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Arthur Judson Abbott (1880-1958) —
also known as Arthur J. Abbott —
of Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y., March
30, 1880.
Democrat. School
teacher; newspaper
editor; mayor of
Oneida, N.Y., 1924-25, 1928-29; candidate for New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died May 24,
1958 (age 78 years, 55
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneida, N.Y.
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Walter W. Abbott (b. 1894) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 20,
1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1930-33; mayor of
Rome, N.Y., 1942-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Tau Delta; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum; Izaak
Walton League; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Abbott and Anna (Pritchard) Abbott; married, September
7, 1920, to Marion A. FitzGibbons. |
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Melville E. Abrams (1912-1966) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1912.
Democrat. Lawyer;
secretary to U.S. Rep. Isidore
Dollinger; member of New York
state assembly, 1955-66 (Bronx County 5th District 1955-65, 90th
District 1966); died in office 1966.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; Lions; B'nai
B'rith; Zionist
Organization of America; Urban
League; NAACP.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., October
10, 1966 (age 54 years, 238
days).
Interment at Beth
El Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Bert Leigh Acker (1882-1960) —
also known as Bert L. Acker; Adelbert Leigh
Acker —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
21, 1882.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1940, 1942; candidate
for Governor of
Florida, 1944, 1948; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Florida, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Actor
in two silent
movies, 1919-20.
Died, from heart
disease, in a hospital
at Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., March 7,
1960 (age 77 years, 168
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Harold Adler (1905-1988) —
also known as Milton H. Adler —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., December
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1944, 1948;
candidate for New York
state senate 25th District, 1954; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1956, 1958.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1988 (age 82 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Adler and Bella (Pollack) Adler. |
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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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Eugene Clarence Aiken (b. 1856) —
also known as E. Clarence Aiken —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Scipio, Cayuga
County, N.Y., May 6,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer;
director and counsel, New York, Auburn & Lansing Railroad;
mayor
of Auburn, N.Y., 1906-07; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1915.
Baptist.
Member, Elks.
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ira Aiken and Ellen (Olney) Aiken; married, July 13,
1881, to Frances Baker. |
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Vincent Francis Albano Jr. (1914-1981) —
also known as Vincent F. Albano, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1914.
Republican. Appraiser;
banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964,
1972;
chair
of New York County Republican Party, 1962-81.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Suffered an apparent heart
attack just outside his office
in the Roosevelt Hotel,
and died soon after in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1981 (age 67 years, 7
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Vincent F. Albano and Mary Ann (Sullivan) Albano; married, June 5,
1937, to Cathleen C. CUmmings. |
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Myron Dale Albro (1897-1973) —
also known as Myron D. Albro —
of Lounsberry, Tioga
County, N.Y.; Nichols, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
2, 1897.
Republican. Dairy farmer; cattle
breeder; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1938-52; director, Nichols
National Bank;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1964.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Lounsberry, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
4, 1973 (age 76 years, 214
days).
Interment at Nichols Cemetery, Nichols, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Wells G. Albro and Nellie J. (Feint) Albro; married 1919 to
Marguerite M. Shalter. |
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Francis J. Alder (b. 1912) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., June 26,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1951-56.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, 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. |
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memorial |
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John Grant Alexander (1893-1971) —
also known as John G. Alexander —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Cortland
County, N.Y., July 16,
1893.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Independent candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1936; U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 3rd District, 1939-41; defeated,
1940; candidate for Governor of
Minnesota, 1942.
Lutheran.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Elks; Optimist
Club; Izaak
Walton League.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., December
8, 1971 (age 78 years, 145
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Victor Maxon Allen (1870-1916) —
also known as Victor M. Allen —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Publishing
business; banker; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1903; member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1909-12; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
25, 1916 (age 46 years, 73
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley and Meadowlawn Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Y.
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Joseph Altman (1892-1969) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
30, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1925-35; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1944-67.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1969
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold H. Altro —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Rapids, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; painting
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1957-64.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Redmen.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Honora L. Cremmen. |
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Edward J. Amann Jr. (b. 1925) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1952;
member of New York
state assembly, 1953-73 (Richmond County 1st District 1953-65,
65th District 1966, 59th District 1967-72, 61st District 1973).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William T. Andrews —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Sumter, Sumter
County, S.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1935-48 (New York County 21st District 1935-44,
New York County 12th District 1945-48).
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, April
10, 1926, to Regina M. Anderson. |
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1936 |
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Martin Charles Ansorge (1882-1967) —
also known as Martin C. Ansorge —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1921-23; defeated,
1912, 1914, 1916, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1927, 1928, 1929; director,
United Air
Lines, 1934-51.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion.
Co-sponsor of the Edge-Ansorge bill to create the New York Port
Authority. Represented Henry
Ford in negotiations over his formal apology for anti-Semitic
books and articles he had published.
Died, in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1967 (age 85 years, 34
days).
Interment at Temple
Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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James Kellogg Apgar (1862-1940) —
also known as James K. Apgar —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
8, 1862.
Republican. Private secretary and clerk to Assembly Speaker James
W. Husted, 1884-87 and 1890; clerk to Assembly Speaker Fremont
Cole, 1888-89; clerk to Lt. Gov. Charles
T. Saxton, 1894-96; private secretary to Rep. William
L. Ward, 1896-97; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1899-1907;
defeated, 1897; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1900;
member of condemnation commission for appraising property for site of
proposed Hill View Reservoir in Westchester County; censured
by the New York Supreme Court in 1910 for unnecessary
delay, such as holding 65 hearings on one parcel; Westchester
County Register, 1919-24; village
president of Peekskill, New York, 1925-27.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks.
Died in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
21, 1940 (age 77 years, 318
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Apgar and Eleanor (Herbert) Apgar; married, June 21,
1892, to Cecilia Annie Bellefeuille. |
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George Archinal (1900-1987) —
of Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
18, 1900.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1938 (2nd District), 1960 (5th
District), 1962 (7th District); member of New York
state assembly, 1941-47 (Queens County 6th District 1941-44,
Queens County 7th District 1945-47); defeated, 1935; resigned 1947;
candidate for borough
president of Queens, New York, 1945; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1948;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Lutheran.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Moose.
Died, from heart
failure, in Glendale, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
12, 1987 (age 87 years, 24
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Warren B. Ashmead (1874-1947) —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in 1874.
Republican. Postmaster at Jamaica,
N.Y., 1907-14; chair of
Queens County Republican Party, 1930-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; member of
New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died November
24, 1947 (age about 73
years).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Valatie, N.Y.
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Bernard Austin (1896-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Russia,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 4th District, 1935-59; died in
office 1959.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Elks; Federal
Bar Association.
After giving a short speech at the swearing-in
of City Court Justice Louis
B. Heller, he collapsed and died from a heart
attack, in the Central Courts
Building, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
6, 1959 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Beth-David
Cemetery, Elmont, Long Island, N.Y.
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