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Peter A. Abeles (1886-1952) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Oltenitza, Romania,
February
15, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
accountant; member of New York
state senate 22nd District, 1919-20; defeated, 1920, 1922;
magistrate.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Freemasons.
Died, apparently of a heart
attack, in a stationery
store on Eighth Avenue, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
12, 1952 (age 66 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aron Abeles and Rebecca (Isser) Abeles; married, November
11, 1913, to Minerva Lobel. |
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Bernard Ades (1903-1986) —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Maryland, July 3,
1903.
Communist. Lawyer;
accountant; defense attorney for Euel Lee (alias "Orphan
Jones") in his 1932-33 trial for the murder of the Davis family;
during the trial, Ades was attacked
and injured by a mob in Snow Hill, Maryland; later, he was disbarred
for casting
aspersions on the judicial system; candidate for Governor of
Maryland, 1934; fought in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the
Spanish Civil War, 1937.
Jewish.
Died in New York, May 27,
1986 (age 82 years, 328
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, Baltimore, Md.
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Bernard Austin (1896-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
accountant; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died in
office 1959.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Federal
Bar Association.
After giving a short speech at the swearing-in
of City Court Justice Louis
B. Heller, he collapsed and died from a heart
attack, in the Central Courts
Building, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
6, 1959 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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Herman Badillo (1929-2014) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Caguas, Caguas
Municipio, Puerto Rico, August
21, 1929.
Lawyer;
accountant; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1966-69; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1967;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1968,
1972,
1976,
1980,
1988;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969 (Democratic primary), 1973
(Democratic primary), 1977 (Democratic primary), 2001 (Republican
primary); U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1971-77; Democratic
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1986.
Protestant.
Puerto
Rican ancestry. Member, Beta
Gamma Sigma.
First
person of Puerto Rican birth to have a vote in the U.S. Congress.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 2014 (age 85 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bertram L. Baker (1898-1985) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nevis,
January
10, 1898.
Democrat. Accountant; member of New York
state assembly, 1949-70 (Kings County 17th District 1949-54,
Kings County 6th District 1955-65, 46th District 1966, 56th District
1967-70).
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Freemasons;
Urban
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1985 (age 87 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Grandfather of Diane (Bemus) Whiting (who married Deval
Patrick). |
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Caleb Howard Baumes (1865-1937) —
also known as Caleb H. Baumes —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y., March
31, 1865.
Republican. School
teacher; bookkeeper; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1909-13; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1915;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1919-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1930.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Author of "Baumes Law" which provided for mandatory life sentences
for fourth felony offenders.
Died, of a heart
attack, on a New York Central train,
near Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
25, 1937 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newburgh, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter H. Baumes and Mary E. (Wiltsie) Baumes; married, March
17, 1883, to Carrie S. Ten Eyck. |
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Abraham David Beame (1906-2001) —
also known as Abraham D. Beame; Abe Beame;
"Spunky" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
March
20, 1906.
Democrat. Accountant; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1980;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1974-77; defeated, 1965, 1977; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1967.
Jewish.
First
Jewish mayor of New York City.
Died, from complications after heart
surgery, in New York University Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
10, 2001 (age 94 years, 327
days).
Interment at New
Montefiore Cemetery, Pinelawn, Long Island, N.Y.
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George W. Brown (b. 1859) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenevus, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
14, 1859.
Republican. Produce
dealer; produce
dealer in Otsego County; later, employed by a hay, grain, and
produce
merchant in Brooklyn; bookkeeper and manager for a carriage
painting and sign-making
business; bookkeeper; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1907, 1909-10.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carlton Brown. |
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Fred Brummer (b. 1945) —
of Apopka, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Babylon, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
28, 1945.
Republican. Accountant; member of Florida
state house of representatives 38th District, 1999-.
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1999.
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Rudolf Edwin Cahn (b. 1900) —
also known as Rudolf E. Cahn —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., January
7, 1900.
Stenographer;
accountant; U.S. Vice Consul in Rio de Janeiro, 1925-43.
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Downing (1869-1931) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
14, 1869.
Democrat. Accountant; member of New York
state senate, 1917-31 (11th District 1917-18, 14th District
1919-31); died in office 1931.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of tuberculosis,
in the Loomis Sanitarium,
Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y., May 25,
1931 (age 61 years, 284
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Downing and Margaret (Oakes) Downing. |
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Thaddeus Joseph Dulski (1915-1988) —
also known as Thaddeus J. Dulski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
27, 1915.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
accountant; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-74 (41st District 1959-73,
37th District 1973-74).
Died, from leukemia,
in the Roswell Park Cancer
Institute, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
11, 1988 (age 73 years, 14
days).
Interment at Mt.
Calvary Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Adelbert D. Edwards (b. 1856) —
of Atlantic Mine, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Lincklaen, Chenango
County, N.Y., June 15,
1856.
Republican. Bookkeeper; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 3rd District,
1907-18.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Aaron Frank (c.1904-1955) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., about 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
accountant; law
professor; New York City Third Deputy Police Commissioner,
1950-53; candidate for borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1953.
Jewish.
Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Died May 10,
1955 (age about 51
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Philip Frank. |
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William J. Gillen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Bookkeeper; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1909-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Erland Gjessing (1869-1954) —
of New York.
Born in Schleswig, Germany,
March
16, 1869.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; bookkeeper; stenographer;
interpreter;
U.S. Vice Consul in Copenhagen, 1918-38.
Danish
ancestry.
Died in Glover, Orleans
County, Vt., October
28, 1954 (age 85 years, 226
days).
Interment at Westlook
Cemetery, Glover, Vt.
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Nathaniel Lawrence Goldstein (1896-1981) —
also known as Nathaniel L. Goldstein —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; law
partner of Charles
C. Lockwood during the 1920s; accountant; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
New
York state attorney general, 1943-54.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar
Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons;
Elks; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1981 (age 84 years, 288
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Hanible Hamilton (b. 1862) —
also known as John H. Hamilton —
of New York; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif., September
8, 1862.
Merchant;
accountant; U.S. Consular Agent in Manaos, 1905-11; tile
manufacturer.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Hamilton; married, April
14, 1913, to Sallie Wyman. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1924) |
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John P. Hayes —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
accountant; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1925-40;
postmaster at Albany,
N.Y., 1940-54 (acting, 1940-41).
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Somerset
County, N.J., about 1871.
Accountant; lawyer; banker;
Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1955 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married, October
4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell. |
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Theodore Koehler (b. 1856) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,
July
30, 1856.
Democrat. Accountant; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1896-98.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
The Men of New York, Volume II (1898) |
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Charles Lawyer Jr. (b. 1898) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in March, 1898.
Democrat. Boxing
promoter; accountant; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Lawyer and Cora B. Lawyer; first cousin twice removed of
Abraham
L. Lawyer; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Lawyer. |
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family of Schoharie and Cobleskill, New York. |
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Albert B. Lewis (b. 1925) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born October
16, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; accountant; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1967-78.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Sara Ann Beresniakoff. |
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Magnus Lipton (b. 1902) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Holyoke, Hampden
County, Mass., March
22, 1902.
Republican. Accountant; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1934; defeated,
1934.
Member, Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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George N. Lopano —
of North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Airline
auditor; candidate for mayor
of North Tarrytown, N.Y., 1965.
Still living as of 1965.
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Mauro Magnani —
Conservative. Bookkeeper; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Still living as of 1966.
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John G. Malone (b. 1877) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
27, 1877.
Republican. Accountant; electrical
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1912-19.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. McKenna (b. 1854) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Gortin, County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), October
2, 1854.
Democrat. Accountant; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 6th District, 1887-88.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Gregory McMahon (1915-1989) —
of Ozone Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March
19, 1915.
Republican. Accountant; served in the U.S. Navy during World
War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948, 1950.
Died in 1989
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank G. Miller (b. 1863) —
of Apalachin, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 12,
1863.
Republican. Bookkeeper; grocer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1930-37; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Nathaniel M. Minkoff —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Accountant; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1938; defeated
(American Labor), 1938, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Parker Moffat (b. 1866) —
also known as Thomas P. Moffat —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 7,
1866.
Accountant; poet; U.S.
Consul in Turks Island, 1903-05; La Guaira, 1905-08; Trinidad, 1909; Bluefields, 1909-11; Managua, 1911; U.S. Vice Consul in Trinidad, 1908-09; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1911; New York leader of the Frank
O. Lowden for President campaign, 1928.
In 1908, when the Venezuelan government was denying an outbreak of
plague in La Guaira, and jailing doctors who diagnosed bubonic
plague, he alone among the foreign consuls refused to sign the
government's declaration that the city was plague-free. After a
quarantine was imposed, he rowed five miles out to sea to meet an
American gunboat.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick E. Muller (1844-1907) —
also known as Friderich Emil Muller=y=Storer —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Santa Cruz, Danish West Indies (now St. Croix, Virgin
Islands), November
4, 1844.
Manager, Monumental Trading Company (fruit
importer);
auditor, American Fruit
Company; Consul
for Argentina in Baltimore,
Md., 1899-1901.
Died, from interstitial
nephritis, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
30, 1907 (age 62 years, 87
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacobo Muller and Malvina (Storer) Muller. |
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Frank Murphy (1897-1944) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 15,
1897.
Democrat. Accountant; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1941-42; defeated, 1942; charged
with bribery
in 1944; pleaded
guilty.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Died, from a heart
ailment, December
25, 1944 (age 47 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Constance Kirchner. |
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Allen James Oliver (1903-1953) —
also known as Allen J. Oliver —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1903.
Republican. Accountant; member of New York
state senate, 1943-48 (46th District 1943-44, 51st District
1945-48); defeated, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, of a coronary
occlusion (heart
attack), in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 9,
1953 (age 50 years, 52
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Herbert A. Posner (b. 1925) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., 1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
accountant; member of New York
state assembly 19th District; elected 1966.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish Potter (1901-1978) —
also known as Hamilton F. Potter —
of Smithtown Branch, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Westchester
County, N.Y., July 29,
1901.
Republican. Accountant; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1929-36;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in 1978
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Philip Ragusa (born c.1940) —
also known as Phil Ragusa —
of Beachhurst, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1940.
Republican. Accountant; candidate for New York
state assembly 26th District, 1986, 1986; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Samuel J. Ramsperger (b. 1862) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
25, 1862.
Democrat. Bookkeeper and cashier, William Simon Brewery;
member of New York
state senate, 1899-1904, 1907-20 (48th District 1899-1904, 49th
District 1907-20); delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1912.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Ramsperger and Anna Maria (Reppert) Ramsperger; married, November
20, 1889, to Anna Seibert. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Adolph F. Reinecke (b. 1866) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1866.
Bookkeeper; salesman;
agent for harvester
company; U.S. Consular Agent in Omsk, 1908-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Kirby Rockefeller (1875-1948) —
also known as Lewis K. Rockefeller —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., November
25, 1875.
Republican. Accountant; Deputy New York State Tax
Commissioner, 1915-21; Deputy New York State Commissioner of Taxation
and Finance, 1921-33; chair of
Columbia County Republican Party, 1933-40; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936;
U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1937-43.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Canaan, Columbia
County, N.Y., September
18, 1948 (age 72 years, 298
days).
Interment at Kinderhook
Cemetery, Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Jules G. Sabbatino —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Accountant; member of New York
state assembly, 1959-70 (Queens County 4th District 1959-65, 33rd
District 1966, 32nd District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Nancy E. Albarino. |
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Eleanor Skelley —
of Philmont, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Bookkeeper; candidate for New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Maurice Hubert Stans (1908-1998) —
also known as Maurice H. Stans —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Shakopee, Scott
County, Minn., March
22, 1908.
Accountant; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1969-72.
Catholic.
Indicted
in 1973, along with John
N. Mitchell, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted; later pleaded
guilty to five violations of campaign
finance laws and paid a fine of
$5,000.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died five days later, at Huntington Memorial Hospital,
Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
14, 1998 (age 90 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Benjamin Starbuck (1866-1931) —
also known as George B. Starbuck —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
24, 1866.
Bookkeeper; U.S. Vice Consul in Cienfuegos, 1915-29.
Died in Cienfuegos, Cuba,
August
5, 1931 (age 64 years, 346
days).
Interment at Tomas Acea Cemetery, Cienfuegos, Cuba.
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Thomas R. Suozzi (b. 1962) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1962.
Democrat. Accountant; lawyer; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1994-2001; defeated, 1991; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2008;
Nassau
County Executive, 2002-09; candidate for Governor of
New York, 2006; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 2017-.
Catholic.
Italian,
English,
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant; general manager, later president, R.H.
Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Oren Elbridge Wilson —
also known as Oren E. Wilson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Accountant; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1894-95.
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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