-34, 1836, 1842, 1845. Dutch ancestry. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., July 26, 1848 (age 64 years, 298 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   Relatives: Uncle of Isaac DeGraff Toll.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Clarkson Nott Potter (1825-1882) — also known as Clarkson N. Potter — of New York. Born in New York, 1825. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York, 1869-75, 1877-79 (10th District 1869-73, 11th District 1873-75, 12th District 1877-79). Died in 1882 (age about 57 years). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Henry Schermerhorn DeForest (1847-1917) — also known as Henry S. DeForest — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 16, 1847. Mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1885-86, 1889-90; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1911-13; defeated (Republican), 1916. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 13, 1917 (age 69 years, 363 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Peter Rowe (1807-1876) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Crescent, Saratoga County, N.Y., March 10, 1807. Democrat. Merchant; chief auditor, New York Central Railroad; mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1846-47, 1850; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1853-55. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., April 17, 1876 (age 69 years, 38 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Oswald D. Heck (1902-1959) — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 13, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1932-59 (Schenectady County 1st District 1932-44, Schenectady County 1945-59); died in office 1959; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1937-51; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1944, 1948, 1952 (member, Credentials Committee), 1956 (member, Credentials Committee). Member, Freemasons; American Bar Association. Died, from a heart attack, in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 21, 1959 (age 57 years, 97 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   Relatives: Married 1933 to Beulah W. Slocum.   See also Wikipedia article   Image source: New York Red Book 1936   William Kendall Fuller (1792-1883) — also known as William K. Fuller — of Sullivan, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., November 24, 1792. Democrat. Lawyer; Madison County District Attorney, 1821-29; Adjutant General of New York, 1823; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1829-30; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1833-37. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., November 11, 1883 (age 90 years, 352 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   George Cochrane Hazelton (1832-1922) — also known as George C. Hazelton — of Boscobel, Grant County, Wis. Born in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., January 3, 1832. Republican. Lawyer; Grant County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Wisconsin state senate, 1867; U.S. Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1877-83. Died in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., September 4, 1922 (age 90 years, 244 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   Relatives: Brother of Gerry Whiting Hazelton; nephew of Clark Betton Cochrane.   Political family: Hazelton family of Chester, New Hampshire.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article   Harmanus Peek (1782-1838) — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., June 24, 1782. Member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1816-17; U.S. Representative from New York 13th District, 1819-21. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 27, 1838 (age 56 years, 95 days). Original interment at Dutch Church Cemetery; reinterment at Vale Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   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.   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.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   James Teller Schoolcraft (1855-1937) — also known as J. Teller Schoolcraft — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., May 31, 1855. Lawyer; postmaster at Schenectady, N.Y., 1894-98; mayor of Schenectady, N.Y., 1914-15. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., February 12, 1937 (age 81 years, 257 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Banker Schoolcraft and Magdalene (Teller) Schoolcraft; married, May 5, 1879, to Elizabeth Dickinson; grandnephew of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft; first cousin once removed of John Lawrence Schoolcraft and Richard Updike Sherman; second cousin of James Schoolcraft Sherman; second cousin once removed of Peter P. Schoolcraft.   Political family: Schoolcraft-Sherman family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Judson Stuart Landon (1832-1905) — also known as Judson S. Landon — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn., December 16, 1832. Lawyer; Schenectady County District Attorney, 1857; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1867; Justice of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1874-1901; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department, 1891-1900. Died in Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 7, 1905 (age 72 years, 265 days). Interment at Vale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William Landon and Phebe (Berry) Landon; married, April 17, 1856, to Emily Augusta Pierce; first cousin once removed of Albert Barton Landon.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   John N. Parker — of Schenectady, Schenectady County, N.Y. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904. Interment at Vale Cemetery.

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