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Mark W. Allen (b. 1877) —
of West New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfax
County, Va., August
23, 1877.
Democrat. Carpenter;
Superintendent of Bridges and Buildings, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad;
lumber business; member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1923-24.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Knights
of Pythias.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer T. Allison (1883-1982) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Washington.
Born in Houstonia, Pettis
County, Mo., December
5, 1883.
Communist. Sawmill worker; arrested
in Cleveland, 1919, on charges
of violating the state's criminal
syndicalism law; Workers candidate for New York
state senate 14th District, 1926; poet.
Member, Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Olympia, Thurston
County, Wash., July 18,
1982 (age 98 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodbine
Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.
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Thomas Gold Alvord (1810-1897) —
also known as Thomas G. Alvord; "Old
Salt" —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y., December
20, 1810.
Lawyer;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly, 1844, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1870-72, 1874-75, 1877-82
(Onondaga County 1844, Onondaga County 2nd District 1858, 1862, 1864,
Onondaga County 1st District 1870-72, 1874-75, 1877-82); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1858, 1864, 1879; Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1865-66; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 24th District, 1894.
Died in Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y., October
26, 1897 (age 86 years, 310
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.
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Edward Vose Babcock (1864-1948) —
also known as Edward V. Babcock —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Volney, Oswego
County, N.Y., January
31, 1864.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916,
1920;
mayor
of Pittsburgh, Pa., 1918-22.
Presbyterian.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., September
2, 1948 (age 84 years, 215
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Homewood
Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Leaman Burrell Babcock and Harriet Amanda (Vose) Babcock; married
1890 to
Emma Connell; married 1903 to Mary
Dundore Arnold. |
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memorial |
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Washington Irving Babcock (1833-1908) —
also known as W. Irving Babcock —
of Niles, Berrien
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1833.
Republican. Lumber business; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1884;
mayor
of Niles, Mich., 1885-86; member of Michigan
state senate 9th District, 1887-90.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Niles, Berrien
County, Mich., March
31, 1908 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Silverbrook
Cemetery, Niles, Mich.
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Frederick Kessler Baker (b. 1861) —
also known as Fred K. Baker —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.
Born in Fleming, Cayuga
County, N.Y., January
5, 1861.
Republican. Banker;
lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Nathan Summers Beardslee (1848-1915) —
also known as Nathan S. Beardslee —
of Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., October
18, 1848.
Republican. Lumberman; salt
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1892.
Died in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., November
1, 1915 (age 67 years, 14
days).
Interment at Warsaw
Cemetery, Warsaw, N.Y.
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Adam Beattie (1833-1893) —
of Ovid, Clinton
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., November
26, 1833.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; sawmill
owner; member of Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1873-74; postmaster.
Congregationalist.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died June 26,
1893 (age 59 years, 212
days).
Interment at Maple
Grove Cemetery, Ovid, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary E. Hand. |
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memorial |
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Washtenaw County (1906) |
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Josiah Williams Begole (1815-1896) —
also known as Josiah W. Begole —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Groveland, Livingston
County, N.Y., January
20, 1815.
School
teacher; farmer; Genesee
County Treasurer, 1856-64; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate 23rd District, 1871-72; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872;
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 6th District, 1873-75; defeated,
1874, 1880; Governor of
Michigan, 1883-84; defeated (Fusion), 1884.
Presbyterian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., June 5,
1896 (age 81 years, 137
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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James T. Bennett (b. 1857) —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y., February
21, 1857.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; Chippewa
County Treasurer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1907-08.
Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Jackson Bentley (1827-1895) —
also known as Andrew J. Bentley —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.; New London, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Norwich, New London
County, Conn., January
10, 1827.
Sailor;
shipbroker;
lumber business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1880; mayor
of New London, Conn., 1894.
Died, of pneumonia,
March
18, 1895 (age 68 years, 67
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Norwich, Conn.
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Aaron Thomas Bliss (1837-1906) —
also known as Aaron T. Bliss —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., May 22,
1837.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber
business; member of Michigan
state senate 24th District, 1883-84; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1889-91; defeated,
1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892;
Governor
of Michigan, 1901-04.
Methodist.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., September
16, 1906 (age 69 years, 117
days).
Entombed at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Lyman Warren Bliss (1836-1907) —
also known as Lyman W. Bliss; "Doctor
Joy" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 12,
1836.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; physician;
lumber business; mayor
of Saginaw, Mich., 1879-81, 1888-89; defeated, 1890.
Died in a hospital
at San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex., February
19, 1907 (age 70 years, 222
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Lyman Bliss and Anna M. (Chaffee) Bliss; brother of Aaron
Thomas Bliss; married, July 27,
1858, to Mary Jerome; married, September
18, 1877, to Harriett (Granger) Miller; married, November
2, 1892, to May Cummiskey; granduncle of Aaron
Tyler Bliss; third cousin of Frank
Dickinson Blodgett. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Blodgett-Whedon
family of Killingworth, Connecticut; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Delos Abiel Blodgett (1825-1908) —
also known as Delos A. Blodgett —
of Hersey, Osceola
County, Mich.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., March 3,
1825.
Republican. Lumber merchant; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1880,
1892,
1900.
Founder of towns in Michigan: Baldwin, Evart, and Hersey.
Died, from arteriosclerosis,
in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., November
1, 1908 (age 83 years, 243
days).
Interment at Oak
Hill Cemetery, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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George Blumberg (b. 1903) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
28, 1903.
Republican. Lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 6th District, 1926; member of New York
state senate 7th District, 1933-34; defeated, 1928, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Brewster —
of Addison, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Steuben County 1st District, 1913-14;
defeated, 1915; candidate for New York
state senate 43rd District, 1914.
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Everett Brown (1851-1929) —
also known as Webster E. Brown —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born near Peterboro, Madison
County, N.Y., July 16,
1851.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Rhinelander, Wis., 1894-95; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1901-07 (9th District 1901-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
14, 1929 (age 78 years, 151
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Rhinelander, Wis.
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Wellington R. Burt (1831-1919) —
also known as "The Lone Pine of
Michigan" —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Pike, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
26, 1831.
Lumber and timber business; railroad
builder; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1867-68; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1872,
1880;
Fusion candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1888; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1893-94; defeated (Democratic), 1904,
1908; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1900; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1900,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); Democratic candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1903; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention 22nd District,
1907-08.
Died, from stomach
trouble, in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., March 2,
1919 (age 87 years, 188
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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Charles J. Byrns (b. 1861) —
of Ishpeming, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Altona, Clinton
County, N.Y., January
6, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; insurance
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County 2nd
District, 1901-08.
Catholic.
Member, Woodmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen; Royal
Arcanum; Maccabees;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Burial location unknown.
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Nelson Welch Cheney (1875-1944) —
also known as Nelson W. Cheney —
of Eden, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., June 27,
1875.
Republican. Assistant treasurer, Goodyear Lumber Company and
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad
Company; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1916-29 (Erie County 9th District 1916-17, Erie
County 8th District 1918-29); member of New York
state senate 50th District, 1930-38.
Died November
23, 1944 (age 69 years, 149
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Clyde C. Chittenden (1860-1953) —
of Cadillac, Wexford
County, Mich.; Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash.
Born in New York, 1860.
Republican. Lawyer;
sawmill owner; real estate
business; member of Michigan
state senate 27th District, 1895-96; circuit
judge in Michigan 28th Circuit, 1900-09.
Died in Lake City (now part of Seattle), King
County, Wash., April
12, 1953 (age about 92
years).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Acacia
Memorial Park, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fletcher Chittenden and Mary Jane (Wheeler) Chittenden;
married to Grace Guild. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Omar Dwight Conger (1818-1898) —
also known as Omar D. Conger —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Cooperstown, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1818.
Republican. Lawyer;
lumber business; St.
Clair County Judge, 1850-54; member of Michigan
state senate, 1855-59 (31st District 1855-56, 26th District
1857-59); candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1867; U.S.
Representative from Michigan, 1869-81 (5th District 1869-73, 7th
District 1873-81); delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1880;
U.S.
Senator from Michigan, 1881-87.
Died in Ocean City, Worcester
County, Md., July 11,
1898 (age 80 years, 101
days).
Interment at Lakeside
Cemetery, Port Huron, Mich.
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Hector Craig (1775-1842) —
of Chester, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland,
1775.
Sawmill and grist mill
owner; U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1823-25, 1829-30; U.S.
Surveyor of Customs, 1833-39.
Scottish
ancestry.
Slaveowner.
Died in Craigville, Orange
County, N.Y., January
31, 1842 (age about 66
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Orange County, N.Y.
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John Francis Dailey (1876-1949) —
also known as John F. Dailey —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., January
21, 1876.
Democrat. Lumber business; grain
dealer; member of New York
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1910-12; chair of
Monroe County Democratic Party, 1910-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1924.
Catholic.
Died August
29, 1949 (age 73 years, 220
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Charles Nelson Daniels (1849-1916) —
also known as Charles N. Daniels —
of Willimantic, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Barre, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1849.
Republican. Coal
and lumber dealer; postmaster at Willimantic,
Conn., 1890-94; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from Connecticut, 1900;
member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; U.S. Consul in Sheffield, as of 1905-09; Sherbrooke, 1914-16; Connecticut
state auditor, 1908.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Southbridge, Worcester
County, Mass., December
17, 1916 (age 67 years, 168
days).
Interment at Old
Willimantic Cemetery, Windham, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Nelson Fitch Daniels and Alenda (Clark) Daniels; married to Susie
E. Howard Little. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Chauncey Davis (1812-1888) —
of Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis.; Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Born in Jefferson
County, N.Y., March
15, 1812.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Muskegon County, 1861-64; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1870-71, 1872-73.
Died February
9, 1888 (age 75 years, 331
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Jacob S. Deuel (b. 1830) —
of Vermillion, Clay
County, Dakota Territory (now S.Dak.).
Born in Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1830.
Sawmill owner; member
Dakota territorial council, 1862-63.
German
ancestry.
Died in Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Burial location unknown.
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John Alden Dix (1860-1928) —
also known as John A. Dix —
of Thomson, Washington
County, N.Y.; Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., December
25, 1860.
Democrat. Banker;
lumber business; paper
manufacturer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1904,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1908; New York
Democratic state chair, 1910; Governor of
New York, 1911-12; candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Died, from heart
disease, in Harbor Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1928 (age 67 years, 106
days).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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George Albert Dockeray (b. 1852) —
also known as George A. Dockeray —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., March 9,
1852.
Lumber business; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 17th District, 1914, 1916.
Methodist.
English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert Dockeray and Lucy (White) Dockeray; married, June 28,
1899, to Edith C. Paine. |
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DeWitt C. Dominick —
of Walden, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Gallupville, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. School
teacher; superintendent
of schools; coal
and lumber dealer; feed
business; real estate
business; builder;
member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Coert du Bois (1881-1960) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.; Stonington, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y., November
10, 1881.
Forester; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Consul in Paris, 1919-20; Naples, 1920-21; Port Said, 1922; U.S. Consul General in Batavia, 1927-30; Genoa, 1931; Naples, 1931-35; Havana, as of 1938.
Episcopalian.
His two daughters, Jane and Betty, ages 20 and 23, in grief over the
deaths of two RAF airmen they had fallen in love with, killed
themselves by jumping together from a British plane in 1935.
Died, in Westerly Hospital,
Westerly, Washington
County, R.I., March 6,
1960 (age 78 years, 117
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington, Conn.
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Harlan J. Dudley (b. 1853) —
of Fremont, Newaygo
County, Mich.
Born in Newfield, Tompkins
County, N.Y., September
27, 1853.
Republican. School teacher
and principal; shingle manufacturer; wholesale lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Newaygo County, 1897-1900;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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William Duer (1747-1799) —
also known as "Philo-Publius" —
of New
York County, N.Y.
Born in Devon, England,
March
18, 1747.
Planter;
timber and lumber merchant; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention, 1776; member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New York, 1777; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1785-86; went bankrupt as a
result of the Panic of 1792, and was imprisoned
for debt.
Died, in debtor's
prison, New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
18, 1799 (age 52 years, 31
days).
Originally entombed at Old
St. Thomas Church, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at Trinity
Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Hiram H. Edgerton (1847-1922) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Belfast, Allegany
County, N.Y., April
19, 1847.
Republican. Lumber business; contractor;
mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1908-21.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Elks.
He had been ill for some time, but his condition worsened with the
sudden death of his friend George
W. Aldridge; he collapsed at the viewing and was unable to attend
the funeral; his last words were "George is gone, and I'll join him
soon." Died, in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 18,
1922 (age 75 years, 60
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Ralph H. Edgerton and Octavia C. (Penhollow) Edgerton; married 1868 to Medora
L. DeWitt. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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James Madison Edmunds (1810-1879) —
also known as James M. Edmunds —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Niagara
County, N.Y., August
23, 1810.
Dry goods
merchant; supervisor
of Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, 1838-39; member of Michigan
state senate 5th District, 1840-41; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County, 1846-47;
Whig candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1847; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850; lumber
business; Michigan
Republican state chair, 1855-61; Commissioner of the General Land
Office, 1861-66; postmaster at Washington,
D.C., 1869-79.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
14, 1879 (age 69 years, 113
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Mortimer B. Edwards —
of Lisle, Broome
County, N.Y.
Lumber business; farmer;
member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1913.
Burial location unknown.
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James Alfred Emerson (1865-1922) —
also known as James A. Emerson —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y., April
25, 1865.
Republican. Lumber business; woollen
manufacturer; steamboat
business; hotel
owner; banker;
member of New York
state senate, 1907-18 (32nd District 1907-08, 33rd District
1909-18); as an opponent of alcohol prohibition in 1918, he was
called "wringing wet" (in contrast to prohibition advocates, who were
"desert dry").
Became ill, from heart
disease and gastritis,
while on
board the steamship Porto Rico, and died soon after, in
Long Island Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
31, 1922 (age 56 years, 281
days).
Interment at Warrensburg
Cemetery, Warrensburg, N.Y.
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Jerome J. Farrell (born c.1882) —
of Walton, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, about 1882.
Democrat. Lumber business; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1916;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; candidate for New York
state senate 29th District, 1926; chair of
Delaware County Democratic Party, 1938-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Sloat Fassett (1853-1924) —
also known as J. Sloat Fassett —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y., November
13, 1853.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; Chemung
County District Attorney, 1879-80; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New York, 1880,
1892,
1904,
1908,
1916;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1884-91; Secretary
of Republican National Committee, 1888-92; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1891; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1891; U.S.
Representative from New York 33rd District, 1905-11; defeated,
1910; banker;
lumber business.
Died in Vancouver, British
Columbia, April
21, 1924 (age 70 years, 160
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Elmira, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Newton Pomeroy Fassett and Martha Ellen (Sloat) Fassett; married,
February
13, 1879, to Jennie L. Crocker (daughter of Edwin
Bryant Crocker; niece of Charles
Crocker); fourth cousin once removed of Zenas
Ferry Moody and Alfred
Clark Chapin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Crocker-Whitehouse
family of Sacramento, California (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | The village
of Fassett,
Quebec, Canada, is named for
him. — Fassett Elementary
School, in Elmira,
New York, is named for
him. — Fassett Commons, a building
at Elmira College,
Elmira,
New York, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS Jacob Sloat Fassett (built 1944 at Savannah,
Georgia; scrapped 1965) was named for
him. |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William L. Fay —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Lumber business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Lyon Fisher (b. 1877) —
also known as Clarence L. Fisher —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y., August
22, 1877.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber and timber business; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1925-29.
Member, Grange;
Alpha
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sons
of the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Hubbell Fisher and Mary (Lyon) Fisher; married, February
21, 1907, to Melissa Rachel Ingals. |
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William Henry Flack (1861-1907) —
also known as William H. Flack —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Franklin Falls, Franklin
County, N.Y., March
22, 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; tanner; Franklin
County Clerk, 1898-1902; chair of
Franklin County Republican Party, 1898-1902; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1903-07; died in
office 1907.
Died in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
2, 1907 (age 45 years, 317
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Esten A. Fletcher (1869-1941) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Canada,
1869.
Republican. Lumber business; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1941
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33;
sawmill and grist mill
owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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Seth Merrill Gates (1800-1877) —
also known as Seth M. Gates —
of Le Roy, Genesee
County, N.Y.; Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Winfield, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
10, 1800.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Genesee County, 1832; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1839-43; Free Soil
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1848; lumber and hardware
merchant; postmaster.
Died in Warsaw, Wyoming
County, N.Y., August
24, 1877 (age 76 years, 318
days).
Interment at Warsaw
Cemetery, Warsaw, N.Y.
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William James Gault (1830-1899) —
also known as W. J. Gault —
of Lee's Summit, Jackson
County, Mo.; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Washington
County, N.Y., 1830.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lumber dealer;
mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1890-92; member of Oklahoma
territorial House of Representatives, 1890.
Died in 1899
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Fairlawn
Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Okla.
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Henry Harrison Getty (1836-1919) —
also known as Henry H. Getty —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Batavia, Genesee
County, N.Y., September
20, 1836.
Lumber business; mayor
of Muskegon, Mich., 1873-74.
Died in Paris, France,
March
28, 1919 (age 82 years, 189
days).
Entombed at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Robert Henry Gittins (1869-1957) —
also known as Robert H. Gittins —
of Niagara Falls, Niagara
County, N.Y.; Sloatsburg, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., December
14, 1869.
Democrat. Coal,
grain,
and lumber dealer; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1911-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S.
Representative from New York 40th District, 1913-15; defeated,
1914; newspaper
publisher; postmaster at Niagara
Falls, N.Y., 1916-20 (acting, 1916-17).
Died, in Tuxedo Memorial Hospital,
Tuxedo, Orange
County, N.Y., December
25, 1957 (age 88 years, 11
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Oakwood
Cemetery, Niagara Falls, N.Y.
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Philip Arnold Goodwin (1882-1937) —
also known as Philip A. Goodwin —
of Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Athens, Greene
County, N.Y., January
20, 1882.
Republican. Bridge
builder; lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1933-37; died in
office 1937.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., June 6,
1937 (age 55 years, 137
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Alonzo Barton Hepburn (1846-1922) —
also known as A. Barton Hepburn —
of Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Colton, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y., July 24,
1846.
Republican. Lawyer;
timber business; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1875-79;
superintendent, New York State Banking Department, 1880-83; U.S.
Comptroller of the Currency, 1892-93; director, New York Life Insurance
Company, American Agricultural
Chemical
Company, Studebaker Corporation (automobile
manufacturer), and Great Northern Railway.
Hit by
a bus at Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, injured, and died five
days later, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
25, 1922 (age 75 years, 185
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Canton, N.Y.
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Merton W. Herrick (1834-1907) —
of St.
Croix County, Wis.
Born in Orleans
County, N.Y., November
19, 1834.
School
teacher; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; St.
Croix County Treasurer, 1867-72; lumber business; member
of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1881.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died March
24, 1907 (age 72 years, 125
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Hill (1835-1897) —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., 1835.
Republican. Sawmill operator; sawmill equipment
manufacturer; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1890, 1892-93; appointed 1892.
Swedenborgian.
Died, from apoplexy,
in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich., October
18, 1897 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Cole Hopkins (1837-1911) —
also known as Albert C. Hopkins —
of Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa.
Born in Villenova, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., September
15, 1837.
Republican. Lumber manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1891-95; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900
(alternate), 1904.
Died in Lock Haven, Clinton
County, Pa., June 9,
1911 (age 73 years, 267
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Lock Haven, Pa.
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Henry Howard (1801-1878) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Hinsdale, Berkshire
County, Mass., September
15, 1801.
Dry goods
merchant; lumber business; Michigan
state treasurer, 1836-39; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1837; Michigan
state auditor general, 1839-40; banker.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., July 15,
1878 (age 76 years, 303
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Winfield S. Huntley (b. 1848) —
of Ripton, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Mooers, Clinton
County, N.Y., February
7, 1848.
Republican. Manufacturer and dealer of butter tubs
and lumber; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Ripton, 1888.
Congregationalist.
Burial location unknown.
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David Howell Jerome (1829-1896) —
also known as David H. Jerome —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., November
17, 1829.
Republican. Went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; hardware
merchant; lumber business; member of Michigan
state senate, 1863-68 (27th District 1863-66, 26th District
1867-68); alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1868;
member of Michigan
state constitutional commission 8th District, 1873; Governor of
Michigan, 1881-82; defeated, 1882.
Episcopalian.
Died in Watkins Glen, Schuyler
County, N.Y., April
23, 1896 (age 66 years, 158
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Saginaw Township, Saginaw County, Mich.
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Fred Vail Johnson (b. 1873) —
also known as Fred V. Johnson —
of Somerset, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Pleasantville, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 12,
1873.
Republican. Lumberman; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Somerset, 1904, 1910.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John Winthrop Jones (1817-1887) —
also known as J. Winthrop Jones —
of Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine; Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Ellsworth, Hancock
County, Maine, February
14, 1817.
Democrat. School
teacher; merchant;
shipbuilder;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1860;
lumber business.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Greenfield, Franklin
County, Mass., September
19, 1887 (age 70 years, 217
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel A. Jones (1861-1937) —
of Norwich, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in New Berlin, Chenango
County, N.Y., May 16,
1861.
Merchant;
lumberman; postmaster at Norwich,
N.Y., 1894-1900; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1914; member of New York
state senate 37th District, 1915-16.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Redmen.
Died in 1937
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Norwich, N.Y.
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Edward P. Keep (b. 1848) —
of Tekonsha, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in New York, 1848.
Republican. Lumber and coal
dealer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Calhoun County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Lorenzo Alson Kelsey (1803-1890) —
also known as Lorenzo A. Kelsey —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., February
22, 1803.
Democrat. Lumber business; steamboat
owner; hotelier;
mayor
of Cleveland, Ohio, 1848.
Died in 1890
(age about
87 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Relatives: Son
of Eber Leete Kelsey and Lucy (Leete) Kelsey; married 1825 to Sophia
Smith; father of Theodore Rowland Kelsey. |
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Samuel D. Kendrick (1845-1917) —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wolcott, Lamoille
County, Vt., April
11, 1845.
Democrat. Druggist;
lumber business; mayor
of Glens Falls, N.Y., 1910-11.
Died August
21, 1917 (age 72 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Kerr (1851-1908) —
of Clearfield, Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Reedsville, Mifflin
County, Pa., October
2, 1851.
Democrat. Coal
and lumber business; Clearfield
County Prothonotary, 1880-83; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1889-91; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1904
(speaker);
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 1908.
Died, following surgery for an liver
cancer, in New Rochelle, Westchester
County, N.Y., October
31, 1908 (age 57 years, 29
days).
Interment at Hillcrest
Cemetery, Clearfield, Pa.
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Abram P. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal,
lumber, and feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 2nd District, 1914-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Isaac W. Longyear (1831-1882) —
of Shandaken town, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born April 7,
1831.
Lumber business; manufacturer;
Shandakan town supervisor, 1862-66; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1877.
Died in Arkville, Delaware
County, N.Y., November
14, 1882 (age 51 years, 221
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bert Lord (1869-1939) —
of Afton, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Sanford, Broome
County, N.Y., December
4, 1869.
Republican. Merchant;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1915-21, 1924-30; member of
New
York state senate 40th District, 1930-34; U.S.
Representative from New York 34th District, 1935-39; died in
office 1939.
Member, Freemasons;
Redmen;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 24,
1939 (age 69 years, 171
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Afton, N.Y.
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George Lord (1815-1893) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., March
17, 1815.
Democrat. Sawmill business; druggist; railroad
ticket agent; insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1872;
mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1878.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., April
30, 1893 (age 78 years, 44
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Sanford G. Lyon (b. 1866) —
of Aurora, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Ledyard town, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March
20, 1866.
Republican. Lumber and coal
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1923-27.
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Mackenzie (1855-1935) —
of North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Penetanguishene, Ontario,
November
14, 1855.
Republican. Wholesale lumber business; member of New York
state senate 47th District, 1909-10; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1916;
mayor
of North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1926-27.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., October
20, 1935 (age 79 years, 340
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Elisha Martin (1847-1898) —
of Menominee, Menominee
County, Mich.; Stevens Point, Portage
County, Wis.; Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Whitehall, Washington
County, N.Y., May 4,
1847.
Lumber business; mayor
of Stevens Point, Wis., 1889.
Presbyterian.
Died, from congestion of
the brain, in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., March
26, 1898 (age 50 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alwyn Martin and Laura Ann (Jillson) Martin; married, June 18,
1874, to Lizzie Blanche Hildreth. |
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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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James J. McCormick (b. 1817) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1817.
Lumber business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1869.
Burial location unknown.
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James A. McKean (b. 1845) —
of Smethport, McKean
County, Pa.
Born in Glen Cove, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., August
11, 1845.
Republican. Oil and
lumber business; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Pennsylvania, 1900;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from McKean County, 1907-09.
Interment at Rose
Hill Cemetery, Smethport, Pa.
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Earl H. Miller (born c.1870) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Columbia
County, N.Y., about 1870.
Democrat. Wholesale lumber business; member of New York
state assembly, 1915-19 (New York County 33rd District 1915-17,
Bronx County 1st District 1918-19).
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert Mirschel —
of Hempstead, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Lumber business; mayor
of Hempstead, N.Y., 1941-44; defeated (Lincoln and Jefferson),
1965.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Monroe (b. 1819) —
also known as "Uncle Jim" —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Born in Monroe
County, N.Y., December
25, 1819.
Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Kalamazoo,
Mich., 1890-94, 1898-99; mayor
of Kalamazoo, Mich., 1896-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Pack (d. 1899) —
of Alpena, Alpena
County, Mich.
Born in New York.
Lumber business; mayor of
Alpena, Mich., 1872.
Died in 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Pack. |
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Cornelius R. Parsons —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Republican. Lumber merchant; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1876-87; member of New York
state assembly from Monroe County 2nd District, 1891; member of
New
York state senate, 1892-1901 (29th District 1892-93, 28th
District 1894-95, 43rd District 1896-1901).
Interment at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Edgar A. Pearsall (b. 1843) —
of Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y.
Born in Oxford, Chenango
County, N.Y., August
10, 1843.
Republican. School
teacher; farmer;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1889-90, 1903-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Sylvester Pennoyer (1831-1902) —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Groton, Tompkins
County, N.Y., July 6,
1831.
Democrat. Lawyer;
lumber business; Governor of
Oregon, 1887-95; mayor
of Portland, Ore., 1896-98.
Died May 30,
1902 (age 70 years, 328
days).
Original interment at Lone
Fir Cemetery, Portland, Ore.; reinterment in 1924 at River
View Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Thomas Collier Platt (1833-1910) —
also known as Thomas C. Platt; Tom Platt; "The
Easy Boss"; "The Machiavelli of Tioga
County" —
of Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., July 15,
1833.
Republican. Druggist;
lumber business; Tioga
County Clerk, 1859-61; banker;
director and president, Southern Central Railroad;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-77 (27th District 1873-75,
28th District 1875-77); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(speaker),
1900,
1904,
1908;
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1881, 1897-1909; resigned 1881.
Presbyterian.
In 1903, when he was about to marry his second wife, government clerk
Mae C. Wood, armed with a collection of love letters from Platt, threatened a
lawsuit for breach
of promise to marry; she was induced to drop the lawsuit,
reportedly for $5,000. In 1905, she sued a number of Republican
officials who, she claimed, had taken Platt's letters from her to
stop her from publishing them. She later went on to charge the
Senator with bigamy,
claiming that he had secretly
married her in 1901. This case was thrown out in 1908, and Miss
Wood was arrested and charged with perjury.
Died, from Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 6,
1910 (age 76 years, 234
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Owego, N.Y.
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Walter L. Pratt (1868-1934) —
of Massena, St.
Lawrence County, N.Y.
Born in Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., 1868.
Republican. Lumber dealer; village
president of Massena, New York, 1920-22; member of New York
state assembly from St. Lawrence County 2nd District, 1923-34;
died in office 1934; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928.
Died April 3,
1934 (age about 65
years).
Burial location unknown.
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E. Bert Pullman (b. 1872) —
of Fulton Chain, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y., January
1, 1872.
Democrat. Millwright; carpenter;
building
contractor; member of New York
state assembly from Herkimer County, 1913; defeated, 1914.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John Adam Quackenbush (1828-1908) —
also known as John A. Quackenbush —
of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
15, 1828.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; member of New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1863; Rensselaer
County Sheriff, 1873-76; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1889-93; defeated,
1892; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died in Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., May 11,
1908 (age 79 years, 209
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Schaghticoke, N.Y.
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Timothy Morgan Regan (1843-1919) —
also known as Timothy Regan —
of Boise, Ada
County, Idaho.
Born near Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., November
14, 1843.
Democrat. Mining
business; lumberman; hotel
proprietor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Idaho, 1904
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1908.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, October
7, 1919 (age 75 years, 327
days).
Interment at Morris
Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
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Relatives: Son
of Morgan Regan and Mary (Burke) Regan; married 1878 to Rose
Charlotte Blackinger; father of Lt. John M. Regan. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: History of Idaho
(1920) |
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Harmon Liveright Remmel (1852-1927) —
also known as H. L. Remmel —
of Newport, Jackson
County, Ark.; Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in Stratford, Fulton
County, N.Y., January
15, 1852.
Republican. Lumber business; postmaster at Newport,
Ark., 1877-79; financier;
insurance
executive; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Arkansas 1st District, 1884; member of Arkansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1884-1927; member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1887; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Arkansas, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1908,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924;
candidate for Governor of
Arkansas, 1894, 1896, 1900; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue
for Arkansas, 1897-1902, 1921-27; died in office 1927; Arkansas
Republican state chair, 1900-03, 1910-16, 1921-25; member of Republican
National Committee from Arkansas, 1912-24; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Arkansas, 1916.
Died, from pneumonia,
while recovering from a stroke,
in Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark., October
14, 1927 (age 75 years, 272
days).
Interment at Oakland
and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, Little Rock, Ark.
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Thomas Riggs Jr. (1873-1945) —
of Alaska; Millbrook, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in Ilchester, Howard
County, Md., October
17, 1873.
Democrat. Lumber business; Governor
of Alaska Territory, 1918-21; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Alaska Territory, 1920.
Episcopalian.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
16, 1945 (age 71 years, 91
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Riggs and Catherine Winter (Gilbert) Riggs; married, April
30, 1913, to Renee Marie Coudert. |
| | | See also NNDB
dossier |
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Henry Williams Sage (1814-1897) —
also known as Henry W. Sage —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Middletown, Middlesex
County, Conn., January
13, 1814.
Whig. Lumber magnate; member of New York
state assembly from Tompkins County, 1847; philanthropist.
Died September
18, 1897 (age 83 years, 248
days).
Entombed at Sage
Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Charles St. John (1818-1891) —
of New York.
Born in Mt. Hope, Orange
County, N.Y., October
8, 1818.
Republican. Lumberman; merchant;
banker;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (11th District 1871-73,
12th District 1873-75); candidate for Presidential Elector for New
York.
Died in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., July 6,
1891 (age 72 years, 271
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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Lee Randall Sanborn (1831-1900) —
also known as Lee R. Sanborn —
of Sanborn, Niagara
County, N.Y.
Born in Sweden, Monroe
County, N.Y., August
8, 1831.
Republican. Grain milling
business; lumber dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Niagara County 2nd District, 1870-71; postmaster;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884.
Died in Sanborn, Niagara
County, N.Y., February
9, 1900 (age 68 years, 185
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry William Seymour (1834-1906) —
also known as Henry W. Seymour —
of Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa
County, Mich.
Born in Brockport, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 21,
1834.
Lawyer;
farmer;
lumber manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Cheboygan District, 1881-82;
member of Michigan
state senate, 1883-84, 1887-88 (31st District 1883-84, 30th
District 1887-88); resigned 1888; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1888-89; defeated
(Democratic), 1896.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April 7,
1906 (age 71 years, 260
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Brockport, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William Henry Seymour and Nancy (Pixley) Seymour; married, October
27, 1869, to Isabel Randell; married, June 30,
1875, to Elizabeth Craig; married, June 29,
1880, to Harriet L. Gillette; grandnephew of Moses
Seymour; first cousin once removed of Horatio
Seymour (1778-1857) and Henry
Seymour; second cousin of Origen
Storrs Seymour, Horatio
Seymour (1810-1886), George
Seymour and McNeil
Seymour; second cousin once removed of Edward
Woodruff Seymour, Joseph
Battell, Morris
Woodruff Seymour, Horatio
Seymour Jr. and Norman
Alexander Seymour; second cousin twice removed of Thomas
Seymour; second cousin thrice removed of William
Pitkin; third cousin of Hezekiah
Cook Seymour; third cousin once removed of Silas
Seymour, William
Chapman Williston and Augustus
Sherrill Seymour; third cousin twice removed of Josiah
Cowles, Daniel
Pitkin and Orlo
Erland Wadhams; third cousin thrice removed of Dalton
G. Seymour; fourth cousin of David
Lowrey Seymour and Thomas
Henry Seymour; fourth cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin, Orsamus
Cook Merrill, Timothy
Merrill, Ela
Collins and Caleb
Seymour Pitkin. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Murphy-Merrill
family of Harbor Beach, Michigan (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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George H. Shearer (1825-1894) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 9,
1825.
Builder;
lumber manufacturer; brick and clay
tile manufacturer; flour mill
business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1885-87.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
20, 1894 (age 69 years, 103
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of James
Buchanan Shearer; married 1850 to Maria
E. Herbut; married to Laura A. Herbut. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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James Buchanan Shearer (1823-1896) —
also known as James Shearer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., July 12,
1823.
Builder;
lumber mill owner; banker;
member of University
of Michigan board of regents, 1880-87.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Bay City, Bay
County, Mich., October
14, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of George Shearer and Agnes (Buchanan) Shearer; brother of George
H. Shearer; married 1850 to
Margaret J. Hutchison. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Record of Saginaw and Bay counties (1892) |
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Charles Henry Springer (1857-1916) —
also known as Charles H. Springer —
of Moravia, Cayuga
County, N.Y.; Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Niles, Cayuga
County, N.Y., March 9,
1857.
Republican. Produce
merchant; coal,
lumber, and feed
dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1914.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Suffered a stroke,
and died ten days later, in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., June 8,
1916 (age 59 years, 91
days).
Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Sempronius, N.Y.
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Gale Hamilton Stalker (1889-1985) —
also known as Gale H. Stalker —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.; Palm Bay, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Long Eddy, Sullivan
County, N.Y., November
7, 1889.
Republican. Lumber business; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1923-35.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died November
4, 1985 (age 95 years, 362
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Ormond Beach, Fla.
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Justus Smith Stearns (1845-1933) —
also known as Justus S. Stearns —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Pomfret town, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April
10, 1845.
Republican. Lumber business; candidate for Presidential
Elector for Michigan; secretary
of state of Michigan, 1899-1900; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Michigan, 1928
(Convention
Vice-President).
Died in Ludington, Mason
County, Mich., February
14, 1933 (age 87 years, 310
days).
Interment somewhere
in Ludington, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Heman S. Stearns; married 1869 to
Paulina Lyon. |
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Jonathan Stratton (1791-1863) —
of Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
24, 1791.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; merchant;
leather
business; lumber manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Sullivan County, 1843, 1851.
Died in Thompsonville, Sullivan
County, N.Y., August
8, 1863 (age 71 years, 349
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Stephen Stratton and Sarah (Darrow) Stratton; married, July 8,
1829, to Cornelia A. Thompson; third cousin of James
Kilbourne (1770-1850); third cousin once removed of Joseph
Silliman (1756-1829), Gold
Selleck Silliman, Benjamin
Silliman and Byron
H. Kilbourn; third cousin twice removed of James
Kilbourne (1842-1919) and Rhamanthus
Menville Stocker; fourth cousin of John
Taintor, Roger
Taintor, Solomon
Taintor, Joseph
Silliman (c.1786-1850), Israel
Coe and Benjamin
Douglas Silliman; fourth cousin once removed of John
Adams Taintor, Eliphalet
Adams Bulkeley, John
Leslie Russell, Henry
G. Taintor, William
Henry Barnum, Lyman
Wetmore Coe and Joseph
Fitch Silliman. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Wentworth-Pitman
family of New Hampshire (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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Justus Thorington (1848-1927) —
also known as Chet Thorington —
of Midland, Midland
County, Mich.
Born in Prattsville, Greene
County, N.Y., February
20, 1848.
Democrat. Lumber and timber business; shingle
manufacturer; livery
business; farmer; Midland
County Sheriff, 1891-92; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1903-04; defeated, 1900;
candidate for mayor
of Midland, Mich., 1914.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Modern
Woodmen; Foresters;
Maccabees.
Died in Midland, Midland
County, Mich., September
26, 1927 (age 79 years, 218
days).
Interment at Midland
Cemetery, Midland, Mich.
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Morris Sawyer Tremaine (1871-1941) —
also known as Morris S. Tremaine —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Fort Dodge, Ford
County, Kan., February
27, 1871.
Democrat. Lumber business; insurance
executive; New York
state comptroller, 1927-41; died in office 1941; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Episcopalian.
Died October
12, 1941 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dr. William Scott Tremaine; married 1898 to Maude
Middledith. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1936 |
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Charles Christopher Brainerd Walker (1824-1888) —
also known as Charles C. B. Walker —
of Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y.
Born in Drewsville, Walpole, Cheshire
County, N.H., June 27,
1824.
Democrat. Contractor;
lumber and hardware
merchant; postmaster at Corning,
N.Y., 1856-60; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1860,
1872;
U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1875-77; New York
Democratic state chair, 1886-87.
Died in Corning, Steuben
County, N.Y., January
26, 1888 (age 63 years, 213
days).
Interment at Palmyra
Cemetery, Palmyra, N.Y.
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Thomas Glasby Waterman (1787-1862) —
also known as Thomas G. Waterman; Thomas
Waterman —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1787.
Lawyer;
Broome
County District Attorney, 1822-23; member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1824; member of New York
state senate 6th District, 1827-30; lumber business.
Died in Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y., January
7, 1862 (age 74 years, 350
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Kellian Van Rensalear Whaley (1821-1876) —
also known as Kellian Whaley —
of Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., May 6,
1821.
Republican. Lumber business; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 11th District, 1861-63; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1863-67.
Died in Point Pleasant, Mason
County, W.Va., May 20,
1876 (age 55 years, 14
days).
Interment at Lone
Oak Cemetery, Point Pleasant, W.Va.
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Nelson Platt Wheeler (1841-1920) —
also known as Nelson P. Wheeler —
of Endeavor, Forest
County, Pa.; Pasadena, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., November
4, 1841.
Republican. Surveyor;
civil
engineer; lumber business; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1878-79; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 28th District, 1907-11.
Died in Pasadena, Los Angeles
County, Calif., March 3,
1920 (age 78 years, 120
days).
Interment at Mountain
View Cemetery, Altadena, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother of William
Egbert Wheeler; father of Alexander
Royal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah
Case; first cousin four times removed of Noah
Phelps; first cousin five times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Asahel
Pierson Case; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio
Adams and Amos
Pettibone; second cousin thrice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Elisha
Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; third cousin once removed of Hiram
Bidwell Case; third cousin twice removed of Norman
A. Phelps, John
Smith Phelps and Almon
Case; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus
Pettibone and Rufus
Pettibone; fourth cousin of Joseph
Wells Holcomb, William
Lucius Case and Arthur
Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Creighton Stratton, Edmund
Holcomb, Francis
William Kellogg, John
Leake Newbold Stratton, Selah
Merrill, William
Walter Phelps, Edmond
Alfred Holcomb, Leonard
Leach Case and Donald
Barr Chidsey. |
| | | 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 — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Egbert Wheeler (1843-1911) —
also known as William E. Wheeler —
of Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y.
Born in Mayville, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., November
21, 1843.
Republican. Tannery
manager; lumber business; banker;
member of New York
state assembly, 1892-93, 1900 (Cattaraugus County 1st District
1892, Cattaraugus County 1893, Cattaraugus County 1st District 1900).
Presbyterian.
Died in Portville, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April
28, 1911 (age 67 years, 158
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Portville, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William French Wheeler and Flora (Atkins) Wheeler; brother of Nelson
Platt Wheeler; married to Almira Mersereau; uncle of Alexander
Royal Wheeler; first cousin thrice removed of Hezekiah
Case; first cousin four times removed of Noah
Phelps; first cousin five times removed of Erastus
Wolcott and Oliver
Wolcott Sr.; second cousin once removed of Asahel
Pierson Case; second cousin twice removed of Parmenio
Adams and Amos
Pettibone; second cousin thrice removed of Gaylord
Griswold and Elisha
Phelps; second cousin four times removed of Oliver
Wolcott Jr., Roger
Griswold and Frederick
Wolcott; third cousin once removed of Hiram
Bidwell Case; third cousin twice removed of Norman
A. Phelps, John
Smith Phelps and Almon
Case; third cousin thrice removed of Augustus
Pettibone and Rufus
Pettibone; fourth cousin of Joseph
Wells Holcomb, William
Lucius Case and Arthur
Burnham Woodford; fourth cousin once removed of Charles
Creighton Stratton, Edmund
Holcomb, Francis
William Kellogg, John
Leake Newbold Stratton, Selah
Merrill, William
Walter Phelps, Edmond
Alfred Holcomb, Leonard
Leach Case and Donald
Barr Chidsey. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: New York State
Legislative Souvenir (1893) |
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David Wilber (1820-1890) —
of Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Born in Duanesburg, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
5, 1820.
Republican. Farmer;
lumber business; hop
dealer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1873-75, 1879-81, 1887-90 (20th
District 1873-75, 21st District 1879-81, 24th District 1887-90); died
in office 1890; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Oneonta, Otsego
County, N.Y., April 1,
1890 (age 69 years, 178
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Oneonta, N.Y.
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John T. Wilder (1830-1917) —
of Lawrenceburg, Dearborn
County, Ind.; Greensburg, Decatur
County, Ind.; Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Johnson City, Washington
County, Tenn.; Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in Hunter, Greene
County, N.Y., January
31, 1830.
Republican. Millwright; foundry
owner; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
manufacturer of railroad
rails; railroad
promoter; mayor
of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1871-72; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1876; postmaster at Chattanooga,
Tenn., 1877-82; hotel
owner.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., October
20, 1917 (age 87 years, 262
days).
Interment at Forest
Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Isaiah Davis Winne (1818-1902) —
also known as Davis Winne —
of Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Shandaken town, Ulster
County, N.Y., July 18,
1818.
Farmer;
lumber business; hotelier;
Ulster
County Sheriff, 1861, 1864; served in the Union Army during the
Civil War; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 3rd District, 1876, 1887.
Christian
Reformed.
Died February
27, 1902 (age 83 years, 224
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank T. Woodworth (b. 1861) —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Seneca
County, N.Y., 1861.
Republican. Lumber business; mayor
of Bay City, Mich., 1903-05.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Melville Youmans (1832-1920) —
also known as Henry M. Youmans —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Otsego, Otsego
County, N.Y., May 15,
1832.
Democrat. Lumber manufacturer; mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1886-88; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 8th District, 1891-93; defeated,
1892, 1902; member of Michigan
state senate 22nd District, 1897-98.
Died in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., July 8,
1920 (age 88 years, 54
days).
Interment at Brady
Hill Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
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