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William Farrington Aldrich (1853-1925) —
also known as William F. Aldrich —
of Aldrich, Shelby
County, Ala.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., March
11, 1853.
Republican. Civil
engineer; mining
business; manufacturer; postmaster;
U.S.
Representative from Alabama 4th District, 1896-97, 1898-99,
1900-01; delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama, 1900,
1904.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., October
30, 1925 (age 72 years, 233
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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George Washington Aldridge (1856-1922) —
also known as George W. Aldridge; "The Boss";
"The Big Fellow" —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Michigan City, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
28, 1856.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Rochester, N.Y., 1894; New York State Superintendent of Public
Works, 1895-99; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1896,
1900,
1904,
1908,
1912,
1916,
1920;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 32nd District, 1910; U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1921-22; died in office 1922.
Member, Freemasons;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died suddenly, from a heart
attack or stroke,
while golfing
at the Biltmore Country Club, near Rye, Westchester
County, N.Y., June 13,
1922 (age 65 years, 167
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Edward Phelps Allis (1824-1889) —
of Wisconsin.
Born in Cazenovia, Madison
County, N.Y., May 12,
1824.
Manufacturer; banker;
Greenback candidate for Governor of
Wisconsin, 1877, 1881.
Died in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., April 1,
1889 (age 64 years, 324
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wis.
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George F. Argetsinger (b. 1874) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 45th District, 1911-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Ulrick Bay (1888-1955) —
also known as Charles U. Bay —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., September
5, 1888.
Founder, Bay Company, manufacturer of medical supplies;
partner, A. M. Kidder & Co., stockbrokers; founder, Bay Petroleum
Corporation; stockholder and director, New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad;
director, First National Bank and
Trust Company of Bridgeport; also involved with the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting
Company; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1946-53.
Episcopalian.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Died, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
31, 1955 (age 67 years, 117
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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John Bird (born c.1860) —
of Union City, Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., about 1860.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Naugatuck, 1901-04.
Burial location unknown.
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Rudolph Bunner (1779-1837) —
of Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y.
Born in Savannah, Wayne
County, N.Y., August
17, 1779.
Lawyer;
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New York 20th District, 1827-29.
Died in Oswego, Oswego
County, N.Y., July 16,
1837 (age 57 years, 333
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Scriba town, Oswego County, N.Y.
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Thomas H. Bussey (b. 1857) —
of Perry, Wyoming
County, N.Y.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., February
25, 1857.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 44th District, 1911-14.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Esek Bussey. |
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Oliver Cabana Jr. (b. 1865) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Island Pond, Brighton, Essex
County, Vt., February
9, 1865.
Democrat. Manufacturer; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1916,
1920,
1932.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Oliver Cabana and Edmire (Rainville) Cabana; married, June 2,
1886, to Isabelle Josephine Pilliard. |
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Alburtis Alanson Carley (b. 1833) —
also known as Alburtis A. Carley —
of Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y.; Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Marathon, Cortland
County, N.Y., January
6, 1833.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; manufacturer of barrel staves; director, First
National Bank of
Cortland; member of New York
state assembly from Cortland County, 1881-82; chair of
Cortland County Republican Party, 1886-90.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel J. Carroll (d. 1927) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate, 1913-20, 1923-27 (7th District 1913-18, 11th
District 1919-20, 1923-27); defeated, 1920; died in office 1927.
Died March 7,
1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Lyman Rufus Casey (1837-1914) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Jamestown, Stutsman
County, N.Dak.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., May 6,
1837.
Republican. Merchant;
manufacturer; U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1889-93.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
26, 1914 (age 76 years, 265
days).
Interment at Green
Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Hewitt Coburn Jr. (b. 1859) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Manchester, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
6, 1859.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Manchester, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Hewitt Coburn and Martha (Sterritt) Coburn; married, December
12, 1895, to Lena May Carter. |
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Samuel B. Collins (b. 1846) —
of Galion, Crawford
County, Ohio; Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Parma, Monroe
County, N.Y., October
18, 1846.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; wholesale
grocer; coal
dealer; manufacturer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Jackson County 1st District,
1899-1900; defeated, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter Cooper (1791-1883) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1791.
Manufacturer, inventor,
philanthropist, creator of first
U.S. steam
locomotive; founder
of Cooper Union; Greenback candidate for President
of the United States, 1876.
Unitarian.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 4,
1883 (age 92 years, 51
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) —
also known as F. Shepard Cornell —
of Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Charlottesville,
Va.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., July 13,
1899.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general
manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation,
manufacturers of water heaters.
Episcopalian.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Rotary.
Died in September, 1985
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Birdsall Cornell and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell; married, February
28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18,
1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer; married, July 27,
1943, to Lucille Fraser. |
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George W. Cross (b. 1872) —
of Cape Girardeau, Cape
Girardeau County, Mo.
Born in Pulaski, Oswego
County, N.Y., September
30, 1872.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Cape Girardeau County,
1923-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Vina B. Phelan. |
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Montgomery F. Crowe (b. 1890) —
of Stroudsburg, Monroe
County, Pa.
Born in Piermont, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
9, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
business; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 14th District, 1939-54; director, General Hospital
of Monroe County; director, Stroudsburg Security Trust
Company; president, Monroe County Industries; treasurer,
Pocono Lodges Hotel
Company director, Van Karner Chemical
Arms Corporation; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956
(alternate), 1960.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles H. Crowe and Jessie M. (Durkee) Crowe; married to Frances
K. Wirth. |
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Rousseau Owen Crump (1843-1901) —
also known as Rousseau O. Crump —
of West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich.
Born in Pittsford, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 20,
1843.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of West Bay City, Mich., 1892-95; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1895-1901; died in
office 1901.
English
ancestry.
Died in West Bay City (now part of Bay City), Bay
County, Mich., May 1,
1901 (age 57 years, 346
days).
Interment at Elm
Lawn Cemetery, Bay City, Mich.
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Charles A. Dana (b. 1881) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1910, 1912;
president, Spicer Manufacturing Co.; president, Parish Pressed
Steel Co.; president, Salisbury Axle Co.
president, New York and New Jersey Water Co.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifton DeBerry (1924-2006) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Union City, Alameda
County, Calif.
Born in Holly Springs, Marshall
County, Miss., 1924.
Socialist. Painter;
factory worker; Socialist Workers candidate for President
of the United States, 1964, 1980; Socialist Workers candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1965; Socialist Workers candidate for Governor of
New York, 1970.
African
ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in a hospital
in Alameda
County, Calif., March
24, 2006 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Owen J. Dever —
of Ridgewood, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Queens County 2nd District, 1922-25; resigned
1925.
Burial location unknown.
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James De Wolf (1764-1837) —
of Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I.
Born in Bristol, Bristol
County, R.I., March
18, 1764.
Democrat. Slave
trader; built an early cotton
mill; manufacturer; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives, 1800; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 1819-21; U.S.
Senator from Rhode Island, 1821-27.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
21, 1837 (age 73 years, 278
days).
Original interment at De
Wolf Family Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.; reinterment at Juniper
Hill Cemetery, Bristol, R.I.
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Charles H. Duff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 22nd District, 1915-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Byrne Dunn (1853-1924) —
also known as Thomas B. Dunn —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., March
16, 1853.
Republican. Perfume manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 45th District, 1907-08; New York
state treasurer, 1909-10; U.S.
Representative from New York 38th District, 1913-23; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1920.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., July 2,
1924 (age 71 years, 108
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Rudolph Eickemeyer —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; candidate for mayor
of Yonkers, N.Y., 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Milton N. Eldridge (b. 1881) —
of Warrensburg, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Wevertown, Warren
County, N.Y., October
16, 1881.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Warren County, 1922-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Fairbanks (1820-1888) —
of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Barnet, Caledonia
County, Vt., March
21, 1820.
Republican. President, E. & T. Fairbanks & Co., platform scale
manufacturers; railroad
promoter; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1864;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont; member of Vermont
state senate, 1870; Governor of
Vermont, 1876-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
17, 1888 (age 67 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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Lawrence J. Fitzgerald —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
President, Cortland Wagon Co. manfacturers of carriages,
wagons, and bicycles;
vice-president, National Bank of
Cortland; village
president of Cortland, New York, 1882; New York
state treasurer, 1886-89.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Whitford Greenman (1840-1908) —
also known as Edward W. Greenman —
of Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Born in Berlin, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., January
26, 1840.
Democrat. Merchant;
manufacturer; Rensselaer
County Clerk, 1868-71; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1887-89; banker.
Died in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., August
3, 1908 (age 68 years, 190
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Troy, N.Y.
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Alexander G. Hall —
of Highland Falls, Orange
County, N.Y.; Highland Mills, Orange
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 2nd District, 1926-30.
Burial location unknown.
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William Halpin (b. 1865) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
23, 1865.
Republican. Manufacturer of railway
supplies; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 12th District, 1895; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Matthew Halpin and Delia (Nolan) Halpin. |
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Lewis F. Harder —
of Philmont, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1924-25.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Bradley Hawley (1849-1921) —
also known as R. B. Hawley —
of Galveston, Galveston
County, Tex.
Born in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., October
25, 1849.
Republican. Merchant;
importer;
manufacturer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1896,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from Texas 10th District, 1897-1901.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
28, 1921 (age 72 years, 34
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.
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John M. Hurd (1832-1886) —
of Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Born in Sandwich, Carroll
County, N.H., 1832.
Bookbinder;
paper
bag manufacturer; wheelbarrow manufacturer; mayor of
Auburn, N.Y., 1869.
Died in Auburn, Cayuga
County, N.Y., 1886
(age about
54 years).
Interment at Fort
Hill Cemetery, Auburn, N.Y.
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Jarvis McA. Johnson (born c.1882) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Owego, Tioga
County, N.Y., about 1882.
Democrat. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 1st District, 1913-14.
Burial location unknown.
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John S. Koster —
of Lyons Falls, Lewis
County, N.Y.; Port Leyden, Lewis
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Lewis County, 1896-97; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1904.
Interment at Port
Leyden Cemetery, Port Leyden, N.Y.
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Charles Henry Leeds (b. 1834) —
also known as Charles H. Leeds —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
9, 1834.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Stamford, Conn., 1894-95, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Leeds and Mary Warren (Mellen) Leeds; married, December
21, 1865, to Sarah P. Lambert. |
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Charles M. Leonard (b. 1870) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New
Brunswick, April
11, 1870.
Broom manufacturer; railway
clerk; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Chihuahua, 1902-11.
Burial location unknown.
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William Henry Leonard (1873-1947) —
also known as W. H. Leonard —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
29, 1873.
Republican. Miner; cattle
trader; organizer and president, Denver Rock Drill
Manufacturing Co.; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Colorado, 1920,
1944.
Episcopalian.
Died in Colorado Springs, El Paso
County, Colo., May 29,
1947 (age 74 years, 61
days).
Interment at Will
Rogers Shrine of the Sun, Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Ladd J. Lewis Jr. (b. 1871) —
of Sauquoit, Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Manufacturer; founder, Lewis Knitting
Co.; member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1907-09.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Edward Lounsbury (1838-1904) —
also known as George E. Lounsbury —
of Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pound Ridge, Westchester
County, N.Y., May 7,
1838.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state senate 12th District, 1895-96; Governor of
Connecticut, 1899-1901.
Episcopalian.
Died in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
16, 1904 (age 66 years, 101
days).
Interment at Ridgefield
Cemetery, Ridgefield, Conn.
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Fred C. Meinhardt (1890-1965) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 24,
1890.
Cutter in button
factory; foreman for manufacturer of advertising
novelties; candidate for New York
state assembly, 1921 (Farmer-Labor, Monroe County 2nd District),
1933 (Democratic, Monroe County 1st District).
German
ancestry.
Died in January, 1965
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Max Meinhardt and Matilda Meinhardt. |
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Schuyler Merritt (1853-1953) —
of Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1853.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention, 1902; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1908
(alternate), 1916;
U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1917-31, 1933-37;
defeated, 1930, 1936.
Episcopalian.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April 1,
1953 (age 99 years, 106
days).
Interment at Woodland
Cemetery, Stamford, Conn.
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Nicholas J. Miller (b. 1860) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., 1860.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly, 1897-98, 1900, 1915-19 (Erie County 6th District
1897-98, 1900, Erie County 3rd District 1915-19).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Eugene Moore —
also known as Daniel E. Moore —
of Geneva, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in County Queens (now County Laois), Ireland.
Owner of sash, door, and blind factory; mayor of
Geneva, N.Y., 1902-03.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Interment at St.
Patrick's Cemetery, Geneva, N.Y.
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Lewis Nixon (1861-1940) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Leesburg, Loudoun
County, Va., April 7,
1861.
Democrat. Naval
architect; designed battleships
for the U.S. Navy; later, proprietor of shipyards;
president or owner of manufacturing firms; leader of Tammany
Hall in 1901-02; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1900,
1904,
1908,
1912
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee; speaker),
1920,
1924,
1932.
Member, Tammany
Hall.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
23, 1940 (age 79 years, 169
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Leesburg, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Joel Lewis Nixon and Mary Jane (Turner) Nixon; married 1891 to Sally
Lewis Wood. |
| | | See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: American Monthly Review
of Reviews, February 1902 |
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Arden L. Norton —
of Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 31st District, 1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas O'Neill (b. 1857) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., 1857.
Republican. Decorative glass manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 1st District, 1904-06.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry I. Patrie (1874-1935) —
of Dolgeville, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Livingston, Columbia
County, N.Y., February
12, 1874.
Republican. Manufacturer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1928
(alternate), 1932;
member of New York
state senate 35th District, 1929-35; died in office 1935.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Exchange
Club.
Died March 3,
1935 (age 61 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles S. Peck (c.1854-1932) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1854.
Republican. Manufacturer; mayor
of Danbury, Conn., 1891-93; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1897-98; member of
Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1901; member of Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1909-12.
Died November
12, 1932 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edwin A. Pelton (b. 1814) —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Portland, Middlesex
County, Conn., December
23, 1814.
Manufacturer; merchant;
member of New York
state assembly from Putnam County, 1859-60.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles C. Persiani (born c.1859) —
of Plantsville, Southington, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., about 1859.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Southington, 1919-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Hubert E. V. Porter —
of Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1928-32;
defeated (Law Preservation), 1932.
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Fenimore Rockwell (1862-1925) —
also known as Albert F. Rockwell —
of Bristol, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Woodhull, Steuben
County, N.Y., April 8,
1862.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bristol, 1907-10.
Died in New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn., February
16, 1925 (age 62 years, 314
days).
Interment at West Cemetery, Bristol, Conn.
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William Elmendorf Rothery (1851-1932) —
also known as William E. Rothery —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
25, 1851.
Newspaper
editor and publisher; Consul
for Liberia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1888-95; manufacturers' agent; food broker.
German
ancestry.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Peter's Hospital,
Charlotte, Mecklenburg
County, N.C., July 8,
1932 (age 81 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cataumet Cemetery, Bourne, Mass.
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Harold Ruscher —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Manufacturer; candidate for mayor
of Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1951 (Republican primary), 1951
(Independent), 1955 (Republican primary).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Howard Joseph Samuels (1919-1984) —
also known as Howard J. Samuels; "Howie the
Horse" —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., December
3, 1919.
Democrat. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; co-founder,
Kordite Company, manufacturers of plastic products; candidate
for Governor of
New York, 1962, 1970, 1974; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1964,
1972,
1984;
U.S. Undersecretary of Commerce, 1964-67; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1966; president, New York Offtrack Betting
Corporation, 1971-74.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
26, 1984 (age 64 years, 328
days).
Interment at Southampton
Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
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George Scott (d. 1884) —
of Lansingburgh (now part of Troy), Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Manufacturer; Prohibition candidate for New York
state assembly from Rensselaer County 2nd District, 1884.
Died suddenly, while "arranging a lot" in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., December
3, 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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Friend William Smith Jr. (1829-1917) —
also known as Friend W. Smith, Jr. —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Delaware
County, N.Y., May 11,
1829.
Republican. Inventor;
manufacturer; bank
director; postmaster at Bridgeport,
Conn., 1861-69.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn., March 3,
1917 (age 87 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mountain
Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Friend William Smith and Mary (Esmond) Smith; married to Angeline
A. Weed. |
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Charles A. Stadler (b. 1848) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
July
15, 1848.
Democrat. Brewer;
manufacturer; member of New York
state senate 9th District, 1888-91.
German
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred E. Steers (c.1861-1948) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1861.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; grocer;
broom manufacturer; real estate
business; magistrate; borough
president of Brooklyn, New York, 1910-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 2,
1948 (age about 87
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
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Joseph Towers (born c.1862) —
of New Britain, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y., about 1862.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from New Britain, 1911-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederic Collin Walcott (1869-1949) —
also known as Frederic C. Walcott —
of Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Manufacturer; banker;
member of Connecticut
state senate, 1925-27; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Connecticut, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1932;
U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1929-35; defeated, 1934.
Presbyterian.
Died in Stamford, Fairfield
County, Conn., April
27, 1949 (age 80 years, 67
days).
Interment at Center
Cemetery, Norfolk, Conn.
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Alton A. Walrath —
of Fort Plain, Montgomery
County, N.Y.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Montgomery County, 1919-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick A. Washburn (b. 1877) —
also known as Fred A. Washburn —
of Hudson, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Adrian, Lenawee
County, Mich., December
10, 1877.
Republican. Manufacturer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1932-46.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Arnold Weissberger (b. 1853) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Austria,
April
30, 1853.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; banker;
manufacturer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Prague, 1903-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Andrew Williams (1828-1907) —
of Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y.
Born in Ormstown, Quebec,
August
27, 1828.
Republican. Nail manufacturer; among the organizers of Iron
National Bank, and
its president, 1881-88; U.S.
Representative from New York 18th District, 1875-79; defeated,
1870; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Clinton
County Treasurer, 1891-1907.
Died in Plattsburgh, Clinton
County, N.Y., October
6, 1907 (age 79 years, 40
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
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Frank A. Wilson —
of Albany, Albany
County, N.Y.; Green Island, Albany
County, N.Y.
Born in Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Patternmaker; member of New York
state assembly from Albany County 3rd District, 1923-24;
defeated, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Owen Daniel Young (1874-1962) —
also known as Owen D. Young —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Van Hornesville, Herkimer
County, N.Y., October
27, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; financier;
industrialist; chairman, General Electric, 1922-39 and
1942-45; founded Radio Corporation of America (RCA) and was chairman
1919-29; one of the founders of the National Broadcasting
Company (NBC); author of the "Young Plan" in 1929 for settlement of
German war reparations; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1932.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Beta
Theta Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in St. Augustine, St. Johns
County, Fla., July 11,
1962 (age 87 years, 257
days).
Interment at Van
Hornesville Cemetery, Van Hornesville, N.Y.
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