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Pharmaceutical Industry Politicians in New York
including Druggists and Pharmacists

  Orlando Allen (1803-1874) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., February 10, 1803. Apothecary; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1848-49; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1850-51, 1860. Died in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., September 4, 1874 (age 71 years, 206 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) — also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire Strap-Hanger" — of Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Pleasantville, Westchester County, N.Y., February 16, 1841. Republican. School teacher; pharmaceutical manufacturer; investor in real estate, mining claims, and the Standard Oil Company; owned considerable stock in railroads and utilities; director, New York Life Insurance Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical Co.; director, National Fuel Gas Co.; mayor of Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904 (alternate), 1908; U.S. Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Methodist. Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work. Died, of pneumonia, in Yonkers, Westchester County, N.Y., December 26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313 days). Interment at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
  Relatives: Step-son of Catherine Andrus; son of Rev. Loyal B. Andrus and Ann (Palmer) Andrus; married, June 23, 1869, to Julia M. Dyckman; father of Edith Jefferson Andrus (who married Frederick Morgan Davenport).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Max Asotsky (1889-1947) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 19, 1889. Democrat. Lawyer; druggist; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Jackson County 3rd District, 1923-40. Jewish. Died in Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., September 30, 1947 (age 58 years, 195 days). Interment at Sheffield Cemetery, Kansas City, Mo.
  Relatives: Married, October 3, 1924, to Sara Kazan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Wallace Ray Austin (b. 1888) — also known as W. Ray Austin — of Spencerport, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Spencerport, Monroe County, N.Y., July 25, 1888. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1923-33; defeated, 1933. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Philip Blank (b. 1898) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born May 8, 1898. Democrat. Pharmacist; lawyer; college teacher; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 24th District, 1945-46. Jewish. Member, Knights of Pythias; Delta Sigma Theta. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Dora Rubenstein.
  Benjamin Brandreth — of Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester County, N.Y. Patent medicine manufacturer; member of New York state senate, 1850-51, 1858-59 (7th District 1850-51, 8th District 1858-59). Interment at Dale Cemetery, Ossining, N.Y.
  Alfred James Brown (1856-1913) — of Colorado. Born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., March 23, 1856. Physician; druggist; member of Colorado state legislature, 1890. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias. Died, of cerebral apoplexy, at his drugstore in Higbee, Randolph County, Mo., February 17, 1913 (age 56 years, 331 days). Interment at Eel River Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
  Relatives: Son of David Brown.
  John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known as John T. Connor; Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., November 3, 1914. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67. Catholic. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Phi Kappa Psi. President and CEO of the Merck pharmaceutical company from 1955; chairman and CEO of Allied Chemical, 1967-79. Died, of cancer, at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., October 6, 2000 (age 85 years, 338 days). Interment at Mosswood Cemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass.
  Relatives: Married to Mary O'Boyle.
  Epitaph: "Semper Fidelis"
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert O. Craig (born c.1834) — of Janesville, Waseca County, Minn. Born in New York, about 1834. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of Minnesota state senate 11th District, 1883-86, 1891-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
  Thomas William Cumming (c.1814-1855) — also known as Thomas W. Cumming — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Frederick, Frederick County, Md., about 1814. Democrat. Druggist; cloth manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New York 2nd District, 1853-55. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 13, 1855 (age about 41 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Lane Dodge (1790-1873) — also known as David L. Dodge — of Springport town, Cayuga County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y. Born in North Castle town, Westchester County, N.Y., February 21, 1790. Physician; druggist; member of New York state assembly from Cayuga County 2nd District, 1855. Died in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 6, 1873 (age 83 years, 227 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Esther (Lane) Dodge and Jeremiah Dodge; married, November 26, 1812, to Mary Flagler; fourth cousin once removed of Henry Dodge.
  Political families: Polk family; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April 14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell.
  Frank A. Emma (born c.1899) — of Utica, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., about 1899. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly, 1941-46 (Oneida County 1st District 1941-44, Oneida County 2nd District 1945-46); candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 35th District, 1946. Member, Knights of Columbus; Kiwanis. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Cora Augar.
  Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) — also known as Charles H. Gaus — of Albany, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio, September 1, 1840. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of Albany, N.Y., 1902-08; New York state comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909. German ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in a hunting lodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec, October 31, 1909 (age 69 years, 60 days). Interment at Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Charles J. Gimbrone — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1928-33; defeated, 1933, 1934. Burial location unknown.
  George Pickering Glazier (1841-1901) — also known as George P. Glazier — of Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Boston, Erie County, N.Y., April 5, 1841. Republican. Druggist; banker; farmer. Stricken with paralysis, and died six hours later, in Chelsea, Washtenaw County, Mich., March 5, 1901 (age 59 years, 334 days). Interment at Oak Grove Cemetery, Chelsea, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of George M. Glazier and Anna Maria Glazier; married, May 12, 1861, to Emily Jane Stimson; father of Frank Porter Glazier.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lester Adoran Goodrich (b. 1854) — also known as Lester A. Goodrich — of Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Mich. Born in New Haven, Oswego County, N.Y., March 2, 1854. Republican. Pharmacist; mayor of Hillsdale, Mich., 1892; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  James W. Hine (b. 1846) — of Lowell, Kent County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in West Meredith, Delaware County, N.Y., 1846. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; newspaper editor and publisher; member of Michigan state senate 22nd District, 1883. Burial location unknown.
S. Percy Hooker Samuel Percy Hooker (b. 1860) — also known as S. Percy Hooker — of Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Black Earth, Dane County, Wis., December 5, 1860. Republican. Medicine maker; justice of the peace; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1902-06; member of New York state senate 44th District, 1907-08. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1907
  Peter C. Jezewski (1883-1960) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich. Born in New York, November 22, 1883. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1915-16; mayor of Hamtramck, Mich., 1922-26, 1932-34; defeated, 1926, 1934. Convicted of bootlegging and other vice crimes about 1926, and spent a year in Leavenworth federal prison. Died in Hamtramck, Wayne County, Mich., December 1, 1960 (age 77 years, 9 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ebenezer Johnson (1786-1849) — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born November 7, 1786. Physician; druggist; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1832-33. Died in Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tenn., September 23, 1849 (age 62 years, 320 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Elisha Johnson.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Johnstone (c.1661-1732) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Ochiltree, Ayrshire, Scotland, about 1661. Druggist; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1714-19. Scottish ancestry. Died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., September 3, 1732 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Samuel D. Kendrick (1845-1917) — of Glens Falls, Warren County, N.Y. Born in Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vt., April 11, 1845. Democrat. Druggist; lumber business; mayor of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1910-11. Died August 21, 1917 (age 72 years, 132 days). Burial location unknown.
Thomas E. Logan Thomas E. Logan (b. 1834) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in New York, 1834. Republican. Druggist; bank director; postmaster at Boise, Idaho, 1869-73; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1873-75, 1876-78. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: City of Boise
  George Lord (1815-1893) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., March 17, 1815. Democrat. Sawmill business; druggist; railroad ticket agent; insurance business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1872; mayor of Bay City, Mich., 1878. Died in Bay City, Bay County, Mich., April 30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44 days). Interment at Elm Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Lowe (1812-1891) — of Mason, Ingham County, Mich. Born in Neversink, Sullivan County, N.Y., May 24, 1812. Hardware merchant; druggist; village president of Mason, Michigan, 1866-67. Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., April 7, 1891 (age 78 years, 318 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
  Relatives: Married to Emeline E. Wheaton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George L. Lusk (b. 1866) — of Bay City, Bay County, Mich. Born in New York, 1866. Republican. Druggist; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Bay County 2nd District, 1897-1900; postmaster at Bay City, Mich., 1907-11. Burial location unknown.
S. Earl McDermott S. Earl McDermott (b. 1893) — of Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y. Born in Cohoes, Albany County, N.Y., February 14, 1893. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; druggist; member of New York state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Joseph A. McGinnies (b. 1861) — of Ripley, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born November 7, 1861. Republican. Pharmacist; fruit farmer; member of New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1916-35; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1932; delegate to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938. Burial location unknown.
George W. Merck George W. Merck (1894-1957) — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J.; Rupert, Bennington County, Vt. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 29, 1894. Republican. Chemist; president (1925-49) and chairman (1949-57), Merck & Co., pharmaceutical makers; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large; elected 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1956. Suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, and died the next day, in Orange Memorial Hospital, Orange, Essex County, N.J., November 9, 1957 (age 63 years, 225 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Merck and Friedrike (Schenck) Merck; married, September 22, 1917, to Josephine Carey Wall; married 1926 to Serena Stevens.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Image source: Time Magazine, August 18, 1952
  Kenneth Duncan Lozier Niven (1862-1927) — also known as Kenneth D. L. Niven — of Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y. Born in Westtown, Orange County, N.Y., March, 1862. Democrat. Pharmacist; postmaster at Monticello, N.Y., 1894-98, 1919-20 (acting, 1919-20); clerk, Sullivan County Board of Supervisors, 1911-27. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Struck by a car, and died two hours later, in Monticello Hospital, Monticello, Sullivan County, N.Y., November 22, 1927 (age 65 years, 0 days). Interment at Rock Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Duncan Campbell Niven and Augusta (Ecker) Niven; married 1907 to Virginia Thompson (sister of Archibald Campbell Niven Thompson); grandnephew of Archibald Campbell Niven.
  Political family: Thompson-Niven family of Monticello, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Reuben B. Oldfield — of Bath, Steuben County, N.Y. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1915-16. Burial location unknown.
  Anthony L. Palma — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1924. Burial location unknown.
  Harris Pendleton (b. 1845) — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn.; New London, New London County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 15, 1845. Telegraph operator; civil engineer; druggist; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford, 1886; undertaker. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Harris Pendleton (1811-1890) and Sarah (Chester) Pendleton; brother of James Pendleton; married, November 8, 1871, to Mary Brewster Burtch; great-grandnephew of Nathan Pendleton (1754-1841); first cousin twice removed of Nathan Pendleton (1779-1827); second cousin once removed of Charles Marsh Pendleton, James Monroe Pendleton, Cyrus Henry Pendleton and Cornelius Welles Pendleton; second cousin twice removed of Daniel Burrows; third cousin of Calvin Crane Pendleton, Edward Wheeler Pendleton, Joseph Palmer Dyer, Charles Henry Pendleton, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Nathan William Pendleton and Eckford Gustavus Pendleton; third cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows and Claudius Victor Pendleton; fourth cousin of Enoch C. Chapman.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Ray Vaughn Pierce (1840-1914) — also known as Ray V. Pierce — of Titusville, Crawford County, Pa.; Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y. Born in Stark, Herkimer County, N.Y., August 6, 1840. Republican. Physician; patent medicine manufacturer; member of New York state senate, 1877-78; U.S. Representative from New York 32nd District, 1879-80; resigned 1880. Died in St. Vincent Island, Franklin County, Fla., February 4, 1914 (age 73 years, 182 days). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Mary Jane Smith.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) — also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga County" — of Owego, Tioga County, N.Y. Born in Owego, Tioga County, N.Y., July 15, 1833. Republican. Druggist; lumber business; Tioga County Clerk, 1859-61; banker; director and president, Southern Central Railroad; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75, 28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896 (speaker), 1900, 1904, 1908; U.S. Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881. Presbyterian. In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a lawsuit for breach of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit, reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the Senator with bigamy, claiming that he had secretly married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss Wood was arrested and charged with perjury. Died, from Bright's disease, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 6, 1910 (age 76 years, 234 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Platt and Lesbia (Hinchman) Platt; married, December 12, 1852, to Ellen Lucy Barstow; married, October 11, 1903, to Lillian (Thompson) Janeway.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The Parties and The Men (1896)
  Anthony Joseph Principi (b. 1944) — also known as Anthony J. Principi — of Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego County, Calif. Born in Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 16, 1944. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; lawyer; staff director for U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, 1984-86; U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2001-05; resigned 2005; lobbyist for Pfizer drug company; chairman, QTC Management. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Abner Wheelock Rice (1848-1910) — also known as A. Wheelock Rice — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Wayland, Middlesex County, Mass., May 28, 1848. Republican. Druggist; candidate for mayor of Hudson, N.Y., 1884. Died in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., April 3, 1910 (age 61 years, 310 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Rice and Sara Griffin (Reeves) Rice; married 1870 to Alice Chamberlain Uhler.
  Ray LeGrande Riley (c.1874-1953) — also known as Ray L. Riley — of California; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1874. Republican. Druggist; California state controller, 1921-37; candidate for U.S. Senator from California, 1938. Died in a hospital in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., May 19, 1953 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Robert Tripp Ross (1903-1981) — of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Washington, Beaufort County, N.C., June 4, 1903. Republican. Druggist; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1947-49, 1952-53; defeated, 1948 (5th District), 1950 (5th District), 1952 (6th District). Died in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., October 1, 1981 (age 78 years, 119 days). Interment at Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, N.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Abiram Duane Salisbury (1841-1909) — also known as Abram D. Salisbury — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Jefferson County, N.Y., June 17, 1841. Republican. Physician; druggist; village president of Midland, Michigan, 1880; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Midland District, 1889-90; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1907 (Republican primary), 1907 (Union). Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., October 16, 1909 (age 68 years, 121 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Henry Hinckley Stafford (1833-1911) — also known as Henry H. Stafford — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich.; Mt. Vernon, Westchester County, N.Y.; Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., January 6, 1833. Republican. Druggist; mayor of Marquette, Mich., 1871; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County 1st District, 1877-78. Died in Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., April 26, 1911 (age 78 years, 110 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Granduncle by marriage of Randolph Appleton Kidder.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  John Henry Starin (1825-1909) — also known as John H. Starin — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Sammonsville, Montgomery County (now Fulton County), N.Y., August 27, 1825. Republican. Druggist; banker; postmaster; U.S. Representative from New York 20th District, 1877-81. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 21, 1909 (age 83 years, 206 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fultonville Cemetery, Fultonville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Myndert Starin and Rachel (Sammons) Starin; nephew of Simeon Sammons; grandson of Thomas Sammons; second cousin of Cyrus Baldwin Sammons.
  Political family: Sammons family of New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Harry Terhune (d. 1935) — of Middletown, Orange County, N.Y. Republican. Pharmacist; mayor of Middletown, N.Y., 1934-35; died in office 1935. Died, from a stomach ailment, in Middletown, Orange County, N.Y., July 17, 1935. Burial location unknown.
  William David Thomas (1880-1936) — also known as William D. Thomas — of Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Middle Granville, Washington County, N.Y., March 22, 1880. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1925-26; chair of Rensselaer County Republican Party, 1927-34; Rensselaer County Treasurer, 1927-33; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928, 1936 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1934-36; died in office 1936. Member, Freemasons; Order of the Eastern Star; Elks. Died in Washington, D.C., May 17, 1936 (age 56 years, 56 days). Interment at Maple Grove Cemetery, Hoosick Falls, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David D. Thomas and Mary (McKenzie) Thomas.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Moses Younglove Tilden (1811-1876) — also known as Moses Y. Tilden — of Columbia County, N.Y. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., November 14, 1811. Druggist; livestock raiser; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County 2nd District, 1869. Died in Lebanon Springs, Columbia County, N.Y., September 9, 1876 (age 64 years, 300 days). Interment at Cemetery of the Evergreens, New Lebanon, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elam Tilden and Polly Younglove (Jones) Tilden; brother of Samuel Jones Tilden; married to Lucy Foote Campbell; second cousin once removed of Calvin Tilden Hulburd; third cousin of Stephen Daniel Tilden; third cousin once removed of Daniel Rose Tilden; third cousin twice removed of George Galen Tilden; third cousin thrice removed of Lucien Cooper Tilden, Julius Galen Tilden and Fred Chester Tilden; fourth cousin of Asahel Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Day Otis Kellogg and Dwight Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Jeremiah F. Twomey Jeremiah F. Twomey (b. 1874) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 16, 1874. Democrat. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1916-18; member of New York state senate 10th District, 1919-44. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Orlo Judson Walbridge and Althea Maria (Packard) Walbridge; married, October 9, 1879, to Lizzie Merrell; first cousin twice removed of John Jay Walbridge and David Safford Walbridge; first cousin thrice removed of Ephraim Safford; second cousin twice removed of James Safford and Anson Peacely Killen Safford; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer William Walbridge and Henry Sanford Walbridge; third cousin once removed of Robert Crawford Safford; third cousin twice removed of Hiram Walbridge; fourth cousin of Edward L. Safford; fourth cousin once removed of John Hill Walbridge and Henry E. Walbridge.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed; married 1884 to Ida A. Stevens.
  Schuyler Carl Wells (1881-1964) — also known as Schuyler C. Wells — of Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., October 13, 1881. Republican. Patent medicine manufacturer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920. Methodist. Died in Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y., August 21, 1964 (age 82 years, 313 days). Interment at Machpelah Cemetery, Le Roy, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Schuyler Charles Wells and Anna Elizabeth (Hooker) Wells; married to Elizabeth 'Bess' Osborne; second cousin thrice removed of Ebenezer Huntington; second cousin four times removed of Joshua Coit; second cousin five times removed of Samuel Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Jabez Williams Huntington.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Roosevelt family of New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George H. Whitney — of Mechanicville, Saratoga County, N.Y. Republican. Pharmacist; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1903-10, 1912; member of New York state senate 30th District, 1913-18. Burial location unknown.
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