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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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Edward Lisle Allen (1868-1932) —
also known as Edward L. Allen —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Leicester, Livingston
County, N.Y., August
14, 1868.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Alpha
Zeta; Grange.
Died in Bemus Point, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., October
30, 1932 (age 64 years, 77
days).
Interment at Bemus
Point Cemetery, Bemus Point, N.Y.
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George W. Baker (1863-1928) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
12, 1863.
Republican. Shoe
manufacturer; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1928 (age 64 years, 69
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of George Baker and Sarah (Randell) Baker; married to Isabel C.
Huggins. |
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Clarence Alfred Barnes (1882-1970) —
also known as Clarence A. Barnes —
of Mansfield, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
28, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1912-13; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(speaker);
Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1945-49; defeated, 1928, 1938, 1948;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1950.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died, in Martha's Vineyard Hospital,
Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., May 25,
1970 (age 87 years, 270
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William D. Barnes and Mabel F. (Harding) Barnes; married, March
13, 1906, to Helen V. Long; married, October
8, 1927, to Doreen Kane. |
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Bruce Barton (1886-1967) —
also known as "Advertiser"; "The Advertising
King"; "The Great Repealer" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Robbins, Scott
County, Tenn., August
5, 1886.
Republican. Author; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1937-41; derided by
Franklin
Roosevelt as one of "Martin, Barton, and Fish", three Republican
opponents of his New Deal policies; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940,
1944;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1940; a founder of the Batten, Barton,
Durstine and Osborn (BBDO) advertising
agency.
Congregationalist. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1967 (age 80 years, 334
days).
Interment at Rock
Hill Cemetery, Foxboro, Mass.
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Eugene Beach (b. 1838) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenville, Greene
County, N.Y., November
6, 1838.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Gloversville, N.Y., 1904-07.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Beach and Laura (Collins) Beach; married 1867 to Sarah
Jessup Warren. |
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Hand. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of
Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 24,
1813.
Republican. Minister;
orator;
abolitionist; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1867;
in 1872, he was accused
of an adulterous
affair with Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton, the wife of a friend of his;
Beecher's church conducted an investigation
and declared him innocent; in 1874, Elizabeth Tilton's husband
Theodore sued Beecher; a highly-publicized months-long trial
took place in 1875; the jury was unable to reach a verdit.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1887 (age 73 years, 257
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Beecher and Roxana Ward (Foote) Beecher; brother of Harriet
Beecher Stowe; married, August
3, 1837, to Eunice White Bullard; uncle of George
Buckingham Beecher; second cousin twice removed of Jonathan
Elmer, Ebenezer
Elmer and Eli
Elmer; second cousin thrice removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; third cousin of Leveret
Brainard; third cousin once removed of Amaziah
Brainard and Lucius
Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer; third cousin twice removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold, John
Allen, Frederick
Wolcott, Walter
Keene Linscott, Sidney
Smythe Linscott and Frances
Payne Bolton; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg, Daniel
Chapin and Oliver
Payne Bolton; fourth cousin of Ambrose
Tuttle, Joseph
H. Elmer and George
Frederick Stone; fourth cousin once removed of Gaylord
Griswold, Luther
Walter Badger, Daniel
Kellogg, Gideon
Hotchkiss, Asahel
Augustus Hotchkiss, John
William Allen, Julius
Hotchkiss, Giles
Waldo Hotchkiss, Charles
Francis Chidsey, Ernest
Harvey Woodford and Samuel
Russell Chidsey. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman
family; Walker-Meriwether-Kellogg
family of Virginia (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Henry
W. Beecher |
| | | The World War II Liberty
ship SS Henry Ward Beecher (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1969) was named for
him. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles James Bell (1845-1909) —
also known as Charles J. Bell —
of Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Walden, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
16, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1882-83; member of Vermont
state senate, 1894-95; Governor of
Vermont, 1904-06.
Congregationalist. Member, Grange.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1909 (age 64 years, 193
days).
Interment at North
Walden Cemetery, Walden, Vt.
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Max Berking (1917-1997) —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.; North Port, Sarasota
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 27,
1917.
Democrat. Advertising
executive; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1965; chair of
Westchester County Democratic Party, 1971-75.
Congregationalist. Member, Urban
League.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Alford, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
24, 1997 (age 80 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Noyes and Frances Bauman. |
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Adolf Augustus Berle Jr. (1895-1971) —
also known as Adolf A. Berle; A. A. Berle —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., January
29, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; economist;
law
professor; member of the "Brain Trust" which advised President Franklin
D. Roosevelt; American Labor candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937; U.S.
Ambassador to Brazil, 1945-46.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Council on
Foreign Relations; American
Philosophical Society; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a stroke,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
17, 1971 (age 76 years, 19
days).
Interment at Muddy Brook Cemetery, Great Barrington, Mass.
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William Berri (1848-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
12, 1848.
Republican. Carpet
merchant; printing
business; newspaper
publisher; officer or director of banks, electric
utilities, and the New York Telephone
Company; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1916-17.
Congregationalist. Member, Union
League.
In 1911, he was arraigned
on a charge
of criminal
libel over an article he published in his newspaper, brought by
three candidates for Supreme Court, Herbert
T. Ketcham, Patrick
E. Callahan, and William
Willett, Jr.; the case was withdrawn a few days later when the
other two candidates discovered that Willett had indeed (as Berri
charged) paid bribes for his nomination.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
19, 1917 (age 68 years, 219
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Berri ; married 1869 to
Frances Williams Morris. |
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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. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Stephen Bolles (1866-1941) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Erie, Erie
County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Janesville, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Springboro, Crawford
County, Pa., June 25,
1866.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
editor and publisher; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1928;
member of Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1939-41; died in
office 1941.
Congregationalist. Member, Sigma
Delta Chi; Kiwanis;
Grange.
Died in Washington,
D.C., July 8,
1941 (age 75 years, 13
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Janesville, 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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Oliver Winslow Branch (b. 1879) —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
4, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Hampshire, 1913-26; justice of
New Hampshire state supreme court, 1926-46; chief
justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1946-49.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary;
Delta
Upsilon; American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance
agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Willsie Ernest Brisbin (1908-1948) —
also known as Willsie E. Brisbin —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 2,
1908.
Republican. Member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1938-42; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Vermont, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Congregationalist.
Died November
16, 1948 (age 40 years, 228
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Billings Brown (1836-1913) —
also known as Henry B. Brown —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in South Lee, Lee, Berkshire
County, Mass., March 2,
1836.
Lawyer;
circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1868; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1875-90; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1890-1906; resigned 1906.
Congregationalist.
Died in Bronxville, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
4, 1913 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) —
also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
26, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Aetna Life
Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884
(alternate), 1896;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of the War of 1812.
First
president of the National League of Professional Base
Ball Clubs in 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Orrin N. Carter (b. 1854) —
of Morris, Grundy
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., January
22, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Grundy
County Superintendent of Schools, 1880-82; Grundy
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1882-88; Cook
County Judge, 1894-1905; justice of
Illinois state supreme court, 1906-24.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benajah Carter and Isabel (Cole) Carter; married, August
1, 1881, to Nettie J. Steven. |
| | | Image source: Illinois Blue Book
1919 |
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Diana Derby Chapin (b. 1942) —
also known as Diana Chapin —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in St. Joseph, Berrien
County, Mich., November
15, 1942.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1972.
Female.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 1993.
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Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) —
also known as O. Vincent Coffin —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Union Vale, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1836.
Republican. Banker; insurance
business; treasurer and director, New Haven, Middletown &
Willimantic Railroad;
mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of
Connecticut, 1895-97.
Congregationalist.
Died January
13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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George Henry Corliss (1817-1888) —
also known as George H. Corliss —
of North Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Easton, Washington
County, N.Y., June 2,
1817.
Republican. Mechanical
engineer; inventor;
developed the Corliss steam engine; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1868-70; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Rhode Island.
Congregationalist.
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., February
21, 1888 (age 70 years, 264
days).
Interment at Swan
Point Cemetery, Providence, R.I.
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Harold L. Creal (b. 1896) —
of Homer, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., July 31,
1896.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1939-50.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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George Cromwell (1860-1934) —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1888; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1888; borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1898-1913; defeated, 1921;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
member of New York
state senate 23rd District, 1915-18.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a week later, in Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
17, 1934 (age 74 years, 76
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Howard Brush Dean III (b. 1948) —
also known as Howard Dean —
of Vermont.
Born in East Hampton, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
17, 1948.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1983-87; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1987-91; Governor of
Vermont, 1991-2003; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Vermont; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2004;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 2005-09.
Congregationalist.
Still living as of 2014.
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Israel Tripp Deyo (1854-1953) —
also known as Israel T. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1890-93; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1915.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., 1953
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Martin Weld Deyo (1902-1951) —
also known as Martin W. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., December
12, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County 2nd District, 1933-34; member
of New
York state senate 40th District, 1935-36; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1938;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1940-49; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 3rd Department,
1949.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Improved
Order of Red Men; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died October
20, 1951 (age 48 years, 312
days).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Richard Joseph Donovan (1926-1971) —
also known as Richard Donovan; Dick
Donovan —
of Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in New Rochelle Hospital,
New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
24, 1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; police
officer; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly, 1965-69; municipal judge in California, 1969-71;
died in office 1971.
Catholic;
later Congregationalist. Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Suffered a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, and died soon after, in a hospital
at Chula Vista, San Diego
County, Calif., November
21, 1971 (age 45 years, 270
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Glen
Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, Calif.
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Emory F. Dyckman (b. 1877) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., December
19, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1926-27;
defeated, 1927, 1928.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Lewellyn J. Egelston (b. 1868) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y., April
22, 1868.
Republican. Principal and owner, Rutland Business College; member of
Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1925-27.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Loyal D. Eldredge (b. 1831) —
of Grand Isle
County, Vt.; Middlebury, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Stockholm, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
5, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer; Grand
Isle County State's Attorney; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1876-78; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Middlebury, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Merton William Fairbank (1847-1918) —
also known as Merton W. Fairbank —
of Mt. Morris, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Sweden town, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
10, 1847.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,
1905-08.
Congregationalist.
Died in 1918
(age about
70 years).
Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Genesee Township, Genesee County, Mich.
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George A. Farr (b. 1924) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.; Bloomington, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school teacher
and principal; Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate for Minnesota
state auditor, 1958; executive secretary, Gov. Orville
Freeman, 1959-60; Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor state chair,
1961-67; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
1964.
Congregationalist.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Farr and Ruth (Townley) Farr; married, February
22, 1945, to Patricia Dunlap Sorlie. |
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Frank Moore Fitzgerald (1955-2004) —
also known as Frank M. Fitzgerald —
of Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Ledge, Eaton
County, Mich., November
11, 1955.
Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1987-96 (56th District 1987-92,
71st District 1993-96).
United Church of Christ.
Died suddenly at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., December
9, 2004 (age 49 years, 28
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Houston Irving Flournoy (b. 1929) —
also known as Houston I. Flournoy —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1929.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict;
member of California
state assembly, 1961-66; California
state controller, 1967-; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California; delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1972;
candidate for Governor of
California, 1974.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Political Science Association.
Still living as of 1974.
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Elial Todd Foote (1796-1877) —
also known as Elial T. Foote —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Gill, Franklin
County, Mass., May 1,
1796.
Physician;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly, 1819-20, 1826-27 (Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and
Niagara counties 1819-20, Chautauqua County 1826-27); Chautauqua
County Judge, 1823-43; postmaster at Jamestown,
N.Y., 1829-41.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., November
17, 1877 (age 81 years, 200
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Buell Gordon Gallagher (1904-1978) —
also known as Buell G. Gallagher —
of Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif.; Granite Springs, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Rankin, Vermilion
County, Ill., February
4, 1904.
Democrat. Ordained
minister; college
professor; president,
Talladega College, 1933-43; candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 7th District, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in August, 1978
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Elmer David Gallagher and Elma Maryel (Poole) Gallagher;
married, September
1, 1927, to June Lucille Sampson. |
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Louise Cuyler Gerry (1883-1962) —
also known as Louise C. Gerry —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Snyder, Erie
County, N.Y.; Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine.
Born in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine, June 12,
1883.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1936,
1940.
Female.
Congregationalist or Presbyterian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; Zonta; Grange.
Died in Robbinston, Washington
County, Maine, June 21,
1962 (age 79 years, 9
days).
Interment at Brewer Cemetery, Robbinston, Maine.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Elbridge Joseph Gerry and Sophia Teresa (Jones)
Gerry. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Wilbur S. Glass (b. 1852) —
of Watertown, Codington
County, S.Dak.
Born in Genesee
County, N.Y., April
27, 1852.
Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 28th District, 1895-1900,
1907-08; U.S. Consul in Kehl, 1897-98.
Congregationalist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester F. Glass and Mary (Brown) Glass; married, October
3, 1899, to Kathryn Garner. |
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Charles W. Green (1868-1940) —
of Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Greene
County, N.Y., July 1,
1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee); mayor
of Kansas City, Kan., 1913-17.
Congregationalist.
Died April 8,
1940 (age 71 years, 282
days).
Interment at Maple
Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, Kan.
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John Lewis Griffiths (1855-1914) —
also known as John L. Griffiths —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1887; Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1889-93; U.S. Consul in Liverpool, 1905-09; U.S. Consul General in London, 1909-14, died in office 1914.
Congregationalist. Welsh
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
seizure, in London, England,
May
17, 1914 (age 58 years, 222
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Griffiths and Elizabeth (Hughes) Griffiths; married, June 5,
1889, to Caroline Henderson. |
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William Wesley Hall (b. 1956) —
also known as William W. Hall —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Rockford, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., July 13,
1956.
Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan;
candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1996, 1998, 2002.
United Church of Christ.
Still living as of 2002.
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Richard Lockhart Hand (1839-1914) —
of Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., February
15, 1839.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1885, 1893.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law; Chi Psi.
Died October
7, 1914 (age 75 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Coleridge A. Hart (1852-1924) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1852.
Lawyer;
bank
director; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1888;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1889; Prohibition candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1896, 1906, 1911, 1912;
Prohibition candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Prohibition
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1922.
Congregationalist.
Died November
21, 1924 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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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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Warren Joel Howard (b. 1876) —
also known as W. J. Howard —
of Roxbury, Washington
County, Vt.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
22, 1876.
Republican. Physician;
superintendent
of schools; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Roxbury, 1910.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) —
of Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
7, 1848.
Republican. Manufacturer and dealer of butter tubs
and lumber;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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George Lewis Ingalls (1914-2001) —
also known as George L. Ingalls —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn., June 7,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-66 (Broome County 2nd District 1953-65,
125th District 1966).
Congregationalist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary;
Jaycees;
American Bar
Association.
Trustee of the New York Power
Authority in 1967-90.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., April
10, 2001 (age 86 years, 307
days).
Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 16,
1861.
Merchant;
lumberman;
postmaster at Norwich,
N.Y., 1894-1900; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in 1937
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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John Hume Kedzie (1815-1903) —
also known as John H. Kedzie —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Stamford, Delaware
County, N.Y., September
8, 1815.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
developer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives 7th District, 1877-78.
Congregationalist. Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., April 9,
1903 (age 87 years, 213
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) —
also known as Anson F. Keeler —
of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1887.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry
owner; mayor
of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut
state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut
state comptroller, 1933-35.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Veterans Hospital,
Newington, Hartford
County, Conn., September
29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April
12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul
Keith. |
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Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) —
also known as Horatio C. King —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, December
22, 1837.
Lawyer;
major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate
for secretary
of state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1912.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Received Medal
of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29,
1865.
Died November
15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ira Lloyd Letts (b. 1889) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.; Saunderstown, Narragansett, Washington
County, R.I.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., May 29,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for Rhode Island, 1927-35; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Rhode Island, 1936;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1942.
Congregationalist. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Judson Letts and Emma (Slater) Letts; married, December
29, 1917, to Madeline Houghton Greene; father of Houghton
Letts. |
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August
3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
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Charles Clapp Lockwood (1877-1958) —
also known as Charles C. Lockwood —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
2, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1924,
1928;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1914; member of New York
state senate, 1915-22 (4th District 1915-18, 7th District
1919-22); law partner of Nathaniel
L. Goldstein during the 1920s; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1927-29; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1932-47.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
21, 1958 (age 81 years, 19
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Lathrop Love (b. 1872) —
also known as William L. Love —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born July 27,
1872.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1923-32; defeated, 1932; candidate for
borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1933.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Lovejoy (1811-1864) —
of Princeton, Bureau
County, Ill.
Born in Albion, Kennebec
County, Maine, January
6, 1811.
Republican. Minister;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Illinois, 1856
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1857-64 (3rd District 1857-63, 5th
District 1863-64); died in office 1864.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
25, 1864 (age 53 years, 79
days).
Interment at Oakland
Cemetery, Princeton, Ill.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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William B. McKillip (b. 1851) —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Chesterfield, Essex
County, N.Y., August
31, 1851.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state senate from Chittenden County, 1919-23; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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Philo Parsons (1817-1865) —
of Michigan.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
7, 1817.
Wholesale
grocer; banker;
member of Michigan
state board of agriculture, 1861-63.
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist.
Died in Winchendon, Worcester
County, Mass., January
12, 1865 (age 47 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucine (Hoar) Parsons; married, June 27,
1843, to Anne Eliza Barnum. |
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Channing Emery Phillips (1928-1987) —
also known as Channing E. Phillips —
of Washington,
D.C.; New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
23, 1928.
Democrat. Minister;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1968;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from District of Columbia,
1968.
United Church of Christ. African
ancestry.
Died, from cancer,
at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
11, 1987 (age 59 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Otis Grey Pike (1921-2014) —
also known as Otis G. Pike —
of Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Riverhead, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
31, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate); U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1961-79; defeated,
1958.
Congregationalist. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Rotary.
Died January
20, 2014 (age 92 years, 142
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Lee Rankin (1907-1996) —
also known as J. Lee Rankin —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Weston, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Los Gatos, Santa
Clara County, Calif.
Born in Hartington, Cedar
County, Neb., July 6,
1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
U.S. Solicitor General, 1956-61; general counsel for the Warren
Commission; New York City Corporation Counsel, 1966-72; candidate for
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966.
Congregationalist. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in Batterson's Convalescent
Home at Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz
County, Calif., June 26,
1996 (age 88 years, 356
days).
Interment at Santa Cruz Memorial Park, Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Thomas Read (1881-1962) —
of Shelby, Oceana
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 28,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1915-20; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1919-20; Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1921-24, 1935-36; defeated in primary,
1930, 1936, 1938, 1942; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1924, 1940; member of Michigan
state senate 26th District, 1927-28; defeated in primary, 1928;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; Michigan
state attorney general, 1939-40; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 9th District, 1950.
Congregationalist. English
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died in 1962
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Shelby, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Read (1841-1911) and Jane (Davidson) Read; married, March
20, 1915, to Ethel Katherine White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual
1939 |
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Henry Roberts (1853-1929) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1853.
Republican. President, Hartford Woven Wire
Mattress Company; director, Hartford Electric
Light Company; also director of several banks;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; member
of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1901-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of
Connecticut, 1905-07.
Congregationalist. Welsh
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 1,
1929 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Fred B. Robertson (1871-1959) —
also known as Fred Robertson —
of Atwood, Rawlins
County, Kan.; Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan.
Born in Craigville, Orange
County, N.Y., July 2,
1871.
Democrat. Lawyer; Rawlins
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1899-03; member of Kansas
state senate 39th District, 1909-13; U.S.
Attorney for Kansas, 1913-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Kansas, 1924;
Kansas
Democratic state chair, 1924-28.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Kansas City, Wyandotte
County, Kan., November
1, 1959 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Robertson and Nancy J. (Haley) Robertson; married, May 15,
1900, to Luella Jane Hotchkiss. |
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Frederick William Rowe (1863-1946) —
also known as Frederick W. Rowe —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess
County, N.Y., March
10, 1863.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1915-21.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary.
Died June 20,
1946 (age 83 years, 102
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Henry Roy (1866-1919) —
also known as Robert H. Roy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1912; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1919; died in office 1919.
Congregationalist. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from pleural
and mediastinal carcinoma, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
10, 1919 (age 52 years, 124
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Charles Cassort Sackett (1859-1931) —
also known as Charles C. Sackett —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Republican. Farmer; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1908;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1921-24; chair of
Ontario County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Congregationalist.
Died in Ontario
County, N.Y., October
6, 1931 (age 72 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Augustine Sackett and Mary (Cassort) Sackett; married,
January
2, 1884, to Charlotte Houghton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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D. Joseph St. Germain (1893-1980) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Ellenberg, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 27,
1893.
Republican. Investment
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1940,
1948,
1956.
Congregationalist. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., April, 1980
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Loomis Sanborn (1850-1920) —
of Elkhorn, Walworth
County, Wis.; Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Brasher Falls, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., November
17, 1850.
Walworth
County Register of Deeds, 1875-79; lawyer; law
partner of John
C. Spooner; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, 1905-20;
died in office 1920.
Congregationalist.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., October
18, 1920 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wis.
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Donald C. Shoemaker —
of Webster, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (143rd District 1966, 130th District
1967-72).
United Church of Christ. Member, Grange;
Farm
Bureau; Lions.
Still living as of 1972.
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Charles Albert Sink (1879-1972) —
also known as Charles A. Sink —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Westernville, Oneida
County, N.Y., July 4,
1879.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1919-20, 1925-26; member of Michigan
state senate 12th District, 1921-22, 1927-30; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1932; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1936; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1948.
Congregationalist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Acacia;
Phi
Mu Alpha; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died, from a stroke,
in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 93 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Washtenong
Memorial Park, Ann Arbor Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Sink and Caroline (Gleasman) Sink; married, June 18,
1923, to Alva Joanna Gordon. |
| | | Image source: Ann Arbor Daily News,
October 8, 1928 |
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George Bundy Smith (b. 1937) —
of New York.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April 7,
1937.
State court judge in New York, 1987-92; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1992-.
Congregationalist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1993.
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Arnon Lyon Squiers (1869-1921) —
also known as Arnon L. Squiers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Sherburne, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
6, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1920-21; died in office 1921.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; American Bar
Association.
Died, following appendicitis
surgery, in St. John's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
28, 1921 (age 52 years, 22
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Farrand Stewart Stranahan (1842-1904) —
also known as F. Stewart Stranahan —
of St. Albans, Franklin
County, Vt.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
3, 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
Vermont
state house of representatives from St. Albans, 1884; member of
Vermont
state senate from Franklin County, 1888; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1892-94.
Congregationalist.
Died July 13,
1904 (age 62 years, 161
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, St. Albans, Vt.
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Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09; real estate
investor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11.
Congregationalist. Member, Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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Gardner Towne (1795-1879) —
of Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Rindge, Cheshire
County, N.H., 1795.
Farmer;
member of New York
state senate 21st District, 1856-57.
Congregationalist; later Presbyterian.
Died in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., June 20,
1879 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Towne and Relief Towne; married 1826 to Dorcas
Eames. |
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Charles Lee Underhill (1867-1946) —
also known as Charles L. Underhill —
of Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Richmond,
Va., July 20,
1867.
Republican. Blacksmith;
hardware
merchant; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1900; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1921-33.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1946 (age 78 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mt.
Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.
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Cyrus Packard Walbridge (1849-1921) —
also known as Cyrus P. Walbridge —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Madrid, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 20,
1849.
Republican. Carpenter;
lawyer;
druggist;
mayor
of St. Louis, Mo., 1893-97; member, Arrangements Committee, Republican National
Convention, 1896 ; candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1904.
Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., May 1,
1921 (age 71 years, 285
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Aldace Freeman Walker (1842-1901) —
also known as Aldace F. Walker —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in West Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt., May 11,
1842.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of Vermont
state senate from Rutland County, 1882; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1887-89; president, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa
Fe Railway,
1894-95.
Congregationalist.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April
12, 1901 (age 58 years, 336
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Rutland, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Aldace Walker and Mary Ann (Baker) Walker; married to
Katharine Shaw. |
| | | Epitaph: "An upright lawyer and
legislator, a faithful soldier and public officer, an able
administrator of important railway interests." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Bentley Weeks (1854-1935) —
also known as Frank B. Weeks —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
20, 1854.
Republican. Grain milling
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1909; Governor of
Connecticut, 1909-11; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1912,
1916.
Congregationalist. Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League.
Died October
2, 1935 (age 81 years, 255
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Henry Litchfield West (1859-1940) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Factoryville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., August
20, 1859.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; member
District of Columbia board of commissioners, 1902-10.
Methodist;
later Congregationalist. English
ancestry.
Died in West Haven, Dorchester
County, Md., September
3, 1940 (age 81 years, 14
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Athow West and Elizabeth (Cook) West; married, July 25,
1882, to Mary Hope White. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Men of Mark in America
(1906) |
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Heber Eugene Wheeler (1859-1936) —
also known as Heber E. Wheeler —
of Holcomb, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., December
24, 1859.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
Ontario
County Treasurer, 1904-09; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1914-17.
Congregationalist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1936
(age about
76 years).
Interment at East
Bloomfield Cemetery, East Bloomfield, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Oscar Fitzelan Wheeler and Lucy (Rowley) Wheeler; married, September
22, 1886, to Mary Adams; married to Theda M.
Mead. |
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Pliny W. Williamson —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Russellville, Brown
County, Ohio.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1935-58 (25th District 1935-44, 31st District
1945-58).
Presbyterian;
later Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons;
Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760-1833) —
of Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., January
11, 1760.
Connecticut
state comptroller, 1788-90; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1795-1800; banker; Governor of
Connecticut, 1817-27; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1818.
Congregationalist.
Accused,
by political adversaries in 1800, of setting
fire to the State Department, and resigned
from the Cabinet in protest against the investigation.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1833 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at East
Cemetery, Litchfield, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver
Wolcott Sr. and Laura (Collins) Wolcott; brother of Mary Ann
Wolcott (who married Chauncey
Goodrich) and Frederick
Wolcott; nephew of Erastus
Wolcott and Ursula Wolcott (who married Matthew
Griswold (1714-1799)); grandson of Roger
Wolcott (1679-1767); granduncle of Roger
Wolcott (1847-1900); third great-grandson of William
Leete; first cousin of Roger
Griswold; first cousin twice removed of John
William Allen, James
Samuel Wadsworth, Henry
Titus Backus, Christopher
Parsons Wolcott and Matthew
Griswold (1833-1919); first cousin thrice removed of Charles
Frederick Wadsworth, James
Wolcott Wadsworth, Edward
Oliver Wolcott and Alfred
Wolcott; first cousin four times removed of James
Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. and Selden
Chapin; first cousin five times removed of James
Jermiah Wadsworth and Frederic
Lincoln Chapin; first cousin six times removed of James
Wadsworth Symington; second cousin once removed of William
Pitkin, Gaylord
Griswold, Samuel
Clesson Allen, William
Wolcott Ellsworth and Henry
Leavitt Ellsworth; second cousin twice removed of Joseph
Lyman Huntington, Elisha
Hunt Allen and George
Washington Wolcott; second cousin thrice removed of Edmund
Holcomb, Albert
Asahel Bliss, Philemon
Bliss, Collins
Dwight Huntington, William
Fessenden Allen, George
Milo Huntington and Frederick
Hobbes Allen; second cousin four times removed of Judson
H. Warner, Nelson
Platt Wheeler, William
Egbert Wheeler and Henry
Augustus Wolcott; second cousin five times removed of Alexander
Royal Wheeler; third cousin of Daniel
Pitkin; third cousin once removed of Thomas
Chittenden, Enoch
Woodbridge, James
Hillhouse, Joseph
Silliman (1756-1829) and Timothy
Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of Phineas
Lyman Tracy, Albert
Haller Tracy, Henry
Ward Beecher, Leveret
Brainard, Edwin
Carpenter Pinney, Roger
Calvin Leete and John
Robert Graham Pitkin; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph
Pomeroy Root, George
Griswold Sill, Frederick
Walker Pitkin, George
Buckingham Beecher, Luther
S. Pitkin and Claude
Carpenter Pinney; fourth cousin of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Elizur
Goodrich, Martin
Chittenden, William
Woodbridge and Joseph
Silliman (c.1786-1850); fourth cousin once removed of Chittenden
Lyon, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Josiah
C. Chittenden, Clark
S. Chittenden, Abel
Madison Scranton, Frederick
Enoch Woodbridge and Joseph
Fitch Silliman. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The town
of Wolcott,
Vermont, is named for
him. |
| | | See also National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: One Hundredth Anniversary
(1919) |
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Bradford Ripley Wood (1800-1889) —
also known as Bradford R. Wood —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn., September
3, 1800.
U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1845-47; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1856;
U.S. Minister to Denmark, 1861-65.
Congregationalist.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
26, 1889 (age 89 years, 23
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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