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Politicians in Importing and Exporting in New York

  Carl Anderson (b. 1908) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., 1908. Socialist. Shipping clerk; candidate for New York state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1938. Burial location unknown.
  Jacob Baiz (1843-1899) — also known as Jacobo Baiz — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Barcelona, Venezuela, January 19, 1843. Naturalized U.S. citizen; commission merchant; coffee importer; Consul-General for Guatemala in New York, N.Y., 1874-92; Consul-General for Salvador in New York, N.Y., 1875-77; Charge d'Affaires for Honduras, 1878; Consul-General for Honduras in New York, N.Y., 1885-96. Jewish. Member, Freemasons. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., June 13, 1899 (age 56 years, 145 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Abraham Baiz and Sarah Miriam (Naar) Baiz; married, March 11, 1868, to Emily Mendes Seixas.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Harrison Bradley (1848-1929) — also known as William H. Bradley — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Galena, Jo Daviess County, Ill., June 3, 1848. Importer; U.S. Consul in Nice, 1889-93; Tunstall, 1897-1903; Manchester, 1903-05, 1906-07; U.S. Consul General in Manchester, 1905-06; Montreal, 1907-17. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1929 (age 81 years, 106 days). Interment at Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
  Relatives: Son of William Henry Bradley and Idea Sophronia (Strong) Bradley; married, September 24, 1873, to Mary Capen Gray; married, November 13, 1883, to Carolina Lawson.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Broome (1738-1810) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 19, 1738. Importer and exporter; delegate to New York state constitutional convention, 1777; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1800-02; member of New York state senate Southern District, 1803-04; Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1804-10; died in office 1810. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 8, 1810 (age 72 years, 20 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Broome and Marie (LaTourette) Broome; married, October 19, 1769, to Rebecca Lloyd; married 1806 to Ruth Hunter.
  Broome County, N.Y. is named for him.
  The town of Broome, New York, is named for him.  — Broome Street, in Manhattan, New York, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Carlos Carbone Jr. (born c.1892) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Colombia (part now in Panama), about 1892. Importer and exporter; Vice-Consul for Panama in New York, N.Y., 1919-22. Italian and Panamanian ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Howell Demarest (1880-1956) — also known as Charles H. Demarest — of Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 2, 1880. Republican. Importer; mayor of Bloomfield, N.J., 1925-32. Died in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., March 3, 1956 (age 75 years, 245 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Pierce Demarest and Mary Matilda (Lord) Demarest; married, October 12, 1904, to Mabel Hunt.
  William Harris Douglas (1853-1944) — also known as William H. Douglas — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 5, 1853. Republican. Exporter; U.S. Representative from New York, 1901-05 (14th District 1901-03, 15th District 1903-05); delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908, 1912, 1916. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., January 27, 1944 (age 90 years, 53 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Alfred Douglas and Rebecca (Harris) Douglas; married, April 11, 1889, to Juliette H. Thorne.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Edward Francis Feely (1880-1964) — also known as Edward F. Feely — of Washington, D.C. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., March 6, 1880. Republican. Exporter; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1930-33. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Theta Nu Epsilon. Died of a stroke, at St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., August 30, 1964 (age 84 years, 177 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Dennis C. Feely and Katherine (Fleming) Feely; married, March 8, 1920, to Mary E. Garfield.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Townsend Harris (1804-1878) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington County, N.Y., October 3, 1804. Merchant; importer; U.S. Minister to Japan, 1859. Died February 25, 1878 (age 73 years, 145 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.; memorial monument at Zenpuku-ji, Tokyo, Japan.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
Robert Bradley Hawley Robert Bradley Hawley (1849-1921) — also known as R. B. Hawley — of Galveston, Galveston County, Tex. Born in Memphis, Shelby County, Tenn., October 25, 1849. Republican. Merchant; importer; manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1896, 1904; U.S. Representative from Texas 10th District, 1897-1901. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 28, 1921 (age 72 years, 34 days). Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Image source: Autobiographies and Portraits of the President, Cabinet, etc. (1899)
William F. Ives William Frederick Ives (1897-1972) — also known as William F. Ives — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Fla. Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, N.Y., February 17, 1897. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; export manager for a cement manufacturer; Honorary Consul for Venezuela in Tampa, Fla., 1932-37; Honorary Consul for Guatemala in Tampa, Fla., 1935; Honorary Consul for Haiti in Palm Beach & West Palm Beach, Fla., 1944. Died August 14, 1972 (age 75 years, 179 days). Interment at Florence National Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Tampa Bay Times, August 15, 1972
  Ralph L. Knapp — of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Importer; candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, Calif., 1923, 1925, 1929 (primary). Burial location unknown.
  Alphonse John Lespinasse (b. 1854) — also known as Alphonse J. Lespinasse — of New York City (unknown county), N.Y. Born in Lakeville, Chenango County, N.Y., July 17, 1854. Importer and exporter; U.S. Consul in Mérida, 1874-80; Tuxpam, 1902-08; Frontera, 1908-14; Cartagena, 1916-19; Cette, as of 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Charles Mali (1818-1899) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Verviers, Belgium, 1818. Importing business; Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1867-98. Belgian ancestry. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., July 10, 1899 (age about 81 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of Henry William Theodore Mali; married to Annie M. Clark and Maria Mullen; granduncle of Pierre Mali; great-granduncle of John Taylor Johnston Mali.
  Political family: Mali family of New York City, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry William Theodore Mali (1804-1867) — also known as Henry W. T. Mali — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Belgium, October 9, 1804. Naturalized U.S. citizen; importing business; Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1839-67. Belgian ancestry. Died in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx County), N.Y., February 24, 1867 (age 62 years, 138 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Brother of Charles Mali; married to Caroline Buckle Weyman; grandfather of Pierre Mali; great-grandfather of John Taylor Johnston Mali.
  Political family: Mali family of New York City, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Taylor Johnston Mali (1893-1950) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, March 27, 1893. Importing business; Honorary Vice-Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1921; Honorary Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1935-40. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 14, 1950 (age 57 years, 232 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Pierre Mali and Frances (Johnston) Mali; brother of Gertrude Mali (who married Douglas Maxwell Moffat); married to Caramai Carroll; great-grandson of Henry William Theodore Mali; great-grandnephew of Charles Mali.
  Political family: Mali family of New York City, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Pierre Mali (1856-1923) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Verviers, Belgium, August 19, 1856. Woollen manufacturer; importing business; Vice-Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1889-99; Consul for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1899-1903; Honorary Consul-General for Belgium in New York, N.Y., 1921. Belgian ancestry. Died in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., October 4, 1923 (age 67 years, 46 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Jules Mali; married, April 30, 1892, to Frances Johnston; father of John Taylor Johnston Mali and Gertrude Mali (who married Douglas Maxwell Moffat); grandson of Henry William Theodore Mali; grandnephew of Charles Mali.
  Political family: Mali family of New York City, New York.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ralph Rappé McKee — also known as Ralph R. McKee — of Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio; Tompkinsville, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio. Democrat. Publishing business; tea importing business; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1912-13. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John D. McKee and Marian (Rappé) McKee; married, June 8, 1893, to Nora Lowe.
  Frederick E. Muller (1844-1907) — also known as Friderich Emil Muller=y=Storer — of Baltimore, Md.; Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Santa Cruz, Danish West Indies (now St. Croix, Virgin Islands), November 4, 1844. Manager, Monumental Trading Company (fruit importer); auditor, American Fruit Company; Consul for Argentina in Baltimore, Md., 1899-1901. Died, from interstitial nephritis, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 30, 1907 (age 62 years, 87 days). Interment at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Jacobo Muller and Malvina (Storer) Muller.
  Daniel Charles Oliver (1865-1924) — also known as Daniel C. Oliver — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 6, 1865. Democrat. Dry goods importer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 23rd District, 1915-16; U.S. Representative from New York 23rd District, 1917-19. Died, from pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 26, 1924 (age 58 years, 172 days). Interment at Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Oliver and Ann (Charles) Oliver.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William Frederick Morgan Rowland (1842-1883) — also known as W. F. Rowland — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio, May 10, 1842. Coffee importer; U.S. Consul in Nice, 1883, died in office 1883. Member, Union League. Died in Thun, Switzerland, August 3, 1883 (age 41 years, 85 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. James E. Rowland and Catherine Avery (Morgan) Rowland; married to Isabella Maria McKinnell; nephew of Edwin Denison Morgan; second cousin of Morgan Gardner Bulkeley and William Henry Bulkeley; second cousin once removed of Edwin Barber Morgan and Christopher Morgan; second cousin thrice removed of Waightstill Avery; third cousin once removed of Alfred Avery Burnham; third cousin thrice removed of George Champlin; fourth cousin once removed of Lorenzo Burrows and William Waigstill Avery.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Samuel Sloan (1817-1907) — of New York. Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern Ireland), December 25, 1817. Importing business; member of New York state senate 2nd District, 1858-59; president, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, 1867-99. Episcopalian or Christian Reformed. Member, Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. Died in Garrison, Putnam County, N.Y., September 22, 1907 (age 89 years, 271 days). Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.; statue at Erie-Lackawanna Park, Hoboken, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of William Sloan and Elizabeth (Simpson) Sloan; married, April 8, 1844, to Margaret Elmendorf; grandfather of Gordon Auchincloss.
  Political family: Kennedy family.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Clarence Rice Slocum (1870-1912) — also known as Clarence R. Slocum — of New York. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., June 22, 1870. Importer and exporter; U.S. Consul in Warsaw, 1903-05; Weimar, 1905-06; Zittau, 1907-08; Fiume, 1908-12, died in office 1912; U.S. Consul General in Boma, 1906. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Fiume, Hungary (now Rijeka, Croatia), February 25, 1912 (age 41 years, 248 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Warner Slocum and Clara (Rice) Slocum; married, April 6, 1893, to Anna Louise Boyle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Francis Spies Jr. (1840-1893) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 10, 1840. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; commission merchant; Portland cement importer; Vice-Consul for Honduras in New York, N.Y., 1887-93. Member, Grand Army of the Republic; Tammany Hall. Died from a self-inflicted gunshot, in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 21, 1893 (age 53 years, 42 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Francis Spies and Amanda Maria (Harding) Spies; married 1869 to Amelia L. Schwarzwaelder.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Alan N. Steyne Alan Nathaniel Steyne (1896-1946) — also known as Alan N. Steyne — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 19, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; in metal export business in China, 1928-29; U.S. Vice Consul in Montreal, 1929-31; Hamburg, 1932. Suffered a self-inflicted gunshot, and died soon after, in Emergency Hospital, Washington, D.C., May 22, 1946 (age 49 years, 184 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Epitaph: "Until the day break, and the shadows flee away."
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial — Arlington National Cemetery unofficial website
  Image source: American Foreign Service Journal, June 1946
  Adolph Delisle Straus (1839-1925) — also known as Adolph D. Straus — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Kirchheimbolanden, Germany, May 13, 1839. Naturalized U.S. citizen; newspaper reporter; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; export commission merchant; Vice-Consul for Nicaragua in New York, N.Y., 1891-94; Consul-General for Nicaragua in New York, N.Y., 1895-96, 1900-02. Jewish. Died, in the Madison Sanitarium, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., April 30, 1925 (age 85 years, 352 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Straus and Babetta (Schwarz) Straus; married, September 13, 1875, to Emilie Saarbach.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Peter Struve and Friederika (Kuhn) Struve; married, November 25, 1897, to Beate Lange.
  Jonathan Thompson (1773-1846) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Islip, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y., December 7, 1773. Merchant; importing business; banker; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1820-29. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 30, 1846 (age 73 years, 23 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Thompson and Mary (Gardiner) Thompson; married to Elizabeth Havens.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Kiliaen Van Rensselaer (1845-1905) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Albany, Albany County, N.Y., February 14, 1845. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; customhouse broker; Vice-Consul for Nicaragua in New York, N.Y., 1901-03. Presbyterian. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 26, 1905 (age 60 years, 285 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of William Paterson Van Rensselaer and Sarah (Rogers) Van Rensselaer; married to Olivia Phelps Atterbury; nephew of Henry Bell Van Rensselaer; grandson of Stephen Van Rensselaer; grandnephew of Philip Schuyler Van Rensselaer and Rensselaer Westerlo; great-grandson of William Paterson; second great-grandson of Philip Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Robert Livingston (1708-1790), Peter Van Brugh Livingston and William Livingston; third great-grandson of Dirck Ten Broeck; third great-grandnephew of John Livingston, Robert Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Stephanus Van Cortlandt, Robert Livingston the Elder and Pieter Van Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus Van Cortlandt, Johannes Cuyler and Johannes Schuyler (1668-1747); fifth great-grandson of Dirck Wesselse Ten Broeck; first cousin once removed of Philip Schuyler; first cousin twice removed of Edward Philip Livingston and John Eliot Thayer Jr.; first cousin thrice removed of Philip P. Schuyler, Peter Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter Livingston, Philip Peter Livingston, James Livingston and Henry Brockholst Livingston; first cousin four times removed of Stephanus Bayard, Robert Gilbert Livingston, Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775), Pierre Van Cortlandt, Philip John Schuyler and Stephen John Schuyler; first cousin five times removed of Robert Livingston the Younger, Johannes Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis Cuyler and John Cruger Jr.; first cousin six times removed of David Davidse Schuyler and Myndert Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Edward Livingston (1796-1840); second cousin twice removed of Pieter Schuyler (1746-1792), Peter Samuel Schuyler, Henry Walter Livingston, Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843), William Alexander Duer, John Duer, William Jay and Charles Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin thrice removed of Volkert Petrus Douw, Nicholas Bayard, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Hendrick Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr., Killian Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward Livingston (1764-1836), Philip Jeremiah Schuyler and James Parker; second cousin four times removed of James Jay, Henry Cruger, John Jay and Frederick Jay; third cousin once removed of Peter Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gerrit Smith, William Duer, Denning Duer, Henry Brockholst Ledyard, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Jay II and Robert Reginald Livingston; third cousin twice removed of Leonard Gansevoort, Leonard Gansevoort Jr., Jacob Rutsen Van Rensselaer, James Alexander Hamilton, Peter Gansevoort, Hamilton Fish and John Cortlandt Parker; fourth cousin of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean, Hamilton Fish Kean and Charles Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert Livingston Thompson, James Adams Ekin, John Jacob Astor III, Richard Wayne Parker, Charles Wolcott Parker, Herbert Livingston Satterlee, Peter Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson Murray Cutting, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert Winthrop Kean and Brockholst Livingston.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; VanRensselaer family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
John B. Woodward John Blackburne Woodward (1835-1896) — also known as John B. Woodward — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., May 31, 1835. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; leather business; importer and exporter; Independent candidate for mayor of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1885. Unitarian. English ancestry. Member, National Rifle Association; Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Grand Army of the Republic; Loyal Legion. Died, from pneumonia, in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., March 7, 1896 (age 60 years, 281 days). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Woodward and Mary Barrow (Blackburne) Woodward; married, May 31, 1870, to Elizabeth Cook Blackburne.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: John B. Woodward: a biographical memoir (1897)
  Joseph Washburn Yates (1826-1904) — also known as Joseph W. Yates — of Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Born in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine, January 30, 1826. Democrat. Ship captain; importer and exporter; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1871; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876 (member, Resolutions Committee); Consul for Liberia in New York, N.Y., 1881-97. Died in Lake Minnewaska, Ulster County, N.Y., July 29, 1904 (age 78 years, 181 days). Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel Yates and Catherine (Young) Yates; married, November 8, 1855, to Susan Gray Jackson; father of Frederick Washburn Yates; third cousin twice removed of Simeon Baldwin; third cousin thrice removed of John Adams; fourth cousin once removed of Roger Sherman Baldwin and Caleb Cummings Libby.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Otis family of Connecticut; Adams-Baldwin family of Boston, Massachusetts; Fairbanks-Adams family; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Ames family of North Easton, Massachusetts; Adams-Waite-Forshee-Cowan family of Dexter, Michigan; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Adams-Rusling family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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