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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Stonecutter;
Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried
and acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czechia),
July
28, 1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel; married, October
21, 1884, to Anna Mary Timmes. |
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Foresters; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Comesky (b. 1858) —
of Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., January
14, 1858.
Democrat. School
principal; lawyer; Rockland
County District Attorney, 1894; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1896,
1900.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Owen Comesky and Ann (Magie) Comesky. |
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Congress |
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Louis F. DeSalvio (d. 2004) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-77 (New York County 2nd District 1941-65,
66th District 1966, 60th District 1967-72, 62nd District 1973-77).
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Foresters; Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in 2004.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elvira Mongillo. |
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Edwin W. Fiske (c.1861-1928) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1861.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1896-1903, 1910-17; defeated, 1894, 1917,
1923, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Foresters.
Suffered a stroke
and died, in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 30,
1928 (age about 67
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Annie Smith. |
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Eugene Foster (1860-1928) —
of Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich.
Born in Caroga town, Fulton
County, N.Y., August
8, 1860.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; chair of
Gladwin County Republican Party, 1892-1928; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1896;
delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 28th District,
1907-08; member of Michigan
state senate 28th District, 1909-12.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters; Woodmen.
Died, probably from heart
disease, in his office
at the Gladwin County Record newspaper, Gladwin, Gladwin
County, Mich., October
2, 1928 (age 68 years, 55
days).
Interment at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin, Mich.
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William J. Grattan (b. 1876) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Watervliet, Albany
County, N.Y., May 20,
1876.
Republican. Private secretary to State Sen. Myer
Nussbaum, 1896-98, and to U.S. Rep. George
N. Southwick, 1898; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 4th District, 1903-06; member
of New
York state senate 28th District, 1907-10.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Redmen;
Elks;
Foresters; Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Sidney S. Hein (1907-1972) —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
16, 1907.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1961; director, Franklin National Bank,
Eagle Insurance
Company of New Jersey, Peninsula Hospital,
and Brunswick Hospital.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Foresters.
Died, from a heart
attack, at the Inwood Country Club, Inwood, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., April 1,
1972 (age 64 years, 351
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugo Hein and Regina (Pulitzer) Hein; married to Frederica
Clark. |
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Alfred D. Lowe (b. 1850) —
of Depauville, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Clayton, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
26, 1850.
Republican. Merchant;
postmaster;
director, Depauville Telephone
Exchange; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 1st District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Lowe and Zilla (Atwood) Lowe; married, August
13, 1873, to Emma F. Smith. |
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Benjamin McClung (b. 1867) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McClung and Margaret (Upright) McClung. |
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Martin G. McCue (b. 1875) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born February
18, 1875.
Democrat. Hotel-keeper;
laundry
supply business; real estate
agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1907-20 (New York County 16th District 1907-17,
New York County 12th District 1918-20); member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1921; resigned 1921; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Foresters; Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Burial location unknown.
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William James McKone (1866-1928) —
also known as William J. McKone —
of Albion, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Montezuma, Cayuga
County, N.Y., August
23, 1866.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1906-15.
Methodist.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Foresters; Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., August
28, 1928 (age 62 years, 5
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin McKone and Mary C. (Bell) McKone; married 1892 to Minnie
Townsend; grandnephew of Samuel
Bell. |
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1911 |
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Thomas A. McWhinney (c.1863-1933) —
of Lawrence, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1863.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
postmaster at Lawrence,
N.Y., 1901; automobile
dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-23 (Nassau County 1915-17, Nassau County 1st
District 1918-23); indicted
in 1920 on charges
that he and others had tipped off
gamblers to planned police raids; tried
and found not guilty.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; United
Spanish War Veterans; Foresters; Redmen;
Order
of Heptasophs; Order
of United American Mechanics.
Suffered a stroke,
and died, in Atlantic Beach, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
25, 1933 (age about 70
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lidie Wright. |
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Michael Kieran Reilly (1869-1944) —
also known as Michael K. Reilly —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Empire, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., July 15,
1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1908,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1913-17, 1930-39;
defeated, 1924.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters; Elks; Moose.
Died October
14, 1944 (age 75 years, 91
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George A. Robinson (1851-1908) —
of Sayville, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Newmarket, Ontario,
January, 1851.
Republican. Physician;
naturalized U.S. citizen; volunteer
fire fighter; director, Sayville Electric
Light and Power Company; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1901-02.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Foresters; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., February
22, 1908 (age 57 years, 0
days).
Interment somewhere
in Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Amelia A. Foster. |
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Thomas J. Spellacy (1880-1957) —
also known as "Long Tom" —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., March 6,
1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; member of Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1907-08, 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1912
(alternate; Honorary
Vice-President; speaker),
1920,
1924
(delegation chair), 1928,
1936,
1940;
U.S.
Attorney for Connecticut, 1915-18; candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1918; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1922; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1925-29; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1935-43; defeated, 1912; resigned 1943;
defeated, 1945; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41; Connecticut
Insurance Commissioner, 1955-57.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Foresters of America.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Commodore Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
5, 1957 (age 77 years, 274
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Spellacy and Catharine A. (Bourke) Spellacy; married, November
25, 1903, to Nellie Walsh; married to Elizabeth
Gill. |
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Benjamin Irving Taylor (1877-1946) —
also known as Benjamin I. Taylor —
of Harrison, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Redmen;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died, in United Hospital,
Port Chester, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
5, 1946 (age 68 years, 258
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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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.
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Daniel D. Tooher (b. 1854) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
May
11, 1854.
Democrat. Gasfitter;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1897.
Catholic.
Member, Foresters; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Frank Eugene Wilson (1857-1935) —
also known as Frank E. Wilson —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Roxbury, Delaware
County, N.Y., December
22, 1857.
Democrat. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1905, 1911-15 (5th District
1899-1903, 4th District 1903-05, 1911-13, 3rd District 1913-15);
defeated, 1904; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 12,
1935 (age 77 years, 202
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Roxbury
Cemetery, Roxbury, N.Y.
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