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Kenneth Seaborne MacAffer (b. 1900) —
also known as Kenneth S. MacAffer —
of Menands, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y., March 1,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1922; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1938-48; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1940,
1944,
1948;
member of New York
Republican State Executive Committee, 1945; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1950-58; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1950.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Roger Lea MacBride (1929-1995) —
also known as Roger MacBride —
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
6, 1929.
Lawyer; member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1962; candidate in Republican
primary for Governor of
Vermont, 1964; candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia;
Libertarian candidate for President
of the United States, 1976.
Heir to the estate of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little House
on the Prairie.
Died in Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 5,
1995 (age 65 years, 211
days).
Interment at Wicks Cemetery, Halifax, Vt.
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Relatives: Son
of William Burt MacBride and Elise Fairfax (Lea)
MacBride. |
| | | Epitaph: "The only force that can ever
defend freedom is an individual." |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Joseph A. Macchia (born c.1916) —
of New York.
Born about 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John MacCrate (1885-1976) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Dumbarton, Scotland,
March
29, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 15th District, 1909; candidate
for New York
state senate 7th District, 1909; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1916,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1919-20; resigned
1920; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1921-55; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1948-49.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 9,
1976 (age 91 years, 72
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth, Queens, N.Y.
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Wallace Macfarlane (b. 1856) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Saint John, New
Brunswick, December
3, 1856.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1894-98.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Macfarlane and Mary (Cameron) Macfarlane. |
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Clarence MacGregor (1872-1952) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., September
16, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 8th District, 1908-12; candidate
for New York
state senate 50th District, 1914; U.S.
Representative from New York 41st District, 1919-28; resigned
1928; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1929-42.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., February
18, 1952 (age 79 years, 155
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Julian William Mack (1866-1943) —
also known as Julian W. Mack —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1866.
Democrat. Lawyer; law
professor; circuit judge in Illinois, 1904-05; Judge, Illinois
Appellate Court, 1905-11; Judge
of U.S. Commerce Court, 1911-13; Judge of U.S. Circuit Court for
the 7th Circuit, 1911; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, 1911-29; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1929-30; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1929-40; took
senior status 1940; senior judge, 1940-43.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Zionist
Organization of America; American
Jewish Congress; American
Jewish Committee.
Died, in his room at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1943 (age 77 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas James Mackell (1914-1992) —
also known as Thomas J. Mackell —
of Rego Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Little Neck, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 19,
1914.
Democrat. Police
detective; lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1955-66 (9th District 1955-65, 14th District 1966);
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1960,
1964;
Queens
County District Attorney, 1967-73.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Lions; Knights
of Columbus; American Bar
Association.
Resigned
as District Attorney in 1973, following his indictment
on charges of hindering
prosecution in a get-rich-quick scheme; he was tried and
convicted in 1974, but the verdict was reversed on appeal.
Died, from stomach
cancer, in Douglaston Manor, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
27, 1992 (age 77 years, 192
days).
Interment at Mount
St. Mary Cemetery, Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Mary Ann (Keating) Mackell and Peter Francis Mackell; married 1939 to
Dorothea R. Lang. |
| | | Epitaph: "Loving Husband, Father and
Poppie." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edwin A. Mackey —
of Franklin, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1914-16.
Burial location unknown.
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William Brown Maclay (1812-1882) —
also known as William B. Maclay —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
20, 1812.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1840-42; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1843-49, 1857-61 (4th District
1843-49, 5th District 1857-61).
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
19, 1882 (age 69 years, 336
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Charles F. MacLean (b. 1837) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Hartford, Oneida
County, N.Y., 1837.
Democrat. Lawyer; New York City Police
Commissioner, 1879-80, 1888-94; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1890-1909.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles MacLean and Harriet (Waters) MacLean; married to Marie
Mott. |
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John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960) —
also known as John Van A. MacMurray —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
6, 1881.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1907-08; U.S. Minister to China, 1925-29; Estonia, 1933-36; Latvia, 1933-36; Lithuania, 1933-36; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1936-41.
Died in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
25, 1960 (age 78 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Tracy P. Madden (b. 1886) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1886.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1912-13.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel T. Maddox (1854-1916) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August, 1854.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1897-1916; died in office
1916.
Died, from uraemic
poisoning (kidney
failure), in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
12, 1916 (age 61 years, 0
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Frederick B. Maerkle —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Warren Magee (1861-1927) —
also known as Walter W. Magee —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 23,
1861.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1915-27; died in
office 1927.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., May 27,
1927 (age 66 years, 4
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Samuel Abbot Maginnis (1885-1941) —
also known as S. Abbot Maginnis —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio, October
23, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Minister to Bolivia, 1919-21.
Member, Elks.
Died, in Emergency Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., September
25, 1941 (age 55 years, 337
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md.
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Thomas Francis Magner (1860-1945) —
also known as Thomas F. Magner —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 8,
1860.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1888; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1889-95 (5th District 1889-93, 6th
District 1893-95); Independence League candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906.
Died, in his room at the Hotel
Bossert, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
22, 1945 (age 85 years, 289
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Daniel Magone Jr. (1829-1904) —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Oswegatchie, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
26, 1829.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1884;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1876; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1886-89.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
4, 1904 (age 75 years, 222
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (1864-1937) —
also known as Rowland B. Mahany —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
28, 1864.
Newspaper
editor; lawyer; U.S. Minister to Ecuador, 1892-93; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1895-99; defeated
(Republican), 1892, 1898, 1900; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 1924
(alternate), 1928
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 2,
1937 (age 72 years, 216
days).
Interment at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Francis J. Mahoney (d. 1956) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1943-56 (13th District 1943-44, 19th District
1945-54, 25th District 1955-56); died in office 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died December
23, 1956.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter J. Mahoney (1908-1982) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
10, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1937-64 (48th District 1937-44, 53rd District
1945-54, 55th District 1955-64); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Exchange
Club; American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died in 1982
(age about
74 years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Mahoney (1898-1980) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Ridgeway, Ontario.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Erie County Democratic Party, 1947-54; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1948,
1952.
Died, in a nursing
home at Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March
19, 1980 (age about 81
years).
Interment at Ridgeway Memorial Cemetery, Ridgeway, Ontario.
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Robert Gordon Main —
also known as Robert G. Main —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1951-59; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 4th District; elected 1959.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Mains (c.1872-1909) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born about 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; crusader against saloons in Mt. Vernon,
N.Y.; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1901.
Died, from a self-inflicted
gunshot
wound, in his office
at Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
23, 1909 (age about 37
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. George P. Mains. |
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Denise L. Majette (b. 1955) —
of Stone Mountain, DeKalb
County, Ga.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 18,
1955.
Democrat. Lawyer; state court judge in Georgia, 1993-2002; U.S.
Representative from Georgia 4th District, 2003-05; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Georgia, 2004.
Female.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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David L. Malbin —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1970; indicted
in 1973, along with the Chief Clerk of of the Brooklyn criminal
court, Joseph
E. Parisi, on federal charges
of aiding and abbetting an embezzlement
scheme, involving officials of the International Production, Service
and Sales Employees Union; in 1975, he was aquitted on motion soon
after the trial began.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Daily News, January 23, 1956 |
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George Roland Malby (1857-1912) —
also known as George R. Malby —
of Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Canton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., September
16, 1857.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1891-95 (St. Lawrence County 1st District
1891-92, St. Lawrence County 1893-95); delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1904,
1908,
1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1907-12; died in
office 1912.
Died, from heart
disease, in his room at the Murray Hill Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 5,
1912 (age 54 years, 293
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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James Male —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 19th District, 1922-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Leon Andrew Malkiel (b. 1866) —
also known as Leon A. Malkiel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Moscow, Russia,
August
1, 1866.
Socialist. Real estate
business; lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903 (Social Democratic),
1906 (Socialist), 1915 (Socialist), 1923 (Socialist), 1929
(Socialist); Social Democratic candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1904; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1908, 1916; candidate
for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1912, 1920.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Knights of
the Maccabees.
Burial location unknown.
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Rufus Mallory (1831-1914) —
of Oregon.
Born in Coventry, Chenango
County, N.Y., January
10, 1831.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1862, 1872; U.S.
Representative from Oregon at-large, 1867-69; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Oregon, 1868
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1888;
U.S.
Attorney for Oregon, 1873-82.
Died in Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., April
30, 1914 (age 83 years, 110
days).
Cremated.
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Dudley Field Malone (1882-1950) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Westwood, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 3,
1882.
Lawyer; U.S.
Collector of Customs, 1913-17; resigned 1917; resigned to protest
Wilson Administration's failure to advocate Woman Suffrage Amendment;
Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor of
New York, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1932;
legal counsel for Twentieth Century-Fox movie
studio; played Winston Churchill in the 1943 movie
Mission to Moscow.
Catholic.
Famed for saying, in a speech at the Scopes trial in 1925, "I have
never learned anything from any man who agreed with me." Toward the
end of his life, he appeared in movies as British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, who he resembled.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Culver City Hospital,
Culver City, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
5, 1950 (age 68 years, 124
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Calif.
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Raymond Malone (b. 1885) —
of Freeport, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
29, 1885.
Democrat. Lawyer; director, Iron Bonnet Gold Mining
Company; candidate for New York
state assembly from Nassau County 1st District, 1920.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Malone and Katie G. (Kean) Malone; married, August
29, 1914, to Grace E. Holmes. |
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Sean Patrick Maloney (b. 1966) —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Sherbrooke, Quebec,
July
30, 1966.
Democrat. Lawyer; staff secretary for President Bill
Clinton, 1997-2000; candidate for New York
state attorney general, 2006; first deputy secretary to Gov. Eliot
Spitzer, 2007-08; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 2013-.
Irish
ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2018.
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Theodore Mills Maltbie (1842-1915) —
also known as Theodore M. Maltbie —
of Granby, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
30, 1842.
Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Granby, 1870, 1875; member of
Connecticut
state senate 3rd District, 1884-85.
Died in Granby, Hartford
County, Conn., November
13, 1915 (age 73 years, 197
days).
Interment at Granby Cemetery, Granby, Conn.
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Samuel Mandelbaum (1884-1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Poland,
September
20, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1923-32; member
of New
York state senate 14th District, 1933-36; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1936-46;
died in office 1946.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
20, 1946 (age 62 years, 61
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert Carpenter Mandeville (b. 1867) —
also known as Hubert C. Mandeville —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., January
29, 1867.
Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 41st District, 1915.
Member, Freemasons;
Psi
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edgar W. Mandeville and Carri E. Mandeville; married 1892 to Mary
F. Stoops. |
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Donald R. Manes (1934-1986) —
also known as "The King of Queens" —
of Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
18, 1934.
Democrat. Lawyer; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1971-86; resigned 1986; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980,
1984.
On January 10, 1986, he was found driving erratically and bleeding
from slashes to his wrist and ankle; at first he claimed he had been
abducted, but then admitted his wounds were self-inflicted; while he
was hospitalized, a criminal investigation
against him became public.
Stabbed
himself
in the heart, and died soon after, at Booth Memorial Medical
Center, Flushing, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March
13, 1986 (age 52 years, 54
days).
Interment at Mt.
Ararat Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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John J. Mangan (1908-1988) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, October
1, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 3rd District, 1951-55;
resigned 1955; New York City Municipal Court Justice, appointed 1955;
later, Judge of District Civil Court.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
14, 1988 (age 80 years, 74
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Mangan and Bridget (Corr) Mangan. |
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Guy James Mangano (b. 1930) —
also known as Guy Mangano —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
14, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 8th District, 1959-62; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1963-65; resigned 1965; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1988.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Still living as of 1988.
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Frank Fabian Mankiewicz (1924-2014) —
also known as Frank Mankiewicz —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for
California
state assembly, 1950; lawyer; author;
press secretary for Robert
F. Kennedy, 1966-68; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1968;
campaign manager for George
McGovern's presidential campaign, 1972; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1976; president,
National Public Radio,
1977-83.
Jewish.
Died, of heart
failure while suffering from lung
problems, in a hospital
at Washington,
D.C., October
23, 2014 (age 90 years, 160
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Robert E. Manley (c.1876-1958) —
Born in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., about 1876.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1930-31.
Died, in University Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
18, 1958 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Mann (d. 1946) —
of Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1940-44.
Died in 1946.
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Thomas Courtland Manning (1825-1887) —
of Alexandria, Rapides
Parish, La.
Born in Edenton, Chowan
County, N.C., September
14, 1825.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Louisiana secession convention, 1861; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War; justice of
Louisiana state supreme court, 1864-65, 1882-86; chief
justice of Louisiana state supreme court, 1877-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1876;
U.S. Minister to Mexico, 1886-87.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1887 (age 62 years, 27
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Roe Mansfield (1911-1987) —
also known as Walter R. Mansfield —
of New York; New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., July 1,
1911.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during
World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1966-71; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-81; took
senior status 1981.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, of a stroke,
in Christchurch, New
Zealand, January
8, 1987 (age 75 years, 191
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Martin Thomas Manton (1880-1946) —
also known as Martin T. Manton —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Islip, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., August
2, 1880.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1916-18; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1918-39; resigned
1939.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
U.S. District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey charged
in 1939 that Judge Manton had received more than $400,000 from
litigants; Dewey sent six specific instances the U.S. House Judiciary
Committee for consideration of impeachment.
Following the judge's resignation,
he was indicted
on bribery
charges;
tried
and convicted;
sentenced
to two years in prison
and fined
$10,000; released in 1941.
Died in Fayetteville, Onondaga
County, N.Y., November
17, 1946 (age 66 years, 107
days).
Interment at Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Fayetteville, N.Y.
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Thomas J. Manton (1932-2006) —
of Woodside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Forest Hills, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
3, 1932.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean conflict;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1985-99 (9th District 1985-93, 7th
District 1993-99); candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Catholic
War Veterans.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Calvary Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., July 22,
2006 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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Edward Bundy Manwaring (1851-1934) —
also known as Edward B. Manwaring —
of Menomonie, Dunn
County, Wis.; Superior, Douglas
County, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Windsor, Broome
County, N.Y., March
26, 1851.
Lawyer; fruit
grower;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1921-24; defeated (Progressive), 1912.
English
ancestry.
Died, from prostate
cancer, in the University of Michigan Hospital,
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
1, 1934 (age 83 years, 220
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Menomonie, Wis.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Scoville Manwaring and Sarah Jane (Bundy) Manwaring;
married to Syndonia Barwise. |
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memorial |
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Bertha Mapes (1880-1967) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, December
21, 1880.
Lawyer; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Female.
Died in February, 1967
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Eubertia Mapes (1864-1920) —
also known as Burt Mapes —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Wallkill, Orange
County, N.Y., August
18, 1864.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1920.
Died in Corpus Christi, Nueces
County, Tex., November
7, 1920 (age 56 years, 81
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Erastus Mapes and Lucinda (Doty) Mapes; married, December
31, 1889, to Clara May Durland; married, August
30, 1919, to Alice Minerva Craig. |
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Carmine J. Marasco —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915, 1935-37, 1939-41 (New York County 3rd
District 1915, Kings County 16th District 1935-37, 1939-41);
defeated, 1937; resigned 1941; member of New York
state senate 4th District, 1941-44.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Vito Anthony Marcantonio (1902-1954) —
also known as Vito Marcantonio —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
10, 1902.
Lawyer; campaign manager for U.S. Rep. Fiorello
H. LaGuardia, 1924-32; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-37, 1939-51 (20th District
1935-37, 1939-45, 18th District 1945-51); defeated, 1936 (Republican,
20th District), 1950 (American Labor, 18th District); American Labor
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; New York American Labor Party state
chair, 1949.
Catholic.
Member, United
World Federalists; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Fell dead, after coming up the stairs from a subway
station, on Broadway by City Hall Park, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
9, 1954 (age 51 years, 242
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John J. Marchi (1921-2009) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., May 20,
1921.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1957-2006 (19th District 1957-65, 26th District
1966, 23rd District 1967-72, 24th District 1973-2006); candidate for
borough
president of Richmond, New York, 1961; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1969, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Lucca, Italy,
April
25, 2009 (age 87 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William L. Marcy Jr. —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1929-33; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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William Learned Marcy (1786-1857) —
also known as William L. Marcy —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
12, 1786.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; New York
state comptroller, 1823-29; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1829; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1831-33; Governor of
New York, 1833-39; defeated, 1838; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1845-49; candidate for Democratic nomination
for President, 1852;
U.S.
Secretary of State, 1853-57.
Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga
County, N.Y., July 4,
1857 (age 70 years, 204
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Orest V. Maresca —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1951-68 (New York County 13th District 1951-65,
80th District 1966, 71st District 1967-68).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph M. Margiotta (1927-2008) —
of Uniondale, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Glen Head, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 6,
1927.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
lawyer; legislative counsel to Sen. Edward
J. Speno, 1960-61; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (15th District 1966, 12th District
1967-72, 17th District 1973-75); delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died November
28, 2008 (age 81 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Dorothy Crean. |
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Albert J. Marino (b. 1904) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
4, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 13th District, 1944, 1952; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1946-50; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1952,
1956,
1960.
Catholic.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Louis Marino (c.1915-2000) —
also known as Joseph L. Marino —
of New York.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., about 1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1964.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., September
1, 2000 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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David Everett Mark (b. 1923) —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
15, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Foreign
Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Burundi, 1974.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Markell (1792-1831) —
of New York.
Born in Stone Arabia, Montgomery
County, N.Y., February
7, 1792.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1825-29.
Died in Palatine, Montgomery
County, N.Y., August
30, 1831 (age 39 years, 204
days).
Interment at St.
Johnsville Cemetery, St. Johnsville, N.Y.
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Henry Harrison Markham (1840-1923) —
also known as Henry H. Markham —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Wilmington, Essex
County, N.Y., November
16, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; gold and silver mining
business; U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1885-87; Governor of
California, 1891-95.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, following a stroke,
in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
9, 1923 (age 82 years, 327
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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George L. Marks (b. 1927) —
of Nassau
County, N.Y.
Born October
20, 1927.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 2nd District, 1962.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jacob Marks (b. 1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 24,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 12th District, 1894;
member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1905-06; municipal judge in New York,
1907-27.
Jewish.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Wolff Marks and Henrietta (Rothschild) Marks; married to Henrietta
Barnett. |
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Jerome W. Marks (b. 1915) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 22,
1915.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-68 (New York County 4th District 1963-65,
67th District 1966, 61st District 1967-68).
Jewish.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Jewish
War Veterans; American
Legion; B'nai
B'rith.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Marks (b. 1861) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
24, 1861.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 31st District, 1909;
defeated, 1909.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Order
of Heptasophs.
Burial location unknown.
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Frances K. Marlatt (d. 1969) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1953-60.
Female.
Died in 1969.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph R. Marro (b. 1907) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
17, 1907.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1953-64 (18th District 1953-54, 24th District
1955-64).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
Lawyers Guild.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert McCurdy Marsh —
also known as Robert McC. Marsh —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1912;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 25th District, 1916-17;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1922; defeated, 1920, 1922,
1923, 1933.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Hudson Snowden Marshall (1870-1931) —
also known as H. Snowden Marshall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., January
15, 1870.
Lawyer; law partner of Bartow
S. Weeks, George
Gordon Battle, and James
A. O'Gorman; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1913-17; in
1915-16, U.S. Rep. Frank
Buchanan (who was at the time being indicted by a federal grand
jury) introduced impeachment
resolutions against Marshall; the charges, including malfeasance
in the handling of past cases, were investigated
by a House Judiciary subcommittee, which held hearings in New York,
and inquired into the proceedings of the grand jury which had
indicted Rep. Buchanan; Marshall wrote a critical letter to the
subcommittee, impugning its motives; based on this letter, the full
House voted to find him in contempt
of Congress, and ordered his
arrest; on appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the
authority of the House to punish for contempt extended only to
actions which directly interfered with its proceedings.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1931 (age 61 years, 134
days).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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James Creel Marshall (b. 1948) —
also known as Jim Marshall —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y., March
31, 1948.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam war;
lawyer; mayor of
Macon, Ga., 1996-99; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Georgia, 1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Georgia, 2003-11 (3rd District 2003-07, 8th
District 2007-11); defeated, 2000, 2010.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thurgood Marshall Jr. (b. 1956) —
of Falls
Church, Va.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., 1956.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Virginia, 1996;
assistant to Pres. Bill
Clinton, 1997-2001.
African
and Filipino
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2007.
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Vincent A. Marsicano (1905-1976) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born September
24, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from New York County 2nd District, 1933; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 1936; candidate for
New
York state senate 12th District, 1942; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Died March
17, 1976 (age 70 years, 175
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Celora Eaton Martin (1834-1909) —
also known as Celora E. Martin —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Herkimer
County, N.Y., August
23, 1834.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1877-95; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1895-1906; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Died September
10, 1909 (age 75 years, 18
days).
Interment at Floral Park Cemetery, Johnson City, N.Y.
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John S. Martin Jr. (b. 1935) —
of New York.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1935.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Leonard
P. Moore, 1961-62; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1980-83; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1990-2003;
took senior status 2003; senior judge, 2003.
Still living as of 2003.
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Louis M. Martin —
of Clinton, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1898-1900,
1916-21; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 36th District, 1915;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1922-26; resigned 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Luther Martin (1748-1826) —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
20, 1748.
Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1778-1805, 1818-22; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; defense attorney for Samuel
Chase in his 1805 impeachment trial, and for Aaron
Burr in his 1807 treason trial.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1826 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Morgan Lewis Martin (1805-1887) —
also known as Morgan L. Martin —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., March
31, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; member
Michigan territorial council 7th District, 1832-35; member of Wisconsin
territorial legislature, 1838; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Wisconsin Territory, 1845-47; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1855, 1874; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1858-59; major in the Union Army during the Civil
War; Brown
County Judge, 1875-87.
Died in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., December
10, 1887 (age 82 years, 254
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Allouez, Wis.
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Henry Clinton Martindale (1780-1860) —
also known as Henry C. Martindale —
of Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y.
Born in Berkshire
County, Mass., May 6,
1780.
Lawyer; Washington
County Surrogate, 1816-19; Washington
County District Attorney, 1821-28; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1823-31, 1833-35 (26th District
1823-25, 18th District 1825-31, 12th District 1833-35).
Died in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y., April
22, 1860 (age 79 years, 352
days).
Interment at Kingsbury
Cemetery, Kingsbury, N.Y.
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John Henry Martindale (1815-1881) —
also known as John H. Martindale —
of Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Sandy Hill (now Hudson Falls), Washington
County, N.Y., March
20, 1815.
Lawyer; Genesee
County District Attorney, 1842-51; general in the Union Army
during the Civil War; Military Governor of Washington, 1862-64; New York
state attorney general, 1866-67.
Died in Nice, France,
1881
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Batavia
Cemetery, Batavia, N.Y.
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Alfred Marvin (b. 1873) —
of Matamoras, Pike
County, Pa.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., April
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Pike County, 1907-09;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Pratt Marvin (1803-1892) —
also known as Richard P. Marvin —
of Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., December
23, 1803.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1837-41 (31st District 1837-39,
19th District 1839-41); law partner of Madison
Burnell, 1838-47; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1846; district judge
in New York 8th District, 1847-71; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1871.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., January
11, 1892 (age 88 years, 19
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Jamestown, N.Y.
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Edwyn E. Mason (born c.1916) —
of Hobart, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in De Peyster, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., about 1916.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1953-72 (Delaware County 1953-65, 124th District
1966, 113th District 1967-72); alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Grotto;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary;
Grange.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1941 to Melva
Bettinger. |
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Joseph Mason (1828-1914) —
of Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., March
30, 1828.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of the peace; Madison
County Judge and Surrogate, 1864-67; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1879-83.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., May 31,
1914 (age 86 years, 62
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Hamilton, N.Y.
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William Ernest Mason (1850-1921) —
also known as William E. Mason —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., July 7,
1850.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1879-80; member of Illinois
state senate, 1881-85; U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1887-91, 1917-21 (3rd District
1887-91, 2nd District 1917-19, at-large 1919-21); defeated, 1912;
died in office 1921; U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1897-1903; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Illinois, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Died June 16,
1921 (age 70 years, 344
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Waukegan, Ill.
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Joseph Griffiths Masten (1809-1871) —
also known as Joseph G. Masten —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Red Hook, Dutchess
County, N.Y., June 24,
1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Buffalo, N.Y., 1843-44, 1845-46; Buffalo superior court judge,
1856-71; died in office 1871; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., April
14, 1871 (age 61 years, 294
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Seabury C. Mastick (b. 1871) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; near Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., July 19,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; president, Warner Chemical
Company; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 3rd District, 1921-22;
member of New York
state senate 26th District, 1923-34; defeated, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; American Bar
Association; American
Chemical Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1896 to Agnes
E. Warner. |
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Hiram Foote Mather (1796-1868) —
also known as Hiram F. Mather —
of Elbridge, Onondaga
County, N.Y.; Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Colchester, New London
County, Conn., February
13, 1796.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1829-32.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., July 14,
1868 (age 72 years, 152
days).
Burial location unknown.
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David Mathews (d. 1800) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Nova
Scotia.
Lawyer; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1776-83.
In 1776, the New York Provincial Congress ordered his arrest
over his involvement
in a plot to poison
Gen. George
Washington; continued serving as mayor during British occupation
of the city; in 1783, he fled to
Nova Scotia with other Loyalists.
Died near Sydney, Nova
Scotia, 1800.
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas Mathewson (c.1870-1948) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1897;
defeated, 1895; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1914-17; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1925.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Barnabas Hospital,
Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
24, 1948 (age about 78
years).
Interment at Kensico
Cemetery, Valhalla, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Dillingham. |
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Burr Mattice (1856-1903) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Jefferson, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 10,
1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Otsego
County District Attorney, 1893; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1897-1903; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1900.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., November
9, 1903 (age 47 years, 122
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Naomi Caplan Matusow (b. 1938) —
also known as Naomi Matusow —
of Bedford, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., October
31, 1938.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1988
(alternate), 2000;
member of New York
state assembly, 1993.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 2000.
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Sharon J. Mauhs (1901-1964) —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Sharon Springs, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
27, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; farmer; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1926-33; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (27th District), 1944 (30th
District); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate); member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1949-52; chair of
Schoharie County Democratic Party, 1955; New York State
Conservation Commissioner, 1956-58.
Member, American Bar
Association; Grange;
Farm
Bureau.
Died in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
7, 1964 (age 62 years, 346
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Hugh Maxwell (1787-1873) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland,
1787.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; New
York County District Attorney, 1817-18, 1821-29; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1849-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1873 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Maxwell (1792-1864) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Tioga Point (now Athens), Bradford
County, Pa., February
16, 1792.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;
lawyer; Tioga
County Clerk, 1819-29; U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1829-31; newspaper
editor; postmaster at Elmira,
N.Y., 1834-39; Chemung
County Treasurer, 1836-43; vice-president, New York & Erie Railroad,
1841.
Died in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
4, 1864 (age 72 years, 262
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Julius Marshuetz Mayer (1865-1925) —
also known as Julius M. Mayer —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
5, 1865.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1904,
1908;
New
York state attorney general, 1905-06; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1912-21; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1921-24; resigned
1924.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from heart
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1925 (age 60 years, 86
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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Stephen Lorenzo Mayham (1826-1908) —
also known as Stephen L. Mayham —
of North Blenheim, Schoharie
County, N.Y.; Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Blenheim, Schoharie
County, N.Y., October
8, 1826.
Democrat. Lawyer; superintendent
of schools; Schoharie
County District Attorney, 1859-62; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1863; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1869-71, 1877-79 (14th District
1869-71, 15th District 1877-79); Schoharie
County Judge, 1883-87; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1884;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1886-96.
Died in Schoharie, Schoharie
County, N.Y., March 3,
1908 (age 81 years, 147
days).
Interment at St.
Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Schoharie, N.Y.
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John Maynard (d. 1850) —
of Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in New York.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1827-29, 1841-43 (26th District
1827-29, 25th District 1841-43); member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1838-41; resigned 1841; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1847-50; died in office 1850.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
24, 1850.
Burial location unknown.
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George H. McAdam (b. 1854) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1887.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William McAdoo (1853-1930) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Ireland,
October
25, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
Gibbs McAdoo (no relation); member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1882; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1883-91.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1930 (age 76 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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William Gibbs McAdoo (1863-1941) —
also known as William G. McAdoo —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born near Marietta, Cobb
County, Ga., October
31, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
McAdoo (no relation); attorney for railroads;
president, Hudson & Manhattan Railroad
Co.; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1904,
1912;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1908; member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1912; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1913-18; candidate for Democratic
nomination for President, 1920,
1924;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1932,
1936;
U.S.
Senator from California, 1933-38; member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 1937-39.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., February
1, 1941 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1849) and Mary Faith (Floyd) McAdoo;
married, November
18, 1885, to Sarah Houston Fleming; married, May 7,
1914, to Eleanor Randolph Wilson (daughter of Woodrow
Wilson and Ellen
Wilson); married, September
14, 1935, to Doris Isabel Cross; great-grandson of John
Floyd. |
| | | Political family: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: Byron
R. Newton — Nat
Rogan |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Munsey's Magazine, May
1919 |
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Leonard G. McAneny —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis J. McCaffrey Jr. (b. 1902) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
9, 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1934-40;
member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1941; resigned 1941.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Francis J. McCaffrey and Irene (Booth) McCaffrey; married 1932 to
Katherine Agnes Hume. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Francis J. McCaffrey (b. 1917) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
16, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1951-56 (28th District 1951-54, 29th District
1955-56); defeated, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Everett McCall (1863-1924) —
also known as Edward E. McCall —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
6, 1863.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1903-13; resigned 1913;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1913; chair, New York State Public
Service Commission, 1913-15; removed from
office in November, 1915, because he owned
stock in a company under commission jurisdiction; president, New
Jersey Life
Insurance Company, 1916.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
12, 1924 (age 61 years, 66
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Edward
Everett |
| | | Relatives: Son of John McCall and
Katherine McCall; brother of John A. McCall; married 1886 to Ella
Frances Gaynor. |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Lyman H. McCall (b. 1860) —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District,
1899-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Patrick Henry McCarren (1849-1909) —
also known as Patrick H. McCarren; "Friend of the
Sugar Trust" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 18,
1849.
Democrat. Cooper;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1882-83, 1889;
member of New York
state senate, 1890-93, 1896-1909 (4th District 1890-93, 7th
District 1896-1909); died in office 1909; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1892,
1900,
1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Political boss who dominated Brooklyn politics for twenty years.
Died, from intestinal
degeneration, complicated by appendicitis
and myocarditis,
in St. Catherine's Hospital,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1909 (age 60 years, 127
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Woodside, Queens, N.Y.
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John G. McCarthy (b. 1923) —
of Huntington Station, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., October
10, 1923.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1963-74 (Suffolk County 3rd District 1963-65, 6th
District 1966-72, 8th District 1973-74).
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Kiwanis;
Holy
Name Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Josephine Stanco. |
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George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940) —
also known as George B. McClellan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Dresden, Saxony (now Germany)
of American parents, November
23, 1865.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1895-1903; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1900;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1904-09; university
professor; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Loyal
Legion; Military
Order of the World Wars; American
Legion; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died November
30, 1940 (age 75 years, 7
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles Paul McClelland (1854-1944) —
also known as Charles P. McClelland —
of Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland,
December
19, 1854.
Democrat. Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 1st District, 1885-86,
1891; member of New York
state senate, 1892-93, 1903 (12th District 1892-93, 22nd District
1903); resigned 1903; member, U.S. Board of General Appraisers,
1903-26; Judge
of U.S. Customs Court, 1926-39; retired 1939.
Methodist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Dobbs Ferry, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 6,
1944 (age 89 years, 170
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James D. McClelland (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
7, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1882; member of
New
York state senate 13th District, 1911-14.
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin McClung (b. 1867) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New Windsor, Orange
County, N.Y., 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Newburgh, N.Y., 1908-11.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel McClung and Margaret (Upright) McClung. |
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Eugene A. McCollum (b. 1880) —
of Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Lockport, Niagara
County, N.Y., 1880.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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William Frank McCombs (1876-1921) —
also known as William F. McCombs —
of New York.
Born in Hamburg, Ashley
County, Ark., December
26, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1912-16; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1916.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
22, 1921 (age 44 years, 58
days).
Interment at Roselawn
Memorial Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Charles R. McConnell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Anson George McCook (1835-1917) —
also known as Anson G. McCook —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Steubenville, Jefferson
County, Ohio, October
10, 1835.
Republican. General in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1877-83; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1884,
1896.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., December
30, 1917 (age 82 years, 81
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Steubenville, Ohio.
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William C. McCreery (b. 1896) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
22, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1926-40;
defeated, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Frank S. McCullough —
of Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1945-50;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1951-59; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 9th District; elected 1960.
Catholic.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John Griffith McCullough (1835-1915) —
also known as John G. McCullough —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Born in Newark, New Castle
County, Del., September
16, 1835.
Republican. Lawyer; member of California
state assembly 5th District, 1862-63; California
state attorney general, 1863-67; member of Vermont
state senate, 1898; Governor of
Vermont, 1902-04.
Congregationalist.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 29,
1915 (age 79 years, 255
days).
Interment at Old
Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.
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Francis X. McDermott (b. 1924) —
also known as Frank X. McDermott —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
15, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-67, 1976-77 (Union County
1964-67, 20th District 1976-77); member of New
Jersey state senate District 9, 1968-73; defeated, 1973, 1977;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1969.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Xavier |
| | | Relatives: Married to Patricia
Keogh. |
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William Calhoun McDonald (1858-1918) —
also known as William C. McDonald —
of Carrizozo, Lincoln
County, N.M.
Born in Jordanville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., July 25,
1858.
Lawyer; civil
engineer; cattle ranch
manager; member of New Mexico
territorial House of Representatives, 1891-92; Governor of
New Mexico, 1912-17.
Died April
11, 1918 (age 59 years, 260
days).
Interment at Cedarvale
Cemetery, White Oaks, N.M.
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Bernard C. McDonnell (d. 1959) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 1st District, 1948-59; died in
office 1959.
Died August
2, 1959.
Burial location unknown.
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John T. McDonough (born c.1850) —
of Dunkirk, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Ireland,
about 1850.
Lawyer; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 3rd District, 1891; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1894; secretary
of state of New York, 1899-1902; Progressive candidate for New York
state senate 28th District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1900 |
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John Van McDuffie (1841-1896) —
also known as John V. McDuffie —
of Hayneville, Lowndes
County, Ala.
Born in Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y., May 16,
1841.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; planter;
probate judge in Alabama, 1868-80; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Alabama, 1872,
1876,
1880
(alternate), 1892
(alternate); delegate
to Alabama state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1890-91; defeated, 1886.
Died November
18, 1896 (age 55 years, 186
days).
Interment at Pines
Cemetery, Hayneville, Ala.
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Peter P. McElligott (b. 1878) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1909-19 (New York County 7th District 1909-17,
New York County 3rd District 1918-19).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Cameron McEwen (1920-1997) —
also known as Robert C. McEwen —
of Oswegatchie town, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., January
5, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1954-64 (39th District 1954, 40th District
1955-64); U.S.
Representative from New York, 1965-81 (31st District 1965-73,
30th District 1973-81).
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose; Elks; Rotary.
Died of cardiac
arrest, at the A. Barton Hepburn Hospital,
Ogdensburg, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., June 15,
1997 (age 77 years, 161
days).
Interment at Ogdensburg
Cemetery, Ogdensburg, N.Y.
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| |
James T. McFarland —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; administrative assistant to Assemblyman William
E. Adams, 1964; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (154th District 1966, 140th District
1967-72); member of New York
state senate 59th District, 1973-78.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets;
Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 1978.
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Walter G. McGahan —
of Bayside, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1955-58; defeated, 1958.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Raymond McGovern (b. 1898) —
of New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
22, 1898.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1945-50; New York
state comptroller; elected 1950; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1954.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Francis X. McGowan —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1943-52 (New York County 12th District 1943-44,
New York County 6th District 1945-52).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Christopher Columbus McGrath (1902-1986) —
also known as Christopher C. McGrath —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 15,
1902.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1928-35; state
court judge in New York, 1935-48, 1952; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1949-53.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 7,
1986 (age 84 years, 53
days).
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Patrick J. McGrath (b. 1879) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 26,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 20th District, 1908-14.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. McGuiness —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 2nd District, 1951-56.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles H. McHugh —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 10th District, 1951-52;
defeated, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. McInerney (b. 1873) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., June 10,
1873.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 5th District, 1909-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1924.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. McIntyre (b. 1855) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1855.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 22nd District, 1887; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) —
also known as James W. Dawson; "Holy
Joe" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
8, 1889.
School
teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Catholic.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1956 (age 66 years, 173
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Thorndyke Corning McKennee (1857-1924) —
also known as Thorndyke C. McKennee —
of Rockaway Beach, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 4,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; real estate
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1920.
Died in Rockaway Park, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., April
21, 1924 (age 66 years, 353
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Guilford McKennee and Caroline Mary (Wilder) McKennee;
married to Sarah Guilford Stone. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
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William Henry McKeon (b. 1920) —
also known as William H. McKeon; Billy McKeon;
"Little Ceasar"; "The Mighty
Mite" —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born May 24,
1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
chair
of Cayuga County Democratic Party, 1953-65; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960,
1964;
New York
Democratic state chair, 1963-65.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Ann Donovan. |
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William McKinley Jr. (1843-1901) —
also known as "Idol of Ohio" —
of Canton, Stark
County, Ohio.
Born in Niles, Trumbull
County, Ohio, January
29, 1843.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1877-84, 1885-91 (17th District
1877-79, 16th District 1879-81, 17th District 1881-83, 18th District
1883-84, 20th District 1885-87, 18th District 1887-91); delegate to
Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1884,
1888;
Governor
of Ohio, 1892-96; President
of the United States, 1897-1901; died in office 1901.
Methodist.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion; Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic; Knights
of Pythias; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon.
Shot
by the assassin
Leon Czolgosz, at a reception
in the Temple of Music, at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo,
N.Y., September 6, 1901, and died eight days later, in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., September
14, 1901 (age 58 years, 228
days).
Originally entombed at West
Lawn Cemetery, Canton, Ohio; re-entombed in 1907 at McKinley
Monument, Canton, Ohio; statue at Lucas
County Courthouse Grounds, Toledo, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of William McKinley and Nancy Campbell (Allison) McKinley; married to
Ida
Saxton; first cousin of William
McKinley Osborne; fourth cousin once removed of Henry
Prather Fletcher. |
| | | Political family: McKinley
family of Canton, Ohio. |
| | | Cross-reference: Albert
Halstead — Loran
L. Lewis — George
B. Cortelyou — John
Goodnow |
| | | McKinley County,
N.M. is named for him. |
| | | Mount
McKinley (the highest peak in North America, now known by its
traditional name, Denali), in Denali
Borough, Alaska, was named for
him. — McKinley High
School, in Honolulu,
Hawaii, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: William
McKinley Thomas
— William
McKinley Thomas
— William
M. Bell
— William
M. Branch
|
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $500 bill in 1928-46. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The Full
Dinner Pail." |
| | | Campaign slogan (1896): "The Advance
Agent of Prosperity." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National
Governors Association biography — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about William McKinley: Lewis L.
Gould, The
Presidency of William McKinley — Kevin Phillips, William
McKinley — H. Wayne Morgan, William
McKinley and His America |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, October 1901 |
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James Xavier McLanahan (1809-1861) —
also known as James X. McLanahan —
of Chambersburg, Franklin
County, Pa.
Born near Greencastle, Franklin
County, Pa., 1809.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1842-44 (14th District 1842-43, 18th District
1844); U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1849-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1861 (age about 52
years).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Pa.
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Charles B. McLaughlin (1884-1947) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; Bronx
County District Attorney, 1930-33; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1933-47; appointed 1933;
died in office 1947.
Died December
8, 1947 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Chester B. McLaughlin (1856-1929) —
of Port Henry, Essex
County, N.Y.; Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Moriah, Essex
County, N.Y., February
10, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; Essex
County Judge and Surrogate, 1891-95; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 21st District, 1894;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 4th District, 1896-99, 1910-17; Justice
of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 1st
Department, 1898-99; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1917-26.
Member, Union
League.
Died, in Albany Hospital,
Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., May 12,
1929 (age 73 years, 91
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Port Henry, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman McLaughlin and Harriet (Chapman) McLaughlin; married to Lucy
Warner. |
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J. Fairfax McLaughlin —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 8th District, 1918-20.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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John C. McLaughlin (b. 1874) —
of Jordan, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Skaneateles, Onondaga
County, N.Y., September
25, 1874.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1908-09.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Baillie McLennan (1850-1913) —
also known as Peter B. McLennan —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyndon, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., December
3, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District, 1893-1913; died in office
1913; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
4th Department, 1898-1913; died in office 1913.
Tripped and fell while
descending a staircase, fractured his skull, and died without
regaining consciousness, at the Genesee Valley Club, Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 8,
1913 (age 62 years, 156
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Martin Thomas McMahon (1838-1906) —
also known as Martin T. McMahon —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Laprairie, Quebec,
March
21, 1838.
Democrat. Lawyer; general in the Union Army during the Civil
War; U.S. Minister to Paraguay, 1868-69; Independent Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 4th District, 1870; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1891; member of
New
York state senate, 1892-95 (8th District 1892-93, 7th District
1894-95).
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1891 for action at White Oak Swamp, Virginia, June
30, 1862.
Died in New York, 1906
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Michael E. McMahon (b. 1957) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
12, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 13th District, 2009-11; defeated,
2010; Richmond
County District Attorney, 2016-.
German
and Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2018.
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Patrick Joseph McMahon (born c.1883) —
also known as Patrick J. McMahon —
of Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y.
Born in New York, about 1883.
Democrat. Inspector of highways; Master
Workman of the Bronx Knights of Labor; lawyer; member of
New
York state assembly from New York County 34th District, 1913.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Labor; Elks; Woodmen;
Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1907 to
Wilhelmina Hamberg. |
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Walter Scott McNab —
also known as Walter S. McNab —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-19 (Schenectady County 1915-17, Schenectady
County 1st District 1918-19); delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 32nd District, 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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John J. McNaboe (b. 1893) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., November
11, 1893.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 16th District, 1931-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Daniel McNamara Jr. (b. 1892) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born January
3, 1892.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1930-35.
Burial location unknown.
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John McNulta (1837-1900) —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1837.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; member of Illinois
state senate, 1869-73; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1873-75.
Died February
22, 1900 (age 62 years, 105
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill.
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Paul Vories McNutt (1891-1955) —
also known as Paul V. McNutt —
of Bloomington, Monroe
County, Ind.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin, Johnson
County, Ind., July 19,
1891.
Democrat. Lawyer; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I;
law
professor; national commander, American Legion, 1928-29; Governor of
Indiana, 1933-37; High Commissioner to the Philippines, 1937-39,
1945-46; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1940;
candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1940,
1944;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1944;
U.S. Ambassador to Philippines, 1946-47; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1948.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Beta Kappa; Sigma
Delta Chi; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Delta Phi; Tau
Kappa Alpha; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
24, 1955 (age 63 years, 248
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Arthur R. McOrmond (born c.1877) —
of Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., about 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Ansonia, 1911-12; defeated,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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R. Hunter McQuistion —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1914-16; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles McVean (1802-1848) —
of Canajoharie, Montgomery
County, N.Y.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born near Johnstown, Fulton
County, N.Y., 1802.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1833-35; Montgomery
County District Attorney, 1836-39; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1848; died in
office 1848.
Died December
22, 1848 (age about 46
years).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Charles L. Mead —
of Middletown, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; Orange
County Treasurer, 1899; bank
director; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1916-21, 1923-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1924 |
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Charles W. Mead (born c.1852) —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Chautauqua
County, N.Y., about 1852.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Albany County Republican Party, 1884; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 1st District, 1903-07.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Donald Howe Mead (1906-1979) —
also known as Donald H. Mead —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born December
30, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County 2nd District, 1949-53;
resigned 1953; mayor
of Syracuse, N.Y., 1954-57; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 5th District; elected 1964.
Died April
19, 1979 (age 72 years, 110
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Raymond Medina (1888-1990) —
also known as Harold R. Medina —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
16, 1888.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; took
senior status 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., March
14, 1990 (age 102 years,
26 days).
Interment at Westhampton
Cemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
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Gregory Weldon Meeks (b. 1953) —
also known as Gregory W. Meeks —
of Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
25, 1953.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly 31st District, 1993-98; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1998-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2008.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2014.
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Sylvester Edwin Megargee (1847-1930) —
also known as S. Edwin Megargee —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
6, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer; Consul
for Greece in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1900-03.
Catholic.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
17, 1930 (age 82 years, 195
days).
Interment at New
Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Sylvester Jacob Megarge and Annie Marie Byrne (Gaffney) Megarge;
married to Marie A. Preaut and Adalaide Concetta Piccioli; first
cousin once removed of Samuel
Megargee. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hunter Meighan —
of Mamaroneck, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County 4th District, 1951-59;
member of New York
state senate 30th District, 1960-64.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Meigs (1782-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
28, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 20,
1861 (age 78 years, 204
days).
Original interment at St. Luke's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah
Meigs and Clara (Benjamin) Meigs; married, February
19, 1806, to Julia Austin; father of Henry
Meigs Jr.; nephew of Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; uncle of John
Forsyth Jr.; first cousin of Return
Jonathan Meigs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Return
Jonathan Meigs III; second cousin of Martin
Chittenden; second cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Chittenden
Lyon; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Lewis Fairchild; third cousin of William
Whiting Boardman; third cousin once removed of John
Willard; third cousin twice removed of Roger
Calvin Leete and Mabel
Thorp Boardman; fourth cousin of Elijah
Hunt Mills, William
Woodbridge, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Martin
Olds, Eliphalet
Adams Bulkeley, John
Leslie Russell, Henry
Titus Backus and Joshua
Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Chittenden, Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha
Hunt Allen, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur
Morris, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, William
Dean Kellogg, Charles
Jenkins Hayden, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Morgan
Gardner Bulkeley, Leslie
Wead Russell, William
Henry Bulkeley, Charles
Hazen Russell, John
Clarence Keeler, Henry
Stark Culver and Hiram
Bingham. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Robert Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Bob Menendez —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2006-.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Abraham I. Menin —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928;
candidate for mayor
of New Rochelle, N.Y., 1947.
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony J. Mercorella —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1966-72 (93rd District 1966, 85th District
1967-72).
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Marie DeLucia. |
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Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825-1883) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., December
24, 1825.
Lawyer; evacuated from Natchez during the Civil War, along
with other Northern sympathizers, with the help of Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1876-77.
Died in New Jersey, September
16, 1883 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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James Hamilton Merrill (1846-1900) —
also known as James H. Merrill —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., February
9, 1846.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
lawyer; mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1899-1900; died in office 1900.
Died, from a stroke of
apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 27,
1900 (age 54 years, 138
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
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Edwin Albert Merritt Jr. (1860-1914) —
also known as Edwin A. Merritt, Jr. —
of Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Pierrepont, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 25,
1860.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1902-12; Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1912; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1908
(alternate), 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1912-14 (26th District 1912-13,
31st District 1913-14); died in office 1914.
Died in Potsdam, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., December
4, 1914 (age 54 years, 132
days).
Interment at Pierrepont Hill Cemetery, Pierrepont, N.Y.
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Thomas Henry Merry (1838-1907) —
also known as Thomas H. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Hueneme (now Port Hueneme), Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 12,
1838.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of California
state assembly 10th District, 1880-81.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., October
20, 1907 (age 69 years, 100
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Lawrence Merry (1842-1911) —
also known as William L. Merry —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil,
December
27, 1842.
Steamship
captain; wholesale
grocer; lawyer; Consul-General
for Nicaragua in San
Francisco, Calif., 1891-96; U.S. Minister to Salvador, 1897-1907; Nicaragua, 1897-1908; Costa Rica, 1897-1911.
Member, Freemasons.
Advocate of Nicaraguan Canal.
Died in Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich., December
14, 1911 (age 68 years, 352
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Joshua Mersereau (1728-1804) —
of Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
26, 1728.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1777-78, 1779-83, 1784-86.
Died in Union Center, Broome
County, N.Y., June 10,
1804 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Endicott, N.Y.
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Darwin James Meserole (1868-1952) —
also known as Darwin J. Meserole —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Bellport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 29,
1868.
Socialist. Stockbroker;
in June 1891, he shot
and killed Theodore W. Larbig, was arrested
and tried
for murder,
but found not guilty on ground of self-defense; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 11th District, 1915; candidate
for New York
state attorney general, 1920; candidate for New York
state senate 1st District, 1922; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925,
1927, 1931; candidate for chief
judge of New York Court of Appeals, 1926; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1930, 1934, 1936; president, National
Unemployment League, which advocated public works programs to relieve
unemployment.
Died, from a heart
attack, as he was about to board the Staten Island ferry, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 21,
1952 (age 83 years, 358
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Vanderbilt Meserole and Ann Sophia (Richardson) Meserole;
married, June 24,
1899, to Katherine Louise Maltby. |
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William Smith Mesick (1856-1942) —
also known as William S. Mesick —
of Mancelona, Antrim
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
26, 1856.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1897-1901; defeated,
1900.
Died in Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich., December
1, 1942 (age 86 years, 97
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Petoskey, Mich.
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Fortescue C. Metcalfe (b. 1877) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
8, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1903-04; defeated,
1904.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Bleecker Metcalfe (1805-1881) —
also known as Henry B. Metcalfe —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., January
20, 1805.
Democrat. Lawyer; Richmond
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1826-32; Richmond
County Judge, 1840-41, 1847-75; U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1875-77.
Died in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., February
7, 1881 (age 76 years, 18
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Herman Methfessel (1900-1963) —
of Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
23, 1900.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County 2nd District, 1935-38; Richmond
County District Attorney, 1948-51.
In September 1951, the New York State Crime Commission, investigating
rackets on the Staten Island waterfront, heard testimony from Mrs.
Anna Wentworth that she had seen District Attorney Methfessel in a gambling
house, which implied that he was protecting
vice; in response, he ordered her arrest and charged her with
perjury. At the request of the Crime Commission, citing abuse
of power, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey superseded him from all cases related to the
investigation; in the meantime, he was defeated for re-election. In
1952, he and a subordinate were charged
with official
misconduct, but found not guilty.
Injured in a one-car
accident, and died the next day, in North Shore Hospital,
Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., July 7,
1963 (age 62 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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A. Frederick Meyerson (1918-2009) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born February
2, 1918.
Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1969-76 (15th District 1969-72, 16th District
1973-76); on July 17, 1969, he was stabbed
twice in the back by members of a street gang; criminal court
judge in New York, 1976-82.
Died June 29,
2009 (age 91 years, 147
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley E. Michels (b. 1933) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1980,
1984
(alternate), 2000;
candidate for borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 2005.
Still living as of 2005.
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George Miles (1789-1850) —
of Angelica, Allegany
County, N.Y.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Amsterdam, Montgomery
County, N.Y., April 5,
1789.
Lawyer; law partner of Alexander
S. Diven, around 1840; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1846-50; died in office 1850.
Died in 1850
(age about
61 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Marcus H. Miles (1813-1877) —
of St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Apulia, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
23, 1813.
Postmaster;
St.
Clair County Clerk, 1839-42, 1849-50; lawyer; served in
the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1866; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., December
13, 1877 (age 64 years, 51
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, St. Clair, Mich.
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Rowland Miles —
of Northport, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 1st District, 1900; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1906; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Empire State Notables (1914) |
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Charles Dunsmore Millard (1873-1944) —
also known as Charles D. Millard —
of Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Tarrytown, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
1, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
Republican State Committee, 1920-37; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1920,
1928;
U.S.
Representative from New York 25th District, 1931-37; resigned
1937; Westchester
County Surrogate, 1937-43.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Redmen;
Psi
Upsilon.
Fearing that he was losing his mind, he jumped
from the north end of the Henry Hudson Bridge, and fell 150
feet to his death on the rocks below, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
11, 1944 (age 71 years, 10
days).
Interment at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.
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Cyrus Chace Miller (c.1867-1956) —
also known as Cyrus C. Miller —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., about 1867.
Lawyer; borough
president of Bronx, New York, 1910-13.
Died, in St. Luke's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
21, 1956 (age about 89
years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob F. Miller. |
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Edwin E. Miller —
of Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate 32nd District, 1935-38; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Herbert J. Miller —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1966-75 (30th District 1966, 27th District
1967-72, 30th District 1973-75).
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1975.
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Killian Miller (1785-1859) —
of Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y.; Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., July 30,
1785.
Whig. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1825, 1828; Columbia
County Clerk, 1837-40; U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1855-57.
Died in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., January
9, 1859 (age 73 years, 163
days).
Interment at Hudson
City Cemetery, Hudson, N.Y.
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Morris Smith Miller (1779-1824) —
of Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1779.
Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New York, 1810; U.S.
Representative from New York 16th District, 1813-15.
Slaveowner.
Died in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., November
17, 1824 (age 45 years, 109
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Nathan Lewis Miller (1868-1953) —
also known as Nathan L. Miller —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Solon town, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
10, 1868.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; Cortland
County School Commissioner, 1894-1900; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1900-02; New York
state comptroller, 1901-03; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 6th District, 1903-15; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 2nd Department,
1904-13; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1913-15; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1920;
Governor
of New York, 1921-22; defeated, 1922.
German
ancestry.
Died June 26,
1953 (age 84 years, 259
days).
Interment at Cortland
Rural Cemetery, Cortland, N.Y.
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William Henry Harrison Miller (1840-1917) —
also known as William H. H. Miller —
Born in Augusta, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
6, 1840.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney General, 1889-93.
Died in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., May 25,
1917 (age 76 years, 261
days).
Interment at Crown
Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Fred G. Milligan Jr. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1915-16; defeated,
1938, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Ogden Livingston Mills (1884-1937) —
also known as Ogden L. Mills —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newport, Newport
County, R.I., August
23, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1912,
1916,
1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936;
member of New York
state senate 17th District, 1915-17; resigned 1917; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1921-27; defeated,
1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1926; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33.
Member, Civitan.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
11, 1937 (age 53 years, 49
days).
Interment at St.
James Episcopal Churchyard, Hyde Park, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ruth (Livingston) Mills and Ogden Mills; married 1911 to
Margaret S. Rutherfurd; married 1924 to
Dorothy (Randolph) Fell; nephew of Elizabeth Mills (who married Whitelaw
Reid); great-grandson of Maturin
Livingston; great-grandnephew of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847); second great-grandson of Morgan
Lewis; second great-grandnephew of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813) and Edward
Livingston; third great-grandson of Francis
Lewis and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Younger and Robert
Livingston (1688-1775); fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724); fifth great-grandnephew of Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Ogden
Mills Reid; first cousin once removed of Ogden
Rogers Reid; first cousin four times removed of Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer and James
Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, William
Livingston and Philip
P. Schuyler; first cousin six times removed of Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Peter
Goelet Gerry; second cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859) and John
Jacob Astor III; second cousin thrice removed of Benjamin
Tallmadge, Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin four times removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler and Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr.; second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson and Stephen
John Schuyler; third cousin once removed of William
Waldorf Astor; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, James
Alexander Hamilton, Frederick
Augustus Tallmadge, Gerrit
Smith and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton; third cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, William
Jay, Charles
Ludlow Livingston and Hamilton
Fish; fourth cousin of William
Astor Chanler, Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and Robert
Reginald Livingston; fourth cousin once removed of Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — Federal
Reserve History |
| | | Image source: Federal Reserve
History |
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James Beverly Milner (1857-1936) —
also known as James B. Milner —
of Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Middlefork, Clinton
County, Ind., October
31, 1857.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Calais, 1898-1916; Niagara Falls, 1917-24.
Died in Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind., November
25, 1936 (age 79 years, 25
days).
Interment at Spring
Vale Cemetery, Lafayette, Ind.
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Relatives: Son
of William Milner and Anna Elmira (Williams) Milner; married, May 25,
1885, to May Frances Allen; father of George
Milner. |
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Hyman E. Mintz (c.1909-1966) —
also known as Bucky Mintz —
of South Fallsburg, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born about 1909.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1951-65.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Indicted
in 1965 on bribery
charges;
convicted
in February 1966, and sentenced
to a year in prison.
Died, following a heart
attack, while serving a prison
sentence, in Bellevue Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1966 (age about 57
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Mishler (1911-2004) —
of Long Island City, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
20, 1911.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Queens County 1st District, 1944; candidate
for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 10th District, 1959; defeated, 1959; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1960-80;
took senior status 1980.
Died in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
26, 2004 (age 92 years, 281
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) —
of New York.
Born in Fordham, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., July 19,
1879.
Lawyer; law partner of George
V. Mullan, 1902-13; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1913; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1914-17; defeated (Fusion), 1917; on
April 17, 1914, at Park Row, New York, he was shot
at by an Michael P. Mahoney, an unemployed carpenter; the bullet
missed the mayor, but struck and wounded Frank L. Polk, the city's
Corporation Counsel.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Killed in a plane
crash during World
War I military training, at Gerstner Field, near Holmwood, Calcasieu
Parish, La., July 6,
1918 (age 38 years, 352
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.; memorial monument at Columbia University, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Edward Mitchell (b. 1842) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
15, 1842.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1880;
candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1883, 1886; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1889-94.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Mitchell and Mary Penfold (Berrien) Mitchell; married, December
5, 1867, to Caroline Carson Woolsey. |
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George John Mitchell (b. 1933) —
also known as George J. Mitchell —
of South Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine; Washington,
D.C.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
20, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer; aide to U.S. Sen. Edmund
Muskie, 1962-65; also deputy director of Muskie's
vice-presidential campaign in 1968, and presidential campaign in
1972; Maine
Democratic state chair, 1966-68; member of Democratic
National Committee from Maine, 1969-77; candidate for Governor of
Maine, 1974; U.S.
Attorney for Maine, 1977-79; U.S.
District Judge for Maine, 1979-80; resigned 1980; U.S.
Senator from Maine, 1980-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maine, 1984,
1996,
2000,
2004;
chairman, Walt
Disney Company (major movie
studio, operator of theme parks, and owner of the ABC television
network), 2004-07; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 2008.
Catholic.
Lebanese
and Irish
ancestry. Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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John Murray Mitchell (1858-1905) —
also known as John M. Mitchell —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1896-99; defeated,
1894, 1898; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1900.
Died, from cancer,
in Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y., May 31,
1905 (age 47 years, 74
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Newton Mitchell (1913-1988) —
also known as John N. Mitchell —
of New York; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
15, 1913.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Attorney General, 1969-72.
Member, American Bar
Association.
A central figure in the Watergate scandal.
Indicted
in 1973, along with Maurice
Stans, for perjury
and obstruction
over a contribution
from fugitive
financier Robert Vesco to President Richard
M. Nixon's re-election campaign; tried
and acquitted. Convicted
in February 1975 of conspiracy, obstruction
of justice and perjury,
over his role in the Watergate
break-in, and sentenced
to two and a half to eight years in prison;
served 19 months.
Suffered a heart
attack, and died later the same day, at George Washington
University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., November
9, 1988 (age 75 years, 55
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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MacNeil Mitchell (1905-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 18,
1905.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1938-46 (New York County 10th District 1938-44,
New York County 1st District 1945-46); member of New York
state senate 20th District, 1947-64; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1960,
1964.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died of pneumonia
at New York
Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
17, 1996 (age 91 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salisbury
Cemetery, Salisbury, Conn.
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Richard H. Mitchell (1869-1933) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in McKeesport, Allegheny
County, Pa., August
27, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 35th District, 1898; member
of New
York state senate 21st District, 1899-1900; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1917-33; died in office 1933.
Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Freemasons.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four days later without regaining consciousness, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1933 (age 63 years, 169
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. James B. Mitchell and Emma (Henry) Mitchell; married, November
15, 1906, to Maud Augusta Riegelman. |
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William DeWitt Mitchell (1874-1955) —
also known as William D. Mitchell —
of Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Winona, Winona
County, Minn., September
9, 1874.
Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S. Solicitor
General, 1925-29; U.S.
Attorney General, 1929-33.
Died in Syosset, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
24, 1955 (age 80 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Edward Mix (b. 1876) —
also known as George E. Mix —
of St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Waterville, Oneida
County, N.Y., August
21, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; circuit judge in Missouri 8th Circuit,
1923-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Kean Moe (b. 1874) —
also known as Alfred K. Moe —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
5, 1874.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1902-04; Dublin, 1904-09; Bordeaux, 1909-14; commissioner of public works, Elizabeth,
N.J., from 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Myron Moe and Sarah (Mahony) Moe; married 1906 to
Charlotte Campbell. |
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 |
Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1929-43; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Died, of cancer,
at a retirement
home in Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J., April
17, 1996 (age 94 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas Maxwell Moffat (1881-1956) —
Born in New Jersey, November
16, 1881.
Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1956, died in office 1956.
Died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
August
30, 1956 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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Ferdinand J. Mondello —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1961-72 (Bronx County 10th District 1961-65, 94th
District 1966, 80th District 1967-72); defeated, 1958.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Knights
of Columbus.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Carlyn M. Ioppolo. |
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Joseph N. Mondello (b. 1938) —
of Levittown, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1938.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Nassau County Republican Party, 1984-; member of Republican
National Committee from New York, 1992-2004; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1996,
2008
(delegation chair); New York
Republican state chair, 2006-09.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Sons of
Italy; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Knights
of Columbus; Kiwanis;
Lions;
Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion; Amvets;
Reserve
Officers Association.
Still living as of 2011.
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Robert Monell (1787-1860) —
of Greene, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Claverack, Columbia
County, N.Y., April
25, 1787.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1814-15, 1825-26, 1828; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1819-21, 1829-31 (15th District
1819-21, 21st District 1829-31); circuit judge in New York, 1831-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Slaveowner.
Died in Greene, Chenango
County, N.Y., November
29, 1860 (age 73 years, 218
days).
Interment at Canal
Street Cemetery, Greene, N.Y.
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Boleslaus Joseph Monkiewicz (1898-1971) —
also known as B. J. Monkiewicz —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.; Kensington, Berlin, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., August
8, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I;
lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut at-large, 1939-41, 1943-45;
defeated, 1940, 1944; circuit judge in Connecticut, 1961-68.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., July 2,
1971 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at Sacred
Heart Cemetery, New Britain, Conn.
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George E. Monroe —
of Dryden, Tompkins
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1902-05.
Burial location unknown.
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James Monroe (1758-1831) —
of Spotsylvania
County, Va.; Loudoun
County, Va.
Born in Westmoreland
County, Va., April
28, 1758.
Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;
lawyer; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1782, 1786, 1810-11; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1783-86; delegate
to Virginia convention to ratify U.S. constitution from
Spotsylvania County, 1788; U.S.
Senator from Virginia, 1790-94; U.S. Minister to France, 1794-96; Great Britain, 1803-07; Governor of
Virginia, 1799-1802, 1811; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1811-17; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1814-15; President
of the United States, 1817-25; delegate
to Virginia state constitutional convention, 1829.
Episcopalian.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1930.
Slaveowner.
Died, probably of tuberculosis,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 4,
1831 (age 73 years, 67
days).
Originally entombed at New
York Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; subsequently entombed at
New
York City Marble Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment in 1858
at Hollywood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Jones) Monroe; married, February
16, 1786, to Eliza Kortright and Elizabeth
Kortright; father of Eliza Kortright Monroe (who married George
Hay) and Maria Hester Monroe (who married Samuel
Laurence Gouverneur); nephew of Joseph
Jones; uncle of Thomas
Bell Monroe and James
Monroe (1799-1870); granduncle of Victor
Monroe; great-grandnephew of Douglas Robinson (who married Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson); second great-granduncle of Theodore
Douglas Robinson and Corinne
Robinson Alsop; third great-granduncle of Corinne
A. Chubb and John
deKoven Alsop; first cousin once removed of William
Grayson; second cousin of Alfred
William Grayson and Beverly
Robinson Grayson; second cousin thrice removed of Carter
Henry Harrison II and John
Brady Grayson. |
| | | Political family: Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge
family of Virginia and Kentucky (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Monroe counties in Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., W.Va. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | The city
of Monrovia,
Liberia, is named for
him. — Mount
Monroe, in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — Fort
Monroe (military installation 1819-2011), at Old Point Comfort, Hampton,
Virginia, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS James Monroe (built 1942 at Terminal
Island, California; scrapped 1970) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: James
Monroe
— James
Monroe
— James
M. Pendleton
— James
M. Jackson
— James
Monroe Letts
— James
M. Ritchie
— James
M. Rosse
— James
M. Comly
— James
Monroe Buford
— James
M. Seibert
— J.
Monroe Driesbach
— James
M. Lown
— James
M. Miller
— James
Monroe Jones
— James
Monroe Hale
— James
Monroe Spears
— J.
M. Alford
— James
M. Lown, Jr.
— James
M. Miley
|
| | | Coins and currency: His portrait
appeared on the U.S. $100 silver certificate in the 1880s and
1890s. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — National Governors
Association biography — Wikipedia
article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about James Monroe: Harry Ammon,
James
Monroe: The Quest for National Identity |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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John A. Monteleone (c.1923-2010) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1923.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District; elected 1954,
1954, 1956, 1958; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1971-72.
Died February
25, 2010 (age about 87
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Michael J. Montesano (c.1895-1961) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state senate 48th District, 1930; Erie
County Surrogate, 1939-40; circuit judge in New York 8th
District, 1955-56; candidate for Justice of
New York Supreme Court 8th District, 1956; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1960.
Member, American
Legion.
Collapsed and died, apparently of a heart
attack, while appearing in a court
case in City
Hall, Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., August
24, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Paris Montrose (c.1895-1961) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born about 1895.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1927, 1928.
In 1929, he was one of several Brooklyn lawyers who were disciplined
for ambulance
chasing activities and paying
insurance company adjusters for favorable settlement of claims; his
license to practice law was suspended
for two years.
Died, of cancer,
in the Memorial Center
for Cancer and Allied Diseases of the Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Institute, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
14, 1961 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gideon Curtis Moody (1832-1904) —
also known as Gideon C. Moody —
of Deadwood, Lawrence
County, S.Dak.
Born in Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y., October
16, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1861; colonel in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of Dakota
territorial House of Representatives, 1867-69, 1874-75; Speaker
of the Dakota Territory House of Representatives, 1868-69,
1874-75; delegate to Republican National Convention from Dakota
Territory Territory, 1868;
justice
of Dakota territorial supreme court, 1878-83; U.S.
Senator from South Dakota, 1889-91.
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March
17, 1904 (age 71 years, 153
days).
Cremated.
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George J. Moore —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Franklin County, 1924-25; delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 34th District, 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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J. Lee Moore (1898-c.1949) —
of Franklin, Simpson
County, Ky.
Born in 1898.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Kentucky, 1932
(alternate), 1948;
member of Kentucky
state senate, 1936-39, 1948 (9th District 1936-39, 5th District
1948); member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1940-43, 1944-47 (27th District
1940-43, 21st District 1944-47).
Died about 1949 (age about 51
years).
Interment somewhere
in Franklin, Ky.
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Leonard Page Moore (1898-1982) —
also known as Leonard P. Moore —
of New York.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., July 2,
1898.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1953-57; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1957-71; took
senior status 1971; senior judge, 1971-82.
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., December
7, 1982 (age 84 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel W. Moran (b. 1869) —
of Seneca Falls, Seneca
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterloo, Seneca
County, N.Y., April
15, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; Seneca
County District Attorney, 1898-1901; member of New York
state assembly from Seneca County, 1902-03.
Burial location unknown.
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Edgar F. Moran —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1936-44; defeated,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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Edward S. Moran Jr. (b. 1901) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
19, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1927-38.
Arrested
in June 1938 and charged
with accepting $36,000 in bribes
from two taxicab companies; released on bail; again arrested
in April 1939 and charged
with state
income tax evasion; again released; tried on
the bribery
charges
in June 1939 and convicted;
sentenced
to two and a half to five years in prison;
released pending appeal, which was unsuccessful; disbarred;
started prison
term in January 1941; released on parole in September 1942.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1936 |
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| |
Miller B. Moran —
of Lowville, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1921-24; Lewis
County District Attorney, 1927-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Sherman Moreland (b. 1870) —
of Van Etten, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Etten town, Chemung
County, N.Y., October
22, 1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1903-07; defeated, 1907.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chauncey Moreland and Elizabeth (Simpson)
Moreland. |
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Peter Morey (1798-1881) —
of Tecumseh, Lenawee
County, Mich.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., 1798.
Lawyer; Michigan
state attorney general, 1837-41.
Died in Marion, Marion
County, Ohio, 1881
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew D. Morgan (1859-1934) —
of Ilion, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in December, 1859.
Lawyer; merchant;
postmaster at Ilion,
N.Y., 1887; village
president of Ilion, New York, 1890; chairman, New York State
Hospital Commission, 1914-21.
Died December
15, 1934 (age about 74
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bankson Taylor Morgan (b. 1841) —
also known as Bankson T. Morgan —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., May 17,
1841.
Republican. School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; coal
dealer; assistant
postmaster; lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 7th District, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Henry Morgan (1842-1912) —
also known as Charles H. Morgan —
of Lamar, Barton
County, Mo.; Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo.
Born in Cuba, Allegany
County, N.Y., July 5,
1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member
of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barton County, 1873-74; U.S.
Representative from Missouri, 1875-79, 1883-85, 1893-95, 1909-11
(6th District 1875-79, 12th District 1883-85, 15th District 1893-95,
1909-11); defeated, 1894 (Democratic), 1910 (Republican); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1880;
colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Died in Joplin, Jasper
County, Mo., January
4, 1912 (age 69 years, 183
days).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Webb City, Mo.
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Christopher Morgan (1808-1877) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 4,
1808.
Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1839-43; defeated,
1842; secretary
of state of New York, 1847-51; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1860.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., April 3,
1877 (age 68 years, 303
days).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Harry Hays Morgan (b. 1860) —
also known as Harry H. Morgan; Henry H.
Morgan —
of Louisiana; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., December
24, 1860.
Cashier of a gas-light
company in St. Louis, 1887-91; lawyer; mining
business; U.S. Consul in Horgen, 1897-98; Aarau, 1898-1902; Lucerne, 1902-06; Stuttgart, 1906-07; Amsterdam, 1907-10; U.S. Consul General in Barcelona, 1910-13; Hamburg, 1913-17; Antwerp, 1918-19; Brussels, 1919-22; Buenos Aires, as of 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hill Morgan (b. 1870) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., June 30,
1870.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1900-03; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1918; trustee,
Brooklyn Savings Bank;
member advisory committee, Bank of
America.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lancaster Morgan and Alice M. (Hill) Morgan; married, November
10, 1903, to Lelia A. Myers. |
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Justin Colfax Morgan (1900-1959) —
also known as Justin C. Morgan —
of Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 8,
1900.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1941-56 (Erie County 7th District 1941-44, Erie
County 2nd District 1945-56); U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of New York, 1956-59;
died in office 1959.
Died May 24,
1959 (age 58 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Morgenthau (1856-1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Mannheim, Germany,
April
26, 1856.
Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1913-16; director, Underwood Typewriter
Company; director, Equitable Life
Assurance Society of U.S.; president, Herald Square Realty
Company; director, Mt. Sinai Hospital.
Jewish.
Died following a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
25, 1946 (age 90 years, 213
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Robert Morris Morgenthau (1919-2019) —
also known as Robert M. Morgenthau —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., July 31,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1961-62, 1962-70;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1962; New
York County District Attorney, 1975-2009.
Jewish.
Died, in Lenox Hill Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 21,
2019 (age 99 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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L. Judson Morhouse —
of Ticonderoga, Essex
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Essex County, 1946-51; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1956,
1960;
New York
Republican state chair, 1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Jeremiah J. Moriarty (b. 1914) —
of Franklinville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 5,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; member of New York
state assembly from Cattaraugus County, 1961-62; member of New York
state senate 58th District, 1963-65.
Member, American
Legion; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Fred G. Moritt (b. 1905) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
5, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 17th District, 1938-44; member
of New
York state senate, 1945-57 (11th District 1945-54, 12th District
1955-57); resigned 1957.
Burial location unknown.
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Dave Hennen Morris (1872-1944) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La., April
24, 1872.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, 1933-37; U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, 1933-37.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 4,
1944 (age 72 years, 10
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816) —
also known as "Penman of the
Constitution" —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., January
31, 1752.
Lawyer; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1777-78; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Minister to France, 1792-94; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1800-03.
Episcopalian.
Died in Morrisania, Westchester County (now part of Bronx, Bronx
County), N.Y., November
6, 1816 (age 64 years, 280
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
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Newbold Morris (1902-1966) —
also known as Augustus Newbold Morris —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
2, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1945, 1949 (Republican); New York City
Parks Commissioner, 1960-66.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
31, 1966 (age 64 years, 57
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Robert Hunter Morris (1808-1855) —
also known as Robert H. Morris —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
15, 1808.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1833-34; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1841-44; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1845-49; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1852.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
24, 1855 (age 47 years, 251
days).
Interment at St.
Anne's Episcopal Churchyard, Bronx, N.Y.
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William E. Morris (b. 1901) —
of Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., January
31, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer; assistant district attorney; member
of New York
state assembly from Saratoga County, 1934-37.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas F. Morris and Anna E. Morris. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Bruce Andrew Morrison (b. 1944) —
also known as Bruce A. Morrison —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
8, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 3rd District, 1983-91.
Irish
ancestry.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas E. Morrissey Jr. (c.1900-1975) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Democrat. Lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1953-66.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; American
Legion.
Died in Rockville Centre, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., December
28, 1975 (age about 75
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harry K. Morton (b. 1905) —
of Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Hornell, Steuben
County, N.Y., October
14, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Steuben
County District Attorney, 1945-52; member of New York
state senate, 1953-58 (48th District 1953-54, 49th District
1955-58).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Irving Mosberg (b. 1908) —
of Laurelton, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 6,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state senate, 1958-67 (6th District 1958-65, 10th District 1966,
11th District 1967).
Jewish.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Elks; NAACP; B'nai
B'rith.
Burial location unknown.
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Grover M. Moscowitz (1886-1947) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., August
31, 1886.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1925-47;
died in office 1947; his practice of giving lucrative bankruptcy
receiverships to members of his former partner's law firm was condemned
as unethical
by the U.S. House on April 8, 1930.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March
31, 1947 (age 60 years, 212
days).
Cremated.
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Grover M. Moscowitz Jr. (1916-1998) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Pompano Beach, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in 1916.
Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York
state senate 8th District, 1948; candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1952.
Jewish.
Died December
26, 1998 (age about 82
years).
Interment at Star of David Memorial Garden, North Lauderdale, Fla.
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William Abbott Moseley (1798-1873) —
also known as William A. Moseley —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Whitesboro, Oneida
County, N.Y., October
20, 1798.
Whig. Physician;
lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County, 1835; member of New York
state senate 8th District, 1838-41; U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1843-47.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
19, 1873 (age 75 years, 30
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Howard Townsend Mosher (b. 1868) —
also known as Howard T. Mosher —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1868.
Democrat. Lawyer; university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. Jacob S. Mosher. |
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Frank Henry Mott (b. 1873) —
also known as Frank H. Mott —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Born in Russell, Warren
County, Pa., February
9, 1873.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1900;
candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1902; Citizens candidate for mayor
of Jamestown, N.Y., 1906; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 43rd District, 1918; candidate for
New
York state attorney general, 1920.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Aaron Van Rensselaer Mott and Flora (Russell)
Mott. |
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Gerard J. Muccigrosso (d. 1981) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1938; defeated
(American Labor), 1938.
Died February
12, 1981.
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Charles Andrew Muecke (1918-2007) —
also known as Charles A. Muecke; Carl
Muecke —
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
20, 1918.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for Arizona, 1960, 1961-64; U.S.
District Judge for Arizona, 1964-84; took senior status 1984.
Died in Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz., September
21, 2007 (age 89 years, 213
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Vincent Mullan (b. 1872) —
also known as George V. Mullan —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
7, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; law partner of John
Purroy Mitchel, 1902-13; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1916-27; appointed 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Mullan and Jane (Jebb) Mullan; married, June 28,
1899, to Helen St. Clair. |
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Joseph Mullin (1811-1882) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Dromore, County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
6, 1811.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1847-49; Justice of
New York Supreme Court, 1857-81.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., May 17,
1882 (age 70 years, 284
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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Joseph Mullin (1848-1897) —
of Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y.
Born in Watertown, Jefferson
County, N.Y., May 29,
1848.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1888;
member of New York
state senate, 1892-97 (21st District 1892-93, 22nd District
1894-95, 35th District 1896-97); died in office 1897.
Member, Freemasons.
Died suddenly, at the University Club, New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
1, 1897 (age 49 years, 95
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Watertown, N.Y.
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William P. Mulry (b. 1852) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C., 1852.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 13th District, 1887.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Munger (1845-1915) —
also known as William H. Munger —
of Fremont, Dodge
County, Neb.
Born in Bergen, Genesee
County, N.Y., October
12, 1845.
Lawyer; delegate
to Nebraska state constitutional convention, 1875; U.S.
District Judge for Nebraska, 1897-1915; died in office 1915.
Died in Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb., August
11, 1915 (age 69 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1944;
New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office
1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
22, 1959 (age about 64
years).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
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Christopher S. Murphy (b. 1973) —
of Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.; Cheshire, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in White Plains, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
3, 1973.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 81st District, 1999-2003; member
of Connecticut
state senate 16th District, 2003-06; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
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Grayson Mallet-Prevost Murphy Jr. (c.1908-1985) —
also known as Grayson M. P. Murphy, Jr. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., about 1908.
Republican. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 13,
1985 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence P. Murphy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly, 1945-70 (Kings County 13th District 1945-65, 42nd
District 1966-70).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel F. Murphy and Mary Murphy; married to Theresia Marie
Byrne. |
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Thomas Francis Murphy (1905-1995) —
also known as Thomas F. Murphy —
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
3, 1905.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; lead prosecutor in two
perjury trials of accused Soviet spy Alger Hiss, 1949-50; Police
Commissioner, New York City, 1950-51; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1951-70;
took senior status 1970.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died, in a nursing
home at Salisbury, Litchfield
County, Conn., October
26, 1995 (age 89 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank J. Murray (b. 1884) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1912; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1913-14, 1922-34; resigned 1934; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence J. Murray Jr. (1910-2000) —
of Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Pearl River, Rockland
County, N.Y.; Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, June 20,
1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1938-40; removed 1940; charged,
in January 1940, with embezzling
$49,102 from Miss May Dunnigan, his mentally incompetent law client
(also sister-in-law to U.S. Postmaster General James
A. Farley); the money was lost in gambling
on horse races; tried,
convicted
on all counts, and hence automatically disbarred
and removed from
office; sentenced
to five to ten years in prison;
his sentence was commuted in 1942; arrested
in 1952, along with other bookmakers, for illegally taking
bets.
Irish
ancestry.
Died March
15, 2000 (age 89 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lawrence J. Murray and Emma (Brennan) Murray. |
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James Alfred Murtha (b. 1870) —
also known as James A. Murtha —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
3, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 3rd District, 1894; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1911-18; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1915-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael S. Myers (1801-1884) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Waterford, Saratoga
County, N.Y., April
15, 1801.
Democrat. Lawyer; Cayuga
County Clerk, 1829; village
president of Auburn, New York, 1835-36; postmaster at Auburn,
N.Y., 1848-49.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1884
(age about
83 years).
Burial location unknown.
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