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Arthur Aitkenhead (c.1881-1949) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
about 1881.
Republican. Carpenter; builder; vice-president, First
National Bank of
Glen Cove; mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1944-47; defeated, 1947.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Rotary.
Died, in North Country Community Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
2, 1949 (age about 68
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Janet Gordon. |
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter; Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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George Anderson (1839-1916) —
of Schodack, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Castleton (now Castleton-on-Hudson), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Westerlo, Albany
County, N.Y., 1839.
Republican. Farmer;
builder; farm
implement manufacturer; meat
business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 3rd District, 1896-97.
Died in 1916
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Castleton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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John H. Anderson (1905-1974) —
of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Wash.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., October
18, 1905.
Building contractor; mayor of
Tacoma, Wash., 1950-54, 1956-58.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in November, 1974
(age 69
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Eddy M. Anderson and Alice E. (Rawlinson) Anderson; married, June 15,
1928, to Caroline Parsons. |
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James Jerome Belden (1825-1904) —
also known as James J. Belden —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Fabius, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
30, 1825.
Republican. Builder; banker; hotel
owner; mayor
of Syracuse, N.Y., 1877-78; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-95, 1897-99 (25th District
1887-93, 27th District 1893-95, 1897-99).
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of uremic
poisoning, in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., January
1, 1904 (age 78 years, 93
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Francis J. Boland Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; real estate
developer; builder; excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas C. Brown (b. 1870) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born near Deseronto, Ontario,
April
21, 1870.
Republican. General contractor; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1925-30.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to
Harriet Beecher Humphrey. |
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Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Bricklayer;
building contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair
of Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 213
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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William Musgrave Calder (1869-1945) —
also known as William M. Calder —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1869.
Republican. Builder; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1905-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1945 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Patrick J. Carley (1866-1936) —
also known as P. J. Carley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
February
2, 1866.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; real estate
developer; builder; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1927-35.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
25, 1936 (age 70 years, 23
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Horace Carpenter (b. 1805) —
of Pittsfield Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Locke, Cayuga
County, N.Y., December
1, 1805.
Carpenter; surveyor;
supervisor
of Pittsfield Township, Michigan, 1848-50; Washtenaw
County Treasurer, 1863-64.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter F. Clayton (b. 1865) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1865.
Republican. Architect;
builder; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1921-25.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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James E. Clonin (c.1864-1925) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born about 1864.
Republican. Building materials merchant; candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1903.
Catholic.
Died in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 5,
1925 (age about 61
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John Cloughen (c.1849-1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1849.
Contractor; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1909.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1911 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Father of Robert Cloughen. |
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William F. Condon (1897-1972) —
also known as "Big Bill" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
20, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; deputy
sheriff; contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 5th District, 1928-35;
defeated, 1923; member of New York
state senate, 1939-64 (26th District 1939-44, 29th District
1945-54, 32nd District 1955-64); defeated, 1964; lobbyist.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Modern
Woodmen.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
19, 1972 (age 74 years, 181
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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John Daniel Crimmins (1844-1917) —
also known as John D. Crimmins —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 18,
1844.
Democrat. Contractor; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(alternate); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Philanthropist.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1917 (age 73 years, 175
days).
Entombed at Corpus
Christi Monastery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles Miller Croswell (1825-1886) —
also known as Charles M. Croswell —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
31, 1825.
Republican. Carpenter; contractor; lawyer; Lenawee
County Register of Deeds, 1851-54; law partner of Thomas
M. Cooley, 1855; mayor of
Adrian, Mich., 1862-63; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-66, 1867-68 (10th District 1863-66, 8th
District 1867-68); delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 4th District,
1873-74; Speaker of
the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1873-74; Governor of
Michigan, 1877-80.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
13, 1886 (age 61 years, 43
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Thomas F. Cunningham (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
1846.
Democrat. Contractor; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1893.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Walter Curley (1873-1940) —
also known as Edward W. Curley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1873.
Democrat. Builder; president, Stanley Hoist and Machine
Company; U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1935-40; died in
office 1940.
Member, Eagles.
Died, from a heart
attack, while seriously ill from a throat
ailment, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
6, 1940 (age 66 years, 228
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Michael J. Dady (c.1850-1921) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1850.
Republican. Contractor; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916.
Died, of pneumonia,
in St. Mary's Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 2,
1921 (age about 71
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Dalton (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1852.
Democrat. Carpenter; butcher; manufacturer of
butchers' supplies; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1886-88;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Dannebrock (1906-1989) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
28, 1906.
Republican. Contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1945-60.
Died July 27,
1989 (age 83 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Danford W. Dean (1853-1934) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Centerville, Allegany
County, N.Y., February
8, 1853.
Democrat. Contractor; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1904;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1911, 1917.
Died July 7,
1934 (age 81 years, 149
days).
Interment at St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N.Y.
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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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David Dows (1885-1966) —
also known as "Big Dave" —
of Locust Valley, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Bradley, Greenwood
County, S.C.
Born in Irvington, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
12, 1885.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; worked in iron and steel
mills; supervised construction of steel mills
overseas; studied foreign industries as representative of a steamship
line; horse
breeder; bank
director; Nassau
County Sheriff, 1932-34; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1944;
member, New York State Racing Commission, 1944-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1956;
South
Carolina Republican state chair, 1956-58; candidate for
Presidential Elector for South Carolina.
Convicted
of assault
in 1913, over his treatment of a New York Times reporter who was
attempting to interview him.
Died in Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., August
13, 1966 (age 81 years, 1
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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John J. Dunnigan (b. 1883) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
6, 1883.
Democrat. Architect;
builder; member of New York
state senate, 1915-20, 1921-44 (21st District 1915-18, 23rd
District 1919-20, 1921-44); defeated, 1920 (23rd District), 1944
(27th District); delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April
19, 1847.
Republican. Lumber
business; contractor; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton; married 1868 to Medora
L. DeWitt. |
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memorial |
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John W. Flaherty (1832-1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland,
1832.
Democrat. Ship
carpenter; contractor; Independent Democratic candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1874; Brooklyn
Commissioner of City Works; indicted,
along with George
C. Bennett, in December 1878, for conspiracy to defraud
the city of $50,000; tried
and convicted;
fined
$250; the conviction, which he claimed was the work of Mayor James
Howell and the corrupt "Brooklyn Ring", was reversed on appeal;
Independent Democratic candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1879.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
26, 1904 (age about 72
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John H. Flynn (born c.1879) —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Southold, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., about 1879.
Democrat. Contractor; real
estate and insurance
business; appraiser;
candidate for mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1905; U.S. Appraiser of Customs at New York,
1942-53.
Burial location unknown.
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George U. Forbell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Builder; Progressive candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1914; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1920; defeated
(Democratic), 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Frawley (b. 1866) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1866.
Democrat. Plasterer;
builder; member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1903-14.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Charles A. Freiberg (b. 1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 23,
1887.
Republican. Civil
engineer; general manager, Buffalo Cement
Company; president, Amherst Stone
Company; president, Duane Construction Corporation; member of
New
York state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1923-26;
member of New York
state senate 50th District, 1927-29; Erie
County Sheriff.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank A. Frost (b. 1874) —
of Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y.
Born in Watkins (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., March
21, 1874.
Republican. Contractor; chair of
Schuyler County Republican Party, 1927-32; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1929-34.
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
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Francis P. Gallagher —
of Coney Island, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1898-99.
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis Glasby (1825-1912) —
also known as William F. Glasby —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, March 7,
1825.
Contractor; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1863-64.
Died, from enteritis,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
21, 1912 (age 87 years, 259
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Glasby and Polly (Coon) Glasby. |
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Republican. Bridge builder; lumber
business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, 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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Michael Grace —
of Weedsport, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Building contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1912-13.
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Greiner —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Contractor and builder; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 7th District, 1914; member of New York
state senate 50th District, 1915-16; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. Hackett (b. 1873) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, February
22, 1873.
Democrat. Contractor; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1903-12 (New York County 13th District 1903-06,
New York County 9th District 1907-12).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin Arthur Hall Jr. (1909-2004) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.; Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., February
11, 1909.
Republican. Building contractor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1939-53 (34th District 1939-45,
37th District 1945-53).
Died in Montrose, Susquehanna
County, Pa., October
18, 2004 (age 95 years, 250
days).
Interment at Quaker Lake Cemetery, Brackney, Pa.
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Nelson Secord Hance (b. 1883) —
also known as Nelson S. Hance —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
30, 1883.
Carpenter; builder; People's candidate for village
president of Hempstead, New York, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Hance and Rachel Hance. |
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Richard L. Hanna (b. 1951) —
of Barneveld, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
25, 1951.
Republican. Construction business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 2011-17 (24th District 2011-13,
22nd District 2013-17); defeated, 2008.
Lebanese
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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William S. Hart —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Builder; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 1st District, 1924-27;
candidate for borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward B. Hawkins (b. 1865) —
of Biwabik, St. Louis
County, Minn.; Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., 1865.
Republican. Civil
engineer; contractor; member of Minnesota
state senate 49th District, 1899-1906; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Minnesota, 1908;
member of Republican
National Committee from Minnesota, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Heling (1880-1938) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Babylon town, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 1,
1880.
Democrat. Undertaker;
contractor; banker; mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932.
German
ancestry.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a few hours later, in Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1938 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Heling and Catherina Heling; married to Elizabeth Wolter
and Josephine Roubal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Denis Michael Hurley (1843-1899) —
also known as Denis M. Hurley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Limerick, Ireland,
March
14, 1843.
Republican. Carpenter; building contractor; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1881; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1895-99; defeated,
1898; died in office 1899; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis on November 10, 1898, and died three months later, in
Hot Springs, Bath
County, Va., February
26, 1899 (age 55 years, 349
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Stanley Myer Isaacs (1882-1962) —
also known as Stanley M. Isaacs —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1882.
Lawyer;
real
estate investor; builder; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1938-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Committee; Phi
Beta Kappa; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1962 (age 79 years, 288
days).
Cremated.
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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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Orlando Kellogg (1809-1865) —
of Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., June 18,
1809.
Carpenter; lawyer; Essex
County Surrogate, 1840-44; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1847-49, 1863-65 (14th District
1847-49, 16th District 1863-65); died in office 1865; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1860.
Died in Elizabethtown, Essex
County, N.Y., August
24, 1865 (age 56 years, 67
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Elizabethtown, N.Y.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Rowland Kellogg and Sarah (Titus) Kellogg; married 1837 to Polly
Woodruff; father of Rowland
Case Kellogg; second cousin once removed of Frank
Billings Kellogg; second cousin twice removed of Charles
Kellogg (1773-1842); second cousin thrice removed of Aaron
Kellogg; third cousin of William
Dean Kellogg; third cousin once removed of Alvan
Kellogg, Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg and Alphonso
Alva Hopkins; third cousin twice removed of Jason
Kellogg, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill and Daniel
Fiske Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Swayze Seward; fourth cousin once removed of Luther
Walter Badger, Silas
Dewey Kellogg, Greene
Carrier Bronson, Chester
Ashley, Daniel
Kellogg, Alvah
Nash, John
Russell Kellogg, Laman
Ingersoll, Thomas
Belden Butler, George
Smith Catlin, Albert
Gallatin Kellogg, Francis
William Kellogg, Farrand
Fassett Merrill and Charles
Kellogg (1839-1903). |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Thomas F. Larkin (c.1872-1928) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1872.
Democrat. Contractor; business partner of James
J. Lynch; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928.
Died, of apoplexy,
while playing
golf, at the 13th tee of the Briarcliff Lodge golf course, in
Briarcliff Manor, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 25,
1928 (age about 56
years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Yonkers, N.Y.
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Jesse P. Larrimer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Engineer;
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1913.
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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George Lewis (b. 1875) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
18, 1875.
Democrat. Building contractor; construction
superintendent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Colorado, 1928.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1899 to Sophia
A. Silver. |
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Charles Loucks (born c.1872) —
of Wallingford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Sharon, Schoharie
County, N.Y., about 1872.
Republican. Contractor; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wallingford, 1911-12, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Chemung town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1932;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira Savings Bank,
1933; president, Lowman Construction Corp.; president, U.S. Cut Flower
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lowman and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married, September
9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. |
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James J. Lynch (c.1872-1931) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
about 1872.
Republican. Builder; business partner of Thomas
F. Larkin; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1921.
Member, Elks.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
24, 1931 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Mapes (1846-1912) —
also known as Frank Mapes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Orange
County, N.Y., February
13, 1846.
Builder; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
4, 1912 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of DeWitt Charles Mapes and Rachel (Earl) Mapes; married to Margaret
Ann Haring. |
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Alexander C. Martin (b. 1866) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Warren, Bristol
County, R.I., 1866.
Republican. Engineer;
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Prof. W. E. Martin. |
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John Martin (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
June, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter; steamfitter;
machinist;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Horatio Matchett (1843-1919) —
also known as Charles H. Matchett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Needham (part now in Wellesley), Norfolk
County, Mass., May 15,
1843.
Socialist. Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; inventor;
carpenter; electrician;
Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1892; Socialist Labor candidate
for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1895; Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1896; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York; Social Democratic candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1910 (7th District), 1914 (6th
District); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate
for New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1915.
Died in Allston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
23, 1919 (age 76 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John J. McLoughlin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Dock
builder; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1920-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas J. McManus (b. 1864) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 4,
1864.
Democrat. Contractor; member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1903-05 (New York County 17th District
1892, New York County 18th District 1893, New York County 15th
District 1903-05); member of New York
state senate 15th District, 1907-12.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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John W. Meldrum (1843-1936) —
of Laramie, Albany
County, Wyo.
Born in Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y., September
17, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
carpenter; wagon
maker; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wyoming Territory, 1882; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wyoming Territory, 1884;
Surveyor General of Wyoming Territory, 1884-85; secretary
of Wyoming Territory, 1889-90; U.S. Commissioner in Yellowstone
National Park, 1894-1935.
Died in Denver,
Colo., February
27, 1936 (age 92 years, 163
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Nicholas Nehrbauer Jr. —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1914-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard Pikaart (1866-1924) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter; architect;
lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Junior
Order.
While repairing a chicken coop, he was accidentally
shot
in the heart, and killed, by a rifle held by 12-year-old Edward
Kupetz, in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Charles W. Posthauer (b. 1871) —
of College Point, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1871.
Democrat. Builder; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 3rd District, 1927-29.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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E. Bert Pullman (b. 1872) —
of Fulton Chain, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., January
1, 1872.
Democrat. Millwright;
carpenter; building contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1913; defeated, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Reynolds (1868-1931) —
of Long Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
29, 1868.
Republican. Builder; real estate
developer; member of New York
state senate 3rd District, 1894-95; indicted
by a grand jury in August 1917 for perjury,
over his 1912 expert testimony on the value of land sought by the
city for a park; the grand jury alleged that he falsely
denied any personal
interest in the realty company which owned the property; also indicted
in October 1917, with three others, for conspiracy defraud
the city of $500,000 by inflating the appraisal; the indictments were
dismissed in May 1920 over the prosecutor's delay of the trial; village
president of Long Beach, New York, 1921-22; mayor
of Long Beach, N.Y., 1922-24; removed 1924; defeated, 1925; indicted
on May 1, 1924, along with the Long Beach city treasurer, for misappropriating
city funds in connection with a bond issue; tried in
June 1924, convicted,
sentenced
to six months in the county
jail, and automatically removed from
office as mayor; released pending appeal; the Appellate Division
reversed the conviction in June 1925 and ordered a new trial; the
indictment was dismissed in June 1927.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
13, 1931 (age 63 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Reynolds and Margaret (McChesney) Reynolds; married to
Elise Guerrier. |
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Jeremiah F. Ryan (1882-1948) —
also known as Jere F. Ryan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Auburndale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1882.
Democrat. Engineer;
building contractor; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 4th District, 1926-28;
defeated, 1928; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1932;
New York City Commissioner of Markets, 1933-34.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall; Moose; Elks; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died, in Flushing Hospital,
Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April 2,
1948 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Ryan and Catherine (Kane) Ryan. |
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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder; mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder; lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder; lumber mill
owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Norman Sorenson —
of Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Police
officer; building contractor; candidate for mayor
of Glen Cove, N.Y., 1967 (Conservative), 1971 (Republican).
Still living as of 1971.
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Carl Plin Taylor (1884-1968) —
also known as Carl P. Taylor —
of Casper, Natrona
County, Wyo.
Born in Rushford, Allegany
County, N.Y., January
2, 1884.
Worked on construction of the Panama
Canal; steel
construction business; built many oil storage
tanks; candidate for mayor of
Casper, Wyo., 1939.
Died in Lynwood, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
25, 1968 (age 84 years, 23
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Roland Lyman Taylor and Marion (JacksoN) Taylor; married, November
29, 1905, to Mayme Alice Brokaw; married 1916 to Etta
L. Porter. |
| | | Image source: Casper (Wyoming)
Star-Tribune, September 27, 1939 |
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James A. Thompson (b. 1873) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 12,
1873.
Democrat. Carpenter; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1905-06; member of
New
York state senate 5th District, 1907-08.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction and engineering
firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Bray Todd (1899-1989) —
also known as Webster B. Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. President, Todd Associates construction engineering
firm; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1943; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; director of Economic Affairs in U.S. Mission
to NationalO and Europe, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1968,
1972;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1989 (age 89 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Leo P. Ulmann —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Builder; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 24th District, 1901-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Simon B. Van Wagenen —
of Rondout, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1920-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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William L. Vaughan (b. 1866) —
of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., 1866.
Democrat. Building contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1922-33.
Methodist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
also known as Charles C. B. Walker —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor; lumber and
hardware
merchant; postmaster at Corning,
N.Y., 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, 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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John H. Westbrook (b. 1890) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., April 6,
1890.
Democrat. Sheet metal
worker; president,
Local 15, Sheet Metal Workers; delegate,
Central Federation of Labor, 1912; president,
Troy Building Trades Council, 1918; president,
New York State Council of Sheet Metal Workers, 1921-22;
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 1st District, 1924.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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John Reed Yale (1855-1925) —
also known as John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y., May 8,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died in
office 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Milton Zaslow (1918-1997) —
also known as Michael Bartell —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; California.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 28,
1918.
Machinist;
construction worker; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1992.
Died August
8, 1997 (age 79 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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