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Pauline Morton Sabin (1887-1955) —
also known as Pauline M. Sabin; Pauline Morton;
Pauline Smith; Mrs. Charles H. Sabin; Mrs. Dwight F.
Davis —
of Southampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., April
23, 1887.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1924,
1928;
member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1924-28; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Episcopalian.
A leader of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
27, 1955 (age 68 years, 248
days).
Interment somewhere
in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles Cassort Sackett (1859-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Sackett —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer;
bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1921-24; chair of
Ontario County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Congregationalist.
Died in Ontario
County, N.Y., October
6, 1931 (age 72 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Augustine Sackett and Mary (Cassort) Sackett; married,
January
2, 1884, to Charlotte Houghton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Russell Sage (1816-1906) —
also known as "The Sage of Troy"; "The Money
King"; "Father of Puts and Calls";
"Old Straddle" —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Verona, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
4, 1816.
Whig. Merchant;
banker; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; delegate to Whig National Convention from New
York, 1848; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1853-57; railroad
builder; arrested
in 1869 and charged
with violation of New York usury
laws by charging high interest rates on loans; fined
and sentenced
to five days in prison,
which was later suspended.
On December 4, 1891, Henry Norcross, a stockbroker, brought a bomb to
Sage's office in New York City as part of an extortion scheme; when
his demands were refused, he detonated
the bomb, but Sage suffered only minor injuries.
Died in Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 22,
1906 (age 89 years, 352
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Prudence (Risley) Sage and Elisha Sage, Jr.; married, January
23, 1840, to Maria-Henrie Winne; married, November
24, 1869, to Margarett Olivia Slocum; fourth great-grandnephew of
Robert
Treat; second cousin once removed of Edgar
Jared Doolittle; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Chittenden and Jonathan
Brace; third cousin once removed of Martin
Chittenden, Thomas
Kimberly Brace, Alvah
Nash and Dwight
May Sabin; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles; third cousin thrice removed of Robert
Treat Paine; fourth cousin of Jeduthun
Wilcox and Chittenden
Lyon; fourth cousin once removed of Daniel
Chapin, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Daniel
Upson, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Daniel
Kellogg, John
Russell Kellogg, Leonard
Wilcox, John
Adams Taintor, John
Calhoun Lewis, Millard
Fillmore, Daniel
Fiske Kellogg, Henry
G. Taintor, Henry
Gould Lewis and Daniel
Frederick Webster. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman;
merchant;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Jerry E. B. Santee (1850-1928) —
of Hornellsville (now Hornell), Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Cameron, Steuben
County, N.Y., February
28, 1850.
Banker; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1876-77, 1904-06.
Died in Steuben
County, N.Y., 1928
(age about
78 years).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Reeve Schley (1881-1960) —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., April
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1944;
Lend-Lease Administrator in charge of Soviet supplies, 1942;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Karl Cortlandt Schuyler (1877-1933) —
also known as Karl C. Schuyler —
of Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., April 3,
1877.
Republican. Lawyer; oil
business; bank director; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Colorado, 1916;
U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 1932-33; defeated, 1920, 1932.
Struck
by an automobile, and subsequently died in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1933 (age 56 years, 119
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Schuyler and Eleanor 'Nellie' (Farnan) Schuyler; married
to Delia Alsena Shepard (who later married Eugene
Donald Millikin); grandnephew of George
Washington Schuyler; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Eugene
Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre
Van Cortlandt, William
Livingston, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Peter
Robert Livingston, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr., Edward
Livingston, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler and James
Parker. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Montgomery Schuyler Jr. (1877-1955) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
2, 1877.
Author;
U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1904-06; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1913; Salvador, 1921-25; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
stockbroker;
banker.
Episcopalian.
Died November
1, 1955 (age 78 years, 60
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Katherine Beeckman (Livingston) Schuyler and Montgomery Schuyler;
married, August
22, 1906, to Edith Lawver; second great-grandson of Valentine
Brother; third great-grandson of Robert
Gilbert Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Gilbert
Livingston; fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin four times removed of Philip
Van Cortlandt and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775) and William
Livingston; first cousin six times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Hamilton
Fish and Philip
N. Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Henry
Brockholst Livingston and Edward
Livingston; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Philip
P. Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Peter
Augustus Jay, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay and Charles
Ludlow Livingston; fourth cousin of Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright; fourth cousin once removed of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991). |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1921) |
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Harvey L. Schwamm (c.1905-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Riverdale, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1905.
Republican. Real estate
broker; banker; candidate for New York
state senate 15th District, 1938, 1940; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Killed when a Northeast Airlines plane, landing in heavy
fog, crashed
and burned,
about 300 yards short of the airport
runway, in Nantucket, Nantucket
County, Mass., August
15, 1958 (age about 53
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1924 to
Lillian Tverskoi. |
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Albert Joseph Seligman (b. 1859) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
24, 1859.
Republican. Banker; mining
business; member of Montana
territorial legislature, 1884-85; Montana
Republican state chair, 1889-90; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Montana, 1892.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jesse Seligman and Henrietta Seligman; married, December
22, 1886, to Lillie Glazier. |
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William Henry Seward Jr. (1839-1920) —
also known as William H. Seward, Jr. —
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 18,
1839.
Republican. Banker; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April
29, 1920 (age 80 years, 316
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill
owner; banker; member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Elliott Fitch Shepard (1833-1893) —
also known as Elliott F. Shepard —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 25,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Theron
R. Strong, 1868-73; banker; newspaper
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1892.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1893 (age 59 years, 242
days).
Entombed at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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William Irving Sirovich (1882-1939) —
also known as William I. Sirovich —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in York, York
County, Pa., March
18, 1882.
Physician;
playwright;
Independence League candidate for New York
state treasurer, 1908, 1910; superintendent, Peoples Hospital,
1911-29; president, Industrial National Bank; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1927-39; defeated
(Democratic), 1924; died in office 1939.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died, of a heart
attack, while taking a bath at home, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1939 (age 57 years, 274
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) —
also known as Friend W. Smith, Jr. —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., May 11,
1829.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer;
bank director; postmaster at Bridgeport,
Conn., 1861-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 3,
1917 (age 87 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to Angeline
A. Weed. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Herbert L. Smith (b. 1867) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in North Adams, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
23, 1867.
Republican. Dairy supply
business; banker; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1905-06; postmaster at Cortland,
N.Y., 1925-28.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Smith and Emily (Hall) Smith; married to Adeline
Bennett. |
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Isaac Townsend Smith (1813-1906) —
also known as Isaac T. Smith —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
12, 1813.
Republican. Banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; Consul-General
for Siam in New
York, N.Y., 1887-1903.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
30, 1906 (age 93 years, 18
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Julian C. Smith (b. 1865) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Davenport, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
8, 1865.
Republican. Physician;
bank director; member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1921-24; chair of
Otsego County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Stuart Worthington Smyth (1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Smyth (1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank director; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and asthma,
in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Henry A. Smythe (b. 1819) —
Born in Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y., 1819.
Republican. Banker; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1866-69.
Burial location unknown.
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Homer Peter Snyder (1863-1937) —
also known as Homer P. Snyder —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
6, 1863.
Republican. Manufacturer of knitting
machinery and bicycles
as Homer P. Snyder Manufacturing Co.; vice-president, Little Falls
National Bank; director, Little Falls and Johnstown Railroad;
director, Little Falls Hotel
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
30, 1937 (age 74 years, 24
days).
Interment at Church
Street Cemetery, Little Falls, N.Y.
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James Speyer (1861-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 22,
1861.
Banker; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1941 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Speyer and Sophie (Rubino) Speyer; married, November
11, 1897, to Ellen Leslie (Prince) Lowery. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: King's Notable New
Yorkers of 1896-1899 |
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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John Henry Starin (1825-1909) —
also known as John H. Starin —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton
County), N.Y., August
27, 1825.
Republican. Druggist;
banker; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
21, 1909 (age 83 years, 206
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville
Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
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George Asher Stevens (1856-1920) —
also known as George A. Stevens —
of Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Black Brook, Clinton
County, N.Y., 1856.
Republican. Hotel-keeper;
banker; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1893-94; Independence League
candidate for New York
state senate 33rd District, 1914.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lake Placid, Essex
County, N.Y., September
17, 1920 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Black Brook, N.Y.
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John Knox Stewart (1853-1919) —
also known as John K. Stewart —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Perth, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
20, 1853.
Republican. Textile
manufacturer; director, Farmers National Bank of
Amsterdam; director, Chuctanunda Gas
Light Company; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1890; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1899-1903; chair of
Montgomery County Republican Party, 1910.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 27,
1919 (age 65 years, 250
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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William Henry Harrison Stowell (1840-1922) —
also known as William H. H. Stowell —
of Burkeville, Nottoway
County, Va.; Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.
Born in West Windsor, Windsor
County, Vt., July 26,
1840.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1871-77; Virginia
Republican state chair, 1872-73; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Virginia, 1876;
founder, secretary-treasurer, Fox River Pulp
Co., Atlas Paper
Co., Duluth Iron and
Steel Co.; president of Manufacturers Bank of West Duluth,
1889-1895.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died in Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass., April
27, 1922 (age 81 years, 275
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Owen Paul Sutton (1821-1881) —
also known as Owen P. Sutton —
of California.
Born in Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
8, 1821.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; banker; member of California
state assembly 8th District, 1863; real estate
business.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., September
1, 1881 (age 60 years, 24
days).
Original interment at Laurel
Hill Cemetery (which no longer exists), San Francisco, Calif.;
reinterment in 1946 at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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