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Seneca County
New York

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Seneca County

Index to Locations Private or family graveyards Lodi West Lodi Cemetery Ovid Evergreen Cemetery Ovid Ovid Union Cemetery Seneca Falls Restvale Cemetery Seneca Falls St. Columbkille Cemetery South Lodi Old Halsey Cemetery Waterloo Maple Grove Cemetery Waterloo St. Mary's Cemetery Private or family graveyard Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   John Edward Seeley (1810-1875) — also known as John E. Seeley — of Seneca County, N.Y. Born in New York, 1810. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1856 (speaker); U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1871-73. Died in 1875 (age about 65 years). Interment in a private or family graveyard.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page West Lodi Cemetery Lodi, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   Jehiel Howell Halsey (1788-1867) — also known as Jehiel H. Halsey — of New York. Born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 7, 1788. U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1829-31; member of New York state senate 7th District, 1832-35. Died in Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y., December 5, 1867 (age 79 years, 59 days). Interment at West Lodi Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Silas Halsey; brother of Nicoll Halsey.   Political family: Halsey family of Southampton, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Other politicians who have (or had) monuments here: Stafford Canning Cleveland (1822-1885) — also known as Stafford C. Cleveland — of Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y.; Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla. Born in Hector, Tompkins County (now Schuyler County), N.Y., September 21, 1822. Republican. Newspaper editor; village president of Penn Yan, New York, 1865-66; candidate for New York state senate 26th District, 1871; postmaster at Penn Yan, N.Y., 1879-82; member of New York state assembly from Yates County, 1883. Died, from Bright's disease, in Fort Myers, Lee County, Fla., December 3, 1885 (age 63 years, 73 days). Interment somewhere in Lee County, Fla.; cenotaph at West Lodi Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of E. R. Cleveland and Mary Mead 'Polly' (Hanley) Cleveland; married, August 19, 1847, to Obedience Fraser; first cousin twice removed of Grover Fredrick Cleveland; second cousin twice removed of Ephraim Safford; third cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland and James Safford; third cousin twice removed of Isaiah Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin of William Dean Kellogg and Robert Crawford Safford; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan Usher, Jedediah Sabin, Caleb Blodgett, Charles Stetson, Luther Kidder and Isaiah Stetson.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: Penn Yan (N.Y.) Chronicle-Express, December 15, 1885 Evergreen Cemetery Ovid, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   John De Mott (1790-1870) — of Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Readington, Hunterdon County, N.J., October 7, 1790. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1833; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1845-47. Died in Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y., July 31, 1870 (age 79 years, 297 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Ovid Union Cemetery Ovid, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   John Daniel Coe (1790-1878) — also known as John D. Coe — of Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Ramapo, Rockland County, N.Y., June 12, 1790. Member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1834-35. Died in Romulus, Seneca County, N.Y., November 11, 1878 (age 88 years, 152 days). Interment at Ovid Union Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Daniel Coe (1755-1824) and Sarah (Coe) Coe; married to Sophia Shattuck (Stone) Stone; uncle of Walter Smith Gurnee.   Political family: Coe-Gurnee family of Ramapo, New York.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Restvale Cemetery Bayard Street Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) — also known as Norman J. Gould — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., March 15, 1877. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1916; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1914-22; U.S. Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23. Presbyterian. Member, Newcomen Society; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks. Died at Geneva Hospital, Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., August 20, 1964 (age 87 years, 158 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Seabury S. Gould and Mary Mitchell (Judd) Gould; married, July 2, 1921, to Anna Benrath; grandson of Norman Buel Judd.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jacob Payson Chamberlain (1802-1878) — also known as Jacob P. Chamberlain — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Dudley, Worcester County, Mass., August 1, 1802. Republican. Flour mill business; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1859; U.S. Representative from New York 26th District, 1861-63. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., October 5, 1878 (age 76 years, 65 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Angeline Chamberlain (who married William Johnson).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Johnson (1821-1875) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., December 8, 1821. Democrat. Contractor; knit goods manufacturer; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1861, 1864; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1872-75; died in office 1875. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., October 11, 1875 (age 53 years, 307 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of David Johnson and Olive (Stodard) Johnson; married 1855 to Angeline Chamberlain (daughter of Jacob Payson Chamberlain).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Lawrence William Van Cleef (1894-1970) — also known as Lawrence W. Van Cleef — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Tyre, Seneca County, N.Y., November 29, 1894. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1937-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, American Legion. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., August 8, 1970 (age 75 years, 252 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William H. Van Cleef and Mary Elizabeth (Beach) Van Cleef; married 1924 to Axie Ada Anthony.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial William H. Van Cleef (1857-1934) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., April 9, 1857. Republican. Farmer; justice of the peace; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1924-29. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., November 20, 1934 (age 77 years, 225 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William George Van Cleef and Hannah N. (Greene) Van Cleef; married 1891 to Mary Elizabeth Beach; father of Lawrence William Van Cleef.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Image source: New York Red Book 1924 St. Columbkille Cemetery Seneca Falls, Seneca County, New York See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Augustus S. Hughes (1872-1942) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., 1872. Democrat. Merchant; village president of Seneca Falls, New York, 1910-13; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1913; postmaster at Seneca Falls, N.Y., 1916-21. Catholic. Member, Ancient Order of Hibernians; Knights of Columbus. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., July 23, 1942 (age about 70 years). Interment at St. Columbkille Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of James B. Hughes and Mary (Smith) Hughes; married 1899 to Mary Coleman.   Campaign slogan: "Take Seneca Falls Out of the Mud." Old Halsey Cemetery South Lodi, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   Silas Halsey (1743-1832) — of Onondaga County, N.Y.; Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Southampton, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., October 6, 1743. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly, 1796-98, 1799-1801, 1802-04 (Onondaga County 1796-98, Cayuga County 1799-1801, 1802-04); U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1805-07; member of New York state senate Western District, 1808-09. Slaveowner. Died in Lodi, Seneca County, N.Y., November 19, 1832 (age 89 years, 44 days). Interment at Old Halsey Cemetery.   Relatives: Father of Nicoll Halsey and Jehiel Howell Halsey.   Political family: Halsey family of Southampton, New York.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page Maple Grove Cemetery Waterloo, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here:   Samuel Birdsall (1791-1872) — of New York. Born in Hillsdale, Columbia County, N.Y., May 14, 1791. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New York 25th District, 1837-39. Died in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., February 8, 1872 (age 80 years, 270 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page St. Mary's Cemetery Waterloo, Seneca County, New York Politicians buried here: George Bradshaw Kelly (1900-1971) — also known as George B. Kelly — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., December 12, 1900. Democrat. Member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1933-34; member of New York state senate 45th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1957, 1958; U.S. Representative from New York 38th District, 1937-39; defeated, 1938, 1940. Died in Lyon, France, June 26, 1971 (age 70 years, 196 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Image source: New York Red Book 1936

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