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Sanford Winslow Abbey (1857-1935) —
also known as Sanford W. Abbey —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Richmond, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
11, 1857.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1890, 1910; postmaster at Canandaigua,
N.Y., 1916.
Presbyterian.
Member, Eagles; Freemasons.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 18,
1935 (age 78 years, 188
days).
Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, N.Y.
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Cassius Lynn Alexander (1875-1931) —
also known as Cassius L. Alexander —
of Corry, Erie
County, Pa.
Born in Wayne Township, Erie
County, Pa., January
24, 1875.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Corry, Pa., 1909-13, 1918-25, 1929-31; died in office 1931;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives 3rd District, 1915-16.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Eagles.
While en route to Buffalo, N.Y., he was killed in a one-car automobile
accident, when his car went off the road and hit a telephone
pole, in near Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., June 9,
1931 (age 56 years, 136
days).
Interment at Pine
Grove Cemetery, Corry, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Alexander and Sarah M. (Dutton) Alexander; married to
Melinda Alvira Cody. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance
broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions;
Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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Raymond Earl Baldwin (1893-1986) —
also known as Raymond E. Baldwin —
of Stratford, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Glastonbury, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
31, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Stratford, 1931-34; Governor of
Connecticut, 1939-41, 1943-46; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1940,
1944,
1948
(speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1946-49; justice of
Connecticut state supreme court, 1949-59; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grange;
Elks;
Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Moose; Redmen;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., October
4, 1986 (age 93 years, 34
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Stanley J. Bauer (1913-1972) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 3,
1913.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-58 (54th District 1951-54, 56th District
1955-58); defeated, 1962; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate).
Catholic.
Member, Eagles; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in October, 1972
(age 59
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974) —
also known as Alfred F. Beiter —
of Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Merchant;
U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43;
defeated, 1938, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Rotary.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., March
11, 1974 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Interment at Boca
Raton Cemetery, Boca Raton, Fla.
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John James Bennett (1894-1967) —
also known as John J. Bennett —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; New York
state attorney general, 1931-42; defeated, 1938; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 4th District, 1938;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1940;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1942.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Phi
Delta Phi; Catholic
War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Eagles.
One of the organizers of the American Legion. Also served as Deputy
Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York,
Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the
New York City Planning Commission.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
4, 1967 (age 73 years, 216
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John James Bennett and Kathryn (O'Brien) Bennett; married, September
4, 1923, to Evelyn Anne Cogan. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Frank X. Bernhardt —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Hotel
business; wholesale
wine and liquor business; garage
business; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1906; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1925-34, 1936;
defeated, 1934.
Catholic.
Member, Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Xavier |
| | | Relatives: Son of Aloys Bernhardt and
Martina (Hoffman) Bernhardt. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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John Brademas (1927-2016) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Mishawaka, St. Joseph
County, Ind., March 2,
1927.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Patrick
McNamara; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep Thomas
L. Ashley; executive assistant to presidential candidate Adlai
E. Stevenson; college
professor; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1959-81; defeated,
1954, 1956; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,
1964,
1968,
1972;
president,
New York University, 1981-92.
Methodist.
Greek
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Order
of Ahepa; Eagles; Moose; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
2016 (age 89 years, 131
days).
Entombed at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas F. Campbell (1897-1957) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April
26, 1897.
Republican. Funeral
director; member of New York
state senate, 1945-57 (37th District 1945-54, 38th District
1955-57); died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died March 7,
1957 (age 59 years, 315
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert A. Catchpole (b. 1865) —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
August
17, 1865.
Republican. Meat
merchant; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1922-23; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1925-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Eagles; Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Catchpole and Elizabeth A. (Walsh) Catchpole; married to
Helen F. McCarthy. |
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Thomas Campbell Clark (1899-1977) —
also known as Tom C. Clark —
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
23, 1899.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1945-49; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1949-67; took senior status 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Eagles; Delta
Tau Delta.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1977 (age 77 years, 263
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, Dallas, Tex.
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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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William S. Conroy (b. 1877) —
of Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
2, 1877.
Democrat. Loom
fixer; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives Tenth Bristol District, 1917-26;
member of Massachusetts
state senate Second Bristol District, 1929-36.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Carl Deutschmann (b. 1888) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; proprietor,
North Beach swimming pool; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1927-29; member
of New
York Democratic State Committee, 1945.
Member, Moose;
Eagles; Freemasons;
American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Dimond (1881-1953) —
also known as Anthony J. Dimond; Tony
Dimond —
of Valdez, Chugach
census area, Alaska; Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
30, 1881.
Democrat. Prospector;
lawyer;
mayor
of Valdez, Alaska, 1920-22, 1925-32; member of Alaska
territorial senate 3rd District, 1923-26, 1929-32; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1933-45; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1936,
1940;
district judge in Alaska, 1945-53; died in office 1953.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in Anchorage,
Alaska, May 28,
1953 (age 71 years, 179
days).
Interment at Anchorage
Memorial Park Cemetery, Anchorage, Alaska.
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Francis Edwin Dorn (1911-1987) —
also known as Francis E. Dorn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
18, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1941-42;
defeated, 1937, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1953-61; defeated,
1948 (7th District), 1949 (7th District), 1950 (7th District), 1960
(12th District), 1962 (15th District); candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Eagles; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, of cancer,
in Columbia Presbyterian Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
17, 1987 (age 76 years, 152
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale
paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Harold B. Ehrlich (born c.1902) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1934-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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James Aloysius Farley (1888-1976) —
also known as James A. Farley —
of Stony Point, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Grassy Point, Rockland
County, N.Y., May 30,
1888.
Democrat. Chair of
Rockland County Democratic Party, 1919-29; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1923; defeated, 1923;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
secretary
of New York Democratic Party, 1928-30; New York
Democratic state chair, 1930-44; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1932-40; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1933-40; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; chairman,
Coca-Cola
Export Corporation, 1940-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Eagles; Elks; Redmen;
Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died, from cardiac
arrest, in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 88 years, 10
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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George Randolph Fearon (1883-1976) —
also known as George R. Fearon —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March
12, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 3rd District, 1916-20; member
of New
York state senate 38th District, 1921-36; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Naples, Collier
County, Fla., January
2, 1976 (age 92 years, 296
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Fearon and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon; married, November
17, 1909, to Cora Lucy Nichols. |
| | | Cross-reference: George
B. Parsons |
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1936 |
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Allen Frank Ferris (1865-1903) —
also known as Allen F. Ferris —
of Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 22,
1865.
Republican. Banker;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1895-1902 (District 46 1895-98,
District 48 1899-1902); delegate to Republican National Convention
from Minnesota, 1900;
member of Minnesota
state senate 48th District, 1903; died in office 1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Redmen.
Died, from appendicitis
and peritonitis,
in Brainerd, Crow Wing
County, Minn., September
7, 1903 (age 38 years, 47
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Brainerd, Minn.
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Hicks George Griffiths (1910-1996) —
also known as Hicks G. Griffiths —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., July 9,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1949-50; probate judge in Michigan, 1950;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1952;
candidate for circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1953.
Episcopalian.
Member, Eagles; Maccabees.
Died in 1996
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic E. Hammer (b. 1909) —
of Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April 7,
1909.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1945-48; defeated, 1948, 1950;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964.
Member, Federal
Bar Association; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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John Francis Harter (1897-1947) —
also known as J. Francis Harter —
of Eggertsville, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Moose;
Eagles.
Died December
20, 1947 (age 50 years, 110
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Albert Haskell Jr. (b. 1891) —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
15, 1891.
Republican. Lawyer; Cortland
County District Attorney; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1934-36.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose; American Bar
Association; Grange;
Knights
of Columbus; Gamma
Eta Gamma.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Charles P. Henderson (1911-1990) —
of Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio.
Born in Youngstown, Mahoning
County, Ohio, March 3,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, 1948-54; member, Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from a heart
attack, at LaGuardia Airport,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
15, 1990 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Interment at Belmont Park Cemetery, Liberty Township, Trumbull County, Ohio.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Bernard William Kearney (1889-1976) —
also known as Bernard W. Kearney; Pat
Kearney —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.; Lake Pleasant, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., May 23,
1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Fulton
County District Attorney, 1931-42; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1943-59 (30th District 1943-45,
31st District 1945-53, 32nd District 1953-59).
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus; Grange;
Delta
Chi.
Died June 3,
1976 (age 87 years, 11
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Kenneth Barnard Keating (1900-1975) —
also known as Kenneth B. Keating —
of Brighton, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lima, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 18,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1940
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1947-59 (40th District 1947-53,
38th District 1953-59); U.S.
Senator from New York, 1959-65; defeated, 1964; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1966-68; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1966; U.S.
Ambassador to India, 1969-72; Israel, 1973-75, died in office 1975.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks;
Eagles; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1975 (age 74 years, 352
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Abraham Lincoln Kellogg (1860-1946) —
also known as Abraham L. Kellogg —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Croton (now Treadwell), Delaware
County, N.Y., May 1,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1894;
county judge in New York, 1908-17; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1918-30.
Presbyterian
or Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Eagles; Elks.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., August
25, 1946 (age 86 years, 116
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) —
also known as Dryden Kuser —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance
agent; real estate
broker.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Grange;
Audubon
Society.
Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 3,
1964 (age 66 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Robert Charles Lacey (b. 1886) —
also known as Robert C. Lacey —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
10, 1886.
Democrat. Coal and
ice dealer; president,
Buffalo Central Labor Council, 1920; member of New York
state senate 49th District, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; during a
railway strike in 1922, the Niagara Falls High Speed Line train line
was dynamited,
wrecking a train and injuring its passengers; in 1923, Lacey was charged
in federal court with transporting the explosives
in his car; he falsely
testified to his non-involvement; later confessed to his part in
the incident; pleaded
guilty to perjury
over his earlier testimony; sentenced
to one day in jail and fined
$500; pardoned
in 1924 by President Calvin
Coolidge; in 1925, he was again indicted
for complicity in the bombing,
and pleaded not guilty; after some others were acquitted, the charges
were dropped; in December 1937, during an investigation
into corruption involving the Buffalo city council, he was charged
with perjury.
Member, Eagles; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lacey and Sarah (Cooper) Lacey; married, September
30, 1908, to Harriet 'Hattie' Noack. |
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Thomas J. Lanahan (b. 1871) —
of Mariner's Harbor, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 28,
1871.
Democrat. Linotype
operator; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1909.
Member, Eagles; Typographical
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph McFall (1918-2006) —
also known as John J. McFall —
of Manteca, San
Joaquin County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of
Manteca, Calif., 1948-50; member of California
state assembly, 1951-56; U.S.
Representative from California, 1957-79 (11th District 1957-63,
15th District 1963-75, 14th District 1975-79); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1960,
1964.
Member, Grange;
American
Legion; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Eagles; Lions.
Died March 7,
2006 (age 88 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Joseph McMahon (born c.1883) —
also known as Patrick J. McMahon —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1883.
Democrat. Inspector of highways; Master
Workman of the Bronx Knights of Labor; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 34th District, 1913.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Labor; Elks; Woodmen;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to
Wilhelmina Hamberg. |
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George R. Metcalf (1914-2002) —
of near Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., February
5, 1914.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of
New
York state senate, 1951-65 (47th District 1951-54, 48th District
1955-65); candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1968.
Member, Lions; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks;
Eagles.
Died, in Auburn Memorial Hospital,
Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 30,
2002 (age 88 years, 114
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Bradley. |
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Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) —
also known as Charles D. Millard —
of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
1, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1920-37; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37; resigned
1937; Westchester
County Surrogate, 1937-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen;
Psi
Upsilon.
Fearing that he was losing his mind, he jumped
from the north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge, and fell 150
feet to his death on the rocks below, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
11, 1944 (age 71 years, 10
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Frank C. Moore (1896-1978) —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
March
23, 1896.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 50th District, 1938;
New
York state comptroller, 1943-50; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1951-53; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary;
Freemasons;
Eagles; National Rifle
Association; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Crystal River, Citrus
County, Fla., April
23, 1978 (age 82 years, 31
days).
Interment at Elmlawn
Cemetery, Tonawanda, N.Y.
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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Donald Lawrence O'Toole (1902-1964) —
also known as Donald L. O'Toole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
1, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1937-53 (8th District 1937-45, 13th
District 1945-53); defeated, 1952, 1954, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Moose.
Died in Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., September
12, 1964 (age 62 years, 42
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Louis Pfeiffer (1907-1985) —
also known as William L. Pfeiffer —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.; Loudonville, Albany
County, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 29,
1907.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 42nd District, 1949-51; New York
Republican state chair, 1949-53; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1952,
1960
(alternate), 1964
(alternate); treasurer of
New York Republican Party, 1963.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Eagles.
Died in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., July 22,
1985 (age 78 years, 54
days).
Interment at Pineview
Cemetery, Glens Falls, N.Y.
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Gregory J. Pope (b. 1926) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., November
27, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Niagara County 1965, 152nd District
1966, 138th District 1967-70).
Catholic.
Member, United
Auto Workers; Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange.
Still living as of 1970.
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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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James R. Robinson (b. 1885) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., June 27,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1923-36.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Eagles; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. James R. Robinson; married to Elsie L.
Williams. |
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1936 |
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Lucio F. Russo —
of Dongan Hills, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in New Castle, Lawrence
County, Pa.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-74 (Richmond County 2nd District 1953-65,
64th District 1966, 58th District 1967-72, 60th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Eagles; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Tina Iarossi. |
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Charles Clarence Sackmann (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles C. Sackmann —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
25, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1921-24; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1923-24; district
judge in Colorado, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Eagles; Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912 to Elna
A. Hug. |
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Francis Xavier Schwab (1874-1946) —
also known as Frank X. Schwab —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1874.
Republican. Mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1922-29.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles.
Died in 1946
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Studdiford Stratton (1916-1990) —
also known as Samuel S. Stratton —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.; Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
27, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; candidate for New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1950; mayor
of Schenectady, N.Y., 1956-58; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1959-89 (32nd District 1959-63,
35th District 1963-71, 29th District 1971-73, 28th District 1973-83,
23rd District 1983-89); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1964,
1980,
1984,
1988.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Freemasons;
Eagles.
Died, in a nursing
home, 1990
(age about
73 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Anthony Francis Tauriello (1899-1983) —
also known as Anthony F. Tauriello —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
14, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; liquor
store owner; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1940
(alternate), 1960
(alternate), 1964,
1968;
U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1949-51; defeated,
1950 (43rd District), 1952 (41st District).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Eagles; Elks; Moose.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., December
21, 1983 (age 84 years, 129
days).
Interment at United
German and French Cemetery, Cheektowaga, N.Y.
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance
broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks;
Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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