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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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Leon M. Layden (1893-1955) —
of Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in West Pawlet, Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt., December
17, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Washington
County Surrogate, 1926-28; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1941; defeated, 1932;
appointed 1941; defeated, 1941.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died in an ambulance,
en route from Whitehall to the Glens Falls hospital, in Washington
County, N.Y., February
8, 1955 (age 61 years, 53
days).
Interment at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Whitehall, N.Y.
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Reid Lefevre (b. 1904) —
of Manchester, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
10, 1904.
Republican. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1947-59; member of Vermont
state senate from Bennington County, 1961-63.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edwin Lefevre and Martha (Moore) Lefevre; married, June 19,
1941, to Zilda Pinsonault. |
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Peter A. Leininger (d. 1937) —
of Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Real
estate and insurance
business; Populist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1904; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1917-23; defeated
(Independent Fusion), 1923.
Member, Elks.
While fixing a broken pane in a window at his home, fell to
his death in the back yard, in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
21, 1937.
Interment at St.
Michael's Cemetery, East Elmhurst, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Kate Smith. |
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Sylvan Levy (1870-1934) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace-Lorraine, France,
1870.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; hay and
grain
dealer; insurance
business; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1934 (age about 64
years).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Nathan Lieberman (c.1888-1939) —
also known as Leonard Madden —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1912;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 17th District, 1921; in March
1939, he was charged,
along with two others, over a stock
fraud scheme; he pleaded not guilty and was released on bail;
meanwhile, in a separate case, he was indicted
in Broome County.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, apparently of pneumonia,
while attempting to kill
himself with poison,
in his room at the Tudor Hotel
(where he had registered under the assumed name "Leonard Madden"),
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
12, 1939 (age about 51
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Champney Loomis (1834-1905) —
also known as Henry C. Loomis —
of Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan.
Born in Otto Township, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March
16, 1834.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Winfield, Kan., 1896-98.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died in St. Mary's Hospital,
Winfield, Cowley
County, Kan., October
14, 1905 (age 71 years, 212
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Winfield, Kan.
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Abbot Augustus Low (1889-1963) —
also known as A. Augustus Low; Gus Low —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Sabattis, Hamilton
County, N.Y.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
1, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; president,
Old Forge Electric
Company, 1928-37; president, Utica Gas and
Electric Company, 1934-36; executive vice-president, Brooklyn
Edison, and vice-president of its successor, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, electric
utilities; chair of
Hamilton County Republican Party, 1930-55; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 35th District, 1938;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the Revolution; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
24, 1963 (age 74 years, 115
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in a
private or family graveyard, Hamilton County, N.Y.
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Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Chemung town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1932;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira Savings Bank,
1933; president, Lowman Construction
Corp.; president, U.S. Cut Flower
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lowman and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married, September
9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. |
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Clayton Riley Lusk (1872-1959) —
also known as Clayton R. Lusk —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y., December
21, 1872.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; law
partner of Rowland
L. Davis, 1902-15; member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1919-24.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Union
League; Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., February
14, 1959 (age 86 years, 55
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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James J. Lynch (c.1872-1931) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
about 1872.
Republican. Builder;
business partner of Thomas
F. Larkin; banker;
candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1921.
Member, Elks.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
24, 1931 (age about 59
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Aloysius Lynch (1894-1957) —
also known as Walter A. Lynch —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York County (part now in Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 7,
1894.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1940-51 (22nd District 1940-45,
23rd District 1945-51); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; New York
Democratic state chair, 1953; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1955-57; died in office 1957.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association; Catholic
Lawyers Guild; Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
10, 1957 (age 63 years, 65
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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