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Clark Hamilton Abbott (b. 1869) —
Born in Otisco, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1910.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Myron W. Abbott and Sarah (Clark) Abbott. |
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Andrew Addison Adams (b. 1864) —
also known as Andrew A. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., January
27, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1888-92; member of Indiana
Democratic State Committee, 1904; Judge, Indiana Appellate Court,
1910-13; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Phi
Gamma Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Quincy Adams and Christiana (Elliott) Adams; married 1890 to Lois
Andrew. |
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Clarence Henry Adams (1905-1987) —
also known as Clarence H. Adams —
of Bloomfield, Hartford
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Ogunquit, Wells, York
County, Maine, November
1, 1905.
Republican. Securities administrator for Connecticut Banking
Department, 1931-52; member, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,
1952-56; president and trustee, Boston Celtics professional
basketball team, 1965-68.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Jesters;
Shriners.
Died, in the Maine Medical
Center, Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, May 10,
1987 (age 81 years, 190
days).
Interment at Ocean View Cemetery, Wells, Maine.
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Allen Clark Adsit (1837-1912) —
also known as Allen C. Adsit —
of Adams, Jefferson
County, N.Y.; Spring Lake, Ottawa
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Rutland, Jefferson
County, N.Y., February
20, 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ottawa County 2nd District,
1871-72; Ottawa
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1875-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 17th Circuit, 1891-99; defeated, 1899, 1908;
law partner of Peter
J. Danhof, 1901-12; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1901, 1904.
Universalist.
English
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., January
3, 1912 (age 74 years, 317
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber
business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Seth S. Allen (b. 1864) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
20, 1864.
School
teacher; lawyer; Dry
candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Isaac C. Allen and Henrietta (Fuller) Allen; married 1892 to Della
Parsons. |
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Victor Maxon Allen (1870-1916) —
also known as Victor M. Allen —
of Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Petersburg, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., July 14,
1870.
Publishing
business; banker; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1903; member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1909-12; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 29th District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y., September
25, 1916 (age 46 years, 73
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley and Meadowlawn Cemetery, Petersburg, N.Y.
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Bradford Almy (b. 1845) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Enfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
10, 1845.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Tompkins
County Judge and Surrogate, 1898; mayor of
Ithaca, N.Y., 1905-06.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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DeHart H. Ames (b. 1872) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Great Valley town, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., January
30, 1872.
Republican. Cattaraugus
County Sheriff, 1907-09; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1915-20; member of New York
state senate 51st District, 1921-24; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 51st District, 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold John Arthur (1904-1971) —
also known as Harold J. Arthur —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., February
9, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1949-50; Governor of
Vermont, 1950-51; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1950 (primary), 1958.
Unitarian.
Member, United
Commercial Travelers; American
Legion; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Grange;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Died, from cancer,
in the Air Force Base Hospital,
Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., July 19,
1971 (age 67 years, 160
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Lakeview
Cemetery, Burlington, Vt.
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Harry Hurd Atwell (b. 1877) —
also known as Harry H. Atwell —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Perrysburg, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
14, 1877.
Democrat. Engineer;
grading
contractor; university
professor; Washtenaw
County Surveyor, 1921-30; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1933-34.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Harrison Atwell and Julia Matilda (Hurd) Atwell; married 1904 to Clara
K. M. Rohde; married 1919 to
Katherine Anna Schaeberle. |
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Willard Shurtleff Augsbury (1858-1939) —
also known as Willard S. Augsbury —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Plessis, Jefferson
County, N.Y., August
31, 1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1915-17;
member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1923-24.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died August
15, 1939 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, Antwerp, N.Y.
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber
business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March
31, 1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Robert Low Bacon (1884-1938) —
also known as Robert L. Bacon; "Prince
Charming" —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Old Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 23,
1884.
Republican. Investment
banker; served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1923-38; died in
office 1938.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, at the state police barracks, Lake Success, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., September
12, 1938 (age 54 years, 51
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Witter Johnston Baxter (1816-1888) —
also known as Witter J. Baxter —
of Jonesville, Hillsdale
County, Mich.
Born in Sidney Plains, Delaware
County, N.Y., June 18,
1816.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1856;
member of Michigan
state board of education, 1857-76, 1877-81; appointed 1857;
resigned 1876, 1881; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1877-78.
Presbyterian.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died February
6, 1888 (age 71 years, 233
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Levi Baxter and Lois (Johnston) Baxter; married 1852 to Alice
Beaumont (granddaughter of Myron Holly). |
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William M. Bennett (b. 1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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William Bewley (b. 1878) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
21, 1878.
Republican. Express
agent; canning
business; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1914-19,
1927-28; member of New York
state senate, 1939-48 (47th District 1939-44, 52nd District
1945-48).
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Jerome Holland Bishop (1846-1928) —
also known as Jerome H. Bishop —
of Decatur, Van Buren
County, Mich.; Wyandotte, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Oxbow, Jefferson
County, N.Y., September
3, 1846.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; founder, J.H. Bishop fur company of
Wyandotte, Mich.; rug
and coat
manufacturer; mayor
of Wyandotte, Mich., 1885-87, 1905-08; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1898; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Congregationalist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died May 22,
1928 (age 81 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodmere
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of William Bishop and Zebina (Sterne) Bishop; married 1867 to Jennie
Gray; married 1876 to Ella
M. Clark. |
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Herbert Porter Bissell (1856-1919) —
also known as Herbert P. Bissell —
of East Aurora, Erie
County, N.Y.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in New London, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
30, 1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1901; vice-president, Niagara Gorge Railroad;
also counsel to the Buffalo Traction
Co.; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1912-19; died in office 1919.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar.
While presiding at a trial, in court,
in the Niagara County
Courthouse, he suffered a heart
attack and died, in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., April
30, 1919 (age 62 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, East Aurora, N.Y.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
Governor
of Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles Fred Boshart (1860-1928) —
also known as C. Fred Boshart —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., September
17, 1860.
Republican. Hop farmer; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1906-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1908;
member, governing council, New York State Department of Farms and
Markets, 1921.
Swiss
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y., October
16, 1928 (age 68 years, 29
days).
Interment at Lowville
Rural Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
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John Boyle Jr. (b. 1876) —
of Huntington, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Northern
Ireland, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 2nd District, 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Willis Winter Bradley (1884-1954) —
also known as Willis W. Bradley —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ransomville, Niagara
County, N.Y., June 28,
1884.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; Governor of
Guam, 1929-31; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1947-49; defeated,
1948; member of California
state assembly, 1953-54; died in office 1954.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled
American Veterans; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose.
Received the Medal
of Honor, for action on U.S.S. Pittsburgh, July 23, 1917.
Suffered a heart
attack during the noon recess of a legislative hearing,
and died soon after at Cottage Hospital,
Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., August
27, 1954 (age 70 years, 60
days).
Interment at Fort
Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, Calif.
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William E. Brady (1889-1970) —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., August
7, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; funeral
director; owner, Coxsackie Granite Works; Greene
County Coroner, 1921-36; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1940-62.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
5, 1970 (age 80 years, 363
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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George Harvey Branch (b. 1870) —
also known as George H. Branch —
of Grand Isle, Grand Isle
County, Vt.
Born in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., February
27, 1870.
Republican. Physician;
Grand
Isle County Auditor; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Grand Isle, 1910; member of
Vermont
state senate from Grand Isle County, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1924.
Protestant.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter C. Branch and Eunice (Monroe) Branch; married, June 4,
1902, to Mattie B. Hazen. |
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Henry E. H. Brereton —
of Lake George, Warren
County, N.Y.
Republican. Farmer; real estate
business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1911-17; member of New York
state senate 33rd District, 1927-32; chair of
Warren County Republican Party, 1929.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
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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Albert Edmund Brown (1874-1958) —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; East Greenbush, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.; Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Born in Derby, England,
December
9, 1874.
Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; singer;
music educator; director of community singing; performed, Republican National Convention, 1920 ;
dean, Ithaca Institute of Public School Music (later, Ithaca College
Music Department), 1924-36.
Christian
Scientist. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in Denver,
Colo., December
7, 1958 (age 83 years, 363
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Brown and Elizabeth (Frost) Brown; married, June 15,
1898, to Martha Elizabeth Taylor. |
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Edward Jackson Brundage (1869-1934) —
also known as Edward J. Brundage —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill.
Born in Campbell, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 13,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Illinois
state house of representatives 6th District, 1899-1900, 1903-04;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1916,
1928
(alternate); Illinois
state attorney general, 1917-25; corporate counsel, Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Royal
League.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in Lake Forest, Lake
County, Ill., January
20, 1934 (age 64 years, 252
days).
Interment at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Charles Henry Burke (1861-1944) —
also known as Charles H. Burke —
of Pierre, Hughes
County, S.Dak.
Born near Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., April 1,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
investor; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 26th District, 1895-98; U.S.
Representative from South Dakota, 1899-1907, 1909-15 (at-large
1899-1907, 1909-13, 2nd District 1913-15); candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1914; U.S. Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, 1921-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1944 (age 83 years, 6
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Pierre, S.Dak.
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Horace Tracy Cahill (1894-1976) —
also known as Horace T. Cahill —
of East Braintree, Braintree, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
12, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1928; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1944; superior court judge in Massachusetts,
1947-73.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died, in City Hospital,
Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
21, 1976 (age 81 years, 253
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George William Cahill and Alice Gertrude (Dallas) Cahill; married,
February
4, 1922, to Josephine Gates. |
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John Nelson Carlisle (1866-1931) —
also known as John N. Carlisle —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Preble, Cortland
County, N.Y., August
24, 1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Jefferson County Democratic Party, 1891-96; secretary of
New York Democratic Party, 1898-1905; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1904;
member, New York Public Service Commission, 1910-12; New York State
Commissioner of Highways, 1913-15.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died July 21,
1931 (age 64 years, 331
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Robert A. Catchpole (b. 1865) —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
August
17, 1865.
Republican. Meat
merchant; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1922-23; member of New York
state assembly from Ontario County, 1925-33.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Eagles;
Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John G. Catchpole and Elizabeth A. (Walsh) Catchpole; married to
Helen F. McCarthy. |
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Fenimore Chatterton (1860-1958) —
of Wyoming.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 21,
1860.
Republican. Member of Wyoming
state senate, 1890; Wyoming
Republican state chair, 1893-94; secretary
of state of Wyoming, 1899-1907; Governor of
Wyoming, 1903-05.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died May 9,
1958 (age 97 years, 292
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Cheyenne, Wyo.
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Herbert P. Coats (b. 1872) —
of Saranac Lake, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Fulton, Oswego
County, N.Y., September
1, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1910-14.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William H. Coats and Emma G. Coats; married 1895 to Bertha
E. Roberts. |
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George Wilson Cole (1858-1923) —
also known as George W. Cole —
of Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Humphrey, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
31, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; Cattaraugus
County District Attorney, 1902-13; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1916-23; appointed 1916;
died in office 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., March
30, 1923 (age 64 years, 89
days).
Interment at Wildwood
Cemetery, Salamanca, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen S. Cole and Lemira P. (Berry) Cole; married to Lucia Ellen
Weber. |
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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 Henry Colvin (b. 1839) —
also known as John H. Colvin —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
25, 1839.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Chicago
alderman, 1882-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1904.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Foresters;
Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor.
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin F. Conely (b. 1847) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
7, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1880,
1892;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1887; member of Michigan Gold
Democratic State Central Committee, 1899.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Royal
and Select Masters; Knights Templar; Shriners;
American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William S. Conely and Eliza (O'Connor) Conely; married, December
9, 1873, to Achsah Butterfield; married, May 9,
1882, to Fanny Butterfield. |
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Jesse Sherwood Cooper Jr. (1899-1971) —
also known as Jesse S. Cooper, Jr. —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.; Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Dover, Kent
County, Del., March
13, 1899.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Delaware, 1928;
Delaware
state treasurer, 1945-46; defeated, 1946.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution.
In 1950, he quietly helped Sen. John
J. Williams to expose corruption in the U.S. Internal Revenue
Service, but his role was not disclosed until after his death.
Died in Dover, Kent
County, Del., 1971
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Daniel L. Crossman (1836-1901) —
also known as D. L. Crossman —
of Dansville, Ingham
County, Mich.; Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cayuga
County, N.Y., November
4, 1836.
Republican. Postmaster;
miller;
banker;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1869; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
clerk of the Michigan House of Representatives, 1873-91; candidate
for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Williamston, Ingham
County, Mich., March 7,
1901 (age 64 years, 123
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairview
Cemetery, Dansville, Mich.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Republican. Coal
and lumber
dealer; postmaster at Willimantic,
Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie
E. Howard Little. |
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memorial |
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George Allen Davis (b. 1858) —
also known as George A. Davis —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Lancaster, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1890; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 31st District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate, 1896-1910 (49th District 1896-1906, 50th District
1907-10).
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Interment at Lancaster
Rural Cemetery, Lancaster, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Lillie N. Grimes. |
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1907 |
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Thomas Charles Desmond (1887-1972) —
also known as Thomas C. Desmond —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., September
15, 1887.
Republican. Engineer;
president and chief engineer, Newburgh Ship
Yards; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1928,
1940;
member of New York
state senate, 1931-58 (27th District 1931-44, 32nd District
1945-54, 33rd District 1955-58).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Grange;
Moose;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Redmen;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
6, 1972 (age 85 years, 21
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Israel Tripp Deyo (1854-1953) —
also known as Israel T. Deyo —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
28, 1854.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1890-93; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 39th District, 1915.
Congregationalist.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., 1953
(age about
99 years).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Melvin Carr Eaton (1891-1966) —
also known as Melvin C. Eaton —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., April 2,
1891.
Republican. Chemist;
director, superintendent, later vice-president, president and
chairman, Norwich Pharmaceutical
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940;
chair
of Chenango County Republican Party, 1932-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; New York
Republican state chair, 1934-36; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Congregationalist.
Member, American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Phi
Kappa Sigma; Rotary.
Died, following an apparent heart
attack, in St. Charles Hospital,
Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio, August
1, 1966 (age 75 years, 121
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert D. Eaton and Maria E. (Smith) Eaton; married, April
14, 1915, to Ethel Jewell. |
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April
19, 1847.
Republican. Lumber
business; contractor;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton; married 1868 to Medora
L. DeWitt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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John S. Estabrook (b. 1829) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Alden, Erie
County, N.Y., January
22, 1829.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1884-86.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander Warren Fairbank (1852-1922) —
also known as Alexander W. Fairbank —
of Chazy, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Rouses Point, Clinton
County, N.Y., December
19, 1852.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Clinton County, 1914-15.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Clinton
County, N.Y., 1922
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Riverview Cemetery, Chazy, N.Y.
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Roy G. Finch (b. 1884) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Eagle Bridge, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
17, 1884.
Republican. Engineer;
New
York state engineer and surveyor, 1925-26.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
American
Society of Civil Engineers; Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Nelson Finch and Helen (Hunt) Finch; married, October
19, 1909, to Jessie Lewis Weller. |
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Charles Carroll Fitch (1842-1899) —
also known as Charles C. Fitch —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cuylerville, Livingston
County, N.Y., July 19,
1842.
Democrat. Abstractor;
hardware
business; president, Mason Water and
Electric Light Company; Ingham
County Register of Deeds, 1885-88; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Ingham County 2nd District,
1889-92.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, of heart
disease, June 28,
1899 (age 56 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Ernest Gannett (1876-1957) —
also known as Frank E. Gannett —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Bristol, Ontario
County, N.Y., September
15, 1876.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; founder of Gannett newspaper
chain; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1936; candidate for Republican nomination for
President, 1940;
Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1942.
Unitarian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Society
of the Cincinnati; Elks; Rotary.
Died December
3, 1957 (age 81 years, 79
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Alfred John Gilchrist (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred J. Gilchrist —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 10th District, 1907-08, 1915-18.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1907 |
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Norman Judd Gould (1877-1964) —
also known as Norman J. Gould —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., March
15, 1877.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908
(alternate), 1916;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1914-22; U.S.
Representative from New York 36th District, 1915-23.
Presbyterian.
Member, Newcomen
Society; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Died at Geneva Hospital,
Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., August
20, 1964 (age 87 years, 158
days).
Interment at Restvale
Cemetery, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
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George Scott Graham (1850-1931) —
also known as George S. Graham —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
13, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Philadelphia
County District Attorney, 1880-98; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1892,
1916
(alternate), 1924;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1913-31; died in
office 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Union
League.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 4,
1931 (age 80 years, 294
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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James Guthrie Harbord (1866-1947) —
also known as James G. Harbord —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born near Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill., March
21, 1866.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
general in the U.S. Army during World War I; president (1923-30), and
chairman (1930-47), Radio Corporation of America; director, Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad;
director, Bankers Trust Co.;
director, National Broadcasting
Co.; director, Radio-Keith-Orpheum, Inc. (RKO); director, New York
Life Insurance
Co.; candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1924,
1932;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Union
League.
Died in Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
20, 1947 (age 81 years, 152
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Ernest I. Hatfield (b. 1890) —
of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Pleasant town, Westchester
County, N.Y., April, 1890.
Republican. Insurance
and real
estate business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1943-47 (Dutchess County 2nd District 1943-44,
Dutchess County 1945-47); resigned 1947; member of New York
state senate, 1948-64 (33rd District 1948-54, 35th District
1955-64).
French
and English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grotto;
Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Perry Henderson (1842-1909) —
also known as Henry P. Henderson —
of Mason, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Tully, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1842.
Democrat. Lawyer; bank
director; candidate for mayor of
Mason, Mich., 1876; law partner of George
M. Huntington, 1881-88; justice of
Utah territorial supreme court, 1886-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Utah Territory, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, June 3,
1909 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Mason, Mich.
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (1896-1971) —
also known as Bourke B. Hickenlooper —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Born in Blockton, Taylor
County, Iowa, July 21,
1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1934-38; Lieutenant
Governor of Iowa, 1939-43; Governor of
Iowa, 1943-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1944,
1952,
1956
(speaker),
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Shelter Island, Suffolk
County, N.Y., September
4, 1971 (age 75 years, 45
days).
Entombed at Cedar
Memorial Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Charles H. Hitchcock (b. 1850) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Salem, Washington
County, N.Y., 1850.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1899-1901; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1924-25.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Frank Jefferson Horton (1919-2004) —
also known as Frank Horton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Bentonville, Warren
County, Va.
Born in Cuero, DeWitt
County, Tex., December
12, 1919.
Republican. Major in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1963-93 (36th District 1963-73,
34th District 1973-83, 29th District 1983-93).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a stroke,
in a hospital
at Winchester,
Va., August
30, 2004 (age 84 years, 262
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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James William Husted (1833-1892) —
also known as James W. Husted; "Bald
Eagle" —
of Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1833.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1869-81, 1884-92 (Westchester County 3rd District
1869-78, Rockland County 1879-80, Westchester County 3rd District
1881, 1884-92); died in office 1892; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1886-87, 1890;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, from kidney
disease and heart
failure, in Peekskill, Westchester
County, N.Y., September
25, 1892 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Cortlandt town, Westchester County, N.Y.
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William P. James (b. 1870) —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., January
10, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1905-10; Judge,
California Court of Appeal, 1910-23; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of California, 1923.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David James and Jane (Parry) James; married 1896 to Ella
V. Haas. |
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Walter Husted Jaycox (1863-1927) —
also known as Walter H. Jaycox —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Wassaic, Dutchess
County, N.Y., September
3, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer; Suffolk
County District Attorney, 1893-99; Suffolk
County Judge, 1902-05; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906-27; appointed 1906;
died in office 1927; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New
York Supreme Court 2nd Department, 1921-27; died in office 1927.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Died, of heart
disease, en route to his home, in the
automobile of Justice Leander
B. Faber, in Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
3, 1927 (age 63 years, 153
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Long Island, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lorin R. Jaycox and Hannah A. (Darling) Jaycox; married, December
3, 1890, to Inez Leaming. |
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Webber A. Joiner (1860-1940) —
also known as Webb A. Joiner —
of Attica, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Weathersfield town, Wyoming
County, N.Y., July 8,
1860.
Republican. Livestock
dealer; real estate
business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Wyoming County, 1922-26.
English
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in 1940
(age about
79 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Attica, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Perry Joiner and Mariette (Cleveland) Joiner; married 1882 to Mary
A. Wilson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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George W. Kavanaugh (born c.1863) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born about 1863.
Republican. Dealer in trimmings for
knit goods; member of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1897-98; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Keith (b. 1888) —
of Brockton, Plymouth
County, Mass.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1888.
Republican. Insurance
business; mayor
of Brockton, Mass., 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1924;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1929-32.
Congregationalist.
Member, Chi Phi;
Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Horace A. Keith and Nellie W. (Packard) Keith; married, April
12, 1913, to Carolyn Bruce Hastings; father of Paul
Keith. |
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Edward DeWitt Kinne (1842-1921) —
also known as Edward D. Kinne —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in DeWitt Center, Onondaga
County, N.Y., February
9, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1875-77; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 2nd
District, 1881-82; circuit
judge in Michigan 22nd Circuit, 1888-1917; president, First
National Bank, Ann
Arbor, Mich.; president, Washtenaw Gas Co.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sigma
Phi; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died July 25,
1921 (age 79 years, 166
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Erastus Cole Knight (b. 1857) —
also known as Erastus C. Knight —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 1,
1857.
Republican. Real estate
business; Buffalo city controller, 1895-1900; New York
state comptroller, 1901; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1902-05; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick John Henry Kracke (1868-1954) —
also known as Frederick J. H. Kracke —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 11,
1868.
Republican. Produce
merchant; cemetery
monument business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1948,
1952;
member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1907, 1930; chair of
Kings County Republican Party, 1932; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Grange;
Union
League.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
2, 1954 (age 86 years, 144
days).
Interment somewhere
in West Eaton, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Kracke and Henrietta (Hoffman) Kracke; married 1890 to
Florence Tayntor. |
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Dwight B. La Du (b. 1876) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Buren, Onondaga
County, N.Y., 1876.
Democrat. Engineer;
New
York state engineer and surveyor, 1923-24; defeated, 1918, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of J. Sears La Du and Julia L. (Warner) La Du. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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George Lewis (b. 1827) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Orange
County, N.Y., November
8, 1827.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Bay County, 1873-74;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1874.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Ladd J. Lewis Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer;
founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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John Henry Light (b. 1855) —
also known as John H. Light —
of South Norwalk (now part of Norwalk), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Carmel, Putnam
County, N.Y., March
27, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer; Fairfield
County Treasurer, 1899-1906; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1901-02; common
pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1901-05; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1910-15; appointed 1910.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Belden Light and Ann (Keenan) Light; married, August
3, 1881, to Ida M. Lockwood. |
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Fidus Livermore (1811-1880) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Sangerfield, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1811.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1843-44; candidate for mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1859; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1860,
1872;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1874, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich., May 28,
1880 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Mt.
Evergreen Cemetery, Jackson, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Abner Livermore and Melinda (Bassett) Livermore; married 1831 to
Caroline Sophia Lewis; married 1852 to Sarah
Eliza Lewis. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Seymour Lowman (1868-1940) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Chemung town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
7, 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1909-10; chair of
Chemung County Republican Party, 1910-34; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1919-24; defeated, 1910; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1924,
1932;
Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1925-26; defeated, 1926; U.S. Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1927-33; president, Elmira Savings Bank,
1933; president, Lowman Construction
Corp.; president, U.S. Cut Flower
Co.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in 1940
(age about
71 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Lowman and Fanny (Bixby) Lowman; married, September
9, 1893, to Katherine Harding 'Kate' Smith. |
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Abram Bennett Macardell (1877-1958) —
also known as Abram B. Macardell —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., July 28,
1877.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; mayor
of Middletown, N.Y., 1924-29; defeated, 1921, 1937.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Moose; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y., January
10, 1958 (age 80 years, 166
days).
Interment at Pine Hill Cemetery, Middletown, N.Y.
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William Kingsland Macy (1889-1961) —
also known as W. Kingsland Macy —
of Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
21, 1889.
Republican. Business
executive; banker; chair of
Suffolk County Republican Party, 1926-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1928,
1932,
1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944,
1948;
New York
Republican state chair, 1930-34; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 1st District, 1938;
member of New York
state senate 1st District, 1946; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1947-51; defeated,
1950.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Elks.
Died in Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., July 15,
1961 (age 71 years, 236
days).
Entombed at Oakwood
Cemetery, Islip, Long Island, N.Y.
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Charles P. Miller (b. 1884) —
of South Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y.
Born in Byron, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
1, 1884.
Republican. Farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1919-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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William F. R. Mills (b. 1856) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
8, 1856.
Republican. Mayor of
Denver, Colo., 1918-19; president, City Elite Laundry Co.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1881 to
Corwina Rouse. |
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Charles Damon Newton (b. 1861) —
also known as Charles D. Newton —
of Geneseo, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Birdsall, Allegany
County, N.Y., May 25,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 43rd District, 1915-18; New York
state attorney general, 1919-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Newton and Polly A. (Brundage) Newton; married, August
10, 1887, to Nellie E. Durfee. |
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Henry Carpenter Niles (1858-1939) —
also known as Henry C. Niles —
of York
County, Pa.
Born in Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y., June 17,
1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania 19th District, 1925-29;
candidate for justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Pennsylvania, July 15,
1939 (age 81 years, 28
days).
Interment at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, York, Pa.
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Eugene R. Norton (b. 1856) —
of Granville, Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Middle Granville, Washington
County, N.Y., September
23, 1856.
Republican. Grocer; roofing slate
manufacturer; director of two banks;
member of New York
state assembly from Washington County, 1906-07, 1913, 1919-20;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1908,
1916.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Tasker Lowndes Oddie (1870-1950) —
also known as Tasker L. Oddie —
of Nye
County, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
20, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; mining
business; Nye
County District Attorney, 1900-02; member of Nevada
state senate, 1904-08; Governor of
Nevada, 1911-15; defeated, 1914, 1918; U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1921-33; defeated, 1932, 1938; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1924,
1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1932,
1940
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
17, 1950 (age 79 years, 120
days).
Interment at Lone
Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Nev.
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Henry Zenas Osborne (1848-1923) —
also known as Henry Z. Osborne —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y., October
4, 1848.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee); member of California
Republican State Executive Committee, 1890-1900; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1890-94; U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1917-23; defeated,
1914; died in office 1923.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., February
8, 1923 (age 74 years, 127
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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John Eugene Osborne (1858-1943) —
also known as John E. Osborne —
of Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo.
Born in Westport, Essex
County, N.Y., June 19,
1858.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Wyoming
territorial legislature, 1883-85; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Wyoming, 1892;
member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee, 1916;
Governor
of Wyoming, 1893-95; defeated, 1904; U.S.
Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1897-99; member of Democratic
National Committee from Wyoming, 1900-20; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1918.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Rawlins, Carbon
County, Wyo., April
24, 1943 (age 84 years, 309
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Ky.
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James Andrew Outterson (1858-1922) —
also known as James A. Outterson —
of Carthage, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., October
18, 1858.
Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1902-03;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1922 (age 63 years, 200
days).
Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Carthage, N.Y.
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Enoch Homer Pardee (1826-1896) —
also known as Enoch H. Pardee —
of Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Greece, Monroe
County, N.Y., April 1,
1826.
Republican. Physician;
member of California
state assembly 9th District, 1871-73; mayor
of Oakland, Calif., 1876-78; member of California
state senate, 1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif., September
21, 1896 (age 70 years, 173
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Oakland, Calif.
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Henry I. Patrie (1874-1935) —
of Dolgeville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
12, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1929-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died March 3,
1935 (age 61 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wesley Ulysses Pearne (b. 1851) —
also known as Wesley U. Pearne —
of Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 1,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Middletown, 1901-02, 1905-06;
defeated, 1902.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin Marshall Pearne and Emily Ann (Swathel) Pearne; married,
April
25, 1883, to Harriette Cornelia Arnold. |
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Edward Wheeler Pendleton (1825-1889) —
also known as Edward W. Pendleton —
of Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich.
Born in Broadalbin, Fulton
County, N.Y., December
13, 1825.
Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hotel-keeper;
merchant;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1879-80.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Sturgis, St. Joseph
County, Mich., May 18,
1889 (age 63 years, 156
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James D. Pollard (b. 1892) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y., December
24, 1892.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1930-36.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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William Powell (b. 1830) —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Victor, Ontario
County, N.Y., March
31, 1830.
Republican. Banker; mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1876-77.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Powell and Docia (Boughton) Powell; married, March
18, 1853, to Martha L. Paddock; married to Anna Moeschler and
Sarah Francis Bacon. |
| | | Image source: History of Calhoun County
(1877) |
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John Adam Quackenbush (1828-1908) —
also known as John A. Quackenbush —
of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
15, 1828.
Republican. Farmer; lumber
business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1863; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1873-76; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1889-93; defeated,
1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 11,
1908 (age 79 years, 209
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Schaghticoke, N.Y.
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George Washington Ray (1844-1925) —
also known as George W. Ray —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Otselic, Chenango
County, N.Y., February
3, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
director, Norwich Furniture
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-85, 1891-1902 (21st District
1883-85, 26th District 1891-1902); U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of New York, 1902-08.
Baptist.
Member, American
Society for International Law; Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Redmen.
Died in 1925
(age about
81 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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John E. Redwood (b. 1864) —
of Bay Pond, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Brighton town, Franklin
County, N.Y., 1864.
Republican. Manager of game preserve at Bay Pond, N.Y., for William
Rockefeller; assistant manager of Bay Pond, Incorporated; member of
New
York state assembly from Franklin County, 1926-29.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Willis A. Reeve (b. 1860) —
of Patchogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Aquebogue, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y., February
4, 1860.
Republican. Dentist;
explorer in Labrador and the Arctic; member of New York
state assembly from Suffolk County 1st District, 1902-05.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathan Reeve and Roxyana (Griffing) Reeve; married, April 9,
1902, to Mary J. Bailey. |
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Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) —
also known as Timothy Regan —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
14, 1843.
Democrat. Mining
business; lumberman;
hotel
proprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
7, 1919 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married 1878 to Rose
Charlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Idaho
(1920) |
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William Gillett Ritch (1830-1904) —
also known as William G. Ritch —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Ulster
County, N.Y., May 4,
1830.
Ulster
County Clerk; served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1867; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Wisconsin; newspaper
editor; secretary
of New Mexico Territory, 1880.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Engle, Sierra
County, N.M., September
14, 1904 (age 74 years, 133
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Spencer Booth Russell (1846-1913) —
also known as Spencer B. Russell —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.
Born in Jerusalem, Yates
County, N.Y., November
24, 1846.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; mayor
of Mt. Clemens, Mich., 1881-83.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich., November
22, 1913 (age 66 years, 363
days).
Interment at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Charles Clarence Sackmann (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles C. Sackmann —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
25, 1879.
Lawyer;
member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1921-24; Speaker of
the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1923-24; district
judge in Colorado, 1925-31.
Episcopalian.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Eagles;
Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in 1946
(age about
66 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1912 to Elna
A. Hug. |
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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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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber
manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Carl G. Sherwood (1855-1938) —
of Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak.
Born in Broome
County, N.Y., January
18, 1855.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Dakota state senate 29th District, 1889-90; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Dakota, 1896
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); South Dakota
Republican state chair, 1912; circuit judge in South Dakota,
1912-17; judge of
South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1922-31.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Modern
Woodmen of America; Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Kiwanis.
Died in Clark, Clark
County, S.Dak., August
17, 1938 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at Rose Hill Cemetery, Near Clark, Clark County, S.Dak.
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Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) —
also known as Friend W. Smith, Jr. —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., May 11,
1829.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer;
bank
director; postmaster at Bridgeport,
Conn., 1861-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 3,
1917 (age 87 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to Angeline
A. Weed. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Miles M. Smith (1876-1938) —
of Lestershire (now Johnson City), Broome
County, N.Y.; Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in East Union, Broome
County, N.Y., February
4, 1876.
Democrat. School
teacher; dentist;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1907; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1932-35; resigned 1935; district labor
director, Works Progress Administration, 1935-38.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star; White
Shrine of Jerusalem.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., May 12,
1938 (age 62 years, 97
days).
Interment at Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Wellington D. Smith and Ellen (Andrews) Smith; married, November
3, 1898, to May Youngs. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Binghamton (N.Y.) Press &
Sun-Bulletin, November 2, 1931 |
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Willard B. Smith (1838-1899) —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 7,
1838.
Republican. Physician;
served in the Union Army during the Civil War; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1878-80, 1887-88; defeated, 1888.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., 1899
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Ransom S. Smith and Emily B. (Burroughs) Smith; married, November
14, 1863, to Sarah F. North; married, October
5, 1898, to Jennie Phillips. |
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Stuart Worthington Smyth (1879-1941) —
also known as Stuart W. Smyth —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
22, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1923-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Died, in St. Joseph Hospital,
Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., April 3,
1941 (age 62 years, 12
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Smyth (1852-1919) —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., March
14, 1852.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1904
(alternate); postmaster at Owego,
N.Y., 1897-1914; director, Owego Power &
Light Company.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum; Redmen.
Died, from arteriosclerosis
and asthma,
in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., August
11, 1919 (age 67 years, 150
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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C. Tracey Stagg (1878-1939) —
of Cayuga Heights, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., December
16, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; member of New York
state senate 41st District, 1935-39; died in office 1939.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Acacia;
Order of
the Coif; Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died July 14,
1939 (age 60 years, 210
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Thaddeus Campbell Sweet (1872-1928) —
also known as Thaddeus C. Sweet —
of Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Phoenix, Oswego
County, N.Y., November
16, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Oswego County, 1910-20; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1914-20; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1916,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1923-28; died in
office 1928.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died as result of an airplane
accident in Whitney Point, Broome
County, N.Y., May 1,
1928 (age 55 years, 167
days).
Interment at Rural
Cemetery, Phoenix, N.Y.
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Monroe Marsh Sweetland (1860-1944) —
also known as Monroe M. Sweetland —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Born in Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y., August
14, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1917.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows; Grange;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., February
12, 1944 (age 83 years, 182
days).
Interment at Willow Glen Cemetery, Dryden, N.Y.
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Irving Dilley Tillman (1886-1954) —
also known as Irving D. Tillman —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Bainbridge, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
30, 1886.
Republican. Lawyer; Chenango
County Clerk, 1928-48; chair of
Chenango County Republican Party, 1934-37.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Chenango Memorial Hospital,
Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y., September
3, 1954 (age 67 years, 338
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Eugene Mabbett Travis (1863-1940) —
also known as Eugene M. Travis —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 10,
1863.
Republican. Wholesale
fruit and vegetable business; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1907-12; defeated, 1912; New York
state comptroller, 1915-20.
Methodist.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Order
of Heptasophs; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 25,
1940 (age 77 years, 45
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frank E. Van Lare (b. 1900) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Gates town (part now in Rochester), Monroe
County, N.Y., February
22, 1900.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate, 1951-66 (51st District 1951-65, 58th District 1966).
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Grotto;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Byron Sylvester Waite (1852-1930) —
also known as Byron S. Waite —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Penfield, Monroe
County, N.Y., September
27, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1889-90, 1895-96; assistant
prosecuting attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1899-1900; appointed 1899;
member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers, 1902-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-30; retired 1930.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Union
League.
Died in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
31, 1930 (age 78 years, 95
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry Clay Walker (1873-1932) —
also known as Harry C. Walker —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., March
18, 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1918; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1919-20; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., November
2, 1932 (age 59 years, 229
days).
Interment at Spring
Forest Cemetery, Binghamton, N.Y.
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G. Frank Wallace —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state senate 38th District, 1941-44.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer;
member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Alonzo L. Waters (b. 1893) —
of Medina, Orleans
County, N.Y.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., September
6, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Medina,
N.Y., 1928; member of New York
state assembly from Orleans County, 1949-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sigma
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Webber (1825-1901) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ogden, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 19,
1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; Saginaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1854-56; Saginaw
County Prosecuting Attorney; land commissioner and general
solicitor, Flint and Pere Marquette Railway,
1870-85; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1873-74; member of Michigan
state senate 25th District, 1875; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1876
(delegation chair); candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1876.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Odd
Fellows.
Died October
15, 1901 (age 76 years, 88
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of James S. Webber and Phoebe (Smith) Webber; married 1849 to Nancy
M. Whithington. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Harvey L. Webster (b. 1867) —
of Tekamah, Burt
County, Neb.
Born in Troupsburg, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 21,
1867.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1920-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nebraska, 1940.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Webster and Rhoda Delana (Horton) Webster; married, July 15,
1893, to Mary Ann Gilbert. |
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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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Leon F. Wheatley (1872-1944) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in West Franklin, Armstrong
County, Pa., February
20, 1872.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 2nd District, 1922-26; member
of New
York state senate 43rd District, 1927-32; mayor
of Hornell, N.Y., 1934-37; defeated, 1937.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., December
19, 1944 (age 72 years, 303
days).
Interment at Hornell
Rural Cemetery, Hornell, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Wheatley and Geraldine Wheatley; married, May 17,
1898, to Mary Elizabeth Burt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1924 |
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James Lucius Whitley (1872-1959) —
also known as James L. Whitley —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1906-10; member
of New
York state senate 45th District, 1919-28; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1929-35; defeated,
1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Maccabees;
Woodmen
of the World; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Union
League.
Died in 1959
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Seward Henry Williams (1870-1922) —
also known as Seward H. Williams —
of Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., November
7, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Ohio
state house of representatives, 1910-13; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 14th District, 1915-17.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Lorain, Lorain
County, Ohio, September
2, 1922 (age 51 years, 299
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Lorain, Ohio.
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Gary H. Wood (b. 1854) —
of Antwerp, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Ohio, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
10, 1854.
Republican. Physician;
member of New York
state assembly from Jefferson County 2nd District, 1906-10.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights Templar; Shriners;
Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Benjamin H. Wood and Asenath (Barnes) Wood; married, August
30, 1876, to Mary F. Tamblin. |
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