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Thales S. Bliss (c.1824-1885) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1824.
Democrat. Wheelwright; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1883.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., August
5, 1885 (age about 61
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Bodle (1787-1835) —
of Bloomingburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born near Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1787.
Wagon maker; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1833-35.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1835 (age about 48
years).
Interment at Bloomingburg
Cemetery, Bloomingburg, N.Y.
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Nelson Burdick (1820-1908) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Point Peninsula, Jefferson
County, N.Y., December
28, 1820.
Democrat. Carriage manufacturer; mayor
of Watertown, N.Y., 1882-83.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1908 (age 87 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Silas Wattles Cole (1797-1875) —
also known as Silas W. Cole —
of Portsmouth, Scioto
County, Ohio.
Born in Chenango
County, N.Y., August
2, 1797.
Wagon maker; mayor
of Portsmouth, Ohio, 1835-36.
Methodist.
Died in Scioto
County, Ohio, January
6, 1875 (age 77 years, 157
days).
Interment at Greenlawn
Cemetery, Portsmouth, Ohio.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp
and paper manufacturers.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;
president, Spicer Manufacturing
Co.; president, Parish Pressed
Steel Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co. president, New
York and New Jersey Water Co.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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John Francis Dodge (1864-1920) —
also known as John F. Dodge —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., October
25, 1864.
Republican. Early automobile manufacturer; made parts for
Oldsmobile and Ford in the early 20th century; co-founder of Dodge
Brothers Motor Car Company in 1914, manufacturer of Dodge cars
and trucks; the Dodge operation became part of Chrysler Corporation
in 1928; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1920 (age 55 years, 81
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Rugg Dodge and Maria Duval (Casto) Dodge; married, September
22, 1892, to Ivy Hawkins; married, December
9, 1903, to Isabelle Smith; married, December
10, 1907, to Matilda
Rausch; uncle of Horace
Elgin Dodge Jr.. |
| | | Political family: Dodge-Duke-Cromwell
family of Detroit, Michigan (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Alonzo Barton Hepburn (1846-1922) —
also known as A. Barton Hepburn —
of Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 24,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer; timber
business; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1875-79;
superintendent, New York State Banking Department, 1880-83; U.S.
Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-93; director, New York Life Insurance
Company, American Agricultural
Chemical
Company, Studebaker Corporation (automobile manufacturer), and
Great Northern Railway.
Hit by
a bus at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, injured, and died five
days later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1922 (age 75 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
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Herman Kramer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Carriage manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 13th District, 1914-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Lovell (1913-1998) —
also known as Frederick J. Lang —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ipava, Fulton
County, Ill., July 24,
1913.
Socialist. Seaman;
automobile worker; candidate for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1953; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1954, 1958, 1964; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1960; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Michigan; Socialist Workers candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 4th
District, 1961; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1968.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1998 (age 84 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1949 to Sarah
Zucker. |
| | | Image source: The Militant, October 27,
1958 |
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John W. Meldrum (1843-1936) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; carpenter;
wagon maker; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1882; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1884;
Surveyor General of Wyoming Territory, 1884-85; secretary
of Wyoming Territory, 1889-90; U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone
National Park, 1894-1935.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
27, 1936 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) —
also known as John J. Raskob —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
19, 1879.
Democrat. Executive at General Motors and DuPont;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
15, 1950 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married 1906 to Helena
Springer Green. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Alonzo Sidney Upham (1811-1882) —
also known as Alonzo S. Upham —
of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., June 9,
1811.
Whig. Carriage builder; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1847-48 (Genesee County 1847, Genesee County 2nd
District 1848); member of New York
state senate 28th District, 1850-53.
Died in Baldwinsville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
21, 1882 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joshua Upham and Lydia (Chamberlain) Upham; married, April
17, 1836, to Mary Munro; married, December
11, 1867, to Emily Louise Munro; second cousin of William
Upham; second cousin once removed of Isaiah
Blood and William
Henry Upham; third cousin twice removed of Robert
Treat Paine; third cousin thrice removed of Clarence
Albert Upham; fourth cousin of Jabez
Upham, George
Baxter Upham, Nathaniel
Upham, Samuel
Finley Vinton and Charles
Wentworth Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan
Appleton, Nathaniel
Gookin Upham, James
Phineas Upham, Lucretia
Garfield and Edwin
Carpenter Pinney. |
| | | Political families: Upham
family; Bell-Upham
family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John North Willys (1873-1935) —
also known as John N. Willys —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
25, 1873.
Republican. President of automobile manufacturing companies;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1916;
U.S. Ambassador to Poland, 1930-32.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., August
26, 1935 (age 61 years, 305
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850.
Republican. Manufacturer of axles; owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Presbyterian.
German
ancestry.
Died June 27,
1917 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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