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A. David Abrams (b. 1919) —
of Beckley, Raleigh
County, W.Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
19, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; furniture merchant; member of
West
Virginia state house of delegates from Raleigh County, 1961-64;
appointed 1961.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Civitan;
Jaycees;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel I. Abrams and Esther (Block) Abrams; married, August
11, 1943, to Ruth R. Levy. |
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Charles Bennett (1838-1903) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., October, 1838.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
furniture manufacturer; banker; mayor
of Charlotte, Mich., 1880.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., November
21, 1903 (age 65 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, December
7, 1865, to Mary Myers. |
| | | Image source: Past and Present of Eaton
County, Michigan (1906) |
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Sol Bloom (1870-1949) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Pekin, Tazewell
County, Ill., March 9,
1870.
Democrat. Play
producer; entertainment
manager; songwriter;
furniture business; real estate
business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1923-49 (19th District 1923-45,
20th District 1945-49); died in office 1949; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Redmen.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the U.S.
Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md., March 7,
1949 (age 78 years, 363
days).
Interment at Mt.
Eden Cemetery, Westchester Hills, N.Y.
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John Cashmore (1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 7,
1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; aide to the
general manager of the New York Edison Company electric
utility; furniture manufacturer; business
executive; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1923; defeated,
1923; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1938-44; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1940-61; died in office 1961;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed from a heart
attack, in his car, and
died soon after, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1961 (age 65 years, 334
days).
Interment at Canarsie
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Milan E. Goodrich (1867-1936) —
of Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1867.
Republican. Furniture manufacturer; village
president of Ossining, New York, 1921-22; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1923-31.
Following a minor auto accident, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., November
20, 1936 (age about 69
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1894 to Alida
F. Brown. |
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1924 |
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Edwin S. Hanford (b. 1858) —
of Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born near Waverly, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
17, 1858.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1901-05; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry B. Hickey (1875-1945) —
of Fredonia, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Brant, Erie
County, N.Y., January
21, 1875.
Democrat. Furniture business; meat
merchant; candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1923;
postmaster at Fredonia,
N.Y., 1936-42 (acting, 1936-37).
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of Union Veterans.
Died, in the Silver Creek Hospital,
Silver Creek, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., March
20, 1945 (age 70 years, 58
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, N.Y.
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Joseph Anthony LeFante (1928-1997) —
also known as Joseph A. LeFante —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.; Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., September
8, 1928.
Democrat. Furniture merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1970-76 (District 12-A 1970-73,
31st District 1974-76); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1977-78; resigned
1978; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1982.
In the 1984 election, he headed a group called "Democrats for
Reagan-Bush.".
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
26, 1997 (age 68 years, 171
days).
Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, N.J.
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William T. O'Neil (b. 1850) —
of St. Regis Falls, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Brighton, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
7, 1850.
Republican. Farmer; creamery
business; president, Cascade Chair Company; director, St.
Regis Falls National Bank and
St. Regis Light and
Power Company; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1882-85; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1907-08.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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William Merritt Osband (b. 1836) —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Arcadia, Wayne
County, N.Y., June 15,
1836.
Republican. College
professor; furniture business; newspaper
editor; pipe
organ manufacturer; chair of
Washtenaw County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wilson Osband and Susanna (Sherman) Osband; married, August
7, 1861, to Lucy Aldrich. |
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Walter Polakowski (b. 1888) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
18, 1888.
Socialist. Upholsterer; member,
Federated Trades Council of Milwaukee; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1921-22; member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1923-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 4th District, 1928, 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist.
Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Henry Roberts (1853-1929) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1853.
Republican. President, Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Company;
director, Hartford Electric
Light Company; also director of several banks;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford, 1899-1900; member
of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1901-02; Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of
Connecticut, 1905-07.
Congregationalist.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died, from respiratory
failure, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., May 1,
1929 (age 76 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Rudolph I. Roulier (d. 1960) —
of Cohoes, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Furniture business; soft drink
bottler; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1927-32;
defeated, 1925; mayor of
Cohoes, N.Y., 1940-59.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America; Elks.
Died December
17, 1960.
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Frances 'Fannie' Laware. |
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John P. Ryan (b. 1891) —
of Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., June 28,
1891.
Democrat. Furniture salesman; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Ryan and Mary (Young) Ryan. |
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Thomas Smith Jr. (b. 1840) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
10, 1840.
Democrat. Second-hand office furniture business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1881, 1888-89.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel P. Stroud (1824-1902) —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., August
7, 1824.
Furniture and undertaking
business; People's candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1895.
Died in Mason, Ingham
County, Mich., February
9, 1902 (age 77 years, 186
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Taylor Stroud and Anna (Persell) Stroud; married to Rhoda
Rodway. |
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memorial |
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Fernando D. Thieme (1859-1935) —
also known as Ferdinand Thieme —
of Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1859.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker; furniture merchant; candidate
for Michigan
state house of representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District,
1922.
German
ancestry.
Died in 1935
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Adrian, Mich.
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Earl Winfield Travis (1879-1948) —
also known as Earl W. Travis —
of Endicott, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Upsonville, Susquehanna
County, Pa., May 26,
1879.
Republican. Furniture and undertaking
business; mayor
of Endicott, N.Y., 1933-37.
Died in 1948
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverhurst
Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
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William Magear Tweed (1823-1878) —
also known as William M. Tweed; William Marcy Tweed;
"Boss Tweed" —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 3,
1823.
Democrat. Chairmaker; fire
fighter; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1853-55; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1868-73.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons.
Convicted
of embezzlement
and sentenced
to twelve years in prison;
escaped;
captured
in Spain and brought back to New York.
Died in
prison, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
12, 1878 (age 55 years, 9
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas M. Woodruff (1804-1855) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1804.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1845-47; furniture
business.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
28, 1855 (age 50 years, 329
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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