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Politicians in Banking and Finance in New York, G

  Lyman Judson Gage (1836-1927) — also known as Lyman J. Gage — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; San Diego, San Diego County, Calif. Born in DeRuyter, Madison County, N.Y., June 28, 1836. Republican. Bank president; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1897-1902; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1916. Methodist. Member, American Bankers Association. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., January 26, 1927 (age 90 years, 212 days). Interment at Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Eli A. Gage and Mary (Judson) Gage; married 1864 to Sarah Etheridge; married, June 7, 1887, to Cornelia Washburn; married, November 25, 1909, to Frances Ada Ballou.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Thomas B. Gale (1851-1926) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Pensacola, Escambia County, Fla., October 6, 1851. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; banker; chairman, American Relief Committee in Italy, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in Naples, 1917-19. Died June 2, 1926 (age 74 years, 239 days). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of Anne Gale (who married Jay B. White).
  Epitaph: "My Beloved Husband."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Gansevoort (1789-1876) — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., December 22, 1789. Lawyer; private secretary for De Witt Clinton, 1817-19; member of New York state assembly from Albany County, 1830-31; member of New York state senate 3rd District, 1833-36; bank director. One of the founders of Albany Rural Cemetery. Died in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., January 4, 1876 (age 86 years, 13 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Gansevoort (1749-1812; Revolutionary War general) and Catherine (Van Schaick) Gansevoort; married 1833 to Mary Sanford (daughter of Nathan Sanford; half-sister of Edward Sanford); married 1843 to Susan Lansing; nephew of Leonard Gansevoort; uncle of Herman Melville; grandnephew of Volkert Petrus Douw; great-grandnephew of Dirck Ten Broeck; third great-grandson of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck; third great-grandnephew of Stephanus Van Cortlandt and Jacobus Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of Leonard Gansevoort Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Killian Killian Van Rensselaer; first cousin thrice removed of Cornelis Cuyler; second cousin once removed of James Livingston, Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Matthew Clarkson (1733-1800) and Philip P. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Stephanus Bayard, Pierre Van Cortlandt, James Jay, Philip John Schuyler, Stephen John Schuyler, John Jay and Frederick Jay; third cousin of Stephen Van Rensselaer, Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer Westerlo, Edward Philip Livingston, James Alexander Hamilton and Philip Schuyler; third cousin once removed of Pieter Schuyler, Peter Samuel Schuyler, Matthew Clarkson (1758-1825), Edward Livingston (1796-1840), Gerrit Smith, Henry Bell Van Rensselaer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Cortlandt Schuyler Van Rensselaer; third cousin twice removed of Nicholas Bayard, Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., James Parker, Peter Augustus Jay, William Jay, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer and Robert Ray Hamilton; third cousin thrice removed of John Eliot Thayer Jr., Robert Reginald Livingston and John Hubner II; fourth cousin of Robert R. Livingston, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Peter Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Henry Walter Livingston and Maturin Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Barent Van Buren, Martin Van Buren, Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), John Jay II, John Cortlandt Parker and Charles Pinckney Brown.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Cornelius Kingsland Garrison (1809-1885) — also known as C. K. Garrison — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; St. Louis, Mo.; San Francisco, Calif. Born near West Point, Orange County, N.Y., March 1, 1809. Banker; shipbuilder; mayor of San Francisco, Calif., 1853-54; railroad president. Died, of a heart attack, in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 1, 1885 (age 76 years, 61 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
James A. Garrity James A. Garrity (b. 1878) — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Port Griffith, Luzerne County, Pa., October 18, 1878. Democrat. Coal miner; probation officer; insurance broker; bank director; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1935-38; defeated, 1938. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Rotary; Elks; Modern Woodmen. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Harold T. Garrity.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Elbert Henry Gary (1846-1927) — of Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born near Wheaton, DuPage County, Ill., October 8, 1846. Lawyer; banker; DuPage County Judge, 1882-90; mayor of Wheaton, Ill., 1890-92; founder (1901) and president (1901-11), U.S. Steel. Died, from chronic myocarditis, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., August 15, 1927 (age 80 years, 311 days). Entombed at Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill.
  The city of Gary, Indiana, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Francis H. Gates Francis H. Gates (1839-1925) — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 30, 1839. Republican. Farmer; president, Madison-Onondaga Mutual Fire Insurance Co.; president, Salt Springs National Bank of Syracuse; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900, 1908; member of New York state senate 37th District, 1903-08. Suffered a fall on a street in Syracuse, N.Y., 1923, died from the lingering effects of the injuries, in Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., July 6, 1925 (age 85 years, 341 days). Interment at Gates Cemetery, Sullivan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel Gates and Lany (Ehle) Gates; married, October 28, 1863, to Fannie E. Everson; father of John W. Gates.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  John W. Gates (1872-1966) — of Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y. Born near Chittenango, Madison County, N.Y., August 18, 1872. Republican. Farmer; president, Salt Springs National Bank; vice-president, Madison Onondaga Mutual Fire Insurance Company; director, Globe Malleable Iron and Steel Company; member of New York state assembly from Madison County, 1925-26; member of New York state senate 39th District, 1927-32; defeated (Law Preservation), 1932; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Member, Freemasons. Died April 8, 1966 (age 93 years, 233 days). Interment at Gates Cemetery, Sullivan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis H. Gates and Fannie (Everson) Gates; married, January 1, 1896, to Nellie M. Collyer.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles T. Geyer (1848-1924) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Massachusetts, 1848. Merchant; banker; Vice-Consul for Liberia in New York, N.Y., 1899-1903. Died September 12, 1924 (age about 76 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Geyer and Mary (Edwards) Geyer; married, June 11, 1870, to Anna Townsend Engs.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Leon E. Giuffreda (1913-1999) — of Centereach, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., August 1, 1913. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; bank director; member of New York state senate 1st District, 1966-76. Catholic. Member, Knights of Columbus; Holy Name Society; Elks. Died November 8, 1999 (age 86 years, 99 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Rose M. Gazzano.
  George Pickering Glazier (1841-1901) — also known as George P. Glazier — of Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Boston, Erie County, N.Y., April 5, 1841. Republican. Druggist; banker; farmer. Stricken with paralysis, and died six hours later, in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 5, 1901 (age 59 years, 334 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George M. Glazier and Anna Maria Glazier; married, May 12, 1861, to Emily Jane Stimson; father of Frank Porter Glazier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George M. Gleason (b. 1829) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., September 16, 1829. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1866-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872; president, First National Bank of Gouveneur; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1891. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Levi Wheeler Gleason and Eliza R. (Dickinson) Gleason; married, September 22, 1853, to Sally Harris.
  Robert Walton Goelet (1880-1941) — also known as Robert W. Goelet; Bertie Goelet — of Newport, Newport County, R.I. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 19, 1880. Republican. One of New York's wealthiest men, he inherited $60 million by 1902; director of banks, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Corporation, and the Union Pacific Railroad; candidate for Presidential Elector for Rhode Island; delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1932, 1936. French Huguenot ancestry. Died, of a heart attack, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 2, 1941 (age 61 years, 44 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Goelet and Harriette Louise (Warren) Goelet; married, January 25, 1921, to Anne Guestier; first cousin once removed of Elbridge Thomas Gerry and Peter Goelet; second cousin of Peter Goelet Gerry.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York; Lincoln-Lee family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Charles Goeller (b. 1849) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 23, 1849. Democrat. Lawyer; counsel for banks and breweries; real estate investor; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 9th District, 1894. Member, Tammany Hall. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles J. Goeller and Sophia Goeller; married, April 27, 1882, to Emily Bryan Shotwell.
  Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) — also known as Philip A. Goodwin — of Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y. Born in Athens, Greene County, N.Y., January 20, 1882. Republican. Bridge builder; lumber business; banker; U.S. Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in office 1937. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Died in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., June 6, 1937 (age 55 years, 137 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John H. Goodwin and Mary F. (Tolley) Goodwin; married, June 27, 1916, to Eva M. Jeune.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Charles Goodyear (1804-1876) — of Schoharie, Schoharie County, N.Y.; Charlottesville, Va. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y., April 26, 1804. Democrat. Lawyer; Schoharie County Judge, 1838-47; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1840; U.S. Representative from New York, 1845-47, 1865-67 (21st District 1845-47, 14th District 1865-67); banker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1868; Albemarle County Judge. Died in Charlottesville, Va., April 9, 1876 (age 71 years, 349 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Charlottesville, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Wallace M. Greeley (b. 1838) — of Ames, Story County, Iowa. Born in Yates County, N.Y., March 16, 1838. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; mayor of Ames, Iowa, 1888-90. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dustin Greeley and Julia A. (Herrington) Greeley; married, November 8, 1867, to Mary V. Young; second cousin of Horace Greeley.
  Charles E. Greene (b. 1860) — of Richmond, Macomb County, Mich. Born in New York, 1860. Republican. Physician; banker; member of Michigan state senate 11th District, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1928. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Emma Waterloo.
  Edward Whitford Greenman (1840-1908) — also known as Edward W. Greenman — of Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y., January 26, 1840. Democrat. Merchant; manufacturer; Rensselaer County Clerk, 1868-71; U.S. Representative from New York 18th District, 1887-89; banker. Died in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., August 3, 1908 (age 68 years, 190 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Charles S. Gregory Charles S. Gregory — of Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in New York. Democrat. Banker; supervisor of Scio Township, Michigan, 1855-56, 1857-58, 1859-60, 1884-85. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Vannest.
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Dudley Sanford Gregory (1800-1874) — also known as Dudley S. Gregory — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Redding, Fairfield County, Conn., February 5, 1800. Banker; mayor of Jersey City, N.J., 1838-40, 1841-42, 1858-60; delegate to Whig National Convention from New Jersey, 1839 (member, Balloting Committee); U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1847-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856 (member, Credentials Committee), 1860; director of railroad companies. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., December 8, 1874 (age 74 years, 306 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Asahel Gridley (1810-1881) — of Bloomington, McLean County, Ill. Born in Cazenovia, Madison County, N.Y., April 21, 1810. Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the Black Hawk War; lawyer; merchant; banker; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1840-42; member of Illinois state senate 11th District, 1851-54. Died in Bloomington, McLean County, Ill., January 25, 1881 (age 70 years, 279 days). Interment at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of Asahel Gridley (1765-1814) and Elizabeth Gridley; married, March 18, 1836, to Mary Enos.
  The township and village of Gridley, Illinois, are named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert G. Griggs — of Pontiac, Oakland County, Mich. Born in Wyoming County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; banker; Oakland County Register of Deeds, 1901-02; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oakland County 1st District, 1913-20; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 17th District, 1932. Burial location unknown.
Ebenezer O. Grosvenor Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1820-1910) — also known as Ebenezer O. Grosvenor — of Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in Stillwater, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 26, 1820. Republican. Banker; merchant; member of Michigan state senate 14th District, 1859-60, 1863-64; Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1865-66; Michigan state treasurer, 1867-70; member of University of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896; member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1903. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Died in Jonesville, Hillsdale County, Mich., March 10, 1910 (age 90 years, 43 days). Interment at Sunset View Cemetery, Jonesville, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Ebenezer Oliver Grosvenor (1783-1871) and Mary Ann (Livermore) Grosvenor; married, February 22, 1844, to Sally Ann Champlin (daughter of Elisha Champlin); third cousin once removed of Seth Grosvenor Heacock; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams and John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan Read, Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Samuel Clement Fessenden, Benjamin Fessenden, John Milton Fessenden and Charles Backus Hyde Fessenden.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: History of the University of Michigan (1906)
Edward M. Grout Edward Marshall Grout (1861-1931) — also known as Edward M. Grout — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Greens Farms, Westport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 27, 1861. Democrat. Lawyer; law partner of William J. Gaynor, later New York City mayor; candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1898-1901; New York City Controller, 1902-05; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904; president of Union Bank in Brooklyn; after the bank closed in 1911, he was indicted for perjury, based on the sworn report he had made of the bank's condition to the New York Banking Department; tried in 1915 and convicted; sentenced to prison; in 1916 the conviction was overturned, and he was not retried. Died in Greens Farms, Westport, Fairfield County, Conn., November 9, 1931 (age 70 years, 13 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Grout and Fanny (Marshall) Grout; married, June 4, 1889, to Ida L. Loeschigk; descendant *** of Jonathan Grout.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, November 1901
  Raymond R. Guest (1939-2001) — also known as Andy Guest — of Front Royal, Warren County, Va. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 29, 1939. Republican. Farmer; banker; member of Virginia state house of delegates, 1973-99. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; Rotary; Izaak Walton League; Ruritan. Died, of cancer, in Front Royal, Warren County, Va., April 2, 2001 (age 61 years, 185 days). Interment at Old Chapel Cemetery, Millwood, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Raymond Richard Guest and Elizabeth Polk Guest; nephew of Winston Frederick Churchill Guest; grandson of Frank Lyon Polk; fifth great-grandson of Philemon Hawkins; first cousin four times removed of William Dallas Polk Haywood; second cousin twice removed of Rufus King Polk; second cousin four times removed of James Knox Polk and William Hawkins Polk; third cousin twice removed of Paul Fletcher Faison; third cousin thrice removed of Marshall Tate Polk, Tasker Polk, Richard Tyler Polk and Edwin Fitzhugh Polk.
  Political families: Polk family; Manly-Haywood-Polk family of Raleigh, North Carolina (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Raymond R. 'Andy' Guest Jr. Shenandoah River State Park, in Warren County, Virginia, is named for him.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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