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John Raines (1840-1909) —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., May 6,
1840.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; insurance
agent; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1881-82, 1885; member of New York
state senate, 1886-89, 1895-1909 (28th District 1886-89, 26th
District 1895, 42nd District 1896-1909); U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1889-93; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; speaker),
1900
(alternate), 1904,
1908
(alternate).
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Loyal
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., December
16, 1909 (age 69 years, 224
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canandaigua, N.Y.
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Francis Bradstreet Rairden (1888-1973) —
also known as Frank Bradstreet Rairden —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born, of American parents, in Java, Indonesia,
May
4, 1888.
Insurance agent; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Batavia, 1909-11.
Died in Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 24,
1973 (age 85 years, 20
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) —
also known as H. L. Remmel —
of Newport, Jackson
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Stratford, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
15, 1852.
Republican. Lumber
business; postmaster at Newport,
Ark., 1877-79; financier;
insurance executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member of Arkansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1887; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for Arkansas, 1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1916.
Died, from pneumonia,
while recovering from a stroke,
in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., October
14, 1927 (age 75 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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George Pierre Reynaud —
also known as George P. Reynaud —
of New Dorp, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1920; defeated,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas M. Reynolds (b. 1950) —
of Clarence, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., September
3, 1950.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly 147th District, 1988-98; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1999-2004 (27th District 1999-2003,
26th District 2003-04).
Member, National Rifle
Association; Freemasons.
Still living as of 2014.
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Joseph F. Ricca (b. 1890) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa., 1890.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 23rd District, 1922-27;
defeated, 1919, 1920, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Joseph Riordan (1870-1923) —
also known as Daniel J. Riordan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 7,
1870.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1899-1901, 1906-23 (8th District
1899-1901, 1906-13, 11th District 1913-23); died in office 1923;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1903-06; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
28, 1923 (age 52 years, 295
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Albert W. Robert (b. 1864) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1864.
Real
estate and insurance business; U.S. Consul in Algiers, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald Robertson (b. 1850) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 7,
1850.
Republican. Life insurance business; laundry
owner; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Saginaw County 1st District,
1915-16, 1923-24; defeated, 1916, 1924.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore L. Rogers (b. 1880) —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in West Hebron, Washington
County, N.Y., July 25,
1880.
Republican. Insurance and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1925-28; chair of
Herkimer County Republican Party, 1927-29.
Burial location unknown.
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James Roosevelt (1907-1991) —
also known as Jimmy Roosevelt —
of Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass.; Beverly Hills, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
23, 1907.
Democrat. Insurance business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1936;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from California, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1948-52; candidate for Governor of
California, 1950; U.S.
Representative from California 26th District, 1955-65; candidate
for mayor
of Los Angeles, Calif., 1965.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, from complications of a stroke
and Parkinson's
disease, in Newport Beach, Orange
County, Calif., August
13, 1991 (age 83 years, 233
days).
Interment at Pacific
View Memorial Park, Newport Beach, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Franklin
Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor
Roosevelt; brother of Elliott
Roosevelt and Franklin
Delano Roosevelt Jr.; married, June 4,
1930, to Betsey Maria Cushing (who later married John
Hay Whitney); married, April
14, 1941, to Romelle Theresa Schneider; married, July 2,
1956, to Gladys Irene Owens; married, October
3, 1969, to Mary Lena Winskill; grandnephew of Theodore
Roosevelt and Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson; great-grandnephew of Robert
Barnwell Roosevelt; second great-grandnephew of James
I. Roosevelt; third great-grandson of Edward
Hutchinson Robbins; third great-grandnephew of William
Bellinger Bulloch; fourth great-grandson of Archibald
Bulloch; first cousin once removed of Theodore
Douglas Robinson, Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, Warren
Delano Robbins, Corinne
Robinson Alsop, Theodore
Roosevelt Jr. and William
Sheffield Cowles; first cousin thrice removed of Elizabeth
Monroe; first cousin five times removed of Ebenezer
Huntington; first cousin seven times removed of Benjamin
Huntington; second cousin of Corinne
A. Chubb and John
deKoven Alsop; second cousin once removed of Susan
Roosevelt Weld; second cousin twice removed of Samuel
Laurence Gouverneur; second cousin four times removed of Nicholas
Roosevelt Jr., Philip
DePeyster and Jabez
Williams Huntington. |
| | | Political families: Roosevelt
family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Internet Movie Database
profile — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
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Harvey J. Ross —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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James M. Rozan —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Boruszyn, Poland.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1909-10, 1912-13.
Polish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Thomas Fortune Ryan (1851-1928) —
also known as Thomas F. Ryan —
of Hempstead, Queens County (now Nassau
County), Long Island, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Oak Ridge, Nelson
County, Va.
Born in Lovingston, Nelson
County, Va., October
17, 1851.
Democrat. Financier;
organizer and consolidator of streetcar
companies in New York City; owned controlling interest in Equitable
Life Assurance Society; co-founder, American Tobacco
Company; engaged in mining
development in Africa; one of the richest men in America at the time;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1904,
1912.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1928 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Entombed at Oak
Ridge Estate Cemetery, Oak Ridge, Va.
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John T. Satriale —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly, 1949-65 (Bronx County 8th District 1949-54, Bronx
County 7th District 1955-65).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Randall Neefus Saunders (b. 1868) —
also known as Randall N. Saunders —
of Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., December
26, 1868.
Democrat. Insurance agent; Columbia
County School Commissioner; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1911; defeated, 1911; superintendent
of schools.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Saunders and Ann (Neefus) Saunders. |
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Jacob Schifferdecker (b. 1862) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
23, 1862.
Organizer
and president,
Bartenders Union Local 70; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 19th District, 1911-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Schumann (1870-1929) —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 1,
1870.
Iron and
steel business; insurance broker; U.S. Consul in Mainz, 1897-1907.
Died in Mainz, Germany,
December
1, 1929 (age 59 years, 153
days).
Interment at Hauptfriedhof Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
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Relatives: Son
of Hugo Schumann and Elizabeth Schumann. |
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William R. Sears (born c.1930) —
of Woodgate, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born about 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict;
insurance agent; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-90 (129th District 1966, 115th District
1967-90).
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; National Rifle
Association.
Still living as of 1990.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Miller. |
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George Frederick Seward (1840-1910) —
also known as George F. Seward —
of California; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Florida, Orange
County, N.Y., November
8, 1840.
U.S. Consul in Shanghai, 1861-63; U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1863-76; U.S. Minister to China, 1876-80; president, Fidelity and Casualty Company
of New York, 1893-1910.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1910 (age 70 years, 20
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Allan Percy Sill (1885-1957) —
also known as Allan P. Sill —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Rodman, Jefferson
County, N.Y., October
17, 1885.
Republican. Insurance business; coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-56 (St. Lawrence County 2nd District
1941-44, St. Lawrence County 1945-56); alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1952.
Died in Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
11, 1957 (age 71 years, 117
days).
Interment at Old Pine Grove Cemetery, Massena, N.Y.
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John W. Slacer —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1917-22;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1922.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (1930-2001) —
also known as Gerald B. H. Solomon; "The Congressman
from General Electric" —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Okeechobee, Okeechobee
County, Fla., August
14, 1930.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean
conflict; insurance agent; member of New York
state assembly 110th District, 1973-77; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1976;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1979-99 (29th District 1979-83,
24th District 1983-93, 22nd District 1993-99).
Presbyterian.
Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Grange;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Leading advocate of a Constitutional amendment to ban burning of the
U.S. flag.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Queensbury, Warren
County, N.Y., October
26, 2001 (age 71 years, 73
days).
Interment at Saratoga
National Cemetery, Saratoga, N.Y.
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James H. Somerville (b. 1864) —
of Mercer, Mercer
County, Mo.
Born in Johnsburg, Warren
County, N.Y., March
28, 1864.
Progressive. School
teacher; insurance agent; farmer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Mercer County, 1913-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Mark T. Southall (b. 1911) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Norfolk,
Va., June 1,
1911.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (New York County 12th District 1963-65,
79th District 1966, 74th District 1967-74).
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; NAACP.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joanne Arrington. |
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Robert Goodloe Harper Speed (1845-1925) —
also known as Robert G. H. Speed —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Caroline, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1845.
Progressive. Fire insurance business; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
27, 1925 (age 79 years, 205
days).
Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Julius H. Stahel (1827-1912) —
also known as Julius H. Stahel-Számwald —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Szeged, Hungary,
November
5, 1827.
Newspaper
editor; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; received
the Medal
of Honor in 1893 for action at the Battle of Piedmont, June 5,
1864; U.S. Consul in Yokohama, 1866-69; Osaka, 1877-84; Hiogo, 1877-84; mining engineer;
U.S. Consul General in Shanghai, 1884-85; insurance executive.
Hungarian
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died, from angina
pectoris, in the Hotel St.
James, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
4, 1912 (age 85 years, 29
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Irwin Steingut (1893-1952) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
17, 1893.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1922-52; died in
office 1952; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1935; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1936, 1948; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 8th District, 1938.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Long Island College Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
26, 1952 (age 58 years, 345
days).
Interment at Montefiore
Cemetery, St. Albans, Queens, N.Y.
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James E. Stephens —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1931-35;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Waters Taft (1859-1945) —
also known as Henry W. Taft —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, May 27,
1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel, New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad;
director, Central Savings Bank of
New York; trustee, Mutual Life Insurance Company;; candidate
for Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1898; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920,
1924.
Member, American Bar
Association; Skull
and Bones; Psi
Upsilon.
Tripped and
fell on April 27, suffered a hip injury, and subsequently died as
a result, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
11, 1945 (age 86 years, 76
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles W. Terrell Jr. (born c.1924) —
of Newtown, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., about 1924.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
agent; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1950; first
selectman of Newtown, Connecticut; elected 1961, 1963; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1964.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Times, October 16, 1964 |
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William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) —
also known as William B. Thompson —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Virginia City, Madison
County, Mont., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Mining
magnate; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; director, Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co.
Died, from pneumonia,
June
27, 1930 (age 61 years, 45
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Harry J. Tifft —
of Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Republican. Insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1940-62.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Joseph Tonry (1893-1971) —
also known as Richard J. Tonry —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
30, 1893.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1922-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1935-37.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
17, 1971 (age 77 years, 109
days).
Interment at Long
Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Morris Sawyer Tremaine (1871-1941) —
also known as Morris S. Tremaine —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Dodge, Ford
County, Kan., February
27, 1871.
Democrat. Lumber
business; insurance executive; New York
state comptroller, 1927-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Died October
12, 1941 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. William Scott Tremaine; married 1898 to Maude
Middledith. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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William Lee Trenholm (1836-1901) —
also known as William L. Trenholm —
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., February
3, 1836.
Colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Comptroller of the Currency, 1886-89; insurance executive.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
11, 1901 (age 64 years, 342
days).
Interment at Magnolia
Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
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Clarence C. Vam Bell (born c.1910) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born about 1910.
Republican. Insurance broker; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1942, 1944,
1954, 1955, 1956, 1957; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1952; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 25th District, 1966.
Became blind
in the 1930s from an accident while playing semi-professional baseball.
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Van Cott (b. 1838) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1838.
Republican. Insurance broker; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1888-89; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1889-93, 1897-1904; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Washington Irving Vanderpoel (born c.1880) —
also known as W. Irving Vanderpoel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Freeport, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1880.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; insurance broker; village
president of Freeport, New York, 1925-26; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1926.
Dutch
ancestry.
Indicted
in December 1936, along with his brother Edwin and others, by a
federal grand jury, over his involvement in a stock
swindle; found not guilty, but his brother was convicted.
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew D. Wagner (b. 1856) —
of Sand Beach (now Harbor Beach), Huron
County, Mich.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
26, 1856.
Republican. Banker; real
estate and insurance business; member of Michigan
state senate 20th District, 1897-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Weed (1855-1938) —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Born in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., January
10, 1855.
Republican. Carpenter;
druggist;
fire insurance business; partner in a clothing
store; director, First National Bank of
Ticonderoga; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1895-96; postmaster.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y., November
22, 1938 (age 83 years, 316
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Ticonderoga, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Weed and Mary (Hay) Weed; married 1884 to Ida A.
Stevens. |
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Richard Joseph Welch (1869-1949) —
also known as Richard J. Welch —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York, 1869.
Republican. Insurance broker; real estate
business; member of California
state senate, 1901-13; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1926-49; died in
office 1949.
Catholic.
Member, Moose; Elks; Eagles.
While traveling by
train, suffered a heart
attack, and died the next day, in a hospital
at Needles, San
Bernardino County, Calif., September
10, 1949 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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George Herrick West (1854-1936) —
also known as George H. West —
of Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Scotia, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Born in Galway, Saratoga
County, N.Y., December
23, 1854.
Republican. School
teacher; merchant;
insurance and real
estate business; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1899-1900.
Died October
8, 1936 (age 81 years, 290
days).
Interment at Ballston
Spa Cemetery, Ballston Spa, N.Y.
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Ellis J. Westlake (b. 1854) —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Horseheads, Chemung
County, N.Y., April
30, 1854.
Superintendent of dining cars for Northern Pacific Railway;
hotel
manager; insurance business; member of Minnesota
state senate 31st District, 1915-18.
Member, Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles D. Westlake and Harriet E. (McNish)
Westlake. |
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Manual 1917 |
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Daniel E. Whitmore (b. 1825) —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbus, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
6, 1825.
School commissioner; wholesale
produce dealer; fire insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1875.
Presbyterian.
Lost a
limb in an accident at age 10.
Burial location unknown.
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Winfred E. Whittemore (1868-1947) —
of Estelline, Hamlin
County, S.Dak.
Born in Saratoga
County, N.Y., February
22, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; real
estate and insurance business; banker;
member of South
Dakota state house of representatives, 1907-08, 1913-14 (29th
District 1907-08, 59th District 1913-14); member of South
Dakota state senate 27th District, 1915-18.
Died March
12, 1947 (age 79 years, 18
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Estelline, S.Dak.
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Relatives: Son
of Josephus W. Whittemore and Lucy A. (Hoyt) Whittemore; married 1895 to
Margaret Rice. |
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memorial |
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Lewis Wilson (born c.1932) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1932.
Republican. Travel
agent; insurance business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Fred B. Wood (b. 1866) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Ames, Montgomery
County, N.Y., June 14,
1866.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; served in the U.S. Army
during the Spanish-American War; Adjutant
General of Minnesota, 1905-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert John Wynne (1851-1922) —
also known as Robert J. Wynne —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
18, 1851.
Telegrapher;
journalist;
U.S.
Postmaster General, 1904-05; U.S. Consul General in London, 1905-10; insurance executive.
Catholic.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March
11, 1922 (age 70 years, 113
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Andrew B. Yacenda —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1922; defeated,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubbard R. Yetman (1847-1924) —
of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Monmouth
County, N.J., 1847.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; civil
engineer; real
estate and insurance business; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1889, 1892-93.
Died in 1924
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard, Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y.
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