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John F. Wadlin (d. 1953) —
of Highland, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County, 1941-53; died in office 1953.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Died April
30, 1953.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John J. F. Wadlin and Charlotte (Voight) Wadlin; married 1935 to
Beatrice Hasbrouck. |
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner (1877-1953) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nastatten, Hessen-Nassau, Germany,
June
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1905, 1907-08 (New York County 30th District
1905, New York County 22nd District 1907-08); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1909-18; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1928
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1913-14; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 16th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1919-26; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, 1924-26; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1927-49; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Catholic.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Introduced Social Security Act, National Labor Relations Act, Railway
Pension Law, and other social and economic legislation in the U.S.
Senate. On July 18, 1934, he while touring port facilities in Oregon
during a labor dispute, he and his party were fired
on (ten shots) by guards.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1953 (age 75 years, 330
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Robert Ferdinand Wagner Jr. (1910-1991) —
also known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1910.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 16th District, 1938-42;
resigned 1942; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972
(alternate); borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1950-53; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1954-65; defeated in primary, 1969;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1956; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967; U.S.
Ambassador to Spain, 1968-69.
Catholic.
German
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died of heart
failure in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1991 (age 80 years, 298
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) —
also known as Byron S. Waite —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
27, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant
prosecuting attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899;
member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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Albert Wald (b. 1889) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1930, 1934.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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B. Roger Wales (1879-1929) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., July 17,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 40th District, 1925-29; died in office 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Died November
25, 1929 (age 50 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James John Joseph Walker (1881-1946) —
also known as James J. Walker; Jimmy Walker;
"Beau James"; "The Night
Mayor" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; songwriter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1910-14; member
of New
York state senate, 1915-25 (13th District 1915-18, 12th District
1919-25); resigned 1925; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1924,
1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1932;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1926-32; resigned 1932.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Resigned
as mayor during an investigation
of corruption in his administration.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1946 (age 65 years, 152
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-1945) —
of Butte, Silver Bow
County, Mont.
Born in Plymouth, Luzerne
County, Pa., March
25, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Montana
state house of representatives, 1905; Silver
Bow County Attorney, 1906-10; member of Montana
state senate, 1922-34; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Montana, 1928,
1932,
1936
(alternate); candidate for chief
justice of Montana state supreme court, 1938; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1940-45, 1940-45; died in office 1945.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1945 (age 67 years, 299
days).
Interment at St. Patricks Cemetery, Butte, Mont.
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Charles C. Wallace (b. 1888) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 8,
1888.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; jeweler;
real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1945-46.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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David A. Wallach (b. 1895) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
9, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Elias Wallach and Clara Wallach; married to Madeleine
Spiro. |
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Samuel Wallin (1856-1917) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 31,
1856.
Republican. Mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1900-01; U.S.
Representative from New York 30th District, 1913-15; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., December
1, 1917 (age 61 years, 123
days).
Interment at Green
Hill Cemetery, Amsterdam, N.Y.
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William John Wallin (1879-1963) —
also known as William J. Wallin —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
17, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1918-21; defeated, 1913; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 26th District, 1938.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Fell
from the window of his room, and was found dead on the lawn, at the
Saw Mill River Nursing
Home, Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 7,
1963 (age 84 years, 140
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Isabel (Watson) Wallin and John Cooper Wallin; married to Evelyn
M. Walsh. |
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memorial |
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Thomas J. Walsh —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1925-28.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Walsh (b. 1903) —
of Coos Bay, Coos
County, Ore.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
29, 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; Coos
County District Attorney, 1931-33; member of Oregon
state senate, 1941-51; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Oregon, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
co-owner, Radio
Station KWRO, Coquille, Ore.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Delta Theta.
Burial location unknown.
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Lester Aglar Walton (1882-1965) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., April
20, 1882.
Newspaper
writer; theater
manager; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1935-46.
African
ancestry. Member, Elks; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Alpha
Phi Alpha.
In 1913, started movement for capitalization of "N" in "Negro" in
newspapers and magazines.
Died in 1965
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Earle S. Warner (b. 1880) —
of Phelps, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Phelps town, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
12, 1880.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1933-45 (43rd District 1933-44, 48th District
1945); defeated (Democratic), 1914; resigned 1945; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1940;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1945-49; appointed 1945.
Member, Elks; Exchange
Club; Grange;
American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Warner. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Nathan A. Warren (c.1856-1944) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Hubbardston, Worcester
County, Mass., about 1856.
Republican. Physician;
mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1908-09; defeated, 1909; postmaster at Yonkers,
N.Y., 1910-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Medical
Association; Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Died in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., August
14, 1944 (age about 88
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Warren and Lydia (Read) Warren. |
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Medina,
N.Y., 1928; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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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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William W. Wemple (b. 1862) —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., January
19, 1862.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer; Schenectady
County District Attorney, 1899; member of New York
state assembly from Schenectady County, 1903-06; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter W. Westall —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Cornwall, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 2nd District, 1919-22;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1923-34; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April
30, 1854.
Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway;
hotel
manager; insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish)
Westlake. |
| | | Image source: Minnesota Legislative
Manual 1917 |
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John J. Whalen (1899-1958) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born November
28, 1899.
Democrat. Funeral
director; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1949; defeated, 1949.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Died, of a heart
attack, while attending a dinner
of the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association, at the Roosevelt
Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1958 (age 58 years, 359
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Mina Elmore. |
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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen
of the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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William Forte Willett Jr. (1869-1938) —
also known as William Willett, Jr. —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Woodmere, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1907-11; defeated,
1904; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1911; indicted
in 1912 on charges
that he bought
the nomination for Supreme Court justice; tried
and convicted
in 1914, sentenced
to one year in prison
and fined
$1,000; released on parole in 1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his room at the Hotel
McAlpin, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1938 (age 68 years, 77
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Philip Herman Willkie (1919-1974) —
also known as Philip H. Willkie —
of Rushville, Rush
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
7, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; banker; farmer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1948,
1960;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1949-54.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Died April
10, 1974 (age 54 years, 124
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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John T. Willoughby (c.1864-1914) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Jefferson, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., about 1864.
Democrat. Beer
brewer; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1912; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Holy
Name Society.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in West Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., January
2, 1914 (age about 50
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Walter G. Winne (b. 1889) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
18, 1889.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1916-19; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1922-28; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to Althea
M. Sharp. |
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Stephen J. Wojtkowiak (1895-1945) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 20,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real estate
business; member of New York
state senate, 1929-45 (49th District 1929-44, 54th District
1945); died in office 1945.
Polish
ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died April 6,
1945 (age 49 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John Waldemar Wydler (1924-1987) —
also known as John W. Wydler —
of Garden City, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-81 (4th District 1963-73, 5th
District 1973-81); alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions; Order of
Ahepa; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in Washington,
D.C., August
4, 1987 (age 63 years, 56
days).
Interment at Cemetery
of the Holy Rood, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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John Reed Yale (1855-1925) —
also known as John R. Yale —
of Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Patterson town, Putnam
County, N.Y., May 8,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; contractor;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1902-13, 1921-25; died in
office 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1904;
chair
of Putnam County Republican Party, 1910, 1925.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 17,
1925 (age 70 years, 70
days).
Interment at Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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Joseph Zaretzki (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., March 9,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate, 1948-74 (23rd District 1948-65, 32nd District 1966,
28th District 1967-74).
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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