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Charles Mitchell Barnett (1870-1940) —
also known as Charles M. Barnett —
of Norfolk,
Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
September
22, 1870.
Steamship
agent; coal dealer; bank
director; Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Norfolk,
Va., 1898-1907; Vice-Consul
for Ecuador in Norfolk,
Va., 1899-1907; Consul
for Nicaragua in Norfolk,
Va., 1899-1921; Consul
for Costa Rica in Norfolk,
Va., 1900-07; Vice-Consul
for Denmark in Norfolk,
Va., 1902-07; Consul
for Paraguay in Norfolk,
Va., 1903-29; Honorary
Consul for Mexico in Norfolk,
Va., 1929.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
26, 1940 (age 69 years, 217
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Richardson Cemetery, Eureka, Ind.
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Leslie Vermilyea Bateman (1871-1946) —
also known as Leslie V. Bateman —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1871.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
fuel oil business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1932-35; defeated, 1935; Westchester County
rationing administrator during World War II.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Died, in Mt. Vernon Hospital,
Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
13, 1946 (age 75 years, 88
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Bateman and Margaret Jane (Ganun) Bateman; married, November
17, 1897, to Mary Templeton Tamblyn. |
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William C. Baxter —
of Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1913-17.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Buhrmaster (b. 1876) —
of Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Auriesville, Montgomery
County, N.Y., March
27, 1876.
Republican. Grocer;
coal, feed,
and building
supply business; director and vice-president, Glenville Bank;
member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County 2nd District, 1932-33.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis M. Carpenter (1834-1919) —
of Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle town, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 10,
1834.
Republican. Coal business; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1896,
1908;
Westchester
County Treasurer, 1900; member of New York
state senate, 1904-08 (22nd District 1904-06, 23rd District
1907-08).
Died in Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 12,
1919 (age 84 years, 306
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Mt. Kisco, N.Y.
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal dealer; manufacturer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Kenneth Frank Cramer (1894-1954) —
also known as Kenneth F. Cramer —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; coal
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1929-32; member
of Connecticut
state senate, 1933-37; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1936;
general in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Member, American
Legion; Purple
Heart; Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of the War of 1812; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Died, from a heart
attack, while hunting,
in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany,
February
20, 1954 (age 59 years, 140
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William J. Dalton (c.1883-1953) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1883.
Democrat. Vice-president, Burns Brothers, coal and fuel oil
dealers; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1925-29.
Died at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1953 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Florence W. Russell. |
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Republican. Coal and lumber
dealer; postmaster at Willimantic,
Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie
E. Howard Little. |
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memorial |
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal and lumber
dealer; feed
business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Richard Folsom (1874-1923) —
also known as Edward R. Folsom —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in North Urbana, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
18, 1874.
Charged,
in 1894, of forging
checks, bank
robbery, and arson;
pleaded
guilty to two charges; sentenced
to ten years in prison;
pardoned
and released in September 1897; coal dealer; mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.
Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted money
from him until he was nearly penniless; killed
himself by an overdose of
sedative, in Irvington, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1923 (age 49 years, 8
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Irvington, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to Sara
Elizabeth Keeler. |
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memorial |
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Joseph E. Gavin (b. 1855) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1855.
Democrat. Coal merchant; real estate
dealer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1894.
Catholic.
Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal, grain, and
lumber
dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Niagara
Falls, N.Y., 1916-20 (acting, 1916-17).
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Joseph Gordon (b. 1855) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1855.
Democrat. Builder;
coal and firewood merchant; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 18th District, 1888.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Hill —
of Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1935-38.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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John Clinton Hogeboom (c.1837-1908) —
also known as John C. Hogeboom —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., about 1837.
Republican. Coal dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1885-87.
Died in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., March
13, 1908 (age about 71
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) —
of Tekonsha, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Lumber and
coal dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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James Kerr (1851-1908) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., October
2, 1851.
Democrat. Coal and lumber
business; Clearfield
County Prothonotary, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1889-91; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(speaker);
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died, following surgery for an liver
cancer, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1908 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Robert Charles Lacey (b. 1886) —
also known as Robert C. Lacey —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886.
Democrat. Coal and ice dealer; president,
Buffalo Central Labor Council, 1920; member of New York
state senate 49th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; during a
railway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train line
was dynamited,
wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Lacey was charged
in federal court with transporting the explosives
in his car; he falsely
testified to his non-involvement; later confessed to his part in
the incident; pleaded
guilty to perjury
over his earlier testimony; sentenced
to one day in jail and fined
$500; pardoned
in 1924 by President Calvin
Coolidge; in 1925, he was again indicted
for complicity in the bombing,
and pleaded not guilty; after some others were acquitted, the charges
were dropped; in December 1937, during an investigation
into corruption involving the Buffalo city council, he was charged
with perjury.
Member, Eagles;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lacey and Sarah (Cooper) Lacey; married, September
30, 1908, to Harriet 'Hattie' Noack. |
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James A. Latour (b. 1871) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Harriettstown, Franklin
County, N.Y., November
6, 1871.
Republican. Coal, ice and feed
business; partner in a garage
at Malone, N.Y.; Franklin
County Treasurer, 1916-21; postmaster at Saranac
Lake, N.Y., 1921-29; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1930-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Tuffield Latour. |
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Abram P. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal, lumber, and
feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1914-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Sanford G. Lyon (b. 1866) —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
20, 1866.
Republican. Lumber and
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923-27.
Burial location unknown.
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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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James Briggs McEwan (1855-1915) —
also known as James B. McEwan —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., February
7, 1855.
Republican. Coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1897-1900; member
of New
York state senate 29th District, 1901-06; postmaster at Albany,
N.Y., 1908-09; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1910-13.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., December
27, 1915 (age 60 years, 323
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Bankson Taylor Morgan (b. 1841) —
also known as Bankson T. Morgan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., May 17,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal
dealer; assistant
postmaster; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Barker Odell Sr. (1825-1916) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Sr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., September
25, 1825.
Republican. Restaurant
owner; ice business; Orange
County Sheriff, 1880-83; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1884;
mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1884-90, 1894-1900.
Christian
Reformed. French
and English
ancestry.
Died July 21,
1916 (age 90 years, 300
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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Benjamin Barker Odell Jr. (1854-1926) —
also known as Benjamin B. Odell, Jr. —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., January
14, 1854.
Republican. Ice business; president, Newburgh Electric
Light Co.; treasurer, Central Hudson Steamboat
Co.; president Orange County Traction
Co.; banker;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1884-96; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1895-99; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1924;
New York
Republican state chair, 1898-1900, 1904-06; Governor of
New York, 1901-05; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., May 9,
1926 (age 72 years, 115
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, New Windsor, N.Y.
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John Orr (b. 1859) —
of Orrs Mills, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y., March 5,
1859.
Republican. Grain and
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1901-04.
Member, Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Austin Otto (b. 1890) —
of Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlanta, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
20, 1890.
Republican. Civil
engineer; railway
yardmaster; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; grocer;
coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1932-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William E. Otto and Frances (Wallace) Otto; married to Alice M.
Rowe. |
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1936 |
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Rufus Richtmyer —
of Fultonville, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; merchant;
hardware
business; coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1927-32; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John Phillips Rockefeller (1845-1900) —
also known as John P. Rockefeller —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germantown, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
2, 1845.
Republican. Ice business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1885.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
21, 1900 (age 54 years, 109
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Allan Percy Sill (1885-1957) —
also known as Allan P. Sill —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Rodman, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
17, 1885.
Republican. Insurance
business; coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-56 (St. Lawrence County 2nd District
1941-44, St. Lawrence County 1945-56); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Died in Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
11, 1957 (age 71 years, 117
days).
Interment at Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Massena, N.Y.
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John Wesley Smith (b. 1846) —
also known as J. Wesley Smith —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Fulton town, Schoharie
County, N.Y., April
22, 1846.
Democrat. Ice dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Myron Smith —
of Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal and ice dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1906-10,
1912-13; defeated, 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Springer —
of Moravia, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 9,
1857.
Republican. Produce
merchant; coal, lumber, and
feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died ten days later, in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 8,
1916 (age 59 years, 91
days).
Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius, N.Y.
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Willis H. Stephens (b. 1925) —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., June 7,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
coal business; member of New York
state assembly, 1953-82 (Putnam County 1953-65, 107th District
1966, 97th District 1967-72, 94th District 1973-82); alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1956.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2000.
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Morell E. Tallett —
of DeRuyter, Madison
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal dealer; produce
merchant; chair of
Madison County Republican Party, 1910; member of New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1912-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Mildred Frick Taylor (1905-1981) —
also known as Mildred F. Taylor —
of Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y.
Born April
21, 1905.
Republican. Coal dealer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960;
chair
of Wayne County Republican Party, 1943-56; member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1947-60; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Female.
First
woman to be elected a Republican county chair in New York State.
Died, in Clifton Springs Hospital,
Clifton Springs, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
4, 1981 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Paul Taylor. |
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Frederick H. Waldorf (c.1861-1935) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; coal dealer; real estate
developer; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1912-14, 1918-20; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912.
Died in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
3, 1935 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Martin Wilcox (1854-1912) —
also known as Benjamin M. Wilcox —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Fleming, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 21,
1854.
Cayuga
County Clerk, 1883-91; shoe
manufacturer; coal dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1894-95; member of New York
state senate, 1896-1908 (39th District 1896-1906, 41st District
1907-08).
Died in 1912
(age about
58 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Wilcox and Lydia (Martin) Wilcox. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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