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Carl Adolphus Gottlieb Adae (1839-1915) —
also known as Carl A. G. Adae —
of Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Möckmühl, Germany,
June
9, 1839.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Vice-Consul
for Germany in Cincinnati,
Ohio, 1871-77; president of the C. F. Adae & Co. bank;
after the bank became insolvent in December 1878, he was arrested
and charged
with bank
fraud, that is, accepting deposits knowing that the bank was
about to fail; the case was referred to the grand jury, but no
indictments resulted; insurance
agent.
German ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
26, 1915 (age 75 years, 231
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Edward B. Amend (1858-1914) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 2,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-14; died in office 1914.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died October
20, 1914 (age 56 years, 140
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward Arnold (1890-1956) —
also known as Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider —
of Encino, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
18, 1890.
Republican. Actor;
appeared in more than 150 movies,
most during 1932-56; president,
Screen Actors Guild, 1940-42; candidate for Presidential Elector for
California.
German ancestry. Member, Screen
Actors Guild.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Encino, Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
26, 1956 (age 66 years, 68
days).
Interment at San
Fernando Mission Cemetery, San Fernando, Calif.
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Louis Bamberger (b. 1808) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany,
November
20, 1808.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; merchant;
U.S. Consul in Asuncion, 1855-62.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Bardel (1846-1926) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Nuremberg, Germany,
September
20, 1846.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; wholesale
jewelry business; U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Bamberg, 1900-02; U.S. Consul in Bamberg, 1902-08; Rheims, 1908-15; St. Michaels, 1915-17; Nueva Gerona, 1918-19.
German ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
31, 1926 (age 80 years, 102
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Maryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937) —
also known as Maryanne Trump —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 5,
1937.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1983-99; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1999-2011; took
senior status 2011; senior judge, 2011-.
Female.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Jacob Bartscherer (c.1868-1947) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
about 1868.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate); member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1930.
German ancestry.
Died, in Wyckoff Heights Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
22, 1947 (age about 79
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Becker (1830-1898) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Oberotterbach, Bavaria, Germany,
April
25, 1830.
Republican. Mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1876-77, 1886-89; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1892.
German ancestry.
Died July 4,
1898 (age 68 years, 70
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Max Bedacht (1883-1972) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Munich (München), Germany,
October
13, 1883.
Communist. Barber; president,
Swiss National Barbers' Union, 1907; Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1928; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1930 (19th District), 1936 (14th
District); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1934; national
secretary, International Workers Order; expelled from the
Communist Party in 1948 over factional differences.
German ancestry.
Died July 4,
1972 (age 88 years, 265
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Behrman (1864-1926) —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
14, 1864.
Democrat. Delegate
to Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1898, 1921; Louisiana
state auditor, 1904-05; mayor
of New Orleans, La., 1904-20, 1925-26; defeated, 1920; died in
office 1926; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Louisiana, 1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1924;
Louisiana
Democratic state chair, 1925.
German and Jewish
ancestry.
Died, of heart
disease, in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., January
12, 1926 (age 61 years, 90
days).
Interment at Metairie
Cemetery, New Orleans, La.
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Leo Allen Bergholz (1857-1945) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt., November
10, 1857.
Republican. U.S. Vice Consul in Chinkiang, 1883-87; U.S. Consul in Erzerum, 1896-1903; Three Rivers, 1903-04; Dawson, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General in Tientsin, 1905; Beirut, 1905-06; Canton, 1906, 1919-21; Kingston, 1912; Winnipeg, 1913; Dresden, 1913-17; Seoul, 1918-19.
Methodist.
German ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1945
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Solomon Berliner (1856-1910) —
also known as Sol Berliner —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
6, 1856.
Republican. Tobacco
dealer; U.S. Consul in Tenerife, 1898, 1905-10, died in office 1910.
Jewish.
German ancestry.
Died, probably from diabetes,
in Washington,
D.C., November
14, 1910 (age 54 years, 39
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Julius Berliner and Julia Berliner; married, September
1, 1901, to Jennie Ottenberg. |
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Charles E. Berns (1864-1942) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
January, 1864.
Socialist. Machinist;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Socialist Labor
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1914, 1918.
German ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 22,
1942 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles A. Binder (1857-1891) —
also known as John Roth —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
2, 1857.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1884, 1886; accused
in 1891 of embezzling
$20,000 from the estate of Barbara Hausman; fled
and became a fugitive,
traveling under the alias "John Roth".
German ancestry.
Wounded by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his room at the Sheridan House Hotel,
and died there early the next morning, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 17,
1891 (age 33 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Bischoff Jr. (1852-1913) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
16, 1852.
Common pleas court judge in New York, 1895; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1913; died in office
1913.
German ancestry.
While taking an ascending elevator
to his office
in the Emigrants Industrial Savings Bank Building, he got off at the
wrong floor, and while trying to re-enter the elevator, he hit his
head on a door frame, smashing some glass, and fell about
150 feet down the elevator shaft to his death, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
28, 1913 (age 60 years, 224
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Bischoff and Amelia (Bolte) Bischoff; married to Annie
Louise Moshier. |
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memorial |
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Charles Frederick Bishop (1844-1913) —
also known as Charles F. Bishop; Charles Frederick
Bischoff —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsville, Erie
County, N.Y., October
14, 1844.
Democrat. Dealer in tea, coffee,
and spices; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1890-94.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, of cancer,
in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1913 (age 68 years, 335
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Joseph Blumenthal (b. 1834) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Munich (München), Germany,
December
13, 1834.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly, 1873-74, 1888-91 (New York County 15th District
1873-74, New York County 22nd District 1888-91); president, Jewish
Theological Seminary Association.
Jewish.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ferris Booher (1848-1921) —
also known as Charles F. Booher —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.; Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo.
Born in East Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
31, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 4th District, 1889, 1907-21; died in
office 1921.
German and Swiss
ancestry.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Savannah, Andrew
County, Mo., January
21, 1921 (age 72 years, 356
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Savannah, Mo.
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Arthur Label Bresler (1862-1908) —
also known as Arthur L. Bresler —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 8,
1862.
Honorary
Consul for Hawaiian Islands in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-1900; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1901-03; manager of DeForest wireless
telegraph
system.
German ancestry.
Died, from stomach
cancer, at the Hotel St.
Lorenz, East 72nd Street, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1908 (age 46 years, 121
days). Initial reports that he had been poisoned were dispelled
by an autopsy.
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Joseph M. Bresler (1868-1900) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1868.
Consul
for Nicaragua in Detroit,
Mich., 1895-96, 1899-1900; Consul
for Central America in Detroit,
Mich., 1897-98; Consul
for Honduras in Detroit,
Mich., 1899.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from pleuro-pneumonia,
in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., March 6,
1900 (age 31 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John August Britting (1898-1968) —
also known as John A. Britting —
of East Farmingdale, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New Jersey, April 3,
1898.
Republican. Deputy treasurer of Suffolk County, 1942-54; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 3rd District, 1955-56; called
to testify in 1956 during an investigation
of his handling of tax-foreclosed properties as deputy county
treasurer (known as the "land grab" scandal),
he took the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination
to refuse to answer questions; indicted
on bribery
and conspiracy charges
for channeling properties to favored speculators and receiving part
of the profits; tried in
1958 and convicted;
sentenced
to five to ten years in prison
and fined
$27,000; released pending appeal; also convicted
in a related case in 1959; in 1960, his prison sentence was reduced
to one to two years.
German ancestry.
Died in October, 1968
(age 70
years, 0 days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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Valentine Brother (1773-1820) —
of Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Fredericktown (now Frederick), Frederick
County, Md., April 3,
1773.
Member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1809-10, 1811-12, 1819-20;
died in office 1820.
German ancestry.
Died in Stanley, Ontario
County, N.Y., January
9, 1820 (age 46 years, 281
days).
Interment at Old Number Nine Cemetery, Seneca town, Ontario County, N.Y.
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Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) —
also known as Armin E. Brunn —
of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
18, 1860.
Republican. Physician;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Shot
by his brother, Constantine
F. Brunn, mortally
wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286
days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died
immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene.
Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
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Constantine Fernow Brunn (1858-1909) —
also known as Constantine F. Brunn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
24, 1858.
Vice-Consul
for Portugal in New
York, N.Y., 1893-96.
German and Irish
ancestry.
According to published
reports, in a sudden fit of rage, perhaps angered because he
wasn't able to reach his wife by telephone, he shot
and killed his sister, Freda Brunn, and his brother, Dr. Armin
Brunn, and then shot himself,
in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
29, 1909 (age 50 years, 340
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Windham County, Conn.
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William Thomas Coleman (b. 1867) —
also known as William T. Coleman —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Madison Township, Armstrong
County, Pa., April
20, 1867.
Republican. Grocer; mayor of
Elmira, N.Y., 1905.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Coleman and Mary E. (Langler) Coleman; married, September
16, 1896, to Mary J. Espey. |
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John N. Cordts (b. 1865) —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
17, 1865.
Republican. Brick
manufacturer; real estate
business; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member
of New
York state senate, 1905-10 (25th District 1905-06, 26th District
1907-08, 27th District 1909-10).
German ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Cordts. |
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1907 |
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John Homer Cudmore (1883-1963) —
also known as J. Homer Cudmore —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1883.
Republican. Physician;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1934, 1936.
English
and German ancestry.
Died, in Carolton Convalescent
Hospital, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
27, 1963 (age 79 years, 133
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bill de Blasio (b. 1961) —
also known as Warren Wilhelm Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1961.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2014-.
Italian
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2021.
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Relatives: Son
of Warren Wilhelm and Maria Angela (de Blasio) Wilhelm; married to
Chirlane McCray. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1830.
Sawmill
owner; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63.
German ancestry.
Died in Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph G. Doll —
of Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Cigar
maker; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis Xavier Duer (1873-1923) —
also known as Francis X. Duer —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in College Point (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., June 3,
1873.
Democrat. Wholesale
paint business; hotel
proprietor; restauranteur;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1902-03; Queens
borough Superintendent of Public Buildings and Offices, 1912-14.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Redmen;
Eagles.
Died, from peritonitis,
in the Post Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
14, 1923 (age 50 years, 103
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Philip Henry Dugro (1855-1920) —
also known as P. Henry Dugro —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
2, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; hotelier;
banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1879; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1881-83; New York City
superior court judge, 1887-95; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1920; died in office
1920.
Alsatian ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall; Phi
Kappa Psi.
Died, from pneumonia,
in his apartment at the Savoy Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 1,
1920 (age 64 years, 151
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Frederick H. E. Ebstein (1847-1916) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Militsch, Prussia (now Milicz, Poland),
April
21, 1847.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; major in
the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; candidate for borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1905.
German ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
8, 1916 (age 68 years, 293
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Jeanie V. Smith. |
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Anthony Eickhoff (1827-1901) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lippstadt, Westphalia (now Germany),
September
11, 1827.
Democrat. Founder or editor of several German-language newspapers,
in St. Louis, Mo., Dubuque, Iowa, and New York City; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1864; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1877-79; defeated,
1878; New York City Fire Commissioner, 1891-96.
German ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
5, 1901 (age 74 years, 55
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Ferdinand Eidman (c.1842-1910) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Worms, Germany,
about 1842.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of
New
York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1879;
member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1880-81; defeated, 1895; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1890-94,
1897-98; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 11th District, 1894, 1896; member of
New York
Republican State Committee, 1902.
German ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, from diabetes,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1910 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1865 to Mary
Germann. |
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Leander Bernard Faber (1867-1950) —
also known as Leander B. Faber —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica (now part of Queens), Queens
County, N.Y., November
5, 1867.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1917-37; appointed 1917;
defeated, 1917; appointed 1918.
German ancestry.
Died in Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., November
1, 1950 (age 82 years, 361
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert Cole Fach (1882-1972) —
also known as Albert C. Fach —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
14, 1882.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1910-19, 1924-31; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
On the morning of August 19, 1912, in his office, he was shot
three times and badly wounded, by Mrs. Elizabeth Edmunds, a
disgruntled former client.
Died June 3,
1972 (age 90 years, 141
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Fach. |
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Otto Godfrey Foelker (1875-1943) —
also known as Otto G. Foelker —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Mainz, Germany,
December
29, 1875.
Republican. Baker;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1905-06; member of
New
York state senate 4th District, 1907-08; U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1908-11.
German ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., January
18, 1943 (age 67 years, 20
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Fred W. Forness Jr. (1873-1964) —
of Allegany, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.; Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
20, 1873.
Democrat. Automobile
dealer; garage
owner; candidate for New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1914, 1923, 1927; mayor of
Olean, N.Y., 1934-37, 1940-41; defeated, 1937, 1943; chair of
Cattaraugus County Democratic Party, 1962.
German ancestry. Member, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Died in Olean, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
2, 1964 (age 90 years, 318
days).
Interment at St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Allegany, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Forness and Mary (Riehle) Forness; married to Bird Lillian
Merrill. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles Henry Gaus (1840-1909) —
also known as Charles H. Gaus —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, September
1, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; druggist; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1902-08; New York
state comptroller, 1909; died in office 1909.
German ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
in a hunting
lodge on Long Lake, in the Laurentian Mountains, Quebec,
October
31, 1909 (age 69 years, 60
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Leonard A. Giegerich (b. 1855) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
May
20, 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1887; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1887-90;
common pleas court judge in New York, 1891-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1925.
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Leonhard Giegerich and Theresa (Krämer) Giegerich; married,
September
6, 1877, to Louise M. Boll. |
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Bernard Hugo Goetz (b. 1947) —
also known as Bernard H. Goetz; Bernhard Goetz;
"Subway Vigilante" —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
7, 1947.
Fusion candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2001.
German and Jewish
ancestry.
On December 22, 1984, he shot
and wounded four young men who were about to rob him, and
subsequently fled
to New England, until he turned
himself in at Concord, N.H.; arraigned
on attempted
murder, assault,
and weapons
charges;
convicted
only for carrying
an unlicensed gun; sentenced
to one year in jail;
served eight months.
Still living as of 2014.
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Charles L. Goetz (b. 1859) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
22, 1859.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Indiana, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President).
German ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Casper Goetz and Mary (Holderied) Goetz; married 1883 to Emma
E. Klingel. |
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Joseph Greusel (1837-1913) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Glasco, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
5, 1837.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1912.
German ancestry.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., February
13, 1913 (age 75 years, 192
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Edward Grosse —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1880; U.S.
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1894.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Otto E. C. Guelich (b. 1834) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denmark,
October
8, 1834.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1896.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Carl L. Guelich and Henrietta Eleanora (Ravenclow) Guelich;
married to Lydia A. Cooley; married 1867 to
Elizabeh D. Cooley. |
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Charles Godfrey Gunther (1822-1885) —
also known as C. Godfrey Gunther —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Fur
merchant; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1864-66; defeated, 1861; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1878; railroad
builder; hotel
owner.
German ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died, probably of heart
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1885 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Louis Francis Haffen (1854-1935) —
also known as Louis F. Haffen; "Father of the
Bronx" —
of Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Melrose, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1854.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; engineer, New York City Department of Parks, 1883-93;
commissioner of street improvement in Annexed Territory (Bronx),
1893-98; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1898-1909; removed 1909; removed from
office by Gov. Charles
Evans Hughes over maladministration
charges,
1909; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 22nd District, 1915;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930.
Catholic.
German and Irish
ancestry. Member, Royal
Arcanum; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
25, 1935 (age 81 years, 49
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Conrad Hasenflug (1863-1932) —
also known as "Cooney" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Frankfort (Frankfurt am Main), Germany,
February
27, 1863.
Democrat. Wholesale
produce business; saloon
owner; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1900-01; member
of New
York state senate 9th District, 1905-08; defeated, 1908.
Lutheran.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Redmen.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., November
24, 1932 (age 69 years, 271
days).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Conrad Hasenflug and Elizabeth (Stickler) Hasenflug; brother of
Henry
Hasenflug Sr.. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Eric Hass (1905-1980) —
of Oregon; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb., 1905.
Socialist. Advertising
business; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1936; editor
of The Weekly People, 1938-68; Industrial Government candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1944; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949 (Industrial Government), 1957
(Socialist Labor), 1961 (Socialist Labor), 1965 (Socialist Labor);
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950 (Industrial Government), 1958 (Socialist Labor),
1962 (Socialist Labor); Socialist Labor candidate for President
of the United States, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964; librarian.
German and Danish
ancestry.
Resigned or expelled from the Socialist Labor Party, 1969.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Community Hospital,
Santa Rosa, Sonoma
County, Calif., October
2, 1980 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
The Daily Tar Heel (Chapel Hill, N.C.), April 14,
1948 |
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Peter August Hatting (1867-1933) —
also known as Peter A. Hatting —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1924-33; died in office 1933.
German ancestry.
Died, from diabetes
and osteomyelitis
and complications from the amputation of his left leg, in
Post-Graduate Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
28, 1933 (age 65 years, 105
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rose L. Magee. |
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William Frederick Havemeyer (1804-1874) —
also known as William F. Havemeyer —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1804.
Democrat. Sugar refining
business; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1845-46, 1848-49, 1873-74; defeated,
1859; died in office 1874.
German ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1874 (age 70 years, 291
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Frederick Havemeyer (1874-1904) —
also known as William F. Havemeyer —
of New York.
Born in New York, May 25,
1874.
Republican. U.S. Consular Agent in Bassorah, 1904, died in office 1904.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of cholera,
in Bassorah, Mesopatamia (Basra, Iraq),
June
25, 1904 (age 30 years, 31
days).
Interment somewhere in Iraq.
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Henry Hebing —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany.
Republican. U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1891.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Heling (1880-1938) —
of Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Babylon town, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., March 1,
1880.
Democrat. Undertaker;
contractor;
banker;
mayor
of Lindenhurst, N.Y., 1931-37; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932.
German ancestry.
Suffered a stroke,
and died a few hours later, in Lindenhurst, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., June 21,
1938 (age 58 years, 112
days).
Interment at Breslau
Cemetery, North Lindenhurst, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Heling and Catherina Heling; married to Elizabeth Wolter
and Josephine Roubal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John Herkimer (1773-1848) —
of Danube, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tryon County (part now in Herkimer
County), N.Y., 1773.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1799-1800, 1803-04,
1805-06; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1801; major in the
U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1817-19, 1823-25 (17th District
1817-19, 15th District 1823-25).
German ancestry.
Died in Danube, Herkimer
County, N.Y., June 8,
1848 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Herkimer Home Burial Ground, Little Falls, N.Y.
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Charles A. Herrmann (b. 1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
9, 1861.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1888.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald A. Hine (1888-1973) —
of Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y.
Born in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., October
4, 1888.
Leather
finisher; candidate for New York
state assembly from Fulton and Hamilton counties, 1942 (American
Labor), 1954 (Liberal), 1956 (Liberal), 1958 (Liberal).
German ancestry.
Died in January, 1973
(age 84
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hine and Julia Hine. |
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Philip Hone (1780-1851) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
25, 1780.
Whig. Merchant;
president, Delaware and Hudson Canal
Company; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1826-27.
German ancestry.
Kept a famous diary of New York life in the 19th century.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 5,
1851 (age 70 years, 192
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's-in-the-Bowery Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Charles Friedrich Horrmann (1866-1925) —
also known as Charles Horrmann —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
3, 1866.
Democrat. Beer
brewer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916.
German ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
21, 1925 (age 58 years, 291
days).
Entombed at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Cornelius Huth (1867-1934) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
11, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1907; trustee,
Commonwealth Savings Bank of
New York City; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German ancestry.
Died February
10, 1934 (age 66 years, 336
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Huth and Mina Huth. |
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John P. Jaeckel (b. 1865) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., April
22, 1865.
Republican. New York
state treasurer, 1899-1902.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1900 |
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Alfred Charles Kihn (1868-1936) —
also known as Alfred C. Kihn —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
4, 1868.
Socialist. Banknote, stamp, and portrait
engraver and etcher; his portrait subjects included Karl Marx,
Edward Bellamy, and Susan B. Anthony; Socialist Labor candidate for
New
York state comptroller, 1900.
German ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
12, 1936 (age 67 years, 282
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930) —
also known as Ardolph L. Kline —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born near Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., February
21, 1858.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1913; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Episcopalian.
German and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1930 (age 72 years, 234
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William L. Koch (1879-1975) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., May 11,
1879.
Democrat. Brewer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 2nd District, 1907;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916;
postmaster at Dunkirk,
N.Y., 1934-48 (acting, 1934-35).
Catholic.
German ancestry. Member, Moose; Elks.
Died in Brooks Hospital,
Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., February
13, 1975 (age 95 years, 278
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Charles Koch and Mary (Stahler) Koch; married 1917 to
Loretto Toomey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodore Koehler (b. 1856) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany,
July
30, 1856.
Democrat. Accountant;
member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1896-98.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
The Men of New York, Volume II (1898) |
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Jacob Kunzenman (b. 1857) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1857.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1885, 1887, 1895 (New York County 14th District
1885, 1887, New York County 10th District 1895).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George F. Langbein (b. 1842) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
June
29, 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1887; member
of New
York state senate 7th District, 1888-89.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Davis Lasker (1880-1952) —
also known as Albert D. Lasker; "The Father of Modern
Advertising" —
of Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Freiburg (Freiburg im Breisgau), Germany,
May
1, 1880.
Republican. Advertising
business; member, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; resigned 1923;
chair, U.S. Shipping Board, 1921-23; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1936,
1940;
University
of Illinois trustee, 1937-42.
Jewish.
German ancestry. Member, American
Jewish Committee.
As part owner of the Chicago Cubs baseball
team, devised "Lasker Plan" for reorganization of baseball, 1920.
Established the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation for promotion of
medical research.
Died, of cancer,
in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 30,
1952 (age 72 years, 29
days).
Entombed at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Michael E. McMahon (b. 1957) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
12, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 2009-11; defeated,
2010; Richmond
County District Attorney, 2016-.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Cutter in button
factory; foreman for manufacturer
of advertising
novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt. |
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Henry A. Meyer —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Grocer;
candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1891.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Miller, Sr. (1808-1878) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Chemung
County, N.Y., 1808.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1868, 1874, 1876.
German ancestry.
Died in 1878
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward A. Miller (b. 1859) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Smyrna, Kent
County, Del., August
30, 1859.
Democrat. Newspaper
compositor; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1903-04.
German ancestry. Member, Typographical
Union.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Lewis Miller (1868-1953) —
also known as Nathan L. Miller —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Solon town, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
10, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Cortland
County School Commissioner, 1894-1900; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1900-02; New York
state comptroller, 1901-03; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1903-15; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1904-13; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1913-15; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
Governor
of New York, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.
German ancestry.
Died June 26,
1953 (age 84 years, 259
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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Frederick Roenigk Ming (1865-1943) —
also known as Fred R. Ming —
of Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
13, 1865.
Republican. Cheboygan
County Sheriff, 1901-02; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1905-06, 1923-32 (Cheboygan
County 1905-06, 1923-24, Cheboygan District 1925-32); defeated, 1932;
Speaker
of the Michigan State House of Representatives, 1929-32; member
of Michigan
state senate 29th District, 1907-10; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Michigan, 1934.
German ancestry.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died three days later, in Cheboygan, Cheboygan
County, Mich., February
21, 1943 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Cheboygan, Mich.
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Robert Adam Mosbacher, Sr. (1927-2010) —
also known as Robert Mosbacher —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., March
11, 1927.
Republican. Founder, Mosbacher Energy
Company; member, board of directors and Executive Committee, American
Petroleum
Institute; director, Texas Commerce Bank;
director, New York Life
Insurance Company; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Texas, 1988;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce, 1989-92.
Jewish;
later Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in the M.D. Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, Harris
County, Tex., January
24, 2010 (age 82 years, 319
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Myers (b. 1863) —
of Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego
County, N.Y., July 10,
1863.
Republican. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District;
elected 1910.
German and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George L. Myers and Nancy (Somers) Myers; married, March
14, 1884, to Carrie E. Estes. |
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Thomas Nast (1840-1902) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Landau, Germany,
September
27, 1840.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; news
correspondent and cartoonist
for Harper's Weekly and other magazines
and newspapers;
noted for his creation of such icons as the Republican elephant and
Democratic donkey; instrumental in the downfall of New York City
political boss William
M. Tweed; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1902, died in office 1902.
German ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, of yellow
fever, in Guayaquil, Ecuador,
December
7, 1902 (age 62 years, 71
days).
Original interment somewhere
in Guayaquil, Ecuador; reinterment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Ernst Nathan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st New York
District, 1891.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) —
also known as Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wright City, Warren
County, Mo., June 21,
1892.
Pastor;
professor,
Union Theological Seminary, 1928-60; Socialist candidate for New York
state senate 19th District, 1930; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1932; Socialist
candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1937;
vice-chair of New York Liberal Party, 1958.
Protestant.
German ancestry. Member, Americans
for Democratic Action.
Theologian; Socialist and pacifist until World War II; received the
Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire
County, Mass., June 1,
1971 (age 78 years, 345
days).
Interment at Stockbridge
Cemetery, Stockbridge, Mass.
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Hermann Oelrichs (1850-1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., June 8,
1850.
Democrat. Steamship
agent; banker;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1888.
German ancestry.
Died, from liver
trouble, on
board the S.S. Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, in the North
Atlantic Ocean, September
1, 1906 (age 56 years, 85
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Ferdinand Oelrichs and Julia Matilda (May) Oelrichs; married
1890 to
Theresa Alice 'Tessie' Fair (daughter of James
Graham Fair). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Washington Times,
September 4, 1906 |
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August V. Pappert (b. 1874) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
28, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1911-13.
German ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Wilson Parker (1805-1859) —
also known as Samuel W. Parker —
of Connersville, Fayette
County, Ind.
Born near Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
9, 1805.
Farmer;
lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1839-40, 1843-44; member of Indiana
state senate, 1840-43; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Indiana; U.S.
Representative from Indiana, 1851-55 (4th District 1851-53, 5th
District 1853-55); defeated, 1849.
German and English
ancestry.
Died in Sackets Harbor, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
1, 1859 (age 53 years, 145
days).
Interment in private or family graveyard.
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Ernst Ramm (born c.1855) —
also known as Ernest Ramm —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brookhaven, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
about 1855.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; candidate for New York
state senate, 1904 (Social Democratic, 20th District), 1908
(Socialist, 16th District), 1910 (Socialist, 16th District), 1916
(Socialist, 16th District); candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1905, 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis P. Rannow (b. 1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1861.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1888.
German and French
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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John Jacob Raskob (1879-1950) —
also known as John J. Raskob —
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., March
19, 1879.
Democrat. Executive at General
Motors and DuPont;
Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1928-32.
Catholic.
German and Irish
ancestry.
Died in Centreville, Queen
Anne's County, Md., October
15, 1950 (age 71 years, 210
days).
Interment at Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
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Relatives: Son
of John Raskob and Anna Frances (Moran) Raskob; married 1906 to Helena
Springer Green. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Charles Ress —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany.
Socialist. Delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York,
1920; candidate for New York
state senate 3rd District, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928;
candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Queens County 6th District), 1923 (Queens
County 2nd District), 1927 (Queens County 2nd District).
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Valentine Rettig (1846-1917) —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,
June
11, 1846.
Republican. Grocer; meat dealer;
hotelier;
beer
bottler; mayor
of Corning, N.Y., 1905-07.
German ancestry. Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees.
Died, from pancreatic
cancer, in Corning Hospital,
Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., March
17, 1917 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Valentine Rettig and Anna (Olenslager) Rettig; married 1870 to Mary
Kriger. |
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Adolph Julius Rodenbeck (1862-1960) —
also known as Adolph J. Rodenbeck —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1899-1901; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1902-03; Judge of New York Court of Claims,
1903-16; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1915; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1916-32; appointed 1916.
German ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1960
(age about
98 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles T. Rodenbeck and Fredericka C. Rodenbeck. |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, December 1901 |
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George Francis Roesch (b. 1855) —
also known as George F. Roesch —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 19,
1855.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1883, 1885,
1888-89; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1890-93.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Solomon D. Rosenthal (b. 1845) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1845.
Democrat. Hat
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1884-85, 1888.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers'
agent; food broker.
German ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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Jacob Ruppert Jr. (1867-1939) —
also known as Jacob Ruppert; Jake Ruppert —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
5, 1867.
Democrat. Brewer;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1907 (15th District 1899-1903,
16th District 1903-07); candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; owner
and president, New York Yankees baseball
team, 1915-39; president, Astoria Silk
Mills; vice-president, Beck Flaming Arc-Light Co.; director,
Yorkville Bank;
director, Casualty Insurance
Company of America; director, German Hospital;
trustee, Lenox Hill Hospital.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died, from phlebitis,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
13, 1939 (age 71 years, 161
days).
Entombed at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Carl S. Salmon (b. 1887) —
of Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., May 28,
1887.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Amsterdam, N.Y., 1924-29.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Augustus Schell (1812-1884) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., August
1, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director or trustee of several railroad
companies; New York
Democratic state chair, 1853-55; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1856,
1860,
1876
(speaker);
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1857-61; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1872-76; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1872-76; candidate for New York
state senate 7th District, 1877; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1878.
German and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Alpha Society; Tammany
Hall.
Died, from complications of Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
27, 1884 (age 71 years, 239
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Richard Schell (1810-1879) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 15,
1810.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 9th District, 1874-75.
Christian
Reformed. Dutch
and German ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
10, 1879 (age 69 years, 179
days).
Interment at Old
Dutch Cemetery, Rhinebeck, N.Y.
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Charles Adolph Schieren (1842-1915) —
also known as Charles A. Schieren —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Rhein, Prussia,
February
28, 1842.
Republican. Tanning
business; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1894-95; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York.
German ancestry.
Died March
10, 1915 (age 73 years, 10
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles Schmeiser —
of Stapleton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Postmaster at Stapleton,
N.Y., 1898-1901.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Schrade (b. 1924) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Newhall (now part of Santa Clarita), Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
17, 1924.
Democrat. Aerospace
manufacturing worker; president,
United Auto Workers local representing workers at North American
Aviation; later, western regional
director, United Auto Workers; early supporter of Cesar
Chavez's efforts to unionize farm workers; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956,
1968,
1972;
supported and worked for Robert
F. Kennedy's presidential campaign, and on June 5, 1968, when
Kennedy was shot, Schrade was one of five others who were also shot and
wounded.
German ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Relatives: Son
of Florence Anna (Keil) Schrade and William Theodore Schrade; nephew
of Henry
Gottlieb Schrade. |
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Frederick C. Schraub —
of New York.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900,
1904
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1896.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, November 1, 1896 |
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Joseph Schulum Jr. (d. 1906) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1896-98.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Tammany
Hall.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1906.
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Schulum. |
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Carl Christian Schurz (1829-1906) —
also known as Carl Schurz —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, Wis.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; St.
Louis, Mo.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Liblar (now part of Erfstadt), Germany,
March
2, 1829.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1857; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1860;
U.S. Minister to Spain, 1861; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1868
(Temporary
Chair; speaker);
U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1869-75; U.S.
Secretary of the Interior, 1877-81.
German ancestry. Member, American
Philosophical Society.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 14,
1906 (age 77 years, 73
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.; statue at Morningside
Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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The community
of Schurz,
Nevada, is named for
him. — Mount
Schurz, in Park
County, Wyoming, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz Park,
in Manhattan,
New York, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz High
School, in Chicago,
Illinois, is named for
him. — Schurz Elementary
School, in Watertown,
Wisconsin, is named for
him. — Carl Schurz Elementary
School, in New
Braunfels, Texas, is named for
him. |
| | | Politician named for him: Carl
S. Thompson
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary |
| | | Books about Carl Schurz: Hans Louis
Trefousse, Carl
Schurz: A Biography |
| | | Image source: William C. Roberts,
Leading Orators (1884) |
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Ally Sheedy (b. 1962) —
also known as Alexandra Elizabeth Sheedy —
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1962.
Democrat. Actress;
speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
Jewish,
Irish,
and German ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Alfred Emanuel Smith (1873-1944) —
also known as Alfred E. Smith; Al Smith; "The
Happy Warrior"; "The Brown Derby";
"The King of Oliver Street"; "The First
Citizen" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
30, 1873.
Democrat. Real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1904-15; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1913; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920,
1932,
1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 11th District, 1915;
Governor
of New York, 1919-21, 1923-29; defeated, 1920; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1920,
1932;
candidate for President
of the United States, 1928; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1938.
Catholic.
Irish,
German, and Italian
ancestry.
Died October
4, 1944 (age 70 years, 279
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.; statue at Alfred
E. Smith Park, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Sanford Willard Smith (1869-1929) —
also known as Sanford W. Smith —
of Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Kinderhook, Columbia
County, N.Y., August
19, 1869, reportedly in the same house where President Martin
Van Buren was born in 1782.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1901; Columbia
County Judge, 1902; member of New York
state senate, 1905-08 (24th District 1905-06, 25th District
1907-08); Judge of New York Court of Claims, 1918-27; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1928; appointed 1928.
Scottish
and German ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Chatham, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
24, 1929 (age 59 years, 158
days).
Interment at Chatham
Rural Cemetery, Chatham, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Smith and Rachel (Shaw) Smith; married, July 1,
1896, to Maud Peck Harding. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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William Sohmer (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
May
26, 1852.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1890-92, 1904;
New
York County Clerk, 1898; member of New York
state senate 12th District, 1907-08; New York
state comptroller, 1911-14; defeated, 1914; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
German ancestry. Member, Tammany
Hall.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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James Speyer (1861-1941) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 22,
1861.
Banker;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
German ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
31, 1941 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Gustavus Speyer and Sophie (Rubino) Speyer; married, November
11, 1897, to Ellen Leslie (Prince) Lowery. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
| | | Image source: King's Notable New
Yorkers of 1896-1899 |
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Herman Emil Sprigade (1891-1976) —
also known as Herman E. Sprigade;
"Bunny" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Douglaston, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 25,
1891.
Republican. Real estate
business; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1920, 1921;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1924; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928.
German ancestry.
Died in Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., 1976
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Lutheran
All Faiths Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Emma Sprigade and Carl Sprigade. |
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Charles A. Stadler (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
July
15, 1848.
Democrat. Brewer;
manufacturer;
member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1888-91.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Staud (1860-1921) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., April
21, 1860.
Democrat. Cigar
manufacturer; candidate for mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1914; postmaster at Rochester,
N.Y., 1917-21.
Catholic.
German ancestry.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
29, 1921 (age 61 years, 222
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Karl G. 'Charles' Staud and Catherine (Lerch) Staud; married, April
19, 1913, to Bertha Barbara Brayer. |
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Frederic Storm (1844-1935) —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Alsace, France,
July
2, 1844.
Republican. Delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1894;
member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1896; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1901-03; defeated,
1902.
Alsatian ancestry.
Died June 9,
1935 (age 90 years, 342
days).
Interment at Flushing
Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Henry George Gordon Struve (1836-1905) —
also known as Henry G. Struve —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in Westerstede, Germany,
November
17, 1836.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1882-84.
German ancestry.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 13,
1905 (age 68 years, 208
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve and Maria (Claussen) von
Struve; married 1863 to
Lascelle Florence Knighton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Theodore Jonathan Struve (1868-1936) —
also known as Theodore J. Struve; Yonathon Theodor
Struve —
of Haifa, Palestine (now Israel).
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
2, 1868.
Importing
business; U.S. Consular Agent in Haifa, 1906-16.
German ancestry.
Died, from apoplexia,
in Haifa, Palestine (now Israel),
October
10, 1936 (age 67 years, 343
days).
Interment at German Cemetery, Haifa, Israel.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Peter Struve and Friederika (Kuhn) Struve; married, November
25, 1897, to Beate Lange. |
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William Sulzer (1863-1941) —
also known as "Plain Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March
18, 1863.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District
1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6th
District 1914); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1893; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903,
10th District 1903-12); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1896,
1900,
1912
(speaker);
Governor
of New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914.
Presbyterian.
German and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Impeached
and removed from
office as governor, 1913.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
6, 1941 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Herbert Bayard Swope (1882-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Sands Point, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in St.
Louis, Mo., January
5, 1882.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter and editor; received the Pulitzer
Prize in 1917 for a series of articles titled "Inside the German
Empire"; executive editor, New York World, 1920-29; under his
leadership, the newspaper won a Pulitzer
Prize for meritorious public service in 1922, for reporting on
the Ku Klux Klan; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
English,
German, and Jewish
ancestry.
Died, from pneumonia,
following surgery for an intestinal
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 20,
1958 (age 76 years, 166
days).
Cremated.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac Swope and Ida Swope; brother of Gerard B. Swope; married 1912 to
Margaret Honeyman Powell. |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
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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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Donald John Trump (b. 1946) —
also known as Donald Trump; David Dennison;
"Drumpf" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., June 14,
1946.
Republican. President
of the United States, 2017-21; defeated, 2020; speaker, Republican National Convention, 2020.
German and Scottish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2022.
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Jacob H. Ullmann (born c.1861) —
also known as Jacob H. Ullman —
of Carlstadt, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, about 1861.
Republican. Florist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1896-97;
postmaster at Carlstadt,
N.J., 1897-1901.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Ullmann. |
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Samuel Untermyer (1858-1940) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Lynchburg,
Va., March 2,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1932,
1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Jewish.
German ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Society for International Law.
Died in Palm Springs, Riverside
County, Calif., March
16, 1940 (age 82 years, 14
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George E. Van Kennen (b. 1861) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
11, 1861.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904;
mayor
of Ogdensburg, N.Y., 1911; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New York.
German ancestry. Member, Royal
Arch Masons; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Robert Alexander Vogeler (1911-1992) —
also known as Robert A. Vogeler —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Cos Cob, Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Mt. Kisco, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., September
6, 1911.
Republican. Vice-president, International Telephone and Telegraph; arrested
by the Hungarian Communist government in 1949, tortured, tried and
convicted of espionage;
released in 1951; honored guest, Republican National Convention,
1952.
Episcopalian.
German and French
ancestry.
Died in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April
22, 1992 (age 80 years, 229
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander von Landberg —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany.
Republican. U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 21st New York
District, 1891.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Webster Wagner (1817-1882) —
of Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Born in Palatine Bridge, Montgomery
County, N.Y., October
2, 1817.
Republican. Railway
station agent; inventor;
founder of the Wagner Car Company, makers of sleeping cars and
"drawing room" cars for railroad
passenger service; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1871; member of New York
state senate, 1872-82 (15th District 1872-79, 18th District
1880-82); died in office 1882; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1880.
German ancestry.
Killed in a railroad
accident on the Hudson River Railroad, at Spuyten Duyvil, New
York County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., January
13, 1882 (age 64 years, 103
days).
Interment at Palatine
Bridge Cemetery, Palatine Bridge, N.Y.
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Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) —
also known as Wendell L. Willkie —
of Akron, Summit
County, Ohio.
Born in Elwood, Madison
County, Ind., February
18, 1892.
Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1924;
Republican candidate for President
of the United States, 1940.
Episcopalian.
German ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
8, 1944 (age 52 years, 233
days).
Interment at East
Hill Cemetery, Rushville, Ind.
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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.
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Peter Wintermute (1806-1876) —
of Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Sussex
County, N.J., August
20, 1806.
Republican. Merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1859.
German ancestry.
Died in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., May 4,
1876 (age 69 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Wintermute (1773-1837) and Sarah (Kiser) Wintermute; married
1841 to
Emeline Lain. |
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Philip Wissig (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
March
28, 1848.
Democrat. Hat
business; liquor
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 8th District, 1888, 1890,
1892; defeated, 1881, 1882, 1886.
German ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick W. Wurster (1850-1917) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Plymouth, Washington
County, N.C., April 1,
1850.
Republican. Manufacturer of axles;
owner of a brass
foundry; mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1896-97; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1896.
Presbyterian.
German ancestry.
Died June 27,
1917 (age 67 years, 87
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam Yeckley and Gertrude (Snyder) Yeckley; married 1873 to Nancy
E. Gilbert. |
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