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  Ira Chandler Backus (1805-1866) — also known as Ira C. Backus — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Fort Ann, Washington County, N.Y., January 10, 1805. Republican. Physician; bank director; member of Michigan state senate 12th District, 1859-60. Episcopalian. Died in Jackson, Jackson County, Mich., September 3, 1866 (age 61 years, 236 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Backus and Jemima (Chandler) Backus; married, May 14, 1829, to Julia Ann Sargent (daughter of Isaac Sargent); first cousin of Harmon Sweatland Conger; first cousin once removed of Lyman Averill Chandler; second cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; second cousin thrice removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin of Henry Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Luther Waterman, Ephraim Safford and Isaiah Kidder; third cousin thrice removed of Matthew Griswold, Augustus Seymour Porter and Peter Buell Porter; fourth cousin of Joshua Perkins, Edward Green Bradford, Bailey Frye Adams, Orestes Cleveland and Lee Randall Sanborn; fourth cousin once removed of David Waterman, Jonathan Usher, Elijah Abel, Calvin Fillmore, Bela Edgerton, Charles Stetson, James Safford, Luther Kidder, Isaiah Stetson, Edward Green Bradford II and James L. Sanborn.
  Political families: DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) — also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince Charming" — of Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 23, 1884. Republican. Investment banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920; U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in office 1938. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks; Moose. Died, of a heart attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Martha Waldron (Cowdin) Bacon and Robert Bacon; brother of Gaspar Griswold Bacon; married, April 14, 1913, to Virginia Murray.
  Political family: Bacon family of Westbury, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
John J. Bagley John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) — also known as John J. Bagley — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Medina, Orleans County, N.Y., July 24, 1832. Republican. Cigar manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1867-72; bank director; Governor of Michigan, 1873-76. Unitarian. Died, from tuberculosis, in San Francisco, Calif., July 27, 1881 (age 49 years, 3 days). Interment at Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Bagley and Mary M. (Smith) Bagley; married, January 16, 1855, to Frances E. Newberry (daughter of Samuel Newberry); father of Margaret Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)) and Frances Bagley (who married George S. Hosmer (1855-1921)).
  Political family: Bagley-Newberry family of Detroit, Michigan.
  Bagley Street, in downtown Detroit, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Andrew D. Baird (1839-1923) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Kelso, Scotland, October 14, 1839. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; stonecutter; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884; candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1887, 1889; postmaster at Brooklyn, N.Y., 1890. Presbyterian. Scottish ancestry. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 4, 1923 (age 83 years, 325 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married 1866 to Miss Warner; married 1884 to Catherine Lamb.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Frederick Kessler Baker (b. 1861) — also known as Fred K. Baker — of Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee County, Mich. Born in Fleming, Cayuga County, N.Y., January 5, 1861. Republican. Banker; lumber business; member of Michigan state senate 30th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) — also known as Otto T. Bannard — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 28, 1854. Republican. Lawyer; banker; director, Niagara Fire Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute Mills, and Jersey United Gas and Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916; candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1909. Died, of bronchial pneumonia, on the ocean liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to Manila, in the North Pacific Ocean, January 15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262 days). Interment at Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard.
  Charles Mitchell Barnett (1870-1940) — also known as Charles M. Barnett — of Norfolk, Va.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, September 22, 1870. Steamship agent; coal dealer; bank director; Vice-Consul for Uruguay in Norfolk, Va., 1898-1907; Vice-Consul for Ecuador in Norfolk, Va., 1899-1907; Consul for Nicaragua in Norfolk, Va., 1899-1921; Consul for Costa Rica in Norfolk, Va., 1900-07; Vice-Consul for Denmark in Norfolk, Va., 1902-07; Consul for Paraguay in Norfolk, Va., 1903-29; Honorary Consul for Mexico in Norfolk, Va., 1929. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 26, 1940 (age 69 years, 217 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Richardson Cemetery, Eureka, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Dudgeon Barnett and Jane (Mitchell) Barnett; married, March 1, 1894, to Stella Crowder; married, March 1, 1914, to Cora Emily Crowder.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Kenneth Gill Bartlett (1906-1983) — also known as Kenneth G. Bartlett — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y.; Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Born in Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich., March 13, 1906. Republican. Dean, adult education division, University College, Syracuse University, 1946-52; vice president dean of public affairs, 1953; director of Onondaga County Savings Bank; member of New York state assembly 119th District, 1967-70. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Delta Sigma; Sigma Nu. Died in October, 1983 (age 77 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Bernice Kleinhans.
  Rudolph Bauer — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Cleaning and dyeing business; director, Bensonhurst National Bank; publisher, West End News; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1934; defeated (City Fusion), 1934. Burial location unknown.
  Alexander Gillespie Baxter (b. 1859) — also known as Alexander G. Baxter — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Bloomingburg, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 6, 1859. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; undertaker; restaurant owner; banker; member of New York state senate 32nd District, 1931-34. Methodist. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James Brean Baxter and Abigail Jane (Monell) Baxter; married, October 20, 1880, to Sarah E. Teetz; married, May 10, 1908, to Sarah J. Atkinson.
  Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) — also known as Witter J. Baxter — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware County, N.Y., June 18, 1816. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856; member of Michigan state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857; resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan state senate 9th District, 1877-78. Presbyterian. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Odd Fellows. Died February 6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly).
  Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) — also known as Charles U. Bay — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, N.Y., September 5, 1888. Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer of medical supplies; partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers; founder, Bay Petroleum Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; director, First National Bank and Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53. Episcopalian. Norwegian ancestry. Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 31, 1955 (age 67 years, 117 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jens Christopher Bay and Marie (Hauan) Bay; married 1942 to Josephine Holt Perfect.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) — also known as William R. Bayes — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Wauseon, Fulton County, Ohio, July 29, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; president, Kings Highway Savings Bank; president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915; candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice, New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46. Methodist. Member, American Bar Association; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Union League. Died in Gloversville, Fulton County, N.Y., November 28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122 days). Interment at Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September 7, 1904, to Mabel Ross.
  William Clinton Beardsley (1816-1900) — also known as William C. Beardsley — of Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in Stewarts Corners, Cayuga County, N.Y., March 27, 1816. Democrat. Lawyer; postmaster at Auburn, N.Y., 1841-45; banker; railroad director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1864; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1884, 1886. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., January 25, 1900 (age 83 years, 304 days). Interment at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Beardsley and Alice (Booth) Beardsley; married to Catharine Richardson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Neal Dow Becker (1883-1955) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cherry Creek, Chautauqua County, N.Y., February 13, 1883. Lawyer; president, Hammond Typewriter Corporation, 1913-24; president (1925-52) and chairman (1952-55), Intertype Corporation; trustee and member of executive committee, Consolidated Edison electric utility; bank director; Honorary Consul-General for Bulgaria in New York, N.Y., 1923-33; chairman, Cornell University Board of Trustees, 1947-53. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 16, 1955 (age 72 years, 92 days). Interment at All Souls Onteora Park Church Cemetery, Hunter, N.Y.
  Presumably named for: Neal Dow
  Relatives: Son of William E. Becker and Eva Claire (Kenyon) Becker; married 1909 to Ivah Elizabeth Smith; married 1954 to Charlotte Allen.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  M. Plin Beebe (1881-1941) — of Ipswich, Edmunds County, S.Dak. Born in Sandusky, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., September 7, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of South Dakota state senate 37th District, 1915-16. Baptist. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Odd Fellows; Woodmen; Ancient Order of United Workmen. Died August 9, 1941 (age 59 years, 336 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Marcus P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice Conklin.
  James Jerome Belden (1825-1904) — also known as James J. Belden — of Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Fabius, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 30, 1825. Republican. Builder; banker; hotel owner; mayor of Syracuse, N.Y., 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New York, 1887-95, 1897-99 (25th District 1887-93, 27th District 1893-95, 1897-99). Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died, of uremic poisoning, in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., January 1, 1904 (age 78 years, 93 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Anna Gere.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
August Belmont August Belmont (1853-1924) — of Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., February 18, 1853. Democrat. Banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912. Member, Sons of the Revolution. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 10, 1924 (age 71 years, 296 days). Interment at Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
  Relatives: Son of August Belmont (1816-1890) and Caroline Slidell (Perry) Belmont; brother of Perry Belmont and Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont; married 1881 to Elizabeth Hamilton Morgan; married, February 26, 1910, to Eleanor Elise Robson; grandnephew of John Slidell and Thomas Slidell; first cousin once removed of Matthew Calbraith Butler.
  Political families: Emmet-Slidell family of New York City, New York; Butler-Perry-Belmont-Slidell family of Edgefield, South Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: King's Notable New Yorkers of 1896-1899
Charles Bennett Charles Bennett (1838-1903) — of Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich. Born in Waterloo, Seneca County, N.Y., October, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; furniture manufacturer; banker; mayor of Charlotte, Mich., 1880. Methodist. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Charlotte, Eaton County, Mich., November 21, 1903 (age 65 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, December 7, 1865, to Mary Myers.
  Image source: Past and Present of Eaton County, Michigan (1906)
  Charles Goodwin Bennett (1863-1914) — also known as Charles G. Bennett — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 11, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1895-99; defeated, 1892, 1898; Secretary of the U.S. Senate, 1900-12. Member, Union League. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 25, 1914 (age 50 years, 165 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of George C. Bennett; married to Marie Louise Floyd-Smith; married 1914 to Marguerite Tennant.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Wilbur Bentley (1838-1907) — also known as Henry W. Bentley — of Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., September 30, 1838. Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, First National Bank of Boonville; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1891-93; defeated, 1892; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died in Boonville, Oneida County, N.Y., January 27, 1907 (age 68 years, 119 days). Interment at Boonville Cemetery, Boonville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Zadock T. Bentley and Lucy Caroline (Gardner) Bentley; married to Mary M. Dickerman.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Berri (1848-1917) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 12, 1848. Republican. Carpet merchant; printing business; newspaper publisher; officer or director of banks, electric utilities, and the New York Telephone Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17. Congregationalist. Member, Union League. In 1911, he was arraigned on a charge of criminal libel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought by three candidates for Supreme Court, Herbert T. Ketcham, Patrick E. Callahan, and William Willett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when the other two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berri charged) paid bribes for his nomination. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 19, 1917 (age 68 years, 219 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Berri ; married 1869 to Frances Williams Morris.
  James Albert Betts (1853-1928) — also known as James A. Betts — of Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Broadalbin, Fulton County, N.Y., March 18, 1853. Democrat. School teacher and principal; lawyer; president, Kingston Savings Bank; vice-president, Kingston City Hospital; trustee, Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery; Ulster County Surrogate, 1892-98; Justice of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1899-1912. Baptist. Died in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y., May 8, 1928 (age 75 years, 51 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaiah Betts and Margaret A. (Hoes) Betts; married, October 16, 1884, to Frances M. Hill; married 1908 to Olivia Ann (Mathews) North.
  James Gillespie Blaine III (1888-1969) — also known as James G. Blaine III — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Old Westbury, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 10, 1888. Republican. Investment broker; banker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1912. Died November 3, 1969 (age 81 years, 297 days). Interment somewhere in Stuart, Fla.
  Relatives: Step-son of William F. Bull; son of Mary (Nevins) Blaine and James Gillespie Blaine, Jr.; married 1911 to Marian Dow; grandson of James Gillespie Blaine; great-grandson of Samuel Medary; seventh great-grandson of John Leverett; first cousin five times removed of Joshua Coit; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington and Timothy Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of John Hall Brockway and Robert Coit Jr.; third cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer Huntington; fourth cousin of Edmond Otis Dewey and George Martin Dewey; fourth cousin once removed of William Brainard Coit and Thomas Edmund Dewey; eighth great-grandson of George Wyllys and John Haynes.
  Political family: Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Bernard Blair (1801-1880) — of Salem, Washington County, N.Y. Born in Williamstown, Berkshire County, Mass., May 24, 1801. Whig. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Whig National Convention from New York, 1839; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1841-43. Presbyterian. Died in Salem, Washington County, N.Y., May 7, 1880 (age 78 years, 349 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Salem, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Blair and Sally (Train) Blair; married to Charlotte Lansing; third cousin of Austin Blair; third cousin once removed of Charles Austin Blair.
  Political family: Blair family of Jackson, Michigan.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) — also known as Cornelius N. Bliss — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Fall River, Bristol County, Mass., January 26, 1833. Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; New York Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1904; U.S. Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99. English ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, from heart disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 9, 1911 (age 78 years, 256 days). Entombed at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Asahel Newton Bliss and Irene Borden (Luther) Bliss; married, March 30, 1859, to Elizabeth Mary Plummer; father of Cornelius Newton Bliss Jr.; fourth cousin once removed of Albert Bliss.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Dows-Burden family of New York City, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) — also known as Delos A. Blodgett — of Hersey, Osceola County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich. Born in Otsego, Otsego County, N.Y., March 3, 1825. Republican. Lumber merchant; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880, 1892, 1900. Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey. Died, from arteriosclerosis, in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Mich., November 1, 1908 (age 83 years, 243 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Abiel Davis Blodgett and Susan (Richmond) Blodgett; married, September 9, 1859, to Jane S. 'Jennie' Wood; married, June 3, 1893, to Daisy Albertine Peck; father of John Wood Blodgett; grandfather of John Wood Blodgett Jr.; second cousin once removed of Caleb Blodgett; third cousin of Isaac Newton Blodgett; third cousin thrice removed of Isaiah Kidder, Lyman Kidder, Ezra Kidder and David Kidder; fourth cousin once removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland.
  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
  Arthur Grant Blue (1864-1952) — also known as A. Grant Blue — of Barneveld, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Deerfield, Oneida County, N.Y., May 15, 1864. Farmer; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1907-08. Member, Odd Fellows. Died in Oneida County, N.Y., December 17, 1952 (age 88 years, 216 days). Interment at North Gage Cemetery, Deerfield, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Malcolm Alexander Blue.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frederic H. Bontecou Frederic Holdrege Bontecou (1893-1959) — also known as Frederic H. Bontecou — of Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., November 30, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; bank director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932 (alternate), 1936 (alternate), 1944, 1952, 1956; chair of Dutchess County Republican Party, 1932-42; member of New York state senate, 1934-38, 1943-47 (28th District 1934-38, 1943-44, 33rd District 1945-47); resigned 1947; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 28th District, 1938; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1938. Member, American Legion; Union League; Rotary. Died in Millbrook, Dutchess County, N.Y., September 17, 1959 (age 65 years, 291 days). Interment at Nine Partners Burial Ground, Millbrook, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Bontecou and Nathalie (Holdrege) Bontecou; married, August 17, 1917, to Cornelia Thurston Metcalf (daughter of Jesse Houghton Metcalf); second cousin thrice removed of Chauncey Goodrich and Elizur Goodrich; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Williams Blodgett and Asiel Z. Blodgett.
  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: New York Red Book 1936
  David Augustus Boody (1837-1930) — also known as David A. Boody; "Grand Old Man of Brooklyn"; "Grand Old Man of Wall Street" — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born, in a log cabin built by his father, in Jackson, Waldo County, Maine, August 13, 1837. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; stockbroker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1888; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1891; defeated (Independent Democratic), 1882; resigned 1891; mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1892-93; defeated, 1893; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Presbyterian. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 20, 1930 (age 92 years, 160 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Boody and Lucretia Boody; married to Alice H. Treat.
  David A. Boody Junior High School, in Brooklyn, New York, is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) — of Bridgewater, Oneida County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Born in Hastings, Oswego County, N.Y., May 10, 1845. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods merchant; bank director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1880; investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America. Member, Modern Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights of Pythias; Freemasons. Died in Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill., January 23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
  Relatives: Son of Nicholas N. Bort and Elizabeth (Horton) Bort; married, October 15, 1867, to Flora Marcella Williams.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
C. Fred Boshart Charles Fred Boshart (1860-1928) — also known as C. Fred Boshart — of Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y. Born in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., September 17, 1860. Republican. Hop farmer; banker; member of New York state assembly from Lewis County, 1906-10; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; member, governing council, New York State Department of Farms and Markets, 1921. Swiss and Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Died in Lowville, Lewis County, N.Y., October 16, 1928 (age 68 years, 29 days). Interment at Lowville Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Dayan Boshart and Margaret (Quackenbush) Boshart; married, October 20, 1887, to Clara Amelia Smiley (daughter of Amos V. Smiley).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Arthur Frisbee Bouton (1872-1952) — also known as Arthur F. Bouton — of Roxbury, Delaware County, N.Y. Born in Roxbury, Delaware County, N.Y., July 1, 1872. Republican. Lawyer; banker; member of New York state senate 29th District, 1923-26; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1938. Member, Odd Fellows; Rotary; Freemasons. Died in Roxbury, Delaware County, N.Y., May 23, 1952 (age 79 years, 327 days). Interment at Roxbury Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Burrett Beebe Bouton and Elizabeth (Frisbee) Bouton; married, October 20, 1892, to Lulu Craft; first cousin of John Frisbee Keator; third cousin twice removed of Henry Clinton Frisbee; fourth cousin of Daniel Dodge Frisbie; fourth cousin once removed of Ezra H. Frisby.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Keator-Frisbee family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Frederick Brady (b. 1930) — also known as Nicholas F. Brady — of Bedminster Township, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., April 11, 1930. Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982; appointed 1982; resigned 1982; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1988-93; chairman, Darby Overseas Investments. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Chi Psi. Still living as of 2020.
  Relatives: Son of James C. Brady; married 1952 to Katherine Douglas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Henry Colvin Brewster (1845-1928) — also known as Henry C. Brewster — of Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., September 7, 1845. Republican. Banker; U.S. Representative from New York 31st District, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1904 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Union League. Died in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 29, 1928 (age 82 years, 144 days). Originally entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.; reinterment to unknown location.
  Relatives: Son of Simon L. Brewster and Editha C. (Colvin) Brewster; married, October 5, 1876, to Alice E. Chapin.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Anson Brown (1800-1840) — of Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Charlton, Saratoga County, N.Y., 1800. Lawyer; one of the first directors of the Ballston Spa State Bank in 1830; U.S. Representative from New York 11th District, 1839-40; died in office 1840. Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, N.Y., June 14, 1840 (age about 39 years). Interment at Ballston Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) — also known as Charles W. Buckley; C. W. Buckley — of Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala. Born in Unadilla, Otsego County, N.Y., February 18, 1835. Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker; insurance business; mining business; delegate to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S. Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge in Alabama, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1876 (alternate), 1896, 1900; postmaster at Montgomery, Ala., 1881-85, 1890-93, 1897-1906. Died in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Ala., December 4, 1906 (age 71 years, 289 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Henry Budd (b. 1848) — of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minn. Born in Niagara County, N.Y., March 21, 1848. Republican. Lawyer; banker; Chippewa County Probate Judge, 1872-73; candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota. Methodist. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Spickerman Budd and Mary (Penoyer) Budd; married 1877 to Carrie Eastman; married 1889 to Nellie C. Moyer.
  John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) — of Scotia, Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Auriesville, Montgomery County, N.Y., March 27, 1876. Republican. Grocer; coal, feed, and building supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank; member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Redmen; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, May 1, 1901, to Cora May Ward.
  James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866) — also known as James C. Burger — of Denver, Colo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 21, 1866. Republican. Banker; insurance executive; member of Colorado state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from Colorado, 1920. Episcopalian. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James C. Burger, Sr.; married 1888 to Edith M. Brown.
  James E. Burns — of Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Democrat. Physician; bank director; mayor of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1920-25, 1930-33; defeated, 1933; postmaster at Glen Cove, N.Y., 1937-47. Burial location unknown.
Prescott S. Bush Prescott Sheldon Bush (1895-1972) — also known as Prescott S. Bush — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, May 15, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; director, Pan American Airways; director, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948, 1956 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964 (alternate); U.S. Senator from Connecticut, 1952-63; defeated, 1950. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Forty and Eight; Skull and Bones. Died, of lung cancer, in the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., October 8, 1972 (age 77 years, 146 days). Interment at Putnam Cemetery, Greenwich, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Prescott Bush and Flora (Sheldon) Bush; married, August 6, 1921, to Dorothy Walker; father of George Herbert Walker Bush (who married Barbara Pierce); grandfather of George Walker Bush (who married Laura Lane Welch) and John Ellis Bush; great-grandfather of George Prescott Bush.
  Political family: Bush family of Texas and Massachusetts.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Critical books about Prescott Bush: Kitty Kelly, The Family : The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty
  Image source: Connecticut Register & Manual 1953
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