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  Edmond S. Randall (b. 1845) — of New Era, Oceana County, Mich. Born in New York, 1845. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Oceana County, 1899-1904. Burial location unknown.
  J. Herbert Read (1858-1937) — of Pomona, Manistee County, Mich.; Copemish, Manistee County, Mich. Born in Yates County, N.Y., 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Manistee County, 1899-1906, 1925-30; candidate for Michigan state senate 26th District, 1930. Scottish and English ancestry. Died March 2, 1937 (age about 78 years). Burial location unknown.
  William A. Reed (b. 1850) — of Horton, Jackson County, Mich. Born in New York, 1850. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Jackson County 2nd District, 1899-1902. Burial location unknown.
  Theodore Reichard (born c.1875) — of Bolton, Tolland County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., about 1875. Democrat. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bolton, 1919-20; defeated, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Whitelaw Reid Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) — also known as James Whitelaw Reid; "Agate" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, October 27, 1837. Republican. Newspaper editor; librarian; cotton planter; U.S. Minister to France, 1889-92; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1892; U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1905-12, died in office 1912. Died in London, England, December 15, 1912 (age 75 years, 49 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Robert Charlton Reid and Marion Whitelaw (Ronald) Reid; married, April 26, 1881, to Elizabeth Mills (aunt of Ogden Livingston Mills); father of Ogden Mills Reid; uncle of Ella Spencer Reid (who married Ralph Chandler Harrison); grandfather of Ogden Rogers Reid.
  Political family: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Reid Hall (built 1948, demolished 2006), a dormitory at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Cornell University Library
  William J. Reid — of Fort Edward, Washington County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Washington County, 1950-62. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Irving F. Rice (b. 1867) — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Born in Truxton town, Cortland County, N.Y., October 17, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1919-33. Member, Grange; Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Rufus Richtmyer — of Fultonville, Montgomery County, N.Y. Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; merchant; hardware business; coal dealer; member of New York state assembly from Montgomery County, 1927-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932. Member, Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Emmett J. Roach — of Plattsburgh, Clinton County, N.Y. Democrat. Farmer; milk distributor; member of New York state assembly from Clinton County, 1937-38; defeated, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  Andrew Robison (1800-1879) — of Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., November 18, 1800. Farmer; tanner; currier; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 4th District, 1859-60. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Died January 27, 1879 (age 78 years, 70 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Robison; father of John J. Robison.
  Winthrop Paul Rockefeller (1948-2006) — also known as Win Paul Rockefeller — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 17, 1948. Republican. Rancher; Arkansas Republican state chair, 1994; Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2006; delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 2004. Methodist. Member, National Rifle Association. Died, from a blood disorder and complications of pneumonia, in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark., July 16, 2006 (age 57 years, 302 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Winthrop Rockefeller and Barbara (Sears) Rockefeller; married 1971 to Deborah Cluett Sage; married 1983 to Lisenne Dudderar; nephew of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller; grandnephew of Richard Steere Aldrich and Winthrop Williams Aldrich; great-grandson of Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich; first cousin of John Davison Rockefeller IV; first cousin five times removed of Simon S. Rockefeller; first cousin six times removed of Henry Rockefeller; second cousin four times removed of John Phillips Rockefeller; third cousin of Elsie Rockefeller (who married William Proxmire).
  Political family: Rockefeller family of New York City, New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier
  Harvey Roe (1823-1894) — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in North East, Dutchess County, N.Y., April 21, 1823. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1868; first selectman of Brookfield, Connecticut, 1871-74, 1879-81. Died in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn., January 17, 1894 (age 70 years, 271 days). Interment at Central Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of Abigail (Dunning) Roe and Alva Roe; married, October 8, 1844, to Mary Elizabeth Blackman; father of William Blackman Roe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1887-1944) — of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 13, 1887. Republican. Farmer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New York state assembly from Nassau County 2nd District, 1920-21; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1928, 1940; candidate for Governor of New York, 1924; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1929-32; Governor-General of the Philippine Islands, 1932-33; general in the U.S. Army during World War II. Member, American Legion. Principal founder of the American Legion in 1919. Participated in the invasion of Nazi-occupied France, on D-Day, June 6, 1944, and received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his actions that day; died a month later, of exhaustion and heart failure, in Normandy, France, July 12, 1944 (age 56 years, 303 days). Interment at Normandy American Cemetery, Collevelle-sur-Mer, France; cenotaph at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt; half-brother of Alice Lee Roosevelt (who married Nicholas Longworth); married, June 20, 1910, to Eleanor Butler Alexander; nephew of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; grandfather of Susan Roosevelt (who married William Floyd Weld); grandnephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt; great-grandnephew of James I. Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of William Bellinger Bulloch; third great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch; first cousin of Theodore Douglas Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Corinne Robinson Alsop and William Sheffield Cowles; first cousin once removed of James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, Corinne A. Chubb, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. and John deKoven Alsop; first cousin twice removed of Daniel Putnam Tyler; second cousin thrice removed of Philip DePeyster; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas Roosevelt Jr..
  Political family: Roosevelt family of New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Lawson Rose (1804-1877) — of New York. Born in Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y., October 2, 1804. Whig. Farmer; paper manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New York 29th District, 1847-51. Died in Pleasant Grove, Washington County, Md., March 14, 1877 (age 72 years, 163 days). Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, Md.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Nathaniel Allen; son of Robert Selden Rose.
  Political family: Rose family of Geneva, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Francis M. Rotch (c.1822-1863) — of Morris, Otsego County, N.Y. Born about 1822. Farmer; member of New York state senate 20th District, 1860-61; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. Contracted an unspecified disease while with the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War, and died from it about a year later, in Morris, Otsego County, N.Y., November 28, 1863 (age about 41 years). Interment at Hillington Cemetery, Morris, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Rotch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
A. B. Rowley A. B. Rowley (b. 1855) — of Artesian, Sanborn County, S.Dak. Born in Steuben County, N.Y., September 20, 1855. Republican. Farmer; stockman; member of South Dakota state senate 18th District, 1901-04. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: South Dakota Legislative Manual, 1903
  Lloyd A. Russell (b. 1921) — of East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Born in East Otto, Cattaraugus County, N.Y., July 4, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; dairy farmer; member of New York state assembly 149th District, 1967-72. Member, Farm Bureau; Grange; American Legion; Freemasons. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Margaret Bailey.
Charles C. Sackett Charles Cassort Sackett (1859-1931) — also known as Charles C. Sackett — of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., January 17, 1859. Republican. Farmer; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1921-24; chair of Ontario County Republican Party, 1927-29. Congregationalist. Died in Ontario County, N.Y., October 6, 1931 (age 72 years, 262 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Augustine Sackett and Mary (Cassort) Sackett; married, January 2, 1884, to Charlotte Houghton.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Archie Dovell Sanders (1857-1941) — also known as Archie D. Sanders — of Stafford, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Stafford, Genesee County, N.Y., June 17, 1857. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Genesee County, 1896-97; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1896, 1924, 1932, 1936 (alternate), 1940 (alternate); member of New York Republican State Committee, 1900-01; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 28th New York District, 1909; member of New York state senate 44th District, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from New York 39th District, 1917-33; chair of Genesee County Republican Party, 1929-39. Died, in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., July 15, 1941 (age 84 years, 28 days). Interment at Stafford Rural Cemetery, Stafford, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elizabeth (Dovell) Sanders and John Sanders; uncle of Harry D. Sanders.
  Political family: Sanders family of Stafford, New York.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829) — of Jaffrey, Cheshire County, N.H.; Whitestown, Herkimer County (part now in New Hartford, Oneida County), N.Y.; New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y. Born in Sherborn, Middlesex County, Mass., February 28, 1751. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; farmer; tavern keeper; paper mill business; member of New York state assembly, 1793-95 (Herkimer County 1793-94, Herkimer and Onondaga counties 1794-95); member of New York state senate Western District, 1796-1804. Died June 6, 1829 (age 78 years, 98 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Richard Sanger and Deborah Sanger.
  The town of Sangerfield, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Ira T. Sayre (b. 1858) — of Flushing, Genesee County, Mich. Born in Hector, Schuyler County, N.Y., March 6, 1858. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; member of Michigan state senate 13th District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  William Joseph Scherle (1923-2003) — also known as William J. Scherle — of Henderson, Mills County, Iowa. Born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, N.Y., March 14, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; farmer; chair of Mills County Republican Party, 1956-64; member of Iowa state house of representatives, 1960-66; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1967-75 (7th District 1967-73, 5th District 1973-75); defeated, 1974. Catholic. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Farm Bureau. Died in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, August 27, 2003 (age 80 years, 166 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Simon Jacob Schermerhorn (1827-1901) — also known as Simon J. Schermerhorn — of Schenectady County, N.Y. Born in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, N.Y., September 25, 1827. Democrat. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Schenectady County, 1862; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1893-95. Died in Rotterdam, Schenectady County, N.Y., July 21, 1901 (age 73 years, 299 days). Interment at Viewland Cemetery, Rotterdam, N.Y.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thompson M. Scoon (d. 1953) — of Geneva, Ontario County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1951-53; died in office 1953. Died July 27, 1953. Burial location unknown.
  Frank L. Seaker (1873-1931) — of Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, N.Y. Born in 1873. Republican. Farmer; automobile dealer; member of New York state assembly from St. Lawrence County 1st District, 1912-21. Died in 1931 (age about 58 years). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Nora Graves (first cousin by marriage of Rhoda Fox Graves); grandfather of Norinne Seaker Dickson.
  Political family: Graves family of Gouverneur, New York.
  Gilbert T. Seelye (b. 1877) — of Burnt Hills, Saratoga County, N.Y. Born in Burnt Hills, Saratoga County, N.Y., September 9, 1877. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1913-18; member of New York state senate, 1939-60 (32nd District 1939-44, 36th District 1945-54, 39th District 1955-60). Burial location unknown.
  Austin Sexton (1808-1873) — of Gardnersville, Schoharie County, N.Y. Born in Schoharie County, N.Y., July 5, 1808. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County 2nd District, 1849. Died in Augusta, Oneida County, N.Y., November 29, 1873 (age 65 years, 147 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Sexton and Lucinda (Rowley) Sexton; married 1829 to Maria Frantz; grandfather of Mary Evelyn Diefendorf (who married Adam Young Myers).
  Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) — also known as Henry W. Seymour — of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa County, Mich. Born in Brockport, Monroe County, N.Y., July 21, 1834. Lawyer; farmer; lumber manufacturer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82; member of Michigan state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated (Democratic), 1896. Died in Washington, D.C., April 7, 1906 (age 71 years, 260 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Seymour and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour; married, October 27, 1869, to Isabel Randell; married, June 30, 1875, to Elizabeth Craig; married, June 29, 1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; grandnephew of Moses Seymour; first cousin once removed of Horatio Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry Seymour; second cousin of Origen Storrs Seymour, Horatio Seymour (1810-1886), George Seymour and McNeil Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward Woodruff Seymour, Joseph Battell, Morris Woodruff Seymour, Horatio Seymour Jr. and Norman Alexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Thomas Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of William Pitkin; third cousin of Hezekiah Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas Seymour, William Chapman Williston and Augustus Sherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Josiah Cowles, Daniel Pitkin and Orlo Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton G. Seymour; fourth cousin of David Lowrey Seymour and Thomas Henry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy Pitkin, Orsamus Cook Merrill, Timothy Merrill, Ela Collins and Caleb Seymour Pitkin.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Walter A. Shepardson — of Norwich, Chenango County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1910-13. Burial location unknown.
  David B. Sherwood (1835-1910) — also known as David Sherwood — of Greene, Chenango County, N.Y. Born in Smithville, Chenango County, N.Y., July 10, 1835. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Chenango County, 1894-95. Died in Greene, Chenango County, N.Y., May 2, 1910 (age 74 years, 296 days). Interment at Sylvan Lawn Cemetery, Greene, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Sherwood and Amy (Budlong) Sherwood; brother of George Isaac Sherwood; married 1855 to Rosanna Warner; uncle of Carl G. Sherwood; sixth great-grandnephew of Thomas Welles; second cousin once removed of David Huestis Budlong; third cousin once removed of Francis William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of George Champlin and Rollin Morse Severance; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Cowles, Simeon Baldwin and Daniel Cady; fourth cousin once removed of Christopher Grant Champlin, Josiah Quincy and Evert Harris Kittell.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Isaac Sherwood (1821-1903) — also known as George Sherwood — of Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y. Born in McDonough, Chenango County, N.Y., January 18, 1821. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Broome County, 1874-75. Baptist. Died in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., May 24, 1903 (age 82 years, 126 days). Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Sherwood and Amy (Budlong) Sherwood; brother of David B. Sherwood; married, April 8, 1849, to Mary Ann Jeffords; father of Carl G. Sherwood; sixth great-grandnephew of Thomas Welles; second cousin once removed of David Huestis Budlong; third cousin once removed of Francis William Kellogg; third cousin twice removed of George Champlin and Rollin Morse Severance; third cousin thrice removed of Josiah Cowles, Simeon Baldwin and Daniel Cady; fourth cousin once removed of Christopher Grant Champlin, Josiah Quincy and Evert Harris Kittell.
  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
  Dwight Arthur Silliman (1862-1947) — also known as Dwight A. Silliman — of Herkimer County, N.Y. Born in Norway, Herkimer County, N.Y., May 29, 1862. Farmer; Prohibition candidate for New York state assembly from Herkimer County, 1904. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 4, 1947 (age 85 years, 128 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Burr Silliman and Sarah Elizabeth (Wood) Silliman; married 1894 to Jessie Greene; first cousin thrice removed of Joseph Silliman (1756-1829); second cousin twice removed of Joseph Silliman (c.1786-1850); second cousin thrice removed of Gold Selleck Silliman and Benjamin Silliman; third cousin once removed of David Munson Osborne and Joseph Fitch Silliman; third cousin twice removed of Jeremiah Mason and Benjamin Douglas Silliman; third cousin thrice removed of Aaron Burr; fourth cousin of Thomas Mott Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Eli Thacher Hoyt, Charles Devens Osborne and Lithgow Osborne.
  Political families: Wildman family of Danbury, Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Fred Joseph Slater (1885-1943) — also known as Fred J. Slater — of Greece, Monroe County, N.Y. Born in Greece, Monroe County, N.Y., June 26, 1885. Republican. Lawyer; farmer; real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Monroe County 4th District, 1925-28; member of New York state senate 46th District, 1929-34; defeated, 1934, 1936. Member, Order of the Coif; Farm Bureau; Elks; Moose. Died, following a heart attack, at I. M. Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, Otsego County, N.Y., August 20, 1943 (age 58 years, 55 days). Interment at Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery, Greece, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of John Slater and Mary (McShea) Slater; married 1920 to Agnes G. Mulligan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence C. Smith — of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; real estate business; member of New York state assembly from Saratoga County, 1919-21. Burial location unknown.
Clemence C. Smith Clemence Chandler Smith — also known as Clemence C. Smith — of Meadowbrook, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Cornwall town, Orange County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1923-24. Member, Redmen. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  H. L. Smith (born c.1829) — of Geneva, Fillmore County, Neb. Born in New York, about 1829. Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska state senate, 1885-86. Burial location unknown.
  William T. Smith II (b. 1916) — of Big Flats, Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Corning, Steuben County, N.Y., January 25, 1916. Republican. Farmer; restaurant owner; member of New York state senate, 1963-86 (49th District 1963-65, 56th District 1966, 51st District 1967-82, 52nd District 1983-86). Presbyterian. Member, Farm Bureau; Rotary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Cross-reference: George H. Winner, Jr.
  James H. Somerville (b. 1864) — of Mercer, Mercer County, Mo. Born in Johnsburg, Warren County, N.Y., March 28, 1864. Progressive. School teacher; insurance agent; farmer; member of Missouri state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 11, 1886, to Sarah E. Combs.
  J. Mason Soper (b. 1858) — of Delta Township, Eaton County, Mich. Born in New York, 1858. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Eaton County 1st District, 1899-1900. Burial location unknown.
  Manuel J. Soule — of Euclid, Onondaga County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1917-22. Burial location unknown.
  Oscar H. Soule (born c.1831) — of Big Tree Corners (now Big Tree), Erie County, N.Y. Born in New York, about 1831. Republican. Farmer; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884. Burial location unknown.
  Lewis G. Stapley — of Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; automobile dealer; member of New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1922-26. Burial location unknown.
D. Mallory Stephens Dean Mallory Stephens (1893-1961) — also known as D. Mallory Stephens — of Brewster, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Patterson, Putnam County, N.Y., December 17, 1893. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Putnam County, 1926-52; chair of Putnam County Republican Party, 1939; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948 (alternate), 1952. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died, from a heart ailment, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 11, 1961 (age 67 years, 25 days). Interment at Maple Avenue Cemetery, Patterson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry B. Stephens and Alice (Mallory) Stephens; married 1914 to Grace Hine; father of Willis H. Stephens; grandson of Daniel B. Mallory; grandfather of Willis H. Stephens Jr..
  Political family: Stephens family of Brewster, New York.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
Frederick A. Sterling Frederick Augustine Sterling (1876-1957) — also known as Frederick A. Sterling — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y.; Texas. Born in St. Louis, Mo., August 13, 1876. Cattle ranch manager; woollen manufacturer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Ireland, 1927-34; Bulgaria, 1933-36; Sweden, 1938-41. Died in Washington, D.C., April 21, 1957 (age 80 years, 251 days). Interment at St. James Cemetery, Falls Church, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Canfield Sterling and Coredlia (Seavey) Sterling; married, May 21, 1921, to Dorothy (Williams) McCombs (widow of William Frank McCombs).
  Epitaph: "GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCE / AND FLIGHTS OF ANGELS SING THEE / TO THY REstate."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. Embassy Latvia
  Charles B. Sternberg (b. 1869) — of Stannard, Caledonia County, Vt. Born in Parishville, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., 1869. Republican. Farmer; member of Vermont state house of representatives from Stannard, 1910. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Horace Stranahan (1845-1944) — also known as Horace C. Stranahan — of Hood River County, Ore. Born in Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., February 15, 1845. Republican. Farmer; member of Oregon state house of representatives, 1913. Died, in Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Clark County, Wash., November 7, 1944 (age 99 years, 266 days). Interment at Idlewild Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
  Relatives: Son of James K. Stranahan and Permelia A. (Reynolds) Stranahan; married, November 11, 1869, to Margaret Anne McKinley.
  William C. Swarts — of Dundee, Yates County, N.Y. Democrat. Farmer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Burial location unknown.
  Paul L. Talbot — of Burlington Flats, Otsego County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Otsego County, 1945-64. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  James Tallmadge (1743-1821) — of Dutchess County, N.Y. Born in Sharon, Litchfield County, Conn., September 11, 1743. Blacksmith; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County, 1784-85, 1790-92; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, N.Y., December 21, 1821 (age 78 years, 101 days). Interment at Old Baptist Burying Ground, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Tallmadge and Martha (Roberts) Tallmadge; married, June 27, 1771, to Anna Sutherland; father of Matthias Burnett Tallmadge and James Tallmadge Jr.; uncle of Joel Tallmadge Jr. and Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge; granduncle of John James Tallmadge, Isaac Smith Tallmadge and Daniel Webster Tallmadge; first cousin of Benjamin Tallmadge; first cousin once removed of Frederick Augustus Tallmadge; first cousin thrice removed of Millard Ellsworth Lane.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Tallmadge-Floyd family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James B. Taziman (b. 1852) — of Howell, Livingston County, Mich. Born in New York, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County, 1899-1900; defeated, 1900. Burial location unknown.
Marion L. Thomas Marion Lee Thomas (1877-1956) — also known as Marion L. Thomas — of Crown Point, Essex County, N.Y.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, July 10, 1877. Democrat. Farmer; candidate for New York state assembly from Essex County, 1929, 1933; chair of Essex County Democratic Party, 1932-41; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936, 1940. Died, from a myocardial infarction, in Tucson, Pima County, Ariz., May 17, 1956 (age 78 years, 312 days). Cremated.
  Relatives: Son of Stanton Thomas and Laura (Ingram) Thomas; married, December 10, 1924, to Doris Ilione Miller.
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1916)
  Justus Thorington (1848-1927) — also known as Chet Thorington — of Midland, Midland County, Mich. Born in Prattsville, Greene County, N.Y., February 20, 1848. Democrat. Lumber and timber business; shingle manufacturer; livery business; farmer; Midland County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900; candidate for mayor of Midland, Mich., 1914. Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Odd Fellows; Modern Woodmen; Foresters; Maccabees. Died in Midland, Midland County, Mich., September 26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218 days). Interment at Midland Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John P. Thorington and Alvira (Richmond) Thorington; married, January 26, 1874, to Sarah Jane Crooks.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Samuel Thornhill (1834-1890) — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in De Peyster, St. Lawrence County, N.Y., March 3, 1834. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Brookfield, 1882. Died in Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn., January 6, 1890 (age 55 years, 309 days). Interment at Central Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Brookfield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William Thornhill and Frances Thornhill; married to Elizabeth Merriman Skidmore; father of John Skidmore Thornhill.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Moses Younglove Tilden (1811-1876) — also known as Moses Y. Tilden — of Columbia County, N.Y. Born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, N.Y., November 14, 1811. Druggist; livestock raiser; member of New York state assembly from Columbia County 2nd District, 1869. Died in Lebanon Springs, Columbia County, N.Y., September 9, 1876 (age 64 years, 300 days). Interment at Cemetery of the Evergreens, New Lebanon, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Elam Tilden and Polly Younglove (Jones) Tilden; brother of Samuel Jones Tilden; married to Lucy Foote Campbell; second cousin once removed of Calvin Tilden Hulburd; third cousin of Stephen Daniel Tilden; third cousin once removed of Daniel Rose Tilden; third cousin twice removed of George Galen Tilden; third cousin thrice removed of Lucien Cooper Tilden, Julius Galen Tilden and Fred Chester Tilden; fourth cousin of Asahel Otis; fourth cousin once removed of Day Otis Kellogg and Dwight Kellogg.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Gardner Towne (1795-1879) — of Rutland, Jefferson County, N.Y.; Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Rindge, Cheshire County, N.H., 1795. Farmer; member of New York state senate 21st District, 1856-57. Congregationalist; later Presbyterian. Died in Watertown, Jefferson County, N.Y., June 20, 1879 (age about 83 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Towne and Relief Towne; married 1826 to Dorcas Eames.
  George M. Tyler — of North Bloomfield, Ontario County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1918-20; chair of Ontario County Republican Party, 1932. Burial location unknown.
  John H. Tyler (1793-1856) — of Yates, Orleans County, N.Y. Born in Randolph, Orange County, Vt., November 30, 1793. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Orleans County, 1830-31. Died in August, 1856 (age 62 years, 0 days). Interment at Lynhaven Cemetery, Lyndonville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married 1819 to Selina Gilbert; married 1843 to Saloma Gates.
James H. Underwood James H. Underwood (1873-1950) — of Middlesex, Yates County, N.Y. Born in Middlesex, Yates County, N.Y., December 25, 1873. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Yates County, 1924-25. Died in 1950 (age about 76 years). Interment at Overacker's Cemetery, Middlesex, N.Y.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Alonzo Sidney Upham (1811-1882) — also known as Alonzo S. Upham — of Le Roy, Genesee County, N.Y. Born in Hamilton, Madison County, N.Y., June 9, 1811. Whig. Carriage builder; farmer; member of New York state assembly, 1847-48 (Genesee County 1847, Genesee County 2nd District 1848); member of New York state senate 28th District, 1850-53. Died in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, N.Y., August 21, 1882 (age 71 years, 73 days). Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Baldwinsville, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joshua Upham and Lydia (Chamberlain) Upham; married, April 17, 1836, to Mary Munro; married, December 11, 1867, to Emily Louise Munro; second cousin of William Upham; second cousin once removed of Isaiah Blood and William Henry Upham; third cousin twice removed of Robert Treat Paine; third cousin thrice removed of Clarence Albert Upham; fourth cousin of Jabez Upham, George Baxter Upham, Nathaniel Upham, Samuel Finley Vinton and Charles Wentworth Upham; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, Nathaniel Gookin Upham, James Phineas Upham, Lucretia Garfield and Edwin Carpenter Pinney.
  Political families: Upham family; Bell-Upham family of New Hampshire; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Lawrence William Van Cleef (1894-1970) — also known as Lawrence W. Van Cleef — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Tyre, Seneca County, N.Y., November 29, 1894. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1937-58; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1952. Member, American Legion. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., August 8, 1970 (age 75 years, 252 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William H. Van Cleef and Mary Elizabeth (Beach) Van Cleef; married 1924 to Axie Ada Anthony.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
William H. Van_Cleef William H. Van Cleef (1857-1934) — of Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y. Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., April 9, 1857. Republican. Farmer; justice of the peace; member of New York state assembly from Seneca County, 1924-29. Presbyterian. Member, Grange. Died in Seneca Falls, Seneca County, N.Y., November 20, 1934 (age 77 years, 225 days). Interment at Restvale Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William George Van Cleef and Hannah N. (Greene) Van Cleef; married 1891 to Mary Elizabeth Beach; father of Lawrence William Van Cleef.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Jonas Sayre Van Duzer — also known as Jonas S. Van Duzer — of Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Chemung County, N.Y. Progressive. Farmer; creamery business; member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1884-85; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 37th District, 1914. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Van Duzer and Susan (Sayre) Van Duzer; married 1869 to Julia Amanda Rogers.
  Wilson C. Van Duzer (b. 1894) — of Middletown, Orange County, N.Y. Born in Warwick, Orange County, N.Y., 1894. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; merchant; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1943-64. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Legion; Rotary; Junior Order. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gladys Wisner.
  Jared Van Wagenen Jr. — of Lawyersville, Schoharie County, N.Y. Democrat. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Schoharie County, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Henry Van Woert (1836-1916) — of Canistota, McCook County, S.Dak. Born in Pompey, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 22, 1836. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; livestock buyer; farmer; member of Dakota territorial House of Representatives, 1883; member of South Dakota state senate 10th District, 1901-02. Died in San Diego, San Diego County, Calif., March 27, 1916 (age 79 years, 187 days). Interment at Canistota Cemetery, Canistota, S.Dak.
  Relatives: Son of David Van Woert and Cathy Elizabeth (Dunsback) Van Woert; married, January 20, 1859, to Maria Jerusha Nourse; first cousin four times removed of Abraham Jacob Lansing; second cousin thrice removed of Cornelius Lansing; third cousin thrice removed of John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. and Abraham Gerritse Lansing.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Lansing family of New York; Thompson-Sutherland family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
James I. Vermilya James I. Vermilya (b. 1849) — of Quincy Township, Olmsted County, Minn. Born in Oswego, Oswego County, N.Y., 1849. Democrat. Farmer; member of Minnesota state senate 4th District, 1915-18; defeated, 1910. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
Edward F. Vincent Edward F. Vincent — of Maine, Broome County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Broome County 1st District, 1934-40. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
James W. Wadsworth, Jr. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (1877-1952) — also known as James W. Wadsworth, Jr. — of Mt. Morris, Livingston County, N.Y.; Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y.; Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y. Born in Geneseo, Livingston County, N.Y., August 12, 1877. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1905-10; Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1906-10; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920 (speaker), 1924, 1928, 1936, 1940; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1912; U.S. Senator from New York, 1915-27; defeated, 1926; U.S. Representative from New York, 1933-51 (39th District 1933-45, 41st District 1945-51); delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Episcopalian. Member, Loyal Legion; Grange; United Spanish War Veterans; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Union League; Skull and Bones. The U.S. Senate's leading opponent of woman suffrage and alcohol prohibition. Died in Washington, D.C., June 21, 1952 (age 74 years, 314 days). Interment at Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of James Wolcott Wadsworth and Mary Louisa (Travers) Wadsworth; married, September 30, 1902, to Alice Hay (daughter of John Milton Hay); father of James Jermiah Wadsworth and Evelyn Wadsworth (who married William Stuart Symington); nephew of Charles Frederick Wadsworth; grandson of James Samuel Wadsworth; grandfather of James Wadsworth Symington; great-grandson of Reverdy Johnson; great-grandnephew of Thomas Fielder Bowie; second great-grandson of John Johnson; second great-grandnephew of Robert William Bowie (1787-1848); third great-grandson of Erastus Wolcott and Robert William Bowie (1750-1818); third great-grandnephew of Oliver Wolcott Sr., Benjamin Mackall IV, Walter Bowie and Thomas Mackall; fourth great-grandson of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767); first cousin four times removed of Oliver Wolcott Jr., Roger Griswold, Frederick Wolcott and Margaret Taylor; second cousin once removed of Edward Oliver Wolcott; second cousin five times removed of William Pitkin; third cousin twice removed of John William Allen, Henry Titus Backus, Christopher Parsons Wolcott, Matthew Griswold and Roger Wolcott (1847-1900); third cousin thrice removed of Gaylord Griswold, Samuel Clesson Allen, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth and William Wolcott Ellsworth; fourth cousin once removed of Eli Coe Birdsey, George Harrison Hall and Alfred Wolcott.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Upham family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Image source: Munsey's Magazine, June 1919
  Benjamin W. Waite (1811-1891) — also known as Benjamin W. Wait — of Scio Township, Washtenaw County, Mich.; Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Auburn, Cayuga County, N.Y., October 13, 1811. Farmer; supervisor of Scio Township, Michigan, 1843-44, 1845-47, 1848-49, 1850-51; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850. Died in Dexter, Washtenaw County, Mich., 1891 (age about 79 years). Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dexter, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of Benjamin Waite and Polly (Whedon) Waite; married, May 24, 1834, to Lois Ann Hicks; father of Benjamin W. Waite Jr.; uncle of David E. Waite; third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Adams, John Adams and Randolph Appleton Kidder.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Edwin W. Wallace (born c.1888) — of Rockville Centre, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born about 1888. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; farmer; real estate business; bank director; member of New York state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1924-33. Burial location unknown.
Albert L. Ward Albert L. Ward (b. 1842) — of Fairmont, Martin County, Minn. Born in New York, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; banker; postmaster at Fairmont, Minn., 1887; member of Minnesota state senate 9th District, 1915-22. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: Minnesota Legislative Manual 1917
  John Griswold Webb — also known as J. Griswold Webb — of Clinton Corners, Dutchess County, N.Y.; Hyde Park, Dutchess County, N.Y. Republican. Newspaper correspondent; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Dutchess County 1st District, 1919-22; member of New York state senate 28th District, 1923-34; chair of Dutchess County Republican Party, 1927-29. Member, American Legion. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Walter Webb; married 1914 to Anne Pendleton Rogers.
  Niles F. Webb — of Cortland, Cortland County, N.Y. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Cortland County, 1913-14. Burial location unknown.
  Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) — of Tekamah, Burt County, Neb. Born in Troupsburg, Steuben County, N.Y., May 21, 1867. Republican. Farmer; member of Nebraska state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940. Baptist. Member, Odd Fellows; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15, 1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert.
  Stiles M. West (b. 1841) — of Rice County, Minn. Born in New York, 1841. Republican. Farmer; member of Minnesota state house of representatives District 18, 1878. Burial location unknown.
  See also Minnesota Legislator record
Joseph Wheeler Joseph Wheeler (1836-1906) — also known as "Fighting Joe" — of Wheeler, Lawrence County, Ala. Born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., September 10, 1836. Democrat. General in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; planter; lawyer; U.S. Representative from Alabama 8th District, 1881-82, 1885-1900; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War. Episcopalian. Member, Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the War of 1812. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 25, 1906 (age 69 years, 137 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Wheeler and Julia Knox (Hull) Wheeler; married, February 6, 1866, to Daniella Jones (granddaughter of Peter Early); father of Thomas Harrison Wheeler.
  Wheeler County, Ga. is named for him.
  Wheeler Dam (built 1933-36), on the Tennessee River in Lauderdale and Lawrence counties, Alabama, and the Wheeler Lake reservoir, which extends into Limestone, Morgan, and Madison counties, are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  George F. Wheelock — of Leicester, Livingston County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Livingston County, 1916-21. Burial location unknown.
Maurice Whitney Maurice Whitney (b. 1892) — of Berlin, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 28, 1892. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1927-43. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1936
William Wickham William Wickham (b. 1871) — of Hector, Schuyler County, N.Y. Born in Bennettsburg, Schuyler County, N.Y., August 11, 1871. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Schuyler County, 1924-25. Member, Farm Bureau; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  Charles W. Wicks — of Sauquoit, Oneida County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state senate 36th District, 1915-18; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916. Burial location unknown.
  David Wilber (1820-1890) — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady County, N.Y., October 5, 1820. Republican. Farmer; lumber business; hop dealer; U.S. Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1879-81, 1887-90 (20th District 1873-75, 21st District 1879-81, 24th District 1887-90); died in office 1890; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York. Died in Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y., April 1, 1890 (age 69 years, 178 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
  Relatives: Father of David Forrest Wilber.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  David Forrest Wilber (1859-1928) — also known as David F. Wilber — of Oneonta, Otsego County, N.Y. Born in Milford, Otsego County, N.Y., December 7, 1859. Republican. Farmer; real estate business; vice-president and director of the Wilber National Bank of Oneonta, 1883-96; U.S. Representative from New York 21st District, 1895-99; U.S. Consul in Barbados, 1903-05; U.S. Consul General in Singapore, 1905-07; Halifax, 1907-09; Kobe, 1909-10; Vancouver, 1910-13; Zurich, 1913-15; Genoa, 1915-21; Wellington, as of 1921-22; member of New York Republican State Committee, 1924-27. Died in Upper Dam, Oxford County, Maine, August 14, 1928 (age 68 years, 251 days). Interment at Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of David Wilber.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Orin S. Wilcox (b. 1898) — of Theresa, Jefferson County, N.Y. Born in Alexandria town, Jefferson County, N.Y., September 22, 1898. Republican. Hardware merchant; farmer; member of New York state assembly from Jefferson County, 1945-65. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Odd Fellows; Grange. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 15, 1922, to Gladys Jane Eggleston.
  John F. Williams (b. 1885) — of North Greenbush, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Born in Troy, Rensselaer County, N.Y., 1885. Republican. Farmer; Rensselaer County Sheriff, 1922-24; member of New York state senate 31st District, 1925-32; defeated, 1932, 1934. Member, Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Edith (Wilk) Willkie and Wendell Lewis Willkie.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas B. Wilson — of Hall, Ontario County, N.Y. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1911-12; member of New York state senate 42nd District, 1913-16. Burial location unknown.
Edwin B. Winans Edwin Baruch Winans (1826-1894) — also known as Edwin B. Winans — of Hamburg Township, Livingston County, Mich. Born in Avon, Livingston County, N.Y., May 16, 1826. Democrat. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Livingston County 1st District, 1861-64; delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; supervisor of Hamburg Township, Michigan, 1872-74; probate judge in Michigan, 1877-80; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1880 (alternate), 1888; U.S. Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1883-87; defeated, 1880; Governor of Michigan, 1891-92. Episcopalian. German and English ancestry. Died in Hamburg, Livingston County, Mich., July 4, 1894 (age 68 years, 49 days). Interment at Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Mich.
  Relatives: Son of John Winans and Eliza (Way) Winans; married 1855 to Elizabeth Galloway.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Portrait & Biographical Album of Washtenaw County (1891)
  Myron Wing (1837-1899) — of Hickory Corners, Barry County, Mich. Born in New York, 1837. Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Barry County, 1897-99; died in office 1899. Died July 12, 1899 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Warren Wing (b. 1842) — of Fremont Township, Isabella County, Mich.; Dushville (now Winn), Isabella County, Mich. Born in Chautauqua County, N.Y., May 5, 1842. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; during the battle of the Wilderness, suffered a crippling wound to his elbow; farmer; Isabella County Drain Commissioner; member of Michigan People's Party State Central Committee, 1899. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Wesley Wing and Salana (Wilcox) Wing; married 1865 to Lucinda Burt.
  Isaiah Davis Winne (1818-1902) — also known as Davis Winne — of Ulster County, N.Y. Born in Shandaken town, Ulster County, N.Y., July 18, 1818. Farmer; lumber business; hotelier; Ulster County Sheriff, 1861, 1864; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New York state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1876, 1887. Christian Reformed. Died February 27, 1902 (age 83 years, 224 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Christian Winne and Annatje (Longyear) Winne; married, December 29, 1842, to Angeline Coon Longyear; married to Adaline Dimmick; first cousin of John Wesley Longyear; first cousin once removed of John Munro Longyear; first cousin twice removed of Robert Dudley Longyear; second cousin of Isaac W. Longyear; second cousin once removed of Charles Davis.
  Political family: Longyear family of New York.
  Elisha I. Winter (1781-1849) — of Clinton County, N.Y.; Fayette County, Ky. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 15, 1781. Mining business; U.S. Representative from New York 12th District, 1813-15; planter; merchant; president, Lexington & Ohio Railroad. Slaveowner. Died in Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., June 30, 1849 (age 67 years, 350 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Virginia Carr.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Daniel P. Witter Daniel Parrish Witter (1852-1930) — also known as Daniel P. Witter — of Berkshire, Tioga County, N.Y. Born in Richford, Tioga County, N.Y., July 2, 1852. Republican. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Tioga County, 1896-1900, 1916-29. Died in Berkshire, Tioga County, N.Y., January 9, 1930 (age 77 years, 191 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Berkshire, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Asa Witter and Delia (Torrey) Witter; married, March 1, 1876, to Sarah M. Belden; first cousin six times removed of William Greene; second cousin once removed of Samuel Austin Gager; second cousin twice removed of Abel Madison Scranton; second cousin four times removed of John Brown; second cousin five times removed of William Greene Jr. and Andrew Adams; third cousin of Howkin Bulkley Beardslee; third cousin twice removed of John Appleton and Jane Pierce; third cousin thrice removed of John Strong, Waightstill Avery, Ebenezer Huntington, Elijah Hunt Mills and Gideon Hard; fourth cousin of George Mortimer Beakes, Chauncey C. Pendleton, Cornelia Cole Fairbanks and Llewellyn James Barden; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah Babbitt, Albert Bliss, Joshua Perkins, Bradford Kirk Durfee, Samuel Willard Beakes and Charles W. Durfee.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  James Wood (b. 1839) — of Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Bedford, Westchester County, N.Y., November 12, 1839. Republican. Farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 14th District, 1886, 1888. Burial location unknown.
  Gordon Woodbury (1863-1924) — of Bedford, Hillsborough County, N.H. Born in New York, September 17, 1863. Democrat. Farmer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1916; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1920. Died in Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H., June 17, 1924 (age 60 years, 274 days). Interment at Bedford Center Cemetery, Bedford, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Freeman Perkins Woodbury and Harriet Ann (McGaw) Woodbury; married, April 18, 1894, to Charlotte Eliza Woodbury; grandnephew of Levi Woodbury; second great-grandson of Matthew Thornton; first cousin once removed of Charles Levi Woodbury; second cousin of Gist Blair; third cousin once removed of Zachariah Chandler; third cousin thrice removed of Luther Lawrence and Abbott Lawrence; fourth cousin of Isaac Stuart Raymond; fourth cousin once removed of Charles Courtney Pinkney Holden, Ebenezer Gregg Danforth Holden, Winfield Scott Holden, Frederick William Holden and Frederick Hale.
  Political families: Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Woodbury-Holden family of Massachusetts and New Hampshire; Holden-Davis-Lawrence-Garcelon family of Massachusetts; Lawrence-Andrew-Rodney-Parrish family of Adel, Georgia (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles E. Wooster (b. 1870) — of Westerlo town, Albany County, N.Y. Born in New York, February, 1870. Democrat. Farmer; candidate for New York state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1909. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Daniel M. Wooster and Zeula (Hitchcock) Wooster; married 1899 to Hellen T. SMith; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Ephraim Safford, Abel Huntington and James Doolittle Wooster; fourth cousin once removed of Benjamin Pulaski Chatfield.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Conkling-Seymour family of Utica, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
Jonathan Wyckoff Jonathan Wyckoff (1846-1921) — of Navarino, Onondaga County, N.Y. Born in Navarino, Onondaga County, N.Y., March 28, 1846. Farmer; member of New York state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1893-94. Member, Grange. Died, in the Homeopathic Hospital, Syracuse, Onondaga County, N.Y., September 3, 1921 (age 75 years, 159 days). Interment at Pine Ridge Cemetery, Navarino, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Austin Jonathan Wyckoff and Rebecca (Eggleston) Wyckoff; married, January 27, 1869, to Emma Jeanette Beebe.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York State Legislative Souvenir (1893)
John R. Yale 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.
  Relatives: Son of Belden Yale and Margaret (Glennen) Yale.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: New York Red Book 1924
  W. Irving Yeckley (b. 1833) — of Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Ontario County, N.Y., May 5, 1833. Republican. Harness maker; farmer; supervisor of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1869-79. German ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arcanum. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy E. Gilbert.
  Albert Yeomans — of Walworth, Wayne County, N.Y. Farmer, fruit grower; member of New York state assembly from Wayne County, 1911-13. Burial location unknown.
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The Political Graveyard

The Political Graveyard is a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries. Founded in 1996, it is the Internet's most comprehensive free source for American political biography, listing 320,919 politicians, living and dead.
 
  The coverage of this site includes (1) the President, Vice President, members of Congress, elected state and territorial officeholders in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories; and the chief elected official, typically the mayor, of qualifying municipalities; (2) candidates at election, including primaries, for any of the above; (3) all federal judges and all state appellate judges; (4) certain federal officials, including the federal cabinet, diplomatic chiefs of mission, consuls, U.S. district attorneys, collectors of customs and internal revenue, members of major federal commissions; and political appointee (pre-1969) postmasters of qualifying communities; (5) state and national political party officials, including delegates, alternate delegates, and other participants in national party nominating conventions; (6) Americans who served as "honorary" consuls for other nations before 1950. Note: municipalities or communities "qualify", for Political Graveyard purposes, if they have at least half a million person-years of history, inclusive of predecessor, successor, and merged entities.  
  The listings are incomplete; development of the database is a continually ongoing project.  
  Information on this page — and on all other pages of this site — is believed to be accurate, but is not guaranteed. Users are advised to check with other sources before relying on any information here.  
  The official URL for this page is: https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NY/farmer.R-Z.html.  
  Links to this or any other Political Graveyard page are welcome, but specific page addresses may sometimes change as the site develops.  
  If you are searching for a specific named individual, try the alphabetical index of politicians.  
Copyright notices: (1) Facts are not subject to copyright; see Feist v. Rural Telephone. (2) Politician portraits displayed on this site are 70-pixel-wide monochrome thumbnail images, which I believe to constitute fair use under applicable copyright law. Where possible, each image is linked to its online source. However, requests from owners of copyrighted images to delete them from this site are honored. (3) Original material, programming, selection and arrangement are © 1996-2023 Lawrence Kestenbaum. (4) This work is also licensed for free non-commercial re-use, with attribution, under a Creative Commons License.
Site information: The Political Graveyard is created and maintained by Lawrence Kestenbaum, who is solely responsible for its structure and content. — The mailing address is The Political Graveyard, P.O. Box 2563, Ann Arbor MI 48106. — This site is hosted by HDL. — The Political Graveyard opened on July 1, 1996; the last full revision was done on March 8, 2023.

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