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Politician members in New York, I-K

Irving M. Ives Irving McNeil Ives (1896-1962) — also known as Irving M. Ives — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Bainbridge, Chenango County, N.Y., January 24, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1930-46; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1936; U.S. Senator from New York, 1947-59; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1956; candidate for Governor of New York, 1954. Presbyterian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Phi Beta Kappa; Theta Delta Chi; Elks; Grange. Author and sponsor of legislation creating the New York State Department of Commerce, and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Died in Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y., February 24, 1962 (age 66 years, 31 days). Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Hulan Edwin Jack (1906-1986) — also known as Hulan E. Jack — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in St. Lucia, December 29, 1906. Democrat. Paper box manufacturer; member of New York state assembly, 1941-53, 1968-72 (New York County 17th District 1941-44, New York County 14th District 1945-53, 70th District 1968-72); defeated in primary, 1972; borough president of Manhattan, New York, 1954-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956; indicted in 1960 on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and violation of the City Charter, over acceptance of $4,400 from a real estate developer; the indictment was dismissed, but then reinstated on appeal; a trial, in June and July 1960, resulted in a hung jury; at a second trial was convicted; his sentence was suspended, but he was automatically removed from office as Borough President; indicted in 1970 on federal charges of conspiracy and conflict of interest; tried, convicted, and sentenced to three months in prison, and fined $5,000. Catholic. African ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Sigma; Elks. Died, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 19, 1986 (age 79 years, 355 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Almira Wilkinson.
  Henry M. James (b. 1885) — also known as Harry M. James — of Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y. Born in Hudson, Columbia County, N.Y., August 18, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County, 1926-30; defeated, 1930; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948, 1952, 1956. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) — also known as Walter H. Jaycox — of Patchogue, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Wassaic, Dutchess County, N.Y., September 3, 1863. Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906; died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927. Member, Elks; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Sons of the Revolution. Died, of heart disease, en route to his home, in the automobile of Justice Leander B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., February 3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153 days). Interment at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December 3, 1890, to Inez Leaming.
  Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in New Berlin, Chenango County, N.Y., May 16, 1861. Merchant; lumberman; postmaster at Norwich, N.Y., 1894-1900; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York state senate 37th District, 1915-16. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Elks; Redmen. Died in 1937 (age about 76 years). Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1886 to Clara B. Barstow.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Lazarus Joseph Lazarus Joseph (b. 1891) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born January 25, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate, 1934-45 (21st District 1934-44, 24th District 1945). Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Lee E. Joslyn (b. 1864) — of Bay County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Darien, Genesee County, N.Y., July 23, 1864. Democrat. Lawyer; Bay County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1888-92; Bay County Prosecuting Attorney, 1893-94; candidate for circuit judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923. Presbyterian. Member, Knights of Pythias; American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks; Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Benham Joslyn and Amy R. (Foster) Joslyn; married, June 29, 1893, to Alice L. Wilson.
  Frederick W. Kavanaugh (1871-1940) — also known as Fred W. Kavanaugh — of Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 10, 1871. Republican. Knit goods manufacturer; hotel owner; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908 (alternate), 1936; Saratoga County Sheriff; member of New York state senate 32nd District, 1921-24; chair of Saratoga County Republican Party, 1924-32. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Redmen. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in the garage adjoining his home, in Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y., December 2, 1940 (age 69 years, 83 days). Entombed at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of George W. Kavanaugh; married to Lillian Le Roy.
  George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) — of Waterford, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born about 1863. Republican. Dealer in trimmings for knit goods; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912. Member, Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Frederick W. Kavanaugh.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Patrick B. Kearney and Josephine (Oster) Kearney; married, March 31, 1917, to Lillian Dean.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Mosgrove Keating and Louise (Barnard) Keating; married, April 11, 1928, to Louise DePuy; father of Barbara A. Keating.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Anson Foster Keeler (1887-1943) — also known as Anson F. Keeler — of South Norwalk, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., September 22, 1887. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; laundry owner; mayor of Norwalk, Conn., 1927-31; member of Connecticut state senate 26th District, 1931; Connecticut state comptroller, 1933-35. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Elks; Moose; Redmen. Died, from a heart ailment, in Veterans Hospital, Newington, Hartford County, Conn., September 29, 1943 (age 56 years, 7 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Foster Keeler and Mary Gazetta (Foster) Keeler; seventh great-grandson of Thomas Welles; first cousin thrice removed of Martin Keeler; first cousin four times removed of Aaron Burr; second cousin twice removed of Stephen Hiram Keeler; third cousin twice removed of Calvin Frisbie; third cousin thrice removed of Joseph Silliman, Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; fourth cousin of Alfred Walstein Bangs and John Clarence Keeler; fourth cousin once removed of Edwin Olmstead Keeler, Tracy R. Bangs and Frank D. Bangs.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Roger Keith (b. 1888) — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., May 8, 1888. Republican. Insurance business; mayor of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1929-32. Congregationalist. Member, Chi Phi; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Elks; Knights of Pythias. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April 12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul Keith.
  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.
  Presumably named for: Abraham Lincoln
  Relatives: Son of Marvin Douglas Kellogg and Hannah (Schermerhorn) Kellogg; married, June 21, 1893, to May Blakeslee Lewis; third cousin once removed of Edwin W. Kellogg; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Clesson Allen; fourth cousin once removed of Samuel Herbert Kellogg.
  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
  Clarence Evans Kilburn (1893-1975) — also known as Clarence E. Kilburn — of Malone, Franklin County, N.Y. Born in Malone, Franklin County, N.Y., April 13, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Representative from New York, 1940-65 (31st District 1940-45, 34th District 1945-53, 33rd District 1953-63, 31st District 1963-65). Methodist. Member, Psi Upsilon; Elks; Freemasons. Died May 20, 1975 (age 82 years, 37 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Morningside Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick D. Kilburn and Clara (Berry) Kilburn; married, August 16, 1917, to Anne Crooks.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Horatio Collins King (1837-1918) — also known as Horatio C. King — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, December 22, 1837. Lawyer; major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for secretary of state of New York, 1895; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 3rd District, 1897; Progressive candidate for New York state comptroller, 1912. Congregationalist. Member, Freemasons; Elks; Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic; Sons of the American Revolution; Phi Beta Kappa. Received Medal of Honor for action near Dinwiddie Court House, Va., March 29, 1865. Died November 15, 1918 (age 80 years, 328 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Horatio King and Anne (Collins) King; married 1862 to Emma C. Stebbins; married 1866 to Esther A. Howard; grandfather of Constance Gray (who married Merwin Kimball Hart).
  Political family: Hart family of New York.
William Kirnan William Kirnan (b. 1880) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 4, 1880. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; member of New York state assembly from Kings County 7th District, 1931-41; resigned 1941; member of New York state senate, 1941-46 (5th District 1941-44, 13th District 1945-46). Catholic. Member, Holy Name Society; Royal Arcanum; Ancient Order of Hibernians; United Spanish War Veterans; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
  Edward R. Koch (b. 1881) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 11, 1881. Democrat. Lawyer; Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 24th District, 1923, 1924 (primary); Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-51; appointed 1933. Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Lions. Burial location unknown.
  William L. Koch (1879-1975) — of Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Born in Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y., May 11, 1879. Democrat. Brewer; candidate for New York state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1907; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916; postmaster at Dunkirk, N.Y., 1934-48 (acting, 1934-35). Catholic. German ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks. Died in Brooks Hospital, Dunkirk, Chautauqua County, N.Y., February 13, 1975 (age 95 years, 278 days). Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Charles Koch and Mary (Stahler) Koch; married 1917 to Loretto Toomey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Kraf (b. 1907) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 1, 1907. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York state senate 26th District, 1956-65. Jewish. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi; Elks; Urban League; B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Rudolph Kuser and Susan Fairchild (Dryden) Kuser; married, April 26, 1919, to Roberta Brooke Russell; married, September 6, 1930, to Vieva Marie Fisher; married to Grace Egglesfield; father of Anthony Dryden Marshall; grandson of John Fairfield Dryden.
  Political family: Dryden-Marshall family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  David Kusnetz (c.1912-1959) — of Astoria, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., about 1912. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York state senate 3rd District, 1938; member, New York State Workmen's Compensation Board, 1947-49; law secretary to Justice Joseph M. Conroy, 1949-55; Justice of New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1956-59; died in office 1959. Jewish. Member, Elks. Suffered an apparent heart attack, and was dead on arrival at St. John's Hospital, Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., June 27, 1959 (age about 47 years). Burial location unknown.
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