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Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) —
also known as Ernest R. Ackerman —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1863.
Republican. President, Lawrence Portland Cement Company; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
member of New Jersey
state board of education, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died in
office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
He was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Died, of heart
disease, in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
18, 1931 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Andrew D. Baird (1839-1923) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kelso, Scotland,
October
14, 1839.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War;
stonecutter; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884;
candidate for mayor
of Brooklyn, N.Y., 1887, 1889; postmaster at Brooklyn,
N.Y., 1890.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
4, 1923 (age 83 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Bermel (1860-1921) —
of Middle Village, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April 8,
1860.
Stonecutter; Newtown town supervisor in the 1890s; charged
with financial
irregularities; tried
and acquitted; borough
president of Queens, New York, 1906-08; resigned 1908; resigned
as borough president after a grand jury presented charges
against him, related to fraud and bribery
in connection with the city's purchase of Kissena Park in Queens.
Member, Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died in Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia (now Karlovy Vary, Czechia),
July
28, 1921 (age 61 years, 111
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Bermel and Elizabeth (Cohn) Bermel; married, October
21, 1884, to Anna Mary Timmes. |
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George Blakely (b. 1885) —
of Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Toronto, Ontario,
April
27, 1885.
Republican. Bricklayer; plasterer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1914-22 (Westchester County 1st District 1914-17,
Westchester County 5th District 1918-22); defeated, 1922.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry B. Brewster —
of Syracuse, Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Democrat. President, Brewster & Williams, engineers
and dealers of concrete construction and paving
equipment; chair of
Onondaga County Democratic Party, 1927; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 35th District, 1927.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Anthony Buckley (1890-1967) —
also known as Charles A. Buckley —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx
County), N.Y., June 23,
1890.
Democrat. Bricklayer; building
contractor; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1935-65 (23rd District 1935-45,
25th District 1945-53, 24th District 1953-63, 23rd District 1963-65);
chair
of Bronx County Democratic Party, 1953-67.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, of lung
cancer, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., January
22, 1967 (age 76 years, 213
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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John N. Cordts (b. 1865) —
of Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., August
17, 1865.
Republican. Brick manufacturer; real estate
business; bank
director; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; member
of New
York state senate, 1905-10 (25th District 1905-06, 26th District
1907-08, 27th District 1909-10).
German
ancestry. Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John H. Cordts. |
| | | Image source: New York Red Book
1907 |
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Lawrence James Flaherty (1878-1926) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San Mateo, San Mateo
County, Calif., July 4,
1878.
Republican. Cement mason; president,
San Francisco Building Trades Council; member of California
state senate, 1915-22; U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 1925-26; died in
office 1926.
Died, in the Hotel
Marseilles, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 13,
1926 (age 47 years, 344
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, Calif.
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Charles A. Freiberg (b. 1887) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., May 23,
1887.
Republican. Civil
engineer; general manager, Buffalo Cement Company;
president, Amherst Stone Company; president, Duane Construction
Corporation; member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 6th District, 1923-26; member of
New
York state senate 50th District, 1927-29; Erie
County Sheriff.
Member, Kiwanis;
American
Society of Civil Engineers.
Burial location unknown.
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John Hanible Hamilton (b. 1862) —
also known as John H. Hamilton —
of New York; San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Colusa, Colusa
County, Calif., September
8, 1862.
Merchant;
accountant;
U.S. Consular Agent in Manaos, 1905-11; tile manufacturer.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Hamilton; married, April
14, 1913, to Sallie Wyman. |
| | | Image source: U.S. passport application
(1924) |
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William Frederick Ives (1897-1972) —
also known as William F. Ives —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.; Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.; St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in North Tonawanda, Niagara
County, N.Y., February
17, 1897.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; export
manager for a cement manufacturer; Honorary
Consul for Venezuela in Tampa,
Fla., 1932-37; Honorary
Consul for Guatemala in Tampa,
Fla., 1935; Honorary
Consul for Haiti in Palm
Beach & West Palm Beach, Fla., 1944.
Died August
14, 1972 (age 75 years, 179
days).
Interment at Florence National Cemetery, Florence, S.C.
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Lawrence M. Kenney —
of Saugerties, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Blue stone dealer; member of New York
state assembly from Ulster County 1st District, 1913; postmaster
at Saugerties,
N.Y., 1915-21.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Le Bert (1850-1942) —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
23, 1850.
Dealer in stone, lime, and fire-clay; Arapahoe
County Clerk and Recorder, 1894-97; U.S. Consul in Ghent, 1898-1902.
Died in 1942
(age about
91 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Lincoln R. Long (b. 1861) —
of New Kingston, Delaware
County, N.Y.
Born in Hancock town, Delaware
County, N.Y., February
3, 1861.
Republican. Farmer;
stonecutter; school
principal; Methodist
minister; member of New York
state assembly from Delaware County, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Grove T. Maxson —
of Cortland, Cortland
County, N.Y.
Born in Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Coal
dealer; cement contractor; mayor
of Cortland, N.Y., 1907-08.
Baptist.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Norman Maxson and Caroline (Eaton) Maxson. |
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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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Francis Spies Jr. (1840-1893) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., May 10,
1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; commission
merchant; Portland cement importer;
Vice-Consul
for Honduras in New
York, N.Y., 1887-93.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Tammany
Hall.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 21,
1893 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Francis Spies and Amanda Maria (Harding) Spies; married 1869 to Amelia
L. Schwarzwaelder. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Walter V. Windus (1860-1918) —
of Pullman, Whitman
County, Wash.
Born in Scio, Allegany
County, N.Y., December
3, 1860.
Brick manufacturer; newspaper
editor; real estate
business; banker; mayor
of Pullman, Wash., 1890-93.
Died in 1918
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pullman, Wash.
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