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Charles E. Berns (1864-1942) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Germany,
January, 1864.
Socialist. Machinist; Socialist Labor candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1912;
Socialist Labor candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1914, 1918.
German
ancestry.
Died in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 22,
1942 (age 78 years, 0
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Charles H. Duff (b. 1868) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Alameda
County, Calif., October
25, 1868.
Republican. Tool and die maker; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1915-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
New York Red Book 1917 |
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Arthur Hay (b. 1859) —
of Oneida, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in New Jersey, March, 1859.
Machinist; insurance
business; justice of the peace; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1900;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Madison County, 1901; Prohibition candidate
for New York
state senate 37th District, 1916; Prohibition candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York, 1920.
English
and Scottish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel D. Hungerford (b. 1886) —
of Elmira, Chemung
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1886.
Machinist; Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 37th District, 1924, 1926; Socialist
candidate for New York
state assembly from Chemung County, 1930; American Labor
candidate for New York
state senate 46th District, 1952.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William N. Hungerford and Mary Hungerford. |
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Frank Kwiatkowski —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Moulder; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 5th District, 1938; defeated
(Liberty), 1938.
Burial location unknown.
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Herbert G. Lewin (1914-2010) —
also known as Herbert Lewin —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in 1914.
Machinist; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1950 (Militant Workers), 1958 (Workers); Militant
Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1956; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
Peace and Freedom candidate for President
of the United States, 1988.
Member, United
Auto Workers.
Died March
18, 2010 (age about 95
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Matthew Maguire (b. 1850) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, 1850.
Socialist. Machinist; Socialist Labor candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1896; Socialist Labor candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1898.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Christopher Maguire and Mary (Stafford) Maguire; married 1870 to Martha
McCormick. |
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Nathaniel Monroe Marshall (1854-1935) —
also known as N. Monroe Marshall —
of Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y.
Born in Schuyler Falls, Clinton
County, N.Y., June 13,
1854.
Republican. Machinist; telegraph
operator; railway
station agent; bookkeeper;
Franklin
County Clerk, 1886-90; insurance
agent; banker;
member of New York
state senate 34th District, 1915-20; New York
state treasurer, 1921-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928.
Died in Malone, Franklin
County, N.Y., February
16, 1935 (age 80 years, 248
days).
Interment at Morningside
Cemetery, Malone, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Nathaniel Marshall and Ann Leticher (Hackstaff) Marshall; married
to Lucy Ann Bellows. |
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memorial |
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1917 |
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John Martin (b. 1846) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in London, England,
June, 1846.
Democrat. Carpenter;
steamfitter;
machinist; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1887-90.
Irish
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward A. Schuster Sr. (1900-1968) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., March 7,
1900.
Democrat. Machinist; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-60 (Allegheny County 3rd
District 1943-54, Allegheny County 7th District 1955-60).
Died in 1968
(age about
68 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John F. Schuster and Ida B. (Eichenger) Schuster; married to Agnes
A. Foley. |
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Irving Charles Velson (1913-1976) —
also known as Irving C. Velson; Irving Charles
Shavelson; Charles Wilson; "Nick";
"Shavey" —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 3,
1913.
Machinist; boilermaker;
shipfitter;
president,
Local 13, Shipbuilders
Union; American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 11th District, 1938; served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II; in 1951 and 1953, he was brought to testify before
Congressional committees about his Communist and Soviet activities,
including efforts to infiltrate
the U.S. military with Soviet spies; he repeatedly refused to answer
questions, invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination;
as a result, he was "barred for
life" by the Shipbuilders' union; later, served as international
representative for the (West Coast) International Longshoreman's
and Warehousemen's Union.
Venona Project documents (decrypted Soviet messages from the World
War II era), released in 1995, show that he was an agent
for Soviet military intelligence under the code name "Nick".
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., February
18, 1976 (age 62 years, 260
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay.
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Hiram Walden (1800-1880) —
of Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Born in Pawlet, Rutland
County, Vt., August
21, 1800.
Democrat. Axe manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Schoharie County, 1836; U.S.
Representative from New York 21st District, 1849-51.
Died in Wright town, Schoharie
County, N.Y., July 21,
1880 (age 79 years, 335
days).
Interment at Berne
and Beaverdam Cemetery, West Berne, N.Y.
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Milton Zaslow (1918-1997) —
also known as Michael Bartell —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; California.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 28,
1918.
Machinist; construction
worker; ran for office in New York under the name "Michael
Bartell"; Socialist Workers candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1949; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1950; Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Peace and Freedom candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1992.
Died August
8, 1997 (age 79 years, 41
days).
Burial location unknown.
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