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Isidore Abb (1890-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
January
29, 1890.
Socialist. Dressmaker; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1927.
Died in March, 1967
(age 77
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Noble Adam (1842-1912) —
also known as James N. Adam —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Peebles, Scotland,
March
1, 1842.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1906-09.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke of
apoplexy, while visiting his successor's office
in Buffalo City
Hall, and died the next day, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
9, 1912 (age 69 years, 345
days).
Interment at St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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George W. Alger (1872-1967) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
12, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1930 (Republican), 1932
(Independent); labor arbitrator; impartial chairman of garment
industry labor relations, 1931-35; state commissioner to
investigate mortgage guarantee companies in 1930s; special master
directing reorganization of the R.K.O. movie
company, 1937 member and chair of Motion
Picture Appeal Board, 1941 member, President's Loyalty Review
Board after World War II.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
19, 1967 (age 94 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles J. Alger and Harriot (Murdoch) Alger; married, August
20, 1903, to Grace E. Drew. |
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James Ballantine (1855-1896) —
of Andes, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Andes, Delaware
County, N.Y., January
27, 1855.
Republican. Butter
merchant; dry goods merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1890; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1891; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1896; died in office 1896.
Seized with a paralytic
fit and died, in Andes, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 4,
1896 (age 41 years, 98
days).
Interment at Andes Cemetery, Andes, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Duncan Ballantine and Nancy (Hunting) Ballantine; married to Mary
Kate Shaw. |
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memorial |
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire
Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute Mills, and Jersey United Gas and
Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard. |
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John Berry —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1892; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug
and coat manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
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memorial |
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Cornelius Newton Bliss (1833-1911) —
also known as Cornelius N. Bliss —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., January
26, 1833.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; New York
Republican state chair, 1887-89; Treasurer
of Republican National Committee, 1892-1904; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904;
U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1897-99.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
9, 1911 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Albert N. Bort (1845-1925) —
of Bridgewater, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.; Rock Island, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Hastings, Oswego
County, N.Y., May 10,
1845.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dry goods
merchant; bank
director; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1880;
investment manager for Modern Woodmen of America.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons.
Died in Rock Island, Rock Island
County, Ill., January
23, 1925 (age 79 years, 258
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Beloit, Wis.
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Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) —
also known as Henry C. Bowen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1813.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; abolitionist; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance
business; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York
District, 1862-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1872.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1896 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
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John Julian Burns (1872-1930) —
also known as John J. Burns —
of Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
9, 1872.
Democrat. Clothing merchant; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1922; chair of
Sullivan County Democratic Party, 1927.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
17, 1930 (age 58 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Burns and Mary (Kinney) Burns; married, January
9, 1899, to Cornelia Mapledoram. |
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Martin Butterfield (1790-1866) —
of Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., December
8, 1790.
Hardware
business; rope and cordage manufacturer; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1859-61.
Died in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
6, 1866 (age 75 years, 241
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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William W. Campbell (b. 1870) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Gasport, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, National Exchange Bank;
treasurer, Harrison Radiator Corporation; president, Lockport
Felt Company; secretary, Lockport Foundries
Corporation; member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1921-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Alanson Carley (1797-1879) —
of Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Butternuts, Otsego
County, N.Y., June 6,
1797.
Whig. Dry goods merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1829; director, Syracuse and
Binghamton Railroad;
director, First National Bank of
Cortland; Cortland
County Sheriff, 1840; postmaster.
Universalist.
Died April 8,
1879 (age 81 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) —
also known as Alburtis A. Carley —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
6, 1833.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; manufacturer
of barrel staves; director, First National Bank of
Cortland; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Ernest Harold Cluett (1874-1954) —
also known as E. Harold Cluett —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 13,
1874.
Republican. Director and officer, Cluett, Peabody & Co. collar and
shirt manufacturer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1937-43.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
4, 1954 (age 79 years, 206
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Cornelius Van Santvoord Collins (1856-1926) —
also known as Cornelius V. Collins —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenwich, Washington
County, N.Y., June 20,
1856.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; Troy city police commissioner,
1888-90; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908,
1912,
1920;
Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1905-08; postmaster.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1926
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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George M. Dallas Condon (1860-1933) —
also known as George M. Condon —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Fort Covington, Franklin
County, N.Y., December
27, 1860.
Republican. School
teacher; dry goods merchant; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1917-30 (4th District 1917-26, 5th District
1927-30); defeated in primary, 1930.
Died in 1933
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Grand
Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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William S. Conroy (b. 1877) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Loom fixer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1917-26;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Bristol District, 1929-36.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Corning (1883-1934) —
of Bethlehem, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
30, 1883.
Democrat. President of Ludlum Steel
Company; officer of Albany Felt Company; director of banks; New York
Democratic state chair, 1926-28; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1927-28.
Died in Bar Harbor, Hancock
County, Maine, August
7, 1934 (age 50 years, 311
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Thomas William Cumming (c.1814-1855) —
also known as Thomas W. Cumming —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Frederick, Frederick
County, Md., about 1814.
Democrat. Druggist;
cloth manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1853-55.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1855 (age about 41
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Wylie Dalrymple (1833-1907) —
also known as Charles W. Dalrymple —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Wayne
County, N.Y., May 13,
1833.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Albion,
Mich., 1861-66; mayor of
Albion, Mich., 1900-01; defeated, 1901.
Died in Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich., May 20,
1907 (age 74 years, 7
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Albion, Mich.
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George Rex Davis (1788-1867) —
also known as George R. Davis —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1788.
Tailor; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1818-19, 1830-31, 1842-43;
Speaker
of the New York State Assembly, 1831, 1843.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., June 24,
1867 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Amy Lottridge. |
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Cornelius M. Demarest (1803-1899) —
of Nanuet, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nanuet, Rockland
County, N.Y., August
28, 1803.
Democrat. Tanner;
currier; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1843.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
18, 1899 (age 95 years, 174
days).
Interment at Nanuet True Reformed Church Cemetery, Nanuet, N.Y.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Beveridge C. Dunlop (1879-1961) —
of Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April
28, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; textile
executive; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member
of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Christian
Reformed. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 2,
1961 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Brick
Church Cemetery, Spring Valley, N.Y.
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James Madison Edmunds (1810-1879) —
also known as James M. Edmunds —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., August
23, 1810.
Dry goods merchant; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1838-39; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1840-41; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846-47;
Whig candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1847; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; lumber
business; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1855-61; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1861-66; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1869-79.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
14, 1879 (age 69 years, 113
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Louis F. Edwards (c.1892-1939) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born about 1892.
Democrat. Haberdashery business; paint
manufacturer; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1938-39; died in office 1939.
Shot
and killed by
disgruntled police patrolman Alvin Dooley, in Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
15, 1939 (age about 47
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred Frank Emden —
also known as Fred F. Emden —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Knitting machine fixer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1913-15;
defeated, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Herman Emery (1859-1941) —
also known as Joseph H. Emery —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Strafford
County, N.H., December
15, 1859.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; president, Lord and Taylor department
store, 1912; founder, Onyx Hosiery Company; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920.
Died in Carroll
County, N.H., March 2,
1941 (age 81 years, 77
days).
Entombed at Harmony
Grove Cemetery, Portsmouth, N.H.
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Charles Benjamin Farwell (1823-1903) —
also known as Charles B. Farwell —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 1,
1823.
Republican. Cook
County Clerk, 1854-62; dry goods merchant; member of Republican
National Committee from Illinois, 1870-72; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1871-77, 1881-83 (1st District
1871-73, 3rd District 1873-77, 1881-83); U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1887-91; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1888.
He and his brother built, in 1887, the Texas State Capitol, and
received three million acres of land as payment.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., September
23, 1903 (age 80 years, 84
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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John Villiers Farwell (1825-1908) —
also known as John V. Farwell;
"Dutch" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Painted Post, Steuben
County, N.Y., July 29,
1825.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Illinois; mayor
of Lake Forest, Ill., 1871-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., August
20, 1908 (age 83 years, 22
days).
Interment at Lake
Forest Cemetery, Lake Forest, Ill.
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William Craig Fields (1804-1882) —
also known as William C. Fields —
of Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
13, 1804.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer of cotton and
linen goods; Otsego
County Clerk, 1852-55; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1867-69.
Died in Laurens, Otsego
County, N.Y., October
27, 1882 (age 78 years, 256
days).
Interment at Laurens
Cemetery, Laurens, N.Y.
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Joshua Fiero Jr. (1818-1886) —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, May 14,
1818.
Dry goods merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County 1st District, 1854; member of
New
York state senate 10th District, 1860-61.
Died March 1,
1886 (age 67 years, 291
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maxwell Henry Gluck (1899-1984) —
also known as Maxwell H. Gluck —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Commerce, Hunt
County, Tex., November
4, 1899.
Republican. Women's wear merchant; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Ceylon, 1957-58.
Died, of heart
failure, at the UCLA Medical
Center, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1984 (age 85 years, 17
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ransom Hart Guinnip (1819-1892) —
also known as Ransom H. Guinnip —
of Meadville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., December
2, 1819.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1880.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., 1892
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gustave M. Hahn (1877-1957) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1877.
Founder and president of Lindenhurst Manufacturing Company, makers of
buttons and buckles; village
president of Lindenhurst, New York, 1923.
Died in Brunswick General Hospital,
Amityville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 2,
1957 (age about 79
years).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret E. Hirsch. |
| | | Epitaph: "Beloved Husband and
Father." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Fred Wolf Halstead (1927-1988) —
also known as Fred Halstead —
of New York; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
21, 1927.
Socialist. Garment cutter; anti-war organizer; Socialist
Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1968.
Died, of liver
cancer, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., June 2,
1988 (age 61 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Levi Hotchkiss (1857-1930) —
also known as James L. Hotchkiss —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Naples, Ontario
County, N.Y., May 1,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer;
dry goods merchant; banker; chair of
Monroe County Republican Party, 1901-27; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
Monroe
County Clerk, 1905-27.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
19, 1930 (age 73 years, 171
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods merchant; lumber
business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Robinson Howe (1839-1914) —
also known as James R. Howe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
27, 1839.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1895-99; defeated,
1902; Kings
County Register of Deeds, 1900-02; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1900.
Member, Union
League.
Died in North Salem, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1914 (age 75 years, 237
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George Innis (c.1822-1903) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born about 1822.
Dye manufacturer; mayor
of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1862-66; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y., November
26, 1903 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Henry Jackson (1846-1924) —
also known as Amos H. Jackson —
of Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio.
Born near Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y., May 10,
1846.
Republican. Street
vendor; undergarments manufacturer; mayor
of Fremont, Ohio, 1897-1901; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 13th District, 1903-05.
Died in Fremont, Sandusky
County, Ohio, August
30, 1924 (age 78 years, 112
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Fremont, Ohio.
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Julius Jacobson (1881-1957) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in 1881.
Clothing business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1920.
Died in 1957
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Johnson (1821-1875) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamstown, Berkshire
County, Mass., December
8, 1821.
Democrat. Contractor;
knit goods manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1861, 1864; colonel in the
Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1872-75; died in office 1875.
Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., October
11, 1875 (age 53 years, 307
days).
Interment at Restvale
Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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Edward Franc Jones (1828-1913) —
also known as Edward F. Jones —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 3,
1828.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; colonel in the Union Army during
the Civil War; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1865; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1886-91.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., August
4, 1913 (age 85 years, 62
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Nathan L. Karp (1915-2000) —
also known as Nat Karp —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1915.
Socialist. Clothing cutter; Industrial Government candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1950; Industrial Government candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Industrial Government candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; Industrial Government candidate for
Governor
of New York, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1961.
Died in California, April
22, 2000 (age 84 years, 363
days).
Interment at Alliance
Cemetery, Norma, N.J.
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Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) —
also known as Fred W. Kavanaugh —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1871.
Republican. Knit goods manufacturer; hotel
owner; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1936;
Saratoga
County Sheriff; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1921-24; chair of
Saratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Redmen.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
2, 1940 (age 69 years, 83
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Tappan Kellogg (1835-1916) —
also known as Arthur Kellogg —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y., July 18,
1835.
Republican. Insurance
business; flour mill
owner; dry goods merchant; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1899.
Died in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
26, 1916 (age 80 years, 192
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Kellogg and Louisa (Breed) Kellogg; married 1857 to Julia
Cornell; first cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Ashbel
Griswold, Greene
Carrier Bronson, John
Russell Kellogg, George
Smith Catlin and Francis
William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842), Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; fourth cousin of Selah
Merrill; fourth cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Alvan
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill, Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903), William
Lucius Case, Edward
Russell Kellogg and Albert
Clinton Griswold. |
| | | 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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Martin John Kennedy (1892-1955) —
also known as Martin J. Kennedy —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
29, 1892.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; vice-president, Federal Rope Company; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1924-30; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1930-45.
Catholic.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died October
27, 1955 (age 63 years, 59
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Meyer Kestnbaum (1896-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1896.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president, Hart,
Schaffner and Marx, clothing manufacturers, from 1941;
director, Chicago and North Western Railway;
chair, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1954-55; special
assistant to Pres. Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1955-60; accompanied Vice President Richard
M. Nixon on an official visit to Moscow, 1959.
Jewish.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his office,
in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1960 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Adam W. Kline (c.1818-1898) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born about 1818.
Merchant;
banker;
pioneer in knit goods manufacturing; member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1866-67.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
6, 1898 (age about 80
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Lee (b. 1876) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Newfane, Niagara
County, N.Y., December
8, 1876.
Republican. Felt mill manager; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944
(alternate), 1952
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1933-38.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Leonard (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., July 18,
1859.
Democrat. Tailor; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1896-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Edson Lewis —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Clothing merchant; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1894-96.
Burial location unknown.
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Ladd J. Lewis Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Lucius Nathan Littauer (1859-1944) —
also known as Lucius N. Littauer —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
20, 1859.
Republican. Glove manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1897-1907 (22nd District 1897-1903,
25th District 1903-07); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1928.
Jewish.
Died March 2,
1944 (age 85 years, 42
days).
Interment at Jewish
Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Littauer and Harriet (Sporborg) Littauer. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
| | | Image source: Autobiographies and
Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899) |
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William A. Lytle (1853-1926) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., June 21,
1853.
Republican. Clothing merchant; candidate for mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1901; member of Massachusetts
Governor's Council 7th District, 1905-09.
Died in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., October
3, 1926 (age 73 years, 104
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence Anthony Mantovani (b. 1890) —
also known as Lawrence A. Mantovani —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Larnaca, Cyprus,
April
18, 1890.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; New York representative of a Cyrpus
dye firm; U.S. Consular Agent in Cyprus, 1921-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Jonas Mapes (1768-1824) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Southold, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
6, 1768.
Merchant tailor; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1810-11; general in the U.S.
Army during the War of 1812.
Died in 1824
(age about
55 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Annie Mathews (1866-1959) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1866.
Democrat. Dressmaker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York; New
York County Register, 1922-29; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1924,
1928;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Female.
Member, League of Women
Voters.
Died, in Glenwood Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
24, 1959 (age 92 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Cutter in button factory; foreman for manufacturer
of advertising
novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German
ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt. |
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Levi Parsons Morton (1824-1920) —
also known as Levi P. Morton —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Shoreham, Addison
County, Vt., May 16,
1824.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; banker; financier;
U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1879-81; defeated,
1876; U.S. Minister to France, 1881-85; Vice
President of the United States, 1889-93; Governor of
New York, 1895-97; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1896.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Union
League.
Died in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 16,
1920 (age 96 years, 0
days).
Interment at Rhinebeck
Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Samuel Lyman Munson (b. 1844) —
also known as Samuel L. Munson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich (now Huntington), Hampshire
County, Mass., June 14,
1844.
Republican. Collar manufacturer; vice-president, Home Savings
Bank;
director, National Exchange Bank;
vice-president, Albany Homeopathic Hospital;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Antiquarian Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Garry Munson and Harriet (Lyman) Munson; married, May 21,
1868, to Susan Babcock Hopkins. |
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Charles Neuer (b. 1844) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
1844.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; dry goods merchant; U.S. Consular
Agent in Gera, 1882-1904, 1904-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) —
also known as Daniel C. Oliver —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1865.
Democrat. Dry goods importer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16; U.S.
Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 172
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing manufacturer and merchant; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Lauren Ford Otis (1842-1917) —
also known as Lauren F. Otis —
of Allegan
County, Mich.
Born near Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
10, 1842.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Allegan County 1st District,
1895-98.
Died, of apoplexy,
November
19, 1917 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Herman L. Page (1818-1873) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oneida
County, N.Y., May 27,
1818.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Milwaukee, Wis., 1859-60; insurance
agent.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Dresden, Germany,
October
15, 1873 (age 55 years, 141
days).
Interment at Alter
Annenfriedhof, Dresden, Germany.
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Charles W. Reynolds (b. 1848) —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
8, 1848.
Merchant;
shirt manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1901-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William W. Reynolds and Mary (Peckham) Reynolds; married, June 2,
1874, to Lucy M. Gifford. |
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Andrew Robison (1800-1879) —
of Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ontario
County, N.Y., November
18, 1800.
Farmer;
tanner;
currier; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th
District, 1859-60.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died January
27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Rothschild (b. 1879) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
12, 1879.
Republican. Vice-president, Gloversville Knitting Co.;
vice-president, Gloversville Hotel
Assoc.; director, Johnstown and Gloversville Railroad;
director, National Bank of
Gloversville; director, Glen Telephone
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920
(alternate), 1936.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Abraham Rothschild and Babette (Barnet) Rothschild; married, December
27, 1906, to Grace Levor. |
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; owner
and president, New York Yankees baseball
team, 1915-39; president, Astoria Silk Mills; vice-president,
Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director, Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic.
German
ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Edward B. Sabine —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Clothing cutter; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804) —
also known as Philip Schuyler —
of New York.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
20, 1733.
Member of New York
colonial assembly, 1768; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1775, 1777, 1779-80;
general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
York state senate Western District, 1780-84, 1785-89, 1791-97;
member of New York
council of appointment, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1794; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1789-91, 1797-98.
Built the first
flax mill in America.
Slaveowner.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., November
18, 1804 (age 70 years, 364
days).
Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment
at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; statue (now gone) at Albany
City Hall Grounds, Albany, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746) and Cornelia (Van Cortlandt) Schuyler;
brother of Stephen
John Schuyler; married, September
17, 1755, to Catherine Van Rensselaer; father of Elizabeth
Schuyler (who married Alexander
Hamilton), Margarita Schuyler (who married Stephen
Van Rensselaer) and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; uncle of Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792); grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); grandfather of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton and William
Stephen Hamilton; grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724) and Jacobus
Van Cortlandt; granduncle of Henry
Walter Livingston; great-granduncle of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840); second great-grandfather of Robert
Ray Hamilton; third great-grandfather of John
Eliot Thayer Jr.; third great-granduncle of Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870) and Bronson
Murray Cutting; fourth great-granduncle of Brockholst
Livingston; first cousin of Stephanus
Bayard and Pierre
Van Cortlandt; first cousin once removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston, Nicholas
Bayard, Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and James
Parker; first cousin twice removed of David
Davidse Schuyler, Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer and John
Cortlandt Parker; first cousin thrice removed of Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, James
Adams Ekin, Richard
Wayne Parker and Charles
Wolcott Parker; first cousin four times removed of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and John
Sluyter Wirt; second cousin of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay and Frederick
Jay; second cousin once removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William
Jay; second cousin twice removed of Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Jay II and Philip
N. Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Peter
Gansevoort, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, Gerrit
Smith, William
Duer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, John
Jacob Astor III, Eugene
Schuyler, Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); second cousin four times removed of William
Waldorf Astor, John
Kean, Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton
Fish Kean, Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright, Karl
Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin five times removed of Guy
Vernor Henry, Herbert
Livingston Satterlee, William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler, Montgomery
Schuyler Jr., Peter
Goelet Gerry, Ogden
Livingston Mills, Robert
Reginald Livingston, Robert
Winthrop Kean and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996). |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Schuyler counties in Ill., Mo. and N.Y. are
named for him. |
| | | The village
of Schuylerville,
New York, is named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: New York Public
Library |
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Frank D. Sloat (1835-1922) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Fishkill, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
28, 1835.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president, Victor
Sewing Machine Company, 1873; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1883-85.
Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died March
10, 1922 (age 86 years, 163
days).
Interment at Union Valley Cemetery, Carmel, N.Y.
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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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Abe Stark (1894-1972) —
also known as "Mr. Brooklyn" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
28, 1894.
Democrat. Clothier; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1962-70; defeated (Republican),
1949; resigned 1970; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1964.
Jewish.
Russian
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Famed among Brooklyn Dodgers fans for his longtime, conspicious
advertising sign (for his clothing business) below the scoreboard at
Ebbets Field, which promised a free suit to players who batted the
ball there: "HIT SIGN, WIN SUIT".
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., July 2,
1972 (age 77 years, 278
days).
Interment at Mt.
Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Louis Stern (b. 1847) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ziegenhain, Germany,
February
22, 1847.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1897; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Alvin Udell (1906-1987) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born May 15,
1906.
Clothing manufacturer; member of New York American Labor Party
Executive Committee, 1945; treasurer of New York American Labor
Party, 1948; American Labor candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1948.
Jewish.
Died in Broward
County, Fla., February
9, 1987 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Cemetery, Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Udell and Jane (Walcoff) Udell; married to Gertrude
Langsam. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Wall (1800-1872) —
of Williamsburg (now part of Brooklyn), Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
20, 1800.
Republican. Rope manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Williamsburgh, N.Y., 1853; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1861-63.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
20, 1872 (age 72 years, 31
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire
insurance business; partner in a clothing store; director,
First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed; married 1884 to Ida A.
Stevens. |
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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. |
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memorial |
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1924 |
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Staley N. Wood (1832-1914) —
of Hinsdale, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., May 22,
1832.
Democrat. Dry goods merchant; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1886 (Democratic),
1894 (Democratic), 1896 (Gold Democratic).
Died in Hinsdale, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 19,
1914 (age 82 years, 28
days).
Interment at Hinsdale Cemetery, Hinsdale, N.Y.
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Charles Sasha Zimmerman (1896-1983) —
also known as Charles Zimmerman; Alexander
Ubsushone —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Talna, Russia (now Talne, Ukraine),
1896.
Communist. Garment worker; Workers candidate for New York
state assembly, 1925 (Bronx County 7th District), 1926 (Bronx
County 5th District), 1928 (Bronx County 4th District); expelled from
Communist Party, 1929; broke with Communism by mid-1930s, and became
anti-Communist by 1946; vice-president,
International Ladies Garment Workers Union, 1934-72; became blind
in 1966.
Jewish
ancestry.
Died June 3,
1983 (age about 86
years).
Burial location unknown.
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