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Eugene Clarence Aiken (b. 1856) —
also known as E. Clarence Aiken —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 6,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, New York, Auburn & Lansing Railroad;
mayor
of Auburn, N.Y., 1906-07; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1915.
Baptist. Member, Elks.
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira Aiken and Ellen (Olney) Aiken; married, July 13,
1881, to Frances Baker. |
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Jonathan Carle Allaben (b. 1813) —
also known as Jonathan C. Allaben —
of Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
26, 1813.
Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1847.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Orson MacIntire Allaben (1808-1891) —
also known as Orson M. Allaben —
of Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., August
5, 1808.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly, 1840, 1870 (Delaware County 1840, Delaware County
2nd District 1870); postmaster;
member of New York
state senate 14th District, 1864-65; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1874; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876.
Baptist.
Died in Margaretville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
27, 1891 (age 83 years, 114
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Delhi, N.Y.
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Harlan Page Andrews (1837-1909) —
also known as Harlan P. Andrews —
of Cuyler town, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Fabius town, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
12, 1837.
Republican. Dairy farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1885.
Baptist; later Methodist.
Member, Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died November
4, 1909 (age 72 years, 23
days).
Interment at Keeney Settlement Cemetery, Fabius, N.Y.
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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil
Company, 1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married, September
1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
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George Kenneth Arthur (b. 1934) —
also known as George K. Arthur —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 29,
1934.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972;
member, Platform Committee, 2008;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1985.
Baptist. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 2008.
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Alexander Samuel Bacon (1853-1920) —
also known as Alexander S. Bacon —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., November
20, 1853.
Lawyer;
lecturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1887; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906 (Independence League),
1915 (American); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
vice-president and director, Webster Piano
Company.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Attorney for New York Gov. William
Sulzer at his impeachment trial in 1913.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1920 (age 66 years, 191
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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John Abbott Barnes (1827-1904) —
also known as John A. Barnes —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cato, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April
29, 1827.
Ingham
County Treasurer, 1867-70; village
president of Mason, Michigan, 1870-71.
Baptist.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., March
23, 1904 (age 76 years, 329
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, Mich.
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Simeon Bates (1801-1883) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., March
15, 1801.
Miller;
mayor
of Oswego, N.Y., 1867.
Baptist.
Died September
20, 1883 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Samuel Zane Batten (1859-1925) —
also known as Samuel Z. Batten —
of Tioga, Tioga
County, Pa.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lansdowne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., August
10, 1859.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died June 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Marcus
P. Beebe and Leota (Fuller) Beebe; married to Alice
Conklin. |
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Charles Eugene Bentley (1841-1905) —
also known as Charles E. Bentley —
of Clinton, Clinton
County, Iowa; Butler
County, Neb.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Warners, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
30, 1841.
Baptist
minister; Nebraska Prohibition state chair, 1895-96; National
candidate for President
of the United States, 1896.
Baptist.
Died, from a heart
attack, in a lodging
house at Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
4, 1905 (age 63 years, 280
days).
Interment at Blue
Valley Cemetery, Surprise, Neb.
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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.
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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. |
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Francis Gordon Caffey (1868-1951) —
also known as Francis G. Caffey —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala.
Born in Gordonsville, Lowndes
County, Ala., October
28, 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1917-21;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1928;
U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1929-47;
took senior status 1947; senior judge, 1947-51.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Verbena, Chilton
County, Ala., September
20, 1951 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Verbena
Cemetery, Verbena, Ala.
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James Henry Cassidy (1869-1926) —
also known as James H. Cassidy —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, October
28, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1909-11; defeated, 1910.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Forest Hills Gardens, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
23, 1926 (age 56 years, 299
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y.
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Willard J. Chapin (1791-1852) —
of Perry, Genesee County (now Wyoming
County), N.Y.
Born in Livonia, Livingston
County, N.Y., March 6,
1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; tanner;
postmaster at Perry,
N.Y., 1836.
Baptist.
Died, probably of cholera,
in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., July 28,
1852 (age 61 years, 144
days).
Interment at Hope Cemetery, Perry, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Chapin and Sibyl (Joslyn) Chapin; married 1813 to Nancy
Cooley; second cousin once removed of Alphonso
Taft; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Phelps Taft, William
Howard Taft and Henry
Waters Taft; second cousin thrice removed of George
Franklin Chapin, Walbridge
S. Taft, Robert
Alphonso Taft and Charles
Phelps Taft II; second cousin four times removed of William
Howard Taft III, Robert
Taft Jr. and Seth
Chase Taft; second cousin five times removed of Eleanor
Repass and Robert
Alphonso Taft III; third cousin once removed of Edward
M. Chapin; third cousin twice removed of Samuel
Adams, Samuel
Huntington, Daniel
Chapin (1761-1821) and Arthur
Chapin; fourth cousin of Calvin
Fillmore, Bela
Edgerton, Heman
Ticknor and John
Milton Thayer; fourth cousin once removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Joseph
Allen, Ebenezer
Elmer, Eli
Elmer, Elijah
Boardman, John
Allen, William
Bostwick, Samuel
H. Huntington, Bennet
Bicknell, Daniel
Warner Bostwick, Daniel
Chapin (1791-1878), Chester
William Chapin, Graham
Hurd Chapin, Millard
Fillmore, John
Leslie Russell, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton and Staley
N. Wood. |
| | | 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 |
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Edwin Clifford Chipman (b. 1861) —
of Niantic, East Lyme, New London
County, Conn.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in West Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y., March 7,
1861.
Physician;
delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; Prohibition
candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from New London, 1910; member of
Connecticut Prohibition Party State Central Committee, 1922.
Seventh-Day Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Truman Chipman and Harriet A. Chipman; married 1888 to Eunice
C. Crumb. |
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Stephen A. Christopher —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Pastor;
Republican candidate for New York
state senate 20th District, 2008; Conservative candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2009.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2009.
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Stanley W. Church (born c.1901) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1901.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1934; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1940-55, 1960-63, 1970; defeated, 1935,
1955; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1962.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Church and Florence (Carson) Church; married, October
9, 1937, to Eleanor Cederholm; married, November
15, 1952, to Dorothy Lee Budhazy; married, August
8, 1970, to Rita (Diehl) Bobbing. |
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8, 1939 |
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Edward Sears Clinch (1846-1924) —
also known as Edward S. Clinch —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born November
8, 1846.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1906; appointed 1906;
defeated, 1906.
Baptist.
Died in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
24, 1924 (age 78 years, 16
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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William Jefferson Clinton (b. 1946) —
also known as Bill Clinton; William Jefferson Blythe
IV; "Slick Willie"; "Bubba";
"Elvis"; "Eagle"; "The Big
Dog" —
of Arkansas; Chappaqua, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hope, Hempstead
County, Ark., August
19, 1946.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 3rd District, 1974; Arkansas
state attorney general, 1977-79; Governor of
Arkansas, 1979-81, 1983-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Arkansas, 1996,
2000;
speaker, 1984,
1988;
President
of the United States, 1993-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 2004,
2008.
Baptist. Member, Trilateral
Commission; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi
Sigma Alpha; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
On October 29, 1994, Francisco Duran fired 27 shots from the sidewalk
at the White House in an apparent assassination
attempt against President Clinton. Impeached
by the House of Representatives in December 1998 over allegations of
perjury
and obstruction
of justice in connection with his sexual
contact with a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, but acquitted
by the Senate.
Still living as of 2020.
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Relatives:
Step-son of Roger Clinton; son of William Jefferson Blythe II and
Virginia (Cassidy) Clinton; married, October
11, 1975, to Hillary
Diane Rodham (sister of Hugh
Edwin Rodham); father of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward
Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie
Margolies-Mezvinsky); third cousin twice removed of James
Alexander Lockhart. |
| | | Political families: Clinton
family of Wadesboro, North Carolina; Ashe-Polk
family of North Carolina (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Abraham
J. Hirschfeld — Kenneth
W. Starr — Rahm
Emanuel — Henry
G. Cisneros — Maria
Echaveste — Thurgood
Marshall, Jr. — Walter
S. Orlinsky — Charles
F. C. Ruff — Sean
Patrick Maloney — Lanny
J. Davis |
| | | The William Jefferson Clinton Federal
Building (built 1934; renamed 2012) in Washington,
D.C., is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books by Bill Clinton: Between
Hope and History : Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st
Century (1996) — My
Life (2004) |
| | | Books about Bill Clinton: David
Maraniss, First
in His Class : The Biography of Bill Clinton — Joe
Conason, The
Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and
Hillary Clinton — Gene Lyons, Fools
for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater —
Sidney Blumenthal, The
Clinton Wars — Dewayne Wickham, Bill
Clinton and Black America — Joe Klein, The
Natural : The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill
Clinton — Nigel Hamilton, Bill
Clinton: An American Journey — Bob Woodward, The
Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House — George
Stephanopolous, All
Too Human — John F. Harris, The
Survivor : Bill Clinton in the White House — Mark
Katz, Clinton
& Me: A Real Life Political Comedy — Michael Takiff,
A
Complicated Man: The Life of Bill Clinton as Told by Those Who Know
Him — Tim O'Shei, Bill
Clinton (for young readers) |
| | | Critical books about Bill Clinton:
Barbara Olson, The
Final Days : The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White
House — Meredith L. Oakley, On
the Make : The Rise of Bill Clinton — Robert
Patterson, Dereliction
of Duty: The Eyewitness Account of How Bill Clinton Endangered
America's Long-Term National Security — Ambrose
Evans-Pritchard, The
Secret Life of Bill Clinton: The Unreported Stories —
Ann Coulter, High
Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill
Clinton — Dick Morris & Eileen McGann, Because
He Could — Jack Cashill, Ron
Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and
Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No
One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family —
Rich Lowry, Legacy:
Paying the Price for the Clinton Years — Richard
Miniter, Losing
Bin Laden : How Bill Clinton's Failures Unleashed Global
Terror |
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Oliver Cromwell Comstock (1780-1860) —
also known as Oliver C. Comstock —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., March 1,
1780.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1809-10, 1811-12; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1812-15, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1813-19; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1843-45.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich., January
11, 1860 (age 79 years, 316
days).
Interment at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Cassius Congdon (b. 1870) —
of West Clarksville, Allegany
County, N.Y.
Born in West Clarksville, Allegany
County, N.Y., 1870.
Republican. Farmer; cheese
manufacturer; oil and gas
producer; member of New York
state assembly from Allegany County, 1924-29.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Sidney Winter Crofut (b. 1847) —
also known as Sidney W. Crofut —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y., October
17, 1847.
Republican. Insurance
business; banker; warden
(borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1888-90;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1893; Connecticut
Banking Commissioner, 1895-1900.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Crofut; married, June 9,
1870, to Lucy E. Marcy. |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in
Connecticut (1908) |
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Moreau S. Crosby (b. 1839) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Manchester, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
2, 1839.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1873-74; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1881-84; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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John V. Daniels (1809-1881) —
of Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn.
Born in Schoharie
County, N.Y., September
5, 1809.
Lawyer;
postmaster at Rochester,
Minn., 1858-59; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1862-68, 1876-77 (12th District 1862-68, 10th
District 1876-77); mayor
of Rochester, Minn., 1865-66; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 10, 1875, 1881; died in
office 1881.
Baptist.
Died September
24, 1881 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Rochester, Minn.
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Frank W. Davis (b. 1850) —
of Belvidere Corners, Belvidere, Lamoille
County, Vt.
Born in Honeoye Falls, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Farmer; postmaster;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Belvidere, 1888.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Rutherford Losey Decker (1904-1972) —
also known as Rutherford L. Decker —
of Missouri.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 27,
1904.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1960.
Baptist.
Died September
21, 1972 (age 68 years, 117
days).
Interment at Ashland Cemetery, Wellsburg, N.Y.
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Willoughby Barrett Dobbs (1861-1931) —
also known as Willoughby B. Dobbs —
of Scottsville, Allen
County, Ky.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Portsmouth,
Va., 1861.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; chair of
Allen County Democratic Party, 1891-92; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 32nd District, 1907.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sherman Square Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 6,
1931 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Charles Edwin Willoughby Dobbs and Mary Elizabeth (Barrett)
Dobbs; married, June 7,
1884, to Mary Ready Ragland. |
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William H. DuBois (b. 1835) —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; West Randolph, Randolph, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Randolph, Orange
County, Vt., March
24, 1835.
Republican. Banker;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Randolph, 1876; Vermont
state treasurer, 1882-90.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Hazel Nell Dukes (b. 1932) —
also known as Hazel N. Dukes —
of Roslyn Heights, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., March
17, 1932.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1975-93; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1976,
1980,
1984,
1988,
1996;
member, Rules Committee, 2008;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; NAACP.
Still living as of 2008.
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Fred Durhal Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1951.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives 6th District, 2009-14; defeated in
primary, 1993 (3rd District), 1996 (9th District), 1998 (8th
District), 2002 (6th District); candidate in primary for mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 2013; candidate for Michigan
state senate 4th District, 2016.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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John Scott Everton (1908-2003) —
of Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Istanbul, Turkey;
Yarmouth Port, Yarmouth, Barnstable
County, Mass.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., March 7,
1908.
Minister;
college
professor; president,
Kalamazoo College, 1949-53; U.S. Ambassador to Burma, 1961-63; president
of Robert College (now Bogazici University), Istanbul, Turkey,
1968-71.
Baptist; later Congregationalist.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Pi
Kappa Delta.
Died January
23, 2003 (age 94 years, 322
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Josiah Failing (1806-1877) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1806.
Republican. Merchant;
mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1853-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Oregon, 1864,
1868.
Baptist.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., August
14, 1877 (age 71 years, 36
days).
Interment at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Hadwen Carlton Fuller (1895-1990) —
also known as Hadwen C. Fuller —
of Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in West Monroe, Oswego
County, N.Y., August
28, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1943; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-49 (32nd District 1943-45,
35th District 1945-49); defeated, 1948; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Parish, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1990 (age 94 years, 154
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David F. Gantt (b. 1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Opp, Covington
County, Ala., September
12, 1941.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly 133rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Oliver Max Gardner (1882-1947) —
also known as O. Max Gardner —
of Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C.
Born in Shelby, Cleveland
County, N.C., March
22, 1882.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; chair of
Cleveland County Democratic Party, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-14; member of
North
Carolina state senate 32nd District, 1911-12, 1915-16; Lieutenant
Governor of North Carolina, 1917-21; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from North Carolina, 1924,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of North Carolina, 1929-33; defeated, 1920.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sigma
Nu; Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in his suite at the St. Regis Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
6, 1947 (age 64 years, 321
days).
Interment at Sunset
Cemetery, Shelby, N.C.
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William Walton George (1807-1865) —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Born in Georgia, 1807.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Shreveport, La., 1840-41, 1842-44.
Baptist.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1865
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Shreveport, La.
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John Milton Gregory (b. 1822) —
also known as John M. Gregory —
of Michigan.
Born in Sand Lake, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 6,
1822.
Republican. Baptist
minister; Michigan
superintendent of public instruction, 1859-64; president,
Kalamazoo College; president,
Illinois Industrial University.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Gregory; married 1846 to Julia
Gregory; married 1881 to Louisa
Allen. |
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John Hallock Jr. (1783-1840) —
of Ridgebury, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Orange
County, N.Y., July, 1783.
Democrat. Farmer;
justice of the peace; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1816-17, 1820-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1821; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1825-29; common pleas
court judge in New York, 1830.
Baptist.
Died in Ridgebury, Orange
County, N.Y., December
6, 1840 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment at Hallock Family Cemetery, Ridgebury, N.Y.
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John Francis Harter (1897-1947) —
also known as J. Francis Harter —
of Eggertsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died December
20, 1947 (age 50 years, 110
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) —
also known as Almeth W. Hoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;
defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rahway
Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.
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Alphonso Alva Hopkins (1843-1918) —
also known as Alphonso A. Hopkins; A. H.
Linton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington Flats, Otsego
County, N.Y., March
27, 1843.
Editor, American Rural Home (weekly
newspaper), 1871-84; lecturer;
university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1874 (30th District), 1876 (30th
District), 1878 (30th District), 1900 (29th District), 1912 (15th
District); Prohibition candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1875; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1879; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1882; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 17th District, 1914; Prohibition candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Baptist; later Congregationalist.
Died in Cliffside, Bergen
County, N.J., September
25, 1918 (age 75 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Steny Hamilton Hoyer (b. 1939) —
also known as Steny H. Hoyer —
of Berkshire, Prince
George's County, Md.; Mechanicsville, St. Mary's
County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 14,
1939.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Maryland
state senate District 4-C, 1967-78; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 1978; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1981-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker).
Baptist. Danish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2019.
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Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., April
11, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; Governor of
New York, 1907-10; resigned 1910; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1908;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1910-16; resigned 1916; Chief
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1930-41; candidate for President
of the United States, 1916; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1921-25.
Baptist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Epsilon; Union
League.
Died in Osterville, Barnstable, Barnstable
County, Mass., August
27, 1948 (age 86 years, 138
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Joseph Johnson (1785-1877) —
of Bridgeport, Harrison
County, Va. (now W.Va.); Staunton,
Va.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., December
19, 1785.
Democrat. Farmer; grain milling
business; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member
of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1815-16, 1818-22; U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1823-27, 1833, 1835-41, 1845-47
(18th District 1823-27, 1833, 10th District 1835-37, 9th District
1837-39, 13th District 1839-41, 14th District 1845-47); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1844;
delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1850; Governor of
Virginia, 1852-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Virginia.
Baptist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bridgeport, Harrison
County, W.Va., February
27, 1877 (age 91 years, 70
days).
Interment at Bridgeport
Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va.
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William A. Johnson Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1994-2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1996.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League.
Still living as of 2003.
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William A. Jones Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Pastor;
candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1969.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1969.
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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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Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (1860-1946) —
also known as Abraham L. Kellogg —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton (now Treadwell), Delaware
County, N.Y., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
county judge in New York, 1908-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1918-30.
Presbyterian
or Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
25, 1946 (age 86 years, 116
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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Charles Blakeslee Law (1872-1929) —
also known as Charles B. Law —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hannibal, Oswego
County, N.Y., February
5, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; state court judge in New York, 1916; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1924.
Baptist. Member, Union
League.
Died while swimming
(presumably drowned)
at his summer home on Kattskill Bay, near Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y., September
15, 1929 (age 57 years, 222
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Jordan, N.Y.
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William Hayne Leavell (1850-1930) —
also known as William H. Leavell —
of Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Meridian, Lauderdale
County, Miss.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.; Carrollton, Carroll
County, Miss.
Born in Newberry District (now Newberry
County), S.C., May 24,
1850.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; U.S. Minister to Guatemala, 1913-18.
Baptist or Presbyterian.
Died in Harris
County, Tex., 1930
(age about
80 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, North Carrollton, Miss.
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Kenneth Seaborne MacAffer (b. 1900) —
also known as Kenneth S. MacAffer —
of Menands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y., March 1,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1922; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1938-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1950-58; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., September
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; candidate
for New York
state senate 50th District, 1914; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned
1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1952 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal
dealer; cement
contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson. |
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Wilson Messer (1876-1958) —
of Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y.; Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Campbell town, Steuben
County, N.Y., August
23, 1876.
Republican. School
teacher; automobile
dealer; real estate
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1924-36;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1932.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in 1958
(age about
81 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martha (White) Messer and Thomas Messer; married, June 3,
1920, to Maude B. Woodcock. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Ronald F. Miller (b. 1954) —
also known as Ron Miller —
of Lewisburg, Greenbrier
County, W.Va.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., November
12, 1954.
Democrat. Pastor; farmer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 2011-.
American Baptist. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2014.
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Relatives: Son
of Clyde Miller and Phyllis Miller; married to Cindy
Lord. |
| | | Image source: West Virginia
Legislature |
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John Motley Morehead (1870-1965) —
also known as John M. Morehead —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Spray (now part of Eden), Rockingham
County, N.C., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Mayor of
Rye, N.Y., 1926-30; U.S. Minister to Sweden, 1930-33; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; American
Legion; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Died in 1965
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Allan Newell (1883-1977) —
also known as W. Allan Newell —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April
22, 1883.
Republican. President, Newell Manufacturing Co. (brass
works); mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1928-29; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1933-38.
Baptist. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Grange.
Died in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., April 5,
1977 (age 93 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar A. Newell and Adeline Barbara (Priest) Newell; married, October
10, 1917, to Edith Delano Judson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Clarence Norman Jr. (b. 1951) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
25, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly 43rd District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2004.
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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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Major Robert Odell Owens (1936-2013) —
also known as Major R. Owens —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Collierville, Shelby
County, Tenn., June 28,
1936.
Democrat. Librarian;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1975-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2007 (12th District 1983-93,
11th District 1993-2007).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP.
Died, from renal
failure and heart
failure, in New York University Langone Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 2013 (age 77 years, 115
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Pattison (b. 1859) —
of Colfax, Whitman
County, Wash.; Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
13, 1859.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Governor of
Washington, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from Washington, 1912-16.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Pattison and Elizabeth (Stormont) Pattison; married 1885 to Mary
G. Cairns. |
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Charles Poletti (1903-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Barre, Washington
County, Vt., July 2,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936
(alternate), 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1937-38; appointed 1937;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1939-42; defeated, 1942; Governor of
New York, 1942-43; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Baptist. Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Bar
Association; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa.
First
American of Italian ancestry to serve as a Governor. During World
War II, he was a senior officer in the Allied Military Government of
occupied Italy.
Died in Marco Island, Collier
County, Fla., August
7, 2002 (age 99 years, 36
days).
Interment at Calkins Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
29, 1908.
Democrat. Baptist
minister; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1945-71 (22nd District 1945-53,
16th District 1953-63, 18th District 1963-71); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1960,
1964;
cited
for contempt
of court in 1966 for refusing to pay damages in a lawsuit against
him; on February 28, 1967, he was expelled
from the House of Representatives on charges
of unbecoming
conduct and misusing
public funds; the Supreme Court overturned the expulsion in 1969.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April 4,
1972 (age 63 years, 127
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Bahamas.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Clayton Powell, Sr. and Mattie (Fletcher) Powell; married, March 8,
1933, to Isabel Washington; married, August
1, 1945, to Hazel Scott; married, December
15, 1960, to Yvette Marjorie Diago (Flores) Powell; father of Adam
Clayton Powell IV. |
| | | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard
(formerly part of Seventh Avenue), in Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him. — The Adam Clayton Powell State
Office Building (opened 1974 as the Harlem State Office Building;
renamed 1983), in Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books by Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.: Adam
by Adam: The Autobiography of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Books about Powell,Adam Clayton,Jr.:
Tisha Hamilton, Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr.: The Political Biography of an American
Dilemma — Wil Haygood, King
of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell,
Jr. |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist. Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Sandy F. Ray —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Pastor;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1964;
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Baptist.
Still living as of 1966.
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Amer Alanson Reed (b. 1851) —
also known as Amer A. Reed —
of Bennington, Wyoming
County, N.Y.; South Hannibal, Oswego
County, N.Y.; Sloansville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Richmondville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Darien Center, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Murray, Orleans
County, N.Y., December
22, 1851.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1900.
Baptist.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Reed and Sarah M. (Partridge) Reed; married, September
16, 1875, to Elizabeth J. Simmons. |
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Harrah Judson Reynolds (b. 1835) —
also known as Harrah J. Reynolds —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., September
30, 1835.
School
principal; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1909.
Baptist. Member, Good
Templars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Harrah Reynolds and Hannah White (Savage) Reynolds; married, April
24, 1867, to Mary Desiah Broughton. |
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Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) —
also known as Nelson A. Rockefeller;
"Rocky" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, July 8,
1908.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964
(delegation chair); Governor of
New York, 1959-73; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1964,
1968;
Vice
President of the United States, 1974-77.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Council on
Foreign Relations; Knights
of Pythias.
Participated in the founding of the United Nations; received the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1977.
Died, of a massive heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
26, 1979 (age 70 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rockefeller
Family Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. and Abby (Aldrich) Rockefeller;
brother of Winthrop
Rockefeller; married, June 23,
1930, to Mary Todhunter Clark; married, May 4,
1963, to Margaretta 'Happy' (Fitler) Murphy (great-granddaughter
of Edwin
Henry Fitler; third great-granddaughter of John
Sergeant); married 1963 to Happy
Murphy; nephew of Richard
Steere Aldrich and Winthrop
Williams Aldrich; uncle of John
Davison Rockefeller IV and Winthrop
Paul Rockefeller; grandson of Nelson
Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin four times removed of Simon
S. Rockefeller; first cousin five times removed of Henry
Rockefeller; second cousin of David Hunter McAlpin (who married
Nina
Underwood); second cousin thrice removed of John
Phillips Rockefeller; fourth cousin once removed of Lewis
Kirby Rockefeller. |
| | | Political family: Rockefeller
family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Stewart
G. Anderson — John
H. Terry |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Books about Nelson A. Rockefeller: Cary
Reich, The
Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller : Worlds to Conquer,
1908-1958 — Joseph H. Boyd, Oreos
and Dubonnet: Remembering Governor Nelson A.
Rockefeller |
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Winthrop Rockefeller (1912-1973) —
of Morrilton, Conway
County, Ark.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1912.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1961; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation co-chair); Governor of
Arkansas, 1967-71; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Arkansas.
Baptist. Member, Urban
League; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died of lung
cancer or pancreatic
cancer, Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., February
22, 1973 (age 60 years, 297
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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John Z. Saxton (1792-1872) —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Argyle, Lafayette
County, Wis.
Born in Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
24, 1792.
Democrat. Postmaster at Fredonia,
N.Y., 1835-39.
Baptist.
Died in Argyle, Lafayette
County, Wis., October
30, 1872 (age 80 years, 6
days).
Interment at Old Argyle Cemetery, Argyle, Wis.
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Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (b. 1954) —
also known as Al Sharpton —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
3, 1954.
Democrat. Minister;
civil rights activist; radio talk
show host; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1988, 1992, 1994; stabbed
in the chest as he was about to lead a protest march in the
Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., January 12, 1991;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1997; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 2004.
Pentecostal;
later Baptist. African
and Cherokee
Indian ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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George Isaac Sherwood (1821-1903) —
also known as George Sherwood —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in McDonough, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
18, 1821.
Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1874-75.
Baptist.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., May 24,
1903 (age 82 years, 126
days).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Charles Emory Smith (1842-1908) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn., February
18, 1842.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1876;
U.S. Minister to Russia, 1890-92; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1898-1902.
Baptist. Member, Union
League; Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
19, 1908 (age 65 years, 335
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Cyrus Rowlett Smith (1899-1990) —
Born in Minerva, Milam
County, Tex., September
9, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1968-69.
Baptist.
Died April 4,
1990 (age 90 years, 207
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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John Roach Straton (1875-1929) —
of Baltimore,
Md.; Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Evansville, Vanderburgh
County, Ind., April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Pastor;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention, 1912,
1924.
Baptist.
He was a creationist who led a campaign against the teaching of
evolution, and a strong supporter of alcohol prohibition. During the
1928 presidential campaign, he strongly opposed the candidacy of
Democratic nominee Al
Smith, who was Catholic and "wet" (anti-Prohibition).
Died in Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., October
29, 1929 (age 54 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry D. Suitor (d. 1945) —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1934-45; died in
office 1945.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
American Bar
Association.
Died March
25, 1945.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Irving Dilley Tillman (1886-1954) —
also known as Irving D. Tillman —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
30, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Chenango
County Clerk, 1928-48; chair of
Chenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1954 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Arthur Sidney Tompkins (1865-1938) —
also known as Arthur S. Tompkins —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Middleburgh, Schoharie
County, N.Y., August
26, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Rockland County Republican Party, 1888; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1890; Rockland
County Surrogate, 1893-98; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1899-1903; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District, 1907-36; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1933.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., January
20, 1938 (age 72 years, 147
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Nyack, N.Y.
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Edolphus Towns (b. 1934) —
also known as Ed Towns —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Chadbourn, Columbus
County, N.C., July 21,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1983-2003 (11th District 1983-93,
10th District 1993-2003); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Presbyterian
or Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Phi
Beta Sigma.
Still living as of 2014.
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Lowell Curtis Wadmond (1896-1986) —
also known as Lowell Wadmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Racine, Racine
County, Wis., March
16, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Freemasons.
Died September
25, 1986 (age 90 years, 193
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Lakeland, Fla.
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William Caesar Warfield (1920-2002) —
also known as William Warfield —
Born in West Helena (now part of Helena-West Helena), Phillips
County, Ark., January
22, 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; professional
singer; actor;
performed, Republican National Convention, 1952 ;
university
professor.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Broke his neck in an accidental fall, and
died a few weeks later, in Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., August
25, 2002 (age 82 years, 215
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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1924 |
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Ervin Freeman Yearling (1929-2005) —
also known as E. Freeman Yearling —
of Lake View, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Red River
Parish, La., March
26, 1929.
Conservative. Minister;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1967 (18th District), 1978 (19th
District).
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, John
Birch Society.
Died January
7, 2005 (age 75 years, 287
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Landon Young (1871-1952) —
also known as Frank L. Young —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Esperance, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 24,
1871.
Republican. Hay and
grain
dealer; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 14th District, 1923-26.
Baptist. English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., June 23,
1952 (age 80 years, 335
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
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