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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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Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) —
also known as Charles B. Alexander —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance company;
director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad,
the Hocking Valley Railroad,
and several banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Jack Alter (1927-2007) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
21, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1992-2007; nominated, but died before the
election 2007; died in office 2007.
Jewish.
Died in Englewood Hospital,
Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
27, 2007 (age 79 years, 249
days).
Interment at Knollwood
Cemetery, Queens, N.Y.
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John Emory Andrus (1841-1934) —
also known as John E. Andrus; "The Millionaire
Strap-Hanger" —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., February
16, 1841.
Republican. School
teacher; pharmaceutical
manufacturer; investor in real
estate, mining
claims, and the Standard Oil
Company; owned considerable stock in railroads
and utilities;
director, New York Life Insurance Co.; president, New York Pharmaceutical
Association; treasurer, Arlington Chemical
Co.; director, National Fuel Gas
Co.; mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1904-05; defeated, 1901; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904
(alternate), 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1905-13; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York.
Methodist.
Philanthropist who founded the Surna Foundation and the Julia Dyckman
Andrus Memorial (orphanage). Even when he was one of the nation's
wealthiest men, he still took the subway to work.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
26, 1934 (age 93 years, 313
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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George Alexander Armstrong (1887-1970) —
also known as George A. Armstrong —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., September
5, 1887.
Insurance broker; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1924-28; Nice, 1928-31; Monaco, 1929-31; U.S. Consul in Kingston, 1935-36; Colombo, 1937; Manchester, as of 1943.
Episcopalian.
Died in Neptune, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
15, 1970 (age 83 years, 101
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Sinclair Armstrong and Lizzie Howard (Welsh) Armstrong;
married, December
17, 1919, to Elizabeth Inglis. |
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Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) —
also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; director of several banks;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33,
14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; president, Elizabeth Brewing
Co.
Died in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., March
29, 1945 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hoboken
Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Edward T. Backhouse (1806-1884) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1806.
Fruit
merchant; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1851; president,
Kings County Fire Insurance Company, 1861-84.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
28, 1884 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harlow E. Bacon (b. 1889) —
of Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Rome, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 1st District, 1945-48.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Izaak
Walton League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Edna Dingman. |
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John Judson Bagley (1832-1881) —
also known as John J. Bagley —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y., July 24,
1832.
Republican. Cigar
manufacturer; president, Michigan Mutual Life Insurance
Company, 1867-72; bank
director; Governor of
Michigan, 1873-76.
Unitarian.
Died, from tuberculosis,
in San
Francisco, Calif., July 27,
1881 (age 49 years, 3
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Robert S. Bainbridge (1913-1959) —
of St. George, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
21, 1913.
Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York
state senate, 1943-46 (24th District 1943-44, 17th District
1945-46); defeated, 1947.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Lions; Eagles.
Died in Miami Beach, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., April, 1959
(age 46
years, 0 days).
Interment at Poplar
Hill Cemetery, Vandalia, Ohio.
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Joseph Clark Baldwin III (1897-1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; insurance business; member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1935-36; defeated, 1936; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 17th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1941-47; defeated
(American Labor), 1946.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
27, 1957 (age 60 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Otto Tremont Bannard (1854-1929) —
also known as Otto T. Bannard —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
director, Niagara Fire Insurance Co., Dolphin Jute
Mills, and Jersey United Gas and
Electric Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1908,
1912,
1916;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1909.
Died, of bronchial
pneumonia, on the ocean
liner President Cleveland, en route from Seattle to
Manila, in the North
Pacific Ocean, January
15, 1929 (age 74 years, 262
days).
Interment at Grove
Street Cemetery, New Haven, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of John W. Bannard and Eliza Landon (Stone) Bannard. |
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Millard Bartels (1905-1997) —
of West Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
24, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, general counsel, Travelers Insurance Co.; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died October
16, 1997 (age 92 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Herman Bartels and June (Millard) Bartels; married, June 1,
1934, to Eulalia Stevens. |
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Western Bascome (1834-1922) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Bermuda,
March, 1834.
Insurance business; Vice-Consul
for Great Britain in St.
Louis, Mo., 1887-1903.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
19, 1922 (age 87 years, 0
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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William Robert Bayes (1876-1964) —
also known as William R. Bayes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Wauseon, Fulton
County, Ohio, July 29,
1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Kings Highway Savings Bank;
president, Brooklyn National Life Insurance Co.; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1915;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1933, 1940; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; justice,
New York City Court of Special Sessions, 1935-46.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Gloversville, Fulton
County, N.Y., November
28, 1964 (age 88 years, 122
days).
Interment at Willowbrook
Cemetery, Westport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac E. Bayes and Fannie A. (Guilford) Bayes; married, September
7, 1904, to Mabel Ross. |
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Menzo Clinton Beardsley (1859-1946) —
also known as Menzo C. Beardsley —
of White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Catharine (now Watkins Glen), Schuyler
County, N.Y., October
5, 1859.
Insurance agent; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1902 (19th District), 1910 (33rd
District); Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly, 1911 (Chemung County), 1914 (Chemung County),
1920 (Queens County 4th District); candidate for Presidential Elector
for New York.
Died in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., August
23, 1946 (age 86 years, 322
days).
Entombed at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Frank John Becker (1899-1981) —
also known as Frank J. Becker —
of Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1945-52; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1953-65 (3rd District 1953-63, 5th
District 1963-65); delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died in Lynbrook, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
4, 1981 (age 82 years, 8
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Arthur Julius Birdseye (1858-1921) —
also known as Arthur J. Birdseye —
of Farmington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., August
21, 1858.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Farmington, 1907-08.
Died in Connecticut, April
29, 1921 (age 62 years, 251
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Blair Blaikie (1906-1992) —
also known as Robert B. Blaikie; "Battling
Bob" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1906.
Democrat. Insurance business; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1965.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
26, 1992 (age 85 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Blaikie and Mary (Loughlin) Blaikie. |
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Francis J. Boland Jr. (b. 1923) —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnson City, Broome
County, N.Y., September
13, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; dairy farmer; real estate
developer; builder;
excavation
contractor; appraiser;
insurance business; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-74 (126th District 1966, 124th District
1967-74).
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Chandler Bowen (1813-1896) —
also known as Henry C. Bowen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Woodstock, Windham
County, Conn., September
11, 1813.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; abolitionist; newspaper
editor and publisher; insurance business; U.S. Collector
of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New York District, 1862-66; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1872.
Congregationalist.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
24, 1896 (age 82 years, 166
days).
Interment at Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Conn.
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William Vermilye Brady (1811-1870) —
also known as William V. Brady —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 24,
1811.
Whig. Silversmith;
jeweler;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1847-48; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1849-53; insurance business.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1870 (age 58 years, 250
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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George E. Brennan (b. 1865) —
also known as "Boss" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1865.
Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Illinois, 1904,
1908,
1912,
1920,
1924,
1928;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1926.
Lost a
leg as a boy.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas G. Brennan (b. 1900) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March 2,
1900.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Alfred Brigadier (b. 1882) —
also known as B. A. Brigadier —
of New Hampton, Chickasaw
County, Iowa.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1882.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of Iowa
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1936.
Congregationalist.
Member, Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Brigadier and Cecelia Brigadier; married, May 29,
1933, to Florence M. Muller. |
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Earnest C. Brooks (1891-1981) —
of Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
8, 1891.
Democrat. Insurance business; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Michigan, 1920;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1922 (Ottawa County 1st
District), 1926 (Ottawa County); candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 5th District, 1932; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1937-38, 1941-42; defeated, 1938,
1942; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937; Michigan
Democratic state chair, 1943-44; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1944.
Died in Holland, Ottawa
County, Mich., April
16, 1981 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas H. Brown (1908-1992) —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
April
8, 1908.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; Rensselaer
County Treasurer; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County, 1949-59; candidate for mayor of
Troy, N.Y., 1955.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Catholic
War Veterans; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died March
25, 1992 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Viola Smith. |
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Charles Waldron Buckley (1835-1906) —
also known as Charles W. Buckley; C. W.
Buckley —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Born in Unadilla, Otsego
County, N.Y., February
18, 1835.
Republican. Chaplain in Union Army, Civil War; banker;
insurance business; mining
business; delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 2nd District, 1868-73; probate judge
in Alabama, 1874-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1876
(alternate), 1896,
1900;
postmaster at Montgomery,
Ala., 1881-85, 1890-93, 1897-1906.
Died in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala., December
4, 1906 (age 71 years, 289
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Morgan Gardner Bulkeley (1837-1922) —
also known as Morgan G. Bulkeley —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Haddam, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
26, 1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; president,
Aetna Life Insurance Company, 1870-1922; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1880-88; defeated, 1878; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1884
(alternate), 1896;
Governor
of Connecticut, 1889-93; candidate for Republican nomination for
Vice President, 1896;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1905-11.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; Society
of the War of 1812.
First
president of the National League of Professional Base
Ball Clubs in 1876.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
6, 1922 (age 84 years, 315
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.
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Thomas Francis Burchill (1882-1955) —
also known as Thomas F. Burchill —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Belle Harbor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
3, 1882.
Democrat. Auctioneer;
appraiser;
insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1920-24; member
of New
York state senate 13th District, 1925-38; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1943-45.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
26, 1955 (age 72 years, 235
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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James Cardwell Burger (b. 1866) —
also known as James C. Burger —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1866.
Republican. Banker;
insurance executive; member of Colorado
state senate, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James C. Burger, Sr.; married 1888 to Edith
M. Brown. |
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Carter Lane Burgess (1916-2002) —
also known as Carter L. Burgess —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Roanoke,
Va., December
31, 1916.
Insurance agent; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;
while stationed in England, he delivered a message from Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower to Gen. Charles de Gaulle, then in North Africa,
informing him of the plans to invade Normandy; business
executive; chief executive officer of Trans World Airlines
(TWA), 1956-57; U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, 1968-69.
Episcopalian.
Died, following two strokes,
at Pheasant Ridge Nursing
Home, Roanoke,
Va., August
18, 2002 (age 85 years, 230
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Burial Park, Roanoke, Va.
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Frederick S. Burr —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1913, 1915-19;
defeated, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel L. Burrows (1908-1990) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cape Charles, Northampton
County, Va., January
23, 1908.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1939-44;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1940.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Elks.
Died, from cancer,
in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., June 3,
1990 (age 82 years, 131
days).
Cremated.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber
business; insurance business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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John H. Cahill (b. 1874) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
25, 1874.
Democrat. Insurance agent; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1930-35.
Burial location unknown.
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Gordon K. Cameron —
of Cornwall-on-Hudson, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Westfield, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
insurance and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly 96th District, 1967-68.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion.
Still living as of 1968.
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Anthony J. Canney (1900-1948) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., November
4, 1900.
Democrat. Secretary, Buffalo Municipal Baseball and Basketball
League; insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1929-40; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 49th District, 1938.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
18, 1948 (age 47 years, 349
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, N.Y.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Rene Armand Carreau (1901-1980) —
also known as Rene A. Carreau —
of Merrick, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
26, 1901.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
broker; liquor
store owner; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1942; chair of
Nassau County Democratic Party, 1947-53; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964.
Died, following heart
surgery, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., October
8, 1980 (age 79 years, 196
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard A. Cerosky (b. 1927) —
of Valhalla, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., February
13, 1927.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly, 1965-70 (Westchester County 6th District 1965,
102nd District 1966, 92nd District 1967-70).
Lutheran.
Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1970.
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Relatives:
Married to Edith Glade. |
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Owen Vincent Coffin (1836-1921) —
also known as O. Vincent Coffin —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in Union Vale, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 20,
1836.
Republican. Banker;
insurance business; treasurer and director, New Haven,
Middletown & Willimantic Railroad;
mayor
of Middletown, Conn., 1872-73; member of Connecticut
state senate 22nd District, 1887-90; Governor of
Connecticut, 1895-97.
Congregationalist.
Died January
13, 1921 (age 84 years, 207
days).
Interment at Indian
Hill Cemetery, Middletown, Conn.
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Harry E. Colwell —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance business; mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1910-11; defeated, 1911; Westchester
County Treasurer, 1919-25; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Ira Cook (1821-1902) —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Union Center, Broome
County, N.Y., October
6, 1821.
Republican. Surveyor;
banker;
insurance and real
estate business; mayor
of Des Moines, Iowa, 1861.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, March
11, 1902 (age 80 years, 156
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
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James A. Corcoran —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1940-43; member
of New
York state senate, 1944-46 (9th District 1944, 10th District
1945-46); defeated, 1946.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1905 to Mary
Genevieve DeLacy. |
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Erastus Corning II (1909-1983) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., October
7, 1909.
Democrat. Insurance broker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1936; member of
New
York state senate 30th District, 1937-41; resigned 1941; mayor of
Albany, N.Y., 1942-83; died in office 1983; served in the U.S.
Army during World War II; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972,
1980;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1946; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1964; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 40th District, 1967.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died, of cardio-pulmonary
failure, in University Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 28,
1983 (age 73 years, 233
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George Bruce Cortelyou (1862-1940) —
also known as George B. Cortelyou —
of Huntington Bay, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 26,
1862.
Republican. School
principal; confidential stenographer to President Grover
Cleveland, 1895-96; Executive Clerk of the White House, 1896-98;
secretary to President William
McKinley, 1900-01; secretary to President Theodore
Roosevelt, 1901-03; financier;
U.S.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor, 1903-04; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1904-07; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1905-07; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1907-09; president, Consolidated Gas
Company, New York, 1909-35; director, New York Life Insurance
Company; first president, Edison Electric Institute, 1933.
Member, Union
League.
Died, following two heart
attacks, in Huntington Bay, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., October
23, 1940 (age 78 years, 89
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Lawrence Hillier Cortelyou (1802-1882) —
also known as Lawrence H. Cortelyou —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Greenridge, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., November
5, 1802.
Whig. Grocer;
county judge in New York, 1840; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1852; director, and one of
the founders, Richmond County Mutual Insurance Company.
Died in Greenridge, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
25, 1882 (age 79 years, 324
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Sidney Winter Crofut (b. 1847) —
also known as Sidney W. Crofut —
of Danielson, Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Sing Sing (now Ossining), Westchester
County, N.Y., October
17, 1847.
Republican. Insurance business; banker; warden
(borough president) of Danielsonville, Connecticut, 1888-90;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Killingly, 1893; Connecticut
Banking Commissioner, 1895-1900.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Crofut; married, June 9,
1870, to Lucy E. Marcy. |
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Connecticut (1908) |
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Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Piermont, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
9, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, General Hospital
of Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg Security Trust
Company; president, Monroe County Industries;
treasurer, Pocono Lodges Hotel
Company director, Van Karner Chemical
Arms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe; married to Frances
K. Wirth. |
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Harry B. Crowley (b. 1887) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
8, 1887.
Republican. Insurance agent; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 3rd District, 1917-21;
candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1928.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Knights
of Columbus; Order
of Alhambra.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Henry Cullen (1868-1944) —
also known as Thomas H. Cullen —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
29, 1868.
Democrat. Marine
insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 3rd District, 1896-98; member of
New
York state senate 3rd District, 1899-1918; U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1919-44; died in
office 1944; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1940
(alternate); member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 5th District, 1938.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 1,
1944 (age 75 years, 338
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Henry M. Curran (1918-1993) —
of Oyster Bay, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., January
2, 1918.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; deputy
sheriff; insurance business; member of New York
state senate, 1961-70 (3rd District 1961-65, 4th District 1966,
3rd District 1967-70); chair, New York State Harness Racing
Commission, 1970-75.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Died, in North Shore University Hospital,
Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., March
13, 1993 (age 75 years, 70
days).
Interment at Holy
Rood Cemetery, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Rita Rothmann. |
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